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Sitno (Štiavnické vrchy, Slovakia : peak), 1920
Baňská Štiavnica
Heritage of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Peaks and peaks, Lookouts
Graphic, Geographic postcards
Joerges
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:2b55f3ab-e1d0-40dd-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Random bird observation: I saw a tiny, tiny bird land on the rim of a flowerpot outside my kitchen window that I don't recall seeing before. Looking through the usual references for southern Saskatchewan, it appears to have been an American Redstart. Doesn't even ring a bell.
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Random bird observation: I saw a tiny, tiny bird land on the rim of a flowerpot outside my kitchen window that I don't recall seeing before. Looking through the usual references for southern Saskatchewan, it appears to have been an American Redstart. Doesn't even ring a bell.
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Banská Bystrica (Slovakia), 1933
Banská Bystrica
Regional Geography, Cultural Monuments, Churches, Castles
Graphic, Local Postcards, Postcards of Cultural Monuments
[publisher unknown]
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:02e1e406-6970-4a1e-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Staré Hory (Slovakia), 1948
Staré Hory
Regional Geography, Chapels, Statues
Graphic, Local Postcards
RC R
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:b5267f32-bc6e-4674-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Sokolie (Mala Fatra, Slovakia), 1946
Mala Fatra - Chata pod Sokolím
Regional geography, Cottages, Hills and peaks
Graphic, Local postcards, Geographic postcards
Tatra Mountains
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:bbd57bae-2e59-4aaf-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Dunajská Streda (Slovakia), 1976
Dunajská Streda
Regional Geography, Courts, Villas, Streets, Monuments, Landmarks, Banks, Pharmacies, Hotels
Graphic, Local Postcards
Kanka, Ján
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:55746d85-ea2e-4597-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Trenčín (Slovakia), 1916
Trencsén: Vár-rom
Regional geography, Castles
Graphic, Postcards of cultural monuments, Local postcards
KJ Bp.
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:76f1bea9-822a-41a0-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Trenčín (Slovakia), 1916
Trencsén: Vár-rom
Regional geography, Castles
Graphic, Postcards of cultural monuments, Local postcards
KJ Bp.
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:76f1bea9-822a-41a0-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Trenčín (Slovakia), 1920
Trenčín
Regional Geography, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Bridges, Churches
Graphic, Local Postcards
G. Jilovský
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:c798084a-a395-4d9b-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Trenčianske Teplice (Slovakia), 1905
Trencsénteplicz - spa: Large number of mirror baths
Regional geography, Spas, Health resorts
Graphic, Local postcards
Published by Wertheim Zsigmond
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:5afa73f2-6888-47c5-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
DATE: August 8, 2026 at 02:00PM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Foldable synthetic molecules could infiltrate and bust apart the toxic protein clumps causing Parkinson’s
Current therapies for Parkinson’s disease and related conditions primarily treat symptoms but don’t stop the underlying process causing the disease.
Increasing evidence suggests that toxic clumps of proteins called alpha-synuclein are among the primary drivers of damage to neurons. My team and I developed a synthetic molecule that can block these proteins from clumping and spreading in the brains of mice, ultimately reducing symptoms of disease.
This molecule, called SK-129, acts like a molecular brace: It binds to several parts of alpha-synuclein and holds the protein in a shape that makes it less likely to stick to other ones. It binds especially strongly to early forms of these toxic clumps, preventing them from growing and forming new ones.
Why it matters
Beyond SK-129, our research highlights the broader potential of the class of molecules to which it belongs: foldamers.
Foldamers are laboratory-designed molecules that fold into predictable shapes, much like natural proteins. Because they’re so stable, scientists can tailor them to recognize and bind to specific biological targets.
Alpha-synuclein make up the Lewy bodies (darker spots) that form in neurons in Parkinson’s.
Suraj Rajan/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAThis versatility is particularly important, because many proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases have long been considered “undruggable.” Unlike other disease proteins with pockets that conventional drugs can bind to, proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases, such as alpha-synuclein, are highly flexible and lack well-defined binding sites. Synthetic foldamers offer larger surfaces that can engage these difficult targets and disrupt the abnormal protein interactions that lead to toxic aggregation.
