Pug Bonding

Went out shopping at my favorite clothing store, otherwise spent most of the day indoors with family and my pug brother. Cute little guy, could almost make me switch over from cats. Almost. I spent the evening putting together a powerpoint presentation for my father, which might sound like work to some, but kept me quite content.

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ANTARCTICA FUN FACTS -- Antarctica's serenely primitive wilderness faces an uncertain future as debate continues over the question of tapping into the continent's wealth of mineral resources. Beginning in the early 1950s, scientists began to notice the value inherent in such an unusual and largely undiscovered continent and began establishing research stations there. Following the energy crisis of the 1970s, several oil companies looked to Antarctica as a possible solution to future world oil shortages by announcing plans to exploit the continent's resources. The Antarctic Treaty, signed during mounting Cold War tensions, successfully banned all military activity, nuclear testing, and the dumping of radioactive materials on the continent. The Madrid Protocol of 1998 designates Antarctica as a natural reserve devoted to peace and science and places a moratorium on mining and drilling for oil for a minimum of 50 years. (Source: Antarctica Fact Sheet)