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Mountain Lion Cub Burned in California Fire is Rescued by Firefighter, Treated at Zoo
A firefighter battling the Zogg Fire in Northern California rescued an orphaned mountain lion cub that had been severely burned.
The male cub weighs less than 4 pounds and is between 4 to 6 weeks old. He is being cared for at the Oakland Zoo.
In a Facebook post on Friday, the zoo said it had named the cub Captain Cal after the mascot for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. He is being treated for burns on his feet.
"He's been eating & looks much better than he did when he arrived," the zoo said.
The cub was found Wednesday in an area scorched by the Zogg Fire near Redding, about 160 miles north of Sacramento.
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somehting else we can all get
nice article Mike. Hard to believe the wildfires are taking a bit of a back seat in parts of the nation...
another place we can find collective joy....All About Hashish and its Awesome Comeback
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/20/03/15444371/all-about-hashi...
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Awww, thanks for this one...
Awww, thanks for these.... most positive reads of my day!
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Austin City Limits 46th
Austin City Limits 46th season opener tonight: The Very Best of John Prine.
https://acltv.com/2020/09/29/austin-city-limits-46th-season-opens-with-t...
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The Boogie-Down with Binky
The Boogie-Down with Binky Griptight. Pretty much over in a minute.
But available for two weeks on the 'FUV Weekend Archive.
Funk you!
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Don't think I put this up
Don't think I put this up last week. Seems to have gained national attention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl7I1IGacOk
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https://vivalazone.org/other
https://vivalazone.org/other-stuff/trump-caught-covid
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Timmy, I thought of that
Timmy, I thought of that after I started the thread. I probably should have said non-Trump good news.
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During the early days of the
During the early days of the pandemic, John Krasinski produced a You Tube series called "Some Good News". It was an amazing spirit lifter I enjoyed immensely and it's popularity exploded worldwide.
Unfortunately, due to other commitments, John could not continue and sold the idea to Viacom. Haven't seen any offshoots of it yet.
But these 8 episodes are GREAT! I really enjoyed the whole series, but the nurses in Boston episode was especially cool.
Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOe_y6KKvS3PdIfb9q9pGug
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Just got a new job after 9
Just got a new job after 9 mos of unemployment!
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Just got a new job after 9
Just got a new job after 9 mos of unemployment!
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Congratulations, dickyb! (And
Congratulations, dickyb! (And nice to see you here.)
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A tree - service fellow
A tree - service fellow dropped off a bunch of Oak rounds today in the Firewood yard, and says there are more on the way.
Easy access, and all I have to do is split them.
Saves me a lot of Time and Effort :)
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Worth saying twice. congrats!
Worth saying twice. congrats!!
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Congrats
Congrats
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Tim
I just saved 15% on my car
I just saved 15% on my car insurance.......
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Here's a story on comedians
Here's a story on comedians that get under T's skin... many links to funny comedy routines, lip syncs, cartoons, etc
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/09/22/trump-comed...
https://www.tiktok.com/@whatchugotforme/video/6819061413877763334?lang=en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhkZMxgPxXU&list=LLCafjVVFYrsmdjZ7O5SJ4P...
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Today I got a digital rectum
Today I got a digital rectum exam and no irregularities were found
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A new job, free wood, a plug
A new job, free wood, a plug for Geico, a trove of funny stuff, and no rectal irregularities found. That's what I'm talking about. There is so much good news in the world if you just look at it right.
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good news dickyb!
good news dickyb!
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Can you copy and paste me
Can you copy and paste me some good news tomorrow too, Mike?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nevermind
By f u c k t r u m p
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Lit the pilot light of my
Successfully lit the pilot light of my heater today; we're expecting rain on Saturday.
Timpane, if Mike can't, I'll find some for you.
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No offense, Judit but mike
No offense Judit, but mike Edwards is a little better than you at copying and pasting.
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And you're the gift that
And you're the gift that keeps on giving, TImpane. lol
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here's some more comedy copy
here's some more comedy copy / pasting; Eddie Murphy with Seinfeld
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMHl7yz93ho
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Yeah, I guess I'm good, but I
Yeah, I guess I'm good, but I'm no mikeedwards.
