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November 21, 2018 5:23 am Published by

LIFESTYLE

I’m not sure I needed science to tell me this, but they did it anyway:  When it’s COLD outside, it makes us want to drink.  And a new study out of the University of Pittsburgh is actually the first one to confirm it.

The researchers found a direct connection between the weather in a city and the average alcohol intake.  And it makes sense:  When you get drunk, the alcohol increases the blood flow to your skin, which warms you up.

But, of course, be careful:  They also found that people in cold weather climates were more likely to have liver disease . . . and that’s also directly connected to alcohol.

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A dead whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia and researchers found about 5.9 kilograms (13 pounds) of plastic waste in the animal’s stomach containing 115 plastic cups, four plastic bottles, 25 plastic bags, 2 flip-flops, a nylon sack and more than 1,000 other assorted pieces of plastic.

They said it was not possible to determine if the plastic had caused the whale’s death because of the animal’s advanced state of decay.

Indonesia is the world’s second-largest plastic polluter after China. It produces 3.2 million tons of mismanaged plastic waste a year, of which 1.29 million tons ends up in the ocean, the study said.

The government is making efforts to reduce the use of plastic, including urging shops not to provide plastic bags for customers and teaching about the problem in schools nationwide to meet a government target of reducing plastic use by 70 per cent by 2025.

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ENTERTAINMENT

CREED is one of the new movies out this weekend and Michael B. Jordan talked with Jimmy Kimmel about a scene they shot together for “Creed II” . . . and how it was cut from the movie.

 

 

HBO has finally announced the premiere date for the eighth and final season of “Game of Thrones”. You may now throw “early 2019” out the window and snuggle up next to the words “April 2019.” As fans already know, there will be six movie-length episodes;

There will be a giant action sequence involving the Army of the Dead and there will be prequels to console everyone when the show ends.

 

  

TODAY IS……………….

  • “World Television Day”, established in 1996 by the UN to encourage nations to exchange cultural programming focusing on peace, security, and economic & social development.

 

  • “National Red Mitten Day (Canada)”, Since their launch ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Hudson’s Bay’s Red Mittens have become the nation’s most iconic symbol of Canadian Olympic pride with $3.90 from the sale of each $15 pair of Red Mittens going to support Canadian athletes. To date, the Red Mittens alone have raised more than $32 million for the Canadian Olympic Foundation.

 

1976 [42] “Rocky” starring Sylvester Stallone premieres in New York (Best Picture 1977)

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

November 21st, 2015       Chris Stapleton‘s Traveller reached Number One on the Billboard country albums chart in 2015, topping the list a total of 23 weeks through August 2016.

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RANDOM REPORT

  1. It’s easier to detect art forgeries now because of the nuclear bombs in World War Two.  They contained two isotopes that didn’t exist in nature before, so if the paint contains any trace amount of them, it means the painting was made after 1945.

 

  1. There are several colleges in the U.S. where you’re required to pass a SWIMMING TEST to graduate, including three Ivy League schools:  Cornell, Columbia, Dartmouth, MIT, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore.

 

  1. The longest serving mayor in the U.S. is Charles Long of Booneville, Kentucky . . . he’s 98 years old and he’s been mayor for 60 years.

 

  1. The fastest animal in the world is the peregrine falcon, which flies at 242 miles per hour.  The cheetah is the fastest land animal, at about 75 miles per hour, but only the ninth fastest overall.

 

  

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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS

Every year for over three decades, a vacuum cleaner repairman near Boston named Scott Macaulay has thrown a Thanksgiving dinner for random strangers.

 

He gets between 60 and 100 guests each year so he moved it to the basement of a local church.  It’s an eclectic crowd, from college students to people who are new to the country, to those who have recently lost spouses.

 

He has made dozens of scrapbooks documenting everyone he’s met over the years.

“There’s pencils because they are going to write down everything they’re thankful for because that changes the outlook, from whatever reason they’re coming to the dinner to a positive outlook because you start concentrating on what you’re thankful for,” he said.

While he already has a head count for this week’s holiday meal, he said he would never turn anyone away.

 

Here he is talking about why he started doing it, and what it’s all about.

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At this point, smartphone addiction is a pretty well understood phenomenon, even if we sometimes feel powerless to do much about it.

Such that the biggest tech companies are now starting to make noise about various digital wellness initiatives meant to break us of these habits, at least a bit, a new survey found that people are now checking their smartphones on average of 52 looks a day.

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BIRTHDAYS

[73] Goldie Hawn, actress

[52] Troy Aikman, TV football analyst

[47] Michael Strahan, TV personality/former NFL player (NY Giants 1993-2007)

 

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THINGS NOT TO BUY ON BLACK FRIDAY:
➠Toys:  Wait until closer to the holidays. Toys typically get lower and lower in price as the days count down to Christmas.

➠Christmas decorations:  Chances are the price will drop dramatically by the New Year. Hold on until January and you’ll have the most festive yard on the block for next Christmas.

