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Music to my ears
I started learning the Joanna (piano, for those unfamiliar with Cockney-Rhyming slang) age 6. The sight and sound of those shiny black and white keys was both intriguing as well magical. Although I don’t play that much any more, I’ve developed a better appreciation for classical music now, than I ever had before. My favourite instrument has always […]
Posted in: Protect our rainforests
Don’t get so emotional…
January 22, 2011
……this is a phrase that the Northerner often says to me after I’ve had one too many drinks. I’m guilty as charged, what can I say? I like to wear my heart on my sleeve. But imagine if you couldn’t clearly express your emotional state. I for one would probably turn the colour of a […]
Posted in: My brain hurts!
Body parts seized in Gabon
January 20, 2011
If you had asked me two years ago where Gabon was, I probably would have struggled to pin point its exact whereabouts in Africa on a map. Now, it’s a different story and I know only too well where this West African nation lies and sadly today, it’s made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. […]
Posted in: Organised crime
Hello Dolly!
January 13, 2011
Tomorrow is my birthday and it’s true that the years seem to speed up as I get older. How did I get to be this age? (21 again in case you’re wondering). When the Northerner asked me what I wanted for my birthday I was remarkably restrained, and told him a nice day with a […]
Posted in: A new beginning.....
Indonesia delays on bilateral deal to save rainforests
January 6, 2011
At the start of this year, the Indonesian Forestry Ministry announced plans to help keep its virgin forests intact by offering land concessions to companies to use previously logged areas. It’s part of a two-year moratorium with Norway, which will pay Indonesia (one billion dollars) for proven emissions reductions. Everything seems to come with a price tag these […]
Posted in: Protect our rainforests
Wildlife Photography Awards
January 3, 2011
The Natural History Museum in South Kensington has to be one of my favourite places to visit in London. I never tire of seeing the exhibits held within its magnificent walls. I still get a rush of excitement when I start to see the building as I bound up the tube station steps two-at-a-time onto […]
Posted in: Say cheese
2010 in review
January 3, 2011
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,800 times in 2010. That’s about 4 full 747s. In […]
Posted in: 2010
Wildlife Trafficking
December 30, 2010
Each year more than a quarter of a million smuggled animals are seized by Brazil’s special police task force. The fight against this illegal trade is one, the authorities say, they are winning. According to the special environmental police battalion, it has cut the traffic in exotic animals onto the market by 80 per cent compared […]
Posted in: Organised crime
The AIDS virus
December 21, 2010
When I was a little girl with pigtails, believe it or not, I wanted to grow up to be a biochemist. I loved chemistry at school and I wanted a long career mixing; testing chemicals and creating new compounds. My teacher was a big influence, he was a bit of a maverick and had all […]
Posted in: My brain hurts!
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