Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Killing the Blues

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Could Your Cat Drive You Crazy—Literally?

http://mitchieville.comSally and Sam think the two ladies in gif may have a cat or two at home.

By Lexi Petronis, Glamour magazine.

Did you know that, when you're pregnant, you're not allowed to change kitty litter? For real. And it's not just because it's hard to do when you're sporting a huge baby belly. There's an actual health risk involved...

Cats can play host to a parasite called toxoplasmosis after eating infected prey (like a mouse or bird). The parasite multiplies inside the cat and produces oocysts that are deposited in the cat's feces. These oocysts are extremely resistant and can stay in the environment for almost a year. If a pregnant woman comes in contact with the parasite, her unborn child can become infected and could face loss of vision, mental disabilities, and loss of hearing...Continue reading...

Dandelion root's effectiveness on cancer cells being probed

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Cancer researchers in Windsor hope to start clinical trials soon to find out if dandelion root extract can kill cancer cells in humans without harming healthy cells.
"We are very excited," said Dr. Siyaram Pandey, a biochemist at the University of Windsor, describing the result of the tests in the lab that so far confirm that dandelion root extract causes cancer cells from leukemia blood samples to die off.
He and oncologist Dr. Caroline Hamm of Windsor Regional Hospital are submitting their application to Health Canada for approval of a Stage 1 clinical trial to determine just what dose of dandelion root extract is tolerable and effective in patients with an aggressive form of leukemia known as chronic myelomonocyctic leukemia (CMML) as well as other cancers, including pancreatic cancer and melanoma...Continue reading...

From Russia with love: The doting father bear who can't help cuddling his cub - MailOnline

By Daily Mail Reporter.

This is the touching moment a baby bear gets swept up in a big cuddle - from her affectionate father.
What makes the photographs, taken at a zoo in eastern Russia, so fascinating is that most male bears have nothing to do with their cubs and leave the rearing to females.
But Balu is more hands-on than most with four-month-old daughter Diva and is content to give her a proper bear hug...Continue reading, more pics...

Animals make nursing home living easier

Gertrude Burkholder, 89, spends time with Droopy at Lexington Court Care Center. Nursing home staff say pets help make transition easier, especially for those who have not cared for pets in many years. / Dave Polcyn/CentralOhio.com

by jkinton@nncogannett.com.Whether you’re a two- or four-legged visitor, you’re welcome at Lexington Court Care Center.
“I have a lady who brings in her dog every Wednesday,” said activities director Brenda Workman. “The residents love it, even the ones who aren’t really awake. They know to pet them.
“I honestly can’t imagine not letting them come. When you get older, animals are very important to people, and the animals are very receptive to it, too. We love to see animals come in.”
Dr. Abel Hittinger, of Appleseed Valley Veterinary Hospitals in Lexington and Bellville, said pets restore a home value for those in nursing care facilities...Continue reading...

Jewel and Merle Haggard - That's The Way Love Goes

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Syria: “Revolution” Becoming More Islamic

(By Michael Stürzenberger) This information is, of course, kept silent from us by the “correct” mass media: In Syria, things are going, as anywhere else in the Arab “Spring,” according to the seizure of power by political Islam. As the “Catholic Magazine for Church and Culture” reports, persecution of Christians in Syria are on a massive increase. Behind the so-appearing “freedom” battle is hiding a religious conflict: “Islamistic” Sunnis have Christians and Alevits in the crosshairs. 80 percent of Christians have already fled from Muslim and mixed neighborhoods. Update: Al-Qaeda is joining in the battle in Syria against the “anti-islamic” regime!(By Michael Stürzenberger)...However, the persecution of Christians in islamic countries is being ignored to the greatest extent by our media and politicians, though. Note: Islam is good and peaceful, there aren’t any problems, and if so, then they have nothing to do with Islam. Therefore, the Chancellor is cheating us out of the intermediate result of her future “dialog” – and audaciously suppressing the true frontrunner, that of a demand for open discussion over Islam. And thuse, we are also having to depend on a Catholic news magazine as regarding the true events in Syria:...Continue reading...

Indian woman rewarded for tough ‘toilet’ stand

When most people think of India I would imagine that they think of it as a great nation with a gloried past and an interesting culture; I know I did. Well, it turns out that India is no different from any other third-world country. The only difference between India and a country such as Haiti for example is that India has over 1.2 billion people; not just several million. In fact, India has more people than any other country with the exception of China. By the way, the United States has the third largest population in the world with just over 313 million people, almost a billion people less than India; and unlike India, we have toilets!