➠ Clothing:  While you may see some tempting deals, taking time to search for your size and try on clothes can eat up precious shopping time. Cyber Monday is the better day to get deals on clothing.

➠ Bedding:  Black Friday is not the time to buy new sheets, comforters or really anything for your bed. Retailers begin “white sales” in January, where discounts can go as high as 70 percent off.

➠ Anything you don’t actually need:  It may seem like common sense, but it’s easy to get caught up in all the deals. Use Black Friday as a time to stretch your dollar, not break your bank.

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“CBS Sunday Morning” interviewed a writer who ate nothing but cereal for a week, then did some trivia about breakfast cereal.

 

Can you name the first breakfast cereal company?  Who’s up in sales . . . eggs or cereal?  How much does breakfast cereal make each year?  What shape doubled one cereal’s revenue?  What’s the number-one selling cereal?

 

The answers:  Kellogg’s was first.  Eggs are up, cereal is down in sales by $1 billion, but still takes in $8 billion.  The addition of a unicorn-shaped marshmallow doubled the sales of Lucky Charms.  And the number one selling cereal is Honey Nut Cheerios.

 

 

TRY THIS AT HOME:
Here is exactly what you want to hear after sleep-walking your way through a Wednesday morning, looking ahead to another long work day, and then thinking about trying to fit in some exercise in the evening:

 

Lying in a hot bath burns as many calories as a 30-minute walk.  That’s the word from a study of men who either did 60 minutes of moderate cycling or bathed in 104°F water.

 

Both forced the body to use more energy than when at rest, and those who bathed burned 79% more calories than they would have just sitting on the couch.

 

Yes, those who rode a bike for 60 minutes burned even more calories (to the tune of almost 750%), but researchers point out that bathing can be something of an alternative to people who face a lot of fatigue, stress, or muscle pain and find it difficult to exercise daily.

 

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21ST                               

 

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

[73] Goldie Hawn, actress

[52] Troy Aikman, TV football analyst

[47] Michael Strahan, TV personality/former NFL player (NY Giants 1993-2007)

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  1. The Public Health Agency of Canada is asking residents in Ontario to avoid eating romaine lettuce due to an ongoing E. coli outbreak.

The government health agency said exposure to romaine lettuce has been identified as a source of the outbreak, but the cause of contamination has not been identified.  However, health officials believe the incident is related to illnesses reported in a previous E. coli outbreak from December 2017, which suggests there may be a reoccurring source of contamination.

As of November 20, 2018, there have been 18 confirmed cases of E. coli illness investigated — three in Ontario and 15 in Quebec — all of whom ranged in age from five to 93.

 

  1. “Creed 2” is out this week.  It’s up against the new “Robin Hood”remake and “Ralph Breaks the Internet”.

 

  1. • “Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” (ABC): Charlie is the hapless host and Snoopy is in the kitchen dishing up ice cream, popcorn and toast. Included: the bonus cartoon “This Is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers,” which finds the gang aboard the Mayflower in 1620.
  • “Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving” (NBC): Popular Thanksgiving-themed sketches, including “A Thanksgiving Miracle,” “The Bird Family,” Adam Sandler’s ‘Thanksgiving Song’ and “Back Home Ballers”.

 

  1. LUKE COMBS, JAKE OWEN, and CHRIS JANSONhave been added to the list of performers at LUKE BRYAN’s Crash My Playa.  They’ll be joining Thomas Rhett, Dustin Lynch, andLauren Alaina.  It’s going down January 23rd through the 26th in Riviera Maya, Mexico.  Details are at CRASH MY PLAYA.com

 

 

 

 

  

CARRIE UNDERWOOD TALKS BABY BOY – (11/16/2018)

Carrie Underwood did her gender reveal in a big way — on national television before millions of people during the CMA Awards on Wednesday (November 14th). With the help of co-host Brad Paisley, Carrie announced that she and husband Mike Fisher will be adding another boy to their family.

Backstage after the CMAs, Carrie talked about being a mom to two young boys. S

Carrie has not shared her official due date, but she’ll likely have plenty of time at home with the new baby before hitting the road in May on her Cry Pretty 360 tour.

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CHRIS YOUNG TAKES TOUR TO THE UK IN 2019 – (11/21/2018)

Chris Young will return to the UK in 2019 for several limited engagement dates on his Losing Sleep World tour. Headlining stops are planned for Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and London in May with tickets on sale on Friday (November 23rd) at ChrisYoungCountry.com. Chris was recently named the British Country Music Awards’ International Act of the Year.

He made his inaugural trip across the pond in 2013 and has toured the UK four of the last six years. Lindsay Ell will join Chris on the UK leg of the Losing Sleep World tour dates in 2019.

FAST FACTS

Here are the dates on the UK leg of the Losing Sleep World tour 2019:
Sunday, May 5    Manchester, England    Manchester Academy
Monday, May 6    Glasgow, Scotland    Glasgow O2 Academy
Wednesday, May 8    Birmingham, England    Birmingham O2 Academy
Thursday, May 9    London, England    London Eventim Apollo

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This post was written by Dave Palmer