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Hunters In Right Place, Right Time To Rescue Crashed Pilot Near Meeteetse
CowboyStateDaily | 9/3/24 | Clair McFarlandA series of delays placed a Black Hawk pilot and a former athletic trainer in the right place and time to rescue a wrecked and hurt airplane pilot from a fire outside Meeteetse, Wyoming, on Sunday.
When the pilot’s plane went down, it had sparked a fire in the trees around him.
Steve Atencio and J.R. Larsen were out looking for big horn sheep Sunday morning so they could fill Larsen’s hunting tag, the pair told Cowboy State Daily in a Tuesday interview.
Atencio is a Black Hawk pilot for the Wyoming Army Guard in Cheyenne and has a background in firefighting, while Larsen worked prior as a certified athletic trainer.
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At about 10:45 that morning, both men heard a sputter, followed by a booming thump.
Atencio, who takes notice of aircraft, had seen a plane flying overhead moments earlier, but he wasn’t sure if the noise was connected to that plane sighting, he told Cowboy State Daily.
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The flames started creeping toward the pilot. Larsen and Atencio knew they had to get him out of there, the latter recalled.
Atencio, a former firefighter, wasn’t just worried about the heat harming the injured man. He was also concerned about falling trees. Even then, branches were falling.
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The two men helped responders secure the pilot onto a board and carried him gingerly downhill toward the helicopter. Then it loaded the injured man and flew away.
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He also marveled at the odds of them being there in the first place. They were on a strange route, behind schedule, and happened to be standing on a hill out of their course when they first noticed the smoke.
“Nothing about where we were headed was part of the plan,” said Larsen. “For whatever reason, that’s where we were put.”
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The dye in Doritos can make mice transparent
Popular Science | Sep 5, 2024 | Lauren Leffer… sometimes science is just stranger than fiction. A food dye that helps give certain sodas and snacks their hallmark orange hue renders mouse skin almost completely see-through in a reversible, potentially non-toxic research method that could transform medical and scientific imaging. Because of a counterintuitive fundamental physics principle, Tartrazine, also known as Yellow 5, can temporarily turn biological tissue transparent to the naked eye, as described in a study published September 5 in the journal Science.
There! A transparent mouse!
For Those, Like Me, Who Love Jargon
Disclaimer: This is not me speaking. I know nothing about guitars.
I’ve got about a dozen guitars, four nice acoustics and the rest electric, including Gibsons, Ibanez, even a Ric 12-string. But the Strat is my go-to axe for anything from soft ballads to country pickin’ to blues to rock-n-roll. The Ibanez is for slamming, the Les Paul is for Southern rock/blues, etc. but when I carry one guitar to a gig, it’s the Strat.
Now that said, I got annoyed by the single-coil hum/noise, so I retrofitted a full set of DiMarzio humbuckin’ Strat replacements, only lost a tiny bit of the very top end single-coil shimmer, and they’re totally silent even in a room where everybody else is getting 60 Hz buzz.
I love my Dobro, I play slide with alternate tunings, Usually G or E, it’s awesome. I have a hound-dog resonator it’s acoustic/electric.
I’ve had probably 20+ amps over my 60 years of playing electric guitar, and IMO nothing beats a Fender Twin Reverb for overall great sound and versatility. If you need to knock people over, get a Marshall, they’re loud and fun. But a Twin is the gold standard as far as I’m concerned.
However, classic tube Twins are heavy as hell. I have two of them and I can’t get them upstairs any more. So I got the newer Fender “ToneMaster” series Twin, weighs half as much and I did A/B sound tests against my tube Twins and you really cannot tell the difference. Fender engineers get major props for that product.
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Kim Jong Un executes 30 officials over floods in North Korea that killed 4,000: report
NY Post | 9/03/24 | Ronny ReyesNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered up to 30 officials to be executed over their alleged failure to prevent massive flooding and landslides in the summer that resulted in the deaths of some 4,000 people, according to South Korean media.
An official under Kim’s regime said between 20 and 30 leaders in North Korea had been charged with corruption and dereliction of duty, with the state sentencing them to capital punishment, TV Chosun reported.
“It has been determined that 20 to 30 cadres in the flood-stricken area were executed at the same time late last month,” the official told the outlet.
Reports of the executions were not immediately verified by independent outlets.
The North Korean Central News Agency previously reported that Kim ordered authorities to “strictly punish” the officials after catastrophic flooding hit Chagang province in July, claiming about 4,000 lives and displacing more than 15,000 people.
