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Lovable donkeys find new home!
Jun 19, 2008
Molly and Paddy the donkeys have gone to a good home-and now they have a pony,alpacas, calves, doves, cows, chickens, and two children to keep them company.
Napier, NZ residents, Judie and Mick Stones made an appeal in the local free weekly newspaper, for anyone who could provide the lovable quadrupeds a happy home. They needed the donkey paddock to make room for accomodation units and all they asked in exchange was that a donation be made to the local Medical Rescue helicopter.
"We were really surprised by the number of inquiries and people ringing with suggestions for what we could do with them. We had about 20 phone calls," Judie says.
In the end, the Stones, chose a lifestyle block out of Napier as the new home for the pair-funnily enough, owned by the man building their accommodation units.
Carl and Caron Wezel own a lifestyle block, and say the donkeys are attracting plenty of attention.
It's already become a common sight to see cars parked by the paddock, people are stopping to feed them apples or just giving them a pat. We love them," Caron says.
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Posted: Jun 19, 2008 7:56pm
Whales
Jun 19, 2008
earthly
swimming beauty
diving to unknown depths
memories of strange dwelling homes
gentle giants, leaving mankind speechless
cryptical songs, challenging joy
cleaning oceans, calmly
loving caring
earthly
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Posted: Jun 19, 2008 2:34pm
Largest Grizzly Bear Killed...
Jun 19, 2008
Please go to http://www.blackbearheaven.com/-record-grizzly-bear.htm and read this disgusting account and view the pictures of how this person gunned down an innocent grizzly bear for sport!!
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Posted: Jun 19, 2008 2:24pm
Sumatran Tiger has cubs..
Jun 18, 2008
18 June: Auckland Zoo, New Zealand, has confirmed that female Sumatran tiger, Molek, is the proud mother, of three tiger cubs born in the period from the 12th June. If you wish to know more go to www.aucklandzoo.co.nz and congratulate zoo staff on their newest editions!!
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Posted: Jun 18, 2008 4:09pm
Baby Polar Bear Rap!
Jun 15, 2008
I am just a baby, can't you see,
All three foot of me.

I love to growl, and I love to play,
But most of all, I love to pose this way.

I am  a polar  bear, fierce and strong,
And if you mess with me, I'll hide behind my mom.

This is my baby polar bear rap, you see,
Next time, won't you rap with me?
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Posted: Jun 15, 2008 9:48pm
The Snow Leopard and the Sky
Jun 15, 2008
Upon the mountain of the world
the snow leopard
she grew, she grew
sick with the hatred that
spread through the air.
The mountain once lush
knew naught but bareness
decrepid, decrepid
no more a land of beauty,
no more a land of love.

The leopard she climbed
to the roof of the world
and pleaded with sky
to help, to help.
"Please, Lady help us.
Please, we are dying."
The sky, the sky,
the gracious lady sky
opened her eyes, and
said, "I shall."

"Leopard, dear Leopard,
please take my smile and
share it with all
the children," said
the sky.
The leopard she took
the smile and it
spread, shards and
shards across
the land.

Deep blue smiles
for each child
the leopard brought love
and hope to the land.
Laughter and fruit
returned to the mountain
because hope
was never lost.
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Posted: Jun 15, 2008 9:09pm
Whale of a tale
Jun 14, 2008
Glenn Beamsley of Napier, New Zealand, went out to catch some fish for his father's dinner, but found himself with bigger fish to fry after spotting a 15 metre humpback whale frolicking in the waters just a couple of kilometres off Napier last week.
The 49-year-old dental process worker took his brother Shane and nephew Adrian to an area known as the Northern Buoy, about 5 kms off the coast. However, neither luck nor fish seemed to be going their way, so about 3pm they stowed their meagre catch of gurnard and Glenn began pulling up the anchor. It was then that he saw a big splash!
"We shot over for a closer look," Glenn says.
Shane took the wheel while Glenn grabbed his camera and began firing off shots as fast as he could while the whale leapt in the air, dived and resurfaced around them. After about 20 minutes several other boats arrived on the scene and the whale began moving around.
Several children on a large yacht watched spellbound as the giant leapt out of the water and rolled on it's side, slapping it's flippers on the surface and splashing water on the children.
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Posted: Jun 14, 2008 9:29pm
How to choose a good cereal!
Jun 13, 2008
Choosing a breakfast cereal can be a stressful experience especially if you are standing in the breakfast cereal aisle confronted with a plethora of choices. To determine what is best for you, use this quick criteria and match it to the cereal you are looking at then it's a good choice.
Fibre-more than 6g per 100g (preferably more than 10g/100g)
Sugar-less than 15g per 100g (less than 25g/100g if from dried 
             fruit)
Sodium-aim for less than 400mg per 100g

Healthy Eating!!  
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Posted: Jun 13, 2008 8:12pm
Picking Blackberries
Jun 13, 2008
Picking blackberries in the early sun
I wish I could lift you as easily
as the soft fruit that falls into my fingers
from the briars that hold them
so that you drop, like them, into my hands
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Posted: Jun 13, 2008 8:01pm
A Great Man!
Jun 12, 2008
This is a tribute to a great man, and a great actor, who will be sadly missed, by his legion of fans, from all over the world! Charlton Heston, starred in so many great movies, even I couldn't keep up!  Two of my favourites were 'The Ten Commandments' and 'Ben Hur', and I don't think anyone will forget his part in the movie, 'Planet of the Apes'. He was an active supporter of Martin Luther King, and was always campaigning to seek equal rights, for all peoples. He was a loving father and husband, and one of the greatest actors of all time, starring alongside such Hollywood greats as Yul Brynner, Jack Lemmon, Cornell Wilde, and Deborah Kerr. He even starred in the movie, 'The Traitor' with his wife, Lydia. Charlton Heston was one of the best, his powerful voice resonating over the screen, making everyone amazed by the power, with which he could make a role, so believable! I, for one shall miss him! Thank you Charlton, for entertaining me and thousands of other people in your lifetime!!
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Posted: Jun 12, 2008 2:40pm

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