April 13, 2020

April 13th is the 104th day of the year. There are 262 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Ontario Government announced on Saturday morning that it’s extending the State of Emergency related to COVID-19.

The orders are now extended until at least April 23rd.

This includes the closure of outdoor amenities in parks and recreational areas, non-essential workplaces, public places, bars and the dine-in sections of restaurants, along with restrictions on social gatherings and the prohibition of price gouging.

The state of emergency was first issued on March 17th, which was originally intended to stay in effect until March 31st. It was then extended until April 13th.

It is Easter Monday and some services are not avaialable today.

The garbage and recycling has not changed, pick ups are as normal this week.

The Municipality will be closed today. However the COVID reporting line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 519-360-1998 or email Covid19enforcement@chatham-kent.ca.

Here’s an unexpected side effect of the coronavirus: No new emojis next year. The Unicode Consortium, which regulates the standard set of emojis, had to push back its deadlines, so next year’s release will be delayed to 2022.

Please be advised that the release of #Unicode14 has been delayed by six months due to #COVID19. More details here ? https://t.co/gAnkcVuAO7 #Unicode #Emoji #CLDR #ICU

— The Unicode Consortium (@unicode) April 9, 2020

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya shared the story of a rescued zebra that unexpectedly gave birth to a zonkey — a hybrid of a zebra and a donkey.

The female zebra wondered out about two years ago before being rescued and then giving birth. Workers at the animal reserve noticed the foal was “suspiciously light on stripes and overwhelmingly tawny in colour.” For awhile they thought maybe it had been playing in the mud.

Experts said it is “highly unusual” for a zonkey to be born to a wild zebra.

There’s a new app that wants to help you meditate, on the toilet.

It’s called Clementine, and it’s filled with meditation sessions that last five minutes and 18 seconds, or just about enough time for you to do your business.

The app uses a form of hypnosis to quickly engage your brain, get you into a meditative state, and help you de-stress, all before you need to wipe and flush.

If you’re interested, you can download the app for your iPhone. It costs 50 cents a month as a subscription fee.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod