67 times around - and once there was a world's fair

This picture was in today's newspaper. River Wien downtown.
Lovely winter weather- minus 18 C this morning.

Interesting article, thanks.

Frozen. That is cold, Ul. -18 C equals what in F? Anyone?

sumac, humans are forced to adapt to a multitude of changes - wheather we are looking at technology or moving from one place to another, etc.
Yet - we still maintain our individuality and survival skills. The same applies to non-human animals. Conditions will alter animal behaviour as well. Individuality applies to all creatures, imho.

Dan, agree. Just ask a horse.

ul, what a beautiful photo!

Such interesting conversation, wildclickers! Thanks!

sumac, in regards to Jane Goodall. Her research proved beyond doubt the coorelation btwn chimps and humans: just a few are personality, individuality, and choices. Her work should be required reading for every institution of learning, imo.

sumac, 18C = 14*F (?)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060124/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_science_apes_1

Study shows chimps closer to humans than to apes

Excerpts:

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chimpanzees may be more closely related to human beings than they are to other apes, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

And a second, separate study showed that humans are busily pushing another close cousin, the orangutan, into extinction.

Both shed light on the complex and often unhappy relationships between humans and our closest relatives, the great apes."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11005749/

"Criteria to limit pesticide tests on humans

Some lawmakers oppose, say tests should never be allowed

Excerpts:

Updated: 10:53 a.m. ET Jan. 24, 2006
WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency for the first time is establishing criteria for tests by pesticide makers on human subjects, but the proposal immediately was criticized by lawmakers who demanded changes.

Susan Hazen, the EPA's principal deputy assistant administrator for the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, said Monday the new rule for accepting tests won't allow "intentional pesticide dosing studies of children and pregnant women."

Last year, President Bush signed a ban on the use of human pesticide test data until the EPA created regulations for accepting them. The agency also was required to ban the use of pregnant women and children as subjects, and to incorporate ethical guidelines from the National Academy of Sciences and the post-World War II Nuremberg Code."

minus 18 celsius equals minus point 4 degrees fahrenheit. That's point 4 below ZERO Fahrenheit.......... Brrrrr.......

http://www.sizes.com/units/temperature_Fahrenheit.htm

aktbird57 - You and your 286 friends have supported 2,204,207.9 square feet!

Marine Wetlands habitat supported: 94,908.5 square feet.
You have supported: (0.0)
Your 286 friends have supported: (94,908.5)

American Prairie habitat supported: 46,863.2 square feet.
You have supported: (11,447.5)
Your 286 friends have supported: (35,415.7)

Rainforest habitat supported: 2,062,436.2 square feet.
You have supported: (168,332.6)
Your 286 friends have supported: (1,894,103.6)

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2204207.9 square feet is equal to 50.60 acres

so much for my math calculations...

We should all go metric - it would really be a lot easier. Makes much more sense to me that the point at which water solidifies should be 'zero' - I have no idea where the English got 'thirty-two' degrees. Well, none of the other English measures are remotely connected with each other - so there you go.

all clicked. MAAaMe.

Going to go click now, before I forget.

Shall I continue with the links or are people bored with them and pass them by?

sumac, the articles you post are interesting, imo

Mine too.... sometimes I have to return to read them but do.

aktbird57 - You and your 286 friends have supported 2,204,910.3 square feet!

Marine Wetlands habitat supported: 95,049.0 square feet.
You have supported: (0.0)
Your 286 friends have supported: (95,049.0)

American Prairie habitat supported: 46,910.0 square feet.
You have supported: (11,447.5)
Your 286 friends have supported: (35,462.5)

Rainforest habitat supported: 2,062,951.3 square feet.
You have supported: (168,332.6)
Your 286 friends have supported: (1,894,618.7)

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1 Aktbird57 .. 1352 50.615 acres

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sumac - I always enjoy catching up on all the links. It's often a Sunday morning/laundry bout before I can sit down and read more than a dribble at a time - but I eventually do catch up.

Then I will continue. You can always tell by the excerpts I post if you want to read the entire article or not.

Going to click.

I am always glad to read good articles, sometimes I have to save them- not enough time.

It is "warm" again- only -7C or 19.4 F during the day.
Some of the birds I love to watch in winter here. They are guests from Russia.( Picture was on the photoblog in my newspaper).








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Excerpted from :http://www.denverpost.com/ci_3437950?source=rss

Preble's mouse does deserve protection, new study says

By John Heilprin
The Associated Press


"The status of the Preble's meadow jumping mouse affects development plans in Colorado and elsewhere. (AP , Center for Native Ecosystems / Anne Ruggles)

Washington - An acrobatic mouse is threatening Bush administration efforts to give Western developers an upper hand over endangered species.

The Preble's meadow jumping mouse of Colorado and Wyoming is in fact a distinct creature, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released Wednesday."

Excerpted from: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-frogs25jan25,0,326876.story?coll=la-headlines-nation

A New Alarm Sounds for Amphibians

Study, called a 'realistic picture,' finds a mix of low-level pesticides like those found on farms may play a role in species' endangerment.

By Marla Cone, Times Staff Writer


"Frogs exposed to a mix of pesticides at extremely low concentrations like those widely found around farms suffer deadly infections, suggesting that the chemicals could be a major culprit in the global disappearance of amphibians, UC Berkeley scientists reported Tuesday.

When tadpoles were exposed in laboratory experiments to each pesticide individually, 4% died before they turned into frogs. But when atrazine and eight other pesticides were mixed to replicate a Nebraska cornfield, 35% died.

The frogs developed an array of health problems, including..."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/25/BAGPPGSNI01.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea

CALIFORNIA
Fewer 'bluebills' on the bay
Loss of habitat, toxic elements hurt 2 species of scaup
Glen Martin, Chronicle Environment Writer

Wednesday, January 25, 2006


"They're out there right now off the shores of San Francisco Bay, sometimes rafting up in large groups to resist the wind, sometimes diving beneath the gray water to feed: big, handsome ducks with distinctive, two-toned plumage.

These are scaup, and to Bay Area birders they're as much a symbol of winter as bare trees and hard frost. At one time, they were one of the most common ducks on the nation's waterways. But today, "bluebills" have fallen on hard times, their numbers dwindling from habitat destruction and toxic elements and compounds in their food.

Still, the bay remains one of the few places they can be seen in large numbers."

Ul,

Let's hope that Russia warms up soon so that you will warm up also.

Having over-winter guests from Russia is one thing....having it be too, too cold is quite another.