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Chat Friday January 6, 2012; Here Comes the Weekend
Topic Started: Jan 6 2012, 04:53 AM (535 Views)
Harpo516
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Hello everyone

Spent the day working on tax forms and w-2 and 1099 :(
Suzanne was in super cleaning mode of her office and in the process I found her lost diamond earring - she was thrilled as was Richard (hubby)

he was thinking he's off the hook of buying a replacement but she quickly reminded him that her birthday is fast approaching rofl

anyway - now I must go check out storage units :( oh well

also getting ready for the eagle ceremony on Sunday

still getting used to the travel to and from work ... but the office is nice and the bosses super nice - their kids are cute as well!


hope everyone is well - I missed yesterday so will get back there for a read
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Hi Deb - :}^ Your eagles eyes found the diamond earring, that's terrific. :)^

Good luck with all the preparations for the Eagle Ceremony on Sunday :X:

Your new bosses sound like fantastic people and they are so lucky to have you <3
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WHAT A CHARACTER THE WCV RTH IS :P

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NEST NEWS..... :<<>>:  :<<o>>:

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Happy Birthday New Mexico! We were made a state 100 years ago today. We moved here in April 1962, so I have lived here half that time.
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HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY NEW MEXICO.....Posted Image
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Article in The Toronto Star this morning re whoopers and FAA

Don’t fly away home? Dispute with FAA grounds whooping crane migration
Published On Thu Jan 5 2012Email Print
Rss ArticleDaniel Dale
Urban Affairs Reporter

A group of migrating whooping cranes has been grounded in northwest Alabama as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration decides whether their human guides are allowed to fly with them.

The guides are pilots with Operation Migration (OM), the unique Port Perry-based charity whose co-founder inspired the movie Fly Away Home. To teach the endangered young cranes the migration route to their winter refuge in Florida, OM pilots in crane costumes lead them there with ultralight aircraft.

According to a statement posted Thursday on the Operation Migration website, this year’s group of cranes is now penned in Franklin County, Alabama because of a regulatory imbroglio.

The statement said the unresolved question is whether the pilots are flying “for hire.” FAA regulations, the statement said, prohibit aircraft of the type OM uses from being flown “for hire or as part of business activities.”

“The FAA has begun the process of evaluating a waiver to OM exempting its pilots and aircraft from that rule,” the statement said.

“OM has always maintained that its pilots are hired for a wide range of non-flying skills and duties, and that they volunteer their time as pilots.”

The statement said the FAA sent a “letter of investigation” to each pilot in November. It said OM has “voluntarily ceased any flying” until the issue is resolved.

OM’s leaders could not be reached for comment Thursday evening.

The organization, which is registered in both Canada and the U.S., was founded in 1994 by Joe Duff and Bill Lishman. Lishman began his work with Canada geese.

Fly Away Home, the 1996 film, was partly based on Lishman’s exploits.
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Topa, I know you're here more than CHIL chat so wanted to post this over here for you
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Sunday is a Full Moon, and one of the special ones of the year...a Wolf Moon.

The Wolf Moon is the name given by Native Americans to a full moon that occurs in January. Native Americans chose this name because they heard hungry wolf packs howl outside the villages. This full moon is also known as the Old Moon or the Moon After Yule.

Full Moon names date back to Native Americans of what is now the northern and eastern United States. The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full moon. Their names were applied to the entire month in which each occurred. There was some variation in the moon names, but in general, the same ones were current throughout the Algonquian tribes from New England to Lake Superior. European settlers followed that custom and created some of their own names. Since the lunar month is roughly 29.5 days long on the average, the full moon dates shift from year to year.

In myth and folklore the full moon of each month is given a name. There are many variations, but in the USA the following list gives the most widely known names:

January - Wolf moon
February - Ice moon
March - Storm moon
April - Growing moon
May - Hare moon
June - Flower moon
July - Hay moon
August - Corn moon
September - Harvest moon
October - Hunter's moon
November - Snow moon
December - Winter moon
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Good Morning/Afternoon Cruzers

It was too good to last....

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This is what is happening right now....and it looks exactly like this too.
High today will be 0C/32F. Right now it is -3C/27F and will be getting colder on the weekend. Our weather yesterday broke all kinds of records for January and it was so nice while it lasted :)^

Siobhan had a wonderful walkies yesterday and today she was like...'what happened?' :huh: rofl
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TODAY'S UPDATE ON CHESAPEAKE EAGLE :X:

January 6 update
Bald Eagle #12-0001 will receive its last treatment of chelation therapy today and Dr. Miranda will re-check lead levels on January 7. While the eagle appears to be brighter, it is still having difficulty standing. Dr. Miranda notes that the bird’s legs appear to be stiff, making the eagle a little wobbly when it tries to stand. This is likely a side effect of the lead toxicity.

The Bald Eagle continues to eat well, and meals are gradually increased in size each day.


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TODAY'S UPDATE ON NX :X:

January 6 update
NX continues to rest comfortably in her outdoor enclosure. Dr. Miranda and team have been checking her daily — to monitor her appearance and also check that she has her carpal “bumpers” intact. Since NX has been keeping her protective bumpers on, the team has (fortunately) not had to catch-up NX since she was placed outside. The rehab staff are feeding NX one rat and one fish each day.
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Thanks for the Wolf Moon info Cindy :)^

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