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News articles on rainforest conservation
Mongabay.com news articles on rainforest conservation in blog format. Updated regularly.
The faster, fiercer, and always surprising sloth, an interview with Bryson Voirin
(10/25/2009) Sloths sleep all day; they are always slow; and they are gentle animals. These are just some of the popular misconceptions that sloth-scientist and expert tree-climber, Bryson Voirin, is overturning. After growing up among the wild creatures of Florida, spending his high school years in Germany, and earning a Bachelors degree in biology and environment at the New College of Florida, Voirin found his calling. At the New College of Florida, Voirin "met Meg Lowman, the famous canopy pioneer who invented many of the tree climbing techniques everyone uses today."
Logged forests support biodiversity after 15 years of rehabilitation, but not if turned into plantations
(10/21/2009) With the world facing global warming and a biodiversity crisis, a new study shows that within 15 years logged forests—considered by many to be 'degraded'—can be managed in order to successfully fight both climate change and extinction.
Emotional call for palm oil industry to address environmental problems
(10/21/2009) During what was at times an emotional speech, Sabah's Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Environment, Datuk Masidi Manjun, called on the palm oil industry to stop polluting rivers and work with NGOs to save orangutans and other wildlife. He delivered the speech on the first day of an Orangutan Conservation Colloquium held in early October in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo.
Malayan tiger rescued from poacher's snare proves need for increased enforcement
(10/13/2009) Last week a Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) was found with its front right paw caught in a snare set by poachers. World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Wildlife Protection Unit discovered the snared tiger in the Belum-Temengor forest, a wildlife-rich reserve that has become a hotspot for poaching. After finding the wounded tiger the anti-poaching team called in officials from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN) who freed the great cat. The animal was then transported to Malacca Zoo for treatment.
Brazilian beef giants agree to moratorium on Amazon deforestation
(10/07/2009) Four of the world's largest cattle producers and traders have agreed to a moratorium on buying cattle from newly deforested areas in the Amazon rainforest, reports Greenpeace.
Palm oil industry pledges wildlife corridors to save orangutans
(10/03/2009) In an unlikely—and perhaps tenuous—alliance, conservationists and the palm oil industry met this week to draw up plans to save Asia's last great ape, the orangutan. As if to underscore the colloquium's importance, delegates on arriving in the Malaysian State of Sabah found the capital covered in a thick and strange fog caused by the burning of rainforests and peat lands in neighboring Kalimantan. After two days of intensive meetings the colloquium adopted a resolution which included the acquisition of land for creating wildlife buffer zones of at least 100 meters along all major rivers, in addition to corridors for connecting forests. Researchers said such corridors were essential if orangutans were to have a future in Sabah.
Could agroforestry solve the biodiversity crisis and address poverty?, an interview with Shonil Bhagwat
(09/24/2009) With the world facing a variety of crises: climate change, food shortages, extreme poverty, and biodiversity loss, researchers are looking at ways to address more than one issue at once by revolutionizing sectors of society. One of the ideas is a transformation of agricultural practices from intensive chemical-dependent crops to mixing agriculture and forest, while relying on organic methods. The latter is known as agroforestry or land sharing—balancing the crop yields with biodiversity. Shonil Bhagwat, Director of MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management at the School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford, believes this philosophy could help the world tackle some of its biggest problems.
Two of the world's most endangered (and strangest) primates receive protection from new reserves in China and Vietnam
(09/24/2009) There are 200 Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys left in the world. The cao vit gibbon, however, is even worse off with only 110 individuals remaining, giving it the dubious honor of being the second most endangered primate in the world (the closely-related Hainan gibbon with only 17 individuals is likely number one). Both of these species—the cao vit gibbon and Tonkin snub nosed monkey—have received good news recently as new reserves in China and Vietnam have been created in part to aid their survival.
Will tropical trees survive climate change?, an interview with Kenneth J. Feeley
(09/24/2009) One of the most pressing issues in the conservation today is how climate change will affect tropical ecosystems. The short answer is: we don't know. Because of this, more and more scientists are looking at the probable impacts of a warmer world on the Earth's most vibrant and biodiverse ecosystems. Kenneth J. Feeley, tropical ecologist and new professor at Florida International University and the Center for Tropical Plant Conservation at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, is conducting groundbreaking research in the tropical forests of Peru on the migration of tree species due to climate change.
Working to save the 'living dead' in the Atlantic Forest, an interview with Antonio Rossano Mendes Pontes
(09/23/2009) The Atlantic Forest may very well be the most imperiled tropical ecosystem in the world: it is estimated that seven percent (or less) of the original forest remains. Lining the coast of Brazil, what is left of the forest is largely patches and fragments that are hemmed in by metropolises and monocultures. Yet, some areas are worse than others, such as the Pernambuco Endemism Centre, a region in the northeast that has largely been ignored by scientists and conservation efforts. Here, 98 percent of the forest is gone, and 70 percent of what remains are patches measuring less than 10 hectares. Due to this fragmentation all large mammals have gone regionally extinct and the small mammals are described by Antonio Rossano Mendes Pontes, a professor and researcher at the Federal University of Pernambuco, as the 'living dead'.
Prince Charles making progress in effort to save rainforests, says leading British environmentalist
(09/22/2009) Prince Charles of Great Britain has emerged as one of the world's highest-profile promoters of a scheme that could finally put an end to destruction of tropical rainforests. The Prince's Rainforest Project, launched in 2007, is promoting awareness of the role deforestation plays in climate change—it accounts for nearly a fifth of greenhouse gas emissions. The project also publicizes the multitude of benefits tropical forests provide, including maintenance of rainfall, biodiversity, and sustainable livelihoods for millions of people. But the initiative goes beyond merely raising awareness. Prince Charles is using his considerable influence to bring political and business leaders together to devise and support a plan to provide emergency funding to save rainforests. Tony Juniper, one of Britain's best-known environmentalists and Special Adviser to the project, spoke about Prince Charles' efforts in an interview with mongabay.com.
