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Lunar Year of the Tiger begins on Valentine's Day: February 14. Salute to Life, to Compassion, to Love for Nature
Tiger image & photo courtesy of: Hoodies and free-slideshow.com
Photo: Indignity. Humiliation. Horror to innocent people, millions. History: January 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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World War II in the Pacific - Liberation of Allied Prisoners of War in the Tokyo Bay Area.
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Photos courtesy of History.com and U.S. Navy
2010 International Year of Biodiversity. Ongoing extinction at 1000 times natural rate: most species to disappear in <100 years
Green sea turtles, whose ancestors evolved on land and took to the sea to live about 150 million years ago, are one of the few species so ancient that they watched the dinosaurs evolve and become extinct.
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World's biodiversity crisis needs action, says UN. With species extinction running at about 1,000 times the "natural" or "background" rate, some biologists contend that we are in the middle of the Earth's sixth great extinction - the previous five stemming from natural events such as asteroid impacts.
The United Nations has launched the International Year of Biodiversity, warning that the ongoing loss of species around the world is affecting human well being. Eight years ago, governments pledged to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, but the pledge will not be met. read more »
TV host Bob Barker donates $5mil to help end destruction of habitat & slaughter of wildlife, preserving ecosystems & species
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May 29, 2012 - With legendary heart, Bob Barker urges to free Pau Walston - "Captain Paul Walston has done more to protech the lives of marine wildlife than anyone else in history, Paul's in prison means increase slaughter of whales, sharks, dolphin, seals and endangered tuna..."
*Above: Video Update Jan. 8, 2011* - Bob Barker Interview on ABC 7 read more »
Photos: "New Year Twins born decade apart", "Tiger sweeping snow", "ice swimming", "cracked plane: narrow escape"
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Blue Moon will watch our New Year celebrations & deer may visit your backyard. Take a moment to look into Nature, into Future
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How often does a full moon occur twice in a single month? Exactly once in a Blue Moon. In fact, the modern usage of the term "Blue Moon" refers to the second Full Moon in a single month. Tonight's Blue Moon will be the first since November 2001. A Blue Moon typically occurs every few years. The reason for the rarity of the Blue Moon is that the 29.53 days between full moons is just slightly shorter than the number of days in the average month. Don't, however, expect the moon to look blue tonight! The term "Blue Moon" has recently been traced to an error in a magazine article in 1946. It is possible for the Moon to appear tinged by a blue hue, sometimes caused by fine dirt circulating in the Earth's atmosphere, possibly from a volcanic explosion. The above picture was taken not during a full moon but through a morning sky that appeared dark blue. The bright crescent is the only part directly exposed to sunlight - the rest of the Moon glows from sunlight reflected from the Earth. In this dramatic photo, however, the planet Jupiter is also visible along with its four largest moons.
On 2010 New Year eve: take a moment & look into the night sky read more »