Foldamers could open new treatment avenues not only for Parkinson’s disease, but also for other neurodegenerative disorders driven by toxic protein aggregation, including Alzheimer’s disease and ALS.
What still isn’t known
Although SK-129 showed strong promise in its ability to target Parkinson’s in cell and animal models, we have yet to test its effectiveness in people.
Important questions remain regarding its long-term safety, optimal dosing and how it travels through and interacts with the human body. Additional studies are needed to understand how the molecule works and how to further optimize it to stop or slow Parkinson’s disease from worsening in people.
More broadly, researchers are still working to fully understand how different forms of alpha-synuclein drive neurodegeneration and disease spread. My team is also investigating how selectively targeting these toxic protein clumps influences their spread, inflammation in the nervous system and brain cell survival across different brain regions.
What other research is being done
Researchers are actively developing other therapies that target the toxic alpha-synuclein clumps that cause Parkinson’s and related diseases.
These approaches include molecules designed to clear these protein clumps or reduce their production, as well as molecules that can stop them from aggregating. Several of these strategies have advanced into clinical trials.
Each major approach to treatment has important limitations. Some struggle to selectively bind to the toxic proteins, while others are unable to penetrate the brain.
Through the collaboration of neuroscientists, biophysicists, clinicians and translational researchers, researchers like me hope to develop new ways to treat diseases that conventional drugs haven’t been able to before.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #ParkinsonsDisease #alphaSynuclein #foldamers #SK-129 #proteinAggregation #neurodegeneration #drugdesign #clinicaltrials #neuroscience #neuroprotectiveCOURSE
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DATE: August 8, 2026 at 02:00PM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Foldable synthetic molecules could infiltrate and bust apart the toxic protein clumps causing Parkinson’s
Current therapies for Parkinson’s disease and related conditions primarily treat symptoms but don’t stop the underlying process causing the disease.
Increasing evidence suggests that toxic clumps of proteins called alpha-synuclein are among the primary drivers of damage to neurons. My team and I developed a synthetic molecule that can block these proteins from clumping and spreading in the brains of mice, ultimately reducing symptoms of disease.
This molecule, called SK-129, acts like a molecular brace: It binds to several parts of alpha-synuclein and holds the protein in a shape that makes it less likely to stick to other ones. It binds especially strongly to early forms of these toxic clumps, preventing them from growing and forming new ones.
Why it matters
Beyond SK-129, our research highlights the broader potential of the class of molecules to which it belongs: foldamers.
Foldamers are laboratory-designed molecules that fold into predictable shapes, much like natural proteins. Because they’re so stable, scientists can tailor them to recognize and bind to specific biological targets.
Alpha-synuclein make up the Lewy bodies (darker spots) that form in neurons in Parkinson’s.
Suraj Rajan/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAThis versatility is particularly important, because many proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases have long been considered “undruggable.” Unlike other disease proteins with pockets that conventional drugs can bind to, proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases, such as alpha-synuclein, are highly flexible and lack well-defined binding sites. Synthetic foldamers offer larger surfaces that can engage these difficult targets and disrupt the abnormal protein interactions that lead to toxic aggregation.
Foldamers could open new treatment avenues not only for Parkinson’s disease, but also for other neurodegenerative disorders driven by toxic protein aggregation, including Alzheimer’s disease and ALS.
What still isn’t known
Although SK-129 showed strong promise in its ability to target Parkinson’s in cell and animal models, we have yet to test its effectiveness in people.
Important questions remain regarding its long-term safety, optimal dosing and how it travels through and interacts with the human body. Additional studies are needed to understand how the molecule works and how to further optimize it to stop or slow Parkinson’s disease from worsening in people.
More broadly, researchers are still working to fully understand how different forms of alpha-synuclein drive neurodegeneration and disease spread. My team is also investigating how selectively targeting these toxic protein clumps influences their spread, inflammation in the nervous system and brain cell survival across different brain regions.
