[hija]

Mountain hares were protected in Scotland



To be ‘as mad as a March hare’ is an old English idiom that describes being in a state of excitement. There was certainly excitement among animal welfare campaigners this week, after Scotland declared the proverbial hare a protected species.

On Monday, it became illegal to kill mountain hares in Scotland unless a licence has been obtained. It is hoped the legislation will bring to an end the mass culling of hares, which routinely took place across grouse moors. Campaigners claim that around 26,000 mountain hares were killed in Scotland annually before the measure was introduced.

“We are delighted that the day has come when mountain hares have become a protected species and where the mass-scale killings of this beautiful animal is put to an end,” said Bob Elliot, director of animal welfare campaigns charity, OneKind. “Today really does feel like a huge triumph.”

[Fatima99]

Postal worker left in stitches by unfortunate typo on delivery instructions

A postie shared an image of the delivery instructions left by a customer containing a very unfortunate error, changing the innocent request into something else entirely



It's always frustrating to miss a delivery after waiting days for it to show up.

Thankfully, with online orders we're able to add delivery instructions asking for our precious parcels to be left in a safe place or dropped off with a friendly neighbour to avoid an even longer wait.

But one postal worker was left in hysterics when a customer's request contained an unfortunate typing error that changed the innocent instruction into something else entirely.

An image of the message was shared on Reddit with the caption: "As a postie I'll go above and beyond for you, but this, this is new."



The delivery instructions on the screen read: "There is a deliver to safeplace request for this item. Attempt delivery to customer first. If they are not in leave this item in their nominated place: Enclosed porch.

"Additional information: Please ring bell after pooping in porch. Thank you."

Luckily for everyone, the door was answered and the delivery was successful, but it didn't stop the comments rolling in as one person said: "I'm not sure that's the special delivery they were expecting."

A second wrote: "New meaning to 'postman pat'."

And another added: "That's an odd request but you took an oath to serve..."

Meanwhile, an Amazon delivery driver who found a note from a customer asking him to hide a parcel from their kids racked up more than 8.3 million views on TikTok as people praised his efforts.

[HogwartsExpress]

[goldie0608]

Chicago Coffee Shop Owner Has Collected 6,000 Warm Coats for the Homeless–And Delivered Them With Coffee



Tucked into a suburban Chicago train station may appear to be an unassuming coffee shop. But what’s going on behind the scenes is much more than just your average cup of Joe.

For the seventh year in a row the shop’s owner Pilot Pete, a.k.a. Peter Thomas, has been the driving force behind ‘Coffee With a Purpose’, an annual community initiative that collects and distributes coats and other necessities to help the local homeless population brave the harsh Midwest winters.

Thomas says the idea came to him when he was trying to find a way to give back to the community as well as get others involved. He admits he was initially unprepared for the positive avalanche of responses. In the weeks prior to Christmas in the drive’s first year, he and other volunteers took in 3,000 coats.

This year, for drive number seven, Thomas and crew helmed the Coffee With a Purpose command center from the back of a 26-foot moving truck. The humanitarian caravan made a total of six stops throughout greater Chicago.

Pilot Pete’s brewed up 40 gallons of coffee for the occasion. The hot java was supplemented by donations from three other Elmhurst businesses eager to do their part.

Baked goods came courtesy of Rough Edges Confectionery; the truck and a driver were provided Good Move Movers, and custom truck signage was the handiwork of Angel Fancy Design Studio.

At each stop, Thomas invited people up to “shop” for whatever they needed—free of charge. In addition to coats, there was a wide selection of blankets, socks, hats, gloves, scarves, and personal hygiene items to choose from, all collected, sorted, and hung by gung-ho community volunteers.

Thomas notes that with the added impact of COVID, there were more people in need than ever this time around. “[When]we made this effort, all the shelters were on lockdown,” he said in an interview with the Elmhurst Independent. “No one was allowed in or out, that is, once you’re out, you can’t get back in, so there are more and more homeless people… This is a good year to be extra giving.”

