Wonder Woman 1984 Movie Poster

The following post is my review of Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) movie. This post contains spoilers and will discuss elements from the movie. Please do not read this review if you are trying to avoid movie spoilers.

Wonder Woman 1984 Review

Wonder Woman 1984 Movie Details

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) is the sequel to the Wonder Woman (2017) movie and stars Gal Gadot as Diana Prince, also known as Wonder Woman. Chris Pine returns as her love interest, Steve Trevor. The antagonists in this movie are Barbara Minerva and The Cheetah (played by Kristen Wiig), and Maxwell "Max" Lord (played by Pedro Pascal). The movie was written and directed by Patty Jenkins, with screenplay credit to Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns, and Dave Callaham. Full credit for cast and crew can be viewed here. This film was released in the United States in both theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously on December 25, 2020. The film began opening in some international markets without HBO Max on December 16, 2020. 

Note: As of December 27, 2020, Wonder Woman 1984 had made $85M USD worldwide and $16.7M domestically, and was given a greenlight to make a third movie, with Patty Jenkins in charge to create.

Wonder Woman 1984 Review: Themes, Story, and Plot

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) is a movie about many things, the biggest themes are about love and greed, and attaining power that one does not deserve at the expense of others. 

The movie opens during athletic games in a large colosseum in her native Themyscira, where we see a young Diana Prince competing against Amazonian women in their 20's, and doing well ahead of everyone. But she encounters a setback while on horseback, and young Diana attempts to get back into the race by taking a shortcut. When taking the shortcut, she misses her blue checkpoint, and her Aunt Antiope stops her at the end from throwing her javelin through the last hoop. Her Aunt is teaching young Diana a life lesson and tells her that she can't take shortcuts and win fairly.

The film then fast forwards 66 years to 1984 for the rest of the movie.

Diana Prince is working as an anthropologist at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. when not fighting crime in secret as Wonder Woman. There she meets Barbara Minerva, a woman that is clumsy, insecure, and lonely. At first, Diana doesn't care much to hang out with Barbara, but after Diana learns more about the "Dreamstone" being researched by Barbara, Diana takes up Barbara on going out for dinner and gets to know her. After Diana reads the Latin inscription on the relic, she reads out loud how it grants wishes, and she wishes in her mind to have her former lover Steve Trevor back.

The wind blows when the Dreamstone is granting a wish, and shortly after, Steve Trevor shows up in the movie, after embodying some random man in the movie. How Steve does this is not explained sufficiently. Then we see many scenes of Steve trying to acclimate to life in 1984. Meanwhile, Barbara Minerva first wishes she was like Diana and gains agility and strength, like Wonder Woman. An unsuccessful businessman, Max Lord, then discovers the Dreamstone in Barbara's possession, and recognizes it very well, as if he was very familiar with it. He then seduces Barbara and convinces her to let him look at it for further examination. His wish upon the stone is to become the Dreamstone. He then begins granting wishes to everyone, in exchange for whatever he wants. As he grants more and more wishes, it takes a toll on his body, He knows this and says that he can always take health from someone later on after he gains great power in the process.

As Diana and Steve are trying to locate Max Lord, she starts to realize that she is weaker, and her powers are suffering because of her wish to have Steve. They together learn that to stop the chaos taking place on the Earth, everyone that wished upon the Dreamstone must renounce their wish, in order for everything to be restored on the Earth. Diana has a touching final goodbye with Steve because she realizes that she cannot keep him forever, and she needs her powers to face Max Lord, and The Cheetah. 

Diana then puts on her ultimate winged suit of armor and flies to the location where a technologically advanced studio is located. She first faced off with The Cheetah, after Barbara gets additional powers from Max Lord on the jet on the way over. Diana and The Cheetah fight and Wonder Woman subdues The Cheetah with electricity and moves into the studio to confront Max Lord, who is granting everyone wishes in exchange for power.

Diana's ultimate scene with Max Lord is in a 360-degree studio that allows him to "touch" everyone in the world while granting their wishes. This plot point of how it works exactly (the movie science behind it) is not sufficient. Diana manages to get close enough to Max Lord with the Lasso of Truth so that she can speak truth to the world while he is roped, and the world starts to renounce their selfish wishes. The world starts to do this leading up unto Max Lord himself renouncing his wish so that he can save his son that has wandered into a chaotic and dangerous world. He runs out and finds his son, and shortly after is seen embracing his son and telling his son the truth about his rise to power.

This movie may not win many awards, but I liked that greed was addressed. The story is similar to King Midas, who could turn anything he wanted into gold. The main point is that great power gained with unscrupulous means will end very badly. I also liked the theme of love. Diana had everything she wanted in life, except love. She missed Steve very badly. And for Barbara Minerva, she wanted to be popular and liked but lost her kindness and compassion along the way.

Covid-19 Mu Variant Cases Identified in Los Angeles County

Covid-19 Mu variant identified in Los Angeles County

New Covid-19 'Mu variant' Cases Found in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has already identified 167 cases of the Covid-19 'Mu variant' in Los Angeles County, identified between June 19 and August 21. The 'Mu variant' is also known as B.1.621, and has been classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a "variant of interest," but has not been classified as a "variant of concern" - such as the 'Delta variant' that comprises 99% of all cases identified.

