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[Volkonski]

CDC warns against travel to 22 destinations over Covid-19
In total, the CDC now lists just over 100 countries and territories at “Level 4.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cd ... d_nn_tw_ma

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday advised against travel to 22 nations and territories due to a rising number of Covid-19 cases, including for Israel, Australia, Egypt, Albania, Argentina and Uruguay.

The CDC elevated its travel recommendation to “Level Four: Very High,” telling Americans they should avoid travel to those destinations, among others.

Panama, Qatar, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Suriname, Saint Lucia and Bolivia, were also among the countries named.

In total, the CDC now lists just over 100 countries and territories at “Level 4.”

The CDC also raised another 20 countries to "Level 3: High,” including Uganda, Kuwait, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Cuba.

[Foggy]

!	Message from: Foggy
	The Fogbow Galactic Grand Jury Has Issued A Travel Warning for the United States of America. Fogbow elevated its travel recommendation to “Level Four: Very High,” telling planetary citizens they should avoid travel to that destination, among others.

So there.

[AndyinPA]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-ent ... ain-prize/

The last time the Kennedy Center presented its Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Donald Trump was president and the only masks in high demand were for Halloween. On Wednesday, the arts center announced that its first Twain award since Oct. 27, 2019, will go to Jon Stewart in a ceremony on April 24.

Honored for his political humor and activism, Stewart will be the 23rd recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The arts center promised a star-studded lineup for the show, which will be presented in the 2,400-seat Concert Hall. The event will be nationally televised.

“I am truly honored to receive this award. I have long admired and been influenced by the work of Mark Twain, or, as he was known by his given name, Samuel Leibowitz,” Stewart said with a dash of humor in a statement released by the arts center.

[Volkonski]

https://apnews.com/article/climate-chan ... SocialFlow

CRAIG, Colorado (AP) — In a quiet valley tucked away from Colorado’s bustling ski resorts, far from his hometown in northern Mexico, Trinidad Loya found a way to support his family’s American dream: Coal.

He, his son and grandson — all named Trinidad Loya —worked for the coal plant in Craig, Colorado, with the eldest Loya starting more than 30 years ago. The plant currently employs 180 people, paying higher salaries and bringing far more job security than most other jobs in the area.

But that’s all about to change.

The coal plant is closing, along with the mine that feeds it and has nearly 115 more employees, and all the workers will lose their jobs over the next decade, according to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. which partially owns and operates the Craig Station.

[Volkonski]

Mark Joseph Stern
@mjs_DC
Read U.S. District Judge Robert Scola's order canceling a trial because some jurors were unvaccinated.

"It is the Court’s belief that the vast majority of the unvaccinated adults are uninformed and irrational, or—less charitably—selfish and unpatriotic."
https://documentcloud.org/documents/211 ... cola-order

[Volkonski]

As we head into serious winter let's see if Abbott keeps the power on.



Houston Chronicle
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Track Texas power outages as they happen in real-time across the state

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projec ... witter.com

[MN-Skeptic]

Probably more than the bone-chilling cold, more than the snowfall after snowfall, I really hate the early sunsets of winter. So even though it's supposed to get down to -15° next week and even though it's supposed to snow - more nuisance snows than over-my-knees snows - in the next few days, I am celebrating the fact that we have gained 33 minutes of afternoon daylight in the past month. While the sun set at 4:31pm in December, today's sunset is at 5:04pm. Yay!

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

Light!!!! Let there be light!!!!!!

[Foggy]

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[bill_g]

Maybe he forgot to stretch the ni-e-ine.

[neonzx]

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You must be old -- McDs did away with their playground areas years ago during the store rebuilds -- musta been the lawyers and liability issues. Damn lawyers screw everything.

[Foggy]

As I predicted, ol' Wifehorn drew a blank. Never heard the song. Never was a teenager. Never loved rock.

On the bright side, what would I have learned from someone just like me? We complete each other.

I believe I have already told y'all, on two separate occasions on the beaches of sunny SoCal I witnessed guys trying to pick up young ladies, and the lady would gladly give out her phone number, to wit: 867-530 nigh-ee-ine!