But what Thomas and the community members who work alongside him are trying to achieve goes beyond merely handing out warm clothing and coffee. Forging a human connection with people who are so often invisible in society is an integral factor in their giving equation.

Thomas says making donations one-on-one makes it feel more genuine. “You never know where someone has been or what someone’s been through before meeting them,” he told the Independent. “With the homeless, we treat everyone the same or equal.”

According to Thomas’s proud mom, Joni Morgan, her son’s inclusive attitude is just who he is. “Ever since he was a little he always would find the outsiders and pull them in to make them feel welcome,” she told ABC’s Local-ish program.

Thomas sees coffee as the perfect metaphor to inspire positive action. “I love working with coffee as a tool of motivation to fuel and ignite people to soar beyond their expectations and to soar beyond society’s expectations,” he told ABC. “I’m fueling them and caffeinating them to do something better… something that will make them feel good about themselves so we can all grow together as one coffee family and fly beyond greatness.”

As of this writing, with plans for a new Elmhurst Metra station in the works, the future of Pilot Pete’s Coffee & Treats is a bit up in the air. Not surprisingly, the community he’s been rallying for years is now rallying behind him.

“Pilot Pete’s is more than a coffee shop. Peter Thomas gives back to our community in so many ways—from the annual coat drive for the homeless, school fundraisers, motivational quotes tucked into every cup sleeve, and more—his is the shining face every commuter needs to see. His ‘coffee with a purpose’ mentality is part of what makes Elmhurst a beautiful place,” reads the Change.org petition to keep Pete’s in place.

Since a tall, sweet, hot cup of coffee—laced with a heavy dollop of the milk of human kindness—is the kind of brew that belongs on everybody’s menu, here’s hoping Thomas will be able to continue serving up his special brand of hospitality for years to come.

Iguana peeks in through second-floor window of Florida police station



Officers at a Florida police station looked out from a second-story window and came face to face with an unexpected visitor: a green iguana.

The Cape Coral Police Department shared photos showing the iguana peeping in through a second-floor window at the station after apparently scaling the side of the building.

"Have you ever had the feeling you were being watched? Our detectives found this curious iguana looking in the window of their office on the second floor," the department said. "Who knew that iguanas are great climbers?"

Green iguanas are considered an invasive species in Florida and have been blamed for damage to infrastructure including sidewalks and seawalls. The species is native to Central America, South America and some eastern Caribbean islands.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/03/05 ... 614965192/

[PennySerenade]

Purple Heart left at thrift store is returned to the family of a deceased veteran



When Teresa Ferrin found a Purple Heart at the Phoenix thrift store where she works, she knew it had to be important to somebody.

"Every time I've ever seen [medals] in a Goodwill or something I'm like, 'Why is this here? This needs to be with the owner,'" Ferrin told CNN.
In this case, that owner was Erik Karl Blauberg, a veteran who served in the Korean War, and who died in 1988.
Ferrin still doesn't know who brought the box containing the Purple Heart and other medals into the Christian Family thrift store, but she immediately got to work trying to find its recipient.
"I looked on the back of the Purple Heart and his name was there," she said. After some internet sleuthing, she was able to locate his grave in an Arizona cemetary. "They said, 'We can't help you,' but there was a crematorium that was associated with this, so I called them, and that lady was able to give me the names of the eight children."



She then turned to Facebook and was able to contact two of his children, including Lisa Walker.
"I couldn't thank Teresa enough for this," Walker told CNN.
All the children had been estranged from their father for years. And although he had contacted them more near the end of his life, they never received any of his belongings. Blauberg had left his possessions to his doctor, making it difficult for his children to get access to any token of his life.
"My father was in Korea the exact same time that their father was in Korea," said Ferrin. "And my father has passed away, so Lisa was saying it's divine intervention because she finally got something from her father."

