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A hidden case of the US vs Russia, exposure, and follow the money.
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Enduring in a Right Handed World, lefties get one day out of the year, this is it. Sunday August 13 is International Left-handers Day. We should all remember famous left-handers, like president Ronald Reagan, or baseball star Ty Cobb. This was an amazing accomplishment for many, even more so for a lefty.
Due to right handed desks, door handles that are on the right, and right handed rules of…
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Guinea Pigs
What do you know about guinea pigs? They are not from Guinea, nor are they pigs. They came from the Andes and are a staple there. Long ago, a lot of 1,000 guinea pigs and lamas were sacrificed to appease the gods for better crop harvests. Nowadays, they are raised for food in small, shallow holes inside the homes of those in South America that raise them, for food, although not in large numbers.
There are many breeds, including long and short-haired versions of various ‘forest colors’. My two are American and Coronet.
As for behavior as pets, they are mostly nocturnal, yet are awake off and on in daytime. They need diet food and like sweet Timothy Hay. Like humans, these rodents need vitamin C, usually put in water or food by liquid from their owners. They can ‘put up with’ a 2’ X 3’ cage minimum and need ”social time” as they are ”social animals”, so are best kept in pairs or with litter mates.
For me, particularly, I’ve noticed they can tolerate noisy vacuums and dishwashers; and, they have hearing up to 50,000 hertz. On the other hand, I’ve heard lights switching on and off may upset them. As an owner, one should check their paws, ears, eyes, nose, teeth and fur weekly for ‘irregularities’. Being prey animals, they have a tendency to hide their faults from predators; that they ‘think’ is everyone else, and is hard to breed out.
They speak in ”wheeks”, sounding somewhat like small whistles, squeals, ”chuffs”, and other vocalizations; and may display dominant/submissive behavior, like territorial hindquarters rocking or sounding a low frequency “chatter”.
These animals are a joy to keep and watch, and I fully would recommend them as pets.
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NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars. This day was it in 2006. DS.
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President Donald Trump asks people to go on Television to lie for him.
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February 7, 2016
Funny things you find on the internet ...
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Suppose there was a takeover of the United States. Now, suppose that it was so insideous, so far reaching that you never even knew. It was so far reaching, far down, deep down, inside, to your very existence, to your own soul. The takeover was so complete, so sure, so true, that you couldn’t tell from yourself, and you didn’t want to play the fool and admit this. The takeover would have to be…
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Trapping Planets Holding Water
Scientists say it’s possible five Earth-sized planets orbiting Trappist-1, an ultra-cool dwarf star located 39 light years away, contain “significant amounts of water.” An international team of astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to measure the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation hitting all seven Trappist-1 exoplanets. The phenomenon is important because low-energy UV radiation…
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Good luck in finding and online hearing test. I looked at six sites, four of which were hearing aid manufacturers, and none of the tests worked. Each one displayed the test, but none of them functioned. I had to go to an app to find an average test. Some of them didn’t work initially. Two of them were repetitions, so you could fail once, and pass the test by memory three times.
Other than going to an audiologist to get your hearing results, you cannot find an even average test, so here you go. Try listening to a rising in frequency tone and noting your ability as it rises. It differs with age and gender, but falls off slowly after 19, more as you get older.
I did find one that was fair, but that was for my specific system and app store.
One of the tests was for a voice, words, in a louder and louder background. I though that was fair. You may be experiencing a verbal loss by not hearing parts of some words. My answer was in Latin and recommendation to see a doctor. Of course, from a hearing aid company! I stuck to the app and hear just fine ... Thanks Tumblr.
David Schaedler
10/12/15
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New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced today, in response to the Susan G. Komen foundation’s “Komen for the Cure’s” decision to cut its ties with Planned Parenthood, that he intends to donate one quarter of a million dollars to Planned Parenthood…Read More
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