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novaphile said:
There is a general problem, with animals raised in captivity, that, as infants, they don't see or experience feeding behaviours.

For this reason, people who rescue birds, or raise juveniles in captivity, minimise human to bird interactions, and feed the juveniles via glove puppets, while mimicking the sounds and behaviour of parent birds.

Here's an example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4S0zTwMFEM

I think this was mentioned in the Jurasic Park stories (not sure if it made it into the movies) but it would be an issue for the dinosaurs successfully reproducing.

(i.e. they wouldn't have experienced any nest building behaviours, nor feeding of the young etc. so most likely result of laying an egg, is that the parent just walks away and abandons it.)
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Indeed, it's a matter of concern to rescue centres like Monkey World. Hence their creche for abandoned or orphaned orangutans. Or the Jungle School in Borneo.
 
Great news! The logistical tangle that surrounds the Sydney and Melbourne buildings is finally being sorted out and the well-worn facades are getting a much-needed restoration.

Grants program supports Sydney and Melbourne Buildings' façade restoration

The Sydney and Melbourne Buildings have a special place in the hearts of Canberrans. These heritage-listed buildings are an integral part of Canberra’s cityscape which showcase our city’s historical architecture.

Following laneway upgrades completed last year, the next stage of restoration for the iconic Sydney and Melbourne Buildings will be the repainting of the buildings’ façades.

A consistent restoration process presents unique challenges due to the buildings' complex ownership structure. With around 100 separate land titles and no common management body, addressing deterioration is difficult.

However, the City Renewal Authority has stepped in to offer support through a grant program designed to assist each building owner.

As of July 2024, all owners of the Sydney and Melbourne Buildings have been offered grants to fund the façade restoration. Out of 24 grants offered, 11 property owners have accepted their grant offer so far.
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Oh great. Thanks, Obama.

Hay fever sufferers warned Canberra could have 'earlier and above average grass pollen season'

Hayfever sufferer Jackie Hattingh is gearing up for the most problematic time of year: Spring.

"Whenever the grass comes into spreading its pollen stage, when it gets nice and beautiful and tall, I die, I just get everything," Ms Hattingh said.

"You get the itchy throat, the itchy ears, it drives me mad, because you can't scratch it.

"If you rub your eyes, they swell up, your nose just doesn't stop running, which is awful when you trying to do stuff to have a runny nose, it's like water."

Ms Hattingh is concerned the upcoming season may have some extra bite.

"I do have friends who battle with the trees, and they definitely think [they're feeling symptoms already] with the warmer weather," she said.

And her concerns are not unfounded, as experts warn Canberra may be facing a longer and more severe pollen season than in recent years.
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Thank goodness for local news! Another breaking revelation, again: hot weather means it'll be hot this week! GOOD HEAVENS! Why the Pulitzers aren't just raining down on this intrepid reporting I'll never know.
 
An explosives scare on Redcar beach turned out to be a child's toy.

Part of the beach was cordoned off following reports of a suspected explosive device being found of the beach on Saturday evening. Cleveland Police have now confirmed the item in question was found to be a child's toy.
 
Andy_Ross said:
An explosives scare on Redcar beach turned out to be a child's toy.

Part of the beach was cordoned off following reports of a suspected explosive device being found of the beach on Saturday evening. Cleveland Police have now confirmed the item in question was found to be a child's toy.
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Double points if the toy in question was a beach ball.
 
The Army bomb disposal team came all the way down from Catterick Garrison to deal with it.
 
Darat said:
Luddites and NIMBYs have won, so we won't have a worldclass movie studio mostly built on old industrial land because.... https://uk.news.yahoo.com/james-cameron-backed-950m-uk-120726823.html
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I realize this post is over a year old but I just noticed this thread. I couldn't help but think of the serial scam artist Carissa Carpenter's attempt to fleece various communities with the promise of a major movie studio being built on their unused land.

As far as local news here, it's mostly the heat and torrential rains, and business execs suing one another. Oh, and local politicians very concerned about trans athletes (banning them from town-funded sports teams although there are no known trans atheletes attempting to enroll in their teams) and banning the wearing of masks in public places.
 
grunion said:
As far as local news here, it's mostly the heat and torrential rains, and business execs suing one another. Oh, and local politicians very concerned about trans athletes (banning them from town-funded sports teams although there are no known trans atheletes attempting to enroll in their teams) and banning the wearing of masks in public places.
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The evening news has local Republicans crowing about how the mask ban was used to thwart a potential crime when cops used it as a pretext to stop and frisk a young Hispanic male upon whose person a knife was discovered.
 
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