The 'Mu variant was first identified in Colombia in January 2021, and has been reported as being identified in 39 different countries. The Washington Post has reported that 2,000 cases of the 'Mu variant' have been identified across the United States. 

Dr. Anthony Fauci said this about the 'Mu variant': "This variant has a constellation of mutations that suggests that it would evade certain antibodies, not only monoclonal antibodies, but vaccine- and convalescent serum-induced antibodies...But there isn't a lot of clinical data to suggest that. It is mostly laboratory in-vitro data."

Source: Deadline

Yahoo! reports that the 'Mu variant' has been found in 49 of the 50 U.S. states. Nebraska is the only state that has not identified this variant. However, health officials are concerned that this variant is more transmissible and more resistant to vaccines than the Covid-19 Delta variant.

Source: Yahoo!

Mu Cases are no Longer Spreading in U.S.

Updated: Sept 29, 2021

According to this AL.com article, there have not been any new mu variant Covid-19 cases among new cases in the U.S.

People are getting tired of Covid-19

Vickie Mays, a psychology professor at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) says, "People have a lot of frustration. People have been doing thus a long time, and they though by now things would be in a different position.

Dr. Preeti Malani, an infectious disease professor at the University of Michigan, says, "We're likely to see pockets of outbreaks and increased restrictions again with every surge in local cases and hospitalizations....And that's leaving some of us feeling a little anxious, to say the least."

Dr. Tomás J. Aragón on California's Strained Hospitals

In August, the California's Health Officer, Dr. Tomás J. Aragón, issued an order meant to alleviate the burden on Califirnia's strained hospitals with support and flexibility.

He said, "California is currently experiencing the fastest increase in Covid-19 cases during the entire pandemic with 23.8 new cases per 100,000 people per day with case rates increasing eleven-fold within two months...Hospitalizations have increased over 700% in the past two months and are projected to continue to increase."

In mid-August, there were 7,166 Covid-19 hospitalizations in the state of California. At the beginning of Sept. 2021, there are now 8,630 Covid-19 hospitalizations in the state of California.

Source: Deadline 

Los Angeles Unified School District Requires Vaccines

Los Angeles Unified School District officials voted for and decided that all eligible students should be vaccinated.

According to the article, the decision was largely praised by the teachers union and parents.

Source: CNN

Potential Good News from Expert Scientist Regarding Future Mutations

The lead scientist that worked on the Oxford vaccine believes that there "aren't many places for the virus to go" regarding future mutations. She explains that viruses tend to become less virulent over time as they spread through a population that becomes more immune. She believes that Covid-19 will eventually become on par with other seasonal coronaviruses, such as Rhinovirus (the common cold).

Source: Yahoo!

 Walgreens Printable Coupons with Barcodes for December 2020

Candy always makes great stocking stuffers! These coupons from Walgreens are perfect for last-minute candy gift ideas for Christmas.

Walgreens Printable Coupons pictured above:

1) Walgreens printable coupons for Godiva Chocolate 4.67 to 7.4 oz. Coupon offer valid 11/29/20 thru 12/25/20

2) Walgreens printable coupons for M&M's Holiday Candy 7.44 to 10.7 oz.. Coupon offer valid 11/29/20 thru 12/2/20

3) Walgreens printable coupons for Mars Minis Candy 8.9 or 9.7 oz.. Coupon offer valid 11/29/20 thru 12/26/20

4) Walgreens printable coupons for Godiva or DeMet's Chocolate 4.3 to 5 oz.. Coupon offer valid 11/29/20 thru 12/25/20

5) Walgreens printable coupons for Hershey's Chocolate Candy 18.5 or 21 oz.. Coupon offer valid 11/29/20 thru 12/25/20

iHeartRadio Los Angeles Radio Station Contests December 2020

 

iHeartRadio Los Angeles Radio Station Contests December 2020

iHeartRadio Los Angeles Contests

104.3 MYfm 

What's That Noise? Contest

Please see my earlier blog post here for the full 2020 contest details and the latest noise guesses. 

104.3 MYfm What's That Noise? contest

ALT 98.7 KYSR FM 'LA's New Alternative'

The Woody Show Rent Relief Contest

Contest Phone Number: 877-44-WOODY

On The Woody Show, they will pay your rent or mortgage for a month if you call in at 7:50 a.m., caller number 98 must answer a trivia question from the radio content between 7 - 7:45 a.m. The Woody Show will pay your rent or mortgage up to $3,000 USD. 

On Tuesdays and Thursdays only, this contest also allows you to "Hook Up a Homie" with the same amount of rent or mortgage money as long as they don't live in the same household.

The potential winner will be asked to submit proof of their rent or mortgage in order to win this prize.

This radio station contest began on November 2, 2020

The official rules can be found here.

102.7 KIIS FM LA's #1 Hit Music Radio Station

The Seacrest Jingle Ball Bubble Parties Sweepstakes

Contest Phone Number: 800-520-1027

Record a special message (Why you need some Jingle Ball Cheer) using the Yappa Widget, and then listen to On-Air With Ryan Seacrest weekday mornings to hear if your contest entry has been selected.

You can also listen to 102.7 KIIS FM on the weekends for a chance to win. You must be listening when you hear the cue or hint to call into the contest number (above), and know the phrase that pays.

