Leafy Seadragons

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The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) or Glauert’s seadragon is a marine fish related to the seahorses.

Leafy seadragons are found along the southern and western coasts of Australia.

They reside in areas with clear water, lower light conditions, and prominent vegetation. Such areas include seagrass meadows, seaweed beds, and rocky reefs.

The water must be between 54* and 73*, and 16.5 to 164 feet deep, although they most often are found between 16.5 and 49 feet) deep.

The lifespan of a leafy seadragon is up to 10 years.

While not large, they are slightly larger than most seahorses, growing to about 8 to 14 in.

The lobes of skin that grow on the leafy seadragon provide camouflage, giving it the appearance of seaweed.

The leafy seadragon is able to maintain the illusion when swimming, appearing to move through the water like a piece of floating seaweed.

The frond-like appendages and thin body vary on adults from green to yellow-brown to light brown.

It can also change color to blend in, but this ability depends on the seadragon’s diet, age, location, and stress level.

They feed on plankton and tiny crustaceans, which they suck into the end of their long tube-like nose.

The leafy seadragon uses the fins along the side of its head to allow it to steer and turn. However, its outer skin is fairly rigid, limiting mobility.

Individual leafy seadragons have been observed remaining in one location for extended periods of time (up to 68 hours), but will sometimes move for lengthy periods. The tracking of one individual indicated it moved at up to 490 ft per hour.

Leafy seadragons live a largely solitary lifestyle.

The male sea dragon incubates the fertilized eggs joined under his tail. They stay there for about eight weeks until they hatch. The young can look after themselves as soon as they are born.

They are vulnerable when first born, and are slow swimmers, reducing their chance of escaping from a predator. Only about 5% of young survive.

Leafy seadragons are subject to many threats, both natural and man-made. They are caught by collectors, and used in alternative medicine.

The leafy seadragon is classified as “Near Threatened” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Due to being protected by law, obtaining seadragons is often an expensive and difficult process as they must be from captive bred stock, and exporters must prove their broodstock were caught before collecting restrictions went into effect, or that they had a license to collect seadragon.

Aside from the legalities, leafy seadragons cost between $10,000 and $15,000 a piece, prohibitive to most collectors.

The leafy seadragon’s name is derived from its resemblance to the mythical dragon.

Popularly known as “leafies”, it is the marine emblem of the state of South Australia and a focus for local marine conservation.

It also features in the logos of the following South Australian associations — the Adelaide University Scuba Club Inc. and the Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.

A number of aquaria in the United States have leafy seadragon research programs or displays.

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  1. Morning! Interesting looking thing….I’m going to post a couple of updates I posted at M’s yesterday.

    @ 10AM: Morning, M! It was bright and sunny earlier but the clouds are moving in now – more rain on the way. I happened to see a gorgeous, bright blue – almost electric blue – Jay picking up pieces of the cat food on the walkway and another on the feeder and went out to take a picture. Of course, as soon as I opened the door, they all flew away so I stood out there for a few minutes, hoping they would come back. That didn’t happen but while I happened to be standing there, I saw my first female Oriole of the year! Yeah! Also a bunch of Red-Wing Blackbirds, which have a much prettier chirp than regular ones.

    And both of ’em are yapping!

    First Oriole of the year!

    @ 5:23: “Phew! I have been a busy, busy little bee…..turned out to be a beautiful, sunny day so I decided I needed more flowers for my pots. I’ve also been searching for some plastic bowls 10″ around and no more than 6″ deep to fit inside my hanging baskets. I don’t want to have to buy new coconut fiber liners every year and they aren’t great at holding moisture. I found almost exactly what I need – only 9″ around but 6″ deep – at Family Dollar for $1.42/each! I really wanted all the same color but they only had 3 clay-color pots and 2 dark green pots so I just got 2 of each. They have hooks built into 3 places with a shoelace-type hanging rope, which I cut off. I wired them into the metal baskets so they won’t tip to one side, poked the holes out in the bottom, and voila! Permanent fix!

