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Saw this on the Whole Foods site. Looks good. The Butcher¡¯s Son uses Just Eggs for frittatas, which I¡¯ve tried and is excellent. This uses tofu, the traditional substitute for cheese and eggs.? Has anyone had it?
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COWSPIRACY - The meat in dog food has a huge environmental impact
My dogs have eaten V-Dog many years and Breathbones was Dakota¡¯s favorite vegan Greenies equivalent. My current pup has old little teeth so can¡¯t eat Breathbones and loves Whimzees teeth cleaning chews, a vegan co from The Netherlands.
V-Dog and Wild Earth are both Bay Area companies which are sold nationwide. Wild Earth got Shark Tank publicity and funding.
All That Meat in Pet Food Has a Big Environmental Impact | Mental Floss
Pet food is an environmental disaster ¨C are vegan dogs the answer? | Vegetarianism | The Guardian
COWSPIRACY - The meat in dog food has a huge environmental impact
-- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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Vegan Yoga Warrior: Your Voting Reminder: Flowers in Round Four!
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Thank you to all of you who have been voting for Flowers Fields
in the I Am Yoga Warrior contest.
Because of?all the?support from our?readers,
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for the expansion of our online vegan education.
We don't want you to feel spammed,
but we have been getting requests for daily reminders.
Please note:
This contest is a fundraiser for the Veteran's Yoga Project,
and there is an option to buy votes by donating.
However, there is no obligation to do so.
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We can do this, with a simple vote each day.?
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Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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I always feel bad for the deer but I know the wolves have to eat.? This is a great example of how when one species goes extinct, all are harmed, and when one ? returns, all benefit.
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In Spain, sanctuaries give forever homes to rescued farmed animals
Wow; 1500 at one sanctuary & even fish rescue!
In Spain, sanctuaries give forever homes to rescued farmed animals
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Hawai?i Sharks | Safety Tips
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Animal Place virtual Mother's Day tour
Animal Place is having a virtual mothers day tour ( fundraiser):
Shelley Shelley M. Samuels, MS, LPCC
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wild animal trafficking and pandemics: Tweet by Bloomberg Opinion on Twitter
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According to the WHO¡¯s recent investigation into the
pandemic's origins, Covid-19 likely started this way too.
Some governments have expressed concerns about this inquiry ¡ª but there¡¯s no denying that the threat of zoonotic diseases is real and urgent |
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Video of 1,000-dolphin megapod off California coast
Video shows 1,000-dolphin 'stampede' off California coast
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ACTION: Stand up for the 152 Tule Elk NPS left for dead
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Dear Friends,
On March 30, park rangers at the Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) announced that?.?And yet, the two free-ranging herds did not experience such a large population loss, with the Limantour herd losing just nine elk and the Drake's Beach herd?increasing?by one elk. As we¡¯ve said many times, fencing in elk is a failed policy and it must end?now.?
Our For Elk community has long been advocating to remove the fence at Pierce Point because there is inadequate resources for the elk to survive within the enclosure. Over the years, I and so many other conservationists have?seen evidence of elk deaths and far too many dried up water sources.
Despite showing this to park staff, demonstrations, media coverage and massive public outcry, the Park Service has done nothing. It has left these animals to die in drought conditions, trapped behind a fence without adequate water sources and no hope of migrating to seek new ones. Quite simply, the National Park Service has failed in its job to protect wildlife and native species.
I am completely heartbroken. And while I?mourn these?incredibly rare, majestic animals, I'm?also taking action to make sure the remaining herd have a fighting chance at survival.?
Join me?today by taking the following actions:
- calling for the removal of PRNS'?lead ecologist Dave Press, PRNS' outreach coordinator Melanie Gunn, and PRNS' Acting Chief of the Natural Resource Division?Brannon Ketcham. These avoidable deaths happened under their watch.
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- . We'll be meeting at the Bear Valley Visitor Center at 11am. Make sure to bring your masks and your protest signs, and remember to keep adequate social distance while at this outdoor demonstration.
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- ?with?any media contacts you may have. Several media sources have published articles about this elk die-off but I?need your help to get further?coverage.
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- on these unnecessary Tule Elk deaths with your friends. The more people who know about this tragedy, the more pressure we can apply on PRNS and the National Park Service to save the remaining herd.
