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Honey Bees Make Honey … and Bread? | Deep Look Video
Honey bees make honey from nectar to fuel their flight – and our sweet tooth. But they also need pollen for protein. So they trap, brush and pack it into baskets on their legs to make a special food called bee bread.
This is another installment of the PBS Deep Look series; this installment is adapted from the “It’s OK to be Smart” series. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you. [Chuck Almdale]
The Internet: Wires, Cables & Wifi | Video
This educational video introduces how the physical infrastructure of the Internet moves information.
Part X (7 minutes) of the series produced by Code.com explaining computers in terms most of us can understand. We’re getting past the ins & outs of downloads and uploads and into the guts. We’ll post a new installment approximately every ten days until we run out.
If you like this series and want to go through it at your own rate, the 17 videos listed HERE include the 12 which I have scheduled so far. Having some familiarity with the topics, I watched the first 12 in about an hour. It’s time well spent.
[Chuck Almdale]
https://youtu.be/ZhEf7e4kopM
You shop – Amazon gives to SMBAS
With big-time holiday shopping arriving soon, we though we’d re-run this posting from September 2018. [Chuck Almdale]
ATTENTION SHOPPERS!
Were you aware that your online shopping with Amazon could benefit
Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society?
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible “AmazonSmile” purchases to the charitable organization of your choice, at no additional cost to you.
Simply start your shopping at smile[dot]amazon[dot]com/, select Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society as your charity of choice, and that’s it!
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
Some SMBAS members have already done this. One commented:
“…all I did was to go to Smile[dot]Amazon[dot]com, use my usual Amazon log in and password and choose Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society as the charity. Very very easy.”
Link to: “AmazonSmile’ Program Details:
smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/pd/ref=smi_ge_uaas_lpd_upd
Once there, in addition to additional details, you can click “Get Started”
Or you can go direct to Signin: smile.amazon.com/
You’ll be asked for the email address you use for Amazon, and your Amazon password.
If you don’t already have an Amazon account, you can create one here.
You’ll then be asked for the charitable organization you want the 0.5% to go to.
Enter: Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society
Then click “Search.”
This should pop up: “Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society Pacific Plsds CA”
Click “Select” and you’re done.
The black banner across the top of your screen now says “Amazon Smile” in the upper left corner, and “Supporting: Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society” near the middle.
Other than that, your shopping experience and the prices you pay are unchanged.
From now on, when you shop at Amazon:
- You have to do it through smile.amazon.com (there is no link from regular amazon.com)
- Enter your email and password
- SMBAS gets 0.5% of your purchase price at no cost to you
- We suggest you bookmark smile.amazon.com to always sign in through smile
[Chuck Almdale]
Migrating Russian eagles run up huge data roaming charges
A fascinating story of ornithotechnology.
Get Started Feeding Wild Birds | Cornell Lab of Ornithology
No matter where you live, you can attract wild birds. It’s a great activity that’s good for the birds–and good for humans too!
A film from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you. The Lab is a member-supported organization; they welcome your membership and support. [Chuck Almdale]
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