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Dog Eyebrows.
Domestic dogs have evolved facial muscles to move their eyebrows.
This allows for the ‘puppy dog eyes’ that make hooomans love them more,
give em treats, and adopt them.
Wolves don’t have it,
or Siberian Huskies.
An explanation for those puppy dog eyes Human selection has resulted in dogs evolving more expressive faces. They have a facial muscle for making the “puppy dog eyes” that melt many peoples’ hearts that does not exist in wolves – the ancestors of dogs . This muscle allows dogs to lift up their inner “eyebrow”, …
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This is a lovely video from the #metoffice on how they measure rainfall.
There’s more to it than stuff falling out of the sky.
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#AtmosphericRiver
Literally a river in the sky.
Huge amounts of moisture (water) dumped on the land when the river comes ashore.
Read Helen Griffith on their impact on the UK ⬇️
- they aren’t new, a few in the atmosphere at any given time
- they can help with replenishing water resources, but
- negatives of flooding
- the impacts likely to be worse with climate change
#atmostphericrivers
https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-the-role-of-atmospheric-rivers-in-uk-winter-floods/
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Charity Gift Aid Donations
I knew they could claim tax on cash donations
But it also works on items (clothes etc)
As I understand :
- you donate the items
- the charity sells on your behalf
- they claim the tax on the money
- it all requires paperwork (obvs).
This from @OxfamGB is helpful
https://www.oxfam.org.uk/donate/donate-to-our-shops/tag-your-bag-how-it-works/
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8 Hours Labour, 8 Hours Recreation, 8 Hours Rest.
The phrase coined by social reformer and #coops founder #RobertOwen
This was in 1817 at Lanark Mills
Over 200 years ago.
We’ve still got a long way to go…
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Dogma - a favourite film
But never available to screen…
The reason?
Harvey Weinstein owns the rights.
At least you can enjoy the trailer
Chris Bolton