Innovative reforestation project threatened by 'regime change' in Madagascar, an interview with Rainer Dolch
(09/16/2009) In Madagascar the TAMS Program (Tetik'asa Mampody Savoka, meaning "the project to bring back the forest") is under threat due to the new government's unwillingness to provide funding. The current government, after gaining power in a coup this year, has frozen all funds slated for the project and has yet to sign a carbon credit agreement with the World Bank which would bring much needed funding. "It remains to be seen if the recognition or not of Madagascar's transitional Government will lead to signing the contract with the World Bank in the near future. This is of course essential for the continuity of the project and its future," Rainer Dolch told Monagaby.com in an interview.
Saving the last megafauna of Malaysia, an interview with Reuben Clements
(09/15/2009) Reuben Clements has achieved one success after another since graduating from the National University of Singapore. Currently working in peninsular Malaysia, he manages conservation programs for the Endangered Malayan tiger and the Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhino with World Wildlife Fund. At the same time he has discovered three new species of microsnails, one of which was named in the top ten new species of 2008 (a BIG achievement for a snail) due to its peculiar shell which has four different coiling axes. ie7uhig
Oil road transforms indigenous nomadic hunters into commercial poachers in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(09/13/2009) The documentary Crude opened this weekend in New York, while the film shows the direct impact of the oil industry on indigenous groups a new study proves that the presence of oil companies can have subtler, but still major impacts, on indigenous groups and the ecosystems in which they live. In Ecuador's Yasuni National Park—comprising 982,000 hectares of what the researchers call "one of the most species diverse forests in the world"—the presence of an oil company has disrupted the lives of the Waorani and the Kichwa peoples, and the rich abundance of wildlife living within the forest.
World's only Sumatran rhino to give birth in captivity dies at Cincinnati Zoo
(09/10/2009) Emi, the world's only Sumatran rhino to give birth in captivity, died on Saturday at the Cincinnati zoo. She successfully gave birth to three offspring, one of which has been released back into the wild in Indonesia.
Concerns over deforestation may drive new approach to cattle ranching in the Amazon
(09/08/2009) While you're browsing the mall for running shoes, the Amazon rainforest is probably the farthest thing from your mind. Perhaps it shouldn't be. The globalization of commodity supply chains has created links between consumer products and distant ecosystems like the Amazon. Shoes sold in downtown Manhattan may have been assembled in Vietnam using leather supplied from a Brazilian processor that subcontracted to a rancher in the Amazon. But while demand for these products is currently driving environmental degradation, this connection may also hold the key to slowing the destruction of Earth's largest rainforest.
Crowned sifaka population on the verge of local extinction: dispatch from the field
(09/08/2009) A small group of crowned sifaka lemurs Propithecus coronatus have been located in the corridor d'Amboloando-Dabolava, Miandrivazo district-Madagascar, but are immediately threatened with local extinction. The small, fragmented, and isolated forest shelters a group of only six adults and one baby. Interviews with local people revealed that once several groups of the species resided in the corridor, and even last year, about 20 individuals were still found there. However, within one year, the population dropped from 20 to 6 individuals.
Investing in conservation could save global economy trillions of dollars annually
(09/03/2009) By investing billions in conserving natural areas now, governments could save trillions every year in ecosystem services, such as natural carbon sinks to fight climate change, according to a European report The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB).
New Amazonian reserve saves over a million acres in Peru
(08/30/2009) On August 27th Peru's Ministry of the Environment approved the creation of the Matses National Reserve to protect the region's biodiversity, ensure its natural resources, and preserve the home of the Matses indigenous peoples (known as the Mayorunas in Brazil). The park is 1,039,390 acres (or 420,626 hectares) of lowland Amazonian rainforest in eastern Peru. The park is the culmination of over a decade of work by the local non-profit CEDIA (the Center for the Development of the Indigenous Amazonians) funded in part by the Worldland Trust.
Photos reveal illegal logging near uncontacted natives in Peru
(08/17/2009) Ariel photos show proof of illegal logging for mahogany occurring in a Peruvian reserve set aside for uncontacted natives. The photos, taken by Chris Fagan from Round River Conservation Studies, show logging camps set-up inside the Murunahua Reserve, meant to protect the uncontacted indigenous group, known as the Murunahua Indians, in the Peruvian Amazon.
Largely unexplored rainforest slated to be leveled for gold mining in Colombia
(08/13/2009) Serrania de San Luca is a rainforest-covered massif rising to 2,300 meters (7,500 feet) in northern Colombia. Despite being little-explored and containing several endangered species, the forest is threatened by industrial gold mining operations, according to the local conservation group ProAves. Already the forest has been reduced to 10 percent of its original 2.5 million acres due to agriculture, small-scale mining, and other human impacts. Now, the Colombian government has granted large concessions to AngloGold Ashanti, a gold mining company out of South Africa which has been criticized by the Human Rights Watch for allegedly aligning itself with locally armed gangs in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Lessons from the crisis in Madagascar, an interview with Erik Patel
(08/11/2009) On March 17th of this year the President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, resigned his post. This made way for Andry Rajoelina, mayor of Madagascar's capital, to install himself as president with help from the military. The unrest and confusion that usually accompanies such a coup brought disaster on many of Madagascar's biological treasures. Within days of Ravalomanana's resignation, armed gangs, allegedly funded by Chinese traders, entered two of Madagascar's world-renowned national parks, Marojejy and Masoala parks, and began to log rosewood, ebonies, and other valuable hardwoods. The pillaging lasted months but the situation began to calm down over the summer. Now that the crisis in Madagascar has abated—at least for the time being—it's time to take stock. In order to do so, Mongabay spoke to Erik Patel, an expert on the Critically Endangered Silky Sifaka and frequent visitor to Madagascar, to find out what the damage looks like firsthand and to see what lessons might be learned.
Photos: hundreds of new species discovered in Himalayan region, threatened by climate change
(08/10/2009) Scientists from a variety of organizations have found over 350 new species in the Eastern Himalayas, including a flying frog, the world's smallest deer, and a gecko which has walked the earth for 100-million-years, according to a new report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The report, entitled Where World's Collide, warns that these rare biological treasures, as well as numerous other species, are threatened in the Eastern Himalayas by climate change.