In short, India is a toilet, without toilets. TGO

Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press 

By Abhaya Srivastava | AFP  

An Indian woman has been rewarded for her “bold” decision to leave her marital home within days of the wedding to protest the lack of a toilet in the household, an official said on Thursday.

Anita Narre was handed $10,000 by Sulabh International, a non-profit group, for refusing to defecate in the open and sparking a “toilet revolution” in her village in central Madhya Pradesh, according to the district magistrate.

“Narre motivated other women of her village to coax their partners to build toilets. The village is transformed today, thanks to her bold act,” B. Chadrasekhar told AFP over phone.

Narre left the household of Shivram, a labourer, after her marriage in May last year because the house had no toilet. She returned only once he had built one with help from district officials.

Chandrasekhar said a sanitation campaign that offered to build toilets in the district free of cost had hit a roadblock as villagers thought it was “dirty” to have a toilet inside the house...Continue reading...

Pablo Cruise - Love Will Find A Way (1978)

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Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter passed away on Thursday, succumbing to an ongoing battle with brain cancer. He was 57.

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig released a statement on Carter's passing, via ESPN.com:

"Driven by a remarkable enthusiasm for the game, Gary Carter became one of the elite catchers of all-time. 'The Kid' was an 11-time All-Star and a durable, consistent slugger for the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets, and he ranks among the most beloved players in the history of both of those franchises. Like all baseball fans, I will always remember his leadership for the '86 Mets and his pivotal role in one of the greatest World Series ever played."...Read here...

Gimme Shelter: Treating animals with kindness, respect and compassion

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CATHY FUGLER/Special to Bullet News
At Niagara Falls Humane Society every animal is treated with kindness, respect and compassion. The shelter is a safe refuge and temporary home for homeless pets. We believe that every animal deserves to be loved and properly cared for. When you adopt a shelter animal or support the shelter, you are helping us to create a more humane world for the animals in our community.
I’m sitting in my office writing this column with the sweetest wee dog in my lap (a lovely perk of the job). He is a tiny fellow, not even three years old. He came to us from another shelter, having been surrendered by his family. He is a scared, lonely little guy with a history of some biting. He was pretty edgy and defensive when he first got here, but with some gentle treatment and one to one attention, he quickly turned into a complete cuddlebug...Continue reading...

Crisis looming for First Nations due to OxyContin

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The Canadian Press: TORONTO — First Nations leaders say a health crisis is about to be unleashed on northern Ontario reserves because thousands of residents addicted to OxyContin will soon be cut off from the prescription opiate.
The maker of OxyContin, which is up to twice as strong as morphine, will stop manufacturing the drug in Canada at the end of the month. As of March 1, Purdue Pharma Canada will replace OxyContin with a new formulation called OxyNEO.
OxyContin, taken orally in pill form, is a long-acting form of the highly addictive opioid oxycodone. But when the pill is chewed or crushed, then injected or inhaled, it produces a "heroin-like euphoria," Health Canada says.
OxyNEO will also be made with oxycodone, but it's formulated to make abuse more difficult: the tablet is hard to crush and when added to liquid, it forms a thick gel that stops oxycodone from being extracted for injection.
Leaders of Ontario's Nishnawbe Aski Nation, or NAN, said that with no OxyContin available, those addicted to the drug will go into withdrawal...Continue reading...

Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service: The Combined Forces Organized Crime Unit consists of members from The Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, The Thunder Bay Police Service, The O.P.P.- Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, The R.C.M.P., and The Anishinabek Police Service.
Originating Service: Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service
Date of Release: February 14, 2012
(Thunder Bay, ON) On February 14, 2012, members from the NAPS Drug Enforcement Unit and Uniform along with the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau successfully executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant in Cat Lake First Nation.
Police seized approximately eight (8) Oxycodone 80mg prescription pills with a northern street value of three thousand eight hundred forty ($3,840.00) dollars, two thousand five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars in Canadian Currency, and numerous debt lists.

Fifty-five (55) year-old Percy OOMBASH has been charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Oxycodone and Breach of Undertaking.

