Kudos to a Canadian Special Forces sniper who picked off a strategic Isis member in Iraq setting a new world record for longest kill shot of a little over 2 miles.
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Kudos to a Canadian Special Forces sniper who picked off a strategic Isis member in Iraq setting a new world record for longest kill shot of a little over 2 miles.
The idea behind this thread has been to post about something positive or uplifting in this world full of strife and hate, not troll with comments boasting about "longest kill shoot". Way to bring it down.
Kudos to a Canadian Special Forces sniper who picked off a strategic Isis member in Iraq setting a new world record for longest kill shot of a little over 2 miles.
The idea behind this thread has been to post about something positive or uplifting in this world full of strife and hate, not troll with comments boasting about "longest kill shoot". Way to bring it down.
Fail.
I'm sorry. I hadn't been reading the previous comments. Carry on.
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brianlux
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Kudos to a Canadian Special Forces sniper who picked off a strategic Isis member in Iraq setting a new world record for longest kill shot of a little over 2 miles.
The idea behind this thread has been to post about something positive or uplifting in this world full of strife and hate, not troll with comments boasting about "longest kill shoot". Way to bring it down.
Fail.
I'm sorry. I hadn't been reading the previous comments. Carry on.
And check out the elephant in the pen in the background running in circles going, "Come on you guys, save the baby, save the baby!"
And I thought it was amazing to see the elephant that came running over from the left push the mother towards the entryway to get the baby. It was just an amazing scene that showed the communication that was going on. Elephants are terrific and I always check on Raju, the elephant who cried when rescued. He's still at WildlifeSOS.org and doing great now.
All rescues - shit, the fact that they even need to be rescued. What is and what should never be, unfortunately.
I love seeing before & after photos of rescued puppers. They know they're now safe and loved.
They KNOW.
Assuming it's not hell-hot here this weekend, we're hoping to do another shelter visit and give / get some loving to / from the (wayyyy too many) dogs and kitties.
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And check out the elephant in the pen in the background running in circles going, "Come on you guys, save the baby, save the baby!"
And I thought it was amazing to see the elephant that came running over from the left push the mother towards the entryway to get the baby. It was just an amazing scene that showed the communication that was going on. Elephants are terrific and I always check on Raju, the elephant who cried when rescued. He's still at WildlifeSOS.org and doing great now.
Elephants are amazing! We give a little money to the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee and I once asked them if we could visit the elephants there. They said sorry, no, because their animals are all traumatized rescues (several from circuses). But a couple of friends of mine got to be with elephants up close in a sanctuary in Africa and they said they were the most amazing creatures- very intelligent, sensitive, and a lot of fun to be around. I would love to see something like that!
Since we are on amazing animals, there is an amazing woman in Sharon Wisconsin that has spent her life providing a sanctuary for abused or retired Big Cats from circuses or zoos. It's called Valley of the Kings. She has bangle tigers, syberian tigers. She had for a while the largest cat in the world. A 2,000# Liger. It was more than the mind could comprehend a cat the size of a small draft horse. I saw it in person. It's funny she has an enclosure where a huge syberian tiger sits right by the road and watches cars go by from an elevated perch. She likes to actually raise some of these cats in her house until they become too big and start knocking lamps down for fun.lol. Lions, mountain lions, panthers, in addition to her cats she has added bears & wolves. I donate to her once in a while and they send out quartly newsletters. There are lots of dairy farms around and farmers bring her calves that didn't make it, & or old milk cows that were at the end, roadkill deer if not to banged up she takes too. She has turned her place in to a small attraction with walking paths viewing all her animals. And I love the signs on the cages "DO NOT STICK YOUR HANDS OR FINGERS IN CAGES THANK YOU". I think she does a great service for animals that not to many people can handle or want.
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Since we are on amazing animals, there is an amazing woman in Sharon Wisconsin that has spent her life providing a sanctuary for abused or retired Big Cats from circuses or zoos. It's called Valley of the Kings. She has bangle tigers, syberian tigers. She had for a while the largest cat in the world. A 2,000# Liger. It was more than the mind could comprehend a cat the size of a small draft horse. I saw it in person. It's funny she has an enclosure where a huge syberian tiger sits right by the road and watches cars go by from an elevated perch. She likes to actually raise some of these cats in her house until they become too big and start knocking lamps down for fun.lol. Lions, mountain lions, panthers, in addition to her cats she has added bears & wolves. I donate to her once in a while and they send out quartly newsletters. There are lots of dairy farms around and farmers bring her calves that didn't make it, & or old milk cows that were at the end, roadkill deer if not to banged up she takes too. She has turned her place in to a small attraction with walking paths viewing all her animals. And I love the signs on the cages "DO NOT STICK YOUR HANDS OR FINGERS IN CAGES THANK YOU". I think she does a great service for animals that not to many people can handle or want.
Nice, RHYE! An kudos for supporting the sanctuary.