Are we on the brink of saving rainforests?
(07/22/2009) Until now saving rainforests seemed like an impossible mission. But the world is now warming to the idea that a proposed solution to help address climate change could offer a new way to unlock the value of forest without cutting it down.Deep in the Brazilian Amazon, members of the Surui tribe are developing a scheme that will reward them for protecting their rainforest home from encroachment by ranchers and illegal loggers. The project, initiated by the Surui themselves, will bring jobs as park guards and deliver health clinics, computers, and schools that will help youths retain traditional knowledge and cultural ties to the forest. Surprisingly, the states of California, Wisconsin and Illinois may finance the endeavor as part of their climate change mitigation programs.
Saving one of the last tropical dry forests, an interview with Edwina von Gal
(06/29/2009) Often we hear about endangered species—animals or plants on the edge of extinction—however we rarely hear about endangered environments—entire ecosystems that may disappear from Earth due to humankind's growing footprint. Tropical dry forests are just such an ecosystem: with only 2 percent of the world's tropical dry forest remaining it is one of the world's most endangered ecosystems. A newly established organization, the Azuero Earth Project, is working not only to preserve some of the world's last tropical dry forest on the Azuero peninsula in Panama, but also to begin restoration projects hoping to aid both the forest's viability and the local people. Edwina von Gal, a landscape designer, is one of the founders of the Azuero Earth Project, as well as president of the organization.
Lear's Macaw: back from the brink
(06/09/2009) The 2009 IUCN Red List for birds broke records by listing more Critically Endangered birds than ever before. Despite this, there were individual species that bucked the global trend: Lear's Macaw Anodorhynchus leari, a bright blue parrot from northeastern Brazil, was one of these. Due to effective conservation measures the parrot's population has reached nearly a thousand birds (up from a low of just a hundred individuals in 1989), and therefore was moved down the list, from Critically Endangered to Endangered.
New rainforest reserve in Congo benefits bonobos and locals
(05/25/2009) A partnership between local villages and conservation groups, headed up by the Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI), has led to the creation of a new 1,847 square mile (4,875 square kilometer) reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The reserve will save some of the region's last pristine forests: ensuring the survival of the embattled bonobo—the least-known of the world's four great ape species—and protecting a wide variety of biodiversity from the Congo peacock to the dwarf crocodile. However, the Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve is worth attention for another reason: every step of its creation—from biological surveys to reserve management—has been run by the local Congolese NGO and villages of Kokolopori.
Prince Charles' new online initiative for rainforests makes media splash
(05/06/2009) Releasing a video with as many species of celebrity as ants in the rainforest, while simultaneously turning to online sites such as MySpace and YouTube, appears to have worked for Prince Charles, a longtime advocate of rainforest conservation. His conservation organization's new outreach to online users has garnered considerable coverage from the international media.
Gabonese environmental activist receives prize for standing up to government, Chinese company
(04/20/2009) Marc Ona Essangui is a beloved environmental leader in his native Gabon, however by winning the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize he is now being introduced to a larger audience: the world. Essangui received the prize for exposing unsavory truths about a deal between the Gabon government and a Chinese company, CMEC, to mine for iron ore in the Congo rainforest, the world's second largest tropical forest. The Belinga mine is a $3.5 billion project that also includes a hydroelectric dam, which will flood traditional lands and destroy what is considered the most beautiful waterfall in the forests of equatorial Africa. The Kongou Falls is located in the Ivindo National Park.
Rainforest conservation gains in U.S. and U.N. climate proposals
(04/14/2009) A proposed mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) figures prominently in the draft climate bill released last month by Congressmen Henry Waxman and Ed Markey as well as a U.N. document posted last week following a climate meeting in Bonn, Germany. Deforestation is the source of roughly 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.
World leaders meet to discuss future of rainforests
(04/02/2009) World leaders met Wednesday to discuss the role rainforests can play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Revolutionary new theory overturns modern meteorology with claim that forests move rain
(04/01/2009) Two Russian scientists, Victor Gorshkov and Anastassia Makarieva of the St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics, have published a revolutionary theory that turns modern meteorology on its head, positing that forests—and their capacity for condensation—are actually the main driver of winds rather than temperature. While this model has widespread implications for numerous sciences, none of them are larger than the importance of conserving forests, which are shown to be crucial to 'pumping' precipitation from one place to another. The theory explains, among other mysteries, why deforestation around coastal regions tends to lead to drying in the interior.
Conservation groups condemn 'open and organized plundering' of Madagascar's natural resources
(03/30/2009) Eleven conservation organizations—including WWF, CI, and WCS—have banded together to condemn logging in Madagascar's world renowned parks during a time of political crisis. Taking advantage of the turmoil after interim president Andry Rajoelina took control of the country in a bloodless coup from former president Marc Ravalomanana on March 17th, pristine forests have been plundered for valuable wood, wildlife trafficking has increased, and illegal mining operations have begun say the conservation organizations.
Norway emerges as champion of rainforest conservation
(03/19/2009) While citizens in western countries have long paid lip service to saving rainforests, Norway has quietly emerged as the largest and most important international force in tropical forest conservation. The small Scandinavian country has committed 3 billion krone ($440 million) a year to the effort, a figure vastly greater than the $100M pledged — but never fully contributed — by the United States under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA). Norway now hopes it can help push to include forest conservation in the successor to the Kyoto Protocol by providing funding and fostering cooperation among international actors like the UN and World Bank, as well as developing countries, to fund the creation of an international architecture which makes it possible to incorporate deforestation and degradation into a post-2012 climate regime.
Climate change could devastate lizards in the tropics
(03/04/2009) With help from data collected thirty years ago, scientists have discovered that tropical lizards may be particularly sensitive to a warming world. Researchers found that lizards in the tropics are more sensitive to higher temperatures than their relatives in cooler, yet more variable climates. "The least heat-tolerant lizards in the world are found at the lowest latitudes, in the tropical forests. I find that amazing," said Raymond Huey, lead author of a paper appearing in the March 4 Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Papua New Guinea creates first nature reserve
(03/03/2009) Home to numerous endemic species and some of the Asia's last intact tropical forests, Papua New Guinea has created its first national conservation area. Unique in structure, the park is owned by 35 surrounding indigenous villages which have agreed unanimously to prohibit hunting, logging, mining, and other development within the park. The villages have also created a community organization that will oversee management of the park. The 10,000 villagers found partners in Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Conservation International, and National Geographic. The conservation organizations spent twelve years working with locals and the Papua New Guinea government to establish the YUS Conservation Area.
