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You are just jealous coz hers are reala nd you got those cheap silicone injections (Monday Jul 21 | post #9)
Is that wehre you working now? You still owe MF'er (Monday Jul 21 | post #31)
Animal Care and Control has Lots of pets!
Thanks Rob, she answered to Jessie when I was on the phone with my neice of the same name, so I think that will be it. BTW Scott, sorry I fogot to include you in the thanks! I know you are doing a great job with your furkids. Rob, those mizes make me sick. They are worthless but people treat them like they are AKC champions. When I was a kid we had Wire Fox Terriers who we showed. I trained to take them to the ring, and loved it, but AKC has strict standards of appearance, so few dogs make the grade. They are rarely treated as pets, but people think purebreeds are better for some reason. The whole reason I got into pet rescue is that I started out wanting to breed Min pins. I love that breed! But when I saw the poorrly bred ones on the market, I decided to use my resource to save them, not breed them. I still would love to, since it is a family tradition, but have to choose between saving and breeding. I choose saving. Kudos for wanting to protest the mall pet shops. What an ill-conceived idea in the first place! Real show breeders have you into their homes to see the bitch and will arrange for you to meet the sire if they are serious. They will sell the less than perfect ones for reasonable prices as pets, or keep them and neuter them. My aunt Mamye had 14 Chi's fomr when she stopped breeding, because they were not good enough for showing and no one wnated them. They were an amazing little pack! (Sunday Jul 20 | post #34)
Teachers in Clay to get 3% increase
I am astounded by these arguments! Teachers mold the future of this country, and if you haven't noticed, we are algging behind in the sciences badly. I deal with the same graduates of Duval Public schools, and am saddened for the lack of grammar, and basic understanding of the sciences is so low. Maybe if teachers pay more, they would attract better teachers? How can we compete in a global market if we lose our R&D edge? We can't. We will become dependant on other countries to develop new products. So, there are some incompetant teachers, there are incompetancies in every profession. We allow it to happen. And 3%? Wow, we have nothing to worry about with the economy now, do we? That 3% will make all the difference. Every year we got to the sales to buy any left over supplies for school and bring them to the two schools down the street from us. We give them to the administration office so that we can remain anonymous. The secretary almost cried the last time because we brought so much. She tahnked us profusely since many of the teachers use their own money for some of the stuff we bought. It was sad. (Sunday Jul 20 | post #21)
who is the hottest poster to fix caryv up with?
Hey Caryv, this offer still stands! I heard yesterday that a friend of mine to whom I introduced a doctor from work got engaged on Friday! They are both Muslim, and were having a hard time meeting people, since they are both sort of Muslim-light, or the Episcopalins of the Muslin religion. One is from Morroco, the other from Egypt, and they are so cute together! Just let meknow, The fairy dust is on a roll! (Sunday Jul 20 | post #111)
Mystery over how river became the big muddy
I agree. The one saving grace of the St Johns is the volume of water that runs through, taking away alot of the crap. I live close to all that new constrruction, and have to say that they are trying to avoid the problems associated with construction, but with all the heavy rains, their best efforts still alllow alot of silt through. There are also many other consructions sites, which are provate where these measures are not put into place, Like the electrical company's expansion, right around the corner, and a few others. What folks don't realize is that riverside at one time was esentially a wetland, with numerous creeks running through the whole area. When it was developed, most of these were blocked up and filled in, leading to a few small ones handling the water load. it is casuing a huge amount of water to run through a much smaller system, thus churning it up more, and causing sediment to be carried along with it. As far as the lower part of the state siphoning off water, one they should curb expansion. Orlando is a mess and rampantly developed. Two, put them on coservation schedules. All these new developments there have huge expanes of lawn which use more water than people. After those two things go into effect, then, maybe. One more thing. A buddy of mine is a meteorologist and told me once that she theorized the reason Jax has had so few direct hurricane hits is due to the volume of water coming of the St Johns. It just pushed the eastward heading storms away from us. The only ones we ever got hit with are the ones coming from the Guld. Did you know that the St Johns is one of three northerly running rivers in the world? The other two are the Nile and the Amazon. Just a bit of minutia for this fine Sunday! (Sunday Jul 20 | post #7)
If you want a pet, go to our local ACC. They have so many that really need homes! Dont buy from pet stores and puppy mills. Adopt a pet from ACC! (Saturday Jul 19 | post #31)
Animal Care and Control has Lots of pets!
