Tighty whities for dragon

Briefs were first sold on January 19, 1935 by Coopers, Inc., in Chicago, Illinois. They dubbed the new undergarment the "Jockey" because it offered a similar degree of support as the jockstrap (one style of which is also called Jock brief or Support briefs). Thirty-thousand pairs were sold within three months of their introduction. In North America, "Jockey shorts" or "Jockeys" is often used as a generic term for men's briefs.	In the UK, briefs were first sold in 1938. Soon, shops were selling 3,000 briefs per week. They were so popular that in 1948, every member of the British Olympic team was given a free pair of briefs. But nobody knows who actually made the dragon's red dotted briefs !		More information about the dragons, but sadly in French below Menu Dragons But the fact what they eat dragons? Text source: Wikipedia of course

A old drawing stylized (1963) to recall the fate of the Native Americans

A tribute to Dr. Laurie Marker A pioneer in cheetah conservation

With over thirty years experience, Dr. Laurie Marker is a pioneer in cheetah conservation. On research trips to Namibia early in her career, she learned firsthand of the dire situation facing wild cheetahs. She knew someone had to do something, and she would be that person. In 1991 Laurie sold most of her possessions and relocated to Namibia to co-found and direct the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF). Her life is now devoted to stabilizing the wild cheetah population by effecting lasting change in community attitudes and practices.
Source text: Wildlife Conservation Network	Source photo: www.orvis.com

The intelligence of the crow and Moustier the City of faience

Crows are believed to have evolved in central Asia and radiated out into North America, Africa, Europe, and Australia. The latest evidence regarding the crow's evolution indicates descent within the Australasian family Corvidae. However, the branch that would produce the modern groups such as jays, magpies and large predominantly black Corvus had left Australasia and were concentrated in Asia by the time the Corvus evolved. Corvus has since re-entered Australia (relatively recently) and produced five species with one recognized sub-species.	As a group, crows show remarkable examples of intelligence. Crows and ravens often score very highly on intelligence tests. Certain species top the avian IQ scale. Wild hooded crows in Israel have learned to use bread crumbs for bait-fishing. Crows will engage in a kind of mid-air jousting, or air-"chicken" to establish pecking order. Crows have been found to engage in feats such as sports, tool use, the ability to hide and store food across seasons, episodic-like memory, and the ability to use individual experience in predicting the behavior of environmental conspecifics.
Info image: painting on ceramics prior to firing - early work in the 60s Info text: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crows

Like the faience? You need to know MOUSTIER SAINTE-MARIE City of faience		and visit a workshop among the twenty

Two new sketchbooks in WIX

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George Musgrave a Tracker of the Outback

	Dr George Musgrave Wikipedia
Dr George Musgrave 1921 - 2006 was an elder of the Kuku Thaypan clan and a famous Australian bush tracker. He was a Agu Alaya speaker.	He was born in his own country, near Lakefield National Park. As children, he and Tommy George Senior were hidden in mailbags by the station owner, Fredrick Sheppard, to avoid removal by police and welfare officers.	As a result, they were able to grow up with their own people, and learn traditional law and language, management practices of their country and how to live off the land. Recently, they were able to successfully claim continuous ownership of traditional lands, and retain custody of some land at Gno-Coom (Saxby Waterhole).	George's senses were so sharp he could follow a week-old trail through dense scrub at night. He could identify tracks that were up to two months old. In August 2005 he was asked to track an off duty policeman who had become lost while pig hunting. Despite being 84 years old, he found the man in less than a day. He also worked as a community policeman and musterer.
	The Last Trackers of the Outback - the film
	Police Trackers
	Cape York Institute
	Aboriginals of Australia
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You will take back a little fish?

The Sea without Fish ! Sandwiches to jellyfish ! Maybe tomorrow .... Probably tomorrow !

Fishing	Fishing down the food web	Dr Daniel Pauly	UBC fisheries Center

8 Portraits of Charles Meryon, great french engraver

				Charles Méryon (23 November 1821 to 13 February 1868), was a French artist, who worked almost entirely in etching, as he suffered from colour-blindness. Although now little-known in the English-speaking world, he is generally recognised as the most significant etcher of 19th century France.	He also suffered from mental illness, dying in an asylum. His most famous work is a series of views of Paris. REF: en.wikipedia.org Further research on Meryon may be rewarding as he ranks with Piranesi as the greatest of architectural etchers, he also produced romantic horror pictures and spent time in an asylum when he believed himself to be Christ. REF: chrislee.org.uk LINK: Other Etching go to Google Images end enter: Charles Meryon

The Hoatzin, the bird with a disagreeable manure-like odor

The Hoatzin eats the leaves and fruits of the plants which grow in the marshes where it lives. One of this species' many peculiarities is that it has a digestive system unique amongst birds.

Hoatzins use bacterial fermentation in the front part of the gut to break down the vegetable material they consume, like cattle and other ruminants. Because of this, the bird has a disagreeable, manure-like odor and is only hunted for food in times of dire need.

The alternative name of "stinkbird" is derived from the bird's manure-like odour, caused by its digestive system. source text: Wikipedia

Creating impact through rhythm and music

This time, no need to draw you a picture. This is a PUB for Doug.

Petroglyph and pictograph

Petroglyph should not be confused with pictograph	Pictograph A pictograph, also called pictogram or pictogramme is an ideogram that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object.
	Petroglyphs Petroglyphs also called pictogram (also called rock engravings) are pictogram and logogram images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, and abrading.	Petroglyphs are found world-wide, and are often associated with prehistoric peoples. Here the Coso Rock Art Complex within the China Lake, Naval Air Weapons Station. Extraordinary numbers of petroglyphs are pecked into the lava flows, canyons, and tablelands.
source text: Wikipedia of course Links Petroglyphs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroglyph http://www.desertusa.com/magdec97/cosos/dec_cosos.html http://www.desertusa.com/magdec97/cosos/dec_cosos2.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Weapons_Station_China_Lake

Memory of a summer day and a series of wine labels

It's winter, it's long, it's long !
So here is a memory of a summer day
And a series of wine labels




We drank a bottle of CALAMIN
for which I had drawn the label.
It was on the Montreux
a CGN steam boat.


Below are some of my wine labels