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Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

RE: Post your good news stories here during this very bad virus outbreak,

John Doe · Still Here!

Syl wrote:
John Doe wrote:
There are some truly magical images in the article.
https://www.earthtouchnews.com/in-the-field/film-and-photo/bigpicture-2020-a-photographic-extravaganza-of-life-on-earth/
Truly magical JD.

Thanks Syl.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

I love the giraffe especially, and the elephants trunk ...can you imagine that suddenly appearing on your worktop?

Fabulous photography.

John Doe · Still Here!

White shark breaching at sunset.

Digger · Admin

John Doe wrote:
There are some truly magical images in the article.
https://www.earthtouchnews.com/in-the-field/film-and-photo/bigpicture-2020-a-photographic-extravaganza-of-life-on-earth/

What a great photo.

John Doe · Still Here!

Digger wrote:
John Doe wrote:
There are some truly magical images in the article.
https://www.earthtouchnews.com/in-the-field/film-and-photo/bigpicture-2020-a-photographic-extravaganza-of-life-on-earth/
What a great photo.

That photo I posted with you in mind as I knew you would love it Digs.

Digger · Admin

John Doe · Still Here!

Digger wrote:

Really beautiful but is it false colour Digs?

Anyway Zeus the blind owl looked like saw the untold depths of the cosmos - sadly I can find nothing about him after the story broke.

John Doe · Still Here!

Jacinda is perhaps the most impressive world leader around due to her excellent handling (amongst other things) of the Christchurch Mosque Shootings and COVID-19 crisis.

This made me laugh - she is so cool and funny, I wonder if the bumbling 'macho' men like Trump or Bolsonaro would have reacted in a similar manner?

I very much doubt it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-52794434/new-zealand-s-pm-stayed-calm-during-an-earthquake-on-live-tv?intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fscience_and_environment&link_location=live-reporting-map

-- Edited by John Doe on Monday 25th of May 2020 11:09:34 PM

Maddog · Go Outside

John Doe wrote:
Jaccinda is perhaps the most impressive world leader around due to her excellent handling (amongst other things) of the Christchurch Mosque Shootings and COVID-19 crisis.

This made me laugh - she is so cool and funny, I wonder if the bumbling 'macho' men like Trump or Bolsonaro would have reacted in a similar manner?
I very much doubt it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-52794434/new-zealand-s-pm-stayed-calm-during-an-earthquake-on-live-tv?intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fscience_and_environment&link_location=live-reporting-map

She was fairly cool in that video.

I loathe her handling of the Christchurch shooting though. She just decided to confiscate weapons from law abiding citizens. That's just draconian. Plenty of politicians have done that.

-- Edited by Maddog on Monday 25th of May 2020 10:41:39 PM

John Doe · Still Here!

Maddog wrote:
John Doe wrote:
Jaccinda is perhaps the most impressive world leader around due to her excellent handling (amongst other things) of the Christchurch Mosque Shootings and COVID-19 crisis.

This made me laugh - she is so cool and funny, I wonder if the bumbling 'macho' men like Trump or Bolsonaro would have reacted in a similar manner?
I very much doubt it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-52794434/new-zealand-s-pm-stayed-calm-during-an-earthquake-on-live-tv?intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fscience_and_environment&link_location=live-reporting-map
She was fairly cool in that video.

I loathe her handling of the Christchurch shooting though. She just decided to confiscate weapons from law abiding citizens. That's just draconian. Plenty of politicians have done that.

-- Edited by Maddog on Monday 25th of May 2020 10:41:39 PM

That is where you and I differ on gun control - so that's not really surprising MD.

John Doe · Still Here!

Sometimes science can be so profound and utterly beautiful at the same time.

This image from the VLT of an exoplanet being born 520 light years away is simply breathtaking.

Perhaps this is very similar to what the earth looked like before it's formation over 4.5 billion years ago?

https://phys.org/news/2020-05-large-telescope-planet-birth.html

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/very-large-telescope-snapped-exoplanets-baby-photos-180974951/

https://www.livescience.com/alien-planet-birth-ab-aurigae-photo.html

Maddog · Go Outside

John Doe wrote:
Maddog wrote:
John Doe wrote:
Jaccinda is perhaps the most impressive world leader around due to her excellent handling (amongst other things) of the Christchurch Mosque Shootings and COVID-19 crisis.

This made me laugh - she is so cool and funny, I wonder if the bumbling 'macho' men like Trump or Bolsonaro would have reacted in a similar manner?
I very much doubt it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-52794434/new-zealand-s-pm-stayed-calm-during-an-earthquake-on-live-tv?intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fscience_and_environment&link_location=live-reporting-map
She was fairly cool in that video.

I loathe her handling of the Christchurch shooting though. She just decided to confiscate weapons from law abiding citizens. That's just draconian. Plenty of politicians have done that.

-- Edited by Maddog on Monday 25th of May 2020 10:41:39 PM
That is where you and I differ on gun control - so that's not really surprising MD.

Yes, you favor confiscation. I favor freedom.

I don't care what kind of guns you own. None of my business.

John Doe · Still Here!

