The first video is sad enough...the second shows how effin incompetent BP and Obama are...

Perhaps money can be raised to help folks keep their pets. I'm going to give the shelter a call tomorrow and see if some organization hasn't already offered to provide food.

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The Marine who saved the dogs of war

ONE DOG AT A TIME: SAVING THE STRAYS OF HELMAND BY PEN FARTHING (Ebury £12.99)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-1143342/Marine-saved-dogs-war-ONE-DOG-AT-A-TIME-Pen-Farthing.html

Some lucky dogs get a chance at life. Click on rescues to read about individual animals.

www.nowzaddogs.co.uk/index.htm


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It looks as if the days of watching V's antics at Pinky's house are sadly coming to an end. As for me, I'll miss her jolly posts. (And the special way he makes a girl feel safe as he stands watch over her through the night on sleepovers.) OK, it was a wee bit unnerving.

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Why does the letter "W" come to mind?

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Rk was on a layover in DC today and when he left the hotel to walk around and grab some lunch he found these beautiful creatures camped out behind the building!! The show is called Cavalia. Normand Latourelle, one of the creators of Cirque du Soleil, created this incredible "homage ...to the bond between humans and horses."
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In a reference to Doraemon, Japan’s most famous animated robotic cat, a Chinese person once remarked: “Lazy is the person who relies on robots in times of need.” Though there may be some truth to the statement, it ignores Japan’s long-held notion that robots (and their animated counterparts, such as Doraemon and Astro Boy) exist primarily to bring ( Read more... )

Yes, yes...There were holes in the plot big enough to drive a Class M planet through, but they did an amazing job of revitalizing the story.

Iowa's incredible geographical features being one of the finest "WTF's?" of the film. Wow! Where did that canyon come from? It wasn't there yesterday. No wonder JT almost drove his pilfered Corvette into it ( Read more... )

White sandy beaches are only a memory now! The most amazing part of the trip, other than the impressive accomplishments of NASA and the contractors who made the launch happen, is that there were so many people from other countries that came to watch the launch. I can't recall ever hearing that many different languages spoken in one spot. We met ( Read more... )