Finally, please be sure to mark your calendars for the upcoming California Coastal Commission meeting on Thursday, April 22. After months of delay, the Commissioners will finally consider the?Consistency Determination for the Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) General Management Plan Amendment at this special meeting:
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California Coastal Commission Special Meeting on PRNS
Thursday, April 22 at 9:00 AM
I urge you to?get involved with one or more of the actions listed above. And please share this email with any friends, family members, colleagues or neighbors who may be interested.
The drought conditions which caused 152 elk deaths are only expected to get worse over the coming months. If we are to save the remaining Tule Elk herd trapped at Pierce Point Reserve, we must act now.
Thank you,
Diana, founder of For Elk
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-- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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River Otter Ecology Project -Our responsibility, our privilege
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Dear Friends,
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The litany of names of the murdered continues: six Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) women were killed on March 16, 2021 in Atlanta, GA. With sorrow and respect, Soon C. Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Yong A.Yue, Xiaojie Tan, and Delaina Ashley Yaun.
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Those murders and the heinous attack on Vilma Kari in New York are only two of the continuing hate crimes in world-wide communities. We humans have an endless capacity to hate and destroy as well as to create, nurture, and love.
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How does this affect River Otter Ecology Project? We, as a conservation organization in the wonderfully diverse San Francisco Bay Area, are part of a community. It is our responsibility and privilege to speak and act for the kind of community we want.
We want healthy watersheds?to support every?person, each?animal and plant, to lift and hold the complicated, stunningly beautiful net of beings and processes that makes up life on this planet.??We are well aware, as are most conservationists, that underserved communities are often left out of conservation planning and discussion, often inhabit the most polluted, least healthy sections of cities and towns, and are often not raised to positions of authority and welcomed to the conservation world.?
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We advocate for a healthy planet through speaking, writing, joining advisory groups, commenting, going to hearings, researching, teaching, and encouraging community science. We advocate for a healthy, peaceful community by joining with other groups to work for diversity, by continuing to strive for inclusivity in our Board, on our Staff, within our volunteers, and in our programming. We continue to learn and educate ourselves and each other.?
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I and our Board question ourselves often: why and how are we making a difference to conservation, to equity, inclusiveness, and diversity? Which of our ideas?will be of most use? Which do we have the resources to pursue? I sometimes become downcast by the enormous effort it takes to accomplish research, education, and outreach. We are not a highly-funded organization, but we are rich in people. The effort to achieve involves not just our little staff and Board, but also our volunteers, funders, well-wishers, advisors, and everyone who tosses us a good idea, a reality check, an encouraging nod, sends us a note, chats with us on the trail or sends in a photo. We are lifted on this net to become something no single one of us can become on our own. We are a community.
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It is in fact, only through long and sustained community effort that we will change the framework that lets hate fester. River Otter Ecology Project is committed to continuing to support our planet¡¯s journey toward health. That journey is dependent not just on healthy ecological processes, but also and?most?importantly, on healthy human communities working together.?
With hope and respect,
Megan Isadore, Executive Director
Many thanks to Sharon Beals for the photo -- a talented link in?our generous net.
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An Idea and a Request
We are exploring the idea of leveraging the re-appearance of otters in densely populated sections of the SF Bay Area to contribute to underserved urban communities in community-specific and helpful ways.
Our first question is:
How can we serve individual communities¡¯ needs using our community science, outreach, and education work? We know not all communities want or need the same things. Are you part of an AAPI, BIPOC, or as yet unheralded community and have an idea related to watersheds or otters? We want to hear from you. We¡¯re asking questions of community leaders and members, and we are learning what is needed, desired, and how we can support those aspirations.
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-- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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Hoa mgmt was calling pest control on birds
They really have no idea about places like Wildcare. I¡¯m sure the
birds are nesting in the rafters this time of year, and that person is
trying to scare them away! Glad someone spoke up when pest control was
mentioned. See, attached.
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Pt. Reyes Elk Deaths Mount - 1/3 of the herd died!
Elk Deaths Mount at Point Reyes National Seashore - Cause of Death: Politics
ELK DEATHS MOUNT AT POINT REYES SEASHORE
CAUSE OF DEATH: POLITICS
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photograph courtesy of Matthew Polvorosa Kline
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Contacts:?
