I'm not going to ask how the snow turned yellow.

LOL...OK, don't ask!!!

(movie)  Looks like T took off above Beauty!  Guess he was next to her on the base out of sight.

Beauty finishing up her breakfast on the base of Mercury.

[Climate change may not be as catastrophic for Greenland's icecaps as scientists first thought after researchers found hotter summers may actually slow down the flow of glaciers.Increased melting in the warmer summer months is causing the internal drainage system of the ice sheet to 'adapt' and accommodate more melt-water, without speeding up the flow of ice toward the oceans]

Climate change not as catastrophic as scientists first thought.

Climate change may not be as catastrophic for Greenland's icecaps as scientists first thought after researchers found hotter summers may actually slow down the flow of glaciers.

Increased melting in the warmer summer months is causing the internal drainage system of the ice sheet to 'adapt' and accommodate more melt-water, without speeding up the flow of ice toward the oceans


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1350994/Greenland-glaciers-flow-slower-hot-summers-adapting-climate-change.html hmmm

In a related story, Greenland is opening its first water park and beach resort.

Yes and the Winter Olympics will be held in NJ!

There seems to be an increase in acts of heroism in the face of danger lately -- apprehending the shooter in Tucson, the Wegmans stabbing, and a report this morning of 3 young men pulling a woman out of her car stuck on railroad tracks just seconds before it was struck by a train.

Things have changed.....for the better! 

Had about 12 more inches yesterday. I ran out of space to put it. Could only go up. While I was shoveling my sidewalk, this guy was watching and smirking.

Whatchasmilin about, you didn't have to shovel?

[9th and 25th still. Let's move them up!!]

Only a few days left to vote

9th and 25th still. Let's move them up!!

[Climate change may not be as catastrophic for Greenland's icecaps as scientists first thought after researchers found hotter summers may actually slow down the flow of glaciers.Increased melting in the warmer summer months is causing the internal drainage system of the ice sheet to 'adapt' and accommodate more melt-water, without speeding up the flow of ice toward the oceans]

Climate change not as catastrophic as scientists first thought.

Climate change may not be as catastrophic for Greenland's icecaps as scientists first thought after researchers found hotter summers may actually slow down the flow of glaciers.

Increased melting in the warmer summer months is causing the internal drainage system of the ice sheet to 'adapt' and accommodate more melt-water, without speeding up the flow of ice toward the oceans


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1350994/Greenland-glaciers-flow-slower-hot-summers-adapting-climate-change.html hmmm

Scientists are to cull crows and magpies to find out whether they are wiping out the nation’s songbirds.

A dramatic decline in farm and woodland birds over the past 50 years has been linked to rising numbers of avian predators.

If the study finds a link, it could lead to a much wider cull extending to protected species such as sparrowhawks and buzzards.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1351054/Crows-magpies-trapped-killed-cull-protect-songbirds.html

[Proud of you jeanne!]

http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s1945689.shtml?cat=565 found this too

Family of Wegmans attack victim releases statement. video on the right. Proud of you jeanne!

Good job Jeanne! Donna I knew you would find the video. 

Yay for those 2 brave boys also. They deserve recognition.

This is NOT a bath towel. Do NOT step on it! Don't put it in the dryer, either!

Jeanne will love this one!

[Proud of you jeanne!]

http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s1945689.shtml?cat=565 found this too

Family of Wegmans attack victim releases statement. video on the right. Proud of you jeanne!

A female Cooper's hawk that spent a week trapped in the Library of Congress was safely captured Wednesday and taken to a rehabilitation center in Virginia.

The hawk caught the public's imagination as it eluded would-be rescuers and swooped over researchers' heads in the dome of the Thomas Jefferson Building's Main Reading Room. It even snatched frozen quail from a trap without being caught
The hawk caught the public's imagination as it eluded would-be rescuers and swooped over researchers' heads in the dome of the Thomas Jefferson Building's Main Reading Room. It even snatched frozen quail from a trap without being caught.

The hawk probably flew in through a broken window Jan. 19, said Matt Raymond, the library's director of communications.

At 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, a three-member team led by representatives of the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia captured the bird using a caged pair of starlings, named Frick and Frack, as bait. It took 25 minutes.

While the hawk was in the library, it cultivated an audience that tracked its antics closely. Library staff members frequently visited the reading room to check up on the bird; one regularly brought binoculars to view it up close.
The library offered regular status updates on its blog and Facebook pages. Twitter users posted and reposted news and suggested names.

Research librarians affectionately dubbed the hawk "Shirley," referring to Raymond's blogged recycling of a famous line ("And don't call me Shirley") from the 1980 movie "Airplane!" In a user poll, Washington Post readers suggested "Jefferson."

Bird experts from across the nation offered their help. Some worried that the hawk would die. The hawk was captured weighing 424 grams and was called "emaciated" by conservancy Vice President Linda Moore. The bird was taken to the conservancy in Falls Church.
After it is restored to health, the hawk will be released into the wild, far from the Library of Congress, Moore said.   

Several Harpy eagles have been discovered in Belize’s Maya Mountains for the first time in 60 years. The eagles were believed extinct in the country, due to habitat loss and overhunting.

“This is incredibly significant for bird conservation in the region. It shows that our work in Belize is effective; protecting wildlife and habitat from overhunting and disturbance, while also sending a positive message about the benefits of conservation to the local communities,� said Lee McLoughlin, Protected Areas Manager for the Ya’axché Conservation Trust. (Source: Fauna-flora.org)

A pair of adult Harpy eagles and a chick were spotted inhabiting a nest. The fact they have reproduced should indicate they are healthy and have enough food sources to continue living a normal life span. There may be two other eagles in the same area, as one source said five were spotted by wildlife observers.

The newly discovered couple may be the most northerly breeding pair of Harpy eagles. The species also used to live as far north as Mexico, but it is thought they were mainly wiped out there. They may now only dwell in Chiapas, Oxaca and Veracruz in southern Mexico, but the populations are so small, they cannot be reliably confirmed.

The Maya mountains are believed to have some of the oldest rock formations in Central America. Some of them are estimated to be 200 million years old. The forested area is a good habitat for Harpy eagles. Some parts of the area are protected in a continuous corridor all the way to the Caribbean Sea. Other animals in these nature preserves are: jaguars, crocodiles, West Indian manatees, lobsters, conch, scarlet macaws and parrots. There are also 220 tree species and 350 bird species. Mahogany and cedar are some of the dominant trees, but these are highly sought for commercial value, and some were taken for industry during the 20th century.

Image Credit: Michael Schamis

Harpy's are so cool looking.

I just caught part of a teaser for the 6 PM news on channel 10. They interviewed Jeanne.

Where can we find this interview??