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@ShiroKuro said in Just my luck…(health update):

@AndyD its called contrast bathing!

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/patient-information/contrast-bathing-for-the-hand-and-wrist/

I’m gonna google and see if anyone talks about it for toes!

JK.
Sort of.

The company who's been fraudulently collecting to sing it (movies and whatnot) now has to refund $14 million

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/happy-birthday-is-public-domain-former-owner-warnerchapell-to-pay-14m/

Well, Trump sure is lucky he doesn't depend on obtaining a visa to a country as fincky as he's made the USA to be (not that it's not overall a good idea.)

I think it would bar quite a number of foreign dignitaries, actually.

@wtg
I would have thought that a symbol of a garbage can with a cross through it, meant NOT rechargeable...

I'm clearly an ignoramus.
Who is she?
(I'll start with her not being Taylor Swift - or for that matter, any pop star.)
But begging your pardons, who is this some-kind-of-celebrity? Perhaps I could benefit from a brain chip implanted - one containing all the catch-up current events I seem to have missed.

Making a note of the one you chose, CHAS. Your description did it.

Say, have any of you heard of the "purple" mattress? My son got one a few years ago and loved it. Too bad he decided he had to sell it when a first move arose. Turns out that though they seem to be universally comfortable (and expensive), they're just horribly heavy.

(They're one of those odd ones that come in a smallish box, that explodes to much larger after you open the box. Also, stupendous warrantee. and he said it WAS as comfortable as they bragged.

But it turned out moving it (and/or putting it in storage - where it would have taken up an undue amount of space to avoid its becoming deformed leaned on a wall) would not have been cost-effective

Apropos, how often do you flip your mattresses?

Oh, no. Duplicated again. Don't know if I'll get the hang of this platform, however welcome it is. (Maybe I'm pressing "submit" too often. I do it because it seemed otherwise the post remained open to editing.) Let's see what happens now.

Oh, no. Duplicated again. Don't know if I'll get the hang of this platform, however welcome it is.

said in No Kings Day:

Great turnout!
And thanks for the terrific pictures!!

Great turnout!
And for the terrific pictures!!

said in [Jane Goodall's post mortem message to the world]

Like talking to her. (post/18388):

Jane Goodall's beautiful last words now available (here on Netflix) - recorded before her death, in an interview only prepared on condition it only be made public after she was no longer physically present.

So valuable and helpful.

https://www.netflix.com/watch/82053197?trackId=2597

@wtg thanks!

Sorry, couldn't figure out how to post it without accidental duplication

Jane Goodall's beautiful last words now available (here on Netflix) - recorded before her death, in an interview only prepared on condition it only be made public after she was no longer physically present.

So valuable and helpful.

https://www.netflix.com/watch/82053197?trackId=2597

That IS great news.

I don't quite get it, though, whether this test is yet available to the general public and if not, when it's expected to be.

This is immeasurably upsetting.
It really seems more and more like the bad guys are winning.

I don't know why he and his fans might have expected him to win the prize now. The stipulations for qualifying say quite clearly, it's for the person who've done the most to help the world IN THE PRECEDING YEAR!

I see this meaning, though, originally accurate (see below) is no longer applied so strictly.

*"That interpretation is incorrect in practice, though it is based on a specific, and now more loosely interpreted, phrase from Alfred Nobel's will. While the award is meant to recognize work that "shall have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind," the Nobel Committee does not strictly limit its consideration to only the preceding year.

Here is a breakdown of how this misconception arose and how the selection process actually works:
Alfred Nobel's original wording: In his 1895 will, Alfred Nobel stated the prizes should go to those who "during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind".

A flexible interpretation: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has not interpreted "the preceding year" literally since the first awards in 1901. This is because the kind of work that promotes peace is often a long-term endeavor that may not show its full impact within a single calendar year.

Looking at a nominee's full body of work: Instead, the committee considers a candidate's overall body of work and long-term contribution to peace, even if the award is prompted by recent developments.
Example: Martin Luther King Jr.: When Martin Luther King Jr. won the prize in 1964, the committee recognized his years of sustained work and leadership in the Civil Rights Movement, not just his actions in 1963.

Example: Narges Mohammadi: More recently, Narges Mohammadi won the 2023 prize "for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran," a cause she has championed for decades.
The committee's deliberations are private and held under a 50-year confidentiality rule, giving them the freedom to look back over an individual or organization's career to find the most deserving recipient. "

In any case , you-know-who most certainly does NOT qualify for the prize for countless reasons, not the least of which is the time frame.

I'm very interested in the role language played in this drama, too - also fascinated by the backstory of how the hero learned the language.

I've listened to numerous videos of Holocaust survivors, and it stood out to me how many had their lives saved by knowledge of a language - one or more - which enabled them to establish relationships which proved life saving.

https://www.history.com/articles/guy-gabaldon-battle-saipan-japanese-surrender

So sorry, Daniel.
That sounds like living hell.
Thank heaven you can look forward to an end to it.