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Cats, with their independent spirit and beguiling purrs, have captured the hearts of humans for millennia. In New Zealand, felines are no exception, boasting the highest national cat ownership rate globally [definition cat nz cat foundation]. An estimated 1.134 million pet cats grace Kiwi households, compared to 683,000 dogs ...
Love this song – with the discussion, at the end is worth skipping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3giBqOkBxmQ
Good song! is about the only thing I can say about a political song in a space where political comment isn’t allowed. For a moment there I thought it was Katy Soljak and thought, wow, she turns up in some interesting places. I think Katy is about ten years younger, though.
Making pesto – have fabulously big basil plants from my vege garden – but I forgot to put the parmesan cheese on my shopping list – duh !
This is worth a watch, maybe?
According to
http://www.cowspiracy.com/ — The movie.
In 2009 a 2 man advisory team from the world bank said, commenting on Animal Agriculture
Greenhouse gas Emissions 13% all transportation (cars, trucks trains etc) 51% Animal Agriculture including deforestation, and farts)
Consumes 1/3 of all fresh water
Occupies 45% of the earth land
responsible for 91% of the Amazon rain forest destruction
Leading cause of species extinction (Da)
Leading cause of ocean dead zones
and habitat destruction …..
%
5% US domestic water use verses 55% US Animal Agriculture.
660 Gallons of water to make a 1/4 ponder = to 2 months worth of showers?
Interesting discussion on slashdot – how many devices do you have with a GPS unit built in?
http://slashdot.org/poll/2887/devices-i-have-with-a-gps-reciever-built-in
Some of the lists are amazing. I try not to overdo tech toys, but I score a 5: smartphone, old smartphone, tablet, 2 handheld GPS for tramping.
The march of technology.