Save the Seahorses

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Seahorse populations are thought to be endangered as a result of overfishing and habitat destruction. Despite a lack of scientific studies or clinical trials,^[the consumption of seahorses is widespread in traditional Chinese medicine, primarily in connection with impotence, wheezing, nocturnal enuresis, and pain, as well as labor induction. Up to 20 million seahorses may be caught each year to be sold for such uses.^[54]Preferred species of seahorses include H. kellogii, H. histrix, H. kuda, H. trimaculatus, and H. mohnike Seahorses are also consumed by Indonesians, central Filipinos, and many other ethnic groups

Import and export of seahorses has been controlled under CITES since 15 May 2004. However, Indonesia, Japan, Norway, and South Korea have chosen to opt out of the trade rules set by CITES.

The problem may be exacerbated by the growth of pills and capsules as the preferred method of ingesting seahorses. Pills are cheaper and more available than traditional, individually tailored prescriptions of whole seahorses, but the contents are harder to track. Seahorses once had to be of a certain size and quality before they were accepted by TCM practitioners and consumers. Declining availability of the preferred large, pale, and smooth seahorses has been offset by the shift towards prepackaged preparations, which makes it possible for TCM merchants to sell previously unused, or otherwise undesirable juvenile, spiny, and dark-coloured animals. Today, almost a third of the seahorses sold in China are packaged, adding to the pressure on the species.  Dried seahorse retails from US$600 to $3000 per kilogram, with larger, paler, and smoother animals commanding the highest prices. In terms of value based on weight, seahorses retail for more than the price of silver and almost that of gold in Asia.

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How to Save the Planet

Now that the marches have started our actions have to begin. 
Here's my take. 

1. Get rid of plastic water bottles 
2. Eat 60% less red meat 
3. Only eat seafood once a month. 

That's what's needed to  catch up to where we should be. 

 Whose with me? 

Wait! I almost forgot to mention... eat Beyond Meat. 

The debate to tonight was great so was Joe

I think that everyone on the stage did a great job and there was a sense that everyone were united in the idea of working together led by Joe of course.

So could the media stop trying to cause division.

Carolyn and Darren Carter Lion killers

When I saw the picture of this great beast, his life sucked out of him taken  from this world I weapt. Look how large and beautiful he is.  What a
magnificent  father he must of been, a creature we've been blessed to tend. My how his pride must grieve without his love and protection. 

And then came the evil Carters, bloodthirsty, without mercy love or compassion in their hearts.  Carolyn and Darren Carter from Edmonton Canada murdered him in cold blood.  

They took this great father away from us, they took him away from all of us they took him away from  the world and the universe. They took him away from God.   And like the disgusting creatures they are celebrated with a kiss over his dead body. A gruesome murderous wedding vow. 

Instead of mouring the Loin's long life cut short these two  creatures of the dark revelled and probably made love on that very night!

Do you notice there is no blood ??? 

That's because when you kill an animal to trophy hunt blood ruins the fur. So what do you do? Either hit it with an arrow and watch it bleed out for hours while you follow it along. Or, you can shoot it directly in the heart and let in bleed out quicker. OR you can poison it and watch ot writhe in pain.

Which did you choose Carolyn and Darren Carter?

Who knows what method Carolyn and  Darren Carter used but what they did is a sin to God's creature and to humankind. And I ask that 
 Gods wrath turn on them and those they love. 

Animal rights activist unite ! 

Damn you Carolyn and Darren Carter. Killers !!!!

Gabriela Camara and tortured Blue Fox Fur

In June 2019 Vanity Fair did profile on chef Gabriela Camara, who considers her most luxurious possession  a BLUE FOX FUR hammock.  

For real!

It's where she lays for inspiration. And by the picture I would say  at least 8 rare Blue Foxes were electrocuted, suffered for days in steel traps, drowned and skinned alive so Gabriela can  think about a recipe to feed her patrons.

This is  NOT a luxury.

Message to Gabriela:  

Maybe you could create something that goes to help animals not keep your butt warm. You seem like such a hard working and inspirational person. Everyone makes mistakes but you can do something about this and send a message about the horrors of wearing and sleeping on animal fur! 