    OK – the hanging baskets under the cottonwood tree have bright yellow pansies with dark burgundy centers, 2 in each basket; 2 dark red Dianthus in the pots next to my shed; yellow Calla Lilies in the 2 big planters by my garage. I am hopeful that the Canna’s I planted last year in my tire tower will come up this year – we’ll see. I put 4 white petunias in the pot inside the chair in my patriotic display. I will post pics once the plants have taken hold and are blooming nicely.

    BTW, the male Oriole has now arrived. I put out a nectar feeder for them, too. Oh, and I filled my truck, considering gas in Creighton was only $2.98/gal (w/ethanol). Heck yeah!!! It’s close to $4/gal here and in Pierce! I had thought about it when I was there the other day and it was at $3.14/gal. Now I’m glad I waited!”

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  3. I hope you had a truly wonderful week-end with your family and safe travels!!! I’m finally beginning to come out of my years-long depression and have an interest again in working in my yard. However, I was disappointed to find yesterday that the 2 honeysuckle vines closest to the house had both broken off very low. The vines up top were still green but they were no longer connected. I have no idea why that happened but I pulled all the old vines off and will start again. At least the basic plants are still living and growing. Next on my agenda is the east bed so I can get the cantaloupe planted. I’m curious whether the volunteer cukes will come back again this year.

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    1. I am exhausted. up and down the stairs for the last 2 days.
      sigh, same problem as before…she gets excited to see what she packed away and then decides she still wants to keep it and i take it all back up stairs.
      we got rid of another good portion of the junk my brother and son left there over the years.
      but the bed is a brass bed my great grandmother owned–and i’m not sure they ever got a new mattress!!
      i slept like crap so i will probably drift off to sleep in my chair

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  7. “Amazing, Biden did better than Obama and Clinton combined! Is this all legit? Sure…”

    “We all knew this was going to happen lol… Paper straws are now bad…”

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  8. “Voices Politicizing NYC Subway Death Opposed Mayor’s Plan for Severe Mentally Ill: Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to deploy EMT and police to hospitalize severely mentally-ill people from public transit faced protests and court challenges from the left.”
    LEE FANG
    MAY 6, 2023

    EXCERPT: “The system failed Jordan Neely. The 30-year old suffered unimaginable setbacks early in life with the brutal murder of his mother. He struggled for over a decade on the streets with schizophrenia, PTSD and depression. Despite his repeated interactions with government employees — with case workers, doctors, law enforcement, and subway workers over the years — the state never stepped in with lasting mental health services.

    Rather than a focused discourse on the structures that could have rehabilitated Neely earlier, when he desperately needed intervention, many on the left are prioritizing a polarized racial narrative that is distracting from the core issue of reform. Instead of an overhaul of how New York City treats the severely mentally ill and ensures public safety on the subway, many politicians are stoking public anger with incendiary rhetoric.
    ————–
    Yet just months ago, the NYCLU, VOCAL-NY, Ossé and Cabán were leading the charge against a proposed expansion of government services designed to prevent the type of incident that occurred this week. They protested New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ plans to deploy emergency responders and police to, if necessary, involuntarily commit severely mentally ill people who pose a threat to themselves or to the public.

    Under Adams’ plan, the teams of mental health case workers, health care professionals, EMTs and cops would first try to persuade these individuals to voluntarily admit themselves to medical facilities. As a last resort though, these teams would have the power to coerce mental treatment for people — on the streets or in the subways — exhibiting extremely erratic or psychotic behavior. When Adams unveiled the plan last November, he immediately faced legal challenges and protests from left-wing politicians and organizations.
    ————–
    What is publicly known about Neely’s life suggests a dramatic decline in mental health as a result of a series of traumatic life events. In 2007, Neely’s mother was brutally murdered by his stepfather, who stuffed her body into a piece of luggage and left it along the Henry Hudson Parkway. Neely was forced to testify at the trial. “The relationship had been crazy … a fight every day,” said Neely, according to a 2012 report on NJ.com.