YouTube videos may be imperiling cuddly primate
(02/24/2009) Many "cute" and "cuddly" species have gained attention and funds from conservation groups, since the public gravitates toward such attractive species. In fact, cuteness can sometimes mean the difference between conservation attention and extinction. However, for slow lorises being cute may be their downfall. Despite the fact that owning a slow loris as a pet or trading it is illegal in all range countries and "all countries where primates as pets are illegal," the species is still heavily trafficked, says Dr. Anna Nekaris, an anthropologist who specializes in slow-loris research at Oxford Brookes University. During the past few years videos of pet slow lorises have begun to appear on YouTube. Such videos often include comments from users who push misinformation about the slow loris's legality and aptitude as pets, raising concerns among conservationists that the videos encourage people to actively pursue the slow loris as a pet.
Could engineering rainforests save the planet from global warming?
(01/21/2009) At the Smithsonian symposium entitled "Will the Rainforests Survive?", leading tropical biologists vigorously debated current threats to the rainforest and what the future may hold. While climate change was identified as a leading threat to rainforests, many of the scientists argued that the tropics may also be the key to mitigating the impact of global warming.
Secondary forest should become new conservation initiative
(01/19/2009) "I want to convince you we need to go beyond primary forests to preserve biodiversity", Robin Chazdon told an audience at the National Natural History Museum during a symposium on the tropics. Chazdon, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Connecticut, has been studying secondary growth forests for over eighteen years. Secondary forests are those forests in the process of regrowth after being used for agriculture or logging. In her study area of NE Costa Rica, many of these forests were converted to pastures in the 1970s and 1980s, but have since been abandoned. In her presentation Chazdon argued that to preserve biodiversity numerous types of human-impacted landscapes, such as secondary forest, require attention by the conservation community.
Wildlife trade creating 'empty forest syndrome' across the globe
(01/19/2009) For many endangered species it is not the lack of suitable habitat that has imperiled them, but hunting. In a talk at a Smithsonian Symposium on tropical forests, Elizabeth Bennett of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) outlined the perils for many species of the booming and illegal wildlife trade. She described pristine forests, which although providing perfect habitat for species, stood empty and quiet, drained by hunting for bushmeat, traditional medicine, the pet trade, and trophies.
Symposium tackles big question: how many species will survive our generation
(01/16/2009) Nine scientists dusted off their crystal balls Monday at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC, weighing in on the future of the world's tropical forest. Despite the most up-to-date statistics, prognosis for the future of tropical forests varied widely. In the last few years a schism has occurred among biologists regarding the future of the tropics. No tropical scientist denies that rainforests and the species which inhabit them face unprecedented threats; neither do they argue that some of these forested regions and species will likely not survive the next fifty years. What has sparked debate, sometimes heated, is how bad will is it really? When the dust settles, what percentage of species will survive and how much forest will remain?
What is the greatest threat to rainforests: habitat destruction or climate change?
(01/13/2009) A symposium from the Smithsonian Institution meant to debate the level of threat by deforestation posed to the tropics shifted topic slightly near its end as scientists began to discus which was the most significant threat for rainforests and the species that inhabit them: habitat destruction or climate change?
Shade-grown coffee preserves native tree diversity
(12/23/2008) A new study finds that shade-grown coffee protects the biodiversity of tree species, as well as those of birds and bats. Published in Current Biology, the study found that native trees in shade-grown coffee plantations aid the overall species' gene flow and can become a focal point for reforestation.
Deal on forests falls short
(12/11/2008) A deal reached Wednesday in Poznan to include forests in future climate treaties is a positive step but falls short of the progress needed to get the REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation) mechanism on track for incorporation into the framework that will succeed the Kyoto Protocol, say environmentalists speaking from the talks.
Rainforests continue to fall but hope may rest in a market solution
(12/11/2008) Environmentalists attempting to preserve the vanishing Amazon rain forest now confront a stark paradox: Never before have they succeeded in protecting so much of the world's largest tropical forest, yet never before has so much of it simultaneously been destroyed. The key question today is whether new models of conservation — including an increasingly popular, market-based program known as REDD — will be able to reverse the steady loss of tropical forests, not only in the Amazon, but also in Indonesia, Borneo, and Africa's Congo basin, where virgin woodlands continue to be razed at an unprecedented rate.
Indigenous people win voice in climate negotiations
(12/10/2008) Negotiators at U.N. climate conference have struck a deal to give forest-dependent people a voice in determining the role forest conservation will play future agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reports the Associated Press (AP). The agreement clears a key obstacle that had been blocking progress on reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD), a mechanism that would compensate tropical countries for protecting their forest cover.
Africa calls for "full-range" of bio-carbon as climate solution
(12/10/2008) A coalition of 26 African countries is calling for the inclusion of carbon credits generated through afforestation, reforestation, agroforestry, reduced soil tillage, and sustainable agricultural practices in future climate agreements.
Peru seeks $200 million to save its rainforests
(12/08/2008) Peru is seeking $200 million in international contributions over the next ten years to cut deforestation to zero, reports BBC News.
In Poznan, France pushes initiative to save rainforests
(12/08/2008) As talks for incorporating forest conservation into an international climate treaty stall in Poznan, Poland due to technical debates, France has proposed an aggressive effort to address deforestation and forest degradation through the establishment of a Global Forest Carbon Mechanism (GFCM) and potential inclusion of forestry projects in the E.U.'s emissions trading scheme (ETS) beginning in 2013.
New standards ensure forest carbon projects protect indigenous people, biodiversity
(12/08/2008) The Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA) has released its second edition of its CCB Standard for certifying land-based carbon offset projects.
