While studying Haiku, Matt Madden realized that the default iPhone email signature, “Sent from my iPhone”, contains 5 syllables. I.e. fits the last (or first) line of any Haiku, as in:
By this remote lake
The fireflies blinking brightly.
Sent from my iPhone
Wikipedia on Haiku https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku/ studying haiku series of workshops comics and poetry unconsciously look everywhere for 5- and 7-syllable phrases most banal of places factory preset signature Mail app iphone emil signture ubiquitous Sent from my iPhone contains exactly five syllables haiku series haiku haiku poem Japanese Japaneze poetry /
At the Cincinnati Zoo on Sunday, a 4-year-old boy crawled through a barrier & tumbled into a gorilla enclosure.
Because of the perceived threat to the boy, the gorilla was later shot.
It’s hard to understand an animal’s view of the world. Some have interpreted the video as showing aggression by the gorilla.
Professor Gisela Kaplan, from the Centre for Neuroscience & Animal Behaviour at the University of New England (NSW Austalia), has suggested that because of the small size of the boy, he wouldn’t have been seen as a threat by the gorilla. Rather, the gorilla may have taken the cries of the crowd as a sign of aggression & have been attempting to protect the child.
What do you think?
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-31/gorilla-harambe-protecting-boy-from-screaming-zoo-crowd:-expert/7462198/ Gorilla Harambe death shot dead silverback protecting boy threat of screaming crowd expert Australian animal behaviour expert silverback gorilla shot USA zoo perceived screaming adults in the crowd enclosure little boy fell in real threat Harambe 17-year-old western lowland silverback gorilla shot at Cincinnati Zoo Saturday four-year-old boy crawled through a barrier tumbled into its enclosure animal behaviour professor Gisela Kaplan Centre for Neuroscience and Animal Behaviour University of New England NSW Australia gorilla immediately ruled out the boy as a threat known by the sheer size demeanour little boy not a threat size difference does matter in the natural world very obvious to the gorilla the boy not a threat no need to react aggressively dragged the boy through the water they do that with their own young get them out of danger quickly danger were the screaming adults pandemonium total chaos gorilla responded to the screaming took the boy away away from the screaming to save him animal lovers responded to the killing with anger director Cincinnati Zoo decision to shoot Harambe ape endangering the child who fell into the enclosure actually hurting him don't attack willy-nilly Professor Kaplan male silverback gorillas gentle giants conflict negotiators incident controversial tragic incidents American and English zoos gorillas are very gentle males role keep the peace in the group conflict negotiator peace maker peace-maker peacemaker male silverback gorillas not aggressive entire personality peace-keeping peacekeeping peace keeping Professor Kaplan not carnivores they don't kill other things don't kill people don’t attack willy-nilly in the wild is if there is a real threat perceived by the silverback male charge forward warning use branches percussion sound rattle the tree a bit flay his arms around opponent backtrack boy falling in spelt doom and tragedy for gorilla Cincinnati Zoo Professor Kaplan similar incident at Jersey Zoo in the United Kingdom boy about the same age fell into the enclosure didn't shoot the animal gorilla saved the boy from drowning cuddled him calmed down changed the view of gorillas completely not the King Kong image dangerous fierce animal gentle giant Professor Kaplan risk was small animal may have caused harm to the boy moment of panic pandemonium chaos, animals and people make decisions zookeeper we cannot take that risk tragedy gorilla probably came to help shot for it /
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“The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia ... The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space & is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms ... selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981.”1 – endangered by global warming Credit: NASA/Summer Reading Club
Book burning?
No.
Easier, & more effective, to suppress the parts you don’t like before the book is published.
This is the path taken by an Australian government department when a draft of a UNESCO report mentioned risks of climate change for the Great Barrier Reef1. Paradoxically, the governmental organization involved is called the, “Environment Department”.
All mention of Great Barrier Reef was deleted from the final report.
1 Wikepedia: “Great Barrier Reef”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef/ Australia references stripped UNESCO UN United Nations climate change report tourism concerns references Australia removed UN report climate change Environment Department expressed concerns cause confusion negatively affect tourism report jointly published UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Union of Concerned Scientists United Nations Environmental Program UNEP chapter Great Barrier Reef sections on Kakadu Tasmanian forests statement Environment Department indicated did not support Australia's world heritage properties Environment Minister Greg Hunt not involved briefed issue Will Steffen, scientific reviewers UNESCO paper Emeritus Professor Australian National University head of the Climate Council scientific assessment Great Barrier Reef report very surprised Australia was not included one of the major case studies in the report most iconic world heritage sites in Australia globally iconic site one of the sites where climate change one of the most prominent threats normal UNESCO report information global scale issues information report document putting on the table risks of climate change most beautiful places around the planet reefs survival essential tourism viability Australian Department of Environment concerns title Destinations at Risk department World Heritage Committee include the Great Barrier Reef on the endangered list difference in terminology technical thing World Heritage endangered list absolutely no doubt Great Barrier Reef is at risk increasing temperature rise coral bleaching ocean acidification extremely well documented contact department explanation decision warned Australia wanted keep tourism viable longer term major risks threatening the reef other world heritage sites can't sweep that under the carpet short term protect the reef taking some actions there fall down trying to sweep under the carpet long-term most fundamental threat to the reef all levels of Government Prime Minister ministers recognise climate change most significant long term threat to the reef urging other countries reduce their emissions lagging behind /
Public transport reduces congestion in cities, because a bus or tram carrying 60 people occupies a fraction of the road space occupied by 60 cars, or even 15 cars with 4 passengers each. (Not gonna happen.)
And a single bus produces less pollution than 60 cars or even 15.
On the other hand, a bus does actually occupy space on the road. What if the bus could avoid occupying road space altogether? Without a separate roadway?
What if all of the above could be done without the expense of a tunnel?
In Beijing, a company called Transit Explore Bus claims to have worked out how to do all of this. Testing of the first full size example is planned to begin in July or August this year.
More http://inhabitat.com/china-to-test-insane-traffic-straddling-bus-this-summer/china-traffic-straddling-bus-2// bike bicycle bus pedestrian congestion traffic air quality space size road occupant occupancy passenger passengers occupancy pollution air quality transport commute commuter congestion pollution idle traffic lights stop carbon dioxide monoxide CO CO2 unburied hydrocarbons carcinogen EV electric vehicle China traffic jams traffic jam serious business 50 lanes of gridlock serious Beijing company Transit Explore Bus test incredible solution traffic-straddling bus width of two traffic lanes alleviate congestion city more than 11.5 million people straddling bus model prototype prototype first example pollution congestion /
