Gabon: Will it be another site of conservation refugees?

... who find themselves in conservation "hot spots," but equal players in the complex and challenging process of defending biological diversity. The goal of such a policy would be the concurrent preservation of nature and culture; Gabon just might come to signify a happy ending of a tense, century-long conflict between global environmentalism and native people, millions of whom have been displaced ...

Jupiter/Sagittarius skrying

.... I see a blue butterfly, static and motionless as if on display, which shifts to a swiftly launching rocket. There seems to be a contrast between the lack of change involved in preservation, vs. the harnessing of energy to powerfully achieve something. There can be a reluctance to take risks which may jeopardize an investment, and that reluctance can eventually cause a system to ossify and die; ...

Brazil's president wants "gringos" to pay protection money for rain forests.

... he said, "I don't want any gringo asking us to let an Amazon resident die of hunger under a tree... We want to preserve, but they will have to pay the price for this preservation because we never destroyed our forest like they mowed theirs down a century ago." His intention may have been to impress upon the wealthier nations that Brazil's destructive industries would be more inclined to cut down...

For Thou Art Covetous and He Is Kind (Slash Peter/Neal) R (Ursula)

... it felt like to crave sweet oblivion. Peter is kind. Neal found that out early in their dance, their mating dance of cops and robbers. He stalked Peter as Peter stalked him. At first, it was self preservation. Deer did not have the option of studying the hunter, but Neal was a man, an intelligent one, and he studied Peter. He liked what he saw. The beautiful wife, the way they loved each other, ...

Fic: Interdepartmental Politics

...his pockets, his shoulders thrown back; it's an attempt at defiance in the face of his own supplication. It's rather charming, actually. "And you have particular expertise with the deciphering and preservation of late medieval texts, do you? Or a distinguished research career in kingship and gender?" "Kingship is an interest of mine," Harry allows, with undue caution. He seems to be waiting for ...

On the nature of science

...the IPCC report for the past 100 years . Second, I learned that the computer modeling used by the CRU appears to be quite poor . I understand how dataset transformations can happen without preservation of the original data (I recently had to go through a whole bunch of IP addresses looking for binary collisions across a certain bitrange for arcane reasons). I also understand how people who are...

при подготовке к эссе по джмату я пришла к выводу что обсуждение проблем поднимаемых этими эссе противоречит моему мировоззрению, что все эти censorship, global warming и energy preservation - шелуха и причем я довольно таки долго приходила к этому мнению (что все шелуха) - где то с 19 до 20 лет ну и соответственно придя к истине, я расслабилась и перестала читать газеты, слушать радио и смотреть...

Once you do something, you never forget. Even if you don't remember.

... I'll give it my all and try Mature or immature :Pretty mature A leader or a follower :More of a leader, but I know how to follow Impulsive or cautious :Again, self-preserving, but my idea of "self-preservation" might be simply about ideals, and I can seem pretty impulsive and at times no matter how much I plan, some things I simply don't, or can't, foresee, when that time comes we improvise ...

Twitter Bitter

..., my turkey says, "Gawble gawble." # I would have more respect for Obama if he grabbed a cleaver and gave the turkey a very close haircut # Got my Macbook back from the Apple Store -- new hard drive, USB port works, installed Snow Leopard # pandas are insipid mean little creatures and China's preservation effort is cynical and nonsensical # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

Power Levels

.... The personality of an Omega is often gentle (as much as can be in Were culture) and makes an effort to please. Most Omegas look for a protector among the Betas or even Alphas as a matter of self-preservation. Much like with a pup/kit/young, a Beta or Alpha will put them in their place if they step out of line, but there is no increase of power/prestige for besting a lower rank in a fight. Betas...