#OTD in 1904.
Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly premiered at La Scala in Milan to poor reviews, forcing him to revise the opera.
This was due in part to a late completion by Puccini, which gave inadequate time for rehearsals. Puccini revised the opera, splitting the second act in two, with the Humming Chorus as a bridge to what became Act III, and making other changes.
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#WondersOfNature: Eucalyptus deglupta, commonly known as the #Rainbow #Eucalyptus, is a species of tall #Tree that is native to the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
As rainbow eucalyptus sheds its bark, it reveals a neon green inner layer. Over time, as this layer is exposed to air, it ages into different colors - bright reds, oranges, blues, pinks and purples.
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"Norway to open protected rivers to hydropower plants"
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Norway to open protected rivers to hydropower plants
Green politicians describe plan as ‘a historic attack on Norwegian nature’Ajit Niranjan (The Guardian)
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"Air inside your home may be more polluted than outside due to everyday chemical products"
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Air inside your home may be more polluted than outside due to everyday chemical products
When you walk through a pine forest, the crisp, fresh scent is one of the first things you notice.Kayla Albert (Phys.org)
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Collared Antshrike
Stout-billed antshrike found in arid areas of western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Male is brown and white with a black head, throat, and breast; tail is black with a white tip. Female is brown and buff with a black face speckled with white. Both sexes have a bushy crest and bold wing markings. Birds in the Marañon drainage look a bit different; males have paler faces and less black on the underparts; females have whiter underparts. Inhabits deserts, dry scrub, and deciduous forest understory. Song is a very fast, nasal trill that ends on a longer, higher note.
Link: ebird.org/species/colant1
Photo Location: Peru
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Tree-killing beetle found to be attracted to Britain’s most common spruce
Discovery of pest in UK raises fears for Sitka spruce, which accounts for half of country’s commercial plantationsRachel Keenan (The Guardian)
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#ITByte: A "medical digital twin" is a virtual, computer-generated representation of a patient, organ, or biological process, created by compiling and analyzing a patient's health data from various sources.
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With Sea Ice Melting, Killer Whales Are Moving Into the Arctic – Yale E360…
Killer whales have begun to migrate farther into previously icy regions of the #Arctic, preying on narwhal, beluga, and bowhead. Scientists say their increasing numbers could shift food webs in ways that affect both endangered whale populations and subsistence Inuit hunters... #ice #globalwatming #endangeredspecies
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With Sea Ice Melting, Killer Whales Are Moving Into the Arctic – Yale E360…
Killer whales have begun to migrate farther into previously icy regions of the #Arctic, preying on narwhal, beluga, and bowhead. Scientists say their increasing numbers could shift food webs in way…for much deliberation
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#QuizOfTheDay: This name is often used as a common national #Personification of the federal government of the #UnitedStates or the country in general.
What is this name?
A. Uncle Sam
B. Uncle Tom
C. Lady Liberty
D. Mother USA
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What Are Wilkie Collins’ Contributions to Victorian Literature?
Wilkie Collins (1824 -1889) was a significant figure in Victorian Literary circles. He is perhaps best known today for his sensation novel The Woman in White as well as his influential detective novel The Moonstone.
By Lauren Jones
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Wilkie Collins at PG:
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Black Cat Scratches Record on the Turntable Like a DJ
A black cat named Odo sat next to the turntable and took over DJ duties by (literally and figuratively) scratching a record that was playing.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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#BloomScrolling A flower called snowdrop to refresh your screen. 🤍
#TimelineCleanser #photography #nature #flowers #NaturePhotography
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Nothing to apologize. I bought it though I was amazed.
Maybe I bought it because your photos seem be coming from a place similar to Middle Earth or something with wild bears wearing slippers enjoying themselves on recliners catching salmon falling from the sky and stuff. 😎
Ha ha ha! Yeah, it seems like that kind of place. It is really nice here, thanks to the Indigenous peoples who have cared for these lands and waters for millenia. There is a large variety of wildlife, lots of bears, the highest concentration of cougars (pumas) in British Columbia, salmon jumping out of the water, orcas hunting for seals in harbours... just amazing. I love it.
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
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Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It's easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else.Colin Marshall (Openculture.com)
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Among the shadows shining bright, a lovely Robin is quite a sight.
