Tasmanian Devil joey, Tasmania © Jewels Lynch 9 They are endangered Tasmanian devils have been considered an endangered species since 2008; one of the primary causes of death is being hit by cars when they attempt to retrieve roadkill. In addition, a serious disease has affected some populatio...
Tasmanian Devil, Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, Tasmania © Tourism Australia 8 They are great athletes Younger Tasmanian devils are more agile than older ones, even to the point of being able to climb trees. This adaptation is useful as adult devils have been known to eat younger ones if...
Nocturnal, carnivorous, and none too fussy about what they eat, the devil’s powerful jaws mean they can scoff their prey’s bones, feathers and all, whether they be wallabies, carrion, reptiles or whatever else was silly enough to wander by. Silently watching a Tasmanian Devil going about ...
One is Latin, two are similar but different looking phonetic alphabets, and the last is the giant Kanji pictographic database. Kanji would’ve been impossible, but we needed to cram the two extra phonetic sets in. Plus the characters are more intricate than the Latin alphabet and need more...
In fact, the two authors are friends and share the same agent (coincidence?). But City of Bones is similar to a lot of other things as well. At times there’s a wee bit of a unique feel involving the Shadowhunters (that’s what this book calls the demon hunters clan the protagonist...
Delfina has earned a James Beard Award and expanded operations to include Pizzeria Delfina, serving up some of the best Neapolitan-inspired pizza and seasonal dishes with four locations across the Bay Area. With warm hospitality, excellent service, and memorable dishes that are rooted in Italian fl...
When lentils are cooked, drain and then immediately sloosh with some olive oil and salt to give a nice glossy coating and stop them sticking. Add the grain or rice when drained and stir well. While that’s happening, toast the seeds and nuts in the oven or on the stove top – the us...
For kernel version 2.6.29, the Tux logo during boot was replaced by "Tuz" to raise awareness of an aggressive cancer that was affecting the Tasmanian Devil population in Australia at the time. Control Groups (cgroups) are the reason containers (the foundation technology for Docker, Podman, Kub...
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seems that there is more “moving the plot along” stuff, by which I mean relatively trivial things you “do” (like dragging a water bucket down to the puddle to fill it up) that is needed to move along the plot. Interestingly, these tasks, as mundane as they are, do add to the ...