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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 25 OCTOBER 2020 9 ALMANAC Nature 733. Hawthorn THE hawthorn is a thorny shrub that grows wild on hill slopes and valley sides, especially in maquis, a habitat dominated by dense shrubs. Most of our trees and shrubs are evergreen but the haw- thorn (M. żagħrun) is deciduous. It grows bright green parsley-like leaves in spring and throws out dense bunches of fragrant white flowers. As autumn and the cooler months advance the foliage gen- erally starts to yellow and fall, exposing the hawthorn's pale branch- es and clusters of eye-catching bright red fruits. And they catch the eye of its target audience alright: birds like starlings and thrushes, which feast on the fruit and unknowingly disperse its undigestible seeds with their droppings. The hawthorn is a scarce sight in the Malta countryside today, which renders this beautiful shrub all the more precious Victor Falzon www.birdlifemalta.org Green idea of the week 626 Sustainable Cooking Class FRIENDS of the Earth Malta together with Healthylicious is hosting an online Cooking Workshop on Saturday, 31st October from 10am to 1 pm. During the workshop, you will be trying delicious vegetarian recipes that are both good for your health and the planet. The reci- pes are designed by the chef Stefania to feature mainly local, seasonal and homegrown ingredients. She will prepare ingredient packs for all participants and these will need to be picked up by participants a day or 2 before the event. Deadline for registration is Tuesday, 27th October at 10pm. Visit Friends of the Earth's website for more information about our work, as well as information about how to join us. You can also support – www.foemalta.org/donate foemalta.org/library Appster Smartphone fun and smarter work WolframAlpha 3.49 euros Available on Apple, Android WolframAlpha is a computational knowledge engine 4 or answer engine developed by Wolfram|Alpha LLC. It is an online service that answers factual queries directly by computing the answer from externally sourced "curated data", rather than providing a list of documents or web pages that might contain the answer, as a search engine might TECH RETAILERS contact afarrugia@ mediatoday.com.mt A GOOD WEEK FOR Good Week/Bad Week Don't miss this A BAD WEEK FOR BOV Gozo Weekend Regatta 13 November 2020 Royal Malta Yacht Club 2pm Entrance is free. Annual Trip to Gozo after the buzz of the Rolex Middle Sea Race. The BOV Gozo Weekend Regatta will see a race up on the Friday, a number of short races on Saturday and a Race Down on Sunday. Joining the keelboat fleet will be the Sports Boats. For those with the travel bug. Thailand has welcomed its first group of tourists in seven months, as part of an experiment aimed at testing if a wider opening is possible as the coronavirus cripples the kingdom's economy. For apple fans. The iPhone 12 goes on sale this week, as pre-orders start and Apple's smartphone hits retail shelves. But those upgrading their iPhone are in for a shock. This iPhone might burn brighter, but it's going to burn out much faster. The thin design has compromised the battery life. 39 Chinese tourists flew into Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday 5G connectivity also draws more power than 4G

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