This is for weekends 11/21-11/22 and 12/5 - 12/6.

According to the official website, the deadline to submit Yappa entries has passed.

102.7 KIIS FM Jingle Ball

All prize winners will receive:

• A Dinner (up to $200) delivered by POSTMATES
• 6 pairs of Jingle Jammies
• 6 exclusive Jingle Ball face masks
• Westinghouse 50" 4K Roku TV
• Other treats and goodies

The official contest rules can be found here.

105.9 KPWR FM a.k.a. 'POWER 106'

Hip Hop Hookup Contest: Win a $200 gift card for the holidays, brought to you by Genesis

Contest Phone Number: 818-520-1059

Text "GENESIS" to the number for a chance to win over Thanksgiving weekend.

Stay at Home for the Holidays Contest

Contest Phone Number: 818-520-1059

Listen to POWER 106 Morning Show on weekdays to call in and win a $50 gift card to San Antonio Winery and Restaurant. All $50 gift card winners are entered for a chance to win the $1,000 USD Grand prize.

The official contest rules can be found here.

iHeartRadio Prize Pick up Suspended

This is a reminder that all prize pick-ups at Los Angeles iHeart Radio stations are suspended until further notice, due to the COVID-19 situation. If you win a prize or prizes at Los Angeles radio stations, the station will contact you, unless otherwise stated for you to contact the radio station.

Joffrey Baratheon Killed in Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 2 The Lion and the Rose

 

What happened in Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 2 ("The Lion and the Rose")?

This episode originally aired on HBO, and was written by George R. R. Martin from the A Song of Ice and Fire novels. This wedding event in the Game of Thrones novels is referred to as the "Purple Wedding"

The Following Information has SPOILER details from the television series Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 2

How did Joffrey Baratheon die?

Joffrey Baratheon was poisoned by Petyr Baelish (also known as "Littlefinger" and Olenna Tyrell at his wedding to Margaery Tyrell, however Tyrion Lannister is blamed and arrested for his murder, and Sansa Stark is accused of being his accomplice. This wedding event in the Game of Thrones novels is referred to as the Purple Wedding. (Also see my previous blog post: "The Red Wedding") The death of the principal villain "Joffrey" all happened only a few episodes after the Red Wedding.

Sadly, or not-so-sadly, Joffrey was killed within hours of his wedding.

Episode 2 (The Lion and the Rose) is a "satisfying" episode, because the Game of Thrones character Joffrey Baratheon rules as an out of control dictator and dies, and arguably so because he deserved it due to his abuse of power on the throne. His character clearly was not fit to rule a Kingdom, but he was given this incredible position of power so early on in his life. Given the fast pace of the Game of Thrones series, his death happened quickly in the HBO series.

The Events Leading up to the Death of Joffrey Baratheon in Season 4, Episode 2

Ramsay is hunting a woman with the help of Theon Greyjoy, whom Ramsay has tortured and brainwashed into being his servant "Reek" after castrating him. Ramsay tells Theon about Robb Stark's death as Theon is shaving him.

Back at the King's Landing, Tyrion Lannister convinces Jaime to train on the sword with his left hand (since his right hand - his sword hand - was chopped off). 

The Purple Wedding of Joffrey Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell

Joffrey and Margaery are married at the Sept of Baelor to unite the houses Baratheon and Tyrell and the wedding party returns to the Red Keep for the wedding feast. Cersei confronts and accuses the woman knight Brienne of being in love with her brother, Jaime. For entertainment, Joffrey is amused by a play involving dwarves at his wedding, that re-enacts the War of the Five Kings, and urges Tyrion Lannister to join the play, trying to humiliate him. But Tyrion has a witty response that insults Joffrey. So Joffrey makes Tyrion his cupbearer. The new bride of Joffrey, Margaery, tries to calm everyone down, but at this moment, Joffrey starts choking after drinking from the chalice. Joffrey accuses Tyrion, his newly appointed cupbearer of poisoning him. Cersei orders that Tyrion is arrested for poisoning the King. This leads to Tyrion's decision to leave King's Landing. If you have not already, read how Robb Stark was killed off in Game of Thrones, Season 3, Episode 9, "Red Wedding"

The Kim Kardashian David Letterman Interview Video

 

YouTube video clip title: My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

The Kim Kardashian David Letterman Netflix Interview

Interview Transcript from the video clip:

David Letterman: The robbers are dressed as policemen. Is that what I infer here?

Kim Kardashian West: Yeah, policemen with masks on. 

David Letterman: How many were in the room with you?

Kim Kardashian West: Two.

David Letterman: Just the two.

Kim Kardashian West: But they brought in the concierge from downstairs, handcuffed. With a gun up to him. So they were speaking, yelling at me in French. And I just sat up and...and I -- they kept on saying, "the ring...the ring..." and I was just so startled, I was like, you know, "What?" It didn't compute to me for a minute. And then the guy goes, "the ring..." [pointing at her ring finger]. And I had put it up by the side of my bed. So, I handed him my ring, and then he grabs me, and I was wearing a robe, and I wasn't wearing anything under it. [whispers] I don't wanna cry.

David Letterman: Oh, no, no, no, no. We all right?

Kim Kardashian West: I don't want to ruin my makeup. 

David Letterman: It's fine. The makeup is fine.

