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| Broadcast Schedule | Channel Links | Important News |
| Today!!! Sunday, January 31, 2016 |
| 3 PM PST/6 PM EST |
| No Story Writing! We'll write again on January 21. |
| 6 PM PST/9 PM EST |
| No VacaChat Broadcast. The chatroom will be open at 6:00 PM PST (9:00 PM EST; 8:00 PM CST) |
| Upcoming!!! Sunday, February 7, 2016 |
| 3 PM PST/6 PM EST |
| No Story Writing! We'll write again on January 21. |
| 6 PM PST/9 PM EST |
| No VacaChat Broadcast. The chatroom will be open at 6:00 PM PST (9:00 PM EST; 8:00 PM CST) |
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| Channel Links |
| The pop-out chat link no longer uses the old style chat.
However, it is still a nice way to save on memory and be able to refresh
without losing both chat and video. The easiest way to do this is to open the pop-out chat in a browser window. Log in. (Type a period in the chat line—hit enter. This will open the login screen.) Size this chat window to equal about 1/3 of your desktop space. Then open a new window or tab (Ctrl-T or Ctrl-N in most browsers) and use it to open the pop-out video. If you opened a new tab, you can then click on the tab and drag it to an open space on your desktop. Size it to about 2/3 of your desktop space beside the chat. Now you have both open and can refresh one without disturbing the other. You can resize either without resizing the other. I hope this helps. |
| VacaChannel |
| http://www.ustream.tv/channel/vacadude |
| Pop-Out |
| If you want to view the chat or video in pop-out screens, use the links below. Some find that this places less stress on their computer and/or its memory. |
| Video: http://www.ustream.tv/channel-popup/vacadude |
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| If you use the pop-out links, it is recommended that you open two browser windows. That way, if one needs to be refreshed, the other is not affected. |
| Our Furred, Feathered, and Scaled Babies |
| We will soon have a new feature on the VacaNews
website. Send us pictures of you and your pets. We'll have a page
featuring all our animal family members. Send them to
vacachatb@gmail.com. Make sure
you include your chat name and your pet's name. You can also include
your real name and location if you want to. I've only gotten photos from a few people. (The new page will be posted soon—just waiting on some graphics from TheDude.) Surely more chatters have pets that they'd like to show to the world! |
| It's ACTUALLY Happened |
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The 5th Anniversary International MOD Meet!!! Yes, photos have actually been posted!!! |
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Click on the title above to see the entire Laughing Outside the Box 2015 series. |
| VacaChat Broadcast Changes |
| Look here for any changes to upcoming broadcasts. |
| On Sunday evening, September 20th, Vaca hopes to broadcast either a recording of his Skype visit with the MOD meet or a brief chat about the MOD meet. |
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| A Note from the Dude | Chatter News |
Prayer Requests |
Vaca Blog |
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| Hello Vriends, | ||
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Happy last day of January to you! And it is the weekend between
the last playoff game and the Super Bowl. We are certainly
feeling SB aware around here, because San Francisco is hosting
the big event this time. I can say as a casual observer that
there is a real love/hate thing going on with the Super Bowl
around here. Some people are really into it, and some people are
loathing the whole thing. The city made up a bunch of cool signs
and placed them all over the city, and a number of them have
been vandalized. Mostly it has to do with traffic. The
organizers have done a really bad job of integrating the SB
celebrations with the transportation infrastructure, and it is
getting really messy out there. So it's anybody's guess as to
how it is all going to come out. Hopefully not too many people
will get hurt. Meanwhile, I'm looking to stay mostly clear of
the morass.
