http://www.gopetition.com/petition/39310.html
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Friday, 29 October 2010
You Can Save Endangered Animals
http://www.gopetition.com/petition/39310.html
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Wednesday, 27 October 2010
One Thousand Voices
The Stats for this website say that I have over one thousand readers this month, last month, the month before... even when there hasn't been a new post in days, visitors pop by. MOST OF YOU ARE REPEAT VISITORS! One thousand people visit every month.
HELLO EVERYBODY!
I need you all to do something for me, please. Go to http://www.gopetition.com/petition/39310.html and sign.
There is a new government in Trinidad and Tobago. They are doing their best to make changes to archaic laws, and of course, the largest interest groups are getting their voices heard. Please sign the petition to stop the slaughter of endangered species for the sale of wild meat.
This petition is not to stop all hunting: most hunters love the rainforest, use the flora and fauna to help feed their families. This petition will help to stop the mass slaughter of hundreds of endangered animals for sale.
Responsible hunting will help to save the rainforest. If you do not sign the petition, more rainforest will be destroyed so that masses of already endangered animals can be killed for profit. Please, help us to save our rainforest.
You do not have to be a Trini to sign. In fact, if foreign interest is shown, local government is likely to feel more pressure to act now.
Please, if you are here, sign now. I am watching the signatures, and if there are fifty new ones there tomorrow, I will do a dance of joy!
Go to http://www.gopetition.com/petition/39310.html now, and sign. Let a thousand voices be heard.
To share on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=492161394739
Feel free to forward this message to everyone you know, by clicking the 'email' button below. And BLOGGY FRIENDS! For extra Karmic points, BLOG THIS NOW! I love you long time.
Sincerely,
Nan and those who cannot speak for themselves
HELLO EVERYBODY!
I need you all to do something for me, please. Go to http://www.gopetition.com/petition/39310.html and sign.
There is a new government in Trinidad and Tobago. They are doing their best to make changes to archaic laws, and of course, the largest interest groups are getting their voices heard. Please sign the petition to stop the slaughter of endangered species for the sale of wild meat.
Responsible hunting will help to save the rainforest. If you do not sign the petition, more rainforest will be destroyed so that masses of already endangered animals can be killed for profit. Please, help us to save our rainforest.
You do not have to be a Trini to sign. In fact, if foreign interest is shown, local government is likely to feel more pressure to act now.
Please, if you are here, sign now. I am watching the signatures, and if there are fifty new ones there tomorrow, I will do a dance of joy!
Go to http://www.gopetition.com/petition/39310.html now, and sign. Let a thousand voices be heard.
To share on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=492161394739
Feel free to forward this message to everyone you know, by clicking the 'email' button below. And BLOGGY FRIENDS! For extra Karmic points, BLOG THIS NOW! I love you long time.
Sincerely,
Nan and those who cannot speak for themselves
Friday, 22 October 2010
Petition: Please Sign
The rainforest in Trinidad is rich in diversity and relatively accessible. This makes it a great place to visit, and I have seen agoutis, snakes, deer and even a rare ocelot in the wild there.
From the Trinidad and Tobago Action Group on Wildlife Hunting:
"Wild meat is valuable in Trinidad and Tobago. At present the cost of some species (e.g. wild hog) is over $100 per pound. These high prices provide an incentive for illegal hunters and commercial hunters to harvest as many of these animals as possible for sale. Such hunting is clearly for financial reward and not for recreation.
This commercialization of wildlife is a death knell to these animals, because as with any commodity, as the animals become scarcer the price of the meat goes up. This increase in price creates a greater incentive for commercial hunters to hunt these animals, and further reduces the size of the game population. This is what biologists call an extinction vortex. Eventually the animals involved in such commercial trade become extinct.
Such a scenario is not hypothetical, but has happened the world over with unrestrained hunting of commercially important wildlife. Classic examples include the Passenger-pigeon and Heath-hen in the United States. Closer to home, in Trinidad and Tobago, this scenario has already been played out with most of the seed-finches (e.g. the bullfinch which now costs between $4,000-$8,000), which are already so rare that they are virtually ecologically extinct.