Kim Kardashian West: Okay. And um, he grabbed me and pulled me towards him. But I wasn't wearing anything underneath, and I was like, "Okay, this is like the time I'm gonna get raped. Like, just deal, like, it's--this is--it's gonna happen--you know? like--just, prepare yourself. So I did, and then...I don't know why I'm crying. I've talked about this before...Um...but then he tied me up with handcuffs, and then zip ties, and then duct tape. And then duct-taped my mouth and my eyes. And before he had my eyes, he had--I saw--I mean, before he duct-taped my eyes, 'cause that was the last thing, he umm...I saw he found my whole jewelry box, and like, held it up, like "Aha!" like "We got it!" but I kept on looking at the concierge, 'cause I didn't know who he was, and I'm like, "What is happening?", "Are we gonna die?", "Just tell them I have children.", "I have babies. I have a husband. I have a family.", "Like, I have to get home. Tell them, 'Take anything.' I'll never say, like, I saw them." "Like, take everything." And then, um...And then, I saw him have a  gun out to me, and I was like, "Okay, this is it." and I just kept on thinking about Kourtney. I kept on thinking she's gonna come home, and I'm gonna be dead in the room, and she's never gonna--she's gonna be traumatized for the rest of her life if she sees me. We're sharing a room, Like, on her bed. But I thought that was my fate. And then, the guy pick--He kept on whispering to me, like "You okay? You okay?" You know, like this one guy, the guy that didn't have the gun. Just like, "Shh, if you shh, you okay." And he could hardly speak English, but I was like, "Okay, he's like--Is he giving me a signal?"--like so much goes through your head. And I've watched every single CSI show on the planet. And so, for one split second, I'm like, "Look into his eyes. What color eyes do you have, and what color hair..." Like you're trying to do what you're supposed to do, and it all goes out the door. Like, it all goes out the door, and...he picked me up, and he put me in a bathtub. And then he picked me up again, and just put me on the floor and ran.

Kanye West gives Hologram for Kim Kardashian's 40th Birthday private island vacation

For Kim Kardashian's 40th birthday, her family went on a getaway vacation to a private island. While on this 40th birthday island vacation, she was presented with a special gift from her husband, Kanye West. Kanye West led Kim, Kris, Kourtney, Khloe, and Rob into a dark room on the island, where he presented to the family a hologram video of Robert Kardashian Sr. saying very nice things to Kim for her 40th birthday vacation.

Some kind things late Robert Kardashian Sr. hologram said to Kim included: "You are beautiful," "I am proud of you," and "I am always with you." He says, "I am so proud of the woman that you've become, and all that you've accomplished. All of your hard work, and all of the businesses that you have built are incredible, and most impressive is your commitment to become a lawyer and carry on my legacy. It's a long and a hard road, but it's worth it...and I'm with you every step of the way. The way that you're connecting with your roots and supporting Armenia means so much to me. You are a proud Armenian, and I'm a proud Armenian father. The most beautiful thing that I have witnessed, is watching you grow your family. I love you Kim. And tell Kourtney, Khloe, and Rob I love them, and I miss you all. And don't forget to say your prayers."

You can watch the video below.

Kim Kardashian's Touching Message to Kanye on Instagram

Kim Kardashian was very touched by this birthday gift from Kanye. She posted on Instagram the following message: "Hologram from Heaven - For my birthday, Kanye got me the most thoughtful gift of a lifetime. A special surprise from Heaven. A hologram of my dad. It is so lifelike and we watched it over and over, filled with lots of tears and emotion. I can't even describe what this meant to me and my sisters, my brother, my mom and closest friends to experience together. Thank you so much Kanye for this memory that will last a lifetime."

Keywords: Kim Kardashian, David Letterman, Netflix, interview, Kanye West, birthday

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Green Energy News: Saudi Arabia Sends Blue Ammonia to Japan

 

Saudia Arabia will send Blue Ammonia to Japan

Why is Saudi Arabia sending blue ammonia to Japan?

Japan wants to be the world leader in using hydrogen as fuel without carbon emissions. Japan has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 26% by the year 2030.

When Saudi Arabia sends blue ammonia to Japan, it is being touted as the world's first shipment of this new product that is being made in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia plans to develop a $5 billion hydrogen-based ammonia plant in its futuristic-inspired planned city of Noem. Saudi Arabia continues to diversify its energy exports as it wishes to not solely rely on oil as its sole source of income.

Blue Ammonia is 'Green Energy'

This news is important to the green energy world, as blue ammonia can be burned as a fuel in thermal power stations without any carbon dioxide byproduct as a waste. This is Japan's goal: to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Blue ammonia is considered a "feedstock" for blue hydrogen. Hydrogen created from renewable energy sources with no emissions is also known as "Green Hydrogen."

This blue ammonia is produced by Saudi Aramco by converting hydrocarbons into hydrogen and ammonia and capturing the carbon dioxide byproduct, resulting in green hydrogen.

Because Japan is so densely populated, with limited mountainous geography, the country is open to importing the blue ammonia from Saudi Arabia to gain this fuel as renewable energy.

Japan's gas industry executive, Shigeru Muraki says that Japan is "the [blue ammonia] fuel is forging ahead of alternatives, with Japan's electricity industry planning for commercialization in the next few years."

