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Brown Bear having fun, rolling in the grass on his back with paws up

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:28:23 -0700

The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. It weighs 100 to 680 kilograms (220–1,500 lb) and one of its larger subspecies, the Kodiak bear, matches the polar bear as the largest member of the bear family, and as the largest land predator.

While the brown bear's range has shrunk, and it has faced local extinctions, it remains listed as a least concern species, with a total population of approximately 200,000. Its principal range countries are Russia, the United States (especially Alaska), Canada,the Carpathian area (especially Romania) and Finland where it is the national animal.

The species primarily feeds on vegetable matter, including roots, and fungi. Fish are a primary source of meat. It also eats small land mammals and occasionally larger mammals, such as deer. Adult brown bears can match wolf packs and large felines, often driving them off their kills.

The fractalius filter was added to this image to fine tune it, both for saturation and detail.

Happy Mother's Day, Chinese Shar Pei Dog Family, Wrinkeld Mother & Puppies

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:03:16 -0700

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Fire and Ice, Global Warming

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:58:10 -0700

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Created for Textures only – Competition #40 with wonderful original image of the Dragon by Wili Hybird, and the public domain picture of the Polar Bear from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, along with the great textures of fire and ice: Agni- The Fire God- Free Texture by Eddi 07, and Frozen Aqua by Active Metabolite (away).

Aurora Borealis, the colored lights seen in the skies around the North Pole, the Northern Lights, from Bear Lake, Alaska, Beautiful Christmas Scene, Winter Star Filled Skies, Scenic Nature

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:01:07 -0700

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Higher than the highest mountain, higher than the highest airplane, lies the realm of the aurora.

Aurora rarely reach below 60 kilometers, and can range up to 1000 kilometers. Aurora light results from solar shockwave causing energetic electrons and protons to striking molecules in the Earth's atmosphere.

Frequently, when viewed from space, a complete aurora will appear as a circle around one of the Earth's magnetic poles.

The above digitally enhanced photograph was taken in 2005 January shows a spectacular aurora borealis above the frozen landscape of Bear Lake, Alaska, USA. Credit: Joshua Strang, USAF

This image or file is a work of a U.S. Air Force Airman or employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain.

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Aurora Borealis, the colored lights seen in the skies around the North Pole, the Northern Lights, from Bear Lake, Alaska with the Fractalius Filter, Scenic Winter Night Stars Nature

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:49:20 -0700

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The best view of this image is at the largest possible size, to see the detail in the pine trees.

Higher than the highest mountain, higher than the highest airplane, lies the realm of the aurora.

Aurora rarely reach below 60 kilometers, and can range up to 1000 kilometers. Aurora light results from solar shockwave causing energetic electrons and protons to striking molecules in the Earth's atmosphere.

Frequently, when viewed from space, a complete aurora will appear as a circle around one of the Earth's magnetic poles.

The original of the above photograph (with Fractalius Filter added), was taken in 2005 January shows a spectacular aurora borealis above the frozen landscape of Bear Lake, Alaska, USA. The original of this image is posted separately.

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Baby puppy pit bull, Bach

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:52:58 -0700

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Doggie Lifeguard at the Dog Park

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:36:22 -0700

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Hey there big dirty wet guy, don't get involved, or else...

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:25:30 -0700

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I give up....I surrender to your power and strength.

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:48:48 -0700

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Just kidding...

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:33:09 -0700

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Puppy Kisses

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:26:25 -0700

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Paddy Cake, Patty Cake...

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:26:20 -0700

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Please, don't tickle me, that's not fair!

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:26:14 -0700

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Catch a Pit Bull by the tail...

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:21:39 -0700

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Catch a Pit Bull by the tail...

Where I Want To Be, Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi, 2010 Monthly Calendar of Inspiration

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:50:30 -0800

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Beautiful scenic pictures of nature and landscapes fill this custom calendar. Each month is accompanied with an inspirational quote by Mahatma Gandhi. Just click here to look at all the wonderful pictures.

Faith

Gandhi was born a Hindu and practised Hinduism all his life, deriving most of his principles from Hinduism. As a common Hindu, he believed all religions to be equal, and rejected all efforts to convert him to a different faith. He was an avid theologian and read extensively about all major religions. He had the following to say about Hinduism:

Hinduism as I know it entirely satisfies my soul, fills my whole being...When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and when I see not one ray of light on the horizon, I turn to the Bhagavad Gita, and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. My life has been full of tragedies and if they have not left any visible and indelible effect on me, I owe it to the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.