Indianola woman uses skeleton display to poke fun at street damage

An Indianola woman is using humor to make light of a frustrating situation involving the lack the of street repair along a major city road.

"Skeleton Jim" and a set of a half-dozen other decorative skeletons are sitting behind a set of cones on East Iowa Avenue lounging in lawn chairs and sinking in the dirt used to temporarily repair some street damage.

Lisa "Koz" Koziczkowski, of Indianola, lives on East Iowa Avenue and her home is adjacent to what she said is a hastily repaired water main break that caused street damage in December. Since the damage has gone months without any permanent repairs or paving, she decided to draw attention to the issue in a humorous and creative way.

The water main broke on December 9, 2020 requiring immediate repairs to the pipe, according to a press release from the Indianola Municipal Utilities Board.

The hole was filled with gravel, which the press release said is a common and accepted industry practice until permanent repairs are made. Cold weather, snow buildup and water runoff from up the road displaced the gravel over time and prevented further, and more permanent repairs.



"I have been sitting by and watching people completely annihilate their cars on this thing since December," she said.

Koziczkowski said she can hear the cars rolling over the damage with a "ka-clunk" all day from inside her house.

She said a dispute between Indianola and Indianola Municipal Utilities is preventing the damage from being permanently repaired, although recently the hole was filled with dirt.

Koziczkowski said City Manager Ryan Waller previously came to her and said it is IMU's responsibility to fix it because of the damage to the pipes from the water main break.

Waller confirmed the damage is a result of an IMU water main break, but did not say what action would be taken to repair the damage.



Lisa Koziczkowski placed a group of skeletons around damage to the street in front of her home on Feb. 24, 2021. She said she wants the city to fix it as soon as possible.
"The two of them can't seem to get it together," Koziczkowski said. "From what it sounds like, no one has been filling this correctly."

IMU Water Superintendent Lou Elbert said in a press release that road repairs across the state of Iowa are dependent on weather conditions, and this winter has created new challenges. He said that for concrete to properly set and make the street safe to drive on, it needs time to set up and cure without big temperature fluctuations

“When you have a main break in the winter, you can’t pour concrete; it will break up because it doesn’t have time to cure fully,” Elbert said in the press release. “It’s not as simple as shoveling some blacktop in it and calling it good.”

The press release said permanent repairs to the road will resume as soon as utility officials are confident overnight temperatures will remain above freezing and the frost layer recedes.

“We will close the road for a day, enlarging the hole, then drilling and doweling into the existing concrete to secure it,” said Elbert. “So, it’s really important that the ground isn’t going to be wet or sloppy and that it’s going to stay thawed long enough to set up fully.”

Kozickzkowski got the idea to set up her skeletons because she wanted to make a frustrating situation humorous, rather than stoke anger and cause more complaints.

"If I am going to blow something up, I am going to use humor and make it light," she said. "This isn't going to ruin someone's life. It is an inconvenience and it should be taken care of."



"Skeleton Jim" is Lisa Koziczkowski's decorative skeleton in Indianola which has a history of promoting local businesses and decorating her front yard. Jim and his crew are placed around a pothole in front of her house to bring the city's attention to it on Feb. 24, 2021.
Skeleton Jim and his crew are no stranger to Indianola; in fact, they are well known amongst community members.

The skeletons are not only used as decorations, but are also used around town as a gag to promote businesses and Koziczkowski said they have even been dressed up as voters around election day. Skeleton Jim also has a Facebook page to promote his activities and whereabouts.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story ... 800728002/

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Tricking Coronavirus With a Fake ‘Handshake’ –Scientists Develop Peptides That Could Inactivate COVID

Fool the novel coronavirus once and it can’t cause infection of cells, new research suggests.

Scientists have developed protein fragments—called peptides—that fit snugly into a groove on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein that it would normally use to access a host cell. These peptides effectively trick the virus into “shaking hands” with a replica rather than with the actual protein on a cell’s surface that lets the virus in.