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I would hope not, judit. That
I would hope not, judit. That would just be weird. And besides, if you're busy being me, who's busy being you?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
I might just be busy being
I might just be busy being weird.
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Well, then. Maybe you are me
Well, then. Maybe you are me after all. lol
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Congrats DickyB! Bout time
Congrats DickyB! Bout time you got off your ass.....
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Pet Lion is Awful cute. I
Pet Lion is Awful cute. I bet s/he will take out entire Chicken coops when it's recovered.
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On a personal note , I will
On a personal note , I will have cataracts removed soon. Maybe no more glasses.
I'm content with the little things. I'll be able to see them better.
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Timpane is just jealous he
Timpane is just jealous he can't copy and paste with his broken phone.
And another Mountain Lion cub fire story
https://www.kusi.com/mountain-lion-cub-responding-to-treatment-at-wildli...
RAMONA (KUSI) – An orphaned mountain lion cub who was in critical condition when she arrived at the San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife campus in Ramona over a month ago is now in stable condition and has doubled in weight, officials announced Wednesday.
The cub was spotted by firefighters from the Vista Grande Fire Station near an Idyllwild road, in Riverside County, on Sept. 2, San Diego Humane Society spokeswoman Nina Thompson said. The cub was weak, semiconscious, extremely emaciated, dehydrated and had tremors.
The Humane Society’s Project Wildlife team took the 10.5-pound female cub — estimated to be 14 weeks old — to the Ramona campus and treated her with daily fluid therapy and various medications, Thompson said.
Within a couple of weeks, the cub slowly transitioned to eating solid food and has doubled in weight to 22 pounds, she said.
“With each passing day, she becomes more active and responsive,” said Christine Barton, director of operations and wildlife rehabilitation at the Humane Society’s Ramona campus. “Though she still has some medical issues to overcome from being in such a fragile state, we are delighted she has responded well to our treatment and are hopeful she will make a full recovery.”
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Timmy, you forgot to copy and
Timmy, you forgot to copy and paste a pic.
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Greek fest is on this weekend
Greek fest is on this weekend, just drive thru to go food, but still, a festival!!! (just north of Corvallis off HW 99W, for you NW foodies)
https://www.staoc.com/greekfest
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Opa!
Opa!
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Filled out my ballot and
Filled out my ballot and registered to have it tracked. There's a drop-box a few blocks away but we're gonna take 'em to the county seat (which happens to have a brewpub) tomorrow.
BLUENAMI 2020
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sorry to be too political
sorry to be too political
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No such thing around here.
No such thing around here.
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Thanks Timmy.
Thanks Timmy.
I'm naming her (((little Ramona))))
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https://amblin.com/tv
https://amblin.com/tv/animaniacs-2/
Poit! Narf! Egad!
11/20/20
Perhaps the All-Time Champeen from the initial run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY2kC5fZG64
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Timpane, I found this. I think it's good news. If only all those pedophile priests, and their enablers, could be similarly beaten. Somebody should tell Qanon about the catholic church.
No one raised a finger’ to stop R. Kelly jail beating, singer’s lawyers say
A convicted gang member accused of beating singer R. Kelly in his jail cell was allowed to roam “a great distance” at the federal jail in downtown Chicago and no one “lifted a finger” to ward off the attack, Kelly’s lawyers alleged in a court filing Friday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-r-kelly-jail-bea...
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Yay for good news!
Yay for good news!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
I planted garlic today. Made
I planted garlic today. Made the best ricotta I've ever made yesterday. Bunch of other stuff.
That's good news.
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Running a little behind ya
Running a little behind ya Judit. Just finished the latest raised bed. Just putting on the hardware cloth to keep out the critters. Soon as I can fill it up, gonna plant 3 varieties.
Just won the Civ4 game I was playing. Only took 331 hrs.
Started dog training. Anyone knows my dog, knows that is good news.
Just finished a batch of fire cider.
Garden still producing. Anyone want serranos, poblanos or sungold cherry tomatoes?
