people whom use their cc, debit card, and or paypal, to make purchases of another nature, are suddenly having their accounts closed. no debates about it.

just closed.

so, if one can, figure out btcoin, unless that is easily tracked to your payment system.

or use a vendor whom will take cash.

this is so serious.

not of the wealthy. of the poor. social security aint gonna give me the months worth again if some dufus bank steals the little persons money.

This is three major times in a row with Wells Fargo.

but they never took the hard earned monies of the poor before.

Watch ur accts but i have read nothing about money being replaced for those whom had it stolen.

Isn't life fun and exciting? no. not at all.

This is so sad.  The Chicago Bears practiced in my high school gym until they won the 1985 Super Bowl.  McMichael and Walter Payton were my favorites.  There were a few  that our school cops let in sometimes to watch them practice.  I was star struck. 















   

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French daredevil who climbed towers believed to have fallen to his death in Hong Kong
Story by Kanis Leung • 3h ago

HONG KONG (AP) − A French man is believed to have fallen to his death from a high-rise residential building in Hong Kong last week, police said on Monday, with local media outlets identifying him as daredevil Remi Lucidi.

Police said a 30-year-old man's body was found on a patio in the city's upscale Mid-Levels area. He was believed to have engaged in extreme sports, police said, without identifying him.

Officers conducted an initial investigation and said he apparently fell from a rooftop. No suicide note was found at the scene, they said. The cause of his death would have to be verified by an autopsy, they added.

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Local media, including the South China Morning Post, said the man was Lucidi, 30. The Post cited an unnamed source saying he was last seen alive knocking on a penthouse window on the 68th floor of a residential tower on Thursday evening. The Associated Press has not been able to verify his identity.

Lucidi, who used the name “Remi Enigma” on social media, last posted a photo of Hong Kong's night view a week ago on Instagram and tagged the location as Times Square in shopping district Causeway Bay. The photo appeared to be taken from above.

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Supporters mourned him on social media.

Lucidi posted to Instagram as he climbed various tall structures around the world and took selfies, including one he captioned, “Above the Sky, 425m” and tagged Dubai as the location.

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Scam of the day – July 31, 2023 – OneDrive Phishing Scam

Steven Weisman, Esq.

Jul 30

OneDrive is a popular cloud storage system of Microsoft that allows you to sync and save documents, pictures and files. Scammers send emails purporting to be from OneDrive, such as the one copied below that I received recently. If you click on the View File, you will either be lured into providing personal information that can lead to your becoming a victim of identity theft or download malware such as ransomware or keystroke logging malware that leads to your becoming a victim of identity theft.


Tonia Guarino used OneDrive to share a file with you, For security purposes you would be required to sign into your email address to view.

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Enjoy!
OneDrive Team
© 2023 OneDrive
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I was not expecting an email from the lawyer whose name appears in the email and so I contacted her office to confirm whether or not she had sent me documents through OneDrive. She had not. The lesson here is to never click on any links in any email unless you have absolutely confirmed that the email is legitimate. It is also important to remember that even if you have the most up to date security software, it will not protect you from the latest forms of malware which exploit what are called zero day defects. It generally takes the security software companies about a month to provide a security update for the particular malware which is why you should always install the latest security updates as soon as they become available.

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???All the little cat spirits were crossing the rainbow bridge when one of them looked back and saw some cats' souls laying on the other side of the bridge, not moving.
“Who are they?” he asked the cat next to him. “Oh, don’t you know, they are the souls who had no owner in life and knew no love like we did."
"So what are they laying there for?” he asked “Why don’t they cross over like us?”
“They can’t.” replied his new friend “Only pets with owners can cross."
Just then all the souls on the other side of the bridge sat up and looked down the road.
"What’s happening?" asked the little cat. “Watch!” replied his friend.
Whereupon a woman was seen walking towards the bridge. She looked to her left and then to her right then opened her arms wide and all the patiently waiting souls got up and went to her.
She knelt and touched each and every spirit in turn.
They then all proceeded to cross the bridge together.
“Who is that?” he asked his friend.
“That is someone special.” replied his friend “She is a rescuer." ??‍⬛?
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Terrible news from the world of pop culture: Paul Reubens, best known and beloved as the character Pee-wee Herman from movies and shows, has died. The news was announced on the official Pee-wee Herman Facebook page, where a note read:

Last night we said farewell to Paul Reubens, an iconic American actor, comedian, writer and producer whose beloved character Pee-wee Herman delighted generations of children and adults with his positivity, whimsy and belief in the importance of kindness. Paul bravely and privately fought cancer for years with his trademark tenacity and wit. A gifted and prolific talent, he will forever live in the comedy pantheon and in our hearts as a treasured friend and man of remarkable character and generosity of spirit.




An attached image of Reubens included a quote from the actor that read “Please accept my apology for not going public with what I’ve been facing the last six years. I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my friends, fans and supporters. I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you.” Reubens was only 70 years old when he passed away.


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Born in 1952, Reubens got his start in comedy in the 1970s. He appeared several times on The Gong Show, and then joined the famed L.A. improv comedy troupe the Groundlings. But it was the character of Pee-wee Herman that made Reubens famous. In the early 1980s, he began developing Pee-wee along with several Groundlings colleagues (including future Saturday Night Live star Phil Hartman). He debuted in a live stage show called The Pee-wee Herman Show, which quickly became a cult hit in the area. Pee-wee then got an HBO special and his first movie, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, in 1985.


Directed by a young Tim Burton, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure became a surprise smash, more than quadrupling its budget at the box office, and become a favorite on home video. Among many iconic moments, Reubens dancing to the song “Tequila” became one of the most memorable and imitated scenes of any 1980s movie.

