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Scientists Are Using YouTube to Understand How Elephants Mourn Their Dead – Sarah Kuta June 1, 2022 2:23 p.m. — Just Sayin’

The research is part of a growing trend of using crowdsourced videos to learn about elusive or hard-to-study animals Asian elephants Pixabay Researchers had long heard stories about Asian elephants seemingly mourning their dead—and had even witnessed these behaviors in the wild a handful of times. But the large forest dwellers are elusive, and mourning behaviors […]

Scientists Are Using YouTube to Understand How Elephants Mourn Their Dead – Sarah Kuta June 1, 2022 2:23 p.m. — Just Sayin’

Eawag – Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology – Eawag – filtering out nano-plastics

The results are now in, and they include some reassuring findings. In a report published today in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, the researchers show that even if untreated water contained considerable quantities of nanoplastics, these particles were retained in sand filters very efficiently during water treatment. Both in laboratory tests and in a larger test facility located directly on the premises of the Zurich Water Works, the biologically active slow sand filter was the most effective at retaining nanoparticles – achieving an efficacy level in the region of 99.9%.Source: Eawag – Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology – Eawag

Fotos des Monats, Juni 2022/ Photos of the month, June 2022

Stella, oh, Stella

Kaum zu glauben, dass der Mai schon wieder vorüber ist!

… I can hardly believe that May is already over!

Wettermässig war es ein sehr gemischter Monat, aber die dramatischen Wolken versprachen mehr, als sie hergaben.

… As far as the weather is concerned, May was a very mixed month, but the dramatic clouds promised more than they could deliver.

Doch auch dies war Mai, hier Anfang des Monats, Frühling an der Elbe. An diese Farbe denke ich, wenn der Dichter von “köstlichem Grün” spricht.

… But also this was May, here at the beginning of the month, spring at the Elbe river. This is the colour I am thinking of, when the poet talks of ” luscious green”.

Und Frühling Ende Mai in Dänemark, die erste Rose mit dem sehr passenden Namen “Frühlingsduft”.

… And spring at the end of May in Denmark; the first rose with the very…

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Former Congressional (GOP) Candidate Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Falsification of Records | OPA | Department of Justice

In 2020, Jones ran as a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. Jones told employees of his small business that they could continue to be paid their normal wages if they worked on his congressional campaign. Employees reported to work on behalf of Jones’s congressional campaign and were paid thousands of dollars in wages through Jones’s small business including, in part, with funds Jones had received as part of a PPP loan. After losing the primary election, Jones caused his campaign committee to file a campaign finance report with the FEC, which omitted any in-kind contributions from any entity or individual other than Jones, including the thousands of dollars of in-kind contributions to his campaign in the form of employee time and work.

Jones pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court of Idaho to wire fraud and falsification of records. Jones will be sentenced at a later date. Jones faces a maximum total penalty of 40 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

 

Source: Former Congressional Candidate Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Falsification of Records | OPA | Department of Justice

Biden administration cancels all loans for Corinthian College students – UPI.com (560,000 borowers)

The Department of Education announced Wednesday it will forgive all remaining federal loans students borrowed to attend any campus operated by Corinthian Colleges.

The department said it is the largest single loan discharge in its history and will save 560,000 borrowers a total of $5.8 billion after an investigation revealed the company deceived students.

 

Source: Biden administration cancels all loans for Corinthian College students – UPI.com

Filosofa Rambles …

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Something has been weighing on my mind of late.  Well, many things have been weighing so heavily that I lie awake most nights, but there is one thing in particular that I feel a need to expound on.  I’m not even sure what to call it or where to begin, so I’ll just let my thoughts ramble for a bit if that’s alright with you.

Lately I hear a lot of talk about ‘patriotism’ and ‘loyalty’, but it seems to me that the definitions of those words defy my own set of values.  I no longer consider myself a citizen of any one country, but rather a citizen of the world.  I don’t only care for the people of the United States, but for people all over the world.  My heart goes out to the people of Ukraine who are being killed, left homeless, and driven out of their homes…

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