    This week, Neely’s aunt Carolyn said that her sister’s death had permanently scarred her nephew. “My sister Christie was murdered in ’07 and after that, [Jordan Neely] has never been the same,” Carolyn Neely, told the New York Post. “It had a big impact on him. He developed depression and it grew and became more serious. He was schizophrenic, PTSD. Doctors knew his condition and he needed to be treated for that.”
    ————–
    “A poll conducted last year by NY1/Siena College found vast support for deploying more New York Police Department officers on the subway. Among income groups, support was highest for those making less than $50,000 a year, and among racial groups polled, Black New Yorkers responded with support for more police at the highest rate, at 91%. The same poll showed broad support across racial, socioeconomic, and age groups for “making it easier to admit those who are dangerous to the public, or themselves to mental health facilities.”

    https://www.leefang.com/p/voices-politicizing-nyc-subway-death

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  10. EXCERPT: “Questions continue to swirl around Florida election bill SB7050 sponsored by Senator Travis Hutson. Sen. Hutson stated the bill was created by Secretary of State Cord Byrd, the Florida Supervisors of Elections (FSE) and other legislators. Interestingly enough he did not mention any input was adopted from the public or election integrity advocacy groups.

    SB7050 contains a clause that allows Gov. DeSantis to run for President while remaining Governor. The clause should have been decoupled from the other election bill provisions that raise questions remaining to be answered or resolved before Gov. DeSantis signs the bill.

    While the bill certainly contains some minor election integrity improvements, it also appears to contain provisions that remove transparency and public visibility into the elections process. These provisions seem to be far more damaging than the new improvements the bill provides.

    The decrease in transparency is particularly of concern in light of the recent discovery of thousands of blank voted ballots in Broward and other counties for Florida’s last major election. These generated an unbelievable 10% or more blank ballots cast as previously reported.
    —————
    These are just some examples of bill changes that do not appear to be in the best interest of the public. While they may be legitimate explanations for some of these examples, together they paint a picture of a nefarious attempt to hide future errors and fraud. In light of our recent reporting on the Miami Dade’s reluctance to comply with reporting requests, the people of Florida have reason to be concerned.

    We have included a link to the bill in this article and some sample text below so voters can make their own decision.”

    https://miamiindependent.com/why-does-florida-senate-bill-7050-subvert-public-election-transparency/

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  11. I think I might have seen one of last year’s Oriole babies on the feeder with Mom and Dad. It had a black back, and much smaller; when it turned to fly away, I caught a peek of a light orange breast! All 3 were feeding at the same time and Orioles will chase off any other bird and/or another adult male Oriole!!!

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  15. “Headed home!”

    “Caturday night?”



    “I think she’s a major league hottie. Great eyes, a brilliant smile, and that cute little over-bite thing she does once in a while. Compared to the other attention-seeking worthless piece of shit ‘princess’, she IS great. Juss’ sayin’…”

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  16. NF: Tell me what you see in this one!

    “The King’s Mum and the Playboy Bunny. Yes, it did happen…”

    “On June 8, 1978., twenty-four year old Playboy bunny girl Louise Palmer from Chiswick, London was at Epsom (yes – that Epson, like in salts) to promote the races when she met the Queen.

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  19. BASED: Tucker’s About to Go to War With Fox News After Talking to Elon Musk About Working Together
    By J.D. Rucker • May. 7, 2023

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “As outspoken as Tucker Carlson has been over the years, it was conspicuous that after being suddenly fired by Fox News, he didn’t hit them immediately. After a few days went by without him lambasting the network he has carried for a few years, some speculated they had too much leverage over him.

    A new report from Axios tells us he’s ready to go to war in order to secure his future. According to the leftwing outlet (edited for format): ”

    Tucker Carlson is preparing to unleash allies to attack Fox News in an effort to bully the network into letting him work for — or start — a right-wing rival, sources close to him tell Axios. Bryan Freedman, the high-powered Hollywood lawyer Carlson retained for the contract dispute, told Axios: “The idea that anyone is going to silence Tucker and prevent him from speaking to his audience is beyond preposterous.”

    Tucker vs. Fox could reshape the conservative news world. Fox, which has seen its ratings plunge in Carlson’s slot since he was let go 13 days ago, wants to sideline him by paying him $20 million a year not to work.