Previous research had determined that the novel coronavirus binds to a receptor protein on a target cell’s surface called ACE2. This receptor is located on certain types of human cells in the lung and nasal cavity, providing SARS-CoV-2 many access points to infect the body.

For this work, Ohio State University scientists designed and tested peptides that resemble ACE2 enough to convince the coronavirus to bind to them, an action that blocks the virus’s ability to actually get inside the cell.

“Our goal is that any time SARS-CoV-2 comes into contact with the peptides, the virus will be inactivated. This is because the virus Spike protein is already bound to something that it needs to use in order to bind to the cell,” said Amit Sharma, co-lead author of the study and assistant professor of veterinary biosciences at Ohio State. “To do this, we have to get to the virus while it’s still outside the cell.”

The Ohio State team envisions delivering these manufactured peptides in a nasal spray or aerosol surface disinfectant, among other applications, to block circulating SARS-CoV-2 access points with an agent that prevents their entry into target cells.

“With the results we generated with these peptides, we are well-positioned to move into product-development steps,” said Ross Larue, co-lead author and research assistant professor of pharmaceutics and pharmacology at Ohio State.

The study was published in the January issue of the journal Bioconjugate Chemistry.

SARS-CoV-2, like all other viruses, requires access to living cells to do its damage – viruses hijack cell functions to make copies of themselves and cause infection. Very rapid virus replication can overwhelm the host system before immune cells can muster an effective defense.

One reason this coronavirus is so infectious is because it binds very tightly to the ACE2 receptor, which is abundant on cells in humans and some other species. The Spike protein on the SARS-CoV-2 surface that has become its most recognizable characteristic is also fundamental to its success in attaching to ACE2.

Recent advances in crystallizing proteins and microscopy have made it possible to create computer images of specific protein structures alone or in combination, like when they bind to each other.

Sharma and his colleagues closely examined images of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein and ACE2, zooming in on precisely how their interactions occur and what connections are required for the two proteins to lock into place. They took notice of a spiral ribbon-like tail on ACE2 as the focal point of the attachment, which became the starting point for designing peptides.

“Most of the peptides we designed are based on the ribbon contacting the Spike,” said Sharma, who also holds a faculty appointment in microbial infection and immunity. “We focused on creating the shortest possible peptides with the minimum essential contacts.”

The team tested several peptides as “competitive inhibitors” that could not only securely bind with SARS-CoV-2 Spike proteins, but also prevent or lower viral replication in cell cultures. Two peptides, one with the minimum contact points and another larger one, were effective at reducing SARS-CoV-2 infection in cell studies compared to controls.

Sharma described these findings as the beginning of a product-development process that will be continued by the team of virologists and pharmaceutical chemists collaborating on this work.

“We are taking a multi-pronged approach,” Sharma said. “With these peptides, we have identified the minimal contacts needed to inactivate the virus. Going forward we plan to focus on developing aspects of this technology for therapeutic purposes.

“The goal is to neutralize the virus effectively and potently, and now, because of the emergence of variants, we’re interested in assessing our technology against the emerging mutations.”

[goldie0608]

94-year-olds find love in the time of coronavirus



This has been the worst year for dating. But along the banks of the Hudson River in upstate New York, there's a couple making it work despite the pandemic.

John Shults and his girlfriend, Joy Morrow-Nulton, are both 94 years old and have each been widowed twice. They were determined to find love yet again.

The couple is now vaccinated but had to be in a bubble most of the year.

"She was worth it. It was a pain in the neck, though," Shults said of maintaining the relationship through the pandemic.

Shults' son Pete said the two would call each other every day. "They'd find a way to get together. They did whatever it took."

What it took, they say, was a return to simple pleasures, like long drives to nowhere, batting balloons around the house and a lot of selflessness.

"She's richer than I am, just so you know. She bought me a walker," Shults said. "$159, I think. I told you she had money. She did have it until she bought my walker."