OOMBASH was released on conditions and will next appear in court on June 26, 2012, in Cat Lake.
Cat Lake First Nation is located approximately 550 km northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
For Further Information Contact:
Sgt. Jackie George
Media Relations- email: jackie.george@naps.ca
Nishnawbe –Aski Police Headquarters
Thunder Bay, Ontario http://www.naps.ca/

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Billy Currington performing People Are Crazy.

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Lera Lynn- 'Bobby, Baby'

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Sally and Sam think Bobby upset the wrong woman. There’s a bump on the hill, where your body lies
There’s a stone in the ground, reads “this man did try”
If you look to the east, you see your estate
Weathered and hollowed out by your mistakes

Oh Bobby, baby, we all know the truth
You were looking for love in all the bad that you’d do
Bobby, baby, we all know the deal
Your row was hard and long and straight up a hill

Your mother was gone, your daddy did wrong
Your brother died by his own hand
Your wife tried so long, but you she disowned
Your daughter was lost with your land, with your land

Every once in awhile, I still can see
Your blue eyes searching a way to be free
And I go to your grave, bottle in hand
And pour out your freedom right there in the sand http://slowrecords.bandcamp.com/album/have-you-met-lera-lynn

Uranium deal with China 'important' for Saskatchewan

Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao before their meeting in Beijing on Thursday. For more on the trade deals signed by Canada and China.
Photograph by: Reuters, The StarPhoenix

Wall claims 'great day' for province

By Joe Couture, The StarPhoenix 

An agreement that is expected to allow Canadian companies to ship uranium to China is "very, very important" for Saskatchewan, Premier Brad Wall said on Thursday in reaction to news from Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit to the Asian superpower.
"It's a great day for Saskatchewan and we want to thank the federal government and the prime minister for raising a very Saskatchewan issue on their trade mission and making progress," Wall told reporters Thursday at the Legislative Building.
Though a small amount of Saskatchewan uranium has been shipped to China before under special agreements, the new trade agreement signed by Harper is expected to allow Saskatchewan producers to directly sell Canadian yellowcake - a type of uranium concentrate powder - to China, he continued..."The prime minister has been very clear: Canadian uranium is for electricity only:"...Continue reading...
BEIJING — The prospect of Canada entering free-trade talks with China is suddenly being discussed, as Chinese leaders indicated during Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit that they are prepared to head down that path — even though Canadian officials aren't so sure this country is ready for the jump...Read here... Harper brings home Pandas from China.Read here.

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Birds are not stupid

A Japanese carrion crow examines the fruits of its labors.

Bird Brains
by Gareth Huw Davies                                                                                                                                                             The scene: a traffic light crossing On a university campus in Japan. Carrion crows and humans line up patiently, waiting for the traffic to halt.

When the lights change, the birds hop in front of the cars and place walnuts, which they picked from the adjoining trees, on the road. After the lights turn green again, the birds fly away and vehicles drive over the nuts, cracking them open. Finally, when it’s time to cross again, the crows join the pedestrians and pick up their meal.

If the cars miss the nuts, the birds sometimes hop back and put them somewhere else on the road. Or they sit on electricity wires and drop them in front of vehicles.

Biologists already knew the corvid family–it includes crows, ravens, rooks, magpies and jackdaws–to be among the smartest of all birds. But this remarkable piece of behavior–it features in the final program of “Life of Birds”–would seem to be a particularly acute demonstration of bird intelligence...Continue reading...

Animal Photos - National Geographic Society

Photos at National Geographic are memerizing.http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/photos/?source=NavAniPhoto

Global Persecution of Christians

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By Conrad Black.Perhaps the gravest under-publicized atrocity in the world is the persecution of Christians. A comprehensive Pew Forum study last year found that Christians are persecuted in 131 countries containing 70 percent of the world’s population, out of 197 countries in the world (if Palestine, Taiwan, South Sudan, and the Vatican are included). Best estimates are that about 200 million Christians are in communities where they are persecuted. There is not the slightest question of the scale and barbarity of this persecution, and a little of it is adequately publicized. But this highlights the second half of the atrocity: the passivity and blasé indifference of most of the West’s media and governments...continue reading...

China and Canada set for free trade talks as Harper pens multibillion-dollar deals

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Stephen Harper (L) shakes hands with Chinese VIce Premier Li Keqiang at the end of the closing of the 5th Canada-China Business Forum on February 9, 2012 in Beijing, China

• By Jason Fekete .