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A sequel followed in 1988, Big Top Pee-wee, but besides the original movie, Reubens and Pee-wee were probably most famous for the TV series Pee-wee’s Playhouse, which became a fixture of Saturday morning television all through the 1980s. Surreal and hilarious, the show saw Reubens hanging out in his Playhouse with an assortment of colorful characters; the show ran for 45 episodes from 1986 to 1990.

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After a lengthy hiatus, Pee-wee returned in the 2010s, first on Broadway in a popular play, The Pee-wee Herman Show, and then in a new movie for Netflix titled Pee-wee’s Big Holiday. This turned out to be Reubens’ final film role.

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In his Facebook statement, Reubens noted he has been battling cancer privately for six years. That coincides pretty closely with the release of Pee-wee’s Holiday, and does explain why Reubens never followed it with more Pee-wee shows or films, despite enormous interest from fans. It’s shocking news to hear he’s gone now, and at such a young age.



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Leprosy cases in southeast US double in 10 years as fears disease is 'endemic' grow
Story by Josh Milton • 20m ago

One reported case of the thousands-year-old disease saw the man’s face and feet swell (Picture: Centers For Disease Control and Prevention)
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Florida accounts for almost one-fifth of nationally reported cases of leprosy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said.

Leprosy, otherwise known as Hansen’s disease, is one of humanity’s oldest and most stubborn diseases caused by parasitic bacteria.

A case report last week in the agency’s journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID), has asked people in the Sunshine State to be aware of the risks and doctors to keep it in mind when treating patients.

‘Florida has witnessed an increased incidence of leprosy cases lacking traditional risk factors,’ the report authors said.

‘Those trends, in addition to decreasing diagnoses in foreign-born persons, contribute to rising evidence that leprosy has become endemic in the southeastern United States.’

Health officials aren’t entirely too sure what’s driving the increase, given that the cases have no clear evidence of ‘zoonotic exposure’ – caused by germs that spread between animals and people. The bacteria tend to call armadillos home.

Leprosy can be largely cured using drugs (Picture: Centers For Disease Control and Prevention)
Leprosy can be largely cured using drugs (Picture: Centers For Disease Control and Prevention)
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There’s also not much pointing to any out-of-the-blue risk factors either.

According to the National Hansen’s Disease Program, 159 new cases of leprosy were reported in the United States in 2020.

Nearly 70% of these cases were recorded in California, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, New York or Texas.

But Florida stood out especially. Central Florida alone accounted for 81% of cases reported in the state and almost one-fifth of national cases.

Eight cases have been recorded in Florida so far this year, per state health officials.

‘Travel to [Central Florida], even in the absence of other risk factors, should prompt consideration of leprosy in the appropriate clinical context,’ the CDC added.

Agency officials called on state physicians to keep an eye on leprosy and report any cases to help assess routes of transmission.

On average, the US suffers about 150 to 250 leprosy cases a year.

Leprosy is caused by a parasitic bacteria (Picture: Shutterstock / NikomMaelao Production)
Leprosy is caused by a parasitic bacteria (Picture: Shutterstock / NikomMaelao Production)
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Leprosy has long carried a stigma, with scenes in medieval Europe coming to mind of infected people banished from their communities even though it’s not that contagious.

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Slow-growing bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae is behind the leprosy but scientists say that it does a pretty bad job at jumping between human hosts.

The tiny hot dog-shaped parasite dies quickly outside a host’s body – a couple of hours tops, a few days if in the best conditions.

Leprosy is easily cured these days with a small grab bag of drugs, especially when detected early, and about 95% of the population is naturally immune.

The symptoms can be rough, though. The bacteria’s attacks against the host’s nerves can cause them to swell, causing people to lose feeling in their hands and feet.

The skin can become cracked and stiff, lead to eyelashes to thin and, if left untreated, can lead to muscle weakness and permanent disability.

In its report, the CDC noted one man, 54, who came down with leprosy last year.He suffered painful lesions and swelling on his face, arm and foot.

Frlodia is accounting for a growing share of leprosy cases nationwide (Picture: Centers For Disease Control and Prevention)
Frlodia is accounting for a growing share of leprosy cases nationwide (Picture: Centers For Disease Control and Prevention)
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‘He denied any domestic or foreign travel, exposure to armadillos, prolonged contact with immigrants from leprosy-endemic countries, or connections with someone known to have leprosy,’ the agency said.

‘He has resided in central Florida his entire life, works in landscaping, and spends long periods of time outdoors.’

The man received treatment – usually a dose of antibiotics, sometimes taken for years.

Another man, described in the Journal of the American Medical Association as ‘healthy and in his 20s’, also came to realise ring-shaped rashes on him were down to leprosy.

In the June 30 entry, the authors said the man moved to the state in 2019 from Samoa when he began to suffer nimbleness and tingling patches on his skin for three months.

Dermatologists were stunned to discover he had the disease, with his hands slowly bending like a claw after living with it for some four years, though symptoms can sometimes take a decade to form.

Dr Aidan Filley, of Texas A&M University, said: ‘Early diagnosis and treatment are important to decrease disability and adverse psychosocial effects of leprosy and to reduce the risk of transmission.’

Whether the man infected anyone was not clear. In the CDC’s report, authors added that, thousands of years on, how leprosy is passed around hasn’t been fully explained.

Overall, however, it’s a rather difficult disease to catch.

Casual contact with an infected person – such as a handshake or hug or sitting on a bus together – won’t lead to transmission. Nor is it spread through sexual contact.

Prolonged person-to-person contact through respiratory droplets is the most widely recognised route of transmission.

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