A funny thing happened the other day--it became clear that the grounds crew preparing the stadium for the big game made a big boo-boo. They painted the Broncos logo in both end zones. One of the end zones was supposed to get the logo for the Carolina Panthers. Oops! They have since corrected it. It reminded me of that old SNICKERS commercial that had the groundskeeper painting the sign, and he put the Kansas City Chefs in. The player points it out to the old guy, and he goes "great googly-moogly." Things are finally about wrapped-up for me on my big video project. So now I'm out shaking the trees to try to get new and fresh projects to fall out of them. I am hoping to engage in a little photography if there is to be a lull for a week or so. I haven't had much of a chance to do anything along those lines lately. I've still got a mostly-exposed roll of film in the old TLR camera that I need to develop. I also just got the results back from the DNA test that Mary got for me for Christmas. A few surprises there--I have one quarter Irish, one quarter Scandinavian, and about one half western Europe! I had always heard in the family stories that there was some American Indian mixed in somehow, but that does not appear to be showing up in the DNA. Either that, or I'm not reading it right. So I'm having to back through it and read all the support material so that I can understand what I am looking at. But it certainly backs the whole connection with John Harrington, and that part still tickles me. I feel a sense of pride in the fact that my ancestor invented the flushing toilet. That's certainly using your head! (Sorry, couldn't resist.) Well, the day grows shorter and I still have lots of things I need to get done today, so I had better get back to it. Until the next time... |
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| Cheers, VacaDude | ||
| Sharoot | Sharoot's featured pictures can be found
at the end of each newsletter, under Photos of the
Week. She says that since they are located at the end, then "Sharoot's
the Caboose!" Today we have photos showing some European birds. |
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| Elsalynda | Elsalynda's latest column entitled Nature in the
City: Winter Dreams, is available online here: http://waltham.wickedlocal.com/news/20160122/nature-in-city-winter-dreams |
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| TheDaddyBird, DotRot and ChatterChopz | This has been the most horrible move. We're comfy in our new house, but there's still quita a lot at the old house. We broke an axle on the van during an ice storm early in the month so that really hindered our ability to transport things. But we'll have everything done this week. We're getting there. Pray for us in this rather stressful time of moving. | ||
| AnnSavage | On Oct. 27, I received three awards in the San Diego
Press Club Excellence in Journalism competition! I write for Ramona Home
Journal and Julian Journal, and was honored with two first-place awards
and one third-place award for my articles! Links to the articles: First-place stories: http://ramonajournal.com/years-of-daffodil-dedication-p6637-271.htm https://ramonajournal.com/doortodoor-solicitors-raise-concerns-p7315-271.htm Third-place story: http://ramonajournal.com/journalism-students-close-the-book-on-inaugural-class-p6975-275.htm |
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| Littleguys | We received this from Littleguys: For those of you that only know me via the internet, or have not seen me in years and years....I am the one in the turquoise blouse. http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Residents-Donate-Artifacts-for-Cedar-Fire-Monument-314003781.html | ||
| We'd love to include more news of VacaChatters. If you have something you'd like to share (something about you or your family) or if you know of exciting news about another chatter that they're just too shy to share, please send it to us! (We won’t run it without that chatter’s permission, however.) | |||
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| Jes | Jes has requested prayers. She has lost a close friend and is also facing some rather daunting medical tests and procedures. She is, of course, worried and stressed, and in need of all our prayers and healing vibes. | ||
| KSBorn |
KSBorn has sent us an update. She writes, "I’m still in the midst of
chemo and hormone blocker every day. In 2008 I had breast cancer and it
returned July 2014 same breast cancer in my lung now and 2 lymph nodes
positive. I’m getting ready to have a surgery to get a port. I will
probably be on chemo for life. I have numerous tests monthly. Thank you so much for the prayers and please continue." |
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| Marilyn Crabb | UPDATE:
Hi! I survived six months of chemotherapy. I'll have my breast
tumor and left axillary nodes removed on Friday, Feb. 13. Radiation will
be next. Please pray that the surgeon does a good job and all my cancer
is removed! My screen name was/is MarilynLA on UStream. (Marilyn from Los Angeles) |
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| Littleguys | UPDATE: (as of
10/25/2015)
Amazing what an injection in the right place can accomplish! My back
started really hurting over two years ago, to the point I couldn't
show my horses "in hand" when I would have to walk beside them, etc,
and it was painful to lean over to harness them. I was diagnosed
with sciatica, meaning the hole in the vertebrae where the sciatic
nerve leaves the spine to go to the left leg was filling up with
arthritis.
