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Re: [MickaCoo] [Mickaboo Discuss] Are YOU ready to click vote for MickaCoo in the June Pepsi Refresh Challenge?
by Kymberleigh Richards 02 Jun '11

02 Jun '11

Here are some possibilities. They have posted in the discussion area of the Pepsi Refresh site that they are interested in reciprocal voting: Build an animal shelter to save the animals that can't save themselves ($50K) http://www.refresheverything.com/savethestrays Service dogs in training - needed equipment and vet costs ($5K) http://www.refresheverything.com/hpsdtrc2 Start a program where horses can help people & people can help horses ($50K) http://www.refresheverything.com/desireministries Rescue Animals out of High-Kill Shelters into Haven No-Kill Shelter ($50K) http://www.refresheverything.com/haven-no-kill-shelter Double Remedy - Animal Shelter & Dog Park; In county that has neither ($50K) http://www.refresheverything.com/fultonhumanesociety-animalshelter-dogpark Purchase Comfort Items for Shelter Animals ($10K) http://www.refresheverything.com/comfortitemsforshelteranimals The Pepsi site's search engine doesn't seem to be indexing anything at the moment, so it's going to be hard to identify worthy potential allies until that's fixed. KMR At 8:53 AM 6/2/2011, Elizabeth Young <adoptkings(a)gmail.com> wrote: >MickaCoo does not have any reciprocal voting deals arranged but we need >some! If you have time to check out the competitors in the non $25K >divisions and recommend some, it would be a big help! -------------------- Kymberleigh Richards You know, if Bill Gates had a nickel for every time Windows crashed ... Oh, wait. He does.

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Re: [MickaCoo] [Mickaboo Discuss] Are YOU ready to click vote for MickaCoo in the June Pepsi Refresh Challenge?
by Elizabeth Young 02 Jun '11

02 Jun '11

Hello- MickaCoo does not have any reciprocal voting deals arranged but we need some! If you have time to check out the competitors in the non $25K divisions and recommend some, it would be a big help! Thanks! e On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Kymberleigh Richards <kymber(a)pacbell.net>wrote: > If MickaCoo is in, will there be reciprocal voting deals made again? > > (In other words, should I dust off the HTML for my page listing > voting partners?) > > > -- Elizabeth * * *PLEASE HELP MICKACOO WIN $25K BY VOTING EVERYDAY IN JUNE AT* *http://www.refresheverything.com/mickacoopigeonanddoverescue AND TEXTING 106711 TO 73774!* * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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MickaCoo NEEDS YOUR VOTE TODAY (and every day in June) to win a $25K Pepsi Grant!
by Elizabeth Young 01 Jun '11

01 Jun '11

Hello! MickaCoo's grant application to the Pepsi Refresh Project was accepted and we are IN the competition for the month of June! Please please pretty please vote for MickaCoo every day this month AND please ask your friends and family to do so too! Here's the link- http://www.refresheverything.com/mickacoopigeonanddoverescue Birds like Erika, Neo and Lily are depending on us! THANK YOU! Elizabeth -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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Are YOU ready to click vote for MickaCoo in the June Pepsi Refresh Challenge?
by Elizabeth Young 31 May '11

31 May '11

Hello! Are YOU ready to click vote for MickaCoo in the June Pepsi Refresh Challenge? I hope so! We won't know for sure if we're in until tomorrow but, assuming we are, MickaCoo will be competing for a $25K Pepsi Refresh Grant and we will need you and everybody you can recruit to vote daily throughout the month of June. I will provide details as they become available. Click voters, please get ready! Doves and pigeons like Lily & Neo say THANK YOU! -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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Fwd: thank you
by Elizabeth Young 31 May '11

31 May '11

Hello- I wanted to share this response to my presentation on pigeons at the Exploratorium last week. All of Mickaboo's and 'Coo's community education efforts are so much more important than we sometimes know. e ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Hi Elizabeth, Tracy OK'd my forwarding of this message to me, which I thought you would really appreciate. I suspect that her experience is replicated many times, in many places...she converted folks who had not been to your talk, to look at pigeons in a different way. Bravo! ---Karen if we can't manage an aviary on the premises, maybe we find a way to be connected to one in a meaningful way. (could serve as a local lab, maybe have a webcam, maybe field trips or excursions to is, maybe its walking distance from the pier??etc.) but the lessons are endless. when i returned to my office, Chris and Michael couldn't understand why I chose to attend that session (of all sessions).They were making bad jokes about it, and Chris was saying how he "hated pigeons", partly because they made a mess at his house and that they were a nuisance, etc. I told him to just cover or somehow block the area and they'll go elsewhere. That they don't nest in trees, but are more cave dwellers, and are always looking for nooks and crannies on buildings. I went on to explain about how there came to be so many living among us, (we bred them for food for years) and that as we are a culture that leaves food everywhere...so of course they continue to stay around. I gave them a cliff notes version of what I learned and they were both sorry they hadn't come. They both were rethinking their previous misconceptions and were interested in learning more. So it works! And think of how, once you get someone to rethink their misconception about pigeons...it opens a window to rethink other types of misconceptions...global warming, the idea that garbage "goes away", etc., etc.... Not to mention just understanding more about how they behave and their innate abilities, and on and on. I think there's a lot of value here. (chris & michael both have a similar hatred of sea gulls. they can't imagine any redeeming qualities. so i think our work is cut out for us here...) I don't hate sea guls, i find them amusing...but I admit I don't know very much about them. t. -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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Fwd: MEMORIAL DAY HONOR TO : The Pigeon That Saved 194 Soldiers
by Elizabeth Young 31 May '11