Since we are on amazing animals, there is an amazing woman in Sharon Wisconsin that has spent her life providing a sanctuary for abused or retired Big Cats from circuses or zoos. It's called Valley of the Kings. She has bangle tigers, syberian tigers. She had for a while the largest cat in the world. A 2,000# Liger. It was more than the mind could comprehend a cat the size of a small draft horse. I saw it in person. It's funny she has an enclosure where a huge syberian tiger sits right by the road and watches cars go by from an elevated perch. She likes to actually raise some of these cats in her house until they become too big and start knocking lamps down for fun.lol. Lions, mountain lions, panthers, in addition to her cats she has added bears & wolves. I donate to her once in a while and they send out quartly newsletters. There are lots of dairy farms around and farmers bring her calves that didn't make it, & or old milk cows that were at the end, roadkill deer if not to banged up she takes too. She has turned her place in to a small attraction with walking paths viewing all her animals. And I love the signs on the cages "DO NOT STICK YOUR HANDS OR FINGERS IN CAGES THANK YOU". I think she does a great service for animals that not to many people can handle or want.
Nice, RHYE! An kudos for supporting the sanctuary.
I must clarify that not all circus cats are abused. Some are and some aren't. She takes in both. When a circus needs to retire a cat from performing stunts day after day jumping through fire rings and whatnot. The circus needs someone or place to go with them when they are finished with them. She also has some that were misused. But a few weeks at her place and they are as happy as a big cat can be. She likes to spoil them. We lived 1.5 miles from this place for about 10 years. And her lions of course roar periodically every day. Loud! When we first moved in to this place, you know, first night in the new home, I knew that her place was a mile or two away but didn't know that her cats make loud noise early and often. The roars at 2:am woke me up out of a dead sleep I got up and I stuck my head out the back door & the roars were so loud that I seriously thought that one or more of her lions must have escaped and were getting close. I kinda freeked out at first. Nope, there were no escapees, that's just what they do, they enjoy being loud. Got used to it after a bit, and enjoyed listening to them every day.Those deep low roars gave me chills every time. The lavish enclosures she puts up for these cats are fantastic. They are wide and tall cages with piles logs and rocks stacked for them to climb on. Big scratching poles for them to do their nails on. Basically small cabins mounted on top of elevated decks, like a house on stilts with big telephone posts in the corners holding it up, & a wooden ramp going up to it about 8 or 10 feel off the ground. If you be a big cat or any animal for that matter, this is where you want to be. There are a few wild ducks & geese that decided to stop by her place and dabble around on a watering hole that she has for some horses and a cammel that she has. Some of these ducks & geese just decided to stay.
Read about this as well and was so warmed by it all. Plus she herself was pregnant. Just beautiful.
And RYME, great description and views of these regal (and sometimes goofy) creatures. Reminded me of a recently banned member with a vast background in and love of animals.
And check out the elephant in the pen in the background running in circles going, "Come on you guys, save the baby, save the baby!"
And I thought it was amazing to see the elephant that came running over from the left push the mother towards the entryway to get the baby. It was just an amazing scene that showed the communication that was going on. Elephants are terrific and I always check on Raju, the elephant who cried when rescued. He's still at WildlifeSOS.org and doing great now.
Elephants are amazing! We give a little money to the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee and I once asked them if we could visit the elephants there. They said sorry, no, because their animals are all traumatized rescues (several from circuses). But a couple of friends of mine got to be with elephants up close in a sanctuary in Africa and they said they were the most amazing creatures- very intelligent, sensitive, and a lot of fun to be around. I would love to see something like that!
I'm fortunate enough to have just come back from a trip to South Africa and Namibia. Just near Kruger National Park, we were watching elephants at the watering hole, and our driver decided to try his luck, and drove around them and parked our car about 600 metres away from them. He hoped they would come in our direction, and sure enough, two herds of elephants (around 60 of them) walked in our direction. I thought they would just trample us, but they just walked about a foot away from our vehicle, and passively walked by us - everything from baby elephants to some amazing old looking ones. They really are such incredibly special animals.
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Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
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And check out the elephant in the pen in the background running in circles going, "Come on you guys, save the baby, save the baby!"
And I thought it was amazing to see the elephant that came running over from the left push the mother towards the entryway to get the baby. It was just an amazing scene that showed the communication that was going on. Elephants are terrific and I always check on Raju, the elephant who cried when rescued. He's still at WildlifeSOS.org and doing great now.
Elephants are amazing! We give a little money to the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee and I once asked them if we could visit the elephants there. They said sorry, no, because their animals are all traumatized rescues (several from circuses). But a couple of friends of mine got to be with elephants up close in a sanctuary in Africa and they said they were the most amazing creatures- very intelligent, sensitive, and a lot of fun to be around. I would love to see something like that!
I'm fortunate enough to have just come back from a trip to South Africa and Namibia. Just near Kruger National Park, we were watching elephants at the watering hole, and our driver decided to try his luck, and drove around them and parked our car about 600 metres away from them. He hoped they would come in our direction, and sure enough, two herds of elephants (around 60 of them) walked in our direction. I thought they would just trample us, but they just walked about a foot away from our vehicle, and passively walked by us - everything from baby elephants to some amazing old looking ones. They really are such incredibly special animals.