But the doctors wouldn't fix it in 2014 because the Stage Zero
Breast Cancer was more important. In 2015, cancer free, it was
time to fix the back. I did get that injection for the sciatica
last summer, and some relief, but that doctor told me something
no other doctor had told me. Half of the pain I was experiencing
as I walked, stood, etc was due to the sacroiliac joint where
the spine meets the left side of the pelvis. Got a shot, well,
three right in that joint Thursday and cannot believe how much
better it is to walk and stand. Why couldn't they do that two
years ago??? Not a magic wand, but so much better,
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| Elsalynda | (as of 1/03) Keep Elsalynda in your prayers. She has requested prayer for pray for companionship, being treated well, and good health for herself and her bird Nupi. | ||
| GentleDoe | Latest update from GentleDoe (as of 1/10).
GentleDoe gives us much more information on her situation and
struggles. To read her entire post, click
here.
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| Shari in Memphis | UPDATE!!!
We heard from Shari recently. She is now on the VacaNews mailing list,
so we'll be able to keep in touch with her more easily. She tells us,
"Hi guys! Shari in Memphis is alive. I've been having tons of health
problems, so that's tons of doc appointments! I have moved to northern
Arkansas, for health reasons, and looking forward to hub moving up here
in a couple of years, when he retires. It's gorgeous in the country, and
I love that we were able to find a place on a stream. Lots of wild
animals around! I miss you all. Shari (no longer in Memphis) (Shari Sides on FB)" |
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| Thank you for your prayers and good thoughts for owl our wonderful VacaFamily members! If you have any prayer requests, updates or news of answered prayers, please let us know. Email us with the information so it can be included in the next newsletter. | |||
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Check out VacaDude's blog! Don't forget to send VacaDude your comments to let him know how much you appreciate him, his time & his talent! (No recent updates) |
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| Vaca YouTube | ||
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| A Message From Zorro | StoryTime News | StoryTime Archive | Recipe of the Week |
| Hello there, Everbuddy! | ||
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Your old pal Zorro here. The preparations are being made
for a big Super Bowl around here! Of course, we are just
going to be watching it on TV--wouldn't want to go
anywhere near the mess that is going to be happening in
Santa Clara next weekend! Nope--we'll just be here with
our snackies and leave the craziness to everybody else.
It is fun getting a chance to look at the ancestry of the Dude here, too. I don't quite understand all that DNA stuff, but it all looks very scientific. I'm pretty sure of my ancestry--I grew up in San Marcos, and I know I have a lot of cousins that came from Mexico--as it is only a little ways away from San Marcos. But beyond that--it is anybody's guess. It could be that we hail from the planet Petco! Oh, and speaking of traveling through space and time, be sure to come by the next StoryTime writing. We won't be doing it next Sunday (because of the Super Bowl), and the following Sunday is Valentine's Day, so I think it will be the week after that (the 21st). The topic is going to cover time travel--the Dude is even building me a time machine to help tell the story of our adventures! But of course, it is YOU who need to help make the story...so be sure to set your calendar to come on by! (Or, if you have a time machine of your own, you can just set it to go there now and that way you'd get it done early...) See all you cats later! (And, if you are an actual cat--perhaps MUCH later...) |
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| Next StoryTime | Sunday, February 21 (delayed two weeks because of
the Super Bowl and Valentine's Day. Stay
tuned for updates.) 3:00 PM PST/6:00 PM EST |
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| Title | Zorro's Time Machine | ||
| Invitation | We need story writers! Please consider dropping in and checking out the fun we have writing the stories. Honestly, it's not at all difficult to join in and you'll surely be glad you did. | ||
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If anyone wants to request a recipe or a recipe category, just email me.
