July 8, 2022

July 8th is the 189th day of the year. There are 176 days remaining until the end of the year.

Ribfest Chatham continues this weekend in Tecumseh Park.

Five award winning ribbers, vendors, rides for the kids, craft beer, art in the park and so much more free to attend all weekend. Just bring some cash for the ribs.

• Friday (Today) 11am – 11pm
• Saturday 11am – 11pm
• Sunday 11am – 6pm

More information at chathamribfest.ca.

Another gas leak has been detected in downtown Wheatley near last summer’s explosion site.

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent reported on Thursday afternoon that monitoring systems picked up gas on Wednesday at approximately 3 p.m. while crews were working at the site of one of the wells, but the gas stopped around two hours later.

Chatham-Kent Fire Chief Chris Case said “at no time was there a risk to our community located beyond the evacuation zone.”

Today is the one day of the year when 99% of people on Earth are all technically in sunlight at the same time. It happens at 7:15 A.M. Eastern every July 8th. But only because of something called “astronomical twilight.”

At that exact moment, 83% of populated areas are in full daylight, including Africa, Europe, and most of Asia. Meanwhile, 7% are in twilight, where the sun is rising or setting. And 6% are in “nautical twilight,” where it’s basically dark.

The remaining 3% are in “astronomical twilight,” where the sun is well below the horizon. So to the human eye, it’s dark out. But there’s still a tiny bit of indirect light that only matters if you’re looking at stuff through a telescope.

Only 93% of us can actually see any light at that moment. But technically, just 1% are looking at a totally dark sky, mostly in Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea.

The Chatham-Kent Flight Fest is back at the municipal airport in August.

The event called “Hope is in the Air” will have lots to do and see, including static aircraft displays, vintage planes, children’s activities, and live music. Organizers said the public can see the aircraft up close and speak to the aviators who fly them.

Flight Fest is free to attend. The gates open at 9 a.m. with the Opening Ceremonies starting at 10 a.m. on August 6, 2022.

Apple is introducing a new Lockdown Mode for its iPhones, iPads and Macs. 

Lockdown Mode turns off several features on the iPhone to make it less vulnerable to spyware. The new security measure reduces the number of features that hackers can access on the iPhone.

Specifically, it disables preview features in iMessage, limits JavaScript on the Safari browser, prevents new configuration profiles from being installed, blocks wired connections and prevents the device’s data from being copied, and shuts down incoming Apple service requests, including FaceTime.

The new feature will be available this Fall.

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This post was written by Jen Marsh