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Pygmy Goats Angling to Take Dog’s Place as ‘Man’s Best Friend’ | HowStuffWorks
Pygmy goats left Africa for the West around the mid-20th century, making a new home at Swedish zoos. From Sweden, they spread to England and Canada, according to the Oklahoma State University Department of Animal Sciences. By 1959, the first pygmy goats arrived in the United States at the behest of the Rhue family in California and the Catskill Game Farm in New York. They have since been typically used at zoos, for medical research and as pets. Of course, now they can also be found helping adventurous yogis with their asanas.
I had no idea that the Catskill Game Farm was the original source of Pygmy goats in America.
Graphene and the world of 2-D materials
Graphene and the world of 2-D materials
3/1/21
Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/119815984
Episode: http://traffic.libsyn.com/physicalattraction/2D_materials_emergepisode.mp3?dest-id=535856
From the discovery of graphene to the invention of Van Der Waals heterostructures, this episode explores the potential and possibilities surrounding 2D materials – and how a particular twist between layers of graphene could unlock a playground of superconductivity.
I’ll say it again, I like third party candidates … 🗳
This evening I stumbled upon one of those internet political surveys that you see advertised on Facebook. While probably sketchy, it’s kind of fun to fill out those surveys and see what kind of questions they are testing. As somebody who works in the communications industry, I am always interested to see what polls are asking and what is happening.
They always ask what is the last candidate you voted for President to see how your political leanings, along with your partisan preference and whether or not you are a strong Democrat. I get a chuckle when I honestly filled out Green Party candidate Jill Stein for 2016 and Libertarian Party candidate Jo Jorgensen for 2020. In solidly blue New York, it’s a safe choice to vote for the third party, and it advances additional voices into the political system. While I think Joe Biden is a much better president then Donald Trump so far, I don’t think my protest vote had any real impact on the election.
Today got me remembering how long and harsh winters are in Upstate New York
Today got me remembering how long and harsh winters are in Upstate New York. ❄️ I do look jealously as people down south this time of year, the cows eating fresh grass, 🌱 🐄 even with all the mud and melt. 👢 Winter just seems to be such a long slog in Upstate New York, although after today, it looks like we are in a moderating trend for at least a little while. 
Maybe I’d feel different if I owned my own land, 
and heated with wood, 
but I just hate being cold in winter, 
trapped in my tiny little apartment paying a ton for heat. 
NPR
Garland is not alone. An NPR/Ipsos poll in December found that a significant number of Americans believe disinformation about the coronavirus and about settled historical facts. The findings underscore the enduring nature of unfounded conspiracies at a time when experts say disinformation is being spread on an unprecedented scale.
"There is certainly a bloc of people who are willing to believe conspiracies sort of across the board," says Chris Jackson, a pollster at Ipsos, "even if it doesn't have any basis in reality or fact."