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The Determinants of Oil Prices
Jean-Pierre Angelier
Oil Exploration and Production Between the 1980s and 1990s: Geological Advantage and International Petroleum Orders
Bernard Bourgeois and Victor Rodriguez-Padilla
Futures Markets and the Two Dimensions of Instability in Commodity Markets: The Oil Experience
Serge Calabre
After the Gulf Crisis: The Third Oil Shock is Yet to Come
Patrick Criqui
The Prospects for a New International Petroleum Order
Dominique Finon
Book Reviews
David B. Brooks, Renaud De Plaen, Thomas Sterner, and Thomas Beuthe
Open Access to Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation in North America: Lessons for the European Internal Energy Market
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fic: the fire of a thousand suns (tennis rpf)
Fifth in the single-handed backhand series, following on that you can rely, becoming stanley, as you wish, and fly toward a secret sky.
As always, everything is happening in French and this is a translation. :)
Title: the fire of a thousand suns
Ship: Benoit Paire/Stan Wawrinka
Word Count: 1,402
Rating: Teen
Summary: When Benoit loses to Kei Nishikori in the Round of 32 at the French Open, it's a horrible, frustrating, painful match. Afterwards, Stan should be getting ready for his own match, but he interrupts his preparations to go to Benoit's side.
Notes: So this is, as you might guess, a cathartic piece written in the immediate aftermath of Benoit's loss to Kei. But you don't need to know the details of that loss to understand this fic. Except that Benoit got docked a point on set point in the second set due to a coaching violation (he'd already got a code warning for racquet abuse, that was why a point was taken). He wasn't happy about it - or about the rest of the match, really.
Disclaimer: This is fiction and the characters in it are fictional.
Read the fire of a thousand suns at AO3! :)
fly toward a secret sky (Tennis RPF)
Fourth in the single-handed backhand series, following on that you can rely, becoming stanley, and as you wish.
As always, everything is happening in French and this is a translation. :)
Dedicated to Maartiinhaa, who's lovely.
Title: fly toward a secret sky
Ship: Benoit Paire/Stan Wawrinka
Characters: Benoit Paire, Stan Wawrinka, Roger Federer
Word Count: 3,014
Rating: Teen
Summary: The thing about the "if you hurt him" speech is that it's pretty terrifying when delivered by someone who could literally knock your head off with a tennis ball. Hello, Roger!
Disclaimer: This is fiction and the characters in it are fictional.
Come on, you know you want to read fly toward a secret sky at AO3! :)
as you wish (Tennis RPF)
Third in the single-handed backhand series, following on that you can rely and becoming stanley.
So this fic kind of grew and developed a mind of its own. It was initially supposed to be a cute little vignette focusing on Stan's win over Andy, and then, well, it grew into something massive and shaggy and took nearly a month to write. Oops. Hopefully it's still a tiny bit charming, because goodness knows the boys continue to be. ;)
As always, imagine this fic to be a translation of what's actually happening (as that would be in French). :)
Dedicated to Anne, who finds the best Benoit interviews, and even translates some of them for us. <3
Title: as you wish
Ship: Benoit Paire/Stan Wawrinka
Characters: Stan Wawrinka, Benoit Paire, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Roger Federer, Edouard Roger-Vasselin, David Ferrer
Word Count: 10,460 (yes!)
Rating: Mature
Summary: Five times Benoit told Stan to stop thinking, and one time Stan had an answer. (Or maybe twelve times, or sixteen. Oops.)
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Nothing is implied about the actual Stan or Benoit or any of the minor characters.
You've read the details, now read as you wish on AO3! :)
mon copain suisse (Tennis RPF)
This is an AU snippet from the Stan/Benoit universe of on that you can rely and becoming stanley. It should be able to be read on its own, but if you want the Stan/Benoit background, those fics will help (there's also a mini Stan/Benoit ship manifesto in the comments of the former).
Set some distance in the future - it takes as its beginning the idea of Rafa and Benoit becoming friends in the upcoming Barcelona tournament, but I'm thinking this is some time after that, when nobody's injured and Benoit and Stan aren't as newly-together.
On to the fic details!
Title: mon copain suisse
Ships: Stan Wawrinka/Benoit Paire, Roger Federer/Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer/Rafael Nadal/Benoit Paire/Stan Wawrinka
Word Count: 1,361
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Stan's not entirely sure how this happened. He's pretty sure it 's Benoit and Rafa's fault, though.
Disclaimer: None of this is true, and nothing is implied about the lives of the actual Stan, Benoit, Roger, and Rafa.
Read mon copain suisse on AO3.
becoming stanley (tennis RPF)
So this fic started out as "why Stan didn't use to like cuddling but now he does", and then had to get completely rewritten. It also would have been up earlier except Stan's actualfax matches distracted me, including his amazing and triumphant win over Andy Murray (which promptly made me want to write all the celebratory Stan/Benoit PWP in the world, so expect to see that fic up soon too, haha).
This fic is set in the same universe as on that you can rely, and I'll probably get around to combining them into a proper series at some point (most likely when the celebratory sex fic is done), but it should also be able to stand alone. For background info on Stan and Benoit, though, and the beginnings of a shipping manifesto, see that fic.
Without further ado -
Title: becoming stanley
Ships: Stan Wawrinka/Benoit Paire, Stan Wawrinka/Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka/Rafael Nadal, Rafael Nadal/Roger Federer, Mirka Federer/Roger Federer
Word Count: 4,937
Rating: M
Summary: Three questions about relationships that Stan deflects, and one that he answers without being asked.
Disclaimer: None of this is true, and nothing is implied about the actual Benoit and Stan.
Read becoming stanley on AO3 (as again, nearly 5K in fic is too much to Tumblr!format).
on that you can rely (Tennis RPF)
I have returned! I've been horribly blocked for a while, but like so often happens, a new fandom helped me out. :) Don't worry, I'm going to try to write more HIMYM and Neil/David soon too. In the meantime, here's a bit of tennis RPF. :)
Title: on that you can rely
Ship(s): Benoit Paire/Stanislas Wawrinka, oblique mentions of past Roger Federer/Stanislas Wawrinka
Word Count: 5,395
Rating: PG (for profanity)
Summary: Stan ends up winning in Casablanca, if not perhaps in a way he might have originally anticipated. (Also he and Benoit may just have concocted a plan to conquer the world together, but shhh.)
Disclaimer: This is a fictional story about fictional characters.
Read on that you can rely on AO3 (because over 5K words is far too much to format for Tumblr, lol).
Oh god, could this family GET any cuter?
Oh, Lassie. <3 I'm only 12 episodes in, and already I love you a ridiculous amount.
freaking. adorable
Could these guys BE any cuter? <333
I just started watching Psych. It's hilarious so far. I adore the living daylights out of Detective Lassiter (pictured). He makes exasperation so sexy. :D (And pulls off a Civil War reenactor uniform pretty damn well.)
And Gus is a close second favourite. Dulé Hill is and has always been awesome (I may have had a crush on him back in his West Wing days). <3

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by Alicia Liotta & Maggie Mulhern
For the stylists' inside scoop on the hottest clubs in these 3 cities, click here.
L.A. Night Style: Vintage
Products: Davines Texture Spray, Bio Invisible Spray and Glam Power Spray; Haute Hollywood Locks Clip In Human Hair Extensions; Denman brush; OPI Second Honeymoon and OPI Pinking of You nail lacquers.
Photography by Steven Barston, stevenbarston.com; make-up and nails by Noel Nichols; photostyling by Jana Lee Aaby. Dress and belt by Betsey Johnson; necklace and Bangles by XXI (Forever 21); purple flower by Tarina Tarintino; shoes by Report Signature.
If you're planning to go clubbing in Los Angeles, break out your edgiest gear.
"L.A. style is a lot more adventurous than anywhere else. The weather definitely plays a part," says Janine Jarman, a Hollywood salon owner whose Hairroin is located on the hottest club-scene street in Los Angeles.
"Girls in L.A. wear more lightweight clothes, lots of accessories, lots of layers, bright colors and fabulous shoes," she says. For fashionistas on the West Coast, the more creative the outfit, the better.
