Photo of the day !!

Unfortunately, the only way to keep a cat is to have it stay inside at all times.
As a kid I wanted to have a cat as a pet. However after learning what damage cats can do I had changed my mind.

oh,how interesting nex
often been my cranky thought
in that yes,cats tended to be home animals,usually staying in side,preening itself,lookin g pretty ha

dgd,for me
tuff and tuble,outdoors/workers haha

no offence intended .... ha2
 
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wonder if
the usa boffins ever regretted going autoobiles usa,over trains

like the space race loss to ru
figure theyveblost this one as well huh

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China unveiled the fastest train in the world
 
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wonder if
the usa boffins ever regretted going autoobiles usa,over trains

like the space race loss to ru
figure theyveblost this one as well huh

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China unveiled the fastest train in the world



just sayin usa
we all do have different ideas of living/wealt5h and/or ... huh

fynny
was trans siberian travel,when first experiencing permafrost
 
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How Simple Mills Is Supporting Regenerative Agriculture
It was surprising to see a post under Sami Grover's byline about cookies; he is the one who writes "as I’ve argued often here on Treehugger, we are not going to simply shop our way to sustainability." But here he is, pitching a company that practices regenerative agriculture, a term for growing food in a way that improves the soil and addresses climate change. Some might say that we should avoid sugary treats, even if the sugar comes from the dripping sap of Indonesian coconut trees, but Sami says it's OK: "We all have to do our part for regenerative agriculture, after all…"
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I never heard of this, sort of like "cut and paste" for gardens.
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This 13-Year-Old Dog Has a Home Again
My wife Kelly has described me as a sentimental type who cries during dog food commercials. She may be right; I definitely teared up reading this wonderful story by Mary Jo about her involvement in the adoption of a senior dog.
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Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away

not really into him specific,buty blues yes
ps
always,fine looking gentlmen,in the era
saw muddy waters,amongst others travelling nz,in the day yasy
natural cool lookers,without even trying,like your idiot biden
 
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American Masters
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away

not really into him specific,buty blues yes
ps
always,fine looking gentlmen,in the era
saw muddy waters,amongst others travelling nz,in the day yasy
natural cool lookers,without even trying,like your idiot biden
My father loves the music of Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters and so on. :)
 
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Light from behind a black hole spotted for 1st time, proving Einstein right

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Astronomers have detected light coming from behind a black hole for the first time, proving Albert Einstein right, yet again.

Researchers were studying the X-rays flaring from a supermassive black hole in the center of the spiral galaxy, Zwicky 1, 800 million light-years away when they discovered the unexpected phenomenon.
Full Story: LiveScience (7/30)
'The war has changed,' against new delta variant, internal CDC presentation says

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The coronavirus delta variant may be as contagious as chickenpox and cause more severe illness than previous variants, according to an internal presentation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Vaccines continue to be highly effective, especially at preventing severe illness and death, but may be less effective at preventing infection or transmission of the delta variant, according to the internal report.
Full Story: LiveScience (7/30)

Cathedral's stained-glass windows 'witnessed' medieval murder of Archbishop of Canterbury

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The stained-glass windows of England's Canterbury Cathedral are so old that they "witnessed" one of medieval England's most infamous murders, a new study reveals.

The analysis shows that some of the cathedral's stained-glass windows could date as far back as the mid-1100s. As such, the windows may have overlooked the murder scene of Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury who was slain at the cathedral's altar by soldiers loyal to Henry II in 1170.
Full Story: LiveScience (7/30)

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Buried 'lakes' on Mars may just be frozen clay

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Full Story: LiveScience (7/30)

People who live to 100 have unique gut bacteria signatures

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The results suggest that these bacteria, and the specific compounds they produce, known as secondary bile acids, could contribute to a healthy gut and, in turn, healthy aging.
Full Story: LiveScience (7/30)

What are asteroids?

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Strange DNA 'borgs' discovered in California

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"Imagine a strange foreign entity, neither alive nor dead, that assimilates and shares important genes," said senior author Jillian Banfield, a geomicrobiologist at UC Berkeley.
Full Story: LiveScience (7/29)

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et launching 2 communications satellites today: Watch it live

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Europe's powerful Ariane 5 rocket will fly for the first time in nearly a year today (July 30), and you can watch the liftoff live. An Ariane 5 topped with two communications satellites is scheduled to launch from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, this evening during a 90-minute window that opens at 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT). You can watch the action live here at Space.com, courtesy of Ariane 5 operator Arianespace, or directly via the French company.
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Watch NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity explore intriguing Raised Ridges in new video
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Mars' buried polar 'lakes' may just be frozen clay

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Full Story: Space (7/29)

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Elon Musk shows off wild plumbing for 29-engine Super Heavy booster

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SpaceX's Super Heavy booster is a complicated beast. On Thursday (July 29), SpaceX chief Elon Musk gave us an inside look at the engine section of a Super Heavy that's coming together at the company's South Texas site, near the Gulf Coast village of Boca Chica. There is a lot of plumbing involved.
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Green Tree Frog Jodi Rowley
Dead, shrivelled frogs are unexpectedly turning up across eastern Australia. We need your help to find out why
Jodi Rowley, Australian Museum; Karrie Rose, University of Sydney

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Mark Gibbs, Australian Institute of Marine Science

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arent you/we supposed to rub a toad on a wart to rid us of sucvh
old wives tale or sommitt
sounds liker pongoland bs huh