Started in 2000, World Turtle Day aims to increase the publicâs knowledge about turtles and tortoises. At home wherever they roam, turtles are some of the most diverse creatures â over 300 turtle species exist with 57 species in the U.S., and theyâre found on every continent except Antarctica. And they play a vital role in the ecosystem, helping spread seeds on the land and supporting other marine life in the sea. On public lands across the country, we are working to protect turtle habitat and monitor turtle nests and hatchings.Â
PSA: journalists arenât supposed to put names in the headlines if the person isnât a public figure. Itâs not a matter of maliciously not giving credit
^^^as a journalist, this is something that bothers me ALL THE TIME
A friend of mine on Twitter explained this the other day, so to elaborate based on what she said: If the name is not instantly recognizable the way a public figure is, then putting the name in the headline isnât going to bring about any sort of recognition or connection in the reader, and doesnât do much to draw the reader into the story. But something like âlocal teenâ does create a connection by tying the person into the community, and encourages the reader to learn more about what this local teen has done. The name will be in the article itself, after the headline has done its job at getting the reader to look into it.
Itâs worth noting too that usually, according to the Inverted Pyramid writing style used for journalism where the most important information is shared first, the personâs name is usually in the first sentence of the first paragraph.
Whenever I see someone get up at arms over a headline that says âLocal Teenâ and the first comment is âSAY THEIR NAMEâ Iâm always like âhey, thanks for telling every journalist present that you donât read articles and just skim headlines.â Really makes us feel appreciated.
I think this Onion headline illustrates the point pretty well
This beautiful adult swift arrived at the centre today after flying into a house. Luckily, it had not been injured and, after a full check by vet nurse Lucy, it was released back to the wild to be free once more!
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Itâs definitely looking like summer now. This is the first day I have noticed the swifts coming back here.
No good videos of them here, but screaming party is a good description đ They tend to be very active at dusk, with all the bugs out to swoop after. But theyâve been screaming around the neighborhood all afternoon. The noise gets annoying sometimes with my hyperacusis, but theyâre still really interesting to watch. Glad to get them snapping up some of the mosquitoes, too.
We at least used to have some nesting under the eaves at the front of our house. Plenty of good sites for them around.
I was actually just commenting to Mr. C last night that it was kind of surprising I hadnât heard any yet this year near us. Theyâre hard to miss. So, pretty sure there are a few swooping around out there this morning! Presumably with more joining them soon.
Though, looking now, the OP was from 8 May last year. They are a few weeks later here this time. Typically, âThey arrive in the UK in the last week of April or early May, and stay only long enough to breed.â Maybe they werenât so sure theyâd be very welcome either, with the way things have been going đ
And the screaming party is starting up for the summer here today, again a bit later in May than I would have expected.
A bit startling at first as they swoop past, but glad to see them.
Baltic Pride is an annual LGBT event of the Baltic states, rotating each year between capitals of our countries;Â Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. This yearâs Baltic Pride is going to be held in Riga, the capital of Latvia.
I have donated an amount I am able to spare, and I encourage everyone to do the same. Your money will go towards such things as:
possible legal action against groups of extremists, who have already tried to stop the Baltic Pride from happening this year
community events that should be accessible and available for everyone
pride parade costs such as administrative fees payable to the city council, copyright fees for the music, production of banners and signs, so on
pride park costs which includes tents for NGOs/organisations, food and drinks (Baltic Pride makes no profit from vendors at the pride park), a childrenâs area for those who wish to bring their kids, as well as a stage and sound equipment for performances of supporters
Every donation counts, please consider donating or simply sharing! Thank you.
Meet Mimi Mondal: Indiaâs First SFF Writer Nominated For A Hugo
âThe reasons I didnât read more SFF in English when younger was their lack of discoverability and availability in India, and also the lack of cultural reference. Most of those older white male SFF authorsâ works didnât really âaffectâ me emotionally as a child.
I wasnât even a little terrified by Lovecraft, because I couldnât understand half the things in his stories, but I imbibed (and was kept awake at night by) so much Bengali horror fiction, some of which may have recycled his themes. Much later when I read Octavia Butler, I wondered why I hadnât read her as a teenager because those novels I wouldâve been able to enjoy. But you didnât find those authors in India when I was young.â
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