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Welcome to my advocacy blog. My goal is to post relevant information that will spark action, discussion and interaction, creating a catalyst for solutions and ideas to impact the challenges we face in our society. We welcome comments, suggestions and submissions in support of those seeking a voice. "…Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear…"

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Tag: Nature

The Evolutionary Trait That May Have Led to Human Speech

A new study suggests that humans’ lack of certain muscles might give us the ability to control our speech. Will … More

Education, environment, Friends, larynx, Nature, Research, Science, Science Magazine, Speech, vocal membranes, Will Sullivan

Southern conifers: meet this vast group of ancient trees with mysteries still unsolved

The Conversation – Academic Rigor – 12 August “When you think of “conifers”, tall, conical shaped trees often found in … More

Conifers, Education, environment, Evolution, health, history, living fossils, Nature, Pangaea, Research, Science, The Conversation, Wollemi pine

The World’s Tallest Tree Is Officially Off-Limits

Trespassing bushwhackers are causing significant damage to the surrounding forest Molly Enking – Smithsonian Magazine “The world’s tallest living tree, a 380-foot-tall … More

Advocacy, bushwhacking, Education, environment, Friends, Molly Enking, National Park Service, Nature, Redwood National Park, Research, Science, truth, worlds oldest trees

Woodpeckers Don’t Have Shock-Absorbing Skulls

The birds’ small brain size protects them from getting concussions, a new study finds Smithsonian Magazine – 18 July Margaret … More

Cornell, Education, environment, Friends, Nature, ornithologists, Research, Science, Smithsonain, Woodpeckers

“Greatest Athlete in the world!! Jim Thorpe reinstated as sole winner of two 1912 Olympic events.

Lausanne, Switzerland — Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm … More

1912 Olympic games, Education, Friends, history, injustice, Jim Thorpe, justice, Native American, Native Americans, Nature, prejudice, Research, sports scandal, truth

Dogs Should Not Die!!

Grace was my neighbor.Grace was a kind, intuitive, savvy loving soul.Whenever she would spot me, she would insist her humans … More

Dogs, Friends, loss, love, loving companions, Nature, partners

America Is in Denial

Too many Americans are blithely dismissing threats that could prove cataclysmic. Senator Mitt Romney – Atlantic Magazine – 4 July … More

anger and ignorance, Atlantic Magazine, conflict, courage?, Education, environment, history, ignorance, Nature, Politics, Senator Mitt Romney

A Dog with Super Powers!!!

adventure, Friends, fun, mans best friend, Nature, obstacle course, Super dog, training, videos

America the Merciless

Pamela Paul – NY Times “As the Fourth of July looms with its flags and its barbecues and its full-throated … More

Advocacy, capital punishment, Education, false patriotism, history, justice?, lack of mercy, Nature, Pamela Paul, Roe v. Wade, truth

Where Did the Black Death Begin? DNA Detectives Find a Key Clue.

By fishing shards of bacterial DNA from the teeth of bodies in a cemetery, researchers found the starting point for … More

Black Death, Education, environment, Gina Kolata, Giovanni Boccaccio, history, Max Planck Institutes for Evolutionary Anthropology, Nature, NY Times, Research, Science, truth

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