See the Hammock below and then the real thing.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY Joseph John Holosko

Last week someone sent me this picture of my father. The timing was out of sight fantastic!  It really says everything about him. For almost 30 years my father was Santa Clause to thousands of children and they will forever remember him.

 I know every little girl thinks of her father as Santa Clause but mine really was!!! 

And he was the best father a girl could ever want and I was the apple of his eye. Not a day goes by that I do not feel his presence and I know that not only is he looking over me he is looking OUT for me !

This picture was taken with my cousin Camille and Allisa in 1958... ten years before I was born.

White Male Alabama Abortion

Below is an interesting picture. All the people on the right voted for the most restrictive abortion bill in the country with no exceptions for incest or rape. Doctors who perform abortions will serve 90 years and anyone who drives a woman to get an abortion in or out of state will be charged with Accessory to Murder.  I kid you not! Courtesy of Alabama.

Notice they are ALL white male, welcome to the Handmaidens Tale.

Trump Insider Trading

When are we going to open up our eyes to the biggest Insider Trading event that Trump does  right in front of us. The China talks on? The Dow goes  up. China talks off?  The Dow goes  down.  Some people are making a fortune off Trump  insider trading and right in front of our face. Trump decides what to do with the Dow on his own every day and throws a bone to his buddies.

Life in Prison for abortion and miscarriage

Georgia bill HB 481 is called  The Fetal heartbeat bill which will not allow women to have an abortion after a heartbeat is detected which is about six weeks but it gets worse much worse. The Handmaidens Tale has become a reality, Women who have an abortion or seek to have a  abortion  or use abortion pharmaceuticals, or miscarry  will now face life in prison

HB 481 would also have consequences for women who get abortions from doctors or miscarry. 

A woman who seeks out an illegal abortion from a health care provider would be a party to murder, subject to life in prison.

 And a woman who miscarries because of her own conduct—say, using drugs while pregnant—would be liable for second-degree murder, punishable by 10 to 30 years’ imprisonment. 

 Prosecutors may interrogate women who miscarry to determine whether they can be held responsible; if they find evidence of culpability, they may charge, detain, and try these women for the death of their fetuses.

Even women who seek lawful abortions out of state may not escape punishment. If a Georgia resident plans to travel elsewhere to obtain an abortion, she may be charged with conspiracy to commit murder, punishable by 10 years’ imprisonment. An individual who helps a woman plan her trip to get an out-of-state abortion, or transports her to the clinic, may also be charged with conspiracy. These individuals, after all, are “conspiring” to end of the life of a “person” with “full legal recognition” under Georgia law.

Joe Biden my Endorsement

At this time I have picked Joe Biden as my preference for President for this reason; after all the deconstruction of this country under the Trump administration I believe  Joe Biden will have the skills and knowledge to put it back together. He knows how the foundation was built and he is the only candidate that I feel can get it done at this point.

My Aunt Stella 98 Today! Happy B Day

My Aunt Stella was a feminist before her time!  She was one of the first women to get a science scholarship from the University of California when she was living room in a small mining town in Drumheller  Canada.

She then moved to Pacific Palisades in California where I visited her.

She got her Masters of Science when it was unheard of for women to achieve that.

And now at 97 she is as smart as a whip has no advice for aging and   loves me very much. Hope I get those genes!

Happy Birthday Aunt Stella

Grandma Holosko

I APOLOGIZE President Trump

I'm a loyal Democrat and I APOLOGIZE to all Trump supporters, his cabinet and TRUMP himself. I was  led down a garden path and brainwashed into thinking Collusion was true. I apologize.

NOT!!!

CNN and MSNBC Wasted my Time

Instead of focusing of immigration, children in cages, the environment the Liberal Media  WASTED MY TIME on this Mueller thing. Stop following Trumps tweets and give a S*** about what's really going on with this country

Orangutan shot 74 times donate https://www.sumatranorangutan.org

Donate 
https://www.sumatranorangutan.org

Once again a sick demented individual born without soul tortures an endangered species. Find him. Get him. Shoot him 74 times with his baby in his  arms and leave him to die... his idea not mine. 

