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Bozo is 50-50 boxer Shepard. His mom and dad were both 50% crosses. He was the only male in a litter of 12 and only one of three with Boxer traits. The Dane in the 2nd pic, crossed the Rainbow bridge last year at 10 1/2 years old. The little mutt will probably live forever.
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The following letter from an Iranian student was received by The Jerusalem Post via a professor at a leading American university with close ties to Iran:
Salaam, sorry if I didn't answer to your e-mails. The Internet connection is extremely slow these days... Yahoo messenger, MSN, text messaging, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and all reformist and networking Web sites are filtered. (I just got to briefly log in to Facebook last night with a "filtershekan.")There are rallies every day... organized by word of mouth from one event to the other, and then by phone calls, and strangers just telling you to show up as they pass you by or as you are waiting behind red lights. Yesterday, it was supposed to be from Enghelab to Azadi, but it literally started at Emam Hossein Sq. (Fooziyeh) and spread all the way to Ekabatan. The number of protesters should be estimated in the millions. They were from every layer of society.
Southern Teheranis, Northern rich kids, Chaadoris, Ghertis, Hizbullahi, young, old, kids, etc. A huge sample of the Iranian nation, with all its diversity, was there, determined to make a change. They feel betrayed and insulted.
Helicopters were flying over our heads to assess the crowd. People would wave at them and whistle and making sure they were seen so that they report their presence to the authorities (or authority).
The radio and TV warned people all day long not to attend, as the rally didn't have the "permission from the Ministry of Interior" and warned of serious consequences if it took place, but no one cared.
Everybody went. The Yegaan vijeh (anti-riot police) first tried to intimidate people as they were gathering, but the immensity of the crowd then made them back up and hide in a nearby police station.
Today, the rally is supposed to be at Meydoon Vali Asr. There are words that the next one will be in front of Sedaa o Sima (National TV station).
Yesterday the rally was calm and peaceful until the crowd started to disperse at the end. Then the Lebaas shakhsi (armed thugs without uniform) and some anti-riot units showed up with more confidence. They started a fire in one corner of Azadi to attract and entrap the most enthusiastic of protesters, then started firing tear gas and shooting.
I didn't see it myself, but I heard that a man was shot in the eye.
Chants were all either conducted against Ahmadinejad or in support of Mousavi. Nothing more "sensitive" than that. It's what I call "smart protest." People are extremely vigilant about what to say... Some chants were a little more "personal" and a bit more offensive to Ahmadinejad.
Mousavi, [former president Muhammad] Khatami, [his brother] Muhammad Reza Khatami, [Teheran Mayor Gholamhossein] Karbaschi, Masjed Jamei, [former vice president Muhammad Ali] Abtahi, [reformist Mahdi] Karoubi all showed up. I missed Mousavi's speech, but Abtahi was just a few meters away from where we were. People cheered them a lot.
Apart from rallies, people cry "Allahu Akbar" every night around 9 p.m. from rooftops and cars (well, it is supposed to be 9 p.m., but Iranians are always late. So they really start around 9:30). There are also sporadic riots and tire-burning in town. Night riots are much more violent. Sa'adat Abad, Shahran, Yousef Abad are some of the hottest corners. Universities are really tense, too. Police and thugs have already stormed dorms a couple of times and seriously wounded students.
As for casualties, all we hear is rumors. I can't confirm any... One thing that I can tell with certainty is that people are really determined. They all say there is no stop to this until they get results...
Girls are extremely active in all these rallies (a little less in night riots where patches of young men are more visible). They courageously charge anti-riot police, chant slogans in front of them, lead the crowd, etc., but they are equally beaten too. The police seem to have no limit in the use of force. They are disproportionately violent. They don't use fire weapons, but they don't go easy on you with their clubs. They literally beat up protesters to death if they don't get rescued by fellow protesters or somehow break away and run.
The level of brutality is exceptional, but it is amazing to see how people stand up to them. I heard from many witnesses that thugs were brought by bus from smaller cities to assist police in the crackdown...
I estimate that more people will show up for today's rally compared to yesterday.
The word is that everyone should wear black with green bracelets or scarfs. The good thing about Vali Asr square is that it is right in "downtown" Teheran. It would be such a show of force by people. The national TV can't just keep ignoring it. (Not one single word of yesterday's rally was reported last night, except a really short footage showing Mir Hossein standing on his car to talk to his "supporters" that "contest" the results. The camera didn't zoom out one bit to show the immensity of the crowd...).
Pray for protesters and for the country. Your support means a lot, as people happily tell each other how Iranians abroad are gathering around embassies to support them. Internet sites are filtered here, so please inform people inside of events and rallies by e-mail if you hear of any. I testify with confidence that this is the most authentic, grassroots and beautiful movement from the people, by the people and for the people. No outside force, no money, no conspiracy is involved.
