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Tourist climbs ancient Mayan pyramid in Mexico, gets booed because it’s forbidden

Tourist climbs ancient Mayan pyramid in Mexico, gets booed because it’s forbidden

A tourist was booed local people after she trespassed on an ancient Mayan temple in Yucatan, Mexico.

The scene was heavily spread on social media : a blonde woman, dressed in red trousers and a blue top, climbed up the stairs of the 79ft-tall Temple of Kukulcan, in Mexico. This is absolutely forbidden.

She then danced at the top of the pyramid and when she climbed down, she was of course booed by local tourists. El Pais quoted Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said that the monument did not suffer any damage, but the tourist could face a fine from $2500 to $5100.

Climbing the pyramid is forbidden since 2006, when an elderly tourist from California fell down the UNESCO-listed building and tragically died. Ropes surround the pyramid, preventing people from climbing.

 

Covid 19 : what to do, what to know before traveling

Covid 19 : what to do, what to know before traveling

Covid 19 is still a thing : to be safe and secure, here are the recommandations from the US government.

What You Need to Know

Protect yourself and others from COVID-19:
Get up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines before you travel.
Consider getting tested before travel.
Follow CDC’s recommendations for wearing masks in travel and public transportation settings.
Get tested after arrival.
Countries may have their own entry and exit requirements.
Non-U.S. citizen, non-U.S. immigrants: You must show proof of being fully vaccinated with the primary series of an accepted COVID-19 vaccine before you board your flight to the United States. Only limited exceptions apply.

Before You Leave the United States : Make sure to plan ahead

Get up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines before you travel.
Find out when you can get your booster and where to get a vaccine or booster.
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting people—especially those who are boosted— from getting seriously ill, being hospitalized, and even dying.
Follow all requirements of transportation operators (such as airlines, cruise lines, buses) and any requirements, including mask wearing, proof of vaccination, or testing at your destination.
Requirements in other countries may differ from U.S. requirements. If you do not follow your destination’s requirements, you may be denied entry and required to return to the United States.
If you have a weakened immune system or are at increased risk for severe disease, take multiple prevention steps to provide additional layers of protection from COVID-19 even if you are up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines.
Talk to your healthcare provider about your risk before travel and consider delaying travel to areas with high COVID-19 levels. Even if you are up to date, you should know what precautions to take.

Testing : RECOMMENDED

Consider getting tested with a viral test as close to the time of departure as possible (no more than 3 days) before travel.
Make sure you know your test results before travel.
Don’t travel if your test result is positive.
Find a U.S. COVID-19 testing location near you or use a self-test.

The best Tips to Travel Well for Thanksgiving

The best Tips to Travel Well for Thanksgiving

Traveling during Thanksgiving can be a hassle : wtravl.com gives you the best advice to travel during the holiday.

Thanksgiving is often a holiday where a lot, A LOT of people travel. By car, bus, train or plane, it’s the busy season.

1. Plan ahead

Like every trip, it’s always best to plan a trip in advance. And it’s cheaper too, the closest your are to Thanksgiving, the higher the prices will go.

2. Packing : pack the least items possible

Take warm clothes obviously, but you dont need to much. An outfit for Thanksgiving day and then, maybe plan to wash some clothes if you are going away for a week.

3. Passport and travel infos

Check that your passport is still in date before booking travel. You might also need a visa if you travel abroad.  Travel info: boarding pass, address of your hotel… Store all your important document digitally, by sending yourself en email. Simple, you will find it when you need it. But also make a backup, by printing all your infos.

4. Avoid Peak Travel Dates

To escape busy airport, why dont you leave a few days before everyone else ? If you’re on a family trip, try and leave before everyone else. It will make things way, way easier. It’s even easier if you’re going away on a vacation as a couple, or even on your own.

5. Take an extra bag

During Thanksgiving, you will likely come back with stuff given by an aunt, a grandma, a grandpa or your parents : food, stuff from your childhood. So don’t forget to take an extra bag, something light, to bring back all those wonderful gifts your family will offer you.

 

Erie County travel ban updates

Erie County travel ban updates

Road conditions and weather forecasts : Erie County announces it will update its travel restrictions to reflect the following as it pertains to driving bans starting Monday, Nov. 21.