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Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Lisa Haydon, Rajkummar Rao; Director: Vikas Bahl; Rating: ***1/2
We all have that one situation in our life, when we feel that our life has come to an end and there is nothing else left to do. But eventually that incident becomes the turning point of your life and that too for the good. Queen is one such story told. Every girl can somehow relate to this very intimidating character. Vikas Bahl does a great job with his second film 'Queen'. He knew what he exactly wanted to showcase through the film. Vikas gets the best out of Kangana Ranaut and there couldn't have been a better person to portray this charismatic character on the silver screen than her. What starts off looking like a tale of a damsel in distress takes an interesting turn to a story you never thought it would turn up o be.
The film kicks to with a big fat Punjabi wedding scene, with over excited aunts, screaming and yelling uncles, budding choreographer cousins, a happy father, a crying mother and an extremely nervous yet so beautiful to be bride. Blended into 'London Thumakda' one can feel the joy of the marriage. Rani (Kangana Ranaut) is a very general girl, for a conservative family, who has hardly stepped out of her house without being escorted by someone else. Her life comes to a standstill when her fianc Vijay (Rajkummar Rao) leaves her and calls off the wedding a day before. She tries to battle the situation with tears and pleading but all to drains. That's when she realizes that she has to move out of consoling loved ones. For no actual reason but just run away, because sometimes that's all you can do. Hence, she decides to go for the planned honeymoon all alone. The journey after that is what builds the nucleus of the movie.
Kangana who plays the title character of the movie, has done an excellent job, minus the diction trouble that she still has, though it can be pardoned for her character in the movie. Her look in the movie is what works so well. For the 1st half of the film she has retained the frizzy look of her hair, no makeup and clothes that seemed to have been shopped from a flea market. Even the transformation doesn't look very jerky; minus she develops straight hair all of a sudden. Rajkummar Rao proves it yet again that he can comfortably pull out any role. He is shown to be a typical male chauvinist pig, who believes he can walk all over the woman in his life and she should take it well. You tend to dislike him in the movie which proves he did a great job. Lisa Haydon does a small bit in the movie which is convincing, though some people should just stick to modelling. Other characters that have small cameos like Bokyo Mish (Olexandar), Jeffrey Ho (Taka), and Joseph Guitobh (Tim) form a major part of the story and share an amazing friendship bond in the movie.
Amit Trivedi does a great job without forcing in any sad songs or over romantic song. London Thumakda and Hungama are foot tapping and full of life. Cinematography is decent and not complex. Editing is crisp with a running time of 146 minutes.Vikas Bahl tells a good story with hilarious moments. The 2nd half of the movie is better than the 1st half, but is great eventually. In all, the movie is above average and a little less than fabulous. Queen is a journey of self-transformation every woman, dumped at the altar or not, must take. Watch this movie for a great story and to prove it to yourself that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.
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WATCHED this movie. well done Kangana. her best i would say. awesome movie.
omg going to watch this! seems like a really good one!
I loved the trailers and songs of this movie!I have been waiting for the release anxiously and after reading this I am really happy that it is getting good reviews and this is something new and fresh! I wish luck to this movie! Best of Love Kangna! LOve kangna after Knock-Out
Was looking forward to watching this movie in the cinemas. You'd think with such a great promo, they'd want to show it to the audience. but no, will just have to wait for the dvd to come out.
Bakwas filmo ko release kardete hai, aur queen jaisi achi film ko nahi dikhate.
I have been really waiting for this movie from the time I saw the promos..looked promising and reading this review just makes me happy that the movie is true to its promos which is very rare a case these days!!
really looking forward to the movie... after reading the review, im even more excited... i hope its worth a watch...
I will definitely go for this movie now as the review sounds promising.
all the best kangana for the queen
Wow...I didn't have much expectations from the movie, but after reading the review I am intrigued.
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Joel Madden Kicked Out of Hotel For Alleged Drug Possession: Report
Update: Joel has posted a statement to his Tumblr addressing the situation: "Sunday while I was at work, a hotel employee found a small amount of marijuana in my hotel room. The police were called and responded. Sydney is my adopted home and I appreciate the way the NSW police handled the situation. They have informed me there will be no charges. I hope this didn't cause too much drama for anyone."
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It looks like Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden isn't being so good after all.
TMZ reports that Nicole Richie's rocker husband was kicked out of an Australian hotel over the weekend after drugs were allegedly found in his room.
New South Wales police executed a search warrant on Joel's hotel room at 10:30 PM on Sunday and discovered a "small amount of plant matter believed to be cannabis."
The police did not confirm whether or not they were certain the weed belonged to Joel, but a man fitting Joel's description
While the police approached the matter with some discretion, the hotel's staff did not, ponying up plenty of specific information about the incident.
"Joel Madden was ejected from the hotel because a small amount of cannabis was found inside his hotel room," reported the manager of the Darling Hotel.
"In Australia there is zero tolerance for this no matter where you are."
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Supporting Rowcroft
Sleep Walk 2015
Event Type: Runs, Walks & Cycles
When: 11th July 2015
Where: Torbay Leisure Centre
Time: 8pm – late
Are you ready to take part in the wildest Sleep Walk in the west?!
On Saturday 11 July I'll be rounding up my posse of over 2000 cowgirls and taking to the streets of Torbay, walking up to ten miles in aid of Rowcroft Hospice. Last year brought the buzz of Brazil to South Devon, but this year it's all about boots, chaps and cowboy hats!
The Sleep Walk has brand new five and ten mile routes for 2015; we'll be saddling up at Torbay Leisure Centre and passing through some of the most rootin' tootin' landmarks in the Bay. And don't y'all worry – there'll be plenty of surprises along the way!
An unbelievable £181,000 was raised last year, dang that's good! But this year, we want y'all to bring the whole caboodle and help us hit a brand spanking new target of £200,000!
All funds raised go towards supporting the hospice's vital work, providing care and support for over 2200 adults living with life-limiting illnesses in South Devon every year, so thank you ladies for all of your hard work and let's make this year even better!
Watch this space for more information on the Sleep Walk 2015! Or follow me on Facebook and Twitter for the latest news!