He also says: "We've been looking at liquid hydrogen, organic hydrides and ammonia...the conclusion is that ammonia - a compound comprising three atoms of hydrogen to one of nitrogen - is the 'most viable option'."

Quick Fact: At room temperature, ammonia is a poisonous gas.

104.3 MYFM What's That Noise? Sound Guesses List 2020 #UnsanctionedList

If you are looking for the What's That Noise Contest Unsanctioned List for August 2023, please click here. The link will take you to the latest 2023 Unsanctioned List.

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What's That Noise Contest 2020 

If you listen everyday to 104.3 MYfm LA radio station, you should participate in the What's That Noise contest to win the cash prize. You can also listen to MYfm using the iheart radio app, or live from the website.

Call In and Win!

Be the 20th caller at the following times and you can get a chance to guess the noise. 

Monday-Friday Pacific time at 7:25 AM, 8:25 AM, 9:25 AM, 11:25 AM, 1:25 PM, 3:25 PM, 5:25 PM. If your call gets through, you have a chance to guess the noise. Listen to the noise when they play it, or on the website address below to hear it. On Thursdays, the cash prize increases by $1,000.00 with each incorrect noise guess. It's called Thousand Dollar Thursdays!

#WhatsThatNoise Contest Contact Info.

Call: 866-544-6936

Website: https://1043myfm.iheart.com/featured/myfm-whats-that-noise/

104.3 MyFM - What's That Noise Contest December 2020 Guesses and Clues

Guesses from the week of Nov. 2-6:

• Scotch tape
• Hole puncher
• Tearing apart a vegetable
• Cutting paper
• Hand sanitizer
• Opening Ziploc bag
• Vegetable peeler
• Opening a container
• Sharpening a knife
• Peeling a Post-it Note
• Opening a soda
• Cracking an egg
• Ripping tape from package
• Camera
• Pringles lid
• Striking a match
• Electric Stapler
• Screenshot from phone
• Opening a FedEx envelope
• Breaking celery
• Receipt printer

Noise Guesses for Monday 11/09/20:

Cash prize started at $10,000

• Writing something on a chalkboard
• Swiping a credit card
• Ice skates
• A turnstile
• A baby bouncer
• Opening string cheese
• Sliding hangers to hang clothes

Noise Guesses for Tuesday 11/10/20:

Cash prize started at $10,700

• Biting into an apple 🍎
• A light saber (Star Wars)
• Cracking an egg 🥚
• Flipping a page in a book 📚
• Biting into an apple (guessed again)🍎
• Opening a letter
• Opening a soda can

Noise Guesses for Wednesday 11/11/20:

Cash prize started at $11,400

• Spraying Lysol
• A Skateboard
• Taking a bite into a Martinelli's bottle drink container (seen on TikTok)
• Crinkling a leaf 
• Lint Roller
• Cracking an egg 🥚
• A copy machine making copies
• A pencil✏️ writing on a piece of paper 

Noise Guesses for Thursday 11/12/20:

It's Thousand Dollar Thursday - Cash prize started at $12,100 this morning and increases by $1,000 with each incorrect guess

• The untucking of an envelope 
• A date stamp
• A zip tie
• Chalk on a chalkboard
• Peeling open a banana 🍌
• Cutting through wrapping paper
• Canned air duster spray

Noise Guesses for Friday 11/13/20:

Cash prize starts at $19,100

• A Ziploc bag being opened or closed
• Buttering toast or bagel 🥯
• An aerosol spray
• Automatic hand sanitizer
• A marker on paper 
• An elastic like a rubber band
• An ice skate on ice 

Noise Guesses for Monday 11/16/20:

The Cash prize started today at $19,800

• Twisting on a Rubik's cube
• Opening a yogurt lid
• A letter opener opening an envelope
• Lysol disinfectant spray
• Cracking a peanut🥜
• Opening a soda can 
• Liquid soap dispenser

Noise Guesses for Tuesday 11/17/20:

The Cash prize started at $20,500

• Plastic trigger spray bottle
• Removing the aluminum seal from a new can of coffee
• Peeling back the lid on a Yoplait yogurt
• Compressed air gun
• Opening a pizza box
• The end of an album after a song ends
• Curtains opening and closing

Noise Guesses for Wednesday 11/18/20:

The Cash prize starts at $21,200

• Opening a can of soup or cat food
• Opening or separating velcro
• Parchment paper
• A paper cutter
• Peeling off a Post-It Note
• Peeling off a Band-aid
• A typewriter

Noise Guesses for Thursday 11/19/20:

It's Thousand Dollar Thursday - Cash prize started at $21,900 this morning and increases by $1,000 with each incorrect guess

• Viewmaster (retro toy)
• A zipper
• A camera shutter
• Tape measure
• Cutting a melon  🍉
• The licking sound from a Snapchat dog filter
• Opening a soda or beer can

Noise Guesses for Friday 11/19/20:

Cash prize starts at $28,900

• Squishing a grape 🍇
• Paper being pulled out of an envelope 
• Picking up keys 
• Removing Wax from body (i.e. eyebrow hair removal)
• Cutting through a watermelon 🍉
• Opening an envelope with a letter opener
• Scratching styrofoam

The cash prize accumulated to $29,600.00 on Friday, with no winner yet. The What's That Noise Contest will resume on Monday, November 29, 2020.