Here are travel restrictions take as of November 21st. Travel bans are lifted slowly, but be cautious

*Effective at midnight, the travel ban for the Town and Village of Orchard Park will be lifted and replaced by a travel advisory for all of Orchard Park

* Effective at 6 a.m., the travel ban for the Town of Hamburg, Village of Hamburg and Village of Blasdell will be lifted and be replaced by a travel advisory for all of Hamburg

* Effective at 6 a.m., the travel ban for the Town of Evans and the Village of Angola will be lifted and replaced by a travel advisory for all of Evans

The City of Lackawanna and the City of Buffalo south of William Street will continue to have a driving ban until further notice.

Following consultation with state officials, Route 219 and New York State Thruway exits 56 and 57 will also re-open to all traffic effective at midnight tonight.

In addition, the following municipalities will have their travel advisories lifted:

Akron

Alden

Amherst

Brant

Cheektowaga

City of Tonawanda

Clarence

Concord

Collins

Farnham

Gowanda

Grand Island

Kenmore

Lancaster

Newstead

North Collins

Sardinia

Sloan

Springville

North Collins

Williamsville

County officials are still urging all residents to use extreme caution when traveling, especially when approaching intersections in order to help prevent additional blocked roads from motor vehicle accidents or stranded vehicles and to help continue allowing snow removal crews, tow trucks and emergency responders to conduct their work.

Salt Bae banned from World Cup because he touched the Trophy

Salt Bae banned from World Cup because he touched the Trophy

Salt Bae, the famous turkish chef, won’t be invited to the next World Cup in 2026.

Salt Bae couldn’t. He didn’t have the right. A few days after being everywhere on the field after the World Cup, and even touching the trophy, it’s been confirmed that the chef will be banned from the next World Cup in 2026.

Nusret Gokce won’t be invited simply because he didn’t have permission to be on the field, and even worse, to touch the Cup. Only players, staff and officials can touche the famous trophy. ‘Its current design dates back to 1974,’ FIFA’s website reads. ‘As one of the most recognised sports symbols in the world and a priceless icon, the original FIFA World Cup Trophy can only be touched and held by a very select group of people, which includes former winners of the FIFA World Cup and heads of state.’

Salt Bae has been seen with almost all the argentinian players, even trying his best to get a photo with an annoyed Lionel Messi.

What to Eat and Drink Before Running

What to Eat and Drink Before Running

What to Eat Before Running ? That’s a question new runners ask themselves : a good preparation is very important to run in the best conditions.

You are new runner, or you are trying to run again. But there is an important condition first : what to eat, and when to eat ? To avoid stomach cramps and the dreaded “wall” (when energy levels plummet) here are our best tips about food and running.

When to eat ?

First, just don’t eat before running. Just dont’. Your body needs energy to run and digesting take a lot of energy. So make sure that you eat at least 2 hours before you run. Or even 3 hours. Or even not at all. Some runners like to eat with an empty stomach. Is it a good idea ? I know i have a hard time running on an empty stomach, so what I usually do is eat lightly 2 or 3 hours before my afternoon run. If you like running in the morning, then you probably are one of those people who can run on an empty stomach. If you feel like it, go for it. Listen to your body.

But… you need to eat if you plan on running a lot

For the 10-kilometer (6.2 miles), the half marathon (21 km or 13.1 miles) and the marathon (42 km or 26.2 miles), you just need to eat. Your Body will need the fuel. So eat 3 or 4 hours before. If you’re running less than 60 minutes, a pre-run eating session isn’t that important.

What to eat ?

Your meal needs to be high in carbs, but not too much protein and low in nutrients (fat and fiber). Those will slow down digestion. Eggs, banana, low-fat cottage cheese, blueberries, white toast, honey are good fuel for running.

You can also try turkey and mustard, grapes, baked potato, some pasta. But avoid creams, fried foods, butter or oil. Broccoli and cauliflower can also slow you down.

Drink too

Your body will need water since you will sweat. It is recommended to drink 17–20 ounces (500–590 ml) of water with your pre-run meal, so again 3 or 4 hours before. I also like to drink half a glass of water few minutes before running. Because water pumps up your metabolism by 20% for a bit after your drink water.

Just before you run

30 to 60 minutes before a run, you can add some quick snacks to help you maintain your energy. But it has to be very small : fruit (banana or orange), 1/2 of a, energy bar, dry cereal and drink 5–10 ounces (150–295 ml) of water. Forget drink such as diet coke, coffee or Red bull. they won’t help you. Avoid also dairy products, cheese and cream.

