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Animals and TV ~ Sometimes Not The Best Mix

I saw this piece from CNN correspondent Jeanne Moos over the weekend and couldn't stop laughing. Some doggies and kitties could use a little media training before making their small screen debut.

Fab Promotion | Threadcakes Contest

I love this contest that Threadbare T-Shirts has mounted to promote their seemingly endless collection of interesting and artful designs.  Called Threadcakes, entrants pick out their favorite Threadbare T-Shirt design and interpret it with flour and sugar in the form of a cake.  The contest started June 15th and runs through August 3rd - to date the promotion has inspired some very interesting and creative entries such as "The Apple" shown here.

There are two divisions of the contest 2-D and 3-D - 2-D being the sheet cakes with images created in fondant and icing on top much like a photo - and 3-D more sculpturesque.

An impressive roll out of prizes awaits the winners that includes free t-shirts, baking supplies, and ingredients.  To enter visit here.

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Here birdy, birdy....

Next week take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count.

From February 15-18 take a walk outside and count birds for as little or as long as you want during the four-day period.

Tally the highest number of birds of each species seen together at any one time and report your findings at the Great Backyard Bird Count web site.

This four-day event engages bird watchers of all ages to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent.

Your counts can helps answer many questions:

•   How will this winter's snow and cold temperatures influence bird populations?

• Where are winter finches and other “irruptive” species that appear in large numbers during some years but not others?

• How will the timing of birds’ migrations compare with past years?

• How are bird diseases, such as West Nile virus, affecting birds in different regions?

• What kinds of differences in bird diversity are apparent in cities versus suburban, rural, and natural areas?

• Are any birds undergoing worrisome declines that point to the need for conservation attention?

To get your enthusiasm up, watch this fantastic video of the Lyre Bird from the BBC: