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Hostage siege ends after Ukrainian president endorses Joaquin Phoenix film | Ukraine | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/21/hostage-siege-ends-after-ukrainian-president-endorses-joaquin-phoenix-film
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/21/hostage-siege-ends-after-ukrainian-president-endorses-joaquin-phoenix-film
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Hostage siege ends after Ukrainian president endorses Joaquin Phoenix film
Gunman surrenders after video recommending 2005’s Earthlings posted on Facebook
Throughout North America — and beyond — public libraries have quietly become the places to share whatever it may be that people wish to share in a non-monetized context. Katarina Michnik and Catarina Eriksson report how, in some Swedish public libraries, you can now check out bikes, bicycle helmets, bike pumps, fitness equipment and other “tools that facilitate active pastimes.”
This activity typically emerges at the grassroots, with local partners coming together to utilize the infrastructure of the public library to share resources, skills and space. In the United States, approximately 96 percent of the population lives within a public library service area, and about half of U.S. libraries are located in small towns and rural areas. This social infrastructure is extremely decentralized, with nearly 90 percent of library funding coming from municipal or county sources.
https://www.shareable.net/coming-soon-to-a-library-near-you-a-sharing-culture/
This activity typically emerges at the grassroots, with local partners coming together to utilize the infrastructure of the public library to share resources, skills and space. In the United States, approximately 96 percent of the population lives within a public library service area, and about half of U.S. libraries are located in small towns and rural areas. This social infrastructure is extremely decentralized, with nearly 90 percent of library funding coming from municipal or county sources.
https://www.shareable.net/coming-soon-to-a-library-near-you-a-sharing-culture/
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Non-traditional library collections – in digital and other worlds
| Emerald Insight
| Emerald Insight
– The purpose of this article is to study how public libraries argue for the inclusion of non-traditional library collections and to identify public library objectives related to these collections. , – The data was collected through a Web survey which was…
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Tepuis are table-top mountains found in the northern portion of the South America. They are normally present as isolated plateaus that rise up to a kilometer above the surrounding rainforest.
This elevation isolates the plateaus of the Tepuis from the lower forest, creating unique ecological islands, with a big diversity of endemic flora and fauna that have independently evolved in a cooler and more humid climate than the forest down below.
This elevation isolates the plateaus of the Tepuis from the lower forest, creating unique ecological islands, with a big diversity of endemic flora and fauna that have independently evolved in a cooler and more humid climate than the forest down below.
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The highest among the Tepuis is Mount Roraima. Located in the border between Brazil and Venezuela and Guyana, it has an elevation of 2,810 meters.
The plateu has an area of 31 square kilometers and is surrounded by cliffs 400 meters tall. As most Tepuis, the weather at its summit is extremely humid, with as much as 1,500 mm of precipitation per year.
The plateu has an area of 31 square kilometers and is surrounded by cliffs 400 meters tall. As most Tepuis, the weather at its summit is extremely humid, with as much as 1,500 mm of precipitation per year.
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In the Fremont River Ranger District of the Fishlake National Forest located in the state of Utah, USA, there is a forest of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) that covers an area of 43 hectares. But the appearances are deceiving.
All the trees are actually part of one organism, known as Pando. They all stem from a single massive root system estimated to be about 80,000 years old, making Pando one of the oldest organisms known. The entire plant weights collectively roughly 6 million tonnes making it also the heaviest organism on the planet.
All the trees are actually part of one organism, known as Pando. They all stem from a single massive root system estimated to be about 80,000 years old, making Pando one of the oldest organisms known. The entire plant weights collectively roughly 6 million tonnes making it also the heaviest organism on the planet.