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Cut sirloin steak across the grain into ¼-inch-thick pieces and place
into a large bowl. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons cornstarch. Stir to coat
each piece in corn starch and set aside. In a large, deep pot, pour in oil and bring up to 350-375 degrees. {You want about 4-6 inches of oil in your pot.} The meat will absorb the cornstarch slightly, so sprinkle in 1-2 more tablespoons to coat everything again. Stir to ensure all the pieces of meat are separated from each other and evenly coated. This means extra crunchy beef! Once the oil has come up to temp, drop in about 1/3 of the meat and stir with a slotted spoon. Cook the meat until browned and crispy. Drain onto paper towels and sprinkle with salt. Continue cooking the meat in batches until it’s all cooked. In a large skillet, heat all ingredients for sauce until warmed. Add in crispy beef and stir to coat and heat thoroughly. Serve over rice with sesame seeds and parsley, if desired. |
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Pick over the crab to remove pieces of shell. Use only about ½ teaspoon of filling for each wonton. Seal edges with beaten egg. (Make sure you squeeze out all the air or they'll pop open during frying and make a real mess)! Deep fry at 350º until golden brown and crispy. Blot on paper towels. To bake instead of frying: Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly spray baking sheet with cooking spray. Arrange the rangoon on the baking sheet and lightly spray with cooking spray. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. |
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Mix cherry syrup, pineapple juice and ¼ cup water. Add corn starch and
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| Owl Cams | Other Bird Cams | Other Nature Cams | Video Picks of the Week | Inspiration |
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CARRI Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute |
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http://www.carriep.org/ http://www.carriep.org/nest-cams/ Update—October 22nd: The cam has been switched off. It appears that the adult Barn Owls have abandoned their owlets. The owlets have been taken into captivity to finish growing. They will be released back into the wild as the weather permits. This may be next spring. |
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Nicassio Owl Box |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nicasio-owl | |||
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HOP - MAGC Barn Owls | http://www.ustream.tv/channel/magc-owls | |||
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Owlceanside |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/owlceanside | |||
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Felix Neck Owl Cam |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/felix-neck-owl-cam | |||
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The Owl Cam | http://www.ustream.tv/owlchannel | |||
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Barn Owls in |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/barn-owls-in-minden-nevada | |||
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Port of Stockton |
http://www.portofstockton.com/owl-cams | |||
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Hosted by Cornell Lab of Ornithology |
http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/42/Barn_Owls/ First Owlet hatching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MimLJZYHkXY&feature=youtu.be |
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OwlGuy Lake Okeechobee, Florida |
OwlGuy is now broadcasting again as Mrs. Barred Owl laid her first egg
of the season on January 18. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/owlguy |
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Savannah Bird Cam @ The Landings |
http://landingsbirdcam.com/
https://www.facebook.com/LandingsBirdCam?fref=nf |
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Athena Eastern Screech Owl Houston, Texas |
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http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mark-s-owl-cam http://www.facebook.com/groups/AthenaOwlcamFollowers/ |
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The Caring Owl in South Africa |
http://www.thecaringowl.co.za/ | |||
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PPO (Potted Plant Owl) |
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Alessondra’s Owl Cam |
http://ustream.tv/okcowlcam Three owlets: Java, Malaya and Caspian have all fledged. Old style chat link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel-room/10626225 |
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Rusty and Iris |
http://www.internationalowlcenter.org/ourowls/rustyandiris/livecams |
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Burrowing Owls |
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildwatch/owlcam/video_burrowing2.html | |||
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Project Snow Storm | http://www.projectsnowstorm.org/ | |||
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Shetland Islands Puffins | http://www.shetland.org/puffincam/ | |||
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Sea Island, Maine |
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/puffin-burrow-cam | |||
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Sea Island, Maine |
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/puffin-loafing-ledge-cam These pages also contain links to numerous other nature cams. |
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Southwest Florida Eagles
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi6DdvVbbi8 | |||
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Black Eagle |
http://www.africam.com/wildlife/black_eagle_webcam |
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Decorah Eagles |
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles | |||
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Berry College Eagle Cam |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/berry-eagle-cam | |||
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http://www.pixcontroller.com/eagles/index.htm | ||||
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PA Falcon Cam |
http://www.pacast.com/players/falcon.asp | |||
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Commerce Tower Peregrines |
http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/wildlife-cameras/peregrine-falcon-web-camera Cam not live now but should be returning soon. |
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Pitt Peregrine Falcon |
http://www.aviary.org/PF-NestCam1 | |||
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Gulf Tower Peregrine Falcon |
http://www.aviary.org/PF-NestCam2 | |||
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Emily