When & Where
Torbay Leisure Centre
Torbay TQ4 6LN
11 Jul 2015 8pm â late
"I have taken part in every Sleep Walk that Rowcroft has done. Walking has been one of my hobbies all my life so I always walk the longest distance possible. I do it in memory of my son who was cared for by Rowcroft in 2010."
Jeannette Blanchard, 2014 Sleep Walker


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What's a Gamma Delve?
Gamma Delves are designed to be used for quick, out-of-the-box play with the core D&D Gamma World game. Each delve is written for a specific level, with three encounters of increasing difficulty. These can be used as fast introductions to the game or as a night's diversion from a larger storyline, or an enterprising Game Master can string together a series of Gamma Delves to create a whole campaign.
Each Gamma Delve adventure follows certain additional rules:
- The delve must use the maps included with the D&D Gamma World game. The order of encounters cannot be the same, or partially the same, as that of the sample adventure "Steading of the Iron King," from chapter 6 of the D&D Gamma World Rulebook
- The delve must use the monster tokens included with the D&D Gamma World game. (This imposes certain limits on the number and types of monsters; for example, a delve can't have more than 3 dabbers, because there are only 3 dabber tokens.)
- The delve can't use the same monsters in the same locations as the sample adventure, "Steading of the Iron King." This means, for example, that badders and porkers can't be used on map 1A, the path to the tower – but yexils or parns or seps could be used.
If you'd like to create and share your own Gamma Delve, please do so!
Currently Available Delves
Delve A1: Scales and Salvage (level 1) by Caoimhe Ora Snow. While exploring the ruins of an Ancient temple of learning, the players discover a dug-out entrance that leads to the basement level beneath a collapsed building.
Delve F1: Underlord of the Roots (level 6) by Caoimhe Ora Snow. A local merchant's caravan was attacked by grens, but instead of looting his valuable guns and ammunition, the green folk stole his teenage daughter! Can you enter the grens' fortress-tree and mount a rescue before she's sacrificed to the rootlord?
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EastGroup notes 28 percent rise in ongoing profit
EastGroup Properties reported strong results for the second quarter, but profit fell from a year earlier, when the company recorded a large gain selling real estate.
The industrial landlord said Thursday that quarterly profit fell 4 percent to $7.6 million, or 25 cents per share, in the three months that ended June 30. That's down from $8 million, or 28 cents per share, in 2012's second quarter.
However, the Jackson-based company booked a $2 million gain in the 2012 quarter. Excluding that, continuing profit rose 28 percent.
Quarterly revenue rose 6 percent to $49.2 million.
"We are pleased to report EastGroup continued its positive momentum in all aspects of its business - internal operations, development and acquisitions," CEO David Hoster II said in a statement. "Strong leasing results led to increased occupancy and positive same-property operating results."
EastGroup said funds from operations, a measure commonly used by it and other real estate investment trusts, rose 4 percent to $23.9 million.
The company said it bought eight warehouses near Dallas for $70 million in May, and one warehouse in Charlotte, N.C. for $2.4 million in July. It's also building 15 warehouses, for an estimated $85 million, in San Antonio, Houston, Orlando, Fla., Phoenix, Ariz., and Charlotte, N.C.
The company plans to sell $100 million in debt to an insurance company by Aug. 30, and said it raised $2 million through stock sales in the second quarter.


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Lopez wins final match 3-0
Updated: August 28, 2004, 4:35 PM ETAssociated Press
ATHENS, Greece -- Four years after Steven Lopez won the United States' first gold medal in taekwondo, time was ticking down on his second Olympic title. On the sideline, his brother and coach couldn't wait to start celebrating.
"A moment in your life where everything is just perfect," Jean Lopez said. "That's what I was experiencing."
Steven took up the sport when he was 5 because he wanted to be
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Yao scores 23 in exhibition victory
Updated: August 8, 2004, 4:16 PM ETAssociated Press
KLAIPEDA, Lithuania -- Center Yao Ming scored 23 points in leading China's Olympic team over Sweden 87-63 in an exhibition game on Sunday.
Fredrik Jonzen led Sweden with 13 points. Fred Drains added nine points in his first game for Sweden, which did not qualify for the Olympics.
"We cut the deficit when Yao Ming went to the bench, when he came back they took the lead again," Sweden coach Jan Enjebo said.
The Athens Olympics begin Friday.
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Cartiva Secures $1.5 Million Senior Credit Facility from Silicon Valley Bank
(Alpharetta, GA, January 8, 2014) Cartiva, Inc., a developer of innovative solutions for the treatment of cartilage damage and osteoarthritis, announced today that it has entered into a loan and security agreement with Silicon Valley Bank providing access to up to $1.5 million of capital to the Company. The credit facility will be available for general working capital purposes.
"We are very pleased to have secured this financing to supplement the proceeds from our Series C preferred stock sale in July of last year," said Peter Pizzo, chief financial officer of Cartiva. "Receiving this credit facility from a respected source like Silicon Valley Bank is an acknowledgment of our success to date and the market opportunity of our lead product. This facility further strengthens Cartiva's financial position and provides additional financial cushion as we prepare for the submission of our first Premarket Approval (PMA) module for Cartiva© SCI early this year."
"Working with medical device companies like Cartiva is inspiring," said Andy Rico, Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank's Atlanta office. "Through our partnership with Cartiva, we aim to give the company the financial flexibility to meet its growth goals and to increase the team's probability of success as it develops and delivers solutions that will change people's lives for the better."
About Cartiva, Inc.
Based in Alpharetta, Ga. and spun off from Carticept Medical, Inc. in December 2011, Cartiva, Inc. develops and markets innovative solutions for patients with osteoarthritis or cartilage damage. Additional information is available on the Company's website at www.cartiva.net.
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Silicon Valley Bank is the premier bank for technology, life science, venture capital, private equity and premium wine businesses. SVB provides industry knowledge and connections, financing, treasury management, corporate investment and international banking services to its clients worldwide through 27 U.S. offices and six international operations. (Nasdaq: SIVB) www.svb.com.