What other research is being done
Researchers are actively developing other therapies that target the toxic alpha-synuclein clumps that cause Parkinson’s and related diseases.
These approaches include molecules designed to clear these protein clumps or reduce their production, as well as molecules that can stop them from aggregating. Several of these strategies have advanced into clinical trials.
Each major approach to treatment has important limitations. Some struggle to selectively bind to the toxic proteins, while others are unable to penetrate the brain.
Through the collaboration of neuroscientists, biophysicists, clinicians and translational researchers, researchers like me hope to develop new ways to treat diseases that conventional drugs haven’t been able to before.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
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Private, vetted email list for mental health professionals: https://www.clinicians-exchange.org
Unofficial Psychology Today Xitter to toot feed at Psych Today Unofficial Bot @PTUnofficialBot
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #ParkinsonsDisease #alphaSynuclein #foldamers #SK-129 #proteinAggregation #neurodegeneration #drugdesign #clinicaltrials #neuroscience #neuroprotectiveCOURSE
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Giraltovce (Slovakia), 1978
Giraltovce
Regional Geography, Hotels, Parks, Statues, Mansions, Schools, Shopping Centers
Graphic, Local Postcards
Jiroušek, Alexander
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:c7fee93d-6910-4d77-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
I forgot to mention: if you're in the #YQR / Regina area, tomorrow (Saturday 8 August 2026) is the #Regina Repair Cafe for this month. It's at the Victoria Square Mall, so lots of parking. It runs 10am - 4pm.
If you have stuff that is not working or broken, there's a good chance one of us volunteers can fix it for you. And it's free! We help keep stuff from ending up in the landfill before its time, and save you the expense of having to replace it.
And yes, we fix stuff you can't get fixed "professionally" because no one fixes small appliances and whatnot any more, because everyone says "Just buy a new one, it's cheaper". Not everyone can afford to "just" replace stuff, and there's the whole environment thing.
I guess we're adding a fourth "R" to the circle of life: reduce, re-use, repair, recycle.
I'm just a volunteer, not an organizer or official publicist or anything like that. But come down and say "Hi".
#RepairCafe #repair #environment #CollectiveAction #conservation #SK #fix #broken
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I forgot to mention: if you're in the #YQR / Regina area, tomorrow (Saturday 8 August 2026) is the #Regina Repair Cafe for this month. It's at the Victoria Square Mall, so lots of parking. It runs 10am - 4pm.
If you have stuff that is not working or broken, there's a good chance one of us volunteers can fix it for you. And it's free! We help keep stuff from ending up in the landfill before its time, and save you the expense of having to replace it.
And yes, we fix stuff you can't get fixed "professionally" because no one fixes small appliances and whatnot any more, because everyone says "Just buy a new one, it's cheaper". Not everyone can afford to "just" replace stuff, and there's the whole environment thing.
I guess we're adding a fourth "R" to the circle of life: reduce, re-use, repair, recycle.
I'm just a volunteer, not an organizer or official publicist or anything like that. But come down and say "Hi".