The only way to prevent our game mammals from descending further into this commercially-fuelled extinction vortex, is to remove the financial incentive to hunt them. Such an approach is not novel as such bans on the commercial trade in wild game have been in places like the US since the last century. Hence, we are calling for a ban on the commercial sale of wild-meat in Trinidad and Tobago.
A ban on commercial hunting is the first step to ensuring hunting can continue in a sustainable way, in order for our wildlife to be enjoyed by recreational hunters and wildlife enthusiasts alike.
We urgently need your signature and your help in spreading word of this petition. Please leave a comment - it will give even more weight to this petition"
Please visit Go Petition to sign. This concerns not only Trinis, but everyone. Our new government is listening!
From the Trinidad and Tobago Action Group on Wildlife Hunting:
"Wild meat is valuable in Trinidad and Tobago. At present the cost of some species (e.g. wild hog) is over $100 per pound. These high prices provide an incentive for illegal hunters and commercial hunters to harvest as many of these animals as possible for sale. Such hunting is clearly for financial reward and not for recreation.
This commercialization of wildlife is a death knell to these animals, because as with any commodity, as the animals become scarcer the price of the meat goes up. This increase in price creates a greater incentive for commercial hunters to hunt these animals, and further reduces the size of the game population. This is what biologists call an extinction vortex. Eventually the animals involved in such commercial trade become extinct.
Such a scenario is not hypothetical, but has happened the world over with unrestrained hunting of commercially important wildlife. Classic examples include the Passenger-pigeon and Heath-hen in the United States. Closer to home, in Trinidad and Tobago, this scenario has already been played out with most of the seed-finches (e.g. the bullfinch which now costs between $4,000-$8,000), which are already so rare that they are virtually ecologically extinct.
The only way to prevent our game mammals from descending further into this commercially-fuelled extinction vortex, is to remove the financial incentive to hunt them. Such an approach is not novel as such bans on the commercial trade in wild game have been in places like the US since the last century. Hence, we are calling for a ban on the commercial sale of wild-meat in Trinidad and Tobago.
A ban on commercial hunting is the first step to ensuring hunting can continue in a sustainable way, in order for our wildlife to be enjoyed by recreational hunters and wildlife enthusiasts alike.
We urgently need your signature and your help in spreading word of this petition. Please leave a comment - it will give even more weight to this petition"
Please visit Go Petition to sign. This concerns not only Trinis, but everyone. Our new government is listening!
Thursday, 21 October 2010
What's in Your Handbag?
My sister has the twin of Hermione's Awesome Beaded Handbag (you'll have to read the book). But not beaded. If you need a pen, it's in there. You need a sandwich and a juice pack, she's got it. A plaster? A pair of scissors? Some string? A bicycle tube? Gum? Advil? Pair of sneakers? Glue? paper and a pencil? Toy to entertain small children? Tampon? Anyone's address and phone number who you ever knew? Sunglasses? Right there. And she never has to look for it. Just "Oh, a philips head screwdriver? Here you go."
All this, in a chic and extremely well-organized handbag. Amazing.
My handbag (a small backpack, not at all chic) contains many bits of paper (some of which say "Please Tidy Me!" and some of which say "Tidy Yourself!") (And some say "Help! Being Held Prisoner in Handbag!")
Sometimes a pen might go in, but it never comes out again.
I have to phone my mobile to find it if it's in my handbag. I mean really.
Keys, I have to feel about and JINGLE, listening intently.
It's a travesty. I must do better!
How's your handbag? If I organized my handbag tomorrow, what do you think I should put into it?
All this, in a chic and extremely well-organized handbag. Amazing.
My handbag (a small backpack, not at all chic) contains many bits of paper (some of which say "Please Tidy Me!" and some of which say "Tidy Yourself!") (And some say "Help! Being Held Prisoner in Handbag!")
Sometimes a pen might go in, but it never comes out again.
I have to phone my mobile to find it if it's in my handbag. I mean really.
Keys, I have to feel about and JINGLE, listening intently.
It's a travesty. I must do better!
How's your handbag? If I organized my handbag tomorrow, what do you think I should put into it?