While running

If you go out for a long run, you might need a snack. Find some food with Glycogen that will help boost your blood sugar: Sports drinks with electrolytes, which you lose in sweat, Energy gels, Energy bars, Dried fruit, or even… candies. You will also need to drink 17–34 ounces (500–1,000 ml) of water per hour.

Elon Musk lost his own poll and will step down as Twitter CEO but…

Elon Musk lost his own poll and will step down as Twitter CEO but…

Elon Musk and democracy, that’s a bit hard. but given the circumstance, the CEO of Twitter has no choice but to accept the poll he launched himself.

A few days ago, Elon Musk asked Twitter “Should i step down as Twitter CEO”. “I will abide by the results of this poll”, he wrote next to the poll on december 19.

And the poll said yes at 57%, 17 million voters in just 12 hours. The billionaire was stuck, and has now no choice but to accept the result. He will… sometime in the future. On one condition.

“I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the software & servers teams”, he wrote. We bet he will take his time to find the right person…

Probably his dumbest move yet ? Yes, we say. And we don’t need a poll for that…

 

World Cup Final : Salt Bae annoyed Argentina players, Messi was not having it

World Cup Final : Salt Bae annoyed Argentina players, Messi was not having it

Salt Bae was on the pitch with Argentina players after their victory at the world cup final: but people are not having it.

Salt Bae wanted a bit of the light. Just like French president Emmanuel Macron, who couldn’t let go of Kylian Mbappé, the famous chef Salt Bae was seen parading on the pitch with Argentina players and even holding the World Cup Tropy. But is he Argentinian ? Nope, he’s Turkish.

https://twitter.com/JCUStreaks10/status/1604831504483635201

Most players didn’t really know what to do, but Lionel Messi didn’t want him to be there…

James Cameron hired scientist To Prove Jack Couldn’t Have Survived In ‘Titanic’

James Cameron hired scientist To Prove Jack Couldn’t Have Survived In ‘Titanic’

25 years later, James Cameron is still bugged by people thinking Jack could have survived on that little piece of wood in Titanic, so he decide to prove he couldn’t.

The never ending debate about Titanic gets an update in a very surprising way. The director of the movie, James Cameron, has hired a team of scientific expert to prove he couldn’t survive with Rose on that raft.

Speaking to The Toronto Sun to promote ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ Cameron revealed he has made a “scientific study” that proves two people could not have survived on the floating door. “We have done a scientific study to put this whole thing to rest and drive a stake through its heart once and for all. We have since done a thorough forensic analysis with a hypothermia expert who reproduced the raft from the movie and we’re going to do a little special on it that comes out in February”.

James Cameron : “Dumbass arguments”

“We took two stunt people who were the same body mass of Kate and Leo and we put sensors all over them and inside them and we put them in ice water and we tested to see whether they could have survived through a variety of methods and the answer was, there was no way they both could have survived. Only one could survive.

[Jack] needed to die. It’s like Romeo and Juliet. It’s a movie about love and sacrifice and mortality. The love is measured by the sacrifice…Maybe after 25 years, I won’t have to deal with this anymore”.

In 2019, James Cameron refused to listen to other opinion, calling the debate “stupid” in a very James Cameron Way. “There’s no debate. But if you really want to unearth all the dumbass arguments associated with it…I mean, let’s go back to, could Romeo have been smart and not taken the poison? Yes. Could he have decided not to bring his little dagger just in case Juliet might stab herself with it? Yes, absolutely. It sort of misses the point”, he told BBC at the time.

The special will be released with a a 4K restoration of Titanic which will screen in theaters on Valentine’s Day weekend 2023 in the US.

Prince William doesn’t want to Speak to Prince Harry anymore

Prince William doesn’t want to Speak to Prince Harry anymore

Harry and Megan have released their documentary on Netflix: Prince William is the main target.

Prince William and Prince Harry together, last seen at the Elizabeth II funerals. Maybe that will be the last time we see them together (or maybe again when their father dies). Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace have refused to comment on Harry & Meghan, which is highly critical against Prince William. In the series, Harry accuses his brother of screaming at him and giving the media untrue stories.

Friends of William’s say William “has no intention of connecting with Harry anytime soon,” reports The Mirror, citing a source telling The Times “I don’t think a great deal has really surprised anyone. It has been pretty obvious that things have been very strained for a while. There is sadness at where things currently are with his brother.”

Harry and William may never speak again.