Deborah Moskowitz, President, Resource Renewal Institute (415-928-3774)
Chance Cutrano, Director of Programs, Resource Renewal Institute (312-403-3702)
Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project (775-513-1280)
Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity (510-499-9185)
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POINT REYES STATION, Calif. The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a revealing that 152 Tule elk, one-third of the Tomales Point herd, died at Point Reyes National Seashore.? The deaths occurred because elk were trapped behind an 8-foot fence that encloses the park¡¯s Tule Elk Reserve, where the NPS confines the rare elk to keep them off parklands reserved for cattle.
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The Seashore¡¯s elk population declined from a year ago from 445 to 293, allegedly due to drought. No cows reportedly succumbed. The NPS declared the die-off a ¡°natural¡± event, a population ¡°fluctuation¡± in response to ¡°available resources.¡± However, the presence of the fence is the only explanation for the Tomales Point elk die-off; the free-roaming elk in the park at Limantour declined only 5% and the Drakes Beach herd population remained stable during the past year.
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¡°There¡¯s nothing ¡®natural¡¯ about fencing in wild animals and denying them adequate food and water,¡± said Deb Moskowitz, president of Resource Renewal Institute in Mill Valley, California, one of three organizations that sued the NPS in 2016 after it was disclosed that 250 of the park¡¯s Tule elk had died. ¡°This isn¡¯t an act of God. It¡¯s NPS official policy.¡±
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¡°The NPS provides grass and water for cattle, but wildlife must fend for itself. Tragically, we can expect more elk to suffer and die this summer if the Park Service continues to do nothing,¡± she added.
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In October 2020, park visitors and wildlife advocates at the Seashore that most of the water sources in the elk reserve had dried up, offering photos of several elk carcasses as evidence. The NPS dismissed the concerns and insisted there was sufficient water for the elk in seeps and springs within the elk enclosure. In its press release yesterday, the NPS did not indicate when the 152 elk deaths occurred but attributed them to a lack of available forage.
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"The Tomales Point elk fence blocks these wildlife herds from migrating out of a narrow spit of land to find better forage and freshwater,¡± noted Laura Cunningham, California Director at Western Watersheds Project. "During the ongoing drought, we have been advising the Seashore that the Tule elk cannot extract enough metabolic water from dry forage to make up for the lack of adequate free water in existing stock ponds and seeps. These rare California native elk deserve better care in a national park unit." ?
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"The forced confinement of wild elk during a severe drought to a peninsula known to have inadequate food and water is reprehensible,¡± said Jeff Miller, a senior conservation advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity. ¡°The Park Service didn¡¯t remove a single cow from Point Reyes' overgrazed grasslands during this severe drought, so of course there is very little forage left for the free-roaming elk and other wildlife. The Tomales Point elk fence must immediately be torn down so these elk can survive.¡±
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In 2015 the NPS belatedly confessed that half the confined Tomales Point Tule elk herd¡ªsome 250 animals¡ªhad died during the 2012-2015 drought. Three nonprofit organizations¡ªResource Renewal Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, and Western Watersheds Project¡ªsued the National Park Service over plans to shoot or remove Tule elk and failure to evaluate the environmental damage from cattle grazing.
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¡°If you lock up wild animals, you replace Mother Nature in being responsible for their well-being,¡± said Jim Coda, a retired attorney for the National Park Service. ¡°It becomes your responsibility to provide adequate food and water. It's no different than operating a zoo. In fact, it is a zoo.¡±
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For decades, the NPS and ranchers had negotiated cattle leases on parklands purchased by and for the public. The lawsuit was meant to give the public a voice¡ªand a choice. Should ranching continue at the Seashore and, if so, under what conditions? The legal settlement committed the NPS to provide the first-ever Environmental Impact Statement for ranching in the park and to accept public comments on its plan.?
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The preferred alternative in the General Management Plan Amendment (GMPA) that ranchers lobbied for, county officials endorsed and the Trump Administration fast-tracked, is under review by the California Coastal Commission and ultimately must be approved by the Department of Interior. The preferred alternative guarantees Seashore ranchers at least 20 more years in the park, more livestock, crops, and other income streams to offset declines in beef and dairy consumption that portend hard times for the park¡¯s ranchers.
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Average rainfall at Point Reyes Seashore has decreased by ten inches since 2005. In late 2020, the NPS issued emergency permits allowing dairy farmers in the Seashore to pump water from creeks and wetlands. The permits, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, highlight potential impacts to wildlife and habitats from the extraction of 10,000-15,000 gallons of water per day for cattle operations.