 How's that for "an eye for an eye".

By BINSAR BAKKARA and NINIEK KARMINI, Associated Press

SIBOLANGIT, INDONESIA — An orangutan mother has been blinded after being shot with at least 74 air gun pellets on Indonesia's Sumatra island, where threats to the endangered species have increased as the palm oil and paper industries shrink its jungle habitat

An X-ray showed at least 74 air gun pellets in her body, including four in her left eye and two in the right, said veterinarian Yenny Saraswati with the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation ProgramThe great ape, named "Hope" by her rescuers, also had several wounds believed to have been caused by sharp objects, she said Monday. Hope also was recovering from surgery to repair a broken collarbone.

Villagers spotted the severely wounded orangutan in a farm in Aceh province's Subulussalam district last week with her month-old baby, which was critically malnourished, said Sapto Aji Prabowo, who heads the Aceh provincial conservation agency.

The baby died as rescuers rushed the pair to a clinic in neighboring North Sumatra province's Sibolangit district.

Donate 
https://www.sumatranorangutan.org

Senior Dogs Rock

I have always adopted senior dogs and they are the most amazing friends I've ever had. 

 Top 10 reasons to adopt a senior dog:

 1. Older dogs are house-trained. You won’t have to go through the difficult stage(s) of teaching a puppy house manners and mopping/cleaning up after accidents.

 2. Older dogs are not teething puppies, and won’t chew your shoes and furniture while growing up.

 3. Older dogs can focus well because they’ve mellowed. Therefore, they learn quickly.

 4. Older dogs have learned what “no” means. If they hadn’t learned it, they wouldn’t have 
gotten to be “older” dogs.

 5. Older dogs settle in easily, because they’ve learned what it takes to get along with others and become part of a pack.

 6. Older dogs are good at giving love, once they get into their new, loving home. They are grateful for the second chance they’ve been given.

 7. What You See Is What You Get: Unlike puppies, older dogs have grown into their shape and personality. Puppies can grow up to be quite different from what they seemed at first.

 8. Older dogs are instant companions – ready for hiking, car trips, and other things you like to do.

 9. Older dogs leave you time for yourself because they don’t make the kinds of demands on your time and attention that puppies and young dogs do.

 10. Older dogs let you get a good night’s sleep because they’re accustomed to human schedules and don’t generally need nighttime feedings, comforting, or bathroom breaks.
 -From The Senior Dogs Project, SrDogs.com

Meet that drumstick

I believe that you should know where the meat you eat was slaughtered and where it came from   (even better if you do it yourself). That day has arrived. Trackers are being put in live chickens so that you can name and follow then from birth to your plate.

Goodbye horrors on factory farms!

Shoppers are willing to pay a premium for ingredients that are cage-free, organic or wild caught. But how do you really know if the chicken you are eating spent its life happily pecking for corn or if your blackberries were grown locally and are pesticide free?

Simple. Put a tracking device on it.

It's not as absurd as it sounds, says Robyn Metcalfe, a food historian who teaches at the University of Texas at Austin. A GPS tracker strapped to the leg of a chicken, says Metcalfe, means "that people who potentially will buy that chicken will know every step that that chicken has taken."

ZhongAn Online, a Chinese insurance company, has already outfitted more than a 100,000 chickens with trackers. The sensors upload information, such as how much exercise each chicken gets and what it ate. The company says the technology will be on 2,500 farms in China by next year.

They are also working on facial-recognition technology so that consumers can one day make sure the organic chicken they saw on the farm is the same one that ends up on their plate.

Next  up? 

Beef  Dairy and Veal 

What do I do my husband is depressed?

