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Large Indian Civets (Viverra zibetha): Ringtails of Northern India, Southeast Asia, Southern China

The second subspecies, Viverra zibetha ashtoni, honors Sir William Ashton (Thu., Apr 27, 1865-Fri., Apr 12, 1940). Sir William Ashton merited that honor even as he managed professional reputations as British mammalogist, naturalist and ...

DerdriuMarriner, 18 minutes ago

Banded Palm Civets (Hemigalus derbyanus): Ringtails of Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand

The third subspecies, Hemigalus derbyanus minor, dwells in Indonesia on the Mentawai Islands and South Pagai. The subspecies name minor is from the Latin adjective minor (Anglicized as "cheaper, inferior, less, lesser, smaller, younger").

DerdriuMarriner, 42 minutes ago

Balnamoon Skink ; Irish food

It depends how many people you are serving. They will freeze too if you have left overs.

Veronica, 53 minutes ago

Balnamoon Skink ; Irish food

It would work very well.. Irish food always goes down a treat . I am glad your guests like it.

Veronica, 54 minutes ago

Balnamoon Skink ; Irish food

Your recipes above count among their desserts apple upsidedown cake, castleconnel cake, irish whiskey cake, kerry apple cake and mayo apple cake. There's a nice apple price this week even as I therefore might make apple upsidedown, kerry apple ...

DerdriuMarriner, 2 hours ago

Great Party Idea: UFO Party

Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observation and question. Yes, it's more cleaning- and clearing-friendly to integrate paper napkins than their cloth equivalents. (Living in the country means burning trash instead of ...

DerdriuMarriner, 2 hours ago

Balnamoon Skink ; Irish food

Thank you for the serving suggestions. This is the first time making the Guinness soda-bread recipe so perhaps a soda-bread side to a soup or stew dish makes the most sense. Your recipes above offer ancient Irish oatmeal and leek soup, ...

DerdriuMarriner, 3 hours ago

Film Review of Curly Top: Shirley Temple in 1935 Musical

For those asking about Shirley Temple as speaking languages other than English, yes, she did! Shirley Temple learned Mandarin Chinese from Canton Mandarin-speaking expert Paul Fong and from Shanhainese teacher Bessie Nyi. The disciplined ...

DerdriuMarriner, 23 hours ago

Film Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespearean Play Filmed by Director Kenneth Branagh

The computer crashed afore I communicated another component of my comment below. In my little book of acting, casting, directing, producing, there are Kenneth Branagh and M. Night Shyamalan!

DerdriuMarriner, 23 hours ago