#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon
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Woman who had pioneering cancer treatment 18 years ago still in remission
Researchers say woman treated for neuroblastoma as a child is longest known survivor after having CAR T-cell therapyNicola Davis (The Guardian)
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🔊 Brain implant that could boost mood by using ultrasound to go under NHS trial
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#mentalhealth #ultrasound #brain #neuroscience
Brain implant that could boost mood by using ultrasound to go under NHS trial
Devices may have potential to help patients with conditions such as depression, addiction, OCD and epilepsyHannah Devlin (The Guardian)
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"Researchers find two individuals of UK’s ‘loneliest bat’ species"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Bats #Animals
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Researchers find two individuals of UK’s ‘loneliest bat’ species
For more than two decades, researchers knew of just a single, male individual of the greater mouse-eared bat that would repeatedly hibernate in an unused railway tunnel in Sussex, U.K.Conservation news
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"Data center tweaks could unlock 76 GW of new power capacity in the US"
#US #USA #America #Energy #Technology
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Data center tweaks could unlock 76 GW of new power capacity in the US | TechCrunch
A new study argues that data centers could be ideal demand-response participants because they have the potential to be flexible.Tim De Chant (TechCrunch)
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#CoffeeClub #CoffeeForTheArts #Art #Arts #Artist
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The Deadly History Behind New York City's Uninhabited North Brother Island on the East River
Weird History explained why North Brother Island could have been a prime piece of NYC real estate but instead has sat abandoned.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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How Swans Use Their Feet to Elegantly Land on Water
Forevergreen shared a clip of a swan coming in for a landing over and into the water lowering its webbed feet down as hydroplaning skis.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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One of the best ways of discovering interesting accounts and posts on here is to follow hashtags. It's really easy to do:
1. Search for a hashtag
2. Click the hashtag you want from the suggestions
3. On the results page for that hashtag, click "Follow" at the top of the page
Posts with followed tags will start showing up in your timeline.
There is lots more info about hashtag following (including how to manage and unfollow tags) in the guide at:
➡️ fedi.tips/how-do-i-follow-hash…
How do I follow hashtags on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
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A Funny Parody About the Architects Who Designed the Parking Lots at Trader Joe's Stores
Alan Giles and Jesse Kendall amusingly parodied the ridiculous design of parking lots at Trader Joe's stores.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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"Boots rolls out nationwide recycling scheme for medicine blister packs"
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‘Pineapple! The Queen of Fruits in Muskau Park’ in Bad Muskau, Germany
This permanent exhibition showcases the historical significance and cultivation of pineapples.#museums #fruit #exhibit #section-Atlas
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Scrub Nightjar
Brown-and-buff nightbird found in arid scrub and deserts in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. It is dark brown, heavily mottled with buff, and has a white throat. In flight, it has white crescents near the wingtips and white stripes along the outer tail feathers. Similar to Common Pauraque, but smaller, with a shorter tail and a different voice. Compared to Tschudi's Nightjar, with which it overlaps in northwestern Peru, Scrub is much darker and has a different song. Scrub Nightjar typically gives a clear, whistled, incessantly repeated “tWEE-oh,” more emphatic and not as burry as Common Pauraque.
Link: ebird.org/species/scrnig1
Photo Location: Ecuador
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I've disabled auto-posting of Liliputing articles to this account, after receiving a warning from @fosstodon that it looks like I'm spamming.
The WordPress ActivityPub plugin is still kind of buggy, but you can try following these accounts:
@liliputing_ - This shows all I've written, but not those from other authors.
@liliputing - This should display posts from all authors. It can be hit or miss though.
You can also follow Liliputing on BlueSky: @liliputing.bsky.social.
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The science of beauty, as developed in nature and applied in art by Hay
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
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Striped Laughingthrush
A slender brown bird with fine white streaks prominently visible on the upperparts. Note the white eyebrow and the white cheeks. The belly is pale brown with indistinct streaks. It inhabits scrub and grasslands along the edges of forests. Songs and calls including short, sweet whistles and trills.
Link: ebird.org/species/strlau3
Photo Location: India
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Okay. Let's try this again from TWBlue.
Oh! It works! Yay! If I hit shift+enter, I can make long posts! I wish editing were that easy. There are some features that TwBlue has that even TweeseCake doesn't!
This is strange. Can anyone please tell me why, whenever I type anything into the TweeseCake edit box in my Blob.cat account, it makes a dinging sound, but it doesn't do that in my Friendica one? This is quite annoying. I didn't change sounds, and even if I wanted to, I'm not sure if they can be changed for individual sessions. Thanks for any help given. Also, like an idiot, I didn't write down the hotkey for deleting seraches, so I forgot it. But the search function doesn't always seem to work, anyway. I tried with the at sign and also the number sign, but searches that worked on the main Friendica site and showed me results from around the Fediverse don't work in TweeseCake with either account.
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ONLY THREE HOURS LEFT TO VOTE!
Anyone in the world can vote in the Bug of the Year contest - It's quick and easy! Please go vote for the Giant Springtail RIGHT NOW!
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If it wins, I'll get one as my first ever tattoo!!
#Invertebrate #TeamGiantSpringtail #Entomology #Collembola #SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna
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Feeling blue this #MosaicMonday? Perhaps the victory of the blue chariot faction can lift your spirits! The charioteer holds the palm frond which symbolises victory while a teammate seems to congratulate the lead horse.
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in reply to Knowledge Zone • • •Flowers of Eucalyptus deglupta
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#trees
#blossom
#bees
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