Rudloe: Our Modern Day Noah
Posted by Michelle Moquin on August 3rd, 2010
I don’t know much about this man Jack Rudloe except for what I have just read. But all I can say is I can’t help but love a man who’s saving the lives of the little creatures on Earth. Rudloe is our modern day Noah.
Rudloe who lives in Florida, is starting “Operation Noah’s Ark”, a four-acre facility an hour south of Tallahassee to preserve more than 350 different specimens. Although the BP oil rig has been capped, Rudloe doesn’t believe the oil is gone. I don’t either. So I applaud him for his efforts, and I HOPE that he gets the funding needed to save these precious little beings, and preserve the many species that we could possibly loose because of BP’s fatal “accident”.
‘Operation Noah’s Ark’ Tries To Rescue Gulf Sealife
PANACEA, Fla. – On the chance that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill threatens some sea creatures with extinction, naturalist Jack Rudloe hopes his laboratory can save them.
Rudloe has launched Operation Noah’s Ark, using his four-acre facility an hour south of Tallahassee to preserve more than 350 different specimens – everything from sharks to starfish, shrimp and batfish – in an environment that includes a grassland and duplicates high and low tides. And he’s not doing it two-by-two. The fiddler crabs, for instance, number around 50,000.
“We have this endless supply of critters and water out there,” said Rudloe, 67, whose enchantment with the Gulf and its inhabitants date back some 40 years. “We have to get as many animals in there as we can and then if the conditions permit, be able to put some of them back and get some things started.”
Though the broken oil rig has been capped since mid-July and little heavy crude is visible on the Gulf, Rudloe said he’s still committed to the project.
“I don’t believe that the oil is gone,” Rudloe said. “It’s still out there in cold water, little tiny droplets that could come spilling up here in the wrong conditions of one or two hurricanes.”
Rudloe’s Dickerson Bay laboratory is about 20 miles from the easternmost point where oil has been reported on Florida’s Panhandle. Still, he worries about oil fouling his 50 tanks, which use saltwater pulled through an 800-foot pipeline from the Gulf. He is installing filtration systems just in case.
“If everything is dead, the marshes are black, the water is foul … we still want to keep the place going,” Rudloe said. “We would have to have live support systems where we can keep things alive.”
Rudloe estimates the project could cost $1.2 million. He can’t afford that kind of financial hit, coming at a time his wife – noted marine biologist Anne Rudloe – is battling a serious illness. The nonprofit, licensed facility, which attracts about 18,000 visitors annually, depends on admission fees, memberships and donations.
“We’re bleeding green,” Jack Rudloe said.Rudloe said he hopes BP PLC will help fund the project; BP said it couldn’t provide information on Rudloe’s claim.
“If anybody should come to anybody, BP should be coming to him and say ‘OK,’” said Robert Seidler, a Sopchoppy, Fla., filmmaker who has observed the Rudloe’s operation for decades. “Nobody has the collective knowledge of the area like the Rudloes do. Every trend, storms, floods, red tides. He knows all of that.”
Rudloe, who provides specimens for university and medical research, is well known nationally among marine biologists.
A New York native who moved to Florida in his early teens, Rudloe, who is self-taught, has joined with his wife to write books on the Gulf ecosystem along with articles for National Geographic, Sports Illustrated and other publications.
Rudloe has gotten some outside help since the spill. Pennsylvania-based Martin Marine shipped a $25,000 water-oil separator that Rudloe said could save the day, sifting out petrochemicals.
“We have a way to fight back. We can clean our water and go on living.”
He will also use roughly 50 large water tanks to store “healthy seawater” to maintain hundreds of other critters, including sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sponges, sea horses and spinybox fish.
The BP spill isn’t his first clash with oil companies.
In 1989, Rudloe cut his Exxon credit card in half and put it inside a plastic sandwich bag filled with oil to protest a spill created when the Exxon Valdez tanker dumped an estimated 32 million gallons of crude oil into pristine Alaskan waters after it grounded on a reef.
