Random thoughts

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a day for clowns to weep
-- she said

Most famous US circus performs for last time after abuse allegations

Why Did No One Remind Drivers Born Between 1936 and 1966 to Do This?
Born resize
Monday May 08, 2017
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http://article.everquote.com/?id=75...&feeditemid=&gclid=CNfdw5Dzg9QCFdgmvQodrxAH6Q

 

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we dont need no F'N wars

Galápagos Islands

Discover the “living laboratory” that inspired the work of Charles Darwin.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/t...22&utm_campaign=MultiProduct&utm_rd=597718735

 

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again, we dont need no wars

 

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Speed dating and porn key to panda survival
Chinese scientists have developed a successful panda breeding program and it involves showing the animals exactly how to do it.

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p://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-24/pandas-shown-breeding-animals-in-research-program/8551190?WT.mc_id=newsmail&WT.tsrc=Newsmail

 

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think we are all more than aware of the natural wildlife beauty of AFRICA
but/and a refresher, wont hurt you ha' /or me
for the record!!!

VENTURE INTO

AFRICA

 

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INTERESTED
if this affects other regions of the world apart trom ours
of course no one will respond as theyre either uninterested/shame, or dont WANT to know about it/double shame,me thinks
personally think it could be quite a danger in the global food chain/humankinds actions in our deterioating oceans

Nearly half' of imported raw prawns were infected with white spot, senators hear
A senator describes the lack of white spot disease detection in imported prawns as "a catastrophic collapse" of biosecurity arrangements.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/20...ed/8554826?WT.mc_id=newsmail&WT.tsrc=Newsmail

'Nearly half' of imported raw prawns were likely infected with white spot disease, senators hear

NOT introducing politics into this, but
you have to be an interested Aussie to apprefciate the possible ramifications

But Labor's shadow agriculture spokesman Joel Fitzgibbon accused Mr Joyce of being "missing in action" on the issue.

"He saw political opportunity in Johnny Depp's dogs, an issue that was already being adequately handled by the department, but when it comes to this serious biosecurity breach which is so seriously impacting on prawn farmers in this country, Barnaby Joyce is nowhere to be seen," he told Parliament.

Prawn white spot disease: What is it?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-03-16/what-is-white-spot-disease-in-prawns/8359476

 

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sound familiar,Trump and his chosen cohorts

Found: Snakes That Hunt in Packs
Cuban boas coordinate their strikes from cave ceilings.

When these guys grow up, they might hunt bats together. LORNE NEFF/PUBLIC DOMAIN
These Snakes Have Been Found Hunting in Packs

http://www.atlasobscura.com/article..._medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_1730496

 

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cool guy real human
still some left in the world
he doesent need/desire power/wealth

Why the Best Restaurant in Asia Is Shutting Down
Gaggan Anand’s restaurant could win a Michelin star this year, but the chef already has set sights on his next projects.

that will be open for just 20 days a month. He wants to keep prices down to 15,000 yen ($135) per person.
edit
That would bring in only a quarter of Gaggan’s revenue. For cash flow, he’ll rely on investments in other restaurants in Bangkok.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/feat...st-restaurant-in-asia-gaggan-is-shutting-down

 

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heritage/feral
Bushes/Clintons
Trump

similar

Heritage breeds bring home the bacon for free-range piggery
For Vivienne Coleman, a pregnant, emotional 160kg sow needing a cuddle is all in a day's work.

human animal abuses living being again

Teen filmed kicking quokka on Snapchat pleads guilty
A 19-year-old Perth man who was filmed kicking a quokka on Rottnest Island, off the coast of Perth, pleads guilty to the ill-treatment of the animal after a cruelty charge is downgraded.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-...ka/8562022?WT.mc_id=newsmail&WT.tsrc=Newsmail

 

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My random thought of the day.

Brick.

 

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| 0:51 | NEWS |
“Cyclops” Goat Born in India
This recently surfaced video shows a baby goat born in India with the rare condition cyclopia (a reference to the one-eyed giants in Greek mythology). Most animals and humans afflicted with cyclopia die shortly after birth, but this goat amazingly appears to be beating the odds. Read more about the 'cyclops' goat and how it is causing quite a sensation in the village where it lives.

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Koalas Are Suddenly Behaving Strangely. Why?
The thing about really cute animals is that pretty much everything they do looks cute.This koala stretching up to drink out of a birdbath is absolutely adorable. But as it turns out, the little guy shouldn't be doing that. Under normal circumstances, koalas don't drink water at all, instead getting all the water they need from the leaves they eat. Lately, though, the climate in Australia has been hotter and drier than normal, andresearchers from the University of Sydney have caught some thirsty koalas on camera.

smile v
not to forget folk 'view' without comment,no matter what the F' the thought/info is about huh haha
ps
beats thought s on that T creep a million xs a day

My random thought of the day.

Brick.

 

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and so say all of them
interesting ths comes out when the above was posted re white spot on Tiger Prawns from Asia

Seafood Is Getting Less Nutritious
Ocean warming and acidification are hurting the nutritional value—and the taste—of some seafood.

Ocean warming and acidification are hurting the nutritional value—and the taste—of some seafood.