Long hair rules. Adding clip-in extensions for length and volume is a major trend because girls in L.A. don't want to compromise their outdoor and beach lifestyles with anything permanent, says Janine. For Margot, Janine took inspiration from Amy Winehouse's look, but softened and finished it more.
"It's a beach-y set with a vintage style," she says, "perfect for the L.A. scene where vintage is a huge inspiration."
To create Margot's undone up/down 'do, Janine prepped the hair with texture spray and flat-wrapped it during the blow out for a heavy, sweeping fringe. She then clipped in her own line of human hair extensions in "Bardot" blonde, iron curled the hair in alternating directions, then teased up the crown. The low ponytail is backcombed and pinned to the fringe for a sexy, undone finish.
"We're open late," Janine explains, "and the scene starts around 11 p.m. We have a lot of clients who will come into the salon and then just walk to the clubs from here."
Janine Jarman backcombs and pins to create an Amy Winehouse-inspired high crown.
The bouffant is big, big, big, flanked by a swooping fringe and side-tucked ponytail.
Chicago Chic: A Whole Lotta Hair
Photography by Roberto Ligresti; make-up by Nick Stenson; photostyling by Natalie Navarre for Matrix. Top by Alexander McQueen, courtesy Matrix Global Academy.
Products: For highlights, Matrix V-Light De-dusted Lightener with 20-volume Solite, alternating with ColorSync demipermanent color, one part 8N to one-half part 8G mixed with dedicated developer as lowlights; Matrix Prizms PLUS White Blonde as toner. Vavoom Bust Out Body Shampoo and Conditioner, and Shape Maker Spray, all by Matrix; TGR Tempo blow dryer; Fusion irons; Nicholas French Signature Collection brushes; Revitalash.
"A Chicago clubber is all about the total image," says Nick Stenson of the night scene in his hometown.
"We are talking image from top to bottom, including fresh color, fashion, high heels. She must have something that makes her stand out from the crowd. Good news for me ... the hair is usually the focus!"
His goal, says Nick, is to make sure Margot doesn't get sent to the guys' side.
"I've never seen it in any other city, but in some Chicago clubs, the guys line up on one side of the rope and the girls line up on the other," he says. "Sometimes the bouncers will send a girl over to the guy side of the line. This is code for you will never get in."
The look that works is long, full hair, with or without extensions; volume and texture are key. "When she walks, her attitude has to show through her hair," he says.
Nick wanted color impact, so he highlighted, lowlighted and toned her hair to a bright blonde. Then he placed wefts in three different blonde shades beneath the curve of the head and iron-curled them with the natural strands, some forward, some back, and sprays it all.
"The curl will add more texture and volume," says Nick. "And all this spray is to help set in the style."
The make-up, which Nick applies here himself, must have punch. "It's either big eyes or big lips," he says. "A smoky eye or power lips. It's all about balance."
Nails are not an afterthought. "Both manicure and pedicure," Nick says. "It's about the package. We want heads to turn."
Nick Stenson bulks up Margot's long hair with three wefts in different shades of blonde.
A set with irons of various sizes creates volume with curl support; spray keeps it up.
The New York Look: Undone
Photography by Roberto Ligresti; make-up by David Maderich for www.mistermakeup.com.
Products: T3 360 Plump volumizing spray by Orlando Pita; T3 Evolution blow dryer and T3 curling iron by Bespoke Labs; Mason Pearson brush. Sugar Tint
Brian Buenaventura, a born-and-bred New Yorker, has been working as assistant to Orlando Pita ever since earning his license two years ago. And since then, he's been out almost ever night.
"There is nothing like New York; I've traveled all over the world and in NY you can find anything for anyone at anytime," says Brian. "There is so much variety in music, crowds, taste and fashion. There is not just one scene."
His current favorite nightspots are the Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn and Cielo in Manhattan's meat-packing district, where we shot Margot's finished New York look. To get into the club, she needs hair that's not "cookie cutter," says Brian.
"Three years ago, everyone had flatironed hair. Today, lots of girls are playing with textures and length. It's no longer about trend but more about difference.
"My Margot will add to the environment and energy of the club. She'll look fearless, like she belongs," he says.
What about Margot's grown-out highlights? Leave them, Brian says.
"Her color doesn't make her; she makes her hair color," he maintains. "We just did a photo shoot for Vogue where we actually used a dark spray to put 'roots' into blonde hair."
For the shape, Brian decides to go against the grain of long hair with a faux bob. "This look will have edge, be undone and chic."
To create a solid base, he asks that Margot come in with unwashed hair, better to hold the curl he'll create. He preps by spraying each section with a volumizing formula, then blow dries over a round brush and "sets" in invisible rollers. Once the sections are cooled, he re-rolls half-inch partings down a one-inch curling iron. He backbrushes the sections to "shrink" to desired length, and pushes and pins in loose ends for the "bob."
For Margot's New York club look, Brian Buenaventura backbrushes an iron set.
Pinning ends under the surface makes a deliberately messy faux bob.
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Surabaya Zoo
Surabaya Zoo Animal Welfare Action and Education Program
25th Jun 2014
For the last several years, Cee4life has endeavoured to engage various foreign governments and organisations to allow us to provide educational programs that are open to the general public, staff of the venues, governmental agencies and schools. Via media the public is flooded with various negative images of animals, some of which seem in hopeless situations. One such venue was the Surabaya Zoo of Indonesia. What Cee4life did was to engage the Surabaya Zoo in communications and then get the permission to allow us to attempt to aid. We have now been working within the Surabaya Zoo educating in a variety of subjects such as, animal welfare, environement issues of Indonesia, humanity, the negatives of rascim and the need for us to work in a united effort. For the last year, Cee4life has aided Surabaya Zoo with animal welfare, correct dietary needs, and now have approval to upgrade the enclosures of the Zoo. We assisted with the rescue of the Tigress, Melani, and have been given permission to aid all the animals. Without education to explain why these things are needed for the animals, then it becomes useless. Cee4life has now been asked to implement and train personal in Surabaya Zoo for 3 - 6 months, where of course we will continue to monitor this. We have also got permission and people ready to go with the upgrade of the elephant enclosure, but still need funding for the various other enclosures, such as the lioness's , the otters, the bears etc.
Because of the amazing success with the education program, we have now been asked to implement the same programs in other areas of the world, which we will look at in the future. This education of a very humane kind is aiding to change the view on animals around the world bit by bit by educating on each species and what they need to survive, and why we need to ensure they are respected and humanely treated whether they are in the wild or in captivity. Cee4life is endeavouring to teach humans to be humane, and by doing that, we make our world open to vast education which in turn saves species, both plant and animal, which we humans need in order for our own survival.
How will this make a difference? - When Cee4life was providing an educational event which included powerpoint presentations and question/answer period which was followed by a walk around the zoo to identify what they had learnt. We were able to show people who had never seen a wild animal before in their natural environment. Many thought that a zoo is only where animals live. When they were showed the reality of what actually occurs there was a quiet sorrow. But then we gave hope of how all of this beauty can be saved, and in conclusion, those 300 people, who knew nothing before, learnt how to care for the environment, how to pick up our rubbish, they learnt to forever protect what is left of the precious creatures, and they learnt that what you do on one part of the earth, effects another section of the earth. There are now an extra 300 educated people walking this earth in a 3rd world country, doing all they can, will the little they have. Cee4life will always continue to aid them in both education and in humanitarian issues when possible.
In order to keep this education and animal aid program going and expanding, we need the funding to do so.
If you can help us, please donate via our paypal link on the front page of this website or you can also donate via http://www.chuffed.org/project/cee4life-international-education-program/ and via our lovely friends in the UK, Wildlife Calling Charity - http://www.wildlifecalling.org.uk
Education is vitally important in order to conserve wildlife and to humanely care for animals in captive environments.
Open Letter to the Mayor of Surabaya Tri Rismaharini
10th Jan 2014
To Dear Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini
I write again to you, but this time with a broken heart and great sorrow.
Mayor Rismaharini, I beg you to allow aid into the animals of Surabaya Zoo, I plead with your humanity to feel the anguish and sorrow from thousands of people around the world.