It's all about people telling each other where to gather next time, pledge to show up and keep their promise. There is a spirit of fraternity, determination, resistance, courage, solidarity and generosity that no words can describe. I thank God to have seen this in my lifetime, and I wouldn't trade it for the world.
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Handsome looking dawg! (luv dat pink nose)Sure looks like your son is pleased too. Just the right age to have a new pup.
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Congrats on the new 'puter! Whatta way to get one, though.
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What did I tell ya? Bought a generator after two 30+ hour outages last year... Kinda got excited to put it to work yesterday morning, but the outage started about 2am and was fixed before 9. Then we had another pop for about an hour later in the afternoon. I guess all the tree trimming and line maintenance they've been working on since January is having an effect.
Hot dang! Them was some sizzle burger, T-boomin' storms! Just north and west of us they got 6" of rain in two hours.
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Grass-ohol! Ha! Wasn't that what early transportation used? (horses)
It would take less nuke plants to power up the nations electric cars, then to make hydrogen. What we really need is a better battery... Until that happens, Hybrids are the answer.
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We've already done that, but the updates are still painfully long when you consider other applications, like Java, Adobe...etc.
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Senator asks about firings of watchdogs
Removal of 2 inspectors general prompts questions
Grassley, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is looking into the abrupt firings within the last week of two other inspectors general ¿ one of whom was fired by the White House and the other by the chair of the International Trade Commission.Both inspectors general had investigated sensitive subjects at the time of their firings.
business as usual Chicago Style...
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Hey Shane! First off congrats on your free blog entry for the company. (we had one too)
Have you contacted MS directly? All should be ok, since "ownership" is taken by registering the key.
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Other birds will eat Robin eggs. Blue Jays, for instance.
Don't say no place for nests... Robins will nest "anywhere". Over the top of a porch light, bush, vine, we even had one build a nest on the winch of a boat trailer. The nest in the pic, fell out of that Trumpet vine twice. Glad I got that pic before they moved on...
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We feed da boidies all year round.
The Goldfinches here I don't consider pests. They are friendly with the other bird at the feeder and love that "sunshine yeller".
We also work hard to attract the "hummers". Starting with two Honeysuckle vines, a Trumpet vine and three feeders around the yard. Soon, when the Mondara (beebalm) blooms there will be HUM WARS, as they are very territorial.
Here's some pictures of our "Birdie Family".
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First hummer!?!!! Ours have babies already.
JD, better figure on getting aluminum screens.
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And he spent how much for that night out?
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I thought about it before posting. I answered it as a technical courtesy. I also mentioned only do it if your parents give it the ok.
Thanks Mewi, I appreciate you opinion :-)
Hmm, to be honest I think I'd be adding rules to prevent such threads in the future lol, you never know whether it is their "brother" they are really trying to infect, or if it is actually someone's money they are trying to steal.
Well, for one thing, "X" has been posting here for years. Much longer than you've been here. The second thing is it's all over the net how to do such things. There is all sorts of software out there and even more "script kitties" willing to help folks on spying. At least "X" kept it in the family.
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Around here, the Sheriffs non-profit is a PAC for the democrats.
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Gollee Brian, sure glad you were watching and not riding. As for you being strapped in, do the other seats have belts?
I drive (volunteer) a 14 passenger bus for the local community center and it has a w/c lift with 2 tie down spots. The rest of the seats do have belts, but I go crazy getting my "bluehairedladies" to buckle up.
I feel the same about school buses, why don't they have belts? We've seen some very ugly accidents involving the big yellow things through the years.
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Nice, thanks!
Have you seen the Eagle Cam>
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It's been so dang windy here when I tried to plant some seeds in the planters by the shop I was afraid to lose them. It's raining a nice warm "spring" sort of rain here. No power outages, but then they have just completed a serious line maintenance in this area. The crews have been hard at it since January. I'll bet the "union" guys are smiling, not having to get out in this wet to repair tree damage.
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Oh my! Those MS updates have been screwing up a lot of sound cards lately. The Brit broke his and spent forever finding a fix, still hasn't...
The only fix he knows of is "driver agent", but it's a pay for subscription...
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I guess masks are nothing but a fashion statement.
Wear a mask?! What a hoot! What kind of doofus doctors are prescribing masks? The flu is caused by a virus. The pores in a painters mask, compaired to your average sized virus is like a field mouse before a very large opened door. Get a grip.Dr. Tom, Tucson, USA
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We missed that, here in SW, Mich. Liz got pounded, north of here.
Monday: Windy. Occasional rain and possibly a thunderstorm this afternoon. Very warm. High around 80F. Winds SSW at 25 to 35 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Rainfall near a half an inch.Monday night: Showers and thundershowers early, then overcast overnight with occasional rain. Low 56F. Winds WSW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Rainfall possibly over one inch.
Looks like we're in for more. I still can't remember it ever being sooo windy!
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If it wasn't for the doggy bombs, I'd go for astro turf...
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I'm tired...
My New Dog And Son
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Everyone says that... Those two were such good friends.