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The pale eye-rings suggest a juvenile, non-breeding bird.
It is feeding on Broad-leaved Pepper Tree berries.
Also known as Brazilian Pepper or Brazilian Holly. Commonly distributed as a water-borne weed or by birds such as these.

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PALM SPRINGS (ANP/RTR/AFP) - De FBI zegt dat de bomaanslag zaterdag op een vruchtbaarheidskliniek in Palm Springs een terreuraanslag was en de kliniek waarschijnlijk opzettelijk is aangevallen. "Dit was een opzettelijke terroristische daad. Naarmate ons onderzoek vordert, zullen we bepalen of het om internationaal terrorisme of binnenlands terrorisme gaat", zei Akil Davis van de FBI in Los Angeles tegen verslaggevers.

Bij de explosie is een dode gevallen en volgens Amerikaanse media zijn minstens vijf mensen gewond geraakt. De identiteit van het dodelijke slachtoffer is nog niet bekendgemaakt. Evenmin is duidelijk of de dode de mogelijke dader is.

Burgemeester Ron DeHarte meldde eerder dat het explosief in of bij een auto vlak bij de kliniek was afgegaan. De kliniek heeft schade opgelopen, net als andere gebouwen in de omgeving. Het personeel zou ongedeerd zijn gebleven. Palm Springs ligt in de Amerikaanse staat Californië, ruim 150 kilometer ten oosten van Los Angeles.

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PALM SPRINGS (ANP/RTR/AFP) - Een bom is zaterdag ontploft bij een vruchtbaarheidskliniek in Palm Springs, in de Amerikaanse staat Californië. Volgens burgemeester Ron DeHarte is er iemand om het leven gekomen. De politie bevestigt dat en zegt dat het vermoedelijk om een "opzettelijke daad" gaat. "De explosie lijkt een opzettelijke geweldsdaad te zijn en de explosie strekt zich uit over meerdere blokken, met meerdere beschadigde gebouwen", aldus politiechef Andy Mills.

Amerikaanse media melden dat er ook zeker vijf gewonden zijn gevallen.

Het explosief bevond zich in of bij een auto, aldus DeHarte. Persbureau AP meldt dat de kliniek schade heeft opgelopen, maar dat het personeel veilig zou zijn. Palm Springs ligt ruim 150 kilometer ten oosten van Los Angeles.

TEL AVIV (ANP/RTR/AFP) - Het Israëlische leger zegt een raket te hebben onderschept die vanuit Jemen op het land werd afgeschoten. In verschillende gebieden in Israël ging het luchtalarm af, aldus het leger.

Vrijdag bombardeerde Israël de door de Houthi's gecontroleerde havens Hodeidah en Salif aan de Rode Zee na drie raketaanvallen in evenzoveel dagen. Het land dreigde de Houthi-leiders aan te vallen als Jemen Israël blijft bestoken met raketten.

De door Iran gesteunde Houthi's in Jemen blijven raketten afvuren op Israël, naar eigen zeggen uit solidariteit met de Palestijnen in de Gazastrook. Wel hebben ze ermee ingestemd geen aanvallen meer uit te voeren op Amerikaanse schepen. Israël heeft als reactie op de raketaanvallen Jemen regelmatig bestookt. Op 6 mei werd daarbij de belangrijkste luchthaven van Jemen beschadigd en kwamen verschillende mensen om.

The popular narrative that the English colonists were victims of native aggression has been proven wrong. Scott Dawson, author of "The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island," together with British archeologist Dr. Mark Horton, has unearthed abundant evidence that the colonists were in fact assimilated.

Since 1937 "The Lost Colony," an historical outdoor drama, has been produced every summer (with two canceled seasons) in Manteo, North Carolina. (It is one of only three outdoor dramatic productions to survive into the 21st century.) More than four million visitors have donned mosquito repellent to take it in. Alumni of the production include Chris Elliott, Carl Kasell, and Lynn Redgrave. Andy Griffith began his performance career in the play and loved the area so much he made it his permanent home. Local resident William Ivey Long, winner of six Tony Awards for Best Costume Design, was Production designer at one time. The play originally concluded with the disappearance of the colonists and the dark presumption that they had met a violent fate. Dawson (who runs a museum showcasing his finds) and Horton have now proven beyond a doubt that not only did the colonists move south to Buxton, near Cape Hatteras, but that they were able to survive and flourish as members of an indigenous tribe. This dramatically changes a long-accepted narrative and turns the idea of "hostile natives" on its head.