Falcon Cam |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/emily-falcon-cam | |||
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RFalconCam |
http://rfalconcam.com/rfc-main/ | |||
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Watch the Birdie |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Watch-the-Birdie | |||
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Disco |
https://www.youtube.com/user/MsJumpinJude/videos | |||
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Hummingbird University of Arizona |
Marmou (Marilyn) sent this from her new home town in Arizona. This
little lady built a nest on the end of a data cable for a future
wireless access point. http://www.pdc.arizona.edu/webcam/ENR2_HummingBird.aspx |
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California Condor San Diego Zoo Safari Park San Diego, California |
http://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/cams/condor-cam | |||
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KC Zoo Penguin Cam |
http://www.kansascityzoo.org/penguincam |
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Whidbey Island Back Porch other assorted birds |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/katersch | |||
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Hellgate Ospreys |
http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/27/Hellgate_Ospreys/ | |||
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Ostrich Chicks |
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http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ostrich-egg-cam-live | ||
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Streaming Bird Cams |
http://www.beakspeak.com/ | |||
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San Diego Zoo Pandas |
www.sandiegozoo.org (click
on live cams)
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http://www.ustream.tv/sandiegozoo. Zoo's
blogs: http://blognew.sandiegozoo.org/category/animals-and-plants/giant-pandas/ |
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Giant Panda Cam |
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/webcams/giant-panda.cfm | |||
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Kansas City Polar Bears |
http://www.kctv5.com/category/244581/nikita-berlin-polar-bear-cam | |||
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Brown Bears and Salmon |
http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls (lots of other cams at this site, as well) |
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Black Bears |
http://www.bear.org/website/live-cameras/live-cameras/holly-bears-den-cam-live.html | |||
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Golden Paw-Prints Classic Golden Retrievers Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/golden-retriever-puppy-cam The puppies have all gone to their forever homes. |
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San Diego Zoo and Safari Park |
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/ | |||
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Wild Earth Safari Cam | http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wildearth-safaris | |||
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The Pet Collective |
http://www.thepetcollective.tv/livestreams/ | |||
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Critter Chat Cams |
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Friends of Felines Rescue
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www.ustream.tv/ffrc | |||
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Little House |
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CC's Page of Links (scheduled for updating) |
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Fascinating Information about the Jeweled City | ||||
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John has talked about the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition
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| Mother Owl Takes On Snake—and Wins | |||||
| Ketaki sent this in. She says, "I saw it live when it happened and it was so fast. It's too bad she didn't kill it and feed to the owlets. They could have used the food, and the snake, a rat snake, is non-venomous. But she was intent on protection. They run it in slow motion at the end so you can see her, and the inset window shows the snake coming down from the top." | |||||
| http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/05/150514-owl-snake-video-animals-fight/ | |||||
| This Bird Song Collection Will Get You In Tune With Nature | |||||
| http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=15112 | |||||
| Help in Identifying Birds | |||||
| Try www.whatbird.com It's helps identify lots of birds. | |||||
| Meet Zeus | |||||
| http://kittensdaily.com/meet-zeus-blind-owl-gorgeous-eyes/ | |||||
| Some Interesting Information About Someone We All Know Well | |||||
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| International Space Station Links | |||||
| During a recent
broadcast the Dude talked about the websites where one can view the
spacestation and the view that the astronauts have. Here are the links: This one has the map, but no chat. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/HDEV/ This site has a chat room. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload |
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Baby Announcement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjuwkGXXy4Q
Elvis and Martina
(Some incredible editing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KK6sMo8NBY
For Children of the 50s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf2KxCS1UNo
Bed Sheet Battle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9fvvcRr9jU
The Whistler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaPoBhiMkgs
Pole Dancer on the 7th Green
https://www.youtube.com/embed/1ePD9SkjMVw?feature=player_detailpage
Basketball Cop
The Rematch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el4qyJFJmbI
The Recital
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoyq9pcp4Cg
The 20-year letter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeX1H7ajOvQ
Who Is Perfect?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8umFV69fNg
The Other Christmas Gift
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnZfRh_7tzw
They Earned Those Chairs
http://www.hokiesports.com/mbasketball/recaps/20151111aaa.html
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| Just for the Fun of It |
Fun Animations | Photo of the Week | Zorro's Word of the Week |
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Tauntz and Kyle Wreath
http://www.hometalk.com/7616480/no-sew-fun-bunny-and-carrot-wreath
Felt Snowy Owl
http://www.downeastthunderfarm.com/2012/04/a-downeast-thunder-farm-snowy-owl/
A Cheesehead Zorro
http://akatsukifan505.deviantart.com/art/Deadmau5-Cheese-Head-Craft-295024196
Parrots!
