tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post5884017099959529362..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Victor, the HeroRat: Vanquisher of Land Mines, Chapter OneOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-23266809461121160072015-05-13T09:19:59.257-04:002015-05-13T09:19:59.257-04:00Lil, human beings can learn a lot from other speci...Lil, human beings can learn a lot from other species--even plants. Just yesterday, as it happens, I listened to a TED talk by a person who is looking at the world from another point of view. The farm he describes at the end of his talk is nothing short of brilliant--but seems absolutely obvious once you hear it. If you want to take a listen, here it is:<br />https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pollan_gives_a_plant_s_eye_view<br />Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-62506700434777457572015-05-13T00:19:07.154-04:002015-05-13T00:19:07.154-04:00Thank you for an instructive and pleasurable post....Thank you for an instructive and pleasurable post. I think we are constantly finding out how animals can help us. The rats turn out to be really cute in addition.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-7619879384796355912015-05-11T17:32:07.445-04:002015-05-11T17:32:07.445-04:00Caro, are their false reading false positives or f...Caro, are their false reading false positives or false negatives. Do you know? Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-60897759753562045192015-05-11T17:31:17.617-04:002015-05-11T17:31:17.617-04:00What good news, Stan. Many creatures hear, smell,...What good news, Stan. Many creatures hear, smell, and see things that we do not--as in broader light spectrums and sound frequencies which our senses can't read. Wouldn't it be great if we could respect them enough, or merely need them enough, not to destroy their habitats? Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-33718349711267879082015-05-11T16:26:16.693-04:002015-05-11T16:26:16.693-04:00Dogs have a 95% accuracy in picking up prostate ca...Dogs have a 95% accuracy in picking up prostate cancer from a urine sample! <br />Go Victor Go!!Caro Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499318515241879831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-72416202227303495022015-05-11T15:02:03.076-04:002015-05-11T15:02:03.076-04:00I know that dogs are beginning to be used to smell...I know that dogs are beginning to be used to smell the presence of breast cancer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-56378235058149108092015-05-11T14:52:56.419-04:002015-05-11T14:52:56.419-04:00Thank you, Susan. I agree, there are a lot more pe...Thank you, Susan. I agree, there are a lot more people doing good things than doing evil, but the bad guys get much more publicity. From what I read, Princess Di was criticized for making taking a "military stand" on which she was not qualified to comment--absurd as that may sound. It seems to me that, because she was so popular and got so much publicity, the pols we're afraid that her position (which, after all, is basically pacifist) would become too popular. They had the guns, but she had the love. Deep down, they knew what force is the stronger on this planet. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-76548648735327876672015-05-11T14:49:21.664-04:002015-05-11T14:49:21.664-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-91722129049927477282015-05-11T14:41:34.715-04:002015-05-11T14:41:34.715-04:00eVVVVka, Viva you!eVVVVka, Viva you!Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-67266518520445521312015-05-11T14:21:36.726-04:002015-05-11T14:21:36.726-04:00What a wonderful organization! It amazes me, somet...What a wonderful organization! It amazes me, sometimes, that with all the negative news that floods our media every day, so many of these important and heartening stories go untold. I can only imagine how much more support this group would get if they got even a FRACTION of the media coverage the political stories get.<br /><br />Also? Good on Princess Diana for taking a stand, and I'd like to smack the pols who told her not to. This isn't a divisive issue. Ridding the earth of land mines is nothing but positive.Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-66900083123762649542015-05-11T12:44:17.330-04:002015-05-11T12:44:17.330-04:00AnnaMarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrria. ;)AnnaMarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrria. ;)Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-89437577804716070852015-05-11T12:14:33.581-04:002015-05-11T12:14:33.581-04:00Vigilant, valiant Victor vanquishes vast vistas of...Vigilant, valiant Victor vanquishes vast vistas of verdant veldt violated by venomous, vile, villainy, and vies to void the ventures of violence vomit vultures and vicious vermin. Verily, I vividly vocalize my verbose verbalization of Victor's vigorous and voluminous victories for the vulnerable victims via vital visits to village and valley. The vibrant viral video of his venerable vocation is a valuable vessel for the voicing of very visible virtues. We view vicariously, but vociferously vow: Viva, Victor!!!<br />Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-80147862599196936322015-05-11T11:46:29.366-04:002015-05-11T11:46:29.366-04:00Jeff, you welcomed me so warmly when Leighton nomi...Jeff, you welcomed me so warmly when Leighton nominated me for my place here. I always thought it was because you liked me. Now I know that you understood, somehow, that I would spend the rest of my life playing Abbot to your Costello.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-9414275162036269992015-05-11T11:43:45.271-04:002015-05-11T11:43:45.271-04:00Perhaps they should stick with dogs, until Victor ...Perhaps they should stick with dogs, until Victor and his fellows give rats a better reputation,Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-64291100342641537192015-05-11T09:53:48.324-04:002015-05-11T09:53:48.324-04:00I wonder if the day will ever come that big medici...I wonder if the day will ever come that big medicine will accept that progress may mean it's reigning rats and dogs.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-56607934621358493112015-05-11T09:02:58.573-04:002015-05-11T09:02:58.573-04:00Indeed! There is a hyperspectral instrument design...Indeed! There is a hyperspectral instrument designed to assist doctors diagnose skin cancers by analyzing light reflection in different wave lengths. But dogs have been shown to be sensitive to such a lesion and will try to lick it. Given that the rats have much better noses than dogs, I wonder if anyone has investigated that possibility. Although I guess it might be a hard ask of patients to allow rats to run around over their skins!Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-59022236744185453882015-05-11T08:49:57.184-04:002015-05-11T08:49:57.184-04:00Michael, without your post, I would have never kno...Michael, without your post, I would have never known about this effort. Did you catch the fact that the rats can also detect tuberculosis? Evidently, they can sniff the sample and tell if the patient is diseased. Far easier than the typical skin test that takes days and requires healthcare professionals checking the patient's skin. One wonders what other skills our fellow creature have that we can use to do good. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-25942130362960394692015-05-11T01:33:41.823-04:002015-05-11T01:33:41.823-04:00Wonderful, Annamaria! I am also looking forward to...Wonderful, Annamaria! I am also looking forward to updates on Victor's progress!<br />Michael.Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.com