Daily Archives: September 24, 2014
URGENT: Please Help Bring Rhino Poachers to Justice
Kingpin poaching leader Hugo Ras, and his nine co-accused have been charged with no less than 318 charges regarding their involvement in rhino poaching and related crimes. These people are REPEAT OFFENDERS; they are believed to be responsible for the brutal slaughter and mutilation of 24 rhino, including a pregnant cow and a small calf, in state and privately owned reserves around the country between June 2008 and June 2012.
They were arrested Friday by South African’s Priority Investigation Unit, the Hawks. A spokesperson for the group, Paul Ramaloko called the syndicate’s operations the “serial killing” of rhino.
Via Allison Thompson from OSCAP (Outraged South African Citizens Against Poaching), here is a list of the accused:
Ras and his co-conspirators in court.
1. Hugo Ras (Ringleader)
2. Trudie Ras (wife of Hugo)
3. Mandla Magaguka (poacher)
4. Willie Oosthuizen (Organized Crime)
5. Joseph Wilkinson (Attorney)
6. Jacobus Steyn aka Bonnie…
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Choose Again
Candied apples shiny red
teeth stuck together
Next time, cotton candy instead!
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Recipe for Candied Apples:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/candied-apples-ii/
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Liberty and Justice for All…? Why Animals Need Their Own Bill of Rights | One Green Planet
Without legal protection, innocent animals are defenseless against those who would do them harm. That’s why our laws need to represent the myriad needs of animal protection. For example, our companion animals — our beloved cats and dogs — may be harmed from abuse or neglect, hoarding, dogfighting rings, or “puppy mills,” where they are treated like disposable breeding machines. Wild animals, on the other hand, face harms like being penned, hounded, trapped, or shot. Meanwhile, exotic animals like bears, tigers, and lions are trapped in pathetically inhumane conditions at roadside zoos. All animals need the strength and consistency of protection through our legal system.
That’s why all across the nation Americans are speaking up for our nonhuman friends by signing the Animal Bill of Rights to support laws that protect animals and the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s goal is to collect one million…
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Blueberry Pear and White Chocolate Bread Pudding
Our featured dessert is original prepared only with blueberries. But we were given Bosc pears, and they are very good eating. We decided to use them as an addition to the bread pudding. The Bosc is a cultivar of the European Pear grown in the northwestern U.S. states of California, Washington, and Oregon. It is also cultivated in Australia, as well as in British Columbia, and of course Europe. In Europe it is sometimes referred to a the Kaiser pear.
The featured recipe was prepared in video format, please enjoy. The recipe follows at the end, and you can also copy it were it is posted below the video.
Information on different varieties of Pears: Local Foods – Pear Varieties
Blueberry Pear and White Chocolate Bread Pudding
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt*
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups…
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