#RepairCafe #repair #environment #CollectiveAction #conservation #SK #fix #broken
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Main Street (Košice, Slovakia), 1938
Košice: Štefánikova Street
Regional Geography, Theaters, Parks, Plague Columns, Churches, Streets, Squares, Marian Column (Košice, Slovakia)
Graphic, Local Postcards
Fried
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:dd57d0c5-bb93-4a51-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Territory of European Importance Tematín Hills (Slovakia), 1953
Tematín Castle
Heritage of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Castles
Graphic, Geographical postcards, Postcards of cultural monuments
Shape
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:64f7a8ab-5d26-497a-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Western Tatras (Poland and Slovakia: mountain range), 1966
View from Triumetal to the Western Tatras
Patriarchy of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Mountains, Mountain ranges, Peaks and peaks
Graphic, Geographic postcards
Kostka, Gustáv, (photographer)
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:1e87c2d7-ff4a-4ad0-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Brekov (Slovakia), 1920
Brekov: castle
Regional geography, Castles, Chateaux, Ruins of historical buildings
Graphic, Postcards of cultural monuments, Local postcards
Themac
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:be38c9f4-84ec-4484-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Partizánske (Slovakia), 1965
Partizánske: Salaš Restaurant
Regional Geography, Restaurants
Graphic, Local Postcards
Kanka, Ján
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:5c26c8af-ba22-4777-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Toll (Slovakia), 1981
Lučenec and surroundings: view of the Toll : Lučenec : Kokava nad Rimavicou : Ružiná Dam
Regional geography
Graphic, Local postcards
Lorencová, Elena, (photographer)
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:96cb60b5-a1aa-4464-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Bojnice (Slovakia), 1905
Greetings from Bajmócz-fürdőlő
Regional Geography, Spa, Buildings
Graphic, Local Postcards, Historical Postcards
Gubits B. kiadasa
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:a1ed8e95-4e43-48f7-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Bojnice (Slovakia), 1905
Greetings from Bajmócz-fürdőlő
Regional Geography, Spa, Buildings
Graphic, Local Postcards, Historical Postcards
Gubits B. kiadasa
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:a1ed8e95-4e43-48f7-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Trenčianske Teplice (Slovakia), 1923
Trenč. Teplice Hamam
Regional Geography, Spas, Spas, Interiors
Graphic, Local Postcards
Photo Tatra
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:8d280ba7-7009-4ff5-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Hajná Nová Ves (Slovakia), 1899
\"Szeptencz - Ujfalu\"
Regional Geography, Mansions, Buildings, Cultural Monuments
Graphic, Local Postcards, Postcards of Cultural Monuments, Historical Postcards
Edgar Schmidt
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:b99e3f3b-a047-42d8-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Štúrovo (Slovakia), 1922
Blown up bridge over the Danube: Párkáň
Regional Geography, Basilicas, Bridges, Rivers
Graphic, Local Postcards
Gondos Vilmos
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:22387225-9a71-4bb4-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Rajecká kotlina (Slovakia), 1905
Couples from Rajecká valley
Regional geography, Husbands, Wives, Marriage, Folk costumes
Graphic, Genre postcards, Historical postcards
Slovak, F, (photographer)
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:6d059228-d2ce-42f5-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Rajecká kotlina (Slovakia), 1905
Couples from Rajecká valley
Regional geography, Husbands, Wives, Marriage, Folk costumes
Graphic, Genre postcards, Historical postcards
Slovak, F, (photographer)
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:6d059228-d2ce-42f5-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Číž (Slovakia), 1954
Číz State Spa - Administrative building and the \"Hygiena\" spring
Regional geography, Spa
Graphic, Local postcards
Shape
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:b3123d72-4218-4e11-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Smolník (Gelnica, Slovakia), 1931
Smolnik: pleso
Landscapes of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Lakes
Graphic, Geographical postcards
A. Weinberger
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:ca0ea99d-4a07-400c-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Tribeč (Slovakia : mountains), 1917
Nyitra, town
Regional geography, Hospitals, Churches, Barracks, Mills, Basilicas, Castles
Graphic, Local postcards
[publisher unknown]
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:cc216e40-8d61-4c47-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Piešťany (Slovakia), 1905
Piešťany Spa: Grand Hotel Royal
Regional Geography, Hotels, Parks
Graphic, Local Postcards
JKO Trade Mark
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:15101fc0-0779-4093-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Trnava (Slovakia), 1933
Greetings from Trnava
Architecture, Regional Geography, Churches
Graphic, Local Postcards
Modern
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:8ac22c36-584c-4436-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Piešťany (Slovakia), 1900
Piešťany Spa: View from Radiumové vrhce
Regional Geography, Spas, Health Resorts
Graphic, Local Postcards
JKO Trade Mark
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:de27366a-eae1-4c76-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Ružomberok (Slovakia), 1957
Ružomberok
Regional Geography, Squares, Buildings
Graphic, Local Postcards
Education
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:0f09f4fc-c671-44a5-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
"Why do you say Saskatchewan has a deep connection to Ukraine?"
