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abqtommy's JournalFrom The Guardian: Reggae legend Bunny Wailer - a life in pictures
While I'm generally familiar with Jamaican music and musicians this photo gallery has
enlarged my knowledge and understanding. Enjoy!
https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2021/mar/03/reggae-legend-bunny-wailer-a-life-in-pictures
New phone scam today. This one actually left a message telling me that they could
help me earn money on the use of my precious personal information. All I had to do was
give them my precious personal information! 
The sad thing is that they get enough
response to things like this to make it worthwhile. Except for me. Screw them.
SUNDANCEtv is binge-showing the ROOTS series today. I'd forgotten about it but I watched
them all back in 1977 when they were first shown. They're putting in commercials but I can
handle that. The production still holds up.
Fun Full Moon Facts for February 27, 2021: From The Old Farmer's Almanac Online
The Full Snow Moon
February’s full Moon reaches peak illumination at 3:19 A.M. EST on Saturday, February 27, 2021. Look skyward on Friday night to catch the best view of this full Moon!
It’s known as the Snow Moon due to the typically heavy snowfall that occurs in February. Other Native American names for this Moon are: Make Branches Fall Into Pieces Moon, Raccoon Moon, and Hunger Moon.
https://www.almanac.com/content/month-february-holidays-fun-facts-folklore
From The Guardian: Iceberg size of Greater London breaks off Antarctica
From article: 'The 1,270sq km chunk separated from Brunt Ice Shelf near a British Antarctic Survey station on Friday
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The separation occurred just over 20km from Britain’s Halley research station but there was no one in the base and so there was no risk to human life. The 1,270 sq km, 150-metre-thick chunk of frozen water separated from the Brunt Ice Shelf on Friday.
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), which has been operating Halley in a reduced role since 2017 because of the concern an iceberg could imminently split off, captured footage of large cracks at Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf earlier in the month.
Large cracks in the ice of this part of Antarctica were first discovered a decade ago and, since then, the BAS has been monitoring the area in case of just such an event. BAS has a range of GPS devices on the Brunt. These relay information about ice movements back to the agency’s headquarters in Cambridge.'
much more text and photos at link
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/26/iceberg-size-of-greater-london-breaks-off-antarctica
From The Guardian Gallery: Happy 'farmily': portraits of people and their animals (...)
Or should it be 'portraits of animals and their people'? You decide, but be prepared to be as
delighted as I was!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2021/feb/26/happy-farmily-portraits-of-people-and-their-animals-in-pictures
From The BBC In Pictures: I offer two links since I couldn't decide which one was best.
Your pictures on the theme of 'the beauty of trees'
https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-56211135
Your pictures of Scotland 19 - 26 February
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-56169387
Enjoy! I know I did!
This afternoon I'm enjoying watching All Creatures Great And Small on our local PBS
station. I've read the books written by James Alfred Wight, better known by his pen name James Herriot and seeing this show after so many years is quite a treat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Herriot
From The BBC: Your pictures of Scotland 12 - 19 February
I always enjoy the photos provided by the various news services I read. I'm not sure why I
seem to enjoy the photos of Scotland so much but then life is full of unexplained wonders.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-56044800
From AlJazeera Inside Story: Is the Myanmar coup a turning point for the Rohingya?
This story includes a lengthy video and text.
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/2/17/is-the-myanmar-coup-a-turning-point-for-the-rohingyas
Text from article: 'Many people say they are only now realising the extent of the army’s crackdown on ethnic minorities including Rohingya.
Protesters in Myanmar continue to defiantly demand the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders who were detained in a military coup.
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Some Rohingya have joined the protests in solidarity.
But will this outpouring of sympathy lead to justice for some of the world’s most persecuted people?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
Aung Kyaw Moe – Rohingya humanitarian worker and human rights advocate
Debbie Stothard – Founder and coordinator, ALTSEAN-Burma network
Ronan Lee – Visiting scholar, Queen Mary University of London’s International State Crime Initiative
Yasmin Ullah – President, Rohingya Human Rights Network'
I support justice for the Rohingya minorities and their right to return.
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