Extinction Economics

Recently I had the privilege of hearing Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd speak about Extinction Economics in Fremantle, Western Australia. Here’s a quote from another interview recorded in 05.6.2010 (http://www.treehugger.com/)

PAUL WATSON: Bluefin tuna is sort of like the cheetah of the ocean. It’s the fastest fish. It’s a warm-blooded fish. But it’s got a $100,000 price tag on its head.

What’s happening here is what I call the politics and economics of extinction. There’s money to be made by driving a species extinct. Mitsubishi has built big refrigerated warehouses and they’re stuffing those things full of bluefin tuna. The more dead bluefin tuna they stick in a warehouse, the fewer there are in the wild. And the fewer there are in the wild, the greater the price of the ones in the warehouse. If they can drive the species to extinction and the only bluefin left are the ones in Mitsubishi’s warehouses you’re looking at a one million dollar fish and profits in the billions. So, they are actually investing in the extinction of a species.

How do you reach high notes when you sing?

My son asked me how he reaches the high F# in My Way. He’s a baritone/tenor. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Alison Larkin reads Charlie & Moon

The very talented and outrageously funny Alison Larkin (http://www.alisonlarkin.com) has finished recording the talking book of The Adventures of Charlie & Moon. We are now editing all the takes and expect the talking book to be ready in January.  Watch this space!

Alison Larkin records The Adventures of Charlie & Moon

The very talented and outrageously funny Alison Larkin (http://www.alisonlarkin.com) has started recording the talking book of The Adventures of Charlie & Moon. Should be ready early 2011. Watch this space!

GRAB YOUR WINGS & FLY

SING AWAY THOSE BLUES

Loneliness strikes almost everyone at some point in life. I remember when I was living in California. In a land where everyone spoke my language, I didn't know anyone and it made me depressed and incredibly lonely - my first experience of being alone in my life. The one thing that lifted me out of my blues was singing. Now I come to realise that singing is an integral part of my life. Perhaps it could raise your spirits.

Singing Moves A Marketplace

Last month at the central market in Valencia, Spain, opera singers
disguised as shopkeepers were selling produce at the various stalls there.
Suddenly Verdi's La Traviata starts playing over the loudspeakers and they
burst into song. None of the shoppers has a clue what's going on. Sort of like
candid camera but completely charming.

Click on this & watch and enjoy the music and the faces in the crowd.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds8ryWd5aFw

Looking for inspiration

Do you have an inspiring story?

What inspires you to greater actions?

What makes you want to go that extra yard?

What do you do that uplifts mankind?