There is very little left on earth that can shock or appal masses of people worldwide all at once, but over time the horrendous, but preventable ongoing deaths of the animals of Surabaya Zoo has brought thousands around the world to deep and wrenching tears.
The news of the murder of the Lion in Surabaya, hung by a noose, and the visual images of such an act of vile criminal evil, is one of the worst occurrences on captive animals in recent memory. The image of this majestic creature is now burned into the souls of thousands and thousands of people on earth.
Mayor Rismaharini, we understand that you have done good work for the City of Surabaya and no one is denying that. But Mayor Rismaharini, why do you not allow aid to these animals? Why has this murder happened? There are so many terrible questions that remain unanswered? There is only one question that I want you to answer, as follows:
The internal management conflict of Surabaya Zoo is known worldwide, it is also known that you are highly influential with the Surabaya Zoo.
You have seen the heart of the world crying for mercy on these animals, that also includes thousands of the wonderful Indonesian animal loving public. The Zoo has been offered so much aid from conservation organisations and animal welfare organisations from all over the world. I dearly hope that you understand that the offer of help is meant in kindness and friendship, and not in any negative way. I felt I had to include that because to date, Mayor Rismaharini, you have refused any aid to these animals, you have refused any kind offers of help for the Zoo, and it is hoped that you do not feel that these offers of help is an intrusion or insult, and that the offers of help have been taken as an act of kindness and friendship as they were always intended to be.
Mayor Rismaharini, we know that you have done so much good for the City of Surabaya, but now, you do not seem to care for the precious lives of the animals of Surabaya Zoo.
They are protected species, some critically endangered, vitally important creatures on earth. If you are wondering why some care so much about animals, let me explain why. Some people think animals are a lower life form, and place an animal's life as not important enough to be humane to. Science has proven that animals certainly do have emotion, they feel pain, and they feel everything that their nervous systems are capable of. If you hit a Tiger, it feels the pain, if you tie up an elephant it is in great despair. The same goes for all creatures. Imagine what the Surabaya Zoo animals feel. A simple example of why some people care so much about animals is simply imagine if there were none. Imagine a day that you did not see another bird in the sky or fish in the sea. We must care. We must be humane.
Some of the animals of Surabaya Zoo have come from outside countries and trust was laid in Surabaya Zoo that these animals would be cared for correctly, cared for like they were your own precious children, yes cared for like your own precious child.
But the sorrow that is raining down from Surabaya Zoo is tearing the hearts out of people from every corner of the earth.
My question to you Mayor Rismaharini, does not require you to answer in public if you do not wish to. It is a question that you must answer with honesty, integrity, and one which would define your life on this earth.
Mayor Rishmaharini, If today was the last day of your life, are you content with knowing that the world would remember you as a human being that did not care enough for the precious and innocent creatures inside Surabaya Zoo, who are there not of their own will, but of the wants of humans, and are you content with being remembered as the person who allowed the agonising pain of these animals to go on when so much help has been offered, and are you content with being remembered as the Mayor who did not care that she made the world cry desperate heartbroken tears?
In this world today, there is so much pain and suffering, towards both humans and the creatures we share our earth with. It is like so many human's have forgotten how to be kind, to be humane.
I pray every night for you, and that you will write back to me and say "yes I will allow the aid to the Surabaya animals and staff".
In the end, when we are all gone, and generations of our families are alive, history will always remember and teach our future relatives and people of the world, exactly what leaders actions were and there outcomes.
I will continue to pray for "Yes"
Sybelle Foxcroft
Director Cee4life
PRESS RELEASE - Lion/Lioness Hanging - A Killer in the Surabaya Zoo
8th Jan 2014
On Monday 6th January 2014, the female Lioness of Surabaya Zoo was found hanging from a snare inside of her cage.
The Lion/Lioness had lived in a dark dungeon like cage for a number of years and had displayed numerous signs of having deteriorated in a mental capacity. It is thought that this deterioration was caused by her barren and desolate environment which consisted of a cement cell.
From first report, it is likely that someone from within or connected to the Surabaya Zoo has slung the hanging noose inside its cage then awaited for her to be near enough to tighten the noose around its neck and pull it up, eventually hanging the creature.
Director of Cee4life, Sybelle Foxcroft, said "This is a shocking development. To resort to the killing of this Lion/Lioness by hanging, is something that is not only deplorable but a heavy insight into the characters in or involved or have obvious access to the Surabaya Zoo."
Foxcroft continued, " I am so shocked that I have barely any words for this heinous crime. I support the Indonesian authorities in finding those responsible and urge that the Indonesia authorities allow Cee4life and other organisations into Surabaya Zoo to help immediately with aid to the other animals and education and training to the staff."
Cee4life urges the Mayor of Surabaya and the Director of Surabaya Zoo to immediately act on this crime, apprehend those responsible and prosecute them for the murder of a protected animal.
The death of this lioness has sent shockwaves throughout conservation and animal loving community. This brutal act is highly condemned worldwide and once again the Mayor of Surabaya is urged to act and allow animal welfare, veterinarians and animal skilled specialists and professionals into the Surabaya Zoo to bring immediate aid to these suffering creatures.
We understand that some people believe and/or think of animals as lower life form, resulting in horrific abuse on animals in both captivity and in the wild. Over the years, via science and intense studies in animal welfare and behavior, it is well known and documented that animals in captivity have specific needs, have emotions and display specific behaviors when lacking any of their needs, they feel pain etc. Education is vtial ingredient in preventing the human abuse towards animals type of thought process.
With the huge amount of media on the Surabaya Zoo exposing this abuse, along with the enormous amount of aid offered to Surabaya Zoo from conservation, animal welfare and zoological organisations, and now with the obvious deliberate killing of the lioness of Surabaya Zoo, again, we urge the Indonesian Authorities, the Mayor of Surabaya, the Director of Surabaya Zoo to allow conservation, animal welfare and zoological organisations into Surabaya Zoo to aid these animals and provide education to the staff.
The hanging death of this long suffering Lion/Lioness is unacceptable in any form.
Cee4life has a current petition which will be handed into the Mayor of Surabaya in the early part of 2014. Please take a moment to sign this petition - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/460/875/313/surabaya-zoo-animal-welfare-action-cee4life/
For further information, please contact Public Officer, Donna Reynolds, email@example.com
PRESS RELEASE - Ongoing Animal Welfare and Ethics Issues at Surabaya Zoo Indonesia and Alleged Interference of Political Figure
21st Aug 2013
Ongoing Animal Welfare and Ethics Issues at Surabaya Zoo Indonesia,
and the Alleged Interference of Politcal Figure
The Surabaya Zoo situated in Surabaya, Indonesia has a long history of high animal mortality; and animal welfare and ethics issues. It is not only the high mortality that is alarming; it is the way these creatures are dying.
Cee4life, along with many other organisations and thousands of the animal loving public worldwide, have been highly disturbed at the continuing decline and death of various species situated within the Surabaya Zoo. Some of these species includes CITES listed and critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable species, which by all rights should be cared for at the highest standards.
Over the past 2 years, the situation at Surabaya Zoo has become so widely known that virtually every country in the world has reported on the situation and shown harrowing images of desperately suffering animals within the Zoo.
On further investigation into this issue, it was found that there has been an long term ongoing battle of personalities involved in the decision making at the Surabaya Zoo. The human conflict and unrest has caused those involved in the Zoo to prioritise these personal conflicts, while the zoo animals are left neglected.
This is deliberate animal cruelty.
It became very apparent that one high profile person kept appearing in every negative situation reported in the zoo.
That person is Tri Rismaharini, Mayor of Surabaya.
It is alleged that the Mayor of Surabaya has full control over the decision making of the Zoo and coerces the Zoo Director and other senior staff on Zoo decisions via utilizing her position of Mayor.
It is alarming as to why a City Council Mayor with no known zoological, wildlife biology, husbandry, animal management, animal ethics and welfare skills etc, is allegedly instrumental in the decision making of the fate of these animals.
After the emaciated images of a critically endangered female Sumatran Tiger surfaced in the media this year, the public outcry resulted in the Minister of Forests, Indonesia ordering the removal of the ailing tiger to a humane and ethical wildlife sanctuary, Taman Safari Bogor, where the Tiger finally received Veterinary aid which it desperately needed. If this critically endangered Tiger was not removed, there is no doubt it would be dead.