But that doesn’t come close to the disaster threatening the Rudloe’s lifetime of work.
“Where are the protections these companies were supposed to build in?” Rudloe asks. “I don’t think anything really has been learned. We’re just as dumb now as we were then.”
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Readers: 1.2 million for this project is 5 minutes of profit for BP. I’m with Seidler, I think BP should fork up the cash to help him – don’t you? It’s the least BP can do.
Harris: I would expect to hear nothing less.
Gloria: Excuse my lack of editing in my rush yesterday morning. As Zen Lill expressed, I meant to say “easy on the eyes”. Did you check Doug out? :)
Nancy: First of all, I am married, and even if I weren’t, Brad is too young for me to consider regardless of all of his “assets”. As far as “growing up”, remember, men are boys until they decide not to be. :) I HOPE you two continue to have fun together.
Doug: Nicely said.
George: You are still a typical hypocritical bigot whose words are empty of logic and fact, and filled with anger. I guess you’re still getting over the fact that your wife left you for a real man…a man who could satisfy her the way you never could. How about deciding to grow up? It’s time.
Zen Lill: I got your text message but I have been running since Friday, and have not had a moment to respond. So I will here. In answer to your question, I have no idea. All I can say is that my readership must be much larger than I thought.
Montana: Interesting article. Thanks for posting. You must be new to my blog. Welcome. FYI: In the future, it is best if you post your comment on the “present” day instead of on the day of a specific write that your are responding to, if that write doesn’t happen to be on the present day. That way it will be contemporary and all of my readers will see and read your comment.
And that is it for my comments today. I’ll reserve the rest for tomorrow.
Have a beautiful day – Peace out.
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August 3rd, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Michelle, I know how much you like animals so I wanted to get this to you as soon as I could. I will comment later.
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Earlier this year, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) said he was worried the island of Guam might capsize.
His most recent worry is equally quirky, albeit much more realistic: Clothing made from cats and dogs.
Johnson took to the House floor last Wednesday to protest deceptive labeling practices by Chinese clothing manufacturers intent on selling “dog and cat fur to American consumers.”
“In Chinese factories, many domestic dogs and cats are brutally killed and sometimes even skinned alive for their fur,” Johnson said, noting that some of the “dog fur” is being sold in the U.S. under deliberately incorrect labels.
Johnson took issue with a “fur loophole” present in a 1951 law which exempts items worth less than $150 from the strict labeling rules that expensive fur garments are subject to.
“Exporters use this loophole to deceptively sell products made from cat and dog fur,” Johnson said, “As though they were made from faux fur or the fur of other animals.”
Until Johnson succeeds in closing the loophole, consumers beware: Chinese dog hair is sometimes marketed as “Asian wolf,” and cat fur is called “mountain cat,” according an ABC News report.
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Why are we doing business with these people? Nothing appears to be sacred to them.
Hafa Adai
Anna
August 3rd, 2010 at 1:09 pm
PRESCRIPTION MASSAGE
Rx: Massage, once weekly. Don’t you wish your doctor would hand you that prescription?
It could happen — increasingly, doctors are ordering patient massages via prescriptions to treat medical conditions, especially for orthopedic problems.
Sometimes your health insurance will even cover the cost… but don’t be fooled into thinking you’re off to a day at the spa, because this kind of massage is truly a “treatment.”
There are no terry robes, slippers and soft music, nor does a medical massage typically last as long as a spa treatment.
On the other hand, when medical massage is performed by a skilled practitioner, it can be an effective, safe and natural treatment that leaves you feeling great.
According to Herbert Levin, LMT, MMP, founder of Medical Massage Practitioners of America, what’s unique about medical massage is that the therapist works only on the injured area as specified by a doctor’s prescription.
If your doctor has diagnosed a problem with, say, your left shoulder, you can expect the therapist to focus solely on that problem.