Maddog wrote:
John Doe wrote:
Maddog wrote:
John Doe wrote:
Jaccinda is perhaps the most impressive world leader around due to her excellent handling (amongst other things) of the Christchurch Mosque Shootings and COVID-19 crisis.

This made me laugh - she is so cool and funny, I wonder if the bumbling 'macho' men like Trump or Bolsonaro would have reacted in a similar manner?
I very much doubt it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-52794434/new-zealand-s-pm-stayed-calm-during-an-earthquake-on-live-tv?intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fscience_and_environment&link_location=live-reporting-map
She was fairly cool in that video.

I loathe her handling of the Christchurch shooting though. She just decided to confiscate weapons from law abiding citizens. That's just draconian. Plenty of politicians have done that.

-- Edited by Maddog on Monday 25th of May 2020 10:41:39 PM
That is where you and I differ on gun control - so that's not really surprising MD.

Yes, you favor confiscation. I favor freedom.

I don't care what kind of guns you own. None of my business.

Yes but what do you think of the incredible rate of mass shootings in the US?

The horrifying tragedy of Sandy Hook for example MD.

With respect I would say that The Second Amendment (regardless of it's late 18 century context) and the very high rates of religious belief (particularly in the Bible Belt) are the two of the main differences between the UK and the US (and most of Europe).

-- Edited by John Doe on Tuesday 26th of May 2020 12:24:32 AM

Maddog · Go Outside

John Doe wrote:
Maddog wrote:
John Doe wrote:
Maddog wrote:
John Doe wrote:
Jaccinda is perhaps the most impressive world leader around due to her excellent handling (amongst other things) of the Christchurch Mosque Shootings and COVID-19 crisis.

This made me laugh - she is so cool and funny, I wonder if the bumbling 'macho' men like Trump or Bolsonaro would have reacted in a similar manner?
I very much doubt it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-52794434/new-zealand-s-pm-stayed-calm-during-an-earthquake-on-live-tv?intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fscience_and_environment&link_location=live-reporting-map
She was fairly cool in that video.

I loathe her handling of the Christchurch shooting though. She just decided to confiscate weapons from law abiding citizens. That's just draconian. Plenty of politicians have done that.

-- Edited by Maddog on Monday 25th of May 2020 10:41:39 PM
That is where you and I differ on gun control - so that's not really surprising MD.

Yes, you favor confiscation. I favor freedom.

I don't care what kind of guns you own. None of my business.
Yes but what do you think of the incredible rate of mass shootings in the US?
The horrifying tragedy of Sandy Hook for example MD.
With respect I would say that The Second Amendment (regardless of it's late 18 century context) and the very high rates of religious belief (particularly in the Bible Belt) are the two of the main differences between the UK and the US (and most of Europe).

-- Edited by John Doe on Tuesday 26th of May 2020 12:24:32 AM

I think people killing innocent people is a bad idea. I'm against it. I think the folks that wrote the 2nd Amendment felt the same way.

Vicks · Burning up the forum

Serial Rapist dubbed the "Beast of Kavos" has suffered multiple injuries after falling 100ft while fleeing the police.

Dimitris Aspitis who's victims included at least seven British women suffered multiple factures after he fell into a ravine.

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5630569/serial-rapist-kavos-fall-cliff/

He was jailed in 2012 for raping up to a 100 women but was released after serving just six and a half years of a fifty-two year sentence because of a change in the law.

One of his British victims has said she hopes he stays in pain for the rest of his life.

Maddog · Go Outside

Vicks wrote:
Serial Rapist dubbed the "Beast of Kavos" has suffered multiple injuries after falling 100ft while fleeing the police.
Dimitris Aspitis who's victims included at least seven British women suffered multiple factures after he fell into a ravine.
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5630569/serial-rapist-kavos-fall-cliff/
He was jailed in 2012 for raping up to a 100 women but was released after serving just six and a half years of a fifty-two year sentence because of a change in the law.
One of his British victims has said she hopes he stays in pain for the rest of his life.

One of those ladies should have shot him!!!

Oh wait, nevermind.

Maddog · Go Outside

A Houston woman shot a masturbating man who tried to break into her home Tuesday, police said. The woman, who is in her sixties, was taking out her garbage when she saw the man committing the lewd act while he was riding a bicycle, she told police. Authorities said she yelled at him to stop and after that, he followed her to her door. The man then tried to break in, according to the police report. The woman told him to go away and that she had a gun, but he allegedly refused to stop. She then fired one round, which struck him in the chest. The suspect is said to have gotten back on his bike and attempted to pedal away, but collapsed. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, but is expected to survive. The man was out on bond for a different exposure charge. No charges have been filed against the woman. “I would have done the same thing if it were my house,” a neighbor told the Houston Chronicle. “Ain’t no telling what else he was going to do or what he’s got. She was protecting her property.”

www.thedailybeast.com/texas-woman-shoots-masturbating-cyclist-intruder-police

Digger · Admin

Pencil lead carvings

John Doe · Still Here!

Great stuff!

-- Edited by John Doe on Tuesday 26th of May 2020 11:38:37 PM