Noise Guesses for Monday 11/30/20:

Cash prize resumed at $29,600

• A Bandaid
• A diaper strap
• Ripping a check out of a checkbook
• Tearing open a candy bar
• Opening up a 2-Liter soda bottle
• Opening an elevator
• Ripping or tearing paper from a pad

Noise Guesses for Tuesday 12/01/20:

Cash prize started at $30,300

• Pulling plastic film off of a frozen dinner
• Peeling off a hair wax strip
• Peeling back or peeling off a yogurt lid
• Opening a can of peanuts
• Nails on a chalkboard
• Crushing an aluminum can
• Post-It Note

Noise Guesses for Wednesday 12/02/20:

Cash prize started at $31,000

• Writing with chalk on a chalkboard
• Pulling Kleenex tissue from a tissue box
• Shredding or cutting paper
• Removing husk from corn
• Swiping a credit card
• Curling ribbon with scissors
• Peeling off packing tape

Noise Guesses for Thursday 12/03/20:

It's Thousand Dollar Thursday - Cash prize starts at $31,700 this morning and increases by $1,000 with each incorrect guess

• Flipping through a book
• Opening a bag of popcorn
• Scraping burnt part off of toast
• A lighter
• Opening and closing a wooden sliding door
• Opening a can of biscuits
• Removing the protective Covering on a Photo album

What's That Noise Clues Given

*First noise clue was provided on 12/3 at 5:25 p.m. with Dave Styles. Second and third clues were given on 12/4.

First clue is: "kids"

Second clue is: "sweet"

Third clue is: "juice"

Noise Guesses for Friday 12/04/20:

Cash prize started at $38,700

• Kid's velcro shoes
• Cracking an egg

The winning guess on 12/4 was a kid's straw going into a juice box for $38,900.00

Winner: Ann from Long Beach, CA

104.3 MyFM - What's That Noise Contest -Previous Noises-

It's November 2020, and the What's That Noise contest is on 104.3 MYFM. It officially started back on Sept. 21, 2020. Listen to Valentine in the Morning for your chance to play. 

Previous sound (below):

What's That Noise List of Guesses Fall 2020

Jeannie from La Jabra guessed bag of chips on Friday, Oct. 2 and won $2,000.00 for Sound #4.

Jennifer in West Covina guessed an ironing board on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 and won the cash prize of $16,900.00 USD for Sound #3.

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For Sound #3

Here is a list of incorrect guesses since Sept. 21, 2020:

• paper cutter
• train
• record player
• blender
• paper printer
• knife sharpener
• jingle before Valentine in the Morning talks
• paper shredder
• automatic soap dispenser
• ripping open a package
• toaster
• camera shutter
• paper trimmer
• refrigerator ice machine
• cutting machine
• pepper grinder
• air pump
• electric stapler
• paper cutter
• ziploc bag
• electric can opener
• static
• opening or closing a ladder
• paper towel

Noise Guesses for Monday 9/28/20:

• Hair dryer
• Broken glass
• Spoon in a pot
• Ripping clothes
• Popping champagne bottle or pouring champagne
• Coffee grinder
• Opening a door

Noise Guesses for Tuesday 9/29/20:

• Electric drill
• Ball point pen
• Changing the dial on the radio station
• Paper towel being ripped
• Pencil sharpener
• Dial on a washing machine

Noise Guesses for Wednesday 9/30/20:

• Lever on the toaster
• Opening or closing the lid of a Barbecue
• Metal scraping in a chair
• Metal filing cabinet
• Rewinding a tape
• A rake
• Receipt printing

Noise Guesses for Thursday 10/01/20:

• A bottle hitting a solid surface
• Tearing aluminum foil
• Retractable tape measure
• A toaster
• Inserting money into a machine
• Shuffling Cards

The winning guess: Jennifer in West Covina guessed an ironing board on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 and won the cash prize of $16,900.00 USD

Additional notes: As of Thursday, Oct. 01, 2020 the cash prize reached $16,900.00 USD.

Disregard the comment Brian made on the show about the sound "You would use it more than me" - It was not an actual clue about the noise. 

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What's That Noise List of Guesses and Clues 2021

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The Sequel Seat is perfect for Movie Theaters to Prevent Coronavirus

 

A company by the name of Layer has designed a movie theater seat for a Coronavirus world, where health and safety is the number one priority. The invention is called the Sequel Seat, and it is a modular chair that can be adaptable to various row widths.

The Sequel Seat has integrated speakers inside the headrests for improved sound during the moviegoing experience. There is a side table on each seat for eating food and drinks during the movie experience.

How does the Sequel Seat prevent Coronavirus?

The Sequel Seat uses a technique that is a woven fabric of copper threads, created with 3D printing. The resulting fabric is antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral. The design prevents dirt traps from forming. In addition to this fabric, there is a protective screen between each seat. A built-in UV light in the storage compartment of the seat armrest, which sterilizes the moviegoers possessions while they watch a movie. The UV light uses Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVG) to kill harmful microorganisms, such as viruses and bacteria. The UV lights also are on the backs of the seats to sterilize in between each row of Sequel Seats.

The Founder of Sequel Seat says this about it: "Sequel Seat is a tool that delivers the enhanced comfort and essential safety features that will help cinemas define themselves as a safe place where moviegoers can be transported to another world."