Seafood Is Getting Less Nutritious
Ocean warming and acidification are hurting the nutritional value—and the taste—of some seafood.
by Josh Gabbatiss
Published May 24, 2017
For many, picturing the effects of climate change on the ocean likely conjures visions of melting ice caps, rising sea levels, and bleached coral reefs. Yet these phenomena, unfortunate as they are, seem quite removed from most of our day-to-day lives. But according to new research, climate change could soon hit much closer to home, threatening the nutritional quality of seafood.
But how many species are actually having their quality as a food reduced by climate change?

“This is the key question, isn’t it?” says Dupont. “Potentially every species sensitive to ocean acidification.”

https://www.hakaimagazine.com/artic...il&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-083b61ea4d-121602357

 

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She said she asked the man where he drew his energy. He said that when he was young, his mother used to cook extra food to bring to a less fortunate man down the street.

In a woman’s dying days, a quiet visitor helps light the way home

ARMELLA LEUNG FOR STAT
She only wanted to be home.

The woman, who was around 40, had terminal cancer, and she wanted to go back to Brazil, where she was born and raised. She would first need to pack her belongings; settle her affairs in New York; endure the flight.

https://www.statnews.com/2017/05/26/death-quiet-visitor-hospital-mount-sinai/

An all-American eclipse

On 21 August, a total eclipse of the Sun will, for the first time, be visible only from the United States. Astronomer Jay Pasachoff enjoys four books heralding the historic event.

Also read: Eighty-eight days till the next total eclipse of the Sun

 

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#WeekendRead
New Zealanders boast one of the highest dog ownership rates in the world—one third of households own at least one dog and 300 kennel clubs across the country run hundreds of dog shows a year. The competition will always be fierce, but there can only be one Best in Show.

public service announcement ha

HUMAN HEALTH
how could smokers/perhaps so-called "light cigarettes in particular not be interested in this article

US: New study links ‘light cigarettes’ directly to cancer

Researchers have found that the so-called "light cigarettes” may be behind a spike in lung cancer cases.

 

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Aussies can often do it better

Festival of light shines on Sydney's iconic landmarks

A spectacular light show has taken over Sydney's iconic landmarks.

The Opera House and Harbour Bridge will be lit up for 23 days as part of Vivid Sydney, an annual event.

Yaara Bou Melhem reports from the Australian capital, Sydney.

 

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REPEAT/illegal fishing maybe/OVERFISHING another story
really disturbs this image/this story
JAPAN HAS NEVER had a good name for any of this action/behaviour
there nefarious behaviour is very well known in this region,talking illegal fishing not war
under the guise of 'research' BS!

even if this is fact
will take years of convincing

While Japan maintains its long tradition of fishing, its fleets no longer catch enough to meet domestic demand. As a result, Japan has become the third-largest market for fish imports, after the European Union and the U.S.

Japan, one of the world's largest fish importers, has joined 47 other governments in ratifying the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA)—an international treaty designed to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Adopted by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in 2009, the PSMA helps governments strengthen their port controls to better recognize suspicious catch and, when appropriate, reject or seize it. The pact also facilitates regional cooperation among parties to the treaty to help reduce the once-common practice of "port shopping" by illegal fishing operators.

Japan Joins Agreement to Fight Illegal Fishing

https://www.ecowatch.com/japan-clos...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-80800fbb9b-85968677

 

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KENYA of interest
human interest/how sad

Armed herders invade protected lands in Kenya

Published on May 29, 2017
Armed herders invade protected lands in Kenya

The Kenyan government has deployed troops to a central region to fight illegal grazing.

Thousands of herdsmen have been driving their livestock onto ranches and protected wildlife reserves.

They say drought is leaving them with no choice.

But some are armed, and more than a dozen people have been killed since the land invasion began.

human interest story
we/they dont have unlimited wealth and want more having WARs galore/selling Military ware to fuel there greed
just people getting on with life, for the benefit of EVERYONE

Inside the SGR, Kenya's largest and most expensive infrastructure project since Independence

COOL for him
BIG BOY wish he was gay ha

Vancouver PhD student gives used chopsticks new life as furniture

It's estimated more than 80 billion disposable bamboo chopsticks are thrown away around the world every year. That's more than ten for every person on the planet.

Environmentalists say the impact on bamboo forests is devastating.

And now a Canadian man has come up with a way to recycle them.

 

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The upright wing pose of a greater bird of paradise. Tim Laman/National Geographic Creative
Challenging Mainstream Thought About Beauty’s Hand in Evolution
By JAMES GORMAN
Are aesthetic judgments about mates invariably tied to traits we see as adaptive and worth passing on? Or, does beauty just ‘happen’?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/...0&nl=science-times&nlid=64436595&ref=img&te=1

 

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incredible
real humans at work,cinema buffs would be impressed and relieved

Afghanistan: Preserving film archives under Taliban rule

When Afghanistan was under Taliban rule, movies were outlawed and condemned as heresy.

But a small group of archivists risked their lives to preserve the nation's film legacy.

Now they want to protect that hard-won history for future generations.

John Hendren reports from Kabul.