BEIJING — China and Canada declared Thursday that bilateral relations have reached “a new level” following a series of multibillion-dollar trade and business agreements to ship additional Canadian petroleum, uranium and other products to the Asian superpower.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Chinese leadership said Thursday the economic co-operation agreements — and billions of dollars in new private-sector deals — signed by the two countries over the past few days are unprecedented and will open the door to additional trade and investment.
The new deals further solidify a “strategic” partnership between the countries, particularly in terms of natural resources, with China’s top political leaders calling for “more large-scale co-operation” with Canada on oil and gas to feed China’s seemingly insatiable energy appetite...Read here...

'Woolly mammoth' spotted in Siberia

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By STAFF REPORTER
The animal – thought to have mostly died out roughly 4,000 years ago – was apparently filmed wading through a river in the freezing wilds of Siberia.
The jaw-dropping footage was caught by a government-employed engineer last summer in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug region of Siberia, it is claimed. He filmed the elephant-sized creature as it struggled against the racing water... Read here...

Paper Rosie -- Gene Watson

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Another Green Prophet Defects

imageby John Hinderaker One by one, the more honest of the scientists who fell for the anthropogenic global warming hoax are confessing their error. The latest is Germany’s Professor Fritz Vahrenholt. Melanie Phillips explains:
[A] new book, Die Kalte Sonne, written by Prof Dr Fritz Vahrenholt and geologist/paleontologist Dr. Sebastian Lüning, has caused a sensation even in advance of its official publication yesterday. For Prof. Vahrenholt, a renewable energy expert, was one of the fathers of the modern German green movement and believed everything preached by the IPCC. But according to Focus magazine, he is now a far sadder and wiser man...:Continue reading...

Why Some Wild Animals Are Becoming Nicer

Image: Anna Kukekova/Cornell University

By Brandon Keim Nature is supposed to be red in tooth and claw, and domestication an artificial process for making animals gentle. But it appears that some corners of the animal kingdom are becoming kinder, gentler places. Certain creatures may be domesticating themselves...Continue reading...

85 Year Old Woman Fights Off Moose Attack With Shovel

Robert Bateman-paintings

http://www.sheepdogtv.com/2012/01/24/85-year-old-woman-fights-off-moose-attack-with-shovel/

"Blinded By Love" Rolling Stones

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CIA Drone Airstrike Vaporizes 10 Haqqani Network Fighters In North Waziristan…

Feel good story of the day.   MIRAMSHAH: A US drone attack targeting a militant compound killed 10 insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal region on Wednesday, security officials said. Moreover, a BBCUrdu report quoted local authorities as saying that those killed in the strike were militants from the Haqqani network...Continue reading...

Video: Iceland 'Lake Monster' Captured on Film?

Iceland Review Online:  Footage was captured of an obscure phenomenon yesterday which appeared to be swimming in the glacial river Jökulsá í Fljótsdal, east Iceland.
People speculate whether this may be the notorious snake-like monster Lagarfljótsormurinn, which is said to reside in the lake Lagarfljót.
The video was taken by Hjörtur Kjerúlf and posted on ruv.is... Continue reading...

Steve McCurry's Blog

Konigslutter, Germany

                                                                                                                                                                             All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all
-Cecil Frances, 1848 Steve Mccurry's Blog

Forever Vegan, Forever Pissed Off. Want to go vegan? Need some support? Just ask!!

Sally and Sam are not Vegans. After spending time on this site, Sam is not eating meat, well, for today.http://vegan-rage.tumblr.com/

"Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character
and it may be confidently asserted that he, who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man."- Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Alcohol kills

