| ... She's already made herself at home, taken a little snooze on my tummy and licked me to death. She's eating, drinking, chewing, exploring and eyeballing through the gate - doesn't seem fazed at all... We loooove her! More pics to come, and thanks again so much. Samantha, Joe and Kirsten |
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Imogen update! Woohoo!
The girlie-grrrrrl goes home...
I went home today! Adopted! Yay me!!! ; )
I love my new humans too. <3
Friday, June 19, 2009
Moving...
4:10 PM ET -- A letter from Tehran. An Iranian-American friend translates a letter from a 30-year-old female architect in Iran, written yesterday.
The events of the last couple of days have been so moving that I haven't be able to digest it all yet. Life was already fast and hectic enough in Tehran where we wouldn't have time to get to everything, now after 3 PM everything comes to a halt and based on a collective agreement, we all leave our houses or daily routines and head towards downtown without any transportation! Believe me that every day we leave the house, we are not sure if we will make it back. Some of us like me and my family and our close friends who are among the crowd every day worry even more and each night after the rally we keep calling each other to make sure everyone is back home safe and sound. During the rallies we see such variety of bitter and sweet incidents that it gives us material to think about for months to come. We come across small kids, men and women over 75 years old, people from all walks of life.
Today I saw a blind young man accompanied by his father, many people with broken limbs, blued eyes, and many who carry the pictures of those killed in the events which breaks your heart.Many people distribute drinks and refreshments to protestors, some wave hands from the windows of their houses showing their green ribbons, and all of this, in an unbelievable moving silence.
Remember when in middle school as a composition homework, we had to write about "Imagine you could see the seed of people's hearts." Today these green ribbons have become those seeds. When you see them you get energized, and feel that you are all one. Cheating these people is worse than any crime and it is such a loss to waste all this hope and energy. I hope we make something good out of it.
I have to add that what you and other Iranians outside of Iran are doing to support us is really warming our hearts. We are sure what you are doing is very effective. When they ask all foreign reporters to leave the country and when all of the communication channels are disconnected, it is your voice that takes our voice to the outside world.
Many criticize us and wonder what does Mr. Mousavi have that is so special? They argue that after all he is one of the many in that corrupt system of the Islamic Republic and will never act against it. My argument is that this is not about Mousavi, but about people realizing that they are not followers like a herd of sheep that goes anywhere it is summoned to go. They will know that the individual will does matter and that their actions can be effective and can speak louder than any specific person; this to me is the most important aspect of these events. Now either Mousavi or anyone else who will end up in power, they will have the understanding of what people want and what they are capable of, and how they can voice their requests. This is the significant and important step and now that Mousavi has chosen to go ahead, we will support him.
I had so much to tell! It is so good talk to each other.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/13/iran-demonstrations-viole_n_215189.html
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British Grocery Store Uses Kinetic Parking Lots for Power
At the new Sainsbury's supermarket in Gloucester, you can help provide power to the shop simply by driving your car through the lot.
By Kathryn Hawkins. Posted on June 18 2009 Filed under General InterestGreenScience
This week, British grocery store chain Sainsbury’s is opening a new store in Gloucester that is, quite literally, powered by the people.
There’s nothing too uncommon about the supermarket itself, but the parking lot offers a unique feature: kinetic road plates, which generate energy every time a car drives over them. The energy is harnessed through a generator, which processes about 30 kilowatts of power every hour. While that’s probably not enough electricity to charge up the high-tech gadgets at your local Apple store, it works perfectly well when it comes to powering the cashiers’ stands, allowing you to ring up your purchases sustainably (even if the food itself may not always be the greenest).
The shop is striving for eco-friendliness in all sorts of ways: it also features rainwater tanks to collect fresh water, solar hot water systems, and a design with a focus on natural light. Rather than dumping construction waste from the building site into landfills, the company recycled 90% of the material. The kinetic plate system, however, is the store’s true spotlight, and serves as a test case to see whether such a system can be functional on a large scale.
“If the plates prove effective we absolutely will look to roll it out more widely,” said a spokesperson for Sainsbury’s. “We estimate the system will recoup costs in two years, which isn’t always the case with green measures.”
While the idea may seem innovative, Sainsbury’s isn’t the first place to pull its power from the people: the Green Microgym in Portland, Oregon uses exercisers’ workouts on stationary bicycles to power the gym’s TV and stereo, and at the Glastonbury Music Festival later this month, music-lovers will have the chance to recharge their dying cell phones with a foot pump-powered generator. And as far as transportation goes, there’s one age-old human powered method that still can’t be beat: Walking.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
New airline Pet Airways' only passengers to be four-legged - USATODAY.com
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Rebecca does remodeling...
Rebecca (Princess Olga) was one of our very early adoptions along with her hubby Timmy (Lord Beckett). She is everything we remember. ; )
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