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Five major Gmail features you should know

Like most software, Gmail has many features that could be useful to you if only you knew about them. Here are five of them. 5 hidden Gmail features everyone should be using Zach Epstein@zacharye January 6th, 2020 at 10:23 AM ShareTweet Gmail is by far the most popular email platform in the world. We all … Continue reading Five major Gmail features you should know →

Opinion: Mourning a disappearing world as Australia burns – The Globe and Mail

As fires rage, destroying homes, habitats and lives, it’s difficult not to see this tragedy as a deadly consequence of decades of neglect — Read on http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-mourning-a-disappearing-world-as-australia-burns/

Upper West Side may truly lose Fairway this time

This could be a sad result, even if another market replaces it. Fairway had such a wide variety of merchandise. We'll see what happens. https://nypost.com/2020/01/02/struggling-fairway-market-again-prepares-bankruptcy-filing/ Fairway Market braces for another bankruptcy filing By Lisa Fickenscher January 2, 2020 | 9:51pm | UpdatedEnlarge Image Fairway Market on Broadway and 74th Street Lorenzo Ciniglio Fairway Market, the … Continue reading Upper West Side may truly lose Fairway this time →

Want to help in Australia but lack cash? Make a marsupial pouch

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/07/australia-wildfires-animals-shelters-knitting Kangaroo pouches, koala mittens: knitters unite to aid animals in Australia fires Volunteers worldwide create shelters for wildlife such as baby marsupials that need pouches to grow Kari Paul Tue 7 Jan 2020 19.40 ESTLast modified on Tue 7 Jan 2020 23.35 EST  A kangaroo in a homemade pouch during the Australia fires. Photograph: Courtesy of Heather McMurray … Continue reading Want to help in Australia but lack cash? Make a marsupial pouch →

List of all Golden Globe winners — good hunting grounds

This year's awards produced a number of surprises which means this list may have an item or two you hadn't thought to watch. Enjoy. Golden Globe Winners 2020: See the Full List Here Keeping track of the television stars, movie icons, and directing legends who take home awards from the Hollywood Foreign Press. By Katey … Continue reading List of all Golden Globe winners — good hunting grounds →

Even before the Australian fires, the number of huge climate crisis-created disasters was growing

These size and frequency of these climate crisis-induced natural disasters is only going to get worse. 7 Climate Disasters That Cost More Than $10 Billion in 2019 Olivia Rosane Dec. 31, 2019 02:00PM EST Climate A skycrane makes a water drop on flames in Porter Ranch, California on Oct. 11, 2019. Dean Musgrove / Los … Continue reading Even before the Australian fires, the number of huge climate crisis-created disasters was growing →

The scale of Australian’s animal and bird destruction is now incomprehensible

Altho this article doesn't address the issue, the fires are also proving disastrous for many uniquely Australian varieties of birds whose habitat was previously viewed as secure. Unfortunately, the homes of these birds -- spread in small patches across wide areas -- have all been burnt given the broad coverage of these fires. Some, like … Continue reading The scale of Australian’s animal and bird destruction is now incomprehensible →

Failure of governments to fight the climate crisis violate the human rights of its citizens

Amazing judgment out of Netherlands, if upheld, would require the government mandate an abrupt, huge reduction in pollutants and other causes of the climate crisis — to a level 25% below the 1990’s. The economic effects will be massive but only this sort of effort will be sufficient. https://earther.gizmodo.com/courts-grant-a-landmark-climate-victory-that-could-resh-1840553657

Golden Globes went vegan with glass bottles of water (but flew in the flowers)

I love the a Golden Globes because the attendees are always foolish enough to drink too much and let loose a little with their speeches. This year the awards had a number of surprises and a few excellent speeches (yay Michelle Williams), but it also had a publicized change in menu to be environmentally friendly. … Continue reading Golden Globes went vegan with glass bottles of water (but flew in the flowers) →

Personal note

The hard drive on my iMac died completely a week ago and the monitor was cracked in the process of getting the computer in for repair. I won’t have it back before January 11 at the earliest. I’ll do my best to feed this blog but doing it from my iPhone is having an impact … Continue reading Personal note →

Bushfires in Australia so large that they’re creating their own weather

The scale of the wildfires in Australia are difficult to comprehend. One of them is the size of Manhattan. Now observers have realized that the fires are creating weather systems that are increasing their impact on local areas. This article has wonderful illustrations. https://news.yahoo.com/bushfires-australia-big-theyre-generating-134733341.html