(to go with the January Storytime)
Puffins!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnZfRh_7tzw
Washi Tape Owls
http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net/2013/11/washi-tape-owl-Ornaments_21.html
From the Dude
Here's one of the more interesting examples of the selfies that I filtered on Dreamscope.
Sharoot's Caboose
Sharoot shares,
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groaner" riddles and jokes. Now he shares them with VacaFamily. Enjoy! |
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If a millionaire sits on his gold, who sits on silver?
The Lone Ranger |
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How many balls of string would it take to reach the moon?
Only one if it was long enough |
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Why are frogs having problems getting enough sleep this year? Because it is a leap year
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What do you call a woman who can't stop readung romance novels?
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The Sunday school teacher asked her preschool class, "How many of you would like to go to Heaven?" All the children raised their hands except Tommy. The teacher asked Tommy why he wouldn't like to go to Heaven. Tommy answered, "I'm sorry, but I can't. My mother told me to come right home after Sunday school." |
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| My father was a guard at San Quentin, and we lived on the prison grounds. Occasionally, inmates came by and helped with yard work. One day, Mom lost the keys to the shed. A man who was mowing the lawn offered to help. Picking up a hammer, he gave the lock two sharp taps, and it magically opened. "Wow," said Mom. "How did you do that so quickly?" Handing back the hammer, the prisoner said, "Ma'am, I'm not in this place for nothing." | |||
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January 31 National Popcorn Day Child Labor Day Backward Day Inspire Your Heart with Art Day February American Heart Month An Affair to Remember Month Black History Month Canned Food Month Creative Romance Month Great American Pie Month Library Lovers Month National Cherry Month National Children’s Dental Health Month National Grapefruit Month National Weddings Month February 1 National Serpent Day Hedgehog Day National Freedom Day |
February 2 Purification Day Crepe Day Groundhog Day Candlemas Heavenly Hash Day February 3 Cordova Ice Worm Day Wear Red Day Bubblegum Day The Day the Music Died (Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash in 1959.) February 4 Create a Vacuum Day Ice Cream for Breakfast Day Thank a Mailman Day National Stuffed Mushroom Day February 5 Disaster Day National Chocolate Fondue Day World Nutella Day National Weatherman’s Day February 6 Lame Duck Day Ronald Reagan’s Birthday (1911) |
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JEREMIAD
Pronunciation: \jair-uh-MYE-ud\
noun
Definition of JEREMIAD
a prolonged lamentation or complaint; also : a cautionary or angry harangue
EXAMPLES
Mrs. Whinge waggled a finger at us and launched into a doleful jeremiad
about how we would come to no good end.
"[Pope Francis's] now-famous jeremiads as pope against today's culture of
excessive consumption
and environmental degradation are rooted in a thrift ethic that he
acquired early in life and never abandoned."
— David Blankenhorn, The Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake
City), 11 Dec. 2015
DID YOU KNOW?
Jeremiah was a Jewish prophet who lived from about 650 to 570 BC. He spent his days lambasting
the Hebrews for their false worship and social injustice and denouncing the king for his selfishness,
materialism, and inequities. When not calling on his people to quit their wicked ways, he was lamenting
his own lot; a portion of the Bible's Book of Jeremiah is
devoted to his "confessions," a series of
lamentations on the hardships endured by a prophet with an unpopular message.
Nowadays, English
speakers use Jeremiah for a pessimistic person and jeremiad for the way these
Jeremiahs carry on.
The word jeremiad was actually borrowed from the French, who coined it as
jérémiade.
NAME THAT SYNONYM
Unscramble the letters to create a synonym of jeremiad:
AETRDI
TIRADE
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VacaShopping for the Holidays
A NEW VacaShopping Site!!!
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His new store is at: www.zazzle.com/Vacadude
The first item available is a note card or greeting card with an all new
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MollyTheOwlBooks
Eric has discontinued the sales of all his books and merchandise.
of that and want one, let DotRot know
and she'll do what she can to make it available to you.