Not to be outdone, Shults bought her a little something, too. But he had to pop the question dozens of times before Morrow-Nulton said yes.

"Finally I said, OK," she said, adding that she finally accepted the proposal "when we had snow days and I didn't come up here, I missed him."

The couple recently held a rehearsal for their spring wedding.

Largest Glowing Shark Species Discovered Near New Zealand
It’s the biggest bioluminescent vertebrate found on land or sea, so far.


Two views of Dalatias licha, or the kitefin shark, during daylight, top, and its luminescent pattern, bottom.

As they prowl the oceans, sharks aren’t just hunting. Some of them are glowing. And now researchers have identified the largest glow-in-the-dark species with a spine — on land or sea — that has ever been found.

A study published last week in Frontiers in Marine Science established that kitefin sharks — a species that grows to almost six feet in length — emits blue-green light. The scientists who led the monthlong expedition in waters off the coast of New Zealand also expanded the scientific understanding of what makes several species of tiny, deep-swimming lantern sharks glow.

The study was led by Jérôme Mallefet at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, a scientist who has built his career studying bioluminescent marine life. His recent collaboration with researchers there and at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in Wellington, New Zealand, piggybacked on an annual survey conducted off the New Zealand coast. That project trawled depths as far down as 2,600 feet to document numbers of hoki, a white-fleshed fish that supports New Zealand’s largest commercial fishery.

As the survey netted fish, Dr. Mallefet and colleagues would scan the catch for sharks, which were able to survive the drastic pressure change because of their lack of swim bladders. Live sharks were transferred to tanks in a dark, cold room where the team photographed them, including the kitefin shark’s spectacular luminosity. Once photographed alive, specimens of the three shark species were euthanized, with samples of skin dissected, allowing the researchers to examine their flashlight-like luminous organs.

Tiny lantern sharks were already known to be luminous tricksters. Blue-green bioluminescent organs on their belly help them blend in with bluish light from above, so they can avoid detection by larger predators while possibly illuminating shrimp and squid on the sea floor — their dinner table. A glowing undercarriage also advertises reproductive organs to mates. As multipurpose masters, Dr. Mallefet calls lantern sharks MacGyvers of light.


Kitefin sharks can grow to six feet in length.


Three views of the bioluminescent kitefin.

He had previously discovered that the organs that produce light in sharks are not controlled by their nervous systems, in contrast with many other bioluminescent organisms. Instead, chemical tests showed that shark light is regulated by the hormone melatonin.

“It makes us fall asleep,” Dr. Mallefet said, “but it’s lighting up the shark.”

Testing melatonin and other hormones on lantern shark and kitefin shark skin samples during the survey, his team confirmed that melatonin activates their bioluminescence, while other hormones turn it off, though yet more untested hormones may also contribute. What triggers the action and control of these hormones has yet to be deciphered.

Bioluminescence is a complex trait that has evolved independently more than 90 times in a diverse array of organisms, including bacteria, fungi, fireflies, fish, squid and jellyfish, explained Emily Lau, a graduate student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who led a 2020 review of the evolution of bioluminescence and was not involved in Dr. Mallefet’s study.

Bioluminescence is a biochemical reaction that relies on luciferins, small molecules that react with proteins called luciferases to produce light. Precise recipes for lighting up differ among organisms. “Nature as a tinkerer has found these different solutions to produce light,” Ms. Lau said.

Although she called the new research exciting, she noted that the underlying biochemistry of the shark’s hormonal on-off switch remains unknown.

Dr. Mallefet acknowledges these lingering mysteries, too. And while gratified to have photographed the largest-known glowing shark, he hopes to illuminate more enigmas in the ocean.

“Down there, there are glowing critters of different sizes, perhaps even larger than kitefin sharks, that we still know nothing about,” he said, adding that with resource exploitation of the deep sea becoming increasingly widespread, it’s time to study this ecosystem before we destroy it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/science/biggest-glowing-shark.html

[hija]

Turkey crashes through window into California dentist's office



March 5 (UPI) -- An employee at a dentist's office in California received a scare when a large turkey came crashing through a window and into the patient consultant area.