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a beautiful bouquet of
a beautiful bouquet of freshly cut clones makes anyone happy :-)
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10/22/20 was the 100th
10/22/20 was the 100th birthday of Timothy Leary
NPR Fresh Air 10/23/20 - 'Fresh Air' Reflects on the Psychedelic Movement. 3 interviews with Terry Gross: Leary from '83, Richard Alpert from '90 and Michael Polllan from '18.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/fresh-air-reflects-psychedelic-movement
PBS - The Last Artifact - How metrologists from around the world collaborated to redefine the Kilogram to the weight as defined by Avogadro's Number and Planck's Constant in 2018.
https://illinois.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/the-last-artifact/
(there are multiple clip videos that cover the 1 hr special)
Since the French Revolution, the way we weigh the world has been based on a small metallic cylinder about the diameter of a golf ball, located just outside of Paris inside a high-tech vault. Encased within three vacuum-sealed bell jars, it may not look like much, but it is one of the most important objects on the planet. It affects every aspect of our lives from the moment we are born, to the food we eat, the cars we drive, and the medicines w take. This object has helped send men to the moon, and satellites into space. It is an object unlike any other, the last of its kind. It is a literal constant in an ever-changing world and the weight by which all others are measured. But, in 2018 all this changed.
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I thought a gram was the
I thought a gram was the weight of one cc of water?
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Technically it is, but water
Technically it is, but water is hard to weigh in a vacuum and subject to evaporation and greater change in vol. w/ temp. than metal.
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harvested a pound between 2
harvested a pound between 2 purple punch and 2 girl scout cookie bushes that were on the small side. not bad for all the mold and bud worm risks growing outdoor and harvesting mid-October here in the pacific northwest. mold prevention was mostly done by literally 20 toppings to make sure that none of the buds became giant colas - breeding grounds for problems in my part of the country.
dry sifting and cold water hash for most of it.
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It'll be Christmas in two
It'll be Christmas in two months.
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Zeta Bad
Zeta Bad
Catherine Zeta Good
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Here's some good news.
Here's some good news. Almost started a new thread for this but decided to put it here.
Masks better than N-95's and easy to produce and being shared with the world? Hmmmm.
While I raz the mormon dominance in Utah and the stepford children enrolled at Brigham Young University, it's time to give credit where it is due.
Not sure of the foundation's origins, but they quote a bible verse on their webpage so we may have two religious organizations doing good here.
This Nanos foundation https://nanosfoundation.org/ teamed up with the engineering department at BYU to create masks that filter better than regular N-95's and are easier to breathe through.
And if I'm understanding correctly, it seems they're ready to share the technology with the world. So bully for them. Right on!
Here's a link to a story from our local media. The foundation's link is above.
https://www.ksl.com/article/50041186/how-a-charitable-organization-and-b...
From the story...
The team sees these new masks as a potential solution not only for the domestic scarcity of N95s, but also an answer for other countries' complete lack. Because of this, they plan to make the technology available to everyone who wants it.
"Even in the U.S., ... we think, it's kind of hard to get a hold of (N95s). But you can imagine there's a huge chunk of the world that it's impossible," Bowden said. "A part of this is it's an open-source thing, so clearly it's intended for here, but it is also intended to go much broader than that."
Despite how complicated electrospinning sounds, the tools needed to run it are quite mundane for this purpose. It requires an air pump — which could be as simple as a bicycle pump — a soda bottle, acetone, recycled plastics, cloth and a high-voltage power source.
All of those components are also relatively inexpensive — even the power source.
"Typically when you use a high-voltage source, you're thinking about something that's a power source that may cost you $10,000 or something to produce 20 kV of electrical," Bowden said. "But it turns out there is a really low-cost, high-power source — high-voltage source — that is available everywhere in the world: that's these old CRT televisions. And it turns out, these old CRT televisions have a built-in power source that can get up to about 27 kV, that we have proven that we can actually repurpose an old television power source to do the electrospinning with. We've actually done that."
"That's really the major expense, and it's almost nothing because you're pulling it out of a dumpster somewhere, because everyone's moving to different kinds of televisions."
The cheap cost of materials means electrospun masks take only pennies to produce.
"These are things you can find anywhere in the world, and literally can envision entrepreneurs setting up on the corners in Mumbai mask-making shops using old televisions and just doing this," Bowden said. "This is really intended to be something that can be broadly and quickly spread to the world."
The Nanos Foundation is currently fundraising to help it bring the information online, test other power sources and produce cheap quality control testers.