    Axios has learned Carlson is busy plotting a media empire of his own. But he needs Fox to let him out of his contract, which expires in January 2025 — after the presidential election. We’re told Carlson has been contacted by outlets — including the right-wing Rumble and Newsmax — that offered to pay him more than his Fox contract.

    Axios has learned that Carlson and Elon Musk had a conversation about working together, but didn’t discuss specifics. Carlson confidants say he also is contemplating building a direct-to-consumer media outlet where his millions of fans could pay to watch him. Carlson’s predecessor in his Fox slot, Bill O’Reilly, created a blueprint for this.

    Two days after being booted, Carlson teased in a Twitter video posted at 8 p.m. ET, counter-programming his former show: “See you soon.” The two-minute video has racked up 24 million views.

    The ousted host “knows where a lot of bodies are buried, and is ready to start drawing a map,” said a Carlson source who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. Carlson allies with big platforms are prepared to attack Fox for trying to keep him on the shelf. Bare-knuckle brawlers from Trumpworld are standing by.”

    The Musk component is arguably the most intriguing, buried as one might expect in the middle of the story by Axios. Combining Musk’s resources and influence with Carlson’s recognition and reputation would make for an instant “Fox Killer.” One could argue if Carlson were to build something rather than joining with a preexisting platform like Rumble or Newsmax, he could actually grow faster.

    Personally, I wouldn’t want to see “Twitter Tonight With Tucker Carlson” or anything like that, but it’s understandable that building a new project on the Twitter foundation would be intriguing.”

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  21. “Police given go-ahead to use force against those who have surrendered–‘Protect and serve’ now has become ‘comply or die’
    By WND Staff
    Published May 6, 2023 at 5:46pm

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “A foundation that specializes in fighting for civil and religious rights across America has come out with a warning that police now have been given the go-ahead to use force against suspects who already have surrendered. “The old police motto to ‘protect and serve’ has become ‘comply or die,'” said constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute and author of “Battlefield America: The War on the American People.”

    “This is how we have gone from a nation of laws—where the least among us had just as much right to be treated with dignity and respect as the next person (in principle, at least)—to a nation of law enforcers (revenue collectors with weapons) who treat ‘we the people’ like suspects and criminals.”

    The situation is a result of a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to accept a case that could have been used to hold police accountable for using force on unarmed individuals who already have surrendered or complied with police orders. “Despite a series of high-profile incidents involving the use of unnecessary and excessive force by police against unarmed individuals, the court declined to narrow the scope of qualified immunity granted to officers who assault non-violent suspects who have ceased to resist arrest,” the institute reported.

    Its lawyers, joined by those from the Cato Institute, had filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Salazar v. Molina, which challenged a lower court ruling “that essentially gives police a green light to punish and harm suspects solely based upon their initial nonviolent resistance or flight.”

    That ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals gave immunity to a police officer who tased a non-violent suspect in the back after he lay down to surrender. The case developed in 2014 when a sheriff’s deputy in Zapata County, Texas, tried to pull over Juan Carlos Salazar for speeding. However, Salazar accelerated and led police on a high-speed chase for approximately five minutes.

    He stopped when two vehicles pulled out in front of him, got out of his car, raised his hands and lay flat on the ground with his arms above his head. Within seconds, the deputy charged up and fired his taser. His subsequent lawsuit for excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment was dismissed by the appeals court because of the deputy’s “immunity.”

    In weighing in before the U.S. Supreme Court in Salazar, The Rutherford Institute and Cato argued that police should be held accountable for using unnecessary and unreasonable violence against surrendering suspects.”

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  22. Oh, this is cute! “From now on, we are going to make it mandatory that you have to eat a double-cheeseburger every day for the month of May in SD!” per the kids’ question as to whether that will be a law now! ROFL – XO making the month of May “Beef Month,” focusing on agriculture and beef in SD.

