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May 31, 2023
Amid all the doom and gloom in the world, a bright spot...
May they harvest many, many bushels!
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1663720701260357637
May 30, 2023
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article-air-new-zealand-passenger-weight-intl-hnk/index.html
Air New Zealand to start weighing passengers before they board their flights
I hope they don't announce people's weight over the loud speaker!
Remove your shoes. Take your keys out of your pocket. Step on the scale?
Thats right: New Zealands Civil Aviation Authority is asking that its national airline weigh passengers departing on international flights from Auckland International Airport through July 2, 2023.
The program, which Air New Zealand calls a passenger weight survey, is a way to gather data on the weight load and distribution for planes, the airline said.
We weigh everything that goes on the aircraft from the cargo to the meals onboard, to the luggage in the hold, Alastair James, the airlines load control improvement specialist said in a statement. For customers, crew and cabin bags, we use average weights, which we get from doing this survey.
Still, weight is a personal thing that not everyone wishes to disclose. In order to protect individuals privacy, the airline says it has made the data anonymous.
Thats right: New Zealands Civil Aviation Authority is asking that its national airline weigh passengers departing on international flights from Auckland International Airport through July 2, 2023.
The program, which Air New Zealand calls a passenger weight survey, is a way to gather data on the weight load and distribution for planes, the airline said.
We weigh everything that goes on the aircraft from the cargo to the meals onboard, to the luggage in the hold, Alastair James, the airlines load control improvement specialist said in a statement. For customers, crew and cabin bags, we use average weights, which we get from doing this survey.
Still, weight is a personal thing that not everyone wishes to disclose. In order to protect individuals privacy, the airline says it has made the data anonymous.
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article-air-new-zealand-passenger-weight-intl-hnk/index.html
May 29, 2023
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/nba-finals-berth-at-stake-as-heat-celtics-prepare-for-game-7/
Can the Boston Celtics become the 1st team in NBA history to come back from a 3-0 deficit?
We will find out tonight in Boston. Game 7 vs. the Miami Heat.
The Celtics are the fourth NBA team to erase a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series and force a deciding game. The previous three teams the 1951 New York Knicks in the NBA Finals, the 1994 Denver Nuggets in the second round and the 2003 Portland Trail Blazers in the first round lost Game 7, all on the road.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/nba-finals-berth-at-stake-as-heat-celtics-prepare-for-game-7/
May 28, 2023
You see in this pouch here, it's my baby!
May 26, 2023
Happy 75th birthday, Stevie Nicks
Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist.
May 24, 2023
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/greg-gutfeld-lauds-heroic-teacher-004332576.html
Sex with 16 year olds a popular concept with right-wing mouthpieces
You may have seen this thread I created yesterday:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217937632
A day later and another right-wing creep is trying to keep pace:
Fox News host Greg Gutfeld isnt bothered that a 38-year-old teacher allegedly had sex with a 16-year-old studenthes just upset that she might go to jail for it.
Im sorry, come on! Sixteen years old? I would have died for that, Gutfeld said during Mondays edition of Gutfeld!
Katherine Timpf, one of Gutfelds co-hosts, disagreed.
Again, I am vehemently against banging kids, Timpf said. I cant believe how many times Ive had to say that just sitting in this chair.
Tracy Vanderhulst, a math teacher at Yucaipa High School in California who was named the schools teacher of the year in 2017, was arrested and charged with statutory rape on Thursday after police said she slept with a 16-year-old student.
Im sorry, come on! Sixteen years old? I would have died for that, Gutfeld said during Mondays edition of Gutfeld!
Katherine Timpf, one of Gutfelds co-hosts, disagreed.
Again, I am vehemently against banging kids, Timpf said. I cant believe how many times Ive had to say that just sitting in this chair.
Tracy Vanderhulst, a math teacher at Yucaipa High School in California who was named the schools teacher of the year in 2017, was arrested and charged with statutory rape on Thursday after police said she slept with a 16-year-old student.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/greg-gutfeld-lauds-heroic-teacher-004332576.html
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