"Sundog and I repeated yesterday’s leash training protocol to ensure a happy experience. Took him in the bathroom and put him on the electric blanket. Zen. Gently applied the harness. He snuggled up next to me and even chuffed to me (for the first time) a little bit. I clipped leash on. Put him in the carrier and took him outside. He was pretty excited to do this again and led me on a confident walk. As we approached a flower bed he noticed a small hollow log there that I had intended for his enclosure, but had no room for it. He went in the log. And came out the other side. WITHOUT THE HARNESS!! I was holding a leash with no lizard on the end of it. Panic (on my part). Excitement (on his part). I reached down and scooped him up and he went into full out tegu rebellion—twisting and whipping and carrying on. Holy Jeeezzzus! It was crazy!!! I managed to stumble to the carrier and put him in and zip it up. Crazy lizard inside! I put my hand in and he settled. Whew! I pulled myself back together, put the harness and leash back on and got him back out —-to end on a good note. What I learned today: His harness is tight enough that if I keep a little pressure straight up, he can’t get out of it—BUT, if I release pressure and he zooms through a log with his little arms behind him, it comes right off. Lesson learned."
"Sundog and I repeated yesterday’s leash training protocol to ensure a happy experience. Took him in the bathroom and put him on the electric blanket. Zen. Gently applied the harness. He snuggled up next to me and even chuffed to me (for the first time) a little bit. I clipped leash on. Put him in the carrier and took him outside. He was pretty excited to do this again and led me on a confident walk. As we approached a flower bed he noticed a small hollow log there that I had intended for his enclosure, but had no room for it. He went in the log. And came out the other side. WITHOUT THE HARNESS!! I was holding a leash with no lizard on the end of it. Panic (on my part). Excitement (on his part). I reached down and scooped him up and he went into full out tegu rebellion—twisting and whipping and carrying on. Holy Jeeezzzus! It was crazy!!! I managed to stumble to the carrier and put him in and zip it up. Crazy lizard inside! I put my hand in and he settled. Whew! I pulled myself back together, put the harness and leash back on and got him back out —-to end on a good note. What I learned today: His harness is tight enough that if I keep a little pressure straight up, he can’t get out of it—BUT, if I release pressure and he zooms through a log with his little arms behind him, it comes right off. Lesson learned."
What distinguishes the app from competitors is its use of what's known as channels: Public or private feeds of photos and videos that can be set up by one person or an organization. The channels have become popular with on-the-ground journalists, aid workers and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who broadcasts on a Telegram channel. The channels can be followed by an unlimited number of people. Unlike Facebook, Twitter and other popular social networks, there is no advertising on Telegram and the flow of information is not driven by an algorithm. Stocks closed in the red Friday as investors weighed upbeat remarks from Russian President Vladimir Putin about diplomatic discussions with Ukraine against a weaker-than-expected print on U.S. consumer sentiment. So, uh, whenever I hear about Telegram, it’s always in relation to something bad. What gives? That hurt tech stocks. For the past few weeks, the 10-year yield has traded between 1.72% and 2%, as traders moved into the bond for safety when Russia headlines were ugly—and out of it when headlines improved. Now, the yield is touching its pandemic-era high. If the yield breaks above that level, that could signal that it’s on a sustainable path higher. Higher long-dated bond yields make future profits less valuable—and many tech companies are valued on the basis of profits forecast for many years in the future. You may recall that, back when Facebook started changing WhatsApp’s terms of service, a number of news outlets reported on, and even recommended, switching to Telegram. Pavel Durov even said that users should delete WhatsApp “unless you are cool with all of your photos and messages becoming public one day.” But Telegram can’t be described as a more-secure version of WhatsApp.
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