Silicon Valley Bank is the California bank subsidiary and the commercial banking operation of SVB Financial Group. Banking services are provided by Silicon Valley Bank, a member of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve System. SVB Financial Group is also a member of the Federal Reserve System.
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The union that represents Oshkosh Corp. defense employees has agreed to enter contract-extension talks with the maker of military and commercial vehicles that's preparing to bid on more military business.
Members of United Auto Workers Local 578 have authorized their bargaining committee to engage in discussions with the company to extend their labor agreement, that was signed in October 2011, through Sept. 30, 2021.
Oshkosh says it needs to cut costs to compete for a contract to build tactical vehicles for the Army and Marine Corps beginning in 2016, about the time the current union contract expires.
The current deal was accepted by the UAW in part because the company agreed to remove language that would have let it use temporary workers starting in 2013. The contract included an 8.5% wage increase over five years, but workers agreed to pay more for health insurance.
Union officials said the contract extension talks could cover wage and benefit issues and outsourcing. The company has said it would like to reach an agreement on an extension by July 31.
Negotiations are set to begin the week of July 8, according to the company.
With the war in Afghanistan winding down, Oshkosh Corp. has laid off hundreds of employees in its defense division -- ending a four-year hiring spree and slowing what former Defense Secretary Robert Gates once said was one of the most impressive military-vehicle production runs in decades.
Despite the cutbacks, the company remains a major producer of not only military trucks, but also specialty vehicles such as concrete mixers, firetrucks and aerial lift equipment used in construction.
The company has stepped up its sales of military vehicles to foreign countries, including 750 trucks to the United Arab Emirates.
In addition, it is competing with two other defense contractors for another U.S. military program that could be worth billions of dollars and produce years' worth of work. But that program, named Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, or JLTV, wouldn't reach full production until 2018.
Also, some analysts say the program's prospects have weakened as the U.S. Army and Marine Corps evaluate spending priorities and billions of dollars in budget cuts.


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The power-pop band Yipes!, guitarist Daryl Stuermer and singer-songwriter pat mAcdonald, formerly of Timbuk3, will be inducted into the Wisconsin Area Music Industry Hall of Fame.
The three 2013 inductees will be honored during the WAMI Awards Show at 7 p.m. April 14 at Turner Hall Ballroom, 1040 N. 4th St. Tickets are $24.99 for adults, $15 for students, available at the Pabst and Riverside box offices, (414) 286-3663 and pabsttheater.org. »Read Full Article(1)
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Indie-rock aficionados have been touting Foxygen this year as a band on the brink of bigger things. There's also been speculation that the band is on the brink of collapse.
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The Green Bay Packers selected Iowa tackle Bryan Bulaga with the No. 23 pick in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft on Thursday night.
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Position: Offensive tackle.
School: Iowa.
Height, weight: 6-foot-5 3/8, 314 pounds.
Age: 21.
Packers jersey number: 75.
Measurables: 5.26 in the 40-yard dash. � 1.81 10-yard dash. � 3.03 20-yard dash. � 4.62 20-yard shuffle. � 7.40 three-cone drill. � 27.5-inch vertical jump. � 8-foot-2 broad jump. � Bench-pressed 225 pounds 26 times. � 33�-inch arm length. � 9�-inch hands.
Highlights: After playing four positions during his days at Marion Central High School in Illinois, he began his Iowa career at left guard. � Bulaga played in 30 games at Iowa, starting in 28, including five at left guard and 25 at left tackle. � During his time at tackle, he recorded 181 knockdowns with 27 touchdown-resulting blocks. He allowed just 3� sacks and no pressures on 712 pass attempts. � In 2009, he was an All-Big Ten Conference first-team choice and became the sixth Iowa player to be named Big Ten Conference offensive lineman of the year.
Strengths: Looks the part and has very good feet. Can shuffle, slide and mirror in pass protection. Excellent base and balance. Good agility to cut off the wide rush. Keeps his shoulders square and handles inside moves and counters. Rolls off the ball and drives defenders off the ball. Great finisher � plays nasty and seeks to bury defenders. Plays with pop and power in his hands � shoots his hands and punches with authority. Controls defenders � does an outstanding job steering and sustaining. Good quickness to the second level to cut off linebackers. Has proven capable of dominating. Outstanding work ethic and character. Motivated to succeed. Versatile and has played inside and outside. Football was very clean in drills at the combine.
Weaknesses: Lacks great arm length for the left tackle position and will let defenders into his frame. Shows some upper-body stiffness. Could improve his anchor strength. Does not come off the ball low consistently � loses leverage battle and can be bull-rushed. Does not have elite foot quickness. Was outleveraged by Michigan�s Brandon Graham. Looked raw early in the season, and thyroid condition must be evaluated.
Injury report: 2009 � Missed the Iowa State, Arizona and Penn State games with a thyroid condition. Doctors discovered he had thyroiditis, a viral infection that causes the thyroid gland to overproduce hormones. He needed three weeks to recover and then a few weeks to play his way back into top football shape. Bulaga was on the anti-inflammatory medication prednisone, but stopped taking that at the end of the regular season and is no longer taking any medications. 2008 � Limited in spring drills due to shoulder issues. 2007 � Sat out five games with a shoulder sprain.
Noteworthy: Received scholarship offers from Wisconsin, Nebraska and Oklahoma State. � Communications major. � Son of Kathi and Joe Bulaga. � Born 3/21/89. � Resides in Crystal Lake, Ill. � Likes to play golf, Playstation and watch movies.
What they're saying
�It�s my understanding that we are going to put him at tackle. Whether it�s left or right, we will figure that out as we go along. But he�s going to be a good guy to add to our team.�
� Packers General Manager Ted Thompson
�We kind of look at the offensive players and rank the guys we like. I am little bit surprised that (Bulaga was available) but very happy. Depending on how quickly he adjusts to the pro game, he could help a lot. Obviously we drafted him with the belief that he is going to be able to come in here and compete and do that right away. He has made us a better offensive line.�
� Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin
�Our competition is better. We improved ourselves. I�m glad we have him and look forward to working with him. Our job as coaches is to get guys to reach their potential as quickly as we possibly can. I think if you are going to draft a tackle, you like to see a guy at 6-5 range or above. I�m sure he�s going to get stronger. He�s a guy who just turned 21.�
� Philbin
�I have a pretty good idea that I can play both sides. I think I�m versatile enough that I can play both right and left, and whatever I�m needed to do, I�ll be able to do.�
� Bulaga
�Strengths and weaknesses from Pro Football Weekly scouting report.
