Archive for April, 2008

Little Shenny

Christina’s dog had a litter of puppies! This one’s mine and is named Little Shenny.
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A Trip-up at Vanity Fair

I have no girls, and so the whole Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus phenomenon has, up to now, passed me by. However, just last week, I read through a magazine article expressing appreciation for how this young lady has managed to keep a relatively pure image, and avoid the scandals of other tween/teen starlets. […]

My son Kevin publishes his first photo in a major magazine

Not bad for someone barely a teenager! Hanging out in Philly airport and I’m in a Hudson to buy some water and so I starting scanning mags. I see the bright red cover and the words above (apparently in Chinese too) and, in my sleep-deprived brain, I say to myself, “Damn, I gotta buy and […]

Something New

I’ve spent much of Sunday trying to recover some photos of Maus from the depths of my archives and found that I have precious few of them. I was able to dig up some from files long deleted thanks to a program called O&O Media Recovery, which is a pretty nifty tool to have around, […]

Deer ramps to avoid drowning on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal

Ed Miliband, MP for Doncaster North, will be visiting the Stainforth & Keadby Canal this coming Friday [2 May] to review vital improvement works to the canal and rail network to prevent animals drowning. Mr Miliband called for action after he was alerted to the issue of animals - mostly deer - drowning by […]

Do You Need Biomedical Topics?

The variety of biomedical topics is really great. That is why, perhaps, you cannot choose the most appropriate one. We will try to help you and tell about the main principles of choosing biomedical topics. What is more, we are ready to give some possible topics for your biomedical research. […]

Ask a loaded question

Like this one: PCS is campaigning for fair pay for its members, meaning that their pay should increase in line with inflation and be negotiated nationally instead of 200 separate sets of negotiations. Do you support PCS’s campaign for fair pay for public servants? Or this one: The government has proposed to […]

Opposition strong to rodenticide on Cocos Island

Heated debate continued this morning at the Guam Legislature on a measure that would prevent the use of pesticides on Cocos Island. The Department of Agriculture is proposing to eliminate the invasive and non-indigenous rodent population on Cocos in order to prepare the island for the release of the endangered Guam Rail. Opponents have several […]

Cornucopia Wednesday

Need a break from the screaming pundits? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Time for another look at news items outside the headlines, in the arts, science and business; foreign news that generates little notice in the US and ….well, just plain whimsy….. JOURNALISM NOTES - it […]

Big Cat Day out - Chiefs Camp - Okavango Delta, Botswana

Jump to the full entry & travel map Okavango Delta, Botswana HI everyone - although we would normally wait until we have had our time before writing again to you, we had such an amzingly exciting day today - our first full day here at Chiefs Camp - […]

Toxic Pesticide is Killing Wildlife in Kenya

NAIROBI - Wildlife conservationists in Kenya say that a toxic agricultural pesticide, increasingly used by nomadic people to poison animals threatening their herds, is decimating the country’s diverse wildlife population and possibly affecting human health. The conservationists are urging the Kenyan government to stop the sale and use of the chemical before it destroys […]

More May

People are always asking me to write more often, well here you go, I looked up some information on ‘fitness weights’. While I do have a number of days I am interested in celebrating, scroll down and check out May 30! And here are some of the weekly observances: […]

Blog of the Week: The Way of Cats

I really like this beautifully designed blog! In fact, after reading the very latest post ( Cat Poker) April 28, 2008), I was hooked. Pammy, aka WereBear, has a deep…
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Deep corals are old as the hills, archives of climate change in the sea

This is the third in a series of five referenced articles on the shared characteristics of deep and shallow water corals. by Michael J. Risk Image of the Devonian seafloor from “Evolution of Life” The coelenterates, corals and their relatives, are very ancient, and in fact may be the oldest […]

The 12 Opossums

The following is from a lady in Oregon . It is priceless! The Bible explained by kids — truth has been redefined! One of our favourite jobs has been leading junior church. We try to do more than babysit our church’s beloved little ankle biters during their time in our special junior […]

TOURISM CRASH THREATENS BIG CATS!

Threat to the Big Cats in the Masaai Mara due to collapse in revenues.
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Keeping Pets in Perspective

I don’t think I could imagine life without pets. I grew up surrounded by cats and we always had a dog at our place. We have a cat at the moment and my son, James, has a couple of mice. Pets are wonderful. We hear about studies from time to time that […]

Inside Story: Global food crisis (vids)

Dandelion Salad AlJazeeraEnglish Twenty-seven key UN agencies have been meeting in the Swiss capital Bern to hammer out a solution to the growing global food crisis. The meeting is expected to produce a plan of emergency and long-term measures to combat the crisis. Inside Story asks how workable such a plan […]

Stewed Up: Kyle Busch? Casey Mears? Tough Call There

Another edition of The Backstretch’s semi-regular concoction, brewed of the meatiest newsworthy items, opinions and meaningless meanderings down some paths that might not have anything to do with racing. Strap in for the ride. — If adaptability is the mark of a great racecar driver then Kyle Busch is surely showing this […]

Poll Daddy

What is your favourite animal? ( surveys)</noscript Monica,Darcie and Courtney helped Ciara and Nicole to make a poll. They decided to do it on their favourite animals. Authored by P7teach. Hosted by Edublogs.
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Debut Author Interview: Anna Louise Lucia