It is known that numerous animal welfare organisations from around the world have written to the Mayor of Surabaya and other authority Departments within the Indonesian Government, offering aid to the ailing Zoo. It is also known that virtually all correspondence has gone unanswered by the Mayors office.
It was found that a team of Vets and staff from Taman Safari Bogor have been commuting to Surabaya Zoo on a weekly basis for 3 years in an effort to upgrade the ancient and outdated 1920 designed cages of Surabaya Zoo, as unpaid volunteers. The Bogor Team were able to upgrade approximately 6 enclosures to a world class standard. In addition, the Bogor Team were able to relieve some of the overcrowding of neglected animals and relocate them to other venues.
It has also been found that the Bogor Team have faced consistent obstacles caused by the internal human conflict at Surabaya Zoo. This in turn caused the much needed upgrading to be delayed and the urgent aid to the animals to be stopped.
The Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini, has gone on record in the media and defamed the Bogor Team's ethical work, stating that they are destroying Dutch historical heritage.
As of 21st August 2013, Cee4life has been informed that the Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini has allegedly interfered negatively again with the positive steps which have been implemented for animal welfare and ethics at Surabaya Zoo in the following ways:
1. The Mayor is allegedly demanding that the highly ethical enclosures be returned to their former ancient, unethical low standard in the name of preserving the Dutch historical heritage.
2. The Mayor allegedly additionally wants all old and possible contaminated/poisonous 1920 building materials to be returned to their original unethical state of those cages, which is a possible breach of occupational health and safety requirements to both the animals and humans
3. The Mayor is allegedly attempting to frame the people who have helped and aided Surabaya Zoo the last 3 years for free, by saying that she wants an audit of how much money the Zoo has lost since some animals were rehomed. (The dying and sick and overcrowded animals which were rehomed)
4. The Mayor is allegedly indicating she wants the rehomed and stress alleviated animals to be returned to Surabaya Zoo.
5. The Mayor has allegedly reinstated a previously dismissed Veterinarian at Surabaya Zoo, and made them into the Operations Director of the Zoo. This Operations Director has allegedly defamed the Bogor Team on the ethical changes
6. The Operations Director has allegedly accused both Bogor Team and the Indonesian Zoo Association of using the issue of the poisoned formalin tainted meat, to change the meat supplier, so they could receive money from the new suppliers.
7. The Zoo Director and Mayor have allegedly made it known that the Bogor Team are no longer welcome to aid the animals in the zoo
8. The Mayor of Surabaya has allegedly written false statements and reports regarding the ethical upgrading of works, which has then been filtered through to the Vice President, the Minister of Internal Affairs and other high ranking Government officials, causing these high level authorities of Indonesia to receive severely inaccurate information and the truth being hidden.
9. The Mayor of Surabaya has allegedly utilised local media to distort the facts and truth.
As a result, it is alleged that the Mayor of Surabaya is deliberately sabotaging all efforts to implement animal ethics and welfare in Surabaya Zoo.
The reason for this is currently unknown, other than petty personal dislikes of various people and professionals, however there has been information supplied regarding alleged plans to level the zoo and turn it into real estate infrastructure of some kind.
Cee4life visited the Surabaya Zoo and saw the work that the Bogor Team have done in Surabaya Zoo along with the ancient and unethical 1920 cages. The Bogor Teams work is nothing short of the highest standards of ethical care in Asia, and some of these enclosures are on par with the best zoo's enclosures in the world. To have this work destroyed and returned back to the ancient out-dated and highly unethical cells of 1920, in the name of historical heritage, displays a severe lacking of any animal ethics and welfare knowledge.
It is recommended that the allegations against the Mayor of Surabaya are investigated immediately by the Department of Forestry and therefore in accordance with an investigation, that the Mayor of Surabaya is terminated from all decision making authority related to the Surabaya Zoo, until these allegations are thoroughly investigated.
It is recommended that all advisors, workers, etc from the Mayors office also be terminated from influencing or advising the staff of Surabaya Zoo until these allegations are thoroughly investigated.
It is recommended that the Bogor Team is permitted to continue their humane and ethical work of upgrading of the Zoo.
It is recommended that a professional human resource officer who is non-biased and non-related to the Surabaya Zoo issue, be allocated to oversee the internal human conflict at the Surabaya Zoo and any other person connected to the Zoo, and to end this human conflict utilising the full powers of a human resources officer.
It is recommended that only one historical cage is kept as a reminder of how little humans knew of the captive care of animals in 1920, and promoting the upgraded enclosures which the Bogor Team have started, to be an example of the positive humane care that is now known in the present days.
It is recommended that all surviving animals be cared for at the highest level and immediate thorough Veterinary checks be implemented by qualified professional Veterinarians and over seen by the Bogor Team.
It is recommended that any ailments found in those Veterinary checks be immediately dealt with and over seen by the Bogor Team.
It is recommended that all aid which numerous conservation organisations around the world have offered, for both animal welfare and education, to Surabaya Zoo, seriously considered alleviating and hastening these ethical and educational changes.
Closing Statement
No matter what the circumstances are of Surabaya Zoo, a positive can be achieved. Human indifference has and always will exist as long as humans exist, however when these personal conflicts negatively affect creatures that humans are deemed to care for, therefore there is no choice but to remove the main offenders who are provoking and encouraging the negative situation.
No one wants to see emaciated, sick and starving animals on the front page of newspapers and media. It gives the conservation and animal welfare professionals around the world, no joy to address these types of situations at such a public level.
Communication on this issue is highly encouraged.
Surabaya Zoo - Presentation of the Petition for the Implementation of Ethical Care in Surabaya Zoo, INDONESIA.
27th Jul 2013
On the 23rd July 2013, Cee4life Director, Sybelle Foxcroft, attended the Mayor of Surabaya, Indonesian office in the city of Surabaya. After trying to contact the Mayors office for an appointment for over 3 weeks without success, Sybelle Foxcroft accompanied by translator Dee Dee Prior, presented themselves at the Mayors office in Surabaya in an effort to get the petition to the Mayor and to discuss the situation of Surabaya Zoo.
Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rishmaharini, photo courtesy of SWA Magazine (http://swamagazine.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/management-ibu-walikota-pun-turun-ke.html)
Cee4life had been informed earlier that other people, organisations, and professionals had attempted to make appointments with the Mayor in regard to Surabaya Zoo, however the Mayor declined to see them or was always unavailable.
The Mayor was unavailable again on the 23rd July 2013.
Sybelle Foxcroft states, "Knowing that I would not see the Mayor in person this time, I prepared a letter for the Mayor to read and attached a USB memory stick with the 100 000+ signed petition, along with a copy of the letter. We were determined to get this to the Mayor. Dee dee and myself then went to the guards desk where we were directed to another office, which directed us to another office, and so on. Finally, we were able to give the letter and the USB to the Mayors reception and mail distributor. We were given a receipt with delivery number which we are able to follow up on if we do not hear back from Mayor Rishmaharini".
Cee4life will continue to follow this through until we reach the Mayor and get a personal appointment.
The following is the letter handed into the Mayors Office.
Melani - the Sumatran Tiger from Surabaya Zoo - Her Story
26th Jul 2013
Melani's Story – (pronounced – Mel-arrni) Melani was born in 1998 and was hand raised by a variety of keepers at Surabaya Zoo. As Melani grew older and the zoo's internal conflict increased, the care of the Surabaya animals decreased. One of the things that occurred was the buying of low quality meat for the tigers. All of the tigers became extremely ill. Throughout 2010 and 2011, the media reported on "starving tigers" dying at Surabaya Zoo. This in fact was caused by the tigers, including Melani, that ate the tainted and basically poisonous meat diet. The meat was found to have formaldehyde in it, which is an automatic killer. The formaldehyde caused horrific internal decay of vital organs and stomach linings. Once the source of the problem was found, the source of this tainted meat was stopped, and untainted meat was introduced. However it was too late for the other tigers and they all died in excruciating pain. Melani continued to fight to live but she was in a tragic condition.
