- As this year's G8 Summit opens in Belfast, Northern Ireland today, President Obama moves to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to drop support for the Assad regime in Syria.
- Police in Rio used tear gas on thousands of protestors angry over the country spending billions to host the upcoming 2014 World Cup rather than on education and health care.
- Iran has elected centrist Hasan Rowhani to replace outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, prompting a hopeful response from Western powers.
- The continuing British probe of bank manipulation of the world's benchmark LIBOR rate is leading to other countries investigating rate-rigging globally.
- A new BBC documentary and study finds cats left to their own devices will raid each other's homes for food and stay relatively close to home.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
The only animals that have managed to cow my cat (is that a mixed metaphor, or what?) are a pair of mockingbirds that I've named Lurleen and Bruce. My cat's absolutely terrified by them. Of course, Lurleen did actually make a couple of runs at me, too, when I was in her "sphere of influence." Nasty little twit.
ReplyDeletePoint of post: If you want to keep your indoor/outdoor kitty from killing the avian wildlife, you need to double-bell his/her collar. Most cat collars come with one bell, but a kitty can change its gait to adjust for this. If you double-bell the collar, they can't get away with this trick. Since I've double-belled my moggie, I haven't seen any "gift offerings" around the house. You can buy extra bells (usually in 3-packs) at your local pet supply store.