We just got back from ACC with our seventh dog, a catahoula leopard hound, 8 yo, named Kate, changing that as soon as we know her personality. There are two cats we are considering adding to our seven. I know that it can be hard to add more to your responsibilities. I appreciate all the wonderful posts some people have made to this. WOE, Rob, Ralph, Sniff, and Chico, thanks for all you do for the animals. Chico, teaching your daughter to care for others is admirable. Thanks! My mom and dad started me young, and I don't even think about it anymore, I just do it. I did hear that the Humane Society is not taking in any strays currently, so they can remzin a no kill shelter. The result has been that ACC has had 100 animals a day come in and they are bursting, so if you know anyone who is looking for a pet, please refer them to the ACC. With the budget cuts they will face, they are in dire straits. They are taking any and all donations of just about anything related to pets. They even have goats and pigs t here now. There are even ferrets and rabbits and hamsters, so if you are looking for something, try the website first. Thanks again, all you postive posters. You made my day reading those replys. (Saturday Jul 19 | post #32)
James! We need one of these in Jax!
Momma's Boys? G_ F_ck Y__rs_lf! Wanna buy a vowel???? (Friday Jul 18 | post #7)
Gore Used Fictional Video to Illustrate ‘Inconvenient Truth’
http://news.yahoo. com/s/livescience/ 20080718/sc_livesc ience/rumordebunke dnoflipflopongloba lwarming;_ylt=AgJs t2bcPas8_1Iphcti2l oPLBIF Claims are floating around the blogosphere that the American Physical Society, the leading professional organization for physicists, has reversed its position on global warming. But on its Web site, the APS has reaffirmed that it supports the consensus view that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are warming the planet. Part of the statement the society adopted on Nov. 18, 2007, states: "Emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are changing the atmosphere in ways that affect the Earth's climate." Stories of the supposed policy reversal began popping up after an article by Christopher Monckton, a politician and a former policy advisor in Margaret Thatcher's administration, submitted an article in an online newsletter of the APS Forum on Physics and Society. The article claimed that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had overestimated the Earth's climate sensitivity to carbon dioxide (or how much the global average temperature will change given a certain amount of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere). In the article, Monckton, the 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, also claims that changes in solar activity are behind the warming trend of the past few decades, an idea that has been refuted by several climate scientists. A note in red lettering above the article states that it has not been peer-reviewed and that "its conclusions are in disagreement with the overwhelming opinion of the world scientific community. The Council of the American Physical Society disagrees with this article's conclusions." On their homepage, the APS has now placed a statement that reaffirms its 2007 position statement on global warming, which also states, "The evidence is incontrovertible: Global warming is occurring." It adds that mitigation efforts must be taken immediately (Friday Jul 18 | post #34)
Gore Used Fictional Video to Illustrate ‘Inconvenient Truth’
http://news.yahoo. com/s/livescience/ 20080718/sc_livesc ience/8signstheani malkingdomisoutofw hack;_ylt=AoeZNyTC 2faSs8CfKuYfRyms0N UE polar bear clinging to a melting iceberg may the poster child for global warming, but rising temperatures, pollution and other human activity are also affecting the animal kingdom in far subtler ways. Like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, the natural world could be giving us other signs that human intervention has knocked it way off kilter. ADVERTISEMENT Some recent examples: 1. Earlier Migration: Several bird species are making their annual northward jaunt slightly ahead of schedule in recent springs, as the East Coast of the United States heats up, according to a study detailed in the June issue of the journal Global Change Biology. The report confirms similar studies dating back to 2006. Early birds may not sound like a huge deal, but scientists warn that long-distance migrators who start out in South America, and therefore lack cues about the timing of spring in Northern Hemisphere destinations, will be less able to keep pace with the changing climate. "Trees and shrubs are further along in their development, and different groups of insects are out," said lead author Abraham Miller-Rushing of Boston University. "Spring is coming earlier for most other plants and animals, but not for the long-distance migratory birds. Thus, these long-distance migrant birds may need to learn to eat different sources of food or face other challenges because of the changes in timing." 2: Jellyfish Rule: An outbreak of jellyfish in oceans across the planet has resulted from the stinging creatures hitching rides on ships that circumnavigate the globe. In fact, studies suggest that almost a quarter of all marine species in international harbors are alien transplants, thanks to human-assisted dispersal. 3: Food Web Contaminated. Scientists said last month that they found toxic pollutants in nine deep-sea species of cephalopods, a class of mollusks that includes octopuses, squid, cuttlefish and nautiluses. Among the contaminants were at least two banned in the United States in the 1970s: dichloro-diphenyl- trichloroethane (DDT) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Scientists say it's further evidence that contaminants make their way deep into the marine food web. (Friday Jul 18 | post #33)