Dr Sumampau of Taman Safari in Bogor, Indonesia, tried to introduce extra nutritional elements to Melani's diet, however the staff at Surabaya Zoo who "did not like" Dr Sumampau refused and rebelled against his advice, and Melani continued to suffer.
In June 2013, after wide media reports on the frail Melani, the Minister of Forests, ordered that Melani be removed from Surabaya Zoo and taken for treatment to Taman Safari, Bogor, Indonesia.
Melani was to begin her move to Taman Safari in Bogor, however her transport arrangements were haulted after Dr Sumampau found out she would be transported in the back of a normal truck. Melani's condition was so frail that she could neither be flown due to the altitude that would cause probable death, nor could she travel by road in a normal truck as the humidity would kill her.
Dr Sumampau arranged an air-conditioned vehicle for Melani to be transported. So over a 20 hour period, Melani arrived at Taman Safari in Bogor.
On her arrival on the 25th June 2013, she was diagnosed as severely dehydrated and there was fear she would die within hours. But this dear girl hung on. She was placed on intravenous drips which rehydrated her and supplied her with the much needed vitamin supplements that she had been missing from her diet for so long. In addition, her diet was completely changed and which included minced meat for easier digestion, formula of nutrition and vitamin supplements, carnivore supplements and more. Melani underwent blood testing and other testing to determine her organ functions. She was dangerously low in weight, at 48kg.
Note: A healthy female Sumatran Tiger weighs at least 75kg – 120kg. Melani was on deaths door.
The blood test and function test results were processed at the Taman Safari Veterinary Hospital, and the results were shocking. Melani's liver and kidney tests were so low, that she should have been dead. But again, she hung on for her life. This is a tiger that wants to live.
By 11th July 2013, Melani had gained 7kg, and now weighed in at 55kg. By 22nd July 2013, Melani was 58kg.
The years of neglect that Melani has endured along with the horrific damage done to her internal organs has resulted in the fact that Melani will never gain full health again. Her condition is chronic and she is being maintained. However, forever the fighter, she continues to survive and increase in her weight.
Another strange fact arose from Melani's arrival at Taman Safari. In all of the earlier pictures of Melani she is extremely dark, nearly black in colour. This is highly unusual for a tiger.
On viewing Melani on the 22nd July 2013, the one thing that struck me first, was Melani was more "orange" and fluffy. I asked about this and found out the following. When Melani arrived it was noticed that she was covered in a thick black oily substance.
The Vets at Taman Safari bathed Melani, and the black oil began to leave her fur. Melani has now been bathed a number of times and she continues to lose the black oily substance, and becoming cleaner. Even when I was stroking her, my hand became coated with a fine black oil. It had a very strong smell to it however I cannot place the smell.
If you look at the 2 photographs above you will notice that in the older picture of Melani at Surabaya Zoo, there is black oil on the walls and on the path she has walked on the floor with her paws. This is disgraceful.
At this time it is still unknown what type of oil has caused this, however it is being tested and I will let you know when I know.
In conclusion, Melani is still an incredibly frail girl. She is being kept in the hospital for now as she is highly prone to pneumonia and she is watched 24/7 including on CCTV cameras. She could go either way at this time. The cage that you see her in, in recent pictures, is not her "real" cage but it is a holding cage which enables the ongoing treatment of her.
In the hospital, there are also some little Orangutans, so when Melani is walking around in the hospital, staff have to really keep an eye on her as she goes up to the Orangutans to have a look and they attempt to reach out to this frail girl. Orangutans could cause some real injury on Melani, so these "outings" are closely monitored of course.
I have offered to help assist with Melani's upkeep and veterinary care. If you can help with this please donate towww.wildlifecalling.org.uk and clearly mark the donation as Melani Cee4life. We will get all donations to her and we will film and photograph everything and continue to report on her progress.
When I met her, I can tell you that she is the most gentle girl. As she was raised by humans, she loves to get affection. Something she did miss out on a lot at Surabaya. I cannot express to you the incredibly blissful way that she reacted to human affection. It was like utter bliss to her, she chuffed and rubbed closely and was content.
I will be travelling there again over time to see her and the other rescued tigers at Taman Safari that are survivors from attempted poaching incidents. In addition, Cee4life has offered our assistance at Surabaya Zoo for training and education to staff. We are awaiting the confirmation of that, and I will post more about this soon.
Thankyou so very much for your ongoing support, it is greatly appreciated.
Stay with us on this journey for animal welfare and ethical care of the Surabaya Animals.
Sybelle Foxcroft – Director Cee4life – www.cee4life.org
Summary of Cee4lifes campaign for the animal welfare issues at Surabaya Zoo, Indonesia, and the current situation with the female tiger Melani
17th Jul 2013
Cee4life has been in communications with Indonesian authorities in regard to the numerous and increasing deaths of the animals of Surabaya Zoo, Indonesia.
Numerous local and international media outlets have documented the alleged ongoing neglect of these animals over the last few years. Shocking images and articles on the high mortality rate have caused outrage, and further it is the way and causes of death that is of serious concern.
For example:
The horrific death of a Giraffe in 2012, found with its stomach full of plastic bags. Kliwon, a 30 year old Giraffe who collapsed in March 2012 and died soon after collapse. It was found that Kliwon had over 20kg of plastic bags inside the intestines and stomach. Please see - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/13/surabaya-zoo-indonesia-giraffe_n_1340941.html
Multiple animals within the zoo have died due to various conditions, and seems to be a direct result from neglect and lack of understanding on the correct and ethical care of these creatures.
More recently, a critically endangered CITES Appendix 1 female Sumatran tiger , named Melani, who by all accounts should have been cared for at the highest standards, was nearing death.
Cee4life created a petition to support those that have been trying to aid the Surabaya animals whilst dealing with many obstacles. The petition can be found here - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/330/792/006/stop-the-deliberate-cruelty-of-surabaya-zoo-animals/
The sad sight of the near emaciated tiger Melani has caused worldwide outcry and the demand for immediate aid to her. The cause of Melani's condition was as follows : Melani was fed an incorrect diet of chemical laced food which destroyed her internal organs and intestines. The chemical, Formalin otherwise known as Formaldehyde was ingested by Melani after being fed meat which was tainted by this chemical. Formaldehyde is highly toxic to all animals, regardless of method of intake. Ingestion of as little as 30 mL (1 oz.) of a solution containing 37% formaldehyde has been reported to cause death in an adult human. This toxic meat was fed to Melani at Surabaya Zoo and although this was stopped over 3 years ago, serious damaged was caused to Melani's stomach and internal organs.
On the 25th of June, Melani was finally moved to the Taman Safari in Jakarta where she has under gone a veterinary assessment including bloodwork, organ function testing, measurements and other investigative tests.
On arrival at Taman Safari, Melani was a dangerously low 48kg. Melani's diet was enhanced to include supplemental vitamins and minerals, and a diet to aid her extremely sensitive internal condition. Since arrival at Taman Safari, as of 11th July 2013, Melani weighs in at 55 kg, and continues to improve.
It is obvious that her care and handling at Taman Safari is greatly aiding this girls journey to better health. However, due to Melani's years of internal troubles, it is believed by Veterinarian staff that Melani's lifespan has been shortened but again, Melani is now 15 years old, and she is improving against all odds.
A representative from Cee4life will be on the ground in Indonesia to see Melani, and to find out how she and the other animals of Surabaya Zoo can be aided.
We invite you to stay with us on this journey.
