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3 Responses to “Deja Vu”

1. on 12 Dec 2006 at 7:10 pm1Rodney
   I would never try and rip off a photo youd taken. Crikey. Just to let you guys know, your “parcel” is in the post. Enjoy. Should be there just before Christmas, according to postman Pat.
2. on 12 Dec 2006 at 9:59 pm2Gail
   We look forward with great excitement and anticipation, and if they’re behind us, and the gate’s in front of us - we should go out the gate. A & G.
3. on 08 Aug 2007 at 10:52 pm3Susie Watts
   So glad you didn’t like the shark fin soup! Even gladder (?) if you hadn’t eaten it to start with! Sharks are disappearing. Tens of millions are “finned” every year to make shark fin soup. They’re hauled up on deck and have their fins sliced off while they thrash around in agony. Then they’re thrown back into the water to die. The reason? Shark meat is low-value and not worth the freezer-space it takes up. Fins don’t need to be frozen -they can be sun-dried on deck. A burgeoning middle-class in China has led to an unprecedented demand for shark fin soup which, as you say, is in fact tasteless collagen. Meanwhile, more and more species are added to the endangered list and hundreds of thousands of dirt-poor coastal people in the developing world have lost their last remaining source of protein - shark meat. Not only that but, because sharks are apex predators, ecosystems are starting to show signs of collapse and some fisheries have had to close down. In the absence of sharks, shark prey species proliferate and prey on other species, often those that people depend on. The removal of sharks will eventually destroy ocean ecosystems. If you’re interested, do take a peek at www.stopfinning.org. I know it’s crazy but that innocent bowl of shark fin soup carries a price tag that we cannot begin to calculate! Susie
   
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