Debut Author Interview: Anna Louise Lucia April 30th, 2008 by Michelle We are thrilled to have Anna Louise Lucia as our debut author this month. MM: We’d love to hear your call story. Anna: Good, because I love to tell it! The fact is, in the summer […]

Knotgrass

Botanical Name: Polyganum aviculare (LINN.) Family: N.O. Polygonaceae Synonyms: Knotgrass. Centinode. Ninety-knot. Nine-joints. Allseed. Bird’s Tongue. Sparrow Tongue. Red Robin. Armstrong. Cowgrass. Hogweed. Pigweed. Pigrush. Swynel Grass. Swine’s Grass.Polygonum aviculare Part Used: Whole herb. Habitat: The entire globe.The Knotgrass is abundant everywhere, a common weed in arable land, on waste […]

Primary 4 learnerd how to use poll daddy

Primary 4 learnerd how to use poll daddy April 30, 2008 What is your favourite animal? ( surveys)

Report: Coachella Festival s Inflatable Pig Found in Desert

Report: Coachella Festival’s Inflatable Pig Found in Desert Organizers of the major Coachella music festival announced they are prepared to offer a $10,000 reward and four festival tickets for life to the finder of two-story inflatable pig released in the sky during Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters’ final set on Sunday night.The giant inflatable swine […]

Leona Lewis to launch vegan fashion line?

Leona Lewis to launch vegan fashion line? Leona Lewis’s conquest of the southern hemisphere continued yesterday. Here she was arriving for a radio interview in Sydney, before then hitting the shops. And didn’t she look lovely? So lovely, in fact, that if you want a piece of Leona’s style, it could be yours. […]

Some Last Minute Additions to the Party Plans

Mike came home from Texas to pack his party things before he runs off to see Mr. Hendrix…and Bendrix…in Ohio. He told me something I hadn’t thought of for my black furred Gentlemen Cat guest. A black tie just gets lost in all that blackness so he suggested that I put up some other colors […]

Watering Holes

Speaking of a Common Watering Holes - they are a voyeur’s g-rated dream. There is an article about Pete’s Pond, in the 20th Anniversary volume of UNCLE JOHN’S BATHROOM READER there is an article about Pete’s Pond. Pete’s Pond was created by Pete Le Roux and is located in Mashatu Game Reserve […]

Wednesday YouTube: John Scalzi and Cory Doctorow Interview Each Other

As one would hope, there is talk of bacon and cats. [via Cory Doctorow]
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Highland Games Festival (warning: long, photo intensive post)

Our family has had a long stressful first quarter of 2008 and felt it was about time we got out for a little fun together. We have been missing our Daddy as he has been working so hard! I have always wanted to go to a highland games and was excited about the prospect of […]

Spirit Of Bigfoot

I love reading all the news articles regarding different so called professional crypto/ghost/ufo groups out there hunting for the elusive Bigfoot, or Lizard Man, or whatever else is said to be roaming in the wilds in complete defiance of conventional rational. And yet these enigmas will ever so often make their presence known […]

Something you don’t see everyday

Something you don’t see everyday Glacier miracle Todays World’s hardest game Bomb it! Kelly Brook Pictures! Mother simulation game Dangerous Dave! Curve Ball Super Cute Puppies! How old is John McCain? Psycho Test! Please don’t take my teddy bear
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April 30

April 30 April 30th, 2008 Welcome to the Wednesday edition. Today’s sponsor is What Happens at Nana’s Stays at Nana’s — Ice cream for breakfast, cookies before dinner… who says she can’t spoil the little ones? Everything from t-shirts to tote bags, coffee mugs, gifts galore for that most special lady […]

there’s nothing in this world.

There’s nothing in this world There’s not another girl that could satisfy my needs There’s nothing in this world There’s not another boy that could make me feel so sweet Because me love life’s so right When she hold me so tight, how she kiss me goodnight Because […]

odds and ends

Its 8:30 am by the airport clock and not quite that hour by my body clock, so I’m killing time on my laptop until my next flight home to Beirut. Oh, and watching a self-important Indian man try to unplug the mobile phone I am charging in one of the available outlets. He […]

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HELLLLLLO READERS i miss all you lah seriously. Hennyways, tagboard’s flooding so replies yeah ? Shar : Omg yess beautiful just like jae. haishhh. Pyu : i totally understand what you mean luh. i mean its so irritating about that jay chou thang. and yes babe honesty is the […]

Headbutted by a dolphin

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Share Your Ideas: Free or Cheap Family Fun! (pfblogs.org)

With summer approaching, I thought it would be great if we could all share ideas for some free or cheap family fun!We are new parents, so we always looking for new ideas on things we can do with our daughter that don’t cost a lot of money.Recently we’ve been taking the baby to a local […]

Hazing…every big sister’s job.

Cats: Queenie & Toula
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links for 2008-04-30

links for 2008-04-30 Category: Links Dump Japan, a Brief Pop-Cultural Survey | The A.V. Club “Japan: land of the rising sun. […] Home to high-quality electronics, bizarre game shows, and vending machines that dispense beer and used girls’ panties (not together…yet).” (tags: Japan culture society silly) Confessions of a Community […]

Unemployment

Unemployment I barely post to my tumblelog cause it seems I just don’t have the same habits now. I stay up all night because I can. I’ve always liked it like that. I sit around and take my time and think about stuff. Mostly what to do next and where […]