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Nature AND Nurture
Hey! I'm still alive! Very busy, having fun/getting stressed out/having my computer dump important hours of work/cooking up a storm with hubby/getting Sam organized (teacher: "Let's try colour-coding everything..." me: "He's colourblind...") (If anything works I'll share our technique!)
We're all happy though, and we had a great bike ride through the New Forest on Saturday. Chas had an amazing moment when he sped down a hill on his bike and then when he was standing quietly listening to the forest, a huge stag stood up in the undergrowth beside him, looked at him for a moment and then bounded off. Chas was shining when we caught up with him.
I've been reading two interesting books:
"Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder" by Richard Louv: We all played in the neighbourhood, built treehouses and forts, and stayed out in the rain. But it is considered unsafe now to play out of sight of a parent (though statistically it is JUST as safe as back then). It is, in many places, illegal to build treehouses and forts: they break building codes and make an unsightly mess. Building a campfire? Might start a forest fire! Damming a creek? Flood risk! Climbing trees? Unsafe! Just being in the New Forest of Dorset, there were so many signs and rules... we played anyway though, climbed some trees, lay on a blanket, looked at fungi and the colourful leaves.
Read this book. Unplug your kids. Let them have the same natural learning experiences as Benjamin Franklin, Charles Darwin and countless other scientists and visionaries who had their first sparks of inspiration as children in nature.
Sue Gerhardt's "Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby's Brain" - the title says it all. Why are some people better at dealing with stress? This book can be a little academic, but it's still readable and anyone who works with mothers and babies should definitely read it. Sue Gerhardt explains the effects of Cortisol, the 'Stress Hormone', on the developing nervous system and how a baby's earliest experiences of affection have long-lasting effects on their health.
I am really interested in the way this book brings together instinctive parenting actions, like comforting a baby when they cry, and modern science, pointing out why not doing so can have serious physical and psychological consequences. All babies are different, with different needs.
I was interested to read that following baby's lead seems to be more important than doing everything 'Right'. And, that not starting out on the right foot at infancy can be remedied later on, particularly if the mother gets the help she needs to get over her own upbringing.
Edited: Visit http://oxpip.org.uk/ for more on understanding your baby's (and your own!) needs.
We're all happy though, and we had a great bike ride through the New Forest on Saturday. Chas had an amazing moment when he sped down a hill on his bike and then when he was standing quietly listening to the forest, a huge stag stood up in the undergrowth beside him, looked at him for a moment and then bounded off. Chas was shining when we caught up with him.
I've been reading two interesting books:
"Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder" by Richard Louv: We all played in the neighbourhood, built treehouses and forts, and stayed out in the rain. But it is considered unsafe now to play out of sight of a parent (though statistically it is JUST as safe as back then). It is, in many places, illegal to build treehouses and forts: they break building codes and make an unsightly mess. Building a campfire? Might start a forest fire! Damming a creek? Flood risk! Climbing trees? Unsafe! Just being in the New Forest of Dorset, there were so many signs and rules... we played anyway though, climbed some trees, lay on a blanket, looked at fungi and the colourful leaves.
Read this book. Unplug your kids. Let them have the same natural learning experiences as Benjamin Franklin, Charles Darwin and countless other scientists and visionaries who had their first sparks of inspiration as children in nature.
Sue Gerhardt's "Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby's Brain" - the title says it all. Why are some people better at dealing with stress? This book can be a little academic, but it's still readable and anyone who works with mothers and babies should definitely read it. Sue Gerhardt explains the effects of Cortisol, the 'Stress Hormone', on the developing nervous system and how a baby's earliest experiences of affection have long-lasting effects on their health.
I am really interested in the way this book brings together instinctive parenting actions, like comforting a baby when they cry, and modern science, pointing out why not doing so can have serious physical and psychological consequences. All babies are different, with different needs.
I was interested to read that following baby's lead seems to be more important than doing everything 'Right'. And, that not starting out on the right foot at infancy can be remedied later on, particularly if the mother gets the help she needs to get over her own upbringing.
Edited: Visit http://oxpip.org.uk/ for more on understanding your baby's (and your own!) needs.
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