Often I get letters for advice advice but  I know very little about so much I tend not to answer but this one was kind of fun, 

Here's the question

What can the wife of a man with bipolar do to help him. He has struggled (never accepted or managed) for 50 years, with the disease. As a friend, high school classmate, and wife of 20 years, I struggle with him. The cycle is ALWAYS the same… Depression, to the point of becoming suicidal, get to a hospital/doctor for meds and counseling, regain functionality, feel he doesn’t need the meds, so he stops, and plummets to the deepest, darkest depression, worse than the last time. Never held a job more than parttime for about 5  years he refuses to accept/own the illness and “fights” the information I share from your site with him. I think the information is right on point. He’s 68 years old. What can I do? What can I expect from him? Now, he sleeps 24/7, refuses to eat. I schedule Dr appointments, but he refuses to go. No personal hygiene practices (one time in the past, he went 8 months without shower or brushing teeth. Right now, we’re going on three weeks.) We are Christians and surrounded by genuinely unselfish, loving, supportive friends/family. What can I do? Thank you so much!!

Here's my answer

Get him involuntary committed and refuse to take him back unless he agrees to treatment and management. This can be an extremely dangerous situation for you and I’m sure you have experienced some violence. In a state like that he probably rejects God as well and consequently other types of energy (darkness) will begin to rule him.

Do not feel a speck of guilt ( he doesn’t) and enjoy your vacation while he is in treatment. If you let him he will take you and everyone around him and suck up your energy like a dry sponge. If you let this happen you will be caught in an endless cycle just like some alcoholics or drug addicts. The attention that they get from involving others in their downward spiral is an addiction in itself.

If I were you I’d file for divorce based on financial and psychological abuse and go on to find someone who will love and cherish and enhance your life unless you too enjoy the drama in which case you are perfect for one another.

GOOD LUCK 

KAY 

Otherwise call 911 and get him out of your house.

Horrible state of the union for animals under Trump

There is no question  the Trump organization is rolling back important and hard fought  animal rights legislation ... but this is not a government that protects those that cannot speak and suffer. Like children and animals.

The impact of federal agencies over the past two years on animal protection has been more negative than positive. Some of the areas where we saw the Trump administration fail include:

The blackout of thousands of Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act inspection and enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture website, making it harder for Americans to learn which puppy mills, roadside zoos and research facilities, among other enterprises, are failing to comply with animal protection laws. The USDA has also cut back drastically on the number of warnings, official complaints and license revocations it applies to the worst puppy mills and other Animal Welfare Act violators.

Former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke illegally established the “International Wildlife Conservation Council,” an advisory panel stacked with people who have an interest in killing or importing rare and endangered animals from overseas. The administration also lifted the import ban on Zimbabwe elephant and lion trophies.

Last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service proposed weakening the Endangered Species Act, creating additional roadblocks to securing comprehensive protections for threatened species, and to make the process of removing species from the ESA easier.

The Department of the Interior proposed rolling back an Obama-era regulation that banned some of the worst and most appalling hunting practices on 20 million acres of federal public lands in Alaska, including using artificial light to kill hibernating bears and their cubs, shooting wolf and coyote pups and mothers in their dens, using bait to attract brown and black bears, shooting vulnerable swimming caribou and using dogs to hunt black bears. This, just after Congress revoked similar protections on 76 million acres of National Wildlife Refuge lands in Alaska in 2017.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed Yellowstone-area grizzly bears from the Endangered Species Act, and the Department of Justice committed funds for legal fights in the federal courts to make this administration action permanent.

FLA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL SWEET!

                                                                        Photos. Q Imagry
  

When I say Renaissance you say cool. 
When I say Festival you say sweet.

When I say Renaissance Festival you say Hook me up!

Check out  their Awesome website

Travel back in time to the 16th Century at the 27th Annual Florida Renaissance Festival, coming to Quiet Waters Park, February 9th, 2019 through March 24th, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to Sunset! Over 100 Artisans selling their wares, Over 100 Performers to entertain, Kid's Kingdom, Entertainment and Food and Drynk fit for a King! It's a Fun Family Event for All Ages!

 ENTER HERE

Question: 

Can you or your family  handle bumping into a Pirate, sidestepping a  Knight or stumbling upon an  encampment of dancing gypsies flashing  red scarves and jiggling gold bobbles they bought from the Village Vendors -one of hundreds  at your disposal?