If you can support us, please go to Wildlife Calling Charity http://www.wildlifecalling.org.uk/index.php for all donations. For any sponsorship please contact Donna Reynolds on firstname.lastname@example.com or Sybelle Foxcroft on email@example.com
You can also follow us on Cee4life's main Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/cee4life.org and Cee4life's Surabaya Zoo page at https://www.facebook.com/SurabayaZooAnimalWelfareActionCee4life
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visit his youtube channel at www.youtube.com/user/Pajarillo57 – he is a professional guitar teacher and concert performer in Ukraine, Dniepropetrovsk – Dniepropetrovsk Conservatory – he studied at the Leningrad Music College + at the East-Ukrainian University in Lugansk and is now a professor in Dniepropetrovsk, National University – Andrey Shilov visited me in Germany and I learned to adore his great discipline and strength. I made some videos, featuring his art. I learned from him, how to be serious helps to overcome bad times. If seriousness does not help anymore, he used to switch over to be humorous. He learned from me how to start a pure photo-pool (he already was on youtube): flickr photo-stream: www.flickr.com/photos/52586516@N07/
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Andrey Shilov plays "BOURREE" by J.S.Bach in the recital in Hattingen (Germany) 22.07.2010 on newly bought guitar made by Amalio Burguet. Recorded by Dietmar Fritze. Преподаватель Днепропетровской консерватории Андрей Шилов играет "Буррэ" И.С.Баха на концерте в г.Хаттингене (Германия) 22.07.2010
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The mapping IR channel of the Visual and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS-M) on board the Venus Express spacecraft observes the CO2 band at 4.3 Œm at a spectral resolution adequate to retrieve the atmospheric temperature profiles in the 65-96 km altitude range.
Observations acquired in the period June 2006 - July 2008 were used to derive average temperature fields as a function of latitude, subsolar longitude (i.e.: local time, LT) and pressure. Coverage presented here is limited to the nighttime because of the adverse effects of daytime non-LTE emission on the retrieval procedure, and to southernmost latitudes because of the orientation of the Venus-Express orbit. Maps of air temperature variability are also presented as the standard deviation of the population included in each averaging bin.
At the 100 mbar level (about 65 km above the reference surface) temperatures tend to decrease from the evening to the morning side, despite a local maximum observed around 20-21LT. The cold collar is evident around 65S, with a minimum temperature at 3LT. Moving to higher altitudes, local time trends become less evident at 12.6 mbar (about 75 km) where the temperature monotonically increases from middle-latitudes to the southern pole. Nonetheless, at this pressure level, two weaker local time temperature minima are observed at 23LT and 2LT equatorward of 60S. Local time trends in temperature reverse about 85 km, where the morning side is the warmer.
The variability at the 100 mbar level is maximum around 80S and stronger toward the morning side. Moving to higher altitudes, the morning side always shows the stronger variability. Southward of 60S, standard deviation presents minimum values around 12.6 mbar for all the local times.
More than 25 spacecraft from the United States and the Soviet Union visited Venus in the 20th century, but in spite of the many successful measurements they made, a great number of fundamental problems in the physics of the planet remained unsolved [Taylor, 2006; Titov et al., 2006]. In particular, a systematic and long-term survey of the atmosphere was missing, and most aspects of atmospheric behavior remained puzzling. After the Magellan radar mapping mission ended in 1994, there followed a hiatus of more than a decade in Venus research, until the European Space Agency took up the challenge and sent its own spacecraft to our planetary neighbor. The goal of this mission, Venus Express, is to carry out a global, long-term remote and in situ investigation of the atmosphere, the plasma environment, and some aspects of the surface of Venus from orbit [Titov et al., 2001; Svedhem et al., 2007].
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Everton have been drawn at home to Queens Park Rangers in the third round of this season's FA Cup.
The Toffees will face the Championship club on the weekend of 4 and 5 January, 2014.
Blues fans discovered their cup opponents during the first half of their Premier League fixture away to Arsenal, when the draw was made by former England international Teddy Sheringham and his son Charlie.
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I don't think people will watch. I think we need to buy advertisement time on popular tv shows and scare the heck out of couch potato America. We need to bombard them with the truth in storybook form. Their attention span is only 30 seconds so the ads have to be spellbinding.


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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Stress and Stew!
28 comments:
- Ellie said...
I know exactly what you mean, cutting vegegables is very therapeutic. Maybe it's because you have to concentrate on not cutting your fingers off or something but it does work.
Hope you feel less stressed and your day gets better. :)
- October 25, 2011 6:06 AM
- Desiree said...
Another poetic piece and you have me drooling at the sight of your hearty soup (stew?). I hope your tensions and worries are well soothed now and that you will soon know the answer to the type and cost of the repairs to your Jeep. I'm very sorry to hear your dear Sweet Cow is nearing the end of her days...I wish you strength to see her through this final passage. Breathe away the strains of today and allow your mind to rest well tonight.
Hugs xoxo
- October 25, 2011 6:19 AM
- Bee Lady said...
That's how I feel when I create...knitting, crocheting, sewing.....very relaxing. And for the record, those engine lights have been on in both of my vehicles for a couple of years. I've heard, and now believe it, that the actual light shorts out. Not saying that is your problem on your jeep, but it could be. AND, we have an Autozone here, which is a place that sells auto parts. THey will hook up this little handheld machine to your vehicle to let you know what part needs replaced. For free. We replaced the part once, but then the check engine light came on again and we let it go. I just got used to driving with them on! I know it sounds crazy, but my husband maintains our cars regularly. He says there is nothing wrong with them. I believe him.
Cindy Bee
- October 25, 2011 6:30 AM
- Gill - That British Woman said...
its funny how we all cope differently with stress.....
- October 25, 2011 6:47 AM
- Gail said...
Cooking is great theraphy and so is eating homemade soup...I can smell it!
- October 25, 2011 7:33 AM
- ain't for city gals said...
Like Gail said..I can practically smell that stew...I will take a piece of cornbread too, please...xoxoxo
- October 25, 2011 7:44 AM
- Madge @ The View From Right Here said...
Doing normal and sometimes mundane things have a tranquilizing effect... thankfully... keep chopping!
- October 25, 2011 8:09 AM
- farmer said...
I know that feeling...What a hard place to be.
I always worry with my older critters.
My dear old ram Prince who passed last winter was my very first farm animal,I loved him to bits.
I would get hubby to open the barn door for me in the morning to make sure he was ok before I went in.
One of those morning's I went out after him and Prince was not well and I knew it was time...he layed his head on my lap while I stroked his face and he peacefully passed in my arms..he waited for me to be with him.
So hard,so very hard.
Giving you the strength you need to get through.
- October 25, 2011 8:38 AM
- Mr. H. said...
One day at a time, moment by moment...your stew sounds and looks delicious. Sorry about your cow not doing well.
- October 25, 2011 8:56 AM
- Jill said...
Your stew looks wonderful. I hope eating it was as calming and soothing as it was making it. I hope today is a better day.
- October 25, 2011 9:09 AM
- TexWisGirl said...
oh dear. i hate to hear the fret in your 'voice'. and i am sorry to hear about your old cow... i hate this part of animal/pet/livestock stewardship...
- October 25, 2011 10:27 AM
- Leenie said...
Chicken (and turkey) soup (and stew) can cure about anything. Hope your worries turn out to be nothing. And ...can I come for dinner? I'll bring fresh baking powder biscuits!
- October 25, 2011 11:48 AM
- Dawn said...
chop on.
I run.
neat we all can find ways that suit us to handle the stress.
chop chop dear friend!
- October 25, 2011 12:12 PM
- blessings from a wildflower said...
Sending you a ~~BIG HUG~~ My friend...
~~Peace & Love & Healing & Blessings~~
- October 25, 2011 12:43 PM
- Lori Skoog said...
This sounds serious. I hope things work out for the best.
- October 25, 2011 12:49 PM
- Rose said...
Making vegetable soup does it for me.
I came to thank you for visiting my blog the other day...I was at my daughter's house and for some reason we cannot visit blogger blogs on her computer...it freezes up when we do. anyway, just now ran across the comment from you and wanted to click and return the visit.
- October 25, 2011 12:55 PM
- Nezzy said...
Mmmmmmm sweetie, that soup looks like a whole therapy session in itself.
Thanks for sharin' your recipe.
God bless and have yourself a terrific Tuesday!!! :o)
- October 25, 2011 3:55 PM
- Becky said...
I can so relate about trying not to show stress and worry. Scott says he "feels my worry beams". There are just some task they have to do that makes a woman worry - no ifs and's or buts about it. Soup is comfort and I don't blame you one bit for wanting to be totally enveloped in it's comfort as you prepared it.
- October 25, 2011 4:01 PM
- Michaele said...
When things get too hard, I focus on the small things also. What else can you do? Just be careful with that knife.
- October 25, 2011 5:29 PM
- Mimi Foxmorton said...
I can smell the goodness from here.........
- October 25, 2011 7:02 PM
- Alica said...
