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  1. From @joannechocolat

    Jeanne Villepreux-Power (1794 – 1871), was a pioneering #French marine biologist, described by English biologist Richard Owen as the "Mother of Aquariophily."

    In 1832 she was the first person to invent and create aquaria for experimenting with aquatic organisms.

    Personal note: She created the first offshore research stations — a system of immense cages she anchored off the coast of #Sicily, complete with observation windows through which she could study #argonauts * undisturbed. 🐙

    (* an octopus known as paper #nautilus for the thin, intricately corrugated shell of its females and the sail-like membranes protruding from it like a pair of bunny ears)

    Every day, she prepared food for them, rowed her boat to the cages in her long skirts (👀 !!), and knelt at the platform, observing for hours on end.

    As one can imagine, that got old fast (!!) so, in order to transfer her observations and experiments ashore, she pioneered the #aquarium.

    For interested readers, you might want to check out The Lady and the #Octopus:
    How #Jeanne_Villepreux_Power Invented #Aquariums and Revolutionized #Marine_Biology by #Danna_Staaf

    or this essay themarginalian.org/2022/12/26/

    #CelebratingWomen #MarineBiology #Cephalopods

  2. Role reversal: Dakoda Shepley called Toronto Argonauts about signing CFL contract

    Teams typically have to work hard to recruit top free agents, especially when coming off a losing season.…
    #NewsBeep #News #CFL #3Down #3DownNation #Argonauts #Argos #Boatmen #CA #Canada #Canadian #CanadianFootballLeague #Clemons #DakodaShepley #Football #Generalmanager #GM #NFL #Pinball #Sports #toronto
    newsbeep.com/ca/579626/

  3. The #Toronto #Argonauts looked poised to surrender a 32-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, when the #Ottawa #Redblacks bagged 25 points, shut out the Argos, and recovered two onside kicks. Somehow, Toronto hung on to win 38-31. #football
    thescore.com/cfl/events/133123

  4. Canada loves monopolies and oligopolies.

    Edward Rogers will have achieved his long-desired goal of total power over Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), if a $4.7-billion deal to snap up Bell Canada’s 37.5 per cent stake is completed, making Rogers Communications the majority owner of the Maple Leafs, Raptors, Toronto FC and Argonauts.
    #Toronto #RogersTown #MapleLeafs #Raptors #TorontoFC #Argonauts #RiggedMarkets #TOpoli
    thestar.com/sports/leafs/a-mon