The European Union is committing to build a €10.6 billion ($11.13 billion) constellation of satellites that will provide the bloc with encrypted global internet connectivity in a bid to provide a homegrown alternative to Elon #Musk’s #Starlink called #IRIS2.
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National Grid, SSE and ScottishPower submit plans amid global race to shift from fossil fuels to clean electricityJillian Ambrose (The Guardian)
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Sounds of a Queensland summer. Babbling creek in the distance, rise and fall of a crescendo of cicadas, birds going about their daily business.
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The capital’s Overground routes have been rebranded to reflect the distinct flavours of neighbourhoods they cross – as these station to station strolls revealPhoebe Taplin (The Guardian)
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Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite warnings they won't provide protection
Critics warn argue that people planning to live through an atomic blast aren't focusing on the real and current dangers posed by nuclear threats.#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Spike in fossil fuel use a result of global gas crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of UkraineJillian Ambrose (The Guardian)
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With a shared love of dogs, community and sense of fun, the Nativity in the Park is spectacularly revived in memory of lost furry friendsThe Guardian
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Deadly violence in Nigeria tied to United Methodist Church schism over LGBTQ policies
A religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as homes were set ablaze, according to United Methodist News Service.#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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This is a friendly reminder that, unless you are talking or writing to partners, family, or friends, or it's a serious emergency, when you speak and/or write in public, the correct thing to do is to speak or write with decency. There is no need to include obscenities in everything, for no reason. This is true during interviews, when writing articles, and even when writing in the Fediverse, as posts can't as easily be filtered as on more mainstream platforms. If you need help with words, please consult a dictionary or thesaurus.
Join us again next week, boys and girls, when we'll be discussing proper dress, which doesn't mean wearing jeans and tee-shirts in an office or educational setting, or going out in sweats or pyjamas!
Cat photos are even older than we realized.
#Cat #Cats #Photography
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Geto Dacian fertility Goddess dated 1000 BC, was discovered in present-day Adamclisi, Constanța County, Ancient Tomis, Romania.
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A 1635 AD, woodcut depiction from London, depicting merry debauchery and carousing.
The partyers are portrayed as literal animals while a woman serves further tankards of drink.
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Magnificent tankard - Reval, around 1680 - Daniel Otto (master 1659). Above a bulging foot with a profiled base ring, the cylindrical body with three embossed antique portrait heads between bunches of fruit, curved handle with ball handle, flat lid with covering flower branches, alliance coat of arms and large fruit knob, coin embedded in base with the portrait of Swedish King Gustav II Adolf, dated 1617. Silver, completely gold-plated inside, partially gold-plated outside.
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Finstergrün Castle, in the state of Salzburg, Austria 🇦🇹
The castle built between 1296-1297 AD, by Rudolf von Fohnsdorf. In 1300 it was described as “a border fortress” between Archbishopric of Salzburg and the Duchy of Styria.
During 14th-15th Centuries AD, it became the seat of administrator who was in charge of managing the silver mines in Ramingstein. The first documented mention of the name Burg Finstergruen (dark ditch) occurred in 1629 AD.
📷© zamkoholik
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A 2300 year-old Horse Headdress from Siberia (350-250 BC): this ceremonial headdress was found on the body of a horse that had been buried in the frozen tombs of Pazyryk, Siberia - Russia.
The Hermitage - St. Petersburg
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Critics and opposition parties vow to oppose major projects they fear could damage the environmentEva Corlett (The Guardian)
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🌸 Poplar tree study discovers a photosynthesis gene that boosts plant height
phys.org/news/2024-12-poplar-t…
#plants #trees #molbio #biotech #omics #genetics #biology #botany
A team of scientists have identified a gene in poplar trees that enhances photosynthesis and can boost tree height.Ananya Sen (Phys.org)
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Christmas in Britain can be bizarre. The Mari Lwyd procession parades a horse's skull through the streets, mummers' plays enact ritual murdersDavid Castleton (David Castleton Blog - The Serpent's Pen)
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Anyway, Hoodening in SNAW, Acol and Birchington continued to at least 1925, in Deal (maybe Hythe) also into the 1930s, and replicas started appearing from 1939. Few of those doing hoodening in the 1960s were folk fans (nor were the mummers we know). And as we see it, the horses appearing with morris/mummers are beasts, not hooden horses. The books are easiest found via ozaru.net/ozarubooks/kent.html. 🐴Books to do with the history of Thanet and East Kent, from a local boutique publisherOzaru Books
The National institue of Health says vitamin D "helps your body absorb calcium, one of the main building blocks for strong bones. Together with calcium, vitamin D helps protect you from developing osteoporosis, a disease that thins and weakens the bones and makes them more likely to break.""shortages of vitamin D and calcium cause your bones to become fragile and break more easily. This condition is called osteoporosis. Muscles are also important for healthy bones because they help maintain balance and prevent falls. A shortage of vitamin D may lead to weak, painful muscles."
ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Vita…
Office of Dietary Supplements - Vitamin D
Vitamin D helps maintain strong bones. Learn how much you need, good sources, deficiency symptoms, and health effects here.ods.od.nih.gov
🍾 Aging myths challenged: Elderly more risk-tolerant and resistant to manipulative choices, finds study
medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12…
#aging #psychology #risk #socialscience
Older adults are more inclined toward risk-taking than previously believed, and they also demonstrate an inherent ability to resist manipulation effectively, according to a study conducted by SWPS University researchers that challenges prevailing myt…SWPS University (Medical Xpress)
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More About John Mastodon 👨
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For anyone who was not here
last year or missed the whole John Mastodon running gag,
On this site is a good summary of what this is all about: johnmastodon.me/#education
Now you know.
Now you can make John Mastodon jokes with us 
Now you can celebrate John Mastodon each year on December 16-17th 🥳
Now you can even follow John here and wish him happy birthday today: @JohnMastodon
Happy John Mastodon everyone! 🎉
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Given my own interests, I've been saying for ages that I need more cultured, elegant, sophisticated people in my life. I've also said that I want to make more male gay friends, because they usually fall into that category. Now, I'm delighted to say that, ever since I've joined friendica, I've been accomplishing my goal! I'm not saying straight or bisexual men can't be this way. I would love to find them, and even more so , a single , older one (or more) for myself. But in general, searching for them usually consumes far more energy than it's worth, unless I'm fortunate enough to find seniors. I can't comment on women, as I usually get along better with men, so it wouldn't be fair. But outside of the gay community, I tend to get along with those several decades older than I.
#cultured #faghag #friends #gay #gayfriendly
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Mike MacCracken dressed up in a ghillie suit and blended into the bushes and trees to play extreme hide and seek with his dog Ellie.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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Agricultural plastic pollution reduces soil function
A new study reveals that plastic, even under best practices, contaminates soils with macro- and microplastics, harming critical soil functions. Sampling 12 California farms, researchers found significant plastic debris. To protect soil health and productivity, biodegradable alternatives to plastic mulch are urgently needed.
globalplantcouncil.org/agricul… #PlantScience #PlantSci #Science #Plants #SoilHealth #Soil #Agriculture
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Pacific Ocean Currents Are Accelerating, and It Could Change Global Climate As We Know It…
A recent study reports a marked acceleration in upper-ocean circulation within the equatorial Pacific over the last three decades... scitechdaily #pacificocean #climatechange #oceancirculation #ENSO #elnino #atmosphere #oceancurrents
formuchdeliberation.wordpress.…
A recent study reports a marked acceleration in upper-ocean circulation within the equatorial Pacific over the last three decades… scitechdaily #pacificocean #climatechange #oceancirculation …for much deliberation
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today, I heard of pinned posts. Apparently, they work in the Fediverse as they do on Dreamwidth, keeping a post at the top of you profile. Do these exist on Friendica? If so, how are they enabled, and can you pin more than one post? Can this be done via TweeseCake?
#Fediverse #Friendica #pinnedposts #posting #profile #TweeseCake
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The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain performed a cover of the theme from the original Star Trek series complete with the full lyrics.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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Since it's his birthday today, I couldn't resist this. I actually didn't have all of these listed in my own file, so I will save this.
A red squirrel diving headlong into a tree snags the top award in the 2024 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, snapped by Italian photographer Milko Marchetti. Don't miss the other winners:
thisiscolossal.com/2024/12/202…
#nature #photography #wildlife #humor #animals
Winners of the annual photography competition highlight hijinks and mayhem around the world.Kate Mothes (Colossal)
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Kate Middleton is fresh-faced in cinched coat dress for first royal Christmas - INBELLAINBELLA
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"Though the Riviera seems really much queerer than Rome at its height ........"
The incomparable Noël Coward was born #OTD 125 years ago. So here's Beatrice Lillie, going to a Marvellous Party.
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@classicalmusic #NoelCoward #QueerMusic
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
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Seven quiet breakthroughs for climate and nature in 2024 you might have missed, from @BBCNews
#ClimateChange #Nature #Climate #Science #YearinReview
Global temperatures rose and extreme weather ramped up, but there were also some significant breakthroughs for the climate this year.Isabelle Gerretsen, Martha Henriques, Katherine Latham, Lucy Sherriff and Jocelyn Timperley (BBC)
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Oxford analysis shows evidence of bloody massacre, with hand and feet bones chewed by human molarsEsther Addley (The Guardian)
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In Finland, on snowy ice so smooth,
Volunteers, their hearts all a-groove,
Building snowdrifts so grand,
For seals on the land,
Ensuring each momma seal can safely move.
#GuardianLimerick #Wildlife #Finland #Environment #Conservation #Mammals #Ice #Europe
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As warmer winters melt the snow drifts that endangered Saimaa ringed seals raise their young in, humans are giving them a helping handGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
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Thanks to the folks at OpenSource for sharing that my article celebrating FreeDOS turning 30 years old was a top article of the year for 2024:
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Learn about the top articles published at OpenSource.net in 2024. This site is dedicated to fostering knowledge sharing about Open Source software, hardware, open culture, and open knowledge.Open Source Initiative
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