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Thursday, June 26, 2008

At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro

Severn Cullis-Suzuki (born November 30, 1979 in Vancouver, Canada) is an environmental activist, speaker, television host and author. Born to writer Tara Elizabeth Cullis and geneticist and environmental activist David Suzuki, she has spoken around the world about environmental issues, urging listeners to define their values, act with the future in mind, and take individual responsibility.

At the age of nine, she founded the Environmental Children's Organization (ECO), a group of children dedicated to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues. In 1992, at the age of 12, Cullis-Suzuki raised money with members of ECO, to attend the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Along with group members Michelle Quigg, Vanessa Suttie, and Morgan Geisler, Cullis-Suzuki presented environmental issues from a youth perspective at the summit, where she was applauded for a speech to the delegates. In 1993, she was honoured in the United Nations Environment Programme's Global 500 Roll of Honour. In 1993, Doubleday published her book Tell the World, a 32-page book of environmental steps for families.

Cullis-Suzuki graduated from Yale University in 2002 with a B.Sc. in ecology and evolutionary biology. After Yale, Cullis-Suzuki spent two years traveling. Cullis-Suzuki co-hosted Suzuki's Nature Quest, a children's television series that aired on the Discovery Channel in 2002.
In early 2002, she helped launch an Internet-based think tank called The Skyfish Project. As a member of Kofi Annan's Special Advisory Panel, she and members of the Skyfish Project brought their first project, a pledge called the "Recognition of Responsibility", to the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in August 2002. The Skyfish Project disbanded in 2006 as Cullis-Suzuki turned her focus back to school and enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Victoria to study ethnobotany under Nancy Turner.   link
submitted by Melody

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Save the planet? An alternative view

George Carlin has some thoughts about saving the planet. Be warned - he uses some of the 7 words you can't say on television. Rated R for language, but this video is mostly inoffensive.

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Great catch - for a girl

She's just the ball girl, but she's a pretty good fielder. See the story here.

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Free information

Free 411 calls from any phone. Really. You might have to listen to a short advertisement. 1-800-FREE411 offers text message options when a caller uses a mobile device. Text messages are only sent to those who opt-in to receive the text message, and depending on your telephone plan, standard text messaging rates apply. You will not receive a text message from us unless you request one. It’s important to listen to all of the prompts before pressing any keys. Some callers do not listen to the whole prompt, press the opt-in key and don’t realize that they have just requested a text message.  link1  link2
submitted by Joan and Lynn

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Before the Storm

A large cumulonimbus cloud was approaching Tuesday afternoon. Just as it was passing in front of the sun, the high, wispy clouds refracted the light creating a brilliant display of color. By the time I got my camera the colors had paled a bit, but were still impressive. The sunset below followed the rain from this storm.

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Shaun the Sheep - episode 26

See yesterday for episode 25.

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Today's Activities Schedule

7:30 Men s Golf @ Shores
7:45 Ladies 9-Hole Gulf
7:45 & 8:45 Aqua Aerobics
8:00 Tennis
9:30 Ladies Bible Study
2:00 Dance Class
7:00 Mexican Train Dominoes
7:00 Bocce Ball

Tomorrow's Activities Schedule

7:45 & 8:45 Aqua Aerobics
10:00 Cribbage
1:00 Hand & Foot
3:00 Investment Group
4:00 Pickle Ball
7:00 Men's & Ladies' Poker
7:00 Mah-jongg

See the complete calendar

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Click once a day to help feed rescue animals.

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Coquina Daily Cat

Cat in Dresser by Dennis Dugan - link

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Coquina Daily Dog

Pinkie by Sunday Williams - link

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Coquina Daily Sunset

Tuesday, June 24, 2008