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IT CAME as no shock to me to read in The Herald that alcohol related hospital admissions in Plymouth had 'rocketed' by 71 per cent in less than a decade.
In my view, this latest figure will have little impact on drinkers. Many people in Plymouth are addicted to alcohol and the next generation of drinkers are already making their presence felt. There is little point in shutting the stable door now, the horse bolted long ago.
The Government's lack of concrete action to deal with the country's massive booze problem implies to me that it must want the country drunk. Let's be frank, the sale of alcohol is a major source of revenue for the government. It will contribute towards the very costly continued invasion of Afghanistan. It will contribute towards the huge cost of the Olympic Games and it will contribute towards the millions of pounds that will be spent on the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
In Plymouth, the council and local MPs have failed to take concrete action to tackle the massive booze problem. The NHS has focused their attention on smoking while 1,000 people a month have been admitted to Derriford Hospital with booze related medical and mental conditions. The NHS has a very clear message for smokers – 'Stop Smoking'. But, on alcohol they have been wishy-washy.
Recently a local radio presenter claimed he abstained from alcohol for the month of December. He had serious health problems but he was looking forward to his 50th birthday and to drinking again. In The Herald last week Martin Freeman informed readers that he and his wife experimented with alcohol in an attempt to abstain for four days a week. In my experience people who don't have a booze problem don't have to play around with it.
What message were both of these people trying to convey?
In my view, The Herald should have encouraged people to give up a million pints of booze in its loveLife campaign. Alcoholism kills people in many different ways. It should be taken very seriously indeed.
KEVIN ROCHE
Plymouth Read here

MORE ON SIGNS OF THE ENDTIMES?..QUAKES, TIDAL WAVES..etc..! HAIL MARY...!

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Interesting reading below, for the curious. Posted by Maureeen Worhach.
MORE SIGNS OF THE ENDTIMES..
http://www.end-times.info/
EARTHQUAKE IN THE PHILLIPINES..!
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/06/us-earthquake-philippines...
AGENDA 21
http://sovereignty.net/p/sd/agenda21rpt.htm
DOWN WITH THE UNITED NATIONS..!
http://www.freewebs.com/unletter/
THE MEMBERS OF THE CFR..!
View the TrailerIlluminati credentials
http://www.mega.nu/ampp/roundtable/CFRA-Elist.html
THE TRUTH ABOUT HADES..!
http://www.av1611.org/hell.html. Read here.

Two Mounties wounded, man slain in gun battle RCMP hunt second suspect after shooting at rural residence near Killam, Alberta

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By Jana G. Pruden And Karen Kleiss, Edmonton Journal With Files From Mariam Ibrahim, Julianna Cummins, Trish Audette And Jodie Sinnema. 
Dozens of RCMP officers surrounded a rural property in central Alberta on Tuesday night after a daylight gun battle that killed one man and sent two Mounties to hospital with bullet wounds.
Though police would not confirm that a man had been killed in the shootout, a source close to the investigation told The Journal that one suspect died in an exchange of gunfire with officers.
Both wounded officers were flown to Edmonton and underwent surgery, one at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and one at the University of Alberta Hospital...Continue reading...

Super Bowl 2012 Commercials

Watch them all here. Super Bowl ads 2012: The game’s best commercials

By Maura Judkis

 Read best commercials...here...

Levon Helm - 'Blue Moon of Kentucky'

Levon Helm and Sissy Spacek in Coal Miners Daughter

The World's New Smallest Vertebrate

This is a New Guinea Paedophryne amauensis. Frog is sitting on a dime. Read about him here.

Harper heads to China

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks before the start of an interview with Reuters in his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa February 3, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Wattie By Kristy Kirkup Parliamentary Bureau OTTAWA - Several matters of "international peace and security," including the Syrian crisis, will be on Prime Minister Stephen Harper's agenda as he ventures to China Monday.
Harper's chief spokesman Andrew MacDougall said there will be many global issues to discuss with Chinese officials during the upcoming visit.
"I anticipate the prime minister will raise several matters of international peace and security with his Chinese hosts, including the situation in the Middle East," said MacDougall.
The Prime Minister's Office wouldn't specify if Canada will pressure China on its decision to veto a UN resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down...Continue reading...

Twitter is harder to resist than cigarettes, alcohol, sleep and sex. Study finds...

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• James Meikle
• guardian.co.uk  Tweeting or checking emails may be harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, according to researchers who tried to measure how well people could resist their desires.

They even claim that while sleep and sex may be stronger urges, people are more likely to give in to longings or cravings to use social and other media...Continue reading...

Queen celebrates 60 years on throne

• UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO ARCHIVE Photo: Chris Radburn / PA

  CASSANDRA VINOGRAD, Associated Press 

  LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II marked her Diamond Jubilee on Monday with a message thanking all those who had supported her over her 60-year reign and reaffirming her dedication to serving the British people.
  The 85-year-old monarch ascended the throne when her father, George VI, died on Feb. 6, 1952. She is the longest-serving monarch after Queen Victoria, who reigned for more than 63 years.
  Before a year's worth of festivities to celebrate her milestone, the queen said she and her husband have been "deeply moved" to receive so many kind messages about her Diamond Jubilee....Continue reading...

