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The "mean" in "Greenwich Mean Time" actually means "mean" (like, average). I did not know this! To calculate GMT they took the position of the sun throughout the year and averaged it out to find the average solar noon in Greenwich and based the time on that!

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🇨🇦 Canadian Donation #32 today through Canadian Blood Services (+5 donations in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ) Making for a total of 37 blood donations 🩸

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I ordered my ballot in advance, and only just received it today AFTER THE ELECTION Thank God I went to Elections Canada to get a replacement ballot

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CBC finally calls Carleton - the Canadian Tory leader Pierre Poilievre has lost his own seat

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My family is so overwhelmingly Conservative, whereas I support Liberals/NDP (NDP provincially, but Liberals federally). It's not a fun spot to be in right now, but I'm happy the Liberals won. I just wish they could've gotten a majority.

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White rhinos 🦏 are a sentinel species for ecosystems in southern Africa. #Conservation requires occasional immobilisation, which can have negative health effects. This article provides vital insights into treatment to mitigate these effects. Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp... 🌍

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BREAKING: Nation’s biological clocks breathe sigh of relief

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Joe Biden has congratulated Mark Carney. #cdnpoli #elbowsup

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If you’re in line when the polls close, stay in line. You can still cast your ballot. Your vote matters.

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Working on manuscript reviews with the best coffeeshop vibes today ☕️ 🍵

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Canadians! 🍁 It's Election Day - please don't forget to get out and vote! Below are the voting hours per time zone! #CdnPoli #Elxn45

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Tonight (and for the next 2-3 weeks) hundreds of millions of birds are going to be streaming overhead in the eastern half of North America. They evolved to rely on star/moon light, our overnight lights can disorient them and lead to their deaths. Get your overnight lights out, eastern US!

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The annual AVMA Journal Awards recognize contributions of students, interns, and residents for articles published in JAVMA and @ajvroa.bsky.social. 🎖️ Explore the 100+ nominated articles authored by students and house officers for the 2025 AVMA Journal Awards: avmajournals.avma.org/page/2025-Jo...

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They are even taking Tyrannosaurus rex from us: There is no end to the brazen & shameless greed of the 1% & big business www.livescience.com/animals/dino... palaeo-electronica.org/content/pdfs...

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Well, I was using a Netflix account from a friend-of-a friend (who lets everyone use their account) since 2021. But I’m officially locked out now, due to the Household Rules. Probably for the best 😅

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Just voted ✅🗳️🍁 I ordered my special ballot last week & it still hasn’t arrived making me a bit nervous about timing. An Elections Canada office & HQ help organize a ballot for me to send to Ottawa to be counted. A stressful way to vote, but I needed my vote in this year #CdnPoli🇨🇦 #voted

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What program did everyone use to delete their tweets from twitter/X? I just checked my account, and all of my original tweets, retweet, and likes are still there even though I deleted them about 5 months ago.

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➡️ Create your own climate change stripes for #EarthDay! showyourstripes.info 🌎 Here is how much Canada is warming up since 1850 showyourstripes.info/l/northameri...

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NEW TODAY: 200 college and university presidents band together to condemn “unprecedented government overreach” in higher education and reaffirm the “essential freedom to determine, on academic grounds, whom to admit and what is taught, how, and by whom.” www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...

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On IG @eyepatchbiologist.bsky.social ran a giveaway with Sage Leaf Studio which I was lucky to win 🍀 The piece arrived today which felt very fitting given that it’s #Earthday 🌎 I love everything about this artwork - from the colours resembling aurora borealis to the symbolism of rock cairns 🪨

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Learn how we're training veterinary students beyond the clinic from Student Associate Editors @kristinamuise.bsky.social, Brad Hogshead, Ankita Gupta, and Johnny Altwal and Student Peer Reviewer Kaitlyn Ritchey: doi.org/10.2460/javm...

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General anesthesia can be reliably and safely undertaken in lizards without severe pre-existing disease. Learn more: doi.org/10.2460/javm...

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Hey @bsky.app can you please allow universities to verify their faculty? That would go a long way to promoting trust. I hope your list of verified people is not just sports stars and pop idols. bsky.social/about/blog/0...

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My cats new favourite bed: a painters tray in a shopping bag Not like we already have a house full of beds for her already 🙃

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A graduate student who worked on a project with me created a sea turtle mug with clever details, including the carapace, plastron, flipper, and marginal scutes. I am delighted to start drinking my tea from such a thoughtful and original gift.

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www.wsj.com/arts-culture... Many animals seek out substances to relieve illnesses or battle parasites that drag their health down. They have evolved a plethora of ways to keep infectious diseases at bay. They could even teach us a thing or two about medicine.

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Vets exposing shocking animal welfare breaches at Australian export abattoirs face ‘enormous risk’ | Animal welfare https://www.europesays.com/2014946/ Lawyers and animal welfare advocates have urged the government to protect veterinarian whistleblowers who revealed shocking animal welfare…

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How would you manage a 1-year-old spayed female Golden Retriever who was presented for evaluation of progressive monoparesis of the right pelvic limb? Open access article: doi.org/10.2460/javm...

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Two North Atlantic #rightwhales— one of the world’s most endangered #marinemammals— were spotted swimming in the #Bahamas on April 15, marking the first recorded sighting of the species in the country’s waters. #endangeredspecies 🌍🦑🐋

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The IUCN Canid Specialist Group, the world's leading experts on wolf conservation, are calling out the direwolf BS www.canids.org/resources/CS...

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I got to contribute to my first editorial for @avmajavma.bsky.social and @ajvroa.bsky.social which is now up (and open-access). I'm very thankful to be an Associate Editor alongside some amazing students! 🧪🌎👩‍⚕️ #VetMedSky tinyurl.com/32n3f388

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Veterinarians treating companion animals prefer certain antimicrobial susceptibility testing reporting formats, such as full or selective, and reports that provide specific information on antimicrobial selection and dosing. 💊 Open access article: doi.org/10.2460/javm...

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Last month was the 2nd warmest March on record for land areas around the world... Data provided by @noaa.gov NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...).

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CTV Winnipeg News piece on academic travel to the US following the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) travel advisory warning. Yr hmble servant is in it. #HigherEd www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...

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🚨 Russian forces struck Sumy on Good Friday with a drone, hitting a confectionery workshop making Easter cakes, killing one person and injuring another. (1/2)

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Blanchet: "Clean oil and gas is a fairytale." Fact check: true.

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