31 May '11

Thank you to Lisa for sharing this ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lisa Bauman <lisaannbauman(a)yahoo.com> Date: Mon, May 30, 2011 at 7:44 PM Subject: MEMORIAL DAY HONOR TO : The Pigeon That Saved 194 Soldiers To: adoptkings(a)gmail.com, General mickaboo discussion <discuss(a)mickaboo.org> <http://www.birdchannel.com/registration/registration.aspx?signup=y> The Pigeon That Saved 194 Soldiers During World War I, Cher Ami, a black cheek pigeon, flew against all odds and helped save the 77th Infantry Division. By Laura Doering ** *Courtesy Jeff Tinsley/Smithsonian Images* Cher Ami was a black check homing pigeon. On Memorial Day, we honor war veterans who gave their lives for our country. Some people are aware that companion animals also served in war, and many died doing so. But many be surprised to learn that the most decorated war animal was a pigeon named Cher Ami, which was one of an estimated 600 birds by the U.S. Army Signal Corps in France during World War I. On October 3, 1918, more than 500 U.S. troops were trapped behind enemy lines without food or ammunition, and surrounded by German troops. To make matters worse, they were shot at by allied troops, which were unaware of their location. One pigeon was sent to deliver a call for help message but was shot down; a second pigeon was sent but was also shot down. Finally, Cher Ami was dispatched with a message (click B<http://www.archives.gov/global-pages/larger-image.html?i=/historical-docs/d…>ELOW to see), which was attached to a canister on his leg. He was shot through the chest by enemy fire, and the leg holding the canister was nearly shot off; the canister hung from his ligaments of what was left of his leg. Despite his injuries, Cher Ami made it to his loft and delivered his important message, which is attributed to saving the 194 survivors of the “Lost Battalion” of the 77th Infantry Division. Cher Ami was awarded the French "Croix de Guerre" with Palm. Army medics couldn’t save his leg, but they carved a wooden one for him. He died in 1919, having never fully recovered from his battle wounds. Cher Ami was mounted by a taxidermist and is currently enshrined in the Smithsonian. Read more here<http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/collection/object.asp?ID=10> . -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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New to the Group
by tmtengan＠att.net 30 May '11

30 May '11

Hello Everyone, We are new to the group. We recently adopted 2 doves (Neela and Sandpiper). We are all smitten with our sweet pair of gentle cooers. We are also considering building an outdoor aviary to foster a small flock of doves (or Kings) in the future. We look forward to reading all the posts and are grateful to have a forum in which to share and learn about our wonderful new family members! Happiness and Health! Tania, Austin and Aria (and dad Michael too!)

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Re: [MickaCoo] [Mickaboo Discuss] New budgie toy?
by Elizabeth Young 29 May '11

29 May '11

Yup, that looks more like budgie romance than a trick to me. 8 ] Regarding birds playing ball, Skinner taught pigeons to play ping pong (they're rewarded for getting the ball past their opponent)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGazyH6fQQ4 e On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 8:34 PM, Robert Allen <rallen(a)atombum.com> wrote: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmMMHuzDtG0&feature=player_embedded#at=72 > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 6159 (20110527) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > ------- HOW TO -------------------- > CHANGE PERSONAL SETTINGS: > https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/discuss/ > VIEW LIST ARCHIVE: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/discuss/ > HOW TO RESET YOUR LIST PASSWORD: > http://confluence.mickaboo.org/x/2wFj > -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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Free Pigeon coup anyone?
by C Dickinson 26 May '11

26 May '11

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/zip/2403969220.html __________________________________________________ Cheryl A Reiki Master - www.cheryldickinson.com A MickaCoo Volunteer - www.MickaCoo.org A King Pigeon Rescuer - http://cheryldickinson.com/kings.htm

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Please help us at a special Adoption Fair in Milpitas on Sat June 4!
by Elizabeth Young 23 May '11

23 May '11

Can YOU join us on Saturday, June 4th at the Humane Society of Silicon Valley in Milpitas for a special Birds of a Feather Hop Together adoption event<http://hssv.convio.net/site/Calendar/2109686827?view=Detail&id=106661>? I hope so! It will be fun. Look at how happy Marsha and Santino are! It's 1-4 so you can sleep in and still join us. 8 D -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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