History. The last time a sociopathic Russian dictator decided to murder millions of Ukrainians, many emigrated to escape starvation [1], and many thousands of them came to Saskatchewan. [2] Something like 1 in 7 Saskatchewan residents has Ukrainian heritage.
"But that's old history - it can't possibly show up in modern life!"
You're wrong. There are places in this province where it is - or was, fairly recently - common to hear #Ukrainian spoken in public. Ukrainian Orthodox churches are common. There are thriving cultural associations. The Ukrainian pavilion at our local annual multicultural festival is one of the biggest in the whole event. In my city, there's a co-operative Ukrainian grocery shop and butcher that is hugely popular with all, Ukrainian or not. You can drive through residential neighbourhoods and identify homes where Ukrainian descendants live because they keep certain distinctive traditions alive with their houses. You can find Ukrainian farmer #sausage and perogies in any grocery store, and in many (non-Ukrainian) restaurants.
We have a perogies & borscht place in a shopping mall food court, even.
We stand with Ukraine.
Slava Ukraini.
[1] The Holodomor. Saskatchewan was one of the first jurisdictions to formally recognize it as a genocide.
[2] The fact that it's happening again is horrific.
#Ukraine #Canada #Saskatchewan #SK #SlavaUkraini #perogies #borsht #pierogi #varenyky #Holodomor
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Stará Ľubovňa (Slovakia), 1959
Stará Ľubovňa
Regional geography, Architecture, Castles, Chateaux
Graphic, Local postcards
Education, np
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:6e6cdf60-28aa-4529-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Trenčín (Slovakia), 1908
Trencsén Castle
Regional Geography, Architecture, Castles
Graphic, Postcards of Cultural Monuments, Historical Postcards
Szold nyomda
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:688c7c79-7520-4c7e-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Slovakia, 1911
Kovászna - furdő: Also sikló
Spa
Graphic, Geographical postcards
Magyar Sokszorosító Műipar RT
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:50f2a6c2-61cb-4f21-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
We had a visitor in the back yard early this evening. This is a young white-tailed jackrabbit (which is a species of hare, not a true rabbit) probably from this spring's first batch, so he's probably about 3 months old. The proportions are different from an adult. This species is also known as prairie hare or "white jack", or just "jack" hereabouts.
This one was sitting in the long grass and then sat up when I came into view. He wasn't scared, but kept a wary eye on me. Pardon the lousy picture quality; I didn't get out the Big Lens so this is a tiny crop out of the middle of the frame. I have a little video I might post later.
Of course, he immediately started being cute(r), having a bath, after I put the camera away.
Pardon the weeds; it's been too hot and humid to mow lately, and I went chemical-free a few years ago.
#wildlife #UrbanWildlife #jackrabbit #hare #WhiteTailedJackrabbit #PrairieHare #jack #SK #YQR #prairies #Canada #RabbitsOfMastodon
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Excellent advice from the City of Saskatoon:
> Anyone who falls in the river should keep their head above water,
https://globalnews.ca/news/11954563/south-saskatchewan-river-buoy-rescues/
#WaterSafety #river #SouthSaskatchewanRiver #Saskatoon #YXE #SK #BFO
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Bardejov (Slovakia), 1905
[Bardejov?]
Regional Geography, Buildings, Banks
Graphic, Local Postcards
[publisher unknown]
From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:8d9a5cc7-ca6e-48b4-…
#Slovakia #Slovensko #SVK #SK #history #image #photography #photo #postcards #postcard #map #maps #retro #photos -
Levoča (Slovakia), 1936
Levoča - Town Hall
Regional Geography, Town Halls
Graphic, Local Postcards
E. Singer
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The next #Regina Repair Cafe is tomorrow! Boy, time flies. It seems like just a month ago that we did the last one.
This one is at the Victoria Square mall. It runs from 10am to 4pm as usual. Advance bookings of repair appointments have closed, but they do take walk-ins when time and volunteers are available - I've never seen a walk-in turned away. For some reason, lots of people book appointments and then don't show up, so there's a fair bit of time freed up from that.