Massage treatments can help migraine headaches and orthopedic injuries, and some people find them beneficial for a variety of other maladies, too, including fibromyalgia, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), osteoarthritis and other conditions.
WHAT TO EXPECT
You won’t be asked to remove all your clothes, but the therapist will need to uncover the body part that he/she is working on.
At the start of your first session, you can expect that your medical massage therapist will begin by assessing your muscle and joint function — strength, range of motion, degree of pain, etc.
Levin explained that this is done by applying active, passive and resistive forces to your muscles to determine which ones aren’t functioning right — then the same tests are repeated after each treatment to check its effectiveness.
How much pressure is used during massage will vary depending on your condition and what feels comfortable to you, and often therapists include stretching as part of the treatment, too.
TYPES OF MASSAGE
These three techniques are the most widely used, Levin said…
Neuromuscular massage. This involves applying pressure to a specific body part to release tension.
Trigger point massage. This technique targets spasms that reduce blood flow into other parts of the muscle, causing pain — which gets even more painful when the spasm pressures nearby nerves.
Therapists relieve a spasm by applying eight to 12 seconds of moderate pressure to the trigger point (a sensitive area caused by tight muscle fibers).
Though this doesn’t always feel great, patients who have experienced it say that there is a moment when the spasm releases and the pain dissipates that makes it well worth the brief discomfort.
Some get this result with just one such massage, while for others, it takes several.
Myofascial release. This technique is used to stretch and release tension in the myofascia (the soft connective tissue that surrounds all muscles), which can become constricted and sometimes inflamed because of trauma, overuse, inactivity, poor posture, chronic stress and inflammatory agents (including chemotherapy drugs).
Therapists bring relief by pressing into the myofascia for several minutes (longer if needed) to release the tension.
Note: If you have cancer, it is critical to first seek approval for any kind of massage from your oncologist, because there are concerns that manipulation near a tumor may spread the disease.
WANT TO GIVE IT A TRY?
If you and your doctor agree that medical massage might help a condition you have, ask him or her for some recommendations to good therapists in your area.
Levin suggests interviewing several therapists prior to booking your first session. Ask about the extent of their education, how long they’ve been practicing, and how much training they have in specific modalities, including the ones discussed above.
A well-qualified therapist will be able to knowledgeably discuss the orthopedic tests that your doctor used to diagnose your problem and ideally will have performed several thousand massages — yes, you read that right! — for your type of injury or condition.
Costs vary according to region but typically run about $60 per massage. Insurance covers some massages, depending on your condition and your carrier.
This is generally approved in 15-minute increments at a fee of about $30 to $45 each, allowing two units per body part per session.
One resource for locating a qualified therapist is the Web site of the American Massage Therapy Association, http://www.amtamassage.org/findamassage/locator.aspx).
Source(s):
Herbert Levin, LMT, MMP, a pioneer in the field and founder of Medical Massage Practitioners of America (MMPA), Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
August 3rd, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Michelle
That slut is pushing up daisies with that gorilla she thought she had escaped with. The long arm of the AB caught up to them in _____________. We took them across country for some serious discussion.
End of story
August 3rd, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Yes, I’m new. But I’m a quick learner. Thanks for the hint.
August 3rd, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Sorry bro, but that didn’t happen. At least not the way you were told.
They took your money, cause they didn’t get us. Oh and that picture with all the blood. Ketchup with a touch of marmalade.
Yes, Michelle, the dick is still so good. It is so wonderful being able to feel the dick inside of you.
The inadequate prick used to make me feel terrible by telling me my pussy so big it was abnormal. Like diving into a swimming pool.
Well Georgie this “swimming pool” is but a toe dip to a normal sized man. A thimble would look like the mouth of the Mississippi to your tiny shrub.
Rant on about your superiority. At the end of the day, your tiny weenie will still be a tiny weenie.
Miss me!
August 3rd, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Tell that to Brad. He’s the one with the blow up of you on his wall.