Pete Dougherty's pre-draft profile of Bulaga
A junior entry who is the latest of the well-schooled offensive linemen produced by Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz, a former NFL offensive line coach, though that background also could work against him because of the failure of Robert Gallery, the former Iowa tackle who�s been a bust for the Oakland Raiders as the No. 2 pick in the 2004 draft.
Some teams see Bulaga as a left tackle, but others don�t. �I think he�s a right tackle,� one scout said.
�He�s physical, he�s got great technique as a run player. I just don�t think he has the angles down, the footwork and the hands down, to be a prominent pass protector. I think he�s going to struggle.�
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|30 June 1982 (UK)
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The Changeling was Toyah's follow-up album to the critically acclaimed Anthem. Although it has a similar overall sound, the band's writing took a darker, almost gothic direction.[citation needed] Tracks such as "The Packt" and "Brave New World" take a rather dystopian although still hopeful view of the future, a theme which largely pervades the whole album.[citation needed]
The Changeling was not released on CD until 1999, although this long-awaited release did at least include six bonus tracks, four of which were previously unavailable on CD, and the video for "Thunder in the Mountains".
Original vinyl issues of the album came complete with a lyric insert, the background of which featured drawings of circuit boards. Around the lyrics of each song were sections of poetry written by Toyah Willcox, which were not included on the album.
The album was produced by legendary record producer Steve Lillywhite (CBE) using early digital studio recording equipment. Some overseas editions such as the Dutch release, featured an additional 'Digital Recording' logo on the cover sleeve.
A completed out-take from the sessions for The Changeling named 'Warrior Rock' appeared as the B-side of the LP's only single release 'Brave New World' and on the later CD reissue. Another out-take entitled 'Paradise Child', later surfaced on the Safari Records collectors album 'Mayhem'. A rarer version entitled 'Silly Little Girls' using a similar music track but with alternative lyrics (featuring Toyah Willcox improvising 'mild obscenities'), appeared on preparatory demos for the album which have since surfaced on bootleg releases. Several other instrumental tracks from the same demo sessions have never been commercially used.
The album was released internationally and sold particularly well in the UK (#6) and Norway (#22).
Although a fan favourite, Toyah Willcox has largely ignored the album material since 1982 in her live shows, with the exception of Angel & Me. However in April 2012 she is performing a special six date 30th Anniversary tour 'The Changeling Resurrection 2012', revisiting the Changeling tour set list which featured on the subsequent 1982 live album 'Warrior Rock – Toyah on Tour'.
"Changeling wasn't easy to make, in fact it was the unhappiest of all the album experiences, but that doesn't mean it isn't a good album. Not everything has to come effortlessly for it to be right", Toyah said in 2011.[1]
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- "Creepy Room" (Willcox/Bogen)
- "Street Creature" (Willcox/Bogen)
- "Castaways" (Willcox/Bogen)
- "The Druids" (Willcox/Bogen)
- "Angel & Me" (Willcox/Bogen)
- "The Packt" (Willcox/Bogen)
- "Life in the Trees" (Willcox/Bogen)
- "Dawn Chorus" (Willcox/Bogen/Spalding)
- "Run Wild, Run Free" (Willcox/Bogen)
- "Brave New World" (Willcox/Bogen)
1999 CD bonus tracks[edit]
- "Warrior Rock" (Willcox/Bogen/Spalding)
- "Thunder in the Mountains" (Willcox/Lee/Glockler)
- "Voodoo Doll" (Willcox/Bogen/Spalding)
- "Good Morning Universe" (Willcox/Bogen)
- "In the Fairground" (Willcox/Bogen)
- "Ieya 1982" (Willcox/Bogen/Bush)
- "Thunder in the Mountains" (video) (Willcox/Lee/Glockler)
On the CD reissue, the ending of 'Angel & Me' has been edited. After the song has faded out, the original vinyl version featured an echoed drum roll that resembled the sound of a door being locked – this was absent on the CD.
Comments on songs[edit]
- Brave New World. "'Brave New World', to me, is a sad love song, because I wrote most of it in Bristol last year after a tremendous row with my boyfriend. But I could never do a love song true to myself, because that's being selfish. I prefer what I call open lyrics, so that the kids can fit their own feelings to them... And so 'Brave New World' is a love song, because I think everyone goes through the phase when they think no one in the world knows how hurt they are – experiencing a loneliness that no one knows, but everyone knows it", Toyah said in the Sounds interview, 1982.[2]
- Angel and Me. The song ("Why do you always cry when you come to see me? / I always die to see you smile") had some autobiographical connotations. "The person she's talking to is her mum, when I was in hospital and my mum visited me, she'd always start crying, so it comes from that", Toyah explained when asked who the song was about. "I am now [close to my mother], I didn't use to be. I always loved her very much, but she had a weird way of loving me back. I can never remember kissing and cuddling mummy and daddy when I was small. But I love them both, my father is one of my heroes", she added, speaking to Sounds.[2]
- Phil Spalding – bass, vocals
- Simon Phillips – drums and percussion
- Joel Bogen – guitar, additional keyboards, vocal
- Toyah Willcox – vocals & noises
- Andy Clark – keyboards
- Simon Darlow – additional keyboards
- Nigel Bennett – backing vocals
- Neil Hutchinson – brass
- Vince Sullavan – brass
- Dave Lord – brass
- Producer: Steve Lillywhite
- Engineer: Mark Dearnley
- Assistant engineer: Neil Hutchinson, Ashley Howe
- ^ "Toyah Talks Music". FSF-A Interview. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ a b Johnny Waller (14 August 1982). "Toyah Reveals Her Secret Desires". Sounds. Retrieved 1 January 2011.


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