It just seems strange because I don't think that many people are on the fence. Perhaps I'm crazy, but I feel most people know exactly who they're voting for already. Makes me wonder how valid this cross-section was that was used as the sample set. If it accurately represents the US, including undecided voters, then... 😮
Who is this guy and how serious should we take this information? This is by far the highest number I've seen for Trump so far.
Yelled "noooooooooo" without thinking.
Spouse is now upset for me yelling. I don't care. If there is any time to yell, this is one
This... is... really really sad. 😭
Where's the strength in a strike if a court can just order people back to work...?
I'd like to better understand why the Canadian based Operation Migration ended in 2016. I understand the expert conclusions, but I wonder if anything could be done to update the program to make it more effective.
I also wonder if the program in this OP article is building upon the learnings from Operation Migration. I was surprised to see so much direct human interaction with these birds on their website.
I'd like to better understand why the Canadian based Operation Migration ended. (Fly Away Home movie was based on this work.) I understand the expert conclusions, but I wonder if anything could be done to update the program to make it more effective.
I also wonder if the program in this OP article is building upon the learnings from Operation Migration. I was surprised to see so much direct human interaction with these birds on their website.
It's been very fun reading the dairy. 💜
The northern bald ibis, or the Waldrapp, once soared over North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and much of Europe.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19034034
> How do you teach a bird how, and where, to fly? > > The distinctive Northern Bald Ibis, hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century, was revived by breeding and rewilding efforts over the last two decades. But the birds — known for their distinctive black-and-iridescent green plumage, bald red head and long curved beak — don’t instinctively know which direction to fly to migrate without the guidance of wild-born elders. So a team of scientists and conservationists stepped in as foster parents and flight instructors. > > “We have to teach them the migration route,” said biologist Johannes Fritz.
Boost has an auto fill button that copies the headline.
How about that.
Super cute. My partner crocheted a similar style bag for myself a couple years ago. I love it. 💜
Yunus faced a number of corruption accusations and was put on trial during Hasina’s rule. He received the Nobel in 2006 after he pioneered microlending.
This is kind of big news. I never would have expected it.
Yunus faced a number of corruption accusations and was put on trial during Hasina’s rule. He received the Nobel in 2006 after he pioneered microlending.
This is kind of big. I would have never expected it.
Any changes would require congressional approval, which would be unlikely in a divided Congress.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21718242
> - > - Author: /u/tW188y > - Link Shared on Reddit > - Original Reddit Comments >
From the article: >This feat is impressive, as an 800 km (500 mi), non-stop flight over water would seemingly require a caloric energy that far exceeds an adult hummingbird's body weight of 3 g (0.11 oz). However, researchers discovered the tiny birds can double their fat mass in preparation for their Gulf crossing, then expend the entire calorie reserve from fat during the 20-hour non-stop crossing when food and water are unavailable.
This is nuts!
Is there any way to install and use the Gemini App without the Google App and forced association of the account with my Android phone?
I have a specific Google account just for Gemini, but I neither use the Google app nor desire for my phone to maintain this alt google account as one of the phone associates accounts. I think many folks would prefer login stay within the app itself.
The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history. The Texas-based organization is announcing at its annual meeting in Florida on Tuesday that it will become Scouting America.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20749204
Another positive step in the right direction for an organization rife with brokenness. There's a lot I don't like about the organization, but this is something a love--a scouting organization open to young women and the lgbtq community. The next step is being inclusive of nonreligious agnostic and atheist youth and leaders. As well as ending the cultural appropriation of Native American peoples.
May this organization continue to build up youth, never allow further violence against youth, and make amends for all the wrongs. There's a lot of good that comes out of organizations like this and I won't discount it even though it's riddled with a dark history.
The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history. The Texas-based organization is announcing at its annual meeting in Florida on Tuesday that it will become Scouting America.
Another positive step in the right direction for an organization rife with brokenness. There's a lot I don't like about the organization, but this is something a love--a scouting organization open to young women and the lgbtq community. The next step is being inclusive of nonreligious agnostic and atheist youth and leaders. As well as ending the cultural appropriation of Native American peoples.