Apple iPhone 13 Issues and Problems Reported

iPhone 13 issues and problems

iPhone 13 Users are reporting Touchscreen issues

Many iPhone 13 users have reported intermittent touch issues on their brand new device, where it is unresponsive to touch, after the latest iOS 15 update that arrived in late September, resulting in some parts of the touchscreen not responding at all. Most reports of this issue are directly affecting the iPhone 13.

Source: News.com.au

Apple iPhone ProMotion fast refresh rates not working

Problem: The ProMotion displays on both the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max were designed to increase their refresh rate up to 120 Hz when the experience calls for a smoother frame rate. But many iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max users have reported that some third-party apps are not utilizing the 120 Hz faster refresh rate. One app, in particular, is the Apollo Reddit app (9to5Mac report). It is important to know that some apps use a combination of 60 Hz refresh rate for animations and 120 Hz for scrolling and full-screen transitions.

Solution: App makers need to flag their software with a declaration that they can support 120 Hz. Apple plans to make this a requirement to app developers. Apple then plans to fix a bug related to their Core Animation tools, which will resolve an issue with animations. Apple plans to fix this with a software update.

Did you know?

The company TechInsights disassembled an iPhone 13 Pro and estimated that it costs around $570 USD to manufacture the iPhone 13 Pro based on the hardware inside.

Which Four NBA Players will form a Superteam in the Disney World Bubble?

NBA Superstars Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard

The world wants to know, which four NBA superstar players will form a superteam because of playing and living so close in Disney World during the 2020 season?

More specifically: Which four NBA players will be in the Orlando Four?

A Complex article on July 24 discussed how agents and executives are "concerned" the NBA Bubble in Orlando, Florida could lead to NBA players getting together to form superteams, much like the Miami Heat with Lebron James, Chris Bosh, and Dewayne Wade from 2010 to 2014. They won back-to-back championships in the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

The NBA season is expected to resume on July 30, 2020 in the Walt Disney World sports complex, which is located in Orlando, FL At the time that this article is written, the NBA teams have been scrimmaging each other in Orlando, Florida.

The Orlando Four could be formed from different combinations of NBA Players.

It is all up for speculation right now, but it is fun to speculate who could be the four superstars.

A Complex article on July 24 discussed how agents and executives are "concerned" the NBA Bubble in Orlando, Florida could lead to NBA players getting together to form superteams, much like the Miami Heat with Lebron James, Chris Bosh, and Dewayne Wade from 2010 to 2014. They won back-to-back championships in the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

2021 Free Agents that could form a Superteam 'Orlando Four' in the NBA Bubble

The 2021 free agents include:

• Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers
• Chris Paul, Oklahoma Thunder
• DeMar DeRozan, San Antonio Spurs
• Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
• Gordon Hayward, Boston Celtics
• LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
• Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers
• Jrue Holiday, New Orleans Pelicans
• Paul George, Los Angeles Clippers
• Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
• Victor Oladipo, Indiana Pacers

2020 and 2021 NBA Players (free agents) listed by team here.

ESPN's Brian Windhorst was quoted on the show Get UP! saying, "I have heard on more than four occasions, agents or executives complaining about how in a year or two...next year, when we have a loaded 2021 free agent class, whether bonds have been formed in this bubble, with teams that are clustered together, will, you know, play out."

.@WindhorstESPN is hearing from multiple league executives and agents that they're concerned about the formation of the next NBA super team in the bubble.

"In a year will we be talking about the formation of the Orlando Four?" pic.twitter.com/5UCq34EJsT

— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) July 24, 2020

Some of the obvious teams that already have the formings of a NBA superteam:
Los Angeles Lakers: Anthony Davis, LeBron James
Los Angeles Clippers: Kawhi Leonard, Paul George
Houston Rockets: James Harden, Russell Westbrook
Dallas Mavericks: Seth Curry, Luka Doncic

Scientists cross breed Russian Sturgeon and American Paddlefish to create new Sturddlefish

Sturddlefish; credit: Flórián Tóth, NARIC, Research Institute for Fisheries and Aquaculture

Hybrid Sturddlefish

While trying to save the Russian sturgeon from extinction, scientists accidentally create a hybrid fish called a sturddlefish that is half Russian Sturgeon and half American Paddlefish.

A brand new form of fish known as a 'sturddlefish' is a cross between a Russian ganoid fish and yank ganoid fish have been created by scientists during a science laboratory.

A team from the analysis Institute for Fisheries and cultivation, Hungary, were exploiting ganoid fish gamete to undertake to coax eggs from the vulnerable ganoid fish into reproducing asexually, during a method known as parthenogeny.

They selected ganoid fish gamete and as a result of they assumed the two species would be unable to breed. The fish never made contact with each other, and also the parthenogeny method needs the 'sperm however not its DNA'.

The team says this might flow from to the fact that they are a 'living fossil' species, that's that they need modified little since their last common antecedent was alive.

'These phenomena could lead to a better similarity, compatibility, and adaptability among the ganoid fish genomes,' the authors wrote in their paper printed in Genes.

Despite this, a brand new species of sturddlefish - from a feminine ganoid fish and male ganoid fish - have been created during a science laboratory 'accidentally' despite researchers predicting it'd be not possible for the 2 to supply offspring.