Very cool Ben. So cool that you got to see them up close. I would love that (as long as they didn't trample me!)
A customer in the store today recommended a book called The Elephant Whisperer. She said the author, Lawrence Anthony, refers to the elephants as the whisperers, not himself. Said it was a great book.
Well...after being saturated with bullshit and angering news today - and yesterday, and the day before, yada yada fucking yada - this is just so beautiful.
Well...after being saturated with bullshit and angering news today - and yesterday, and the day before, yada yada fucking yada - this is just so beautiful.
That grandmother should play the Powerball lottery.
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PBS travel guru and pot advocate Rick Steves sacrifices $4 million nest egg to house dozens of homeless women and kids
If our country truly wants to be great, we need creative thinking connected with our hearts. And it’s my hope that love and compassion can trump values of crass commercialism, greed, and “winners” beating “losers.”
I just love Rick Steves for many reasons and catch his show (even the repeats) when I can.
And more good news about another person I admire - immensely.
https://www.thedodo.com/cat-man-syria-puppy-rescue-2344472568.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/elephant-calf-pool-rescue_us_5949e60de4b00cdb99cb30cf
And check out the elephant in the pen in the background running in circles going, "Come on you guys, save the baby, save the baby!"
Fail.
I love seeing before & after photos of rescued puppers. They know they're now safe and loved.
They KNOW.
Assuming it's not hell-hot here this weekend, we're hoping to do another shelter visit and give / get some loving to / from the (wayyyy too many) dogs and kitties.
It's called Valley of the Kings. She has bangle tigers, syberian tigers. She had for a while the largest cat in the world. A 2,000# Liger. It was more than the mind could comprehend a cat the size of a small draft horse. I saw it in person.
It's funny she has an enclosure where a huge syberian tiger sits right by the road and watches cars go by from an elevated perch. She likes to actually raise some of these cats in her house until they become too big and start knocking lamps down for fun.lol.
Lions, mountain lions, panthers, in addition to her cats she has added bears & wolves. I donate to her once in a while and they send out quartly newsletters. There are lots of dairy farms around and farmers bring her calves that didn't make it, & or old milk cows that were at the end, roadkill deer if not to banged up she takes too. She has turned her place in to a small attraction with walking paths viewing all her animals. And I love the signs on the cages "DO NOT STICK YOUR HANDS OR FINGERS IN CAGES THANK YOU". I think she does a great service for animals that not to many people can handle or want.
I checked out their web site. Looks very cool!
https://votk.org/
We lived 1.5 miles from this place for about 10 years. And her lions of course roar periodically every day. Loud! When we first moved in to this place, you know, first night in the new home, I knew that her place was a mile or two away but didn't know that her cats make loud noise early and often. The roars at 2:am woke me up out of a dead sleep I got up and I stuck my head out the back door & the roars were so loud that I seriously thought that one or more of her lions must have escaped and were getting close. I kinda freeked out at first.
Nope, there were no escapees, that's just what they do, they enjoy being loud. Got used to it after a bit, and enjoyed listening to them every day.Those deep low roars gave me chills every time.
The lavish enclosures she puts up for these cats are fantastic. They are wide and tall cages with piles logs and rocks stacked for them to climb on. Big scratching poles for them to do their nails on. Basically small cabins mounted on top of elevated decks, like a house on stilts with big telephone posts in the corners holding it up, & a wooden ramp going up to it about 8 or 10 feel off the ground.
If you be a big cat or any animal for that matter, this is where you want to be.
There are a few wild ducks & geese that decided to stop by her place and dabble around on a watering hole that she has for some horses and a cammel that she has. Some of these ducks & geese just decided to stay.
An ObGyn delivers a lowland gorilla baby.
But seriously, very cool. Good luck to the little beastie!
And RYME, great description and views of these regal (and sometimes goofy) creatures. Reminded me of a recently banned member with a vast background in and love of animals.
We need more good news, dammit.
EV
Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
A customer in the store today recommended a book called The Elephant Whisperer. She said the author, Lawrence Anthony, refers to the elephants as the whisperers, not himself. Said it was a great book.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article163327088.html
https://www.thedodo.com/amphtml/close-to-home/tourists-rescue-street-dog
Tourists Won't Give Up On Street Dog They Found Collapsed In Market
“She just laid there, licking our hands. Her eyes were so deep and she gazed up at me. I knew then that I had to do something.”
http://www.ibtimes.com/uranus-opens-closes-every-day-let-out-planets-solar-wind-study-finds-2558234
Uranus Opens And Closes Every Day To Let Out Planet’s Solar Wind, Study Finds
This Guy Can't Stop Adopting Rescue Animals
"It's constant entertainment and I'm very grateful to have a home filled with so much love and dog fur."
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/big-hearted-batman-visits-nypd-cancer-stricken-boy-article-1.3397635
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)