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EineKleine

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Old person. Believer in auteur theory of movie watching from early exposure to Andrew Sarris and Hawks, Ford, Hitchcock, Rossellini, Mizoguchi and so forth.

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CelloMomOnCars , to random
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Parched farms, cancelled classes: Extreme heat scorches South-East Asia

"Due to the unbearable heat, the ['] Department of Education has allowed to either hold remote lessons or cancel classes altogether.

The country is also in the process of shifting back to a June to March academic calendar, following complaints among students and teachers over holding classes during the peak summer season."

https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/04/03/parched-farms-cancelled-classes-extreme-heat-scorches-south-east-asia

EineKleine ,
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@CelloMomOnCars 47C (116F) in Bangkok!

EineKleine ,
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@CelloMomOnCars You’re right; I made the same mistake. 38C / 100F in Bangkok.

GottaLaff , to random
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“ will not review challenge to admissions syst for prestigious N VA magnet school which admins said opened program to wider socioecon range of students..opponents claimed discrim against Asian Amer. applicants.

..decision not to take case drew sharp dissent from 2 conservative justices & follows ruling rejecting race-conscious admissions programs..ruling rolled back decades of precedent, dramatically changed how private & pub universities select students”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/20/supreme-court-affirmative-action-thomas-jefferson-high-school/

EineKleine ,
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@GottaLaff @DrGeof .
Full text of Alito’s dissent at the link below. Personally I hate to be on Alito’s side but doesn’t his argument make sense?

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-170_7l48.pdf

loren , to random
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i was originally going to only post the more cropped version of this without the clothes pin but then i realized what good scale it gave for just how tiny the golden crowned kinglets are. they are so! small!

the same image as the previous but cropped in to exclude the clothes pin

a golden crowned kinglet jumping off an evergreen branch with wings both spread wide and head turned up to the left. little orange feets dangling. further up the branch there is a wooden clothes pin clamped onto the branch. don't ask me why there is a clothes pin there i can't remember what it was pinning up, maybe a christmas ornament someone put there? or a cut out of something? it's in my parents front yard and whatever it once held is long gone by this point but the clothespin was looked over and remained there
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    @loren (Yes, my comment is motivated entirely by jealousy.)

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