Radio Recap (Friday 09/18/20)

Bible Trivia Question:

What was Sarah's reaction to the news that she would bear a son?
A. She rejoiced
B. She fainted
C. She cried
D. She laughed 



In The News:

 - National Cheeseburger Day on September 18th honors America’s favorite sandwich with a slice of cheese.

 - Elusive Pig in the city. Our officers handle a wide variety of issues throughout the community. That includes responding to “loose pig in the neighborhood” calls. We recently got a call (again) about the porker roaming around at Atlantic and Main. He’s been dubbed the “uncatchable pig” and despite multiple attempts from officers and animal control to nab him, he remains elusive.

 - Popular online color. After a look at the colors in the brands from the top 100 websites in the world, it turns out the web landscape is dominated by a large number of blue brands, although red occupies a large amount of space as well. So why is blue so popular? A lot of the brands that have grown to be global web powerhouses started as small web startups. While large corporate giants with branding departments spend quite a lot on market research, user testing, branding, etc., lots of website got started with brands created by the founders themselves with little to no research into the impact their color choice would have. When Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, was asked why he chose blue for his site design he responded, “I’m color blind, it’s the only color I can see.”

 - Fun Fact: Just over one in four U.S. homes have what on the outside? (A deck) #funfact

 - National Tradesmen Day honors the men and women whose skills and hard work build America. And, their skills keep it running strong. The day recognizes the professionals who maintain the complex infrastructure of our roads, cities, water systems, and power grids.

 - Beach brain. Police in Racine, Wisconsin are looking to determine not only the what, but the why, after what appeared to be a brain was found on a Lake Michigan beach. Construction worker Jimmy Senda found the supposed brain during a stroll on the beach. He says he typically collects sea glass and other random stuff to use in his artwork… The brain was found in a square package with flowers and what appears to be paper with Mandarin characters printed on it. On Thursday police said the item found was deemed “not consistent with a human brain. … At this time it is unsure what type of animal it is.”

 - Man shot by his own dog. In Bulgaria, a hunter was shot by his own dog when he tried to knock a dead quail out of its mouth with his gun, but instead the dog grabbed the trigger and fired it into his chest. The hunter is OK.

 - Time for a break. The afternoon is when most of us hit a productivity wall and feel the need for a break, but a study suggests that it might be better to conserve your energy earlier in the day. The study (published in the Journal of Applied Psychology) analyzed over 900 surveys regarding breaks at work — lunches, coffee, socializing with co-workers, and personal email. The results suggested that it’s better to break before you’ve used up your mental resources in order to refresh and actually recuperate some of those resources.… Researchers found that workers should take a break mid-morning, before lunch. Morning breaks were the most effective at restoring resources of all breaks across the day. Your mental resources decline throughout the day, so when taking a mid-morning break you’re replenishing a small amount of lost resources better as opposed to afternoon, when it’s harder to get back to your pre-break state.

 - Dummy phone theft. A phone store in Germany was the victim of an overnight break-in, but the thieves didn’t get away with what they thought they did. Police say one or more people used large rocks to break the glass in the store’s back door and gain entry. Once inside, several phones were cut or ripped from the displays. Lucky for the store all of the display phones are dummy phones and are of no value to the thieves. The store has been the victim of theft in the past so all the real phones are locked in a vault every night.

 - US to block TikTok. By the end of the weekend, TikTok and WeChat will be blocked from U.S. app stores.the Department of Commerce's announcement this morning means you won't be able to download or update the apps. Also, no transferring money or processing payments through WeChat. Some security experts have warned that the Chinese company that owns TikTok tracks and keeps data from the 100 million users in the U.S. President Trump has been pushing for TikTok to be fully owned by a U.S. company. It appears, at this point, TikTok will still function if it's already installed on a device.





Matt's Musing:

Why be difficult, when with a bit of effort, you can be totally impossible!


Matt's Pick Song:

“Still Feelin’ Fine ” by the Booth Brothers


Bible Trivia Answer:

D. She laughed (Genesis 18:12-13)