That sounds like a wonderful, hearty stew! I hope the therapy worked well for you today! :)
- October 25, 2011 7:45 PM
- Nancy @ A Rural Journal said...
When I'm stressed, or angry, I usually clean the house. I truly hope your "troubles" resolve themselves favorably, B.
- October 25, 2011 9:47 PM
- Birds, Bees, Berries, and Blooms said...
I made stew tonight also. I was so excited to use my canned moose meat. Hope your day gets better.
- October 25, 2011 10:20 PM
- gowestferalwoman said...
hugs to my (((buttons))) - and i love your kind of therapy best!!!!
- October 25, 2011 11:39 PM
- EG Wow said...
It's wonderful that you've found away to deal with your stress. Too many people don't and that leads to all kinds of trouble.
Plus, making stew is such a practical thing to do!
- October 26, 2011 1:23 PM
- Healthier And Wealthier said...
Sounds like a meditation to me....pure and simple and good.
Thanks for visiting my blog.
- October 26, 2011 5:41 PM
- Bridget Larsen said...
That looks like a yummy stew. I clean when I am stressed or angry which is not often sad to say or is that good.
I love you stories and am going through your blog to enjoy your ramblings, for some reason I love farm life even though I have never been to a farm. I have read farm stories here in Australia and thoroughly love them. I must find a farm to visit and stay and enjoy.
Thank you for an insight into another life, I am a true blue city girl, after being an island girl first
- October 30, 2011 7:59 AM
- BumbleVee said...
I love my kitchen. When I feel a bit down or am not having a great day, or feel helpless or powerless to do something that I think needs doing... ..... it's my refuge. I know what I am doing in there. I feel powerful in there. I am king in there. .... not just queen. I do as I please in my own kitchen. And I like it.
- November 03, 2011 12:56 AM


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I was the triage nurse last night and a 30-something woman came in with her friend. This is how it went...
I open with my old standard, "So, what brings you here today?"
She states, "I'm peeing out the wrong hole."
"Um, how did you come to notice this? Were you having pain with urination or something?" I'm sure the look on my face was like I had just taken a big bite out of an onion.
"You know that bump down there? Well, I was shaving down there and I noticed that I peed a little and it came out of a hole below that bump. I have two holes down there! There's the vagina and then there's a hole above that but below the bump. I'm peeing out a different hole!"
It was all I could do NOT to laugh. "Well, all women have two holes down there. One is the vagina and one is the urethra. The urethra is where urine comes out."
I took her to the bathroom to collect a urine sample and she said, "Shouldn't we wait so that the doctor can watch me pee to see that it's coming out the wrong hole?"
"It could be a while before you see a doctor. I think we should collect a urine now and by the time the doctor gets to you, the urine test will be back."
I walked back to the nurses' station and said, "You are NOT going to believe this!" I proceeded to tell the doctor what the deal was and he said that she could have some sort of actual problem. I said, "Dude, she doesn't realize that there are two holes down there. She's peeing out the right hole, but she needs an anatomy lesson or something!"
I went to the room with the doctor and the patient again relayed her reason for being here. She said she called the nurse advisor and was told to come right in. I brought a mirror to the room and the pt whipped her legs open and pointed out the "landmarks" she was referring to. The bump was her clitoris. Then she pointed out the "extra hole" that the pee came out of -- which was her urethra. We told her that was normal, but she continued to insist that urine came out of the clitoris! I kid you not. The doctor repeated all the basic anatomy and physiology of the female genitalia to the patient and she was discharged home. Her friend said, "I TOLD HER that pee didn't come out of her clitoris!"
This chick came to the ER to be told that she has a pee hole and a sex hole. Oh my God. And she is a MOTHER!


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The Chariho boys soccer team needed penalty kicks to leave Cumberland with a win Monday night, advancing from the preliminary round and into the Division I playoffs, where the Chargers will play at Barrington Wednesday night.
For more on Monday's dramatic win over Cumberland, pick up the 11/4 edition of the Chariho Times and check back to www.ricentral.com for updates on Chariho's game Wednesday night.
The North Kingstown girls field hockey saw its solid season come to an end Monday with a 2-0 loss to Moses Brown in the Division I field hockey quarterfinals.
For more on the game, pick up the 11/4 edition of the Standard-Times.
In a battle of undefeateds, someone was leaving with a loss and without a state title and Saturday at Slater Park, that was the East Greenwich girls tennis team.
Smithfield won at Nos. 1, 2 and 4 singles and the Avengers won at No. 1 doubles, then had great comebacks at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles as well as No. 3 singles to force third sets.
But as the EG No. 3 doubles team won their match to make it 4-2 - and No. 3 Stephanie Huang was up 4-0 in the third - the No. 2 doubles team fell in a third set tiebreaker, giving Smithfield the title.
The Division II girls tennis final is set.
East Greenwich had no trouble mov
Aleksandra Drljaca won at No. 1 singles as did Stephanie Huang at No. 3 and Edie Golden at No. 4 singles. East Greenwich closed out the match with a win at No. 1 doubles.
The Avengers will meet Smithfield, which beat South Kingstown 4-0. The Rebels lost at No. 1 and 3 singles and Nos. 1 and 2 doubles, but had the match played out, it looked like it was heading to 4-3 because No. 2 Chloe Cullen and No. 4 Cassie Collinson had both picked up momentum with strong second sets.
The Narragansett football team has been up and down all season, but if the Mariners want their season to extend past Thanksgiving, they'll need to win Saturday when they travel to Burrillville at 10 a.m.
By JAMES BESSETTE
WAKEFIELD ŌĆö South Kingstown No. 1 singles player Victoria Gu, along with her fellow senior co-captains from this season ŌĆō Chloe Cullen, Laura Giarrusso and Emmah Mitrano ŌĆō were just mere freshman back in 2007 when they first decided to swing tennis rackets with the Rebels, trying to wind their way through the tough road that is high-school tennis in Rhode Island.
Oddly enough, the South Kingstown girlsŌĆÖ tennis program, in general, was trying to do the exact same thing by trying to find its place at the Division I level.
By BRANDEN MELLO
NORTH KINGSTOWN ŌĆö The East Greenwich High girlsŌĆÖ tennis team has dominated Division II this season, but the undefeated Avengers brought their dominance to a new level in the Division II quarterfinals against No. 4 Toll Gate Tuesday afternoon.
East GreenwichŌĆÖs top three singles players and three doubles teams combined to lose just 11 games and No. 4 singles player Katrina Amaral gutted out a tough, two-set match with Toll GateŌĆÖs Kayla Lopes as the Avengers earned a 7-0 victory.
By ERIC RUEB
PAWTUCKET ŌĆō Hannah Zangari knew the odds were stacked against her.
In her time on the court ŌĆō and not just for the North Kingstown girls tennis team ŌĆō the junior had never beaten Bay ViewŌĆÖs Rebecca Curran and SundayŌĆÖs Girls Tennis Singles Championship final certainly wasnŌĆÖt the type of tournament where the favorite would just roll over.
It didnŌĆÖt change ZangariŌĆÖs attitude. She showed up to Slater Park last Sunday, put up a fight and left with no regrets after a 6-2, 6-3 loss to Curran.
WEST GREENWICH ŌĆō As his players joked heading into the postgame handshake, Exeter-West Greenwich boys soccer coach Matt Savoie shouted out a quick reminder that regardless of the result in Monday, itŌĆÖs not going to matter for long.
ŌĆ£Guys, itŌĆÖs only Round 2. ThereŌĆÖs one more to go,ŌĆØ he said after the KnightsŌĆÖ 4-1 drubbing of rival Tiverton Monday. ŌĆ£This one means nothing.ŌĆØ
MondayŌĆÖs win over the Tiverton ŌĆō the same school that beat them 1-0 in last yearŌĆÖs Division III semifinals and again 1-0 earlier this season ŌĆō didnŌĆÖt exactly mean nothing.
LINCOLN ŌĆö With close to 20 minutes left in the match on Monday night at Chet Nichols Field, a few rain drops began to fall and a couple of ŌĆ£uh ohsŌĆØ were uttered by a few soccer players from both the Chariho and Lincoln girls squads.