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:56 pm
GEORGIE PORGY Pudding and Pie,
Kissed the girls and made them cry.
And when the boys came out to play,
He kissed them too ’cause he was gay.
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Lighten up Nan you and Tracy aren’t the only girls he’s fucking on campus. I gave him a piece a few days ago.
Face it he is handsome and he is going places. Others besides you want to ride along.
Remember me. You told Tracy my ass was too big. Evidently not for Brad. Tongue, fingers and dick said differently.
I really like the way he uses that tongue. -)
August 3rd, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Michelle
Is Howie gone? I live in Miami. I used to see him every now and then. He didn’t know that I was checking him and Al out but I haven’t seen hide nor hair of them. I asked around their favorite shopping points.
Linda
August 3rd, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Ho’s the topic is endangered sea life. Not endangered dick.
August 3rd, 2010 at 6:58 pm
____ sent this to me, check it out, it’s funny. you should post on michelle;s blog.
Begin forwarded message:
Subject: Can I own a Canadian????
Gay AA brother in Palm Springs sent me this today:
In her radio show, Dr. Laura Schlesinger said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following response is an open letter to Dr. Laura, penned by a US resident, that was posted on the Internet. It’s funny, as well as informative.
I think you’ll enjoy it.
Dear Dr. Laura:
Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God’s Law. I have
learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as
many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle,
for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22, clearly states it to
be an abomination … End of debate.
I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other
elements of God’s Laws and how to follow them.
1. Leviticus 25:44, states that I may possess slaves, both male and
female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations.
A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians.
Can you clarify? Why can’t I own Canadians?
2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in
Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?
3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in
her period of Menstrual un-cleanliness – Lev.15: 19-24.
The problem is how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.\
4. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a
pleasing odor for the Lord – Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors.
They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath.
Exodus 35:2, clearly states he should be put to death.
Am I morally obligated to kill him myself, or should I ask the police to do
it?
6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an
abomination, Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality.
I don’t agree. Can you settle this? Are there ‘degrees’ of abomination?
7. Lev. 21:20, states that I may not approach the altar of God if I
have a defect in my sight.
I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle-room here?
8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the
hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev.
19:27.
How should they die?
9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?
10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev.19:19, by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot.
Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town
together to stone them? Lev.24:10-16.
Couldn’t we just burn them to death at a private family affair, like we do
with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)
I know you have studied these things extensively and thus enjoy considerable expertise in such matters, so I’m confident you can help.
Thank you again for reminding us that God’s word is eternal and unchanging.
Your adoring fan.
James M. Kauffman, Ed.D.
Professor Emeritus,
Dept. Of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
University of Virginia
(It would be a damn shame if we really can’t own a Canadian.)
(Goggle this man to see that he is well educated, teaches and lectures, is published and a VERY real person!!!)
August 3rd, 2010 at 7:10 pm
Well Sid, this may be the appropriate to follow that, if I make it in in time.
There had been a freak industrial accident. The young worker spilled luminous paint onto his lap and the liquid proceeded to seep through to his manhood.
“I washed the stuff off just as soon as I could, doc, ” he explained to the company physician some weeks later,” but ever since, my penis has kept glowing in the dark!
Whatver can I do about my love life?”
That’s quite simple,” responded the medical man, “Find yourself a girl who likes to fuck with a night light on.”
August 3rd, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Come on. Sid. Are you serious. This is a woman who had full crotch shots published in the March 1999 Issue of Hustler magazine. A Bill Ballance sent them in to CLUBLOVE. com as proof of his affair with her.
This takes hypocrisy to a whole new level. Talk about your stoning offenses. Fornication, nudity with the open crotch shots with big smiles so proud then and so prudish now.
Those who expect forgiveness should practice some if they expect to be received well by any God of judgment.