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Though the GMPA discusses additional wells to meet the demands of more livestock and commercial crops, there is no data on the status of groundwater at the park. The NPS has not analyzed the environmental impacts of the pumping from the wetlands.
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The NPS hasn¡¯t tested water quality at the park ranches since 2005. Ranchers do the water testing themselves. They aren¡¯t required to report the data to the NPS. An independent testing lab in January 2021? in waters draining the ranches, some showing 40 times the allowable limit for?E. coli, which can cause intestinal distress and even life-threatening kidney failure, and up to 300 times the allowable limit for enterococci, which is also dangerous to human health. ??
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NPS has said it won¡¯t intervene as the Tule elk die-off was from what it considers ¡°natural¡± causes. Its proposed plan calls for shooting healthy elk to alleviate grazing competition with commercial beef and dairy cattle, which outnumber elk in the park ten to one.
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Cattle roam and defecate at Drakes Estero¡ªa federally designated wilderness area. Johnes¡¯ Disease, a fatal wasting disease found in the cattle, has ¡°jumped¡± species and infected the elk.
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Cattle are the , where drought, wildfires, and sea-level rise push struggling species toward extinction. Visitation to the park has risen as the demand for outdoor recreation mounts in response to Covid-19 restrictions.
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¡°Public health and preserving the national park and wildlife ¡°unimpaired¡± for the generations, as the mission of the NPS states, has taken a back seat to ranchers¡¯ bottom line,¡± says Chance Cutrano, Director of Programs for the Resource Renewal Institute. ¡°The Park Services¡¯ dutiful negligence will not be forgotten. The Park Service will be held accountable.¡±
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photograph courtesy of Jocelyn Knight
photograph courtesy of Matthew Polvorosa Kline
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Thank you for your interest and activism to preserve Point Reyes National Seashore.
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-- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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Thai elephants. East Africa deploys huge volumes of ¡®highly hazardous¡¯ pesticides against locust plague
Over 95% of pesticides now being used in East Africa to fight locust are scientifically proven to cause harm to humans and other organisms.
-- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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Post this at your HOA & Next Door. May save some animals:
I posted it on my HOAs Town Square and also emaiked it to the property mgmt co. I encouraged owners to ask the Landscaping Committee to have the landscaping company limit it to times listed. ?
-- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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Lone gray wolf on an epic California journey, nears the Bay Area
OR-93, the lone gray wolf on an epic California journey, nears the Bay Area
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[ACTION] Monarchs are dying ¡ª Congress can help
for monarch butterfly conservation
Hi Judith,
Monarch butterflies are flying towards extinction.?
The western monarch population has crashed by 99.9%, with only 1,039 butterflies recorded overwintering in coastal California this year ¡ª the lowest number ever recorded. In the past two decades, eastern monarch populations have plummeted more than 80%, dramatically increasing the likelihood of extinction.
We've called on Congress to provide $100 million per year for the conservation of monarch butterflies to help stem their rapid population decline and prevent them from slipping further towards extinction.
Without emergency help from Congress, it¡¯s almost certain that the western population of monarch butterflies, which famously winters on the California coast each year, will collapse within a few years.
For the eastern population of monarchs, which overwinters in Mexico, the population has fallen by 26% since last year and 85% overall since the mid-1990s. According to the federal government¡¯s own scientists there is now up to an 80% chance they will collapse within 50 years.
Monarch butterflies have been moving towards extinction because of landscape-scale threats from pesticides, development and global climate change. But monarchs aren¡¯t the only insects threatened by climate change. According to a recent report, hundreds of butterfly species across the American West are vanishing as the region becomes hotter and drier. There has also been a similar drop in bumblebees nationwide due to rising temperatures.
The climate crisis can¡¯t wait. Pollinators can¡¯t wait. The beloved monarch butterfly can't wait.?
Dedicating $100 million a year to monarch conservation gives these beloved butterflies a fighting chance at survival.
Thank you for taking action,??
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? ? ?Nursery Manager & Restoration Ecologist
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Salmon Protection And Watershed Network?
A program of?Turtle Island Restoration Network
PO Box 370, Forest Knolls, CA 94933
415.663.8590
info@...
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 -- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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Check out this facebook group for Vegan web people:?
Must know HTML. Can you recommend any reliable vegan computer people out there for occasional work?--
??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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Must know HTML. Can you recommend any reliable vegan computer people out there for occasional work?-- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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Seems to have reopened: -- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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Shelley M. Samuels