But the deluge on the scoreboard occurred very early in the match and the ChargersŌĆÖ mindset of hoping to start anew and get back on the winning track was flooded with the thoughts of ŌĆ£here we go again.ŌĆØ


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Buyout Clears the Way for Its Competitors but may Face Hurdles
Mike is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
WebSense (NASDAQ: WBSN) is currently in the process of tendering all of its shares to Vista Equity Partners. This move follows a string of previous technology buyouts and highlights the growing competitive pressures that upstart companies face in a maturing industry. Fortunately, WebSense's business model focuses on durable services like security and identity-theft protection. This makes it particularly attractive to buyout mavens like Vista.
Long-term WebSense investors can profit handsomely from this deal's built-in premium. Although the arbitrage opportunity has momentarily passed, it could arise again as a result of ongoing legal actions that threaten to complicate this transaction. With the filing of a shareholder-rights lawsuit, it seems increasingly likely that Vista will not be able to adhere to its original timetable for the completion of its tender offer. Investors who have experience with such special situations should take a closer look.
WebSense and the competition
Although many of the firms against which WebSense competes are privately held, it does deal directly with some big-name firms. Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are both considered to be "mature" competitors of WebSense. Most of the company's smaller competitors remain in private hands, and some have yet to turn profits on a consistent basis.
WebSense is many times smaller than its two big-name competitors. Its market capitalization of about $907 million is dwarfed by Symantec's $15 billion valuation and looks puny next to Microsoft's $291 billion figure. WebSense is also finding it difficult to match the profitability of its competitors: In 2012, it earned about $23 million on revenue of around $360 million. This compares to Symantec's profit of $765 million on revenue of about $6.9 billion and Microsoft's $16.4 billion earnings on gross revenues of $76 billion.
Despite its relative lack of profitability, WebSense remains more expensive than its bigger competitors. The company's price-to-book ratio of 9.8 is higher than Symantec's ratio of 2.8 and Microsoft's multiple of 3.8. WebSense also has a bit more debt than its competitors: Its $70 million debt load and $83 million cash hoard compare especially unfavorably with Microsoft's respective figures of $15 billion and $74 billion. With debts of $3.1 billion and cash reserves of a little over $4.7 billion, Symantec has a more even mix.
How the deal is structured
The terms of this deal involve a tender offer for all of WebSense's shares at a price point of $24.75 per share. Relative to the company's current share price of $24.75 per share, this offer provides no premium or discount. Since the tender offer is ongoing, the bulk of the trading activity in the company's shares is probably related to it in some fashion. As such, investors should not expect WebSense's shares to fluctuate in the absence of late-breaking developments. Unless it is extended, the tender offer is scheduled to expire before the start of trading on June 25.
Lawsuits and other complications
At this point, it is quite possible that Vista will not be able to purchase all of WebSense's shares by its self-imposed deadline. An ongoing shareholder lawsuit has threatened to halt the transaction and thrown the current tender price into doubt. Among other things, the lawsuit alleges that WebSense's board failed to solicit additional bids for the company despite legitimate interest from other buyout firms.
The outcome of this lawsuit could have very real implications for WebSense's shareholders: If the company's board chooses to halt the Vista takeover and solicit additional bids, its stock price could rise by a significant margin. On the other hand, the case's dismissal would restore the status quo and virtually assure a full Vista takeover. However, it remains to be seen whether the June 25 deadline can be met.
A new competitive landscape
Even if Vista's bid is not successful, it appears that WebSense will be taken private in the near future. This could permit the company to streamline its operations and launch new initiatives without worrying about "selling" them to shareholders. Since many of WebSense's peers are privately held, the company could find itself better positioned to compete in an increasingly cutthroat segment of the technology industry. For larger competitors like Microsoft and Symantec, WebSense's "disappearance" could confer a temporary advantage that boosts profits and provides an opportunity for more robust product development. This could be a win-win situation for investors on both sides of the equation.
How can investors play it?
Since this deal offers no arbitrage premium in its current form, investors must play it on an indirect basis. Those who believe that WebSense's buyout will confer a temporary advantage on its larger, more conservative competitors may wish to open long positions in Symantec or Microsoft. However, the upside to such a trade could be limited and would probably come over a fairly long timescale.
Fortunately, there is a decent likelihood that this deal will not survive in its current form. Investors who assume that Vista will ultimately raise its offer price or permit another firm to swoop in would do well to sit on the sidelines until the current deal falls through. Bolder traders might even wish to open short positions in WebSense on the expectation that the deal's collapse will cause a temporary share-price fall. In either case, this situation calls for careful research and advanced trading strategies.
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Homemade Husky Dog Food (Part Two)
The five most important parts of a homemade husky dog food diet are Protein, Carbs, Fat, Fiber, and Supplements.
If you are looking for good balanced recipes or how to correctly supplement your store bought dog food, get this book Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats
My homemade husky dog food consists of:
1. Chicken livers, gizzards, and chicken meat for the protein, fat, and some carbohydrates.
2. Brown rice for carbohydrates and fiber.
3. Wheat germ for more fiber.
4. Vitamins and minerals.
5. A mixture of cod liver oil and flax seed oil for Omega 3 trans fatty acids and fat content.
6. ONE Sardine per dog per day for Omega 3 trans fatty acids and fat content.
7. Some sort of pro-biotic like organic yogurt. These help to promote the correct digestive bacteria (Fauna) so dogs can process food more efficiently allowing the body to require less of it.
8. I also add some veggies and table scraps if appropriate. Acceptable table scraps does not mean McDonalds.
It means fresh, healthy ingredients.
If your dogs activity level changes, the protein, carbohydrate, and fat levels of the diet should be adjusted as well.
A working Sled dog in the middle of winter can require up to 5000 calories per day, and sometimes more. During long distance races this dog may require upwards of 10,000 calories per day.
This same dog might only require 1000 calories (or less) per day if they live an indoor pet life. These are the things used decide how much of each ingredient should be used.
One of the coolest parts of homemade husky dog food is that the individual ingredients can be changed. If chicken does not agree with your husky, you can change to another source of protein. The same goes for each part of the diet. It really can be designed to meet your dogs every need - especially allergy dogs.
If your homemade husky dog food diet is successful, you can usually see three things:
1. The activity level will increase, and they will appear happier (my dogs are).
2. They will want to play more.
3. Their coats will be nice and shiny (not too greasy, dry, or flaky skin).
And finally,
They will also produce perfect poop. Not to big, not to loose, just right. Poop is one of the best indicators of dog food quality.
A dog in harness needs many calories, and cheap dog food often has more fillers than calories. This means you end up feeding more of it. More food means larger poop volume. A higher quality food allows you to feed less quantity to maintain weight.
Cheap dog food rarely has all the ingredients your dog needs, and are chocked full of chemicals (preservatives).
Each dog is different you will just need to see what works. Any change of diet should be done in small steps so the dogs GI tract has time to adapt and does not become overwhelmed. If your husky has loose poop you might need to increase the fiber content, or decrease the protein or fat.
I have been making my own dog food for about 7 years with great results. My dogs are healthy and happy. The few times they do get commercial food these days and they would not even touch it. I have raced dogs in Alaska with good results using homemade husky dog food.
I know that a good diet is a must for performance. I also know a good diet keeps them healthy and happy with tails wagging as long as possible. This is definitely one of the easiest ways to improve your dogs quality of life, but you need to do it right.Click Here for Part 1 of Making Homemade Dog Food
This article and Alaskan picture was submitted by Eric Zucker, a Licensed Veterinary Technician, dog musher, para-glider, and rifle expert. Eric is a medical student in Hungary, and lives with his 2 dogs Willow and Nudlz.
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Imagine living a normal life, having a family of your own and then suddenly having your mother reveal a secret she had kept her entire life. This is what happened to author and Orlando Sentinel columnist Greg Dawson. In 1994, his daughter wrote a letter to her grandmother for a history project asking what life was like in the 1940s. The family was staggered when they received an unbelievable reply from Dawson's mother, Zhanna, which detailed her escape from a Nazi death march in Ukraine and how she survived the war by hiding her identity: she remained undetected by performing as a piano virtuoso and entertainer for the Nazis.
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