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Friday Catblogging: Cats in Istanbul

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hüseyin can (@keyif_art) In Istanbul, cats are not just animals, they are also a living heritage that lives in one integrated with the city. The craftsmen who take care of them, the apartment dwellers who put food and water on their doors, the children who hug…

Animals, Daily Bread, Faraway Places, Nature

Daily Bread for 4.12.25: Taming Pythons in Thailand

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Good morning.

Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 45. Sunrise is 6:17 and sunset is 7:34, for 13 hours, 16 minutes of daytime. The moon is full this evening.

On this day in 1776, with the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.

The real White Lotus in Thailand, Four Seasons Koh Samui, and Anantara Mai Khao Villas aren’t just stunning backdrops for HBO’s hit series — they’re home to Nok, a real-life sustainability manager protecting endangered sea turtles, giant monitor lizards, and native birds. As The White Lotus Season 3 wraps, we uncover the wild side of these luxury resorts and meet the woman fighting to preserve paradise behind the scenes.

Fox takes a drink:

Daily Bread, Faraway Places, Food

Daily Bread for 3.22.25: Pizza Cooked in a Volcano

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Good morning.

Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 43. Sunrise is 6:54 and sunset is 7:09, for 12 hours, 16 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 48.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 1993, the Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100+ MIPS, and a 64 bit data path.

This Pizza is Cooked in a Volcano:

Domino’s, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut… how about Pizza Pacaya? Cue Beryl Shereshewsky. On Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano, Pizza Pacaya offers a unique cooking and dining experience. Chef Mario David García uses the heat from active lava vents to bake pizzas at over 1,800°F, creating a one-of-a-kind cooking method that only a few lucky tourists can experience.

Euclid dark universe detector delivers ‘spectacular new views of the Cosmos’:

Euclid has spotted 26 million galaxies and more in new observations.

City, Daily Bread, Faraway Places, Sports, Winter

Daily Bread for 3.15.25: Snowball Fighting as a Sport (Winter Will Be Back Soon Enough)

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Good morning.

Saturday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 67. Sunrise is 7:06 and sunset is 7:01, for 11 hours, 55 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 98.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 1991,  the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany comes into effect, granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Japan’s Intense Snowball Fighting Sport:

Snowball fighting. Where Dodgeball meets the Winter Olympics. Scenes from Elf and Home Alone come to mind. Well, in Japan, they take Yukigassen, which translates to ‘snow battle’, very seriously… Today, over 100 teams from 15 countries travel to the foot of Mount Usu to compete in the World Championships. In this week’s video, with the help of prior champions, The Tobu Raiders, we break down the rules, the gear and the tips you need to become a champion.

Whitewater could do this, properly organized and managed. Much better than Spring Splash. Lots of college towns have spring events, but a winter snowball competition would be something… special.

Cutting ties:

Cats, Faraway Places, Weird Tales

Friday Catblogging: Black Leopards in Britain?

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Embed from Getty Images Getty Images Stock Photo Unexpected, yet possible — tests suggest that there are black leopards in Britain: The suspected sightings are far and wide across the country. In Essex, a fisherman was hissed at by a black leopard (he noticed its rosettes) at 5am as he disturbed it cornering a muntjac…

Daily Bread, Faraway Places, Food

Daily Bread for 12.31.24: Lava Bread

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Good morning.

Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy, with occasional snow showers, and a high of 35. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:31, for 9 hours, 5 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 1999, the first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, resigns from office, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President and successor.

Making Iceland’s Lava Bread:

Siggi Rafn Hilmarsson is an Icelandic baker with an interesting technique. He buries his dough 16 inches underground where it actually bakes from the natural heat generated by Iceland’s volcanic hot springs. Why doesn’t Siggi just use a conventional oven? Come on. His method is WAY cooler.

The Moon Phases in 2025 – Full-year time-lapse:

Watch the moon phases and libration for 2025, as seen from Earth’s Northern Hemisphere, in this time-lapsed animation that is set at hourly intervals.