    Kristi Noem Signs Executive Order for Kids, who All Happen to Have Cows at Home

    https://rumble.com/v2meuc0-kristi-noem-signs-executive-order-for-kids-who-all-happen-to-have-cows-at-h.html

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  24. Eureka! I thought the supposed-to-be-yellow Clematis I planted on the west trellis didn’t make it – I was clearing out the old stems in the Moss Roses and looked behind the pot – lo and behold, it is coming up!!! Whoopee! So I may end up and put the 2nd one out there as well….I was torn between that or my patriotic display – but if they DO turn yellow once mature….that won’t look right there. Hence, my lack of enthusiasm….now it appears that it would survive and grow on the west end in spite of the hot, afternoon sun. I will add more mulch over the roots, tho, just to be sure. Looking like this will be another success story!

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  25. Fundamentalist Islam must be banned the world over, IMO, and it is 100% incompatible with our Constitution!!!

    EXCERPT: “Regardless of all the above, it is not for the non-Muslim — certainly not for me — to tell Muslims what their texts are really saying and teaching. That is the job of their ulema: scholars and clerics devoted to learning the deep truths of Islam. Thus, the real question remains: do modern-day ulema permit necrophilia?

    The lamentable answer is yes. For instance, in 2011, a leading Moroccan cleric and founding member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Sheikh Abdul Bari Zamzami, issued a fatwa permitting the Muslim husband to copulate with his dead wife. He prefaced his decree by saying that, although he does not necessarily approve of this act, it is not for him to ban what Islam permits. As proof, he cited the aforementioned rulings of Islam’s schools of jurisprudence.

    Soon thereafter, in April 2012, when the Muslim Brotherhood held the presidency of Egypt in the person of Mohamed Morsi, news that Islamist Egyptian parliamentarians were trying to pass a law legalizing necrophilia appeared. Although Al Ahram, Egypt’s most reputable paper, reported the story, it was quickly dismissed as a hoax in Western media (which often happens whenever Islam makes the news in ways that do not comport with Western sensibilities). As one journalist argued, “[t]his ugly rumor and hoax, thought to originate in a fatwa by [the aforementioned] sheikh Zamzami, a noted Moroccan cleric, should be doubted for the simple reason that no Egyptian Islamist sheikh, or any other Imam, has ever been reported to approve of necrophilia.”

    If that was true in 2012, it wasn’t in 2017, when necrophilia was yet again mentioned and legitimized, this time by Sheikh Sabri Abdul Raeuf, a professor at Egypt’s Al Azhar — the Islamic world’s most prestigious university (which Pope Francis considers an ally). During a televised show in Egypt, the sheikh and professor was asked if it is permissible for a husband to penetrate his wife after death. He replied, “It is not favorable in Islam; however, Islamic law considers it as halal” — that is, permissible, not a crime or sin deserving of punishment in the here or hereafter.

    A subsequent Youm7 Arabic report, titled (in translation) “The Books of al-Shafi’i, al-Hanbali, and al-Hanafi Reveal that Sex with a Dead Wife is Not Adultery,” verified the Al Azhar professor’s claims.

    Muslim necrophilia has, incidentally, also made it to the West. In the U.K., late one night in 2019, a Muslim man, Kasim Khuram, broke into a funeral home, opened several coffins, and, having made his “selections,” proceeded to yank out and “rape” two female corpses. When police arrested him, Khuram explained his actions by laughingly saying, “Every hole is a goal.”

    Despite all the above, necrophilia should not be seen as widespread among Muslims. Indeed, whenever it makes the news in the Arab world, most Muslims — as can be expected of most decent people of whichever creed — respond with incredulity and revulsion.

    Rather, the point here is that Islamic jurisprudence is so legalistically slavish to old, sometimes bizarre, texts and often ambiguously worded as to legitimize much that is repugnant to modern sensibilities. Not only does this provide a moral — sometimes even pious — cover for deviants, but it also may attract them to Islam.”

    https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/05/a_rampant_riseof_necrophilia_in_muslim_nations.html

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  27. EXCERPT: “Your favorite store may be gone before the year ends. Big-box retailers, grocery stores, apparel chains, home goods companies, and even some very big names like Burger King, GameStop, and Sephora are announcing mass store closings in 2023 due to a series of economic threats emerging everywhere all at once.