Etta James - 'I believe I can fly ' & I Believe I Can Fly ( flight of the frenchies)

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I Believe I can Fly ( flight of the frenchies). Trailer from sebastien montaz-rosset on Vimeo.

Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Information

Santa brought Thomas a new Jay's baseball cap, he has not worn it yet. Grapefruit League starts Mar. 3. Thomas will put on his prized cap wear it all summer  and throw it high in the air when Jays win world series. Thomas follows Ricky Romero,  J.P. Arencibia, and   Brett Lawrie on Twitter, and the boys are are fired up and anxious
 to play ball.

Walking on the wild side: Bird trackers hit winter routes

                    by RIA Novosti / Kirill Kalinnikov
Despite the urban sprawl and traffic jams, . RT joined specially trained animal trackers on their winter route.
Famous for its icy climate, winter is a very special time in Russia: a perfect time for its acclaimed icy swims and snow sports. It is also ideal for tracking a rich natural resource: wildlife.
In Moscow, from late January to early March, winter route tracking takes place across parks. It is something that has carried on through political, social and economic revolutions across the land.
“For decades, we would examine the spread of the species across all of the Russian territory,” Vladimir Krever, from the World Wildlife Fund, told RT. “Thousands of people participated in monitoring elk, wild boar, foxes, wolves and hares. That was how we decided our hunting quotas and what had to be protected, like tigers or leopards.”...Continue reading...

Jewel - You Were Meant For Me

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Great Tit folds it's wings during flight

photo Sandrine Ceurstemont, editor, New Scientist TV 
It might seem like birds flap their wings constantly during flight. But a new movie, that slows down the movement of a flying great tit, reveals that it often folds its wings while in the air.
Captured by Remco Brand and Ansa Fiaz, as part of the Flight Artists project at Wageningen University, the award-winning clip illustrates a turning manoeuvre often used by small birds. According to Anders Hedenström from the Animal Flight lab at Lund University, the baby great tit in this video is retracting its wings to modulate its aerodynamics before landing. However, the move isn't only used to change direction. Hedenström claims that birds also do this while cruising in the air to reduce drag. "Swallows and hirundines are often seen having a brief pause in the middle of the upstroke," he says.If you enjoyed this video, check out a goose flying upside down or a somersaulting fly captured in slow-mo, two other winners from the Flight Artists competition.Read here.

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More Than 100 Bald Eagle Nests Now In New Jersey

New Jersey Fish and Game

Trenton, NJ --(Ammoland.com)- The dramatic recovery of the American bald eagle has reached a milestone in New Jersey, with more than 100 pairs now nesting in the Garden State, according to a newly released analysis of the species’ population.
The survey by the NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Endangered and Nongame Species Program counted 102 pairs of actively nesting eagles, plus 11 more pairs in the process of establishing nesting territories.
The survey documented a record 22 new nests, of which 16 are in southern New Jersey, four in northern New Jersey and two in central New Jersey.

To learn more about this milestone, view the NJDEP news release at http://www.nj.gov/dep/newsrel/2011/11_0141.htm ; for more information on eagles in New Jersey, including the 2011 Eagle Report, visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/ensp/raptor_info.htm on the division’s website.Read here.                       Canada geese steal an American eagle nest    

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Canada geese have claimed squatters' rights to this eagle's nest at Beaver Dam Lake near Tunica, Miss.

By Bryan Brasher BEAVER DAM, Miss. -- With mating season in full swing for Canada geese, people have no doubt seen the tall, majestic-looking birds nesting on the ground all over the Mid-South.

But Mike Boyd can show you something you probably haven't seen when it comes to geese.
On the edge of his property at historic Beaver Dam Lake, just outside of Tunica, Boyd can point to a pair of Canada geese sitting in an eagle's nest more than 80 feet off the ground.
The geese didn't wait for the eagles to leave and then claim an abandoned nest. They actually fought off the eagles and have forcefully occupied their home for two weeks despite their constant protests.
"At certain times, you can go out there and see the eagle sitting on the limb above the nest looking down at the geese," Boyd said. "Believe me, that eagle is not happy."...Continue reading...