Gore Used Fictional Video to Illustrate ‘Inconvenient Truth’
4. Heading for the Hills: Thirty species of reptiles and amphibians have fled uphill to cooler climes as global warming has caused the mercury to rise. We could see a rash of extinctions occurring between 2050 and 2100, scientists say, because higher ground will eventually run out. 5. Penguins in Peril: A rapid population decline among penguins because, in addition to a warming planet, they face the triple whammy of oil pollution, depletion of fisheries and aggressive coastline development. "Penguins are among those species that show us that we are making fundamental changes to our world," said Dee Boersma, a University of Washington biology professor who has studied the flightless birds for more than 25 years. "The fate of all species is to go extinct, but there are some species that go extinct before their time and we are facing that possibility with some penguins. 6. Sea-Life Shift: Scientists see a notable shift in the composition of coastal marine animal communities, caused in part by changing ocean temperatures, from vertebrates (fish) to invertebrates (lobsters, squid, and crabs), as well as from bottom-feeders to species that feed higher in the water column. Meanwhile, warm-water species have superseded larger, cool-water species in population size. 7. Migrating Parasite: The parasite Angiostronglyus vasorum, commonly known as "French heartworm," is migrating northward because of rising temperatures. Normally found in southwestern England, the parasite has been detected in dogs admitted to animal hospitals in Scotland. Climbing temperatures in the country have also resulted in a sudden proliferation of slugs and snails. 8. Food Shortages: Plant-loving animals in extremely seasonal environments such as the Arctic struggle to feed themselves because global warming causes their food supply to peak in availability before they can reach breeding grounds. "Think of it like this," said Eric Post, a biologist at Penn State. "You've been out on the town with friends, and on the way home you want to stop off for a bite to eat, but the restaurant you've always gone to has closed early. So you try for one around the corner that's always open a little longer. But when you get to that one, it too is closed. For herbivores, the fact that there are several 'restaurants' - their food patches - dispersed across the landscape isn't useful if they all begin closing at the same time in addition to closing earlier in the season." (Friday Jul 18 | post #32)
Gore Used Fictional Video to Illustrate ‘Inconvenient Truth’
OK, Gore may be a butthead for using the faked shots from a movie, but you cannot deny these two articles. http://news.yahoo. com/s/livescience/ 20080718/sc_livesc ience/8signstheani malkingdomisoutofw hack;_ylt=AoeZNyTC 2faSs8CfKuYfRyms0N UE polar bear clinging to a melting iceberg may the poster child for global warming, but rising temperatures, pollution and other human activity are also affecting the animal kingdom in far subtler ways. Like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, the natural world could be giving us other signs that human intervention has knocked it way off kilter. Some recent examples: 1. Earlier Migration: Several bird species are making their annual northward jaunt slightly ahead of schedule in recent springs, as the East Coast of the United States heats up, according to a study detailed in the June issue of the journal Global Change Biology. The report confirms similar studies dating back to 2006. Early birds may not sound like a huge deal, but scientists warn that long-distance migrators who start out in South America, and therefore lack cues about the timing of spring in Northern Hemisphere destinations, will be less able to keep pace with the changing climate. "Trees and shrubs are further along in their development, and different groups of insects are out," said lead author Abraham Miller-Rushing of Boston University. "Spring is coming earlier for most other plants and animals, but not for the long-distance migratory birds. Thus, these long-distance migrant birds may need to learn to eat different sources of food or face other challenges because of the changes in timing." 2: Jellyfish Rule: An outbreak of jellyfish in oceans across the planet has resulted from the stinging creatures hitching rides on ships that circumnavigate the globe. In fact, studies suggest that almost a quarter of all marine species in international harbors are alien transplants, thanks to human-assisted dispersal. 3: Food Web Contaminated. Scientists said last month that they found toxic pollutants in nine deep-sea species of cephalopods, a class of mollusks that includes octopuses, squid, cuttlefish and nautiluses. Among the contaminants were at least two banned in the United States in the 1970s: dichloro-diphenyl- trichloroethane (DDT) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Scientists say it's further evidence that contaminants make their way deep into the marine food web. (Friday Jul 18 | post #31)
James! We need one of these in Jax!
Gay Guns! Think of the float at the Pride Parade!!!! (Friday Jul 18 | post #4)
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