An interesting moment for ultramarathon cycling. New records set for the Lands End to John O'Groats round-trip route, and for 24-hour virtual cycling.

• A well-known long-distance challenge is riding between the two points in Britain farthest from each other, Lands End to John O'Groats (often written LEJOG). A less well-known challenge is the round trip, LEJOGLE. On Friday, Sarah Ruggins set the record for LEJOGLE, covering 2715 km in 5 days, 11 hours, 18 minutes, obliterating the previous record set by James McDonald by about 7 hours. This is made more impressive by the fact that as a teenager, Ruggins suffered from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and was bedridden for years.
• A more obscure record is the 24-hour stationary bike record. The effort that goes into calibrating this to be equivalent to a ride on the open road is considerable, and involves riding a test loop on the road with the same bike to capture power data for estimating rider aerodynamics. On April 19, Matthew Lefthand racked up 1059 virtual km, and breaking a bunch of other records along the way, including the 12-hour record. Here's his own account of the effort.

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"The world has changed," writes Stack Overflow's blog. "Fast. Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we build, learn, and solve problems. Software development looks dramatically different than it did even a few years ago — and the pace of change is only accelerating."

And they believe their brand "at times" lost "fidelity and clarity. It's very much been always added to and not been thought of holistically. So, it's time for our brand to evolve too," they write, hoping to articulate a perspective "forged in the fires of community, powered by collaboration, shaped by AI, and driven by people."


The developer news site DevClass notes the change happens "as the number of posts to its site continues a dramatic decline thanks to AI-driven alternatives."


According to a quick query on the official data explorer, the sum of questions and answers posted in April 2025 was down by over 64 percent from the same month in 2024, and plunged more than 90 percent from April 2020, when traffic was near its peak...

Although declining traffic is a sign of Stack Overflow's reduced significance in the developer community, the company's business is not equally affected so far. Stack Exchange is a business owned by investment company Prosus, and the Stack Exchange products include private versions of its site (Stack Overflow for Teams) as well as advertising and recruitment. According to the Prosus financial results, in the six months ended September 2024, Stack Overflow increased its revenue and reduced its losses. The company's search for a new direction though confirms that the fast-disappearing developer engagement with Stack Overflow poses an existential challenge to the organization.

DevClass says Stack Overflow's parent company "is casting about for new ways to provide value (and drive business) in this context..."


The company has already experimented with various new services, via its Labs research department, including an AI Answer Assistant and Question Assistant, as well as a revamped jobs site in association with recruitment site Indeed, Discussions for technical debate, and extensions for GitHub Copilot, Slack, and Visual Studio Code.


From the official announcement on Stack Overflow's blog:

This rebrand isn't just a fresh coat of paint. It's a realignment with our purpose: to support the builders of the future in an AI world — with clarity, speed, and humanity. It's about showing up in a way that reflects who we are today, and where we're headed tomorrow.

"We have appointed an internal steering group and we have engaged with an external expert partner in this area to help bring about the required change," notes a post in Stack Exchange's "meta" area.

This isn't just about a visual update or marketing exercise — it's going to bring about a shift in how we present ourselves to the world which you will feel everywhere from the design to the copywriting, so that we can better achieve our goals and shared mission. As the emergence of AI has called into question the role of Stack Overflow and the Stack Exchange Network, one of the desired outputs of the rebrand process is to clarify our place in the world.

We've done work toward this already — our recent community AMA is an example of this — but we want to ensure that this comes across in our brand and identity as well. We want the community to be involved and have a strong voice in the process of renewing and refreshing our brand. Remember, Stack Overflow started with a public discussion about what to name it!

And another another post two months ago


Stack Exchange is exploring early ideas for expanding beyond the "single lane" Q&A highway. Our goal right now is to better understand the problems, opportunities, and needs before deciding on any specific changes...
The vision is to potentially enable:

- A slower lane, with high-quality durable knowledge that takes time to create and curate, like questions and answers.

- A medium lane, for more flexible engagement, with features like Discussions or more flexible Stack Exchanges, where users can explore ideas or share opinions.

- A fast lane for quick, real-time interaction, with features like Chat that can bring the community together to discuss topics instantly.


With this in mind, we're seeking your feedback on the current state of Chat, what's most important to you, and how you see Chat fitting into the future.


In a post in Stack Exchange's "meta" area, brand design director David Longworth says the "tension mentioned between Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange" is probably the most relevant to the rebranding.

But he posted later that "There's a lot of people behind the scenes on this who care deeply about getting this right! Thank you on behalf of myself and the team."

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