Jewel
August 3rd, 2010 at 8:35 pm
Jewel, are you referring to Dr Laura? In Hustler?? Omg, I knew she full of shit but that’s a whole new level of bs and hypocrisy. Whenever people talk critically about others/groups (gays, etc…) a thought pops up ‘methinks thou doth protest too much…’ (like George for instance)
Larry, pink pants and a possible semi-nude are working, I’m picky about how my pics are distributed. Thank you for wanting more though, it’s nice to be in demand ; )
Jorge, I do hope your using the term hook up as in seen and be seen bc I know you and Cereta have a pact, the hit it and quit it thing – so, firstly if you meant meet and hang out (doubt it somehow) cool but if it’s the other use of ‘hook up’ well, firstly I don’t do that bc as I mentioned (and with no ego involvement, just input from partners, past attempts at one nighters that resulted in being pursued, hunted down, only tried it 3x’s due to these outcomes) no man has ever just wanted it once – ever. You’d end up suggesting a polyamory arrangement, trust me in this, I’m not bragging – I’m just expressing my past experiences in the arena of sex/lust/love/relationships. I’m sure your red hot based on past reports so may I just say thank you and I’m flattered to be adressed by you?
August 3rd, 2010 at 8:39 pm
Mischa, yes absa-freakin-lutely BP should pay for this beautiful mans contribution. They should also pay for lots of other periferal ‘collateral damage’ – I hate to use this terms but seriously BP execs are just rat bastards. – ZL
August 3rd, 2010 at 8:41 pm
That’s b peripheral…!
August 3rd, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Jorge, forgot the secondly – it’s actually not my style to just HIQI anyway. I can fuck anyone I want to pretty much so I’m quite choosy when I pick a lover, that why I don’t pick one hit wonders (no offense to others or you, who purposely choose to partake) just thought it sounded funny : ) – ZL
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Zen Lill
Am I missing something? Who is Cereta? I was called up from the minors about 4 months ago to try out for the Giants. I have been staying at the Sir Francis Drake for the past 9 weeks. I know What Michelle looks like because she is mentioned often when someone gives me a tour of the wall at Harry’s.
If I make the team, I will be moving out in September. I have looked at a few places in Santa Clara. I’ve been told that the Giants will eventually move there.
Didn’t mean to scare you. I’m pretty tame for a 27 year old baseball player. I don’t drink or smoke, but I love to salsa. Some guys on the team write in under play names. So I’ve caught your convo a lot.
I wasn’t trying to score just to meet the senorita who pushes back. Seems like I struck out before I even got to the plate.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Q: My wife and I signed up for a trip to China, and the package includes P-2 travel insurance. What does this cover?
A: P-1 and P-2 are packages of travel-related insurance coverage, but the coverage depends upon what the travel company wishes to offer. You must call the company you’ve booked with and ask for the details in writing.
P-2 level typically includes coverage for travel delay, baggage delay, lost baggage, accidental death, medical expenses and emergency medical transportation. It does not include trip cancellation coverage.
P-1 level is likely to include coverage for all of the above and for trip cancellation.
If you would like to add insurance to cover trip cancellation to your P-2 package, buy it from the travel company or directly from an insurance company. Check with your insurance agent or contact Insure My Trip (800-487-4722, http://www.insuremytrip.com). This consumer-oriented service compares coverage and costs of all the major travel insurers, including Access America, American Express, CSA and MedjetAssist.
Our inside source: Nancy Dunnan, a New York City-based financial and travel adviser and author or coauthor of 25 books including, How to Invest $50 – $5,000 (HarperCollins).
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:36 pm
Jorge, my apology…thought you were the other…oh never mind…please say I’m forgiven and I will say that I will announce my arrival in SF when it occurs again. So sorry. ZL
August 4th, 2010 at 9:35 am
[...] Anna: Thanks for posting this. I am more than aware of the usage of cat and dog fur in China and the brutal skinning of our precious four-legged friends. The pain and torture that these animals go through before death is sad and horrific. All the more reason not to buy any products “made in China”. [...]