I'm just a volunteer, not an organizer. If you have electronics, small appliances, tools or "general repairs" that could use a (free!) look-at, diagnosis, and possible repair, come down and see me. That's my usual remit.
Virtually anything else can also be looked at; there are many volunteers covering every possible category from bicycle fixes to repairing garments to tuning up guitars.
Helping to keep stuff in the hands of people that use it, rather than it ending up in the landfill for want of a small repair, is rewarding for me.
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Hlohovec (Slovakia), 1900
Greetings from Galgócz: Church: Main Square: Erdődyi Castle: Public School
Regional Geography, Churches, Squares, Castles, Schools
Graphic, Local Postcards, Historical Postcards
Published by Sterner Adolf Bookstore
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Stará Ľubovňa (Slovakia), 1989
Stará Ľubovňa: general view of the city : Vabec Department Store : Castle : Square
Regional Geography, Department Stores, Castles, Squares
Graphic, Local Postcards
Holent, Peter
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So, we had a severe thunderstorm watch this afternoon, and then a little while ago they changed it from a watch to a #warning.
It was somewhat humid, low 20s C, and basically no wind at all. And then suddenly, in the space of 30s, the sky got dark, the wind picked up to 50-60 km/h, and the temperature dropped like a stone, about 10 degrees.
I was outside looking at the storm clouds when it started raining *huge* drops. The first one I saw literally hit me in the left eye 😆 🏴☠️ . The skies opened up, and visibility dropped so much I couldn't see the end of my street.
And then the hail came. Quarter-sized - that'd be about 25 mm. And because of the wind (this is the prairies...) it was coming down horizontally, so it was all bouncing off the front wall and windows of my house, and on the roof over our front room with a vaulted ceiling, pinging against the metal window frames and glass. It sounded like skeletons having sex on my roof...
Here's a clip from the back deck, so I didn't get totally soaked. Video's kinda crappy, sorry. This is two bits spliced together from different times.
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Little Fatra (Slovakia: mountain range), 1957
Little Fatra: view from Baraniare: Stará dolina, Boboty, Malý and Veľký Rozsutec, Roháče in the right background
Heritage of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Mountains and peaks, Valleys
Graphic, Geographic postcards
Education
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Demänovské Caves (Slovakia), 1948
Demänovské Caves: Gothic Column
Ethiopian Heritage of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Caves, Speleology, Geology
Graphic, Geographical Postcards
Demänovské Caves Association.
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Myjava (Slovakia), 1916
Miava
Regional Geography, Squares, Churches
Graphic, Local Postcards
[publisher unknown]
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Trenčianske Teplice (Slovakia), 1910
Trencsénteplicz: walking path
Regional geography, Villas, Spas
Graphic, Local postcards, Historical postcards
Verlag Wertheim Zsigmond, published by
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Poprad (Slovakia), 1987
Poprad
Regional Geography
Graphic, Local Postcards, Postcards of Cultural Monuments
Vrbovský, František, (photographer)
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So, we had our monthly Repair Cafe (in #Regina, #SK, #Canada) on Saturday. Geez, how did almost a week go by before I got to write this up...
At my table, there was the usual assortment of electronics and small appliances (containing electronics in most cases...). In many of those, after testing every common mechanical, electrical, and sensor failure, the problem was narrowed down to the main logic board. And every testable component on those boards tested fine, and there were no physical signs of problems (leaky caps, soot marks, etc). Almost certainly a failed microcontroller or its support circuitry.
So frustratingly, the answer in those cases is "The board is bad, it's specific to this model (or some small number of similar models), it can't be ordered from the manufacturer and would cost too much if it could, the best you could hope for is to find someone selling one ripped out of another unit, but that one's probably being stripped for parts because the board went bad in that one, too". So off to the landfill these items will probably go.
It's annoying. In many cases, there's an obvious design flaw that leads to these early, unfixable failures.
Some fixes, and one interesting case. A portable dog toy thing that wouldn't take a charge at all - but probing around its logic board appeared to kick its battery-management system into life (due to the tiny current from the meter I was using) and it started charging. I hope it worked once charged.