May this organization continue to build up youth, never allow further violence against youth, and make amends for all the wrongs. There's a lot of good that comes out of organizations like this and I won't discount it even though it's riddled with a dark history.
The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren't just plentiful, they're downright weird.
😳
Could anyone recommend a OnePlus 11 telephoto lens attachment? My searches are coming up dry so far.
A new study of Japanese tits provides the first evidence of non-primate animals using gestures to convey messages
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13638497
> A new study of Japanese tits provides the first evidence of non-primate animals using gestures to convey messages > > When a mated pair of small birds called Japanese tits arrives at the nest, one of them might flutter its wings at the other. The second bird then typically enters the nest first. This motion might be a signal, meant to convey the message “after you” to the other bird, scientists reported Monday in the journal Current Biology. > > The research provides the first evidence of animals besides primates using gestures to communicate meaning. The result “shows that Japanese tits not only use wing fluttering as a symbolic gesture, but also in a complex social context involving a sender, receiver and a specific goal, much like how humans communicate,” Toshitaka Suzuki, a co-author of the new study and a biologist at the University of Tokyo, tells Science News’ Darren Incorvaia.
My youngest shared a page from his funny poem book with me. I laughed out loud quite literally and thought I would share it with you all as well. 💜
For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity.
Can anyone recommend a OnePlus 11 telephoto lens attachment? My initial searches seem to be coming up dry.
Photo Description
Top Left: Tree unbalanced. Left side producing little. Right side producing well.
Top Right: Shown from opposite side. Full limbs visible without flowering.
Bottom left: Close up of the left side of the tree. Several branches not flowering down full length.
Bottom right: Closer view of the graft and up.
Please do ask for any more clarifying photos if you think it would help.
Questions:
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The tree just started blooming this week. Is it too late to start pruning or should I wait until Autumn?
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Pruning the tree is going to make it even more lopsided than it already is. Would you all recommend trimming back the healthy branches so it's not so heavy on one side?
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This website gives the advice below. Any thoughts otherwise?
Thank you all so much!
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How to Prune a Weeping Cherry Tree
The different types of weeping cherries can grow to between eight and 40 feet tall. Proper pruning keeps these trees looking beautiful and can prevent the development and spread of diseases. Prune while the tree is dormant (no flowers or leaves on the branches) in early spring or late fall. Take the following steps once a year with bypass pruning shears or a pole pruner.
- Cut back any branches that contact the ground until they’re at least six inches off the ground.
- Remove branches that are rubbing against each other.
- Trim back branches that are closer than two inches apart.
- Remove dead branches.
- Remove stems or branches growing out of the trunk or around the base of the tree (a.k.a. suckers).
- Trim back the tips of the branches around the perimeter of the canopy until it’s a balanced, uniform shape.
- Remove branches that are growing straight up on grafted cherry trees because they will continue to grow upward instead of weeping down.
- Thin out the mangled cluster of branches that often develops near the base of the canopy of grafted trees.
- Remove diseased branches as soon as they’re discovered, regardless of the time of year. Sterilize the blade of your cutting tool in between cuts to prevent disease spread.
Does anyone know of a Duolingo-like birding application that gamifies bird identification?
(Particularly for Android and extra points for sound ID in addition to visual ID)
A New York man has been sentenced to the maximum 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a 20-year-old woman after the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural driveway.
So glad to finally hear an update on this and see that he's actually being punished. I hope others learn from this.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
"A U.S. intelligence report declassified in mid-December 2023 estimated that 315,000 Russian troops had been killed or wounded in Ukraine. If accurate, the figure would represent 87% of the roughly 360,000 troops Russia had before the war, according to the report."
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I will never feel as though I fit in this world, a place where the so-called leaders of humanity callously throw away the lives of their own people--slaughtering the innocent along the way--in their own broken, vileness.
There is no goodness from such death.
We have the ability, today, to be so much more than we have ever been. We can realize the greatest of human potential. Yet we continue to choose death.
Had I only been born in a later age where I could spend my one life in an era that is extraordinarily glorious. Presuming of course that our species would survive itself to such a time.
I am one with the Force and the Force is with me.
The White House says it is preparing additional “major sanctions” on Russia in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death in an Arctic penal colony.
Even more major than the current major sanctions...