https://apple.news/AdUii4bBbTTe9zzywTVWSmg https://screenrant.com/use-visual-lookup-ios15-identify-plants-pets-how/ How To Use Visual Lookup In iOS 15 To Identify Plants & Pets Select iPhone models can take advantage of Visual Lookup, an iOS 15 feature that can identify the plants and animals within a photo taken in the U.S. BY BRADY SNYDER, published July 2, 2022 Plants and animals can be identified … Continue reading Multiple ways to identify plants and animals with iOS 15 or an iPhone app
Month: July 2022
Social media unwilling to help with fighting guns but fast to remove posts mentioning abortion pills
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/28/facebook-instagram-meta-abortion-pills-posts Facebook and Instagram removing posts with mentions of abortion pills In light of the supreme court’s verdict, memes and status updates on social media on how to access the medicines have exploded Giveaways with information about abortion pills in Foley Square. Photograph: Gina M Randazzo/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock Kari Paul and agenciesTue 28 Jun 2022 17.01 EDT … Continue reading Social media unwilling to help with fighting guns but fast to remove posts mentioning abortion pills
How much walking to cut risk of heart disease by 1/3? Not much
https://apple.news/AkTRgh6hFScyyQJUVD_Kxbw How Many Minutes You Need To Walk Daily To Cut Your Risk of Heart Disease by 30% Rachel Kraus for Well + Good, July 18, 2022 Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on pinterestShare on email From pumping your system full of mood-boosting endorphins to building muscular endurance to optimizing your oxygen uptake, the benefits of aerobic exercise are numerous, … Continue reading How much walking to cut risk of heart disease by 1/3? Not much
World’s fires and heat (U.K., U.S., Europe) deserve two articles today
https://apple.news/AYsPda1YTQYmGDO_Fave9PQ Britain braces for record heat, risking lives and infrastructure The forecast is “absolutely unprecedented,” a senior British meteorologist said. “Our lifestyles and infrastructure are not adapted to what is coming.” July 18, 2022, 7:24 AM EDT / Updated July 18, 2022, 2:57 PM EDT By Alexander Smith, NBC NEws LONDON — Residents told not to venture outside. Salt … Continue reading World’s fires and heat (U.K., U.S., Europe) deserve two articles today
Why Europe is setting global heat records
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/18/climate/europe-heat-wave-science.html? Why Europe Is Becoming a Heat Wave Hot Spot This year’s scorching weather is in keeping with a trend. Scientists say a number of factors, including changes in the jet stream, are in play. A sign on a pharmacy in Nantes, France, read 43 degrees Celsius, or roughly 109 Fahrenheit, on Monday. Credit...Loic Venance/Agence France-Presse … Continue reading Why Europe is setting global heat records
Monkey pox risks and symptoms; cases double in New York in 5 days
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/In-5-days-monkeypox-cases-double-in-New-York-17310538.php In 5 days, monkeypox cases double in New York Confirmed case counts are still low, but numbers went from 238 Monday, to 490 Friday; more cases are also being found upstate by Lauren Stanforth, July 17, 2022 Updated: July 17, 2022 12:24 p.m. Saratoga County said in a release Monday, July 11, 2022 that it … Continue reading Monkey pox risks and symptoms; cases double in New York in 5 days
A new gentler action hero?
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/15/pinnies-pancakes-pink-all-hail-the-new-action-hero? Pinnies, pancakes, pink: all hail the new action hero! Move over Seagal … Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Craig and Ryan Gosling. Composite: Allstar; Alamy; Marvel Studios; Netflix; Warner Bros Thor: Love and Thunder and The Gray Man, just like No Time to Die before them, are challenging perceptions about what it takes to be a tough … Continue reading A new gentler action hero?
Tips to help protect yourself while using Gmail, Facebook and Netflix
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2022/06/16/find-out-if-anyone-using-your-gmail-facebook-netflix-accounts/7586535001/ How to see if anyone is using your Gmail, Facebook, or Netflix accounts Kim Komando There’s a new hack or scam around every corner. The sad thing is, you likely won’t realize someone has wormed their way into your digital life until it’s too late. If a virus is to blame, there are red … Continue reading Tips to help protect yourself while using Gmail, Facebook and Netflix
Solar power is bailing Texas out this summer
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/renewable-energy-texas-grid-heat-wave/ Solar Power Is Bailing Texas Out This Summer Enjoying that AC? Thank the mighty power of the sun and the renewable energy source keeping the grid afloat. By Dan Solomon July 12, 2022 A solar energy farm near Fort Stockton.Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP On Monday the good people of Texas, many still suffering … Continue reading Solar power is bailing Texas out this summer
Coyotes, bears, raccoons, and other animals are adapting to urban life as their habitats shrink
https://apple.news/AM_DBg5A6QKm7Nyw0IBvGXQ WHY CITIES ARE GOING WILD COYOTES, BEARS, RACCOONS, AND OTHER ANIMALS ARE ADAPTING TO URBAN LIFE IN SAVVY WAYS AS THEIR HABITATS SHRINK. BY CHRISTINE DELL’AMORE PHOTOGRAPHS BY COREY ARNOLD AT FIRST GLANCE, it’s a scene that plays out daily in cities across America. A U.S. Postal Service carrier wearing a royal blue bucket … Continue reading Coyotes, bears, raccoons, and other animals are adapting to urban life as their habitats shrink
Amazon unveils Kindle epic Summer Challenge
goodereader.com/blog/kindle/amazon-unveils-kindle-epic-summer-challenge Amazon unveils Kindle Epic Summer Challenge July 2, 2022 By Michael Kozlowski Amazon runs a series of challenges every couple of months, where you can earn completion badges for reading ebooks. The company has just unveiled their Epic Summer Challenge that is available on Kindle apps for Android and IOS. It runs from July 1st to to September … Continue reading Amazon unveils Kindle epic Summer Challenge
Heatflation affecting global food supply
https://apple.news/A8A7SpBrjSxSM-8tN27c3jw Heatflation: How sizzling temperatures drive up food prices As heat waves strike Europe and China, crops are withering. Thomas Warnack / picture alliance via Getty Images Kate Yoder, Staff Writer For Grist, PublishedJul 15, 2022 Vicious heat waves are sweeping parts of the globe this week, along with the dangers that come with blazing-hot … Continue reading Heatflation affecting global food supply
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