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Remember my first contest, Putting Caplin Rous is My Life? It was about photoshopping me into a photo with you. I got a lot of really great entries but the problem was that not everyone has a good photo editor. All this time I’ve been feeling pretty sorry for those people who can’t make an image of me with them. I know almost everyone wants to.  My Certificate from Hero Rats Those of you who played #RodentJeopardy with me on twitter probably remember that while the main purpose of the game was to have fun, it was also to benifit my new favorite charity, HeroRATS. HeroRATS is an amazing organization. They train rats to find landmines in Africa and to search through samples faster than a human can blink an eye in order to detect tuberculosis. I’ll be honest with you, they make me proud to be a rodent.
Here’s a copy of the email they sent to my owner when she made the donation: Dear Melanie, I was so suprised to see your creative idea – Rodent Jeopardy – and your wonderful contribution to our team! I’m writing to thank you for your donation and dedication to our HeroRAT’s work. Please see the attached certificate we completed in Caplin’s name! We are deeply honored by your interest and support and want to ensure you it will go to good use. Currently in Mozambique we are one year ahead of schedule on our task to clear the entire Gaza province by 2014. We have already made major impacts on neighboring villages by opening up farmland, roads, and the land needed for electricity to reach a village of 10,000 Mozambicans. Here in Tanzania we are working to address the deadliest of diseases. Tuberculosis takes more lives than any other and particularly those of women and people living with HIV. What’s worse, it kills at a young age, at the height of people’s productivity and family responsibilities. The work of our HeroRATs has increased detection rates at four hospitals in Tanzania by 31% and our rats can process 40 samples in four minutes – the same number a technician can do in an entire day! We do hope you will stay in touch! We always want to hear from you and are happy to answer any questions you might have. If you’d like monthly updates on our progress and all the exciting advances happening at APOPO, please feel free to sign up for our e-newsletter at www.herorat.org. If you have any questions, you can always reach me at herorats@herorat.org. When we first began this project, people laughed at our ‘unique technology’. Now that we have proven our HeroRATS’ incredible abilities and shown the world what they can do, we enjoy that people laugh along with us! Thanks again for your support and please say hi to Caplin for us! Best wishes, Kara Schnoes on behalf of the HeroRATS team  A Hero Rat at work They really sound like nice people and they do such great work. And not just for humans! They are also helping to give rats and rodents in general a better public image. So if you have any spare change this holiday season and you’re looking for a good cause, look no further! Be a hero and donate to HeroRATS!  Final Board
Twitter mania! I am sponsoring a game of Rodent Jeopardy! on Twitter starting Black Friday (November 27th) at 7:00 am Central Time. To join in the fun, use #RodentJeopardy on twitter. If you haven’t already started tweeting, now is the time! Get an account and join the fun. If you’re not already following me on Twitter, you should start! Find out when I’m eating, when I’m sleeping, I even tweet from the pool! @CaplinRous. Most importantly, in order for you to play, I must be following you. Send me a DM (direct message by putting “d ” as the first part of your tweet). If it bounces, send me a regular tweet message (@CaplinRous) and ask me to follow you so you can play. This game of Rodent Jeopardy! will be sponsoring my new favorite charity, Hero Rats! Check them out. They are real land-mine-sniffing, tuberculosis-diagnosing rats! For every player (anyone who answers at least one question), I will donate $1 US. For each point earned by any player, I will donate an additional $0.01. In the last game that would have been $45 for the players PLUS $38 for the points! So play hard and play often to help the Hero Rats clear land mines in Africa. Rodent Jeopardy! rules:
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Bedtime ‘Bara Mug Download Chapter One of Celeste and the Giant Hamster for FREE. Make sure you read it before Rodent Jeopardy! starts!
 @vernbern's Minicap & The Cap Playing #RodentJeopardy
Correct ResponsesOn the web:
World Capybaras:
Chapter One: Celeste & the Giant Hamster
Capys in the Arts:
Visual Rodents
Rodent Jeopardy earned $102.14 which owner will donate to Hero Rats! Congratulations to everyone! Thanks for playing.
 @LouPeb waiting for his owner to start reading to him  @GeorgetheDuck with Capy Holidays cards
Twitter mania! I am sponsoring a game of Rodent Jeopardy! on Twitter starting this Suday night. To join in the fun, use #RodentJeopardy. If you’re not already following me on Twitter, you should start! Find out when I’m eating, when I’m sleeping, I even tweet from the pool! @CaplinRous Rodent Jeopardy! rules:
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Rodent Jeopardy! Prizes!!!
I can’t wait to see you all for the very first new and improved episode of Rodent Jeopardy!! Correct ResponsesCaplin’s Blog
Random Rodents
Celeste & the Giant Hamster
Literary Rodents
Visual Rodents
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