Yes? Read on.

I think you might need a candle to light the way.  The Kamikazee Fireflies are out and about.  No worries, make one with your daughter add a little face paint, shoot a couple of rounds with your son, try fencing or crossbow, get lost in a maze a  haunted graveyard or jump on a Fair Ride. 

Kiss the girls and make them smile!

I'm smelling hot fries, sizzling  chocolate dipped bacon and something sweet; cotton candy, pancakes with maple syrup for sure. The deep fried twinkies are by the Chinese food booth  next to the Taco stand, fish and chips to the left.  

Can your kids spell Dragon,  Harry Potter or Time Travel? Game of Thrones perhaps? Pick a themed weekend heck pick two. 

Who's that over there to your right?

 A merchant is making his way through a magical land of wild Wizards, Faires  and Sprites on a carpet of  rainbows. Watch out for the Gremlins!

Where did you say that pot of gold was? I think its down the winding path through the great forest, past  the poets and musicians.  With a little luck you'll find a mischievous  Leprechaun in a moss green suit. He'll guide you to a curious little village to watch a thrilling Joust brought to you by  brave Knights ablaze with silver armor sparking in the sun atop feisty horses.

You can do all of this while your kids loose their minds all decked out in pirates costumes they can wear to the fair.

A little treat pour toi perhaps?

Hey girl,  there's shop that has that cute light blue corsette you secretly want and for you Dude a fab leather vest calls.  

BANG!

Was that a canon or your family thanking you?

WAIT!

 You left your buddies at the  best time-travel pub crawl ever. Such scandalous tails the Wench tells over cold beer and good cheer.  Shout out a song.  Gulp ahhh! 

PS. Don't bring your dog or a sandwich. Not allowed. There is enough food and drink to feed a fussy fleet of Pirate ships Arrr! 

I'd budget around $120.00 TOTAL for a family of four- entry, food and treats.  Wee ones are free.

Pub crawl is $29.00. 5 beers 5 pubs 5 stars.

See you there!

SWEET!

The Florida Renaissance Festival currently offers One-Day admission tickets, which are good for any one day of the Festival, and Season Passes, which grants admission on all Festival days! Adult One-Day admission tickets are $21.00 per person, and Children’s One-Day admission tickets are $9.00 per person. For the purposes of ticketing, children’s tickets apply to children ages 6 to 11. Children 5 years of age and under are free!

Season Passes for Adults are $75.00 per person, and are issues to one person, non-transferable. You must bring photo identification along with your Pass for entry to the Festival each day. Season Passes for Children are $35.00 per person.

Ticket prices are subject to sales tax of 6%, and any convenience fees assessed for the purchase of tickets online in advance.

The Florida Renaissance Festival currently offers One-Day admission tickets, which are good for any one day of the Festival, and Season Passes, which grants admission on all Festival days! Adult One-Day admission tickets are $21.00 per person, and Children’s One-Day admission tickets are $9.00 per person. For the purposes of ticketing, children’s tickets apply to children ages 6 to 11. Children 5 years of age and under are free!

Season Passes for Adults are $75.00 per person, and are issues to one person, non-transferable. You must bring photo identification along with your Pass for entry to the Festival each day. Season Passes for Children are $35.00 per person.

Ticket prices are subject to sales tax of 6%, and any convenience fees assessed for the purchase of tickets online in advance.One-Day admission tickets, which are good for any one day of the Festival, and Season Passes, which grants admission on all Festival days! Adult One-Day admission tickets are $21.00 per person, and Children’s One-Day admission tickets are $9.00 per person. For the purposes of ticketing, children’s tickets apply to children ages 6 to 11. Children 5 years of age and under are free!

Season Passes for Adults are $75.00 per person, and are issues to one person, non-transferable. You must bring photo identification along with your Pass for entry to the Festival each day. Season Passes for Children are $35.00 per person.

Ticket prices are subject to sales tax of 6%, and any convenience fees assessed for the purchase of tickets online in advance.