The guys walked away thinking "Score!" and the young ladies exploded in laughter.

[neonzx]

Jenny, Jenny, who do I turn to?

[keith]

That use to be THE great get 'em up and moving song that the Los Lasers used to play just before George Hawke came out.

If you recognize those references, you just might be from Tucson.

[MN-Skeptic]

As I predicted, ol' Wifehorn drew a blank. Never heard the song. Never was a teenager. Never loved rock.

I’m the same age as you and I had never heard of the song so I looked it up. It was written in 1981, released on 11/16/81.

[neonzx]

As I predicted, ol' Wifehorn drew a blank. Never heard the song. Never was a teenager. Never loved rock.

I’m the same age as you and I had never heard of the song so I looked it up. It was written in 1981, released on 11/16/81.

SERIOUSLY? It was on constant rotation on every pop radio station. I am pretty sure that number is blocked in every area code.

[MN-Skeptic]

As I predicted, ol' Wifehorn drew a blank. Never heard the song. Never was a teenager. Never loved rock.

I’m the same age as you and I had never heard of the song so I looked it up. It was written in 1981, released on 11/16/81.

SERIOUSLY? It was on constant repeat on every pop radio station.

I guess I wasn’t listening as much to the radio in my late 20s. Or maybe that song just didn’t make much of an impression on me.

[bill_g]

I'm fainting.

An American that has never heard 8675309.

Up next - unicorns, chicken teeth, and Elvis at the Waffle House.

[MN-Skeptic]

Apparently the song just never made much of an impression on me because I looked up the top songs of 1982 and I certainly know the majority of them - Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1982

867-5309/Jenny was #16 on the top 100 list for 1982.

Top 25 songs of 1982 -

No.	Title			Artist(s)
1	"Physical"		Olivia Newton-John
2	"Eye of the Tiger"	Survivor
3	"I Love Rock 'n Roll"	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
4	"Ebony and Ivory"	Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5	"Centerfold"		The J. Geils Band
6	"Don't You Want Me"	The Human League
7	"Jack & Diane"		John Cougar
8	"Hurts So Good"		John Cougar
9	"Abracadabra"		Steve Miller Band
10	"Hard to Say I'm Sorry"	Chicago
11	"Tainted Love"		Soft Cell
12	"Chariots of Fire"	Vangelis
13	"Harden My Heart"	Quarterflash
14	"Rosanna"		Toto
15	"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"	Hall & Oates
16	"867-5309/Jenny"	Tommy Tutone
17	"Key Largo"		Bertie Higgins
18	"You Should Hear How She Talks About You"	Melissa Manchester
19	"Waiting for a Girl Like You"	Foreigner
20	"Don't Talk to Strangers"	Rick Springfield
21	"The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"	Juice Newton
22	"Always on My Mind"	Willie Nelson
23	"Shake It Up"		The Cars
24	"Let It Whip"		Dazz Band
25	"We Got the Beat"	The Go-Go's

[tek]

The highest rated song I actually liked came in at #13.. but I do recall almost all of them..

[northland10]

Even I remember that one though I got distracted a year later with two words...

Domo arigato

[neonzx]

Even I remember that one though I got distracted a year later with two words...

Domo arigato

Mister Roboto

[bill_g]

I want a Mexican - whoa oh ...

[neonzx]

The highest rated song I actually liked came in at #13.. but I do recall almost all of them..

#8 for me.

[Foggy]

I'm fainting.

An American that has never heard 8675309.

Umm, I count TWO Americans who never heard the song - MN-Skeptic and ol' Wifehorn. And those are a couple of the most thoughtful and mature women in my life. As you know, MN-Skeptic is a font of quiet wisdom around these parts, and has many, many more talents than being able to recollect rock music hits. The same is true for ol' Wifehorn, who is a pure joy to discuss stuff with, as long as it isn't about things that were important to me in my childhood.

Luckily, my boys had me to complete their education.

Anyway, I am not critical of those who don't know the lyrics to Jenny/867-5309. AND I put a YouTube in the Music Free For All thread for those who missed it.