Donna McDonald, office manager at Gregory Hailey DDS in Fair Oaks, said she was the only person in the building when she heard the crashing sound that she initially thought might be an earthquake.

McDonald said she was shocked to see the cause of the ruckus was actually a turkey that crashed through a window into the empty patient consultant area and was clawing at the walls.

"It clawed up multiple walls to where we're gonna have to repaint in there. Some of the glass that came in cut the dental chairs ... and we'll need some deep cleaning," McDonald told the Sacramento Bee.

Animal control referred McDonald to Gold Country Wildlife Rescue, which sent someone to the scene to evict the turkey.

"There was no wrangling this bird as an amateur. The wildlife lady kind of struggled with it," McDonald said.

The wildlife rescue said the turkey did not appear to be seriously injured and will be released back into the wild. Greg Grimm, treasurer of Gold Country Wildlife Rescue, said the turkey may have saw its own reflection in the window and attacked it, confusing it for a romantic rival amid the mating season for the birds.

[PennySerenade]

Toronto man finds hundreds of his grandparents’ touching love letters from 1940s



TORONTO -- It was a true Canadian love story, which started when William and Doreen Lewis were 15 years old.

Their grandson, Jason McDowall, says they embodied love and laughter.

“They got married when they were 20 and 21, respectively, and were married for 77 years.”



William Lewis died in 2019 at the age of 98 when the couple had still been living together.

“We were moving my grandma into a residence. We had to sell their house in East York and while we were cleaning out the house, we came across this little blue suitcase,” McDowall said.

The little blue suitcase was filled with roughly 450 love letters his grandparents sent each other between 1941 and 1946.



"My grandmother was in Toronto and my grandfather was in Trenton and then Ottawa and then Halifax and then was eventually sent oversees were he was serving in the air force.”

The Lewis’ had been separated by the Second World War, but used letters to stay connected.

“It’s the day-to-day simple stuff. I went and got my hair done, I went to work and I took the streetcar,” he said.

The suitcase came as a beautiful surprise to McDowall. He has organized the letters in chronological order, is reading them one-by-one, transcribing them, and posting them on a blog for others to enjoy, as well.



He still has hundreds of letters to get through, but hopes they will serve as a source of hope for anyone who needs it.

“No matter how bad it gets — this was a world war, where people didn’t know what the world was going to be like — there was still ‘I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you’ and ‘I can’t wait to buy a little bungalow in Toronto with you.’”

He says his grandmother can’t believe anyone is interested in reading the letters, but the outpouring of interest proves otherwise.

My brother has letters my grandmother wrote during WWII. She writes about my father getting new teeth, as he was just a baby at the time.

Wax Celebrity Statues Mingling With Guests At NYC Steakhouse

It’s a promotion that could be straight out of the “Mad Men” Don Draper playbook.

Brooklyn’s famed Peter Luger Steak House has teamed with Madame Tussauds to have celebrity wax figures mingle with patrons, promoting the easing of coronavirus pandemic restrictions on indoor dining in New York City.

A wax Jon Hamm — known for his portrayal of ad executive Draper in the hit TV series — could be found at the restaurant’s bar Friday with a cocktail in hand.



Other figures on loan from Madame Tussauds include Michael Strahan, Jimmy Fallon, Al Roker and Audrey Hepburn in Holly Golightly of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” mode.



Peter Luger “thought this would be a fun, safe way to fill some of the seats that need to remain empty as we continue to fight the pandemic,” said restaurant vice president Daniel Turtel.

As of Friday, restaurants in the city were allowed to fill 35% of their indoor seats, up from 25% previously.

Peter Luger, in business for more than 130 years, will keep the mannequins until Monday. After that, they’ll return to the recently reopened Madame Tussauds in midtown Manhattan.

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