The Russian Sturgeon and American Paddlefish are two distant species and live in two very different locations geographically in the world. This is a fascinating discovery.

See the Comet NEOWISE in the Northern Hemisphere in July 2020

Comet NEOWISE; image credit NASA/Bill Dunford

If you enjoy looking at the stars, for the rest of July 2020, you should be watching for the Comet NEOWISE in the night sky if you live in the Northern Hemisphere.

Once it disappears from view, the comet will not be visible in Earth's skies for another 6,800 years, according to NASA.

While July 2020 began with the comet visible low on the horizon in the early morning sky, the Comet NEOWISE has now transitioned to become an evening comet, perfectly visible as the skies darken.

The comet is named after NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, otherwise known as the NEOWISE mission, which discovered it in late March.

Comet NEOWISE; image credit: NASA

See Comet NEOWISE in Northern Hemisphere in July 2020

You may be able to see it with the naked eye, but grab a pair of binoculars or peer through a small telescope, if you have either, for a better view in the Northern Hemisphere.
If you live in an urban area with a lot of light pollution, you may want to find a spot to watch the sky that has less light and obstructions, like tall buildings.

After the sun sets, look for the Big Dipper constellation in the northwestern sky, according to NASA. Just below it, you'll see the comet. It looks a bit like a fuzzy star with a tail.
The comet will continue to rise higher above the northwestern horizon for the rest of this month. It will come closest to Earth on July 22 -- just 64 million miles away.
While comets are unpredictable and can disappear from view at any time, astronomers predict that we should be able to see it for the rest of the month.

And Comet NEOWISE is a survivor. It recently made its closest approach to the sun without breaking apart, which suggests it could have a sturdy structure, rather than a crumbly interior like some comets. The Hubble Space Telescope witnessed Comet ATLAS, discovered in December 2019, break apart into pieces in April.

Comets are really just made up of ice and dust, with some organic material. Many of the comets with long orbits, like NEOWISE, only venture through the inner solar system and close to the sun for a short time.

Scientists compare it to coming out of "cold storage" for the comet because the outer solar system where they originate is so much colder. The warmth of the sun and the inner solar system causes the ice to melt, although astronomers aren't sure why ATLAS broke apart.
After its closest approach to Earth, Comet NEOWISE will continue on its very long orbit to the edge of the solar system, stretching out 715 astronomical units from our sun. (As a comparison, Earth is one astronomical unit from the sun.)
This is why we won't see the comet again in our lifetimes -- it takes thousands of years to travel the outer solar system before returning to the inner solar system.
But, scientists point out, this means the comet isn't exactly new, only new to us because it previously passed through Earth's skies when humans were present about 6,800 years ago.

While Comet NEOWISE was spotted on March 27 by NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, the mission didn't start out to find comets.
Ten years ago, the mission was launched as WISE and it was designed to do an all-sky map in infrared light.
But the team realized that it was also pretty useful for observing asteroids and comets and measuring their sizes and how reflective they were, said Amy Mainzer, the NEOWISE principal investigator at the University of Arizona, in a NASA press conference this week. The NEOWISE mission has found a couple dozen comets so far.
The WISE mission was only designed to last for about seven months, but NASA asked the team to reactivate it after its prime mission concluded in 2013, and they've been using NEOWISE to watch the skies ever since Mainzer said. The team estimated that the NEOWISE mission only has about one year left.

"We're excited it's still able to find spectacular things like this comet," Mainzer said.
The team spotted Comet NEOWISE by its infrared emissions, meaning they could pick out its heat signature. In late March, the scientists determined it was a comet and when it would pass close to the sun -- and they've been tracking it ever since.
By observing the comet, the researchers have learned that it's about three miles in diameter, the average size for a comet with a long orbit. And it's incredibly bright, even if it's not as spectacular as Comet Hale-Bopp as witnessed in 1997.

Sometimes when comets that have a lot of mass, like NEOWISE, they can blow apart when they come close to the sun. Their ice becomes heated so quickly that it shreds and destroys the comet, Mainzer said. Because this comet survived, it tells astronomers there is something unique about its structural strength.

The comets in our solar system formed at its very beginning. Gas and dust formed in clumps orbiting in a disk around our young sun, and those clumps became planets, asteroids, and comets. The comets were kicked out to the edge of the solar system, so their ice remains pristine.
NASA scientists and the NEOWISE team will continue observing the comet with various instruments and cameras to see how it progresses, said Emily Kramer, co-investigator on the NEOWISE science team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

Because the comet is so bright, the scientists expect to get better data, and much more of it, than they typically do for most comets, Kramer said.
Most comets are so faint that they can only be seen using the most powerful telescopes. Scientists are looking forward to learning the composition of this comet based on the data they gather. That composition could reveal more information about the "ingredients" used to make our solar system.
Although this comet takes a long time to complete one orbit around the sun, some that originate further out in the solar system can take hundreds of millions of years to orbit the sun or even longer, Mainzer said. Meanwhile, some of the closer comets only take about five or six years to complete an orbit. Comet NEOWISE is in the middle, taking about 7,000 years.

"This is coming in from a medium-long distance," Mainzer said. "How it got there is a bit of a mystery. It may have had a more distant orbit that was perturbed to create this current orbit."