Mr. Hakujin Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thelogan Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 In March 2012, we visited a farm in the UK to film cows being released from their indoor winter housing to their fresh pasture for spring and summer grazing. Happiest goddamn cows I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinestetici Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 OMG...Have you ever seen Highland cows?! I love the way the one not scratching itself is looking at the other one. It's just....over it, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 It's a hairy coo! My kid was really into those things for a minute. They're pretty damn cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortiis558 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Spanish Whores to Spanish Bankers "No Loans, No Love" First prostitutes in Spain had to fend off "bar code pimps" imprinting ownership tattoos on them. Now top-shelf sex workers are organizing their own "Occupy CTBA," Madrid's version of Wall Street, and denying sex to the nation's bankers until they start offering loans to financially burdened families. Financial professionals have tried to circumvent the sexy-time stonewalling by posing as architects and engineers, but the ladies are onto them, claiming they'll continue their indefinite fiscal version of "Lysistrata" until bankers "fulfill their responsibility to society." @AlexDunnin tweets, "This is how to fight for financial sector reform and win." The ladies think they're on the right track, at any rate, with one worker stating, "We don't think they can withstand much more." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 This is another one of those stories where there's a larger issue at play (a failing health care system) yet every day people try to do their best to overcome the obstacles. Five Albuquerque Station Eight firefighters who won a $10,000 share of the Mega Millions jackpot last week have decided to donate an unspecified part of their winnings to fellow fireman Vince Cordova, who is suffering from a life-threatening tumor. "We decided to get tickets ten minutes before the sales closed," said Capt. Jed Hyland told local news affiliate KOB. "I ran in shouting that we hit 5 of the 6 numbers." After convincing their fellow firemen that it wasn't an April Fools' joke, Hyland and his four fellow winners (Steve Keffer, Paul McClure, Clinton Anderson and Si Do) decided to donate part of their winnings to the local firefighters Survival Fund. "Everybody at the station agreed that this would be a good opportunity," Hyland said. KOAT reports that Cordova, 24, has a rare aggressive tumor that puts pressure on his brain. He'll die if the tumor isn't removed, but life-saving surgery from a specialist in Los Angeles costs several hundred thousand dollars. While the $10,000 is only a small portion of Cordova's total medical bills, his fellow firemen hope that their donation will help raise awareness and encourage others to donate. KRQE News 13 reports that Cordova has already undergone two of the three necessary operations, with the final to be performed on Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 (edited) When Trish Vickers lost her sight, she decided to make use of her vivid imagination by painstakingly writing a book in longhand. But after hours of hard work and careful thought, she was left devastated when she was told that 26 pages were blank because her pen had run out of ink. “I could remember the gist of what I had written but there was no way I could have written exactly the same way again,” she said. Miss Vickers, from Charmouth, near Lyme Regis, lost her sight seven years ago through diabetes and turned to her imagination for solace. She wrote the opening chapters of her book using a system of elastic bands to keep the lines separated on the pages. Her son, Simon, visited once a week to read her work back to her and a volunteer typed up the novel as she went along. She said she was particularly looking forward to one such visit from her son after a flash of inspiration prompted her to complete 26 pages. When he arrived, he had to tell her the pages were blank. The officer spent her spare time salvaging the work using lights tilted to read the impression made by her pen. When she had finished, she even told Miss Vickers she loved the story and could not wait to read the next part. Miss Vickers intends to send the novel, called Grannifer’s Legacy, to a publisher. She said: “I have always been interested in writing, I have one of those strange imaginations that runs riot. The police were brilliant and I can’t thank them enough.” A Dorset police spokesman said a member of staff had completed the work during her lunch hours. http://www.telegraph...ensic-team.html Edited April 13, 2012 by Thelogan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 Fucking hell. Glad she got it recovered, but why is she not using a PC to write her stuff? We're talking a few hundred bucks for a laptop and some software. And if it's the tactile sensation of writing she can still use a keyboard or learn braille. I hope she learned a lesson from those 26 inkless pages. And I stole this from Chikins' Blargh! post. This kid and the people that helped hm out are amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinestetici Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Fucking hell. Glad she got it recovered, but why is she not using a PC to write her stuff? We're talking a few hundred bucks for a laptop and some software. And if it's the tactile sensation of writing she can still use a keyboard or learn braille. I hope she learned a lesson from those 26 inkless pages. