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Starting February 18, 2027, smartphones and many portable devices sold in the EU must have batteries that users can remove and replace more easily. That means #Apple #Samsung #Google #Xiaomi etc may need to redesign future devices to meet the new rules www.business-standard.com/technology/t...

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Oh yes, lots of names. Far too many to list - I would have used up my character allocation many times over. πŸ™

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The edible and medicinal uses of cleavers It’s still late winter, but it feels like spring, and wild greens are popping up everywhere. I just had my first cup of cleavers juice of the year, which feels like a signal to my body that s…

Stephen Spitewinter
#plants #history #botany #art 🌱

Galium aparine - Cleavers

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The path to World Domination:
powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:ls...

A good background to Cleavers
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galium_...

Well, I said you could eat it...
wildforagingwithcourtney.com/2024/03/04/t...

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#plants #history #botany #art 🌱

Good Morning! It's a back to work day☹️

I hope that those of you who've enjoyed a few day's holiday have braced yourselves for the ongoing disaster of the modern world...

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#plants #history #botany #art 🌱

Galium aparine - Cleavers

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Cleavers is one of the world's great colonisers. It has occupied the globe with the modern #human and their #cat, #dog, #goat, #pig & #sheep. Distantly related to coffee, Cleavers is also edible. (But not for meπŸ™‚)

See🧡/2 for refs.

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It's not just Australia, my friend. Trump and his acolytes have the smell of political death upon them.

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How closely integrated are the Creens with The Council for the Preservation of Rural Property Values?
Oh. Sorry. I meant to say 'Rural England'.

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How closely integrated are the Creens with The Council for the Preservation of Rural Property Values?
Oh. Sorry. I meant to say 'Rural England'.

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Embrace AI? I'd rather hug a Porcupine.

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From 'The Sting' (1973)

Johnny Hooker: "He's good. He threatened to kill me."
Henry Gondorff: "Hell, kid, if they don't do that, you know you're not getting to 'em."
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Let the man go. This serves no purpose.

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So, how will the President expain away that fans can't get to the USA to see the World Cup? (You remember - the World Cup that was going to make sooo much money.)

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#plants #hungary #democracy

Holiday repost! πŸ™‚

Sorry I'm late! I nearly missed the chance to have a shot of Slivovitz with the people of Hungary. EgΓ©szsΓ©gedre!

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#trump #insane #resisters

I've just been sent this. Who is @Dkelly4congress? Who are Irish for Trump? Is this garbage internationally infectious?

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I think the contrast here is that the Pope is the Earthly head of an organised religion based on a higher authority.
President Trump, on the other hand, seems to wish to create an organised religion based on his personal authority.

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This is like listening to a naughty five year-old who's lost an expensive toy in a playground.

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This is like listening to a naughty five year-old who's lost an expensive toy in a playground.

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I think you've missed your mark by a long way. This isn't funny, it isn't needed and it simply excuses Trump's blasphemy.

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Isn't everything in the whole picture on the Right?

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Yes, I like that idea.

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As the late, great Mark Tully used to say about his reporting from India, 'if both sides obect equally, you're probably right'.

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Be careful what you wish for. Present actions always have future consequences.

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Yes, indeed. The joy of the Florida climate. (Not something we have in Northern πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§) πŸ™‚

Prairie Garden Fruit Box label used by the Wetumpka Fruit Co, Hastings, Florida. Used during 1930s, designer unknown.

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Try Libre Office. It's donation only FreeWare and I've been using it for years. Wordpro, Spreadsheet, Database, Presentation - all there.

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Because since the rise of urban, industrial society a few agricultural producers grow food for millions of city dwellers. The urban population is by now completely divorced from nature and can only view it with fear and suspicion.

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Well, what did he expect? Or did I just ask a stupid question?

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#plants #history #botany #art 🌱

Holiday repost! πŸ™‚

I remember these being sold in European supermarkets in the 90s - I liked them but they didn't stick around for long. ☹️

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Absolutely. We are deeply offended.

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Hungary election: Viktor OrbΓ‘n concedes with opposition on course for landslide election win - follow live Hungary's prime minister has been ousted after 16 years in power, with PΓ©ter Magyar set to be the country's new leader.

#Hungary #OrbΓ‘n

Turned out nice again! πŸ™‚

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...

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