    Similarly, Kroger is not done closing stores in the U.S. The grocery chain is getting rid of hundreds of locations that have been reporting poor performance and profitability in recent years. Lori Raya, president of Kroger’s Mid-Atlantic Division, said in a statement that the company “could not continue to operate stores that have been losing money for a sustained period of time.”

    But according to retail analysts, a much bigger wave of shutdowns may be ahead. Kroger’s merger with Albertsons means that about 500 branches will be chopped so that the companies meet legal requirements. Unfortunately, this also means that thousands of jobs are going to be lost during that process.

    Meanwhile, a fourth round of store closings has begun for Macy’s. After shuttering 125 of “its least productive stores” in 2021 and 2022, another 45 locations are now on the retailer’s chopping block. Previously, Macy’s announced that it would slash a fifth of stores and lay off 2,000 employees to allegedly improve productivity.

    Last month, CEO Jeff Gennette explained in a statement that the decision came after the company analyzed its sales growth outlook and revenue forecasts for 2023. “Based on current macro-economic indicators and our proprietary credit card data, we believe the consumer will continue to be pressured in 2023, particularly in the first half, and we have planned to adjust our accordingly, ” he said.

    Target is now conducting a series of store closings citing declining foot traffic, rising shoplifting cases, and collapsing profits as the reason for the decision, according to a recent report. The first round of shutdowns will hit dozens of grocery stores in Maryland, as well as Virginia, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.”

    https://discernreport.com/20-big-box-retailers-closing-down-stores-right-now/

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  28. EXCERPT: “Fox Corp has gone “Woke.” The media giant that was once seen as the place where conservative-minded Americans could go to get their daily dose of Republican-friendly commentary, editorializing, and news reporting, has seen better days.
    —–
    According to Fox Corp’s 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, the media company is “committed to diversity from the very top.”

    In looking at the 46-page report, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) runs rampant throughout Fox Corp. Fox Corp even has a Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion to help define, protect, and promote the DEI that is “fundamentally woven in the fabric of the Company.”

    “We are committed to diversity from the very top. Our Board of Directors requires that minority and female candidates are presented for consideration with each director vacancy. We believe that the more voices in the room and the more diverse the experiences of our colleagues, the better FOX’s internal culture and external programming are.

    Our diversity enables us to be more reflective of the audiences we reach and enhances our ability to create news, sports and entertainment programming that serves all viewers across the country. An inclusive and diverse workplace is not merely a strategy or business objective—it is fundamentally woven in the fabric of the Company. This commitment begins with our approach to talent recruitment across all our disciplines and extends to the way we nurture and advance our colleagues’ careers.

    The Executive Vice President of Human Resources and the Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion monitor and oversee diversity initiatives and data on an ongoing basis. Moreover, we have voluntarily posted on our corporate website our 2021 Employment Information Report (EEO-1), showing the race, ethnicity and gender of our U.S. employees. For example, by the end of 2021, our first/mid-level officials (EEO-1 Category 1.2) and managers were approximately 41.7% female and 30.6% non-White. Similarly, our employees categorized as professionals (EEO-1 Category 2.0) were 36.7% female and 35.3% non-White. We are proud of our workforce and our ongoing efforts to further its diversity.”

    https://floridianpress.com/2023/05/fox-corp-has-gone-woke/

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  29. sliding on down here. we are finally home! it was a beautiful sunny weekend there..but started to rain as we moved back north. sigh
    we loaded up the truck with all sorts of things for my flea market friend thinking it wouldn’t rain, but we had a tarp in the truck. we had to find a place to pull over and cover up everything we couldn’t jam in the backseat of the truck.
    now we’re home, unloaded and it’s raining steadily.

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    1. We had rain starting in the wee hours and even some large-pea size hail for about 5 minutes. Now it is partly sunny and 83 – it was in the 60’s for most of the day. Just had 4 male Orioles out there squabbling over the jelly! LOL – trying to establish territory!

      BTW, I’ve decided I am going to pick up a black metal trellis at Menards (found the perfect one on-line for less than $10) and put it under the west-leading edge underneath the weeping willow tree in front. That is where I’ll put the red Clematis! It will get enough afternoon sun and the roots will be well shaded. Perfect!

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