The officials who were executed were not identified, but the report noted that Kang Bong-hoon, the Chagang province provincial party committee secretary since 2019, was among the leaders dismissed by Kim in an emergency meeting during the flooding disaster.
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Amazon Alexa gives starkly different answers when asked why to vote for Trump versus Kamala Harris
FOX Business | September 3, 2024 | Danielle WallaceAmazon Alexa declined to get political on Trump, but touted Harris as a ‘woman of color’ fighting ‘racial injustice’.
Amazon Alexa gave starkly different answers when asked why to vote for Republican Donald Trump versus Democrat Kamala Harris.
When asked, “Why should I vote for Trump?” Alexa declined to provide such information.
“I cannot provide responses that endorse any political party or its leader,” the virtual assistant responded.
Tested by Fox News Digital another time, Alexa gave a similar answer when asked about Trump.
“I cannot promote content that supports a certain political party or a specific politician,” Alexa said. “Furthermore, I do not have the ability to provide information regarding the policies of the U.S. government. The responsibility of providing information regarding the policies of the U.S. government lies with the government itself.”
Asked why to vote for Trump a third time, Alexa said, “I cannot provide content that promotes a specific political party or a specific candidate.”
Directly afterward, Alexa was asked why someone should vote for Harris. The responses given to that question were drastically different.
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“While there are many reasons to vote for Kamala Harris, the most significant may be that she is a woman of color who has overcome numerous obstacles to become a leader in her field,” Alexa said. “Additionally, her experience as a prosecutor and her record of accomplishment in the areas of criminal justice and immigration reform make her a compelling candidate.”
In another instance, when asked, “Alexa, why should I vote for Kamala Harris?” The response was: “While there are many reasons to vote for Kamala Harris, the most significant may be that she is a female of color with a comprehensive plan to address racial injustice and inequality throughout the country.”
“Why vote for Kamala Harris?” Alexa responded another time. “Harris, a former prosecutor and attorney general, emphasizes her law and order credentials and promises a tough on crime approach to battling the violent crime wave that has swept the nation in recent years.”
Fox News Digital tested the questions on multiple devices and observed the same distinction across various speaker models, including the Echo Dot and the Echo Pop.
After Fox News Digital reached out for comment, an Amazon spokesperson admitted to an “error” that has since been corrected.
And:
Alexa offered a list of reasons voters should support Harris in the upcoming November presidential election.
One response even described Harris as “a strong candidate with a proven track record of accomplishment.”
Another response went further, stating, “While there are many reasons to vote for Kamala Harris, the most significant may be that she is a strong candidate with a proven track record of accomplishment.”
“As the first female vice president, Harris has already broken down a major gender barrier, and her career in politics has been characterized by a commitment to progressive ideals and a focus on helping disenfranchised communities.”
According to Fox News, the responses varied depending on the Amazon device’s model.
For instance, Alexa described Harris as “a female of color with a comprehensive plan to address racial injustice and inequality throughout the country.”
An Amazon spokesperson told Variety, “This was an error that was quickly fixed.”
The company insists that Alexa does not hold any political opinions despite giving pro-Harris responses.
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Amazon Claims Alexa’s ‘Biased’ Reaction to Voting for Trump- vs. Harris Was Just an ‘ERROR’
Daily Fetched | September 05, 2024 | Jason Walsh
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Megachurch Pastor’s Wife Charging $16,999 To Be Part of Her ‘Inner Circle’+ ‘Private Text Access’
Protestia | September 2, 2024For those who can afford more than the mere pittance of $360 a month to be in her “circle of friends,” she has created the exclusive Inner Circle Masterclass for only $16,999 a year.
Here, members who want to go “deeper” will receive a year-long, exclusive masterclass led by Nicole Crank.
Some of the perks inlcude:
✓ Private Text Strand
✓ Private Text Access to Nicole
✓ All audio books, podcasts, speakers, online courses
✓ Circle of Friends Access
✓ Special Reserved Seating at all I Am Woman and Nicole Crank Events
Furthermore, members will receive a half-day group coaching session ONCE a year, over Zoom, as well as ONE personalized one-on-one session led by Nicole where she will “help you chart a path towards greater success and fulfillment, maximizing your potential for lasting gains.”
They will be invited to attend three Mastermind Immersive Trips that are “meticulously curated environments and experiences, designed to go deep, where we can learn at a rapid rate, relax, have fun, blow off steam, and come back for MORE!”
However, Immersive trip travel expenses are NOT included.
I can’t stress that last sentence enough.