Gandhi Smriti (The house Gandhi lodged in the last 4 months of his life has now become a monument, New Delhi)Gandhi wrote a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita in Gujarati. The Gujarati manuscript was translated into English by Mahadev Desai, who provided an additional introduction and commentary. It was published with a Foreword by Gandhi in 1946.

Gandhi believed that at the core of every religion was truth and love (compassion, nonviolence and the Golden Rule). He also questioned what he saw as hypocrisy, malpractices, and dogma in all religions, including his own, and he was a tireless advocate for social reform in religion. Some of his comments on various religions are:

Thus if I could not accept Christianity either as a perfect, or the greatest religion, neither was I then convinced of Hinduism being such. Hindu defects were pressingly visible to me. If untouchability could be a part of Hinduism, it could but be a rotten part or an excrescence. I could not understand the raison d'être of a multitude of sects and castes. What was the meaning of saying that the Vedas were the inspired Word of God? If they were inspired, why not also the Bible and the Koran? As Christian friends were endeavouring to convert me, so were Muslim friends. Abdullah Seth had kept on inducing me to study Islam, and of course he had always something to say regarding its beauty. —Gandhi's autobiography

As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion over-riding morality. Man, for instance, cannot be untruthful, cruel or incontinent and claim to have God on his side.

The sayings of Muhammad are a treasure of wisdom, not only for Muslims but for all of mankind.

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians.

Later in his life, when he was asked whether he was a Hindu, he replied, "Yes I am. I am also a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist and a Jew."

In spite of their deep reverence to each other, Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore engaged in protracted debates more than once. These debates exemplify the philosophical differences between the two most famous Indians at the time. On 15 January 1934, an earthquake hit Bihar and caused extensive damage and loss of life. Gandhi maintained this was because of the sin committed by upper caste Hindus by not letting untouchables in their temples (Gandhi was committed to the cause of improving the fate of untouchables, referring to them as Harijans, people of Krishna). Tagore vehemently opposed Gandhi's stance, maintaining that an earthquake can only be caused by natural forces, not moral reasons, however repugnant the practice of untouchability may be.

Sweet Family Portrait of a Polar Bear Mother and her Cub

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:45:34 -0700

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Reflections of a Brown Bear in an Autumn Stream

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:22:53 -0700

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Reflections of a Brown Bear in an Autumn Stream with the Fractalius Filter applied.

Until I posted this picture, I had never heard of bear baiting. It's another savage blood sport of the sub-human of our species. Read more at WSPA, World Society for the Protection of Animals.

Wikipedia
Bear baiting in Pakistan

Bear baiting still occurs in the Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan, although it has declined considerably overall since 2004. The events are organised predominantly by local landlords who own the fighting dogs used; the dogs are usually a cross breed[6] similar to Pit Bull terriers.

During the event the bear will be tethered to a rope 2–5 metres long in the centre of an arena to prevent escape. Bears’ canine teeth are often removed and their claws may be filed down giving them less advantage over the dogs. Each fight lasts around three minutes. If the dogs pull the bear to the ground they are said to win the fight. Bears usually have to undergo several fights during each day’s event.

Bears are illegally sourced by poaching. Asiatic black bears and brown bears are known to be poached in Pakistan and used in bear baiting. Asiatic black bears are listed as vulnerable on the World Conservation Union's (IUCN's) Red List of Threatened Animals. The capture of bear cubs is prohibited across three provinces of Pakistan by: the North West Frontier Province Conservation and Management Act (1975); the Punjab Wildlife Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management Act (1974); and the Sindh Wildlife Protection Ordinance (1972).

Bear baiting was banned in Pakistan by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (1890).[14] Pakistan’s wildlife authorities are working with animal welfare groups to eradicate the events, with some success.

Baiting animals is outlawed in the Quran. The Bioresource Research Centre, a Pakistani wildlife group working to end bear baiting, use this to encourage mosques in areas where baiting occurs to add an anti-cruelty message to their Friday Khutbba (sermon).

Kund Park Sanctuary in Kund, North-West Frontier Province, was opened in 2001 by the World Society for the Protection of Animals[20] to provide a home for bears confiscated by the wildlife authorities and NGOs working to eradicate bear baiting in Pakistan.

Let's run away together...

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:21:44 -0700

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I want a bite of you...

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:15:38 -0700

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Hey, That's Cheating!

nobody@flickr.com (Beverly & Pack) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:03:35 -0700

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