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq96U&feature=youtube_gdata_player Probably not using a PC because knowing she can write a book by hand is an incredibly inspirational thing to do if you're blind, and maybe she just needed to KNOW she could do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HypnotizinChikns Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) boy's Wish to become Batman comes TRUE!!! http://thechive.com/...true-18-photos/ this seriously brought a tear to my eye. what an awesome thing to do, and it reminded me of my short time in the 501st and doing charity events for the jimmy fund and how awesome it was to help make a kid's dreams come true. A 7 year-old-boy named Kye had his wish to be Batman and battle the bad guys come true over the weekend. A Wish With Wings teamed up with the Arlington Texas Police and Firefighters for an adventure of a lifetime. Kye is no stranger to battles, he's fighting leukemia. Edited April 17, 2012 by HypnotizinChikns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I thought someone killed his parents. I was going to direct you to the other thread. When will banks learn to keep their money in something less conspicuous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Bear tranquilized in tree near Williams Village: A bear spotted wandering around Williams Village this morning has been safely tranquilized by wildlife officials. Ryan Huff, CU Police Department spokesperson, said that CUPD received a call around 8 a.m. Thursday morning that a bear was wondering around the Will Vill area. The bear managed to climb up a tree near the dorms where it stayed for about two and a half hours. Wildlife officials were able to safely tranquilize the bear at 10:17 a.m. and the bear fell onto mats provided by the Recreation Center at approximately 10:28 a.m. “[The bear] was tranquilized by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department and it fell onto some mats that the Rec Center provided,” Huff said. “It is now in a cage and it will be relocated at a higher elevation.” Huff said that is was estimated that the bear is one to three years old and weighs between 150 and 200 pounds. Emily Goodin, a 23-year-old junior Italian major, said that she couldn’t get on the Buff Bus because of the bear. “I got over here for the bus and some guy told me the bus wasn’t going to be over here because there was a bear in the tree,” Goodin said. Lauren Cross, a 20-year-old sophomore political science and economics major, said she thought that the bear might have been injured from its long fall from the tree onto the mats, which was estimated to be a 15-foot fall, according to Huff. “I think it’s a shame that we can’t all live peacefully with nature, I mean we encroached on their territory,” Cross said. “That bear had to fall a long ways from that tree.” This is the second incident in the 2011-2012 academic year where a wild animal was in proximity to a dormitory. Wildlife officials were called onto campus to tranquilize a mountain lion spotted in a tree in the Kittredge complex this past October. No one was hurt in either incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 21 pictures to restore your faith in humanity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 (edited) Ron Perlman becomes Hellboy for Make a Wish Was gonna movie blargh this, but it fits so much better in here. Edited July 6, 2012 by axel_napalm 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 That was great. God bless Mr. Pearlman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 what 2T said. also, that kid has better taste than many grownups, he's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I read that recently, and whether its true or not, I found it touching. Not sure whether its joyous or heart breaking, but a lovely story nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keth Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Billionaire gives woman $20,000 for a life saving medical procedure. A woman who helped a lost man ended up with a surprise $20,000 gift. That's what happened last month when Jennifer Vasilakos guided Ty Warner when he stopped and asked for driving directions in Santa Barbara, Calif. While Warner didn't know exactly how to get to where he was going, Vasilakos didn't realize who she was helping. Warner is the billionaire founder of Ty Inc., the Beanie Baby company. Vasilakos was at the intersection trying to raise $20,000 for a stem cell procedure she needs to help save her life because she suffers from kidney failure and does not qualify for a transplant. She describes their encounter in her blog: I often get asked by random strangers for directions. Not one to miss an opportunity, I handed him my flyer and he made a fifty dollar donation. As he drove off, I thought that was the end of our encounter... He'd returned after an hour or so. Rolling down his window, he reached out his hand and introduced himself. I immediately recognized his name. He was kind and sincere as he looked directly into my eyes... I listened as he repeated over and over that he was going to help me. That my fundraising was done. That I didn't need to worry any longer. He said he would send a check after he returned to his offices during the week. He was true to his word. Vasilakos, an herbalist and Reiki teacher, received a package on July 16 with a $20,000 check and with a handwritten note from Warner. The note read in part, "Someone up there loves you because I was guided to meet you Saturday. I never lose my way, but fate had me lost and ask you for directions. The rest of the story I hope will be a wonderful new life for you." "Of course I started crying, because that's what girls do," Vasilakos said. "I'm incredibly thankful to Ty Warner and to everyone who has supported me with love and prayer." The check cleared a few weeks later and she booked a surgical procedure at an undisclosed foreign hospital to begin hematopoietic stem celltreatment. Hematopietic treatment takes a cell from the blood or bone marrow that can renew itself and develop into a variety of specialized cells. "After I serendipitously met Jennifer, I further educated myself on her stem cell needs. I was shocked that this particular type of treatment wasn't available to her in the U.S.," Warner said in a media release. "My hope is that we can bring this lifesaving treatment to the forefront so that it can become more readily available and provide alternatives for people like Jennifer." So the chance meeting allowed both Warner and Vasilakos to each continue on their journeys. It''ll probably end up being a huge lie or whatever but for now, it's a really nice story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 The power of music. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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