Helmut's brother, Marlow, in Idaho is looking really good. The photo above, showing him in January at about 15 months, can be clicked to enlarge.
I got several photos of him back then when I was sick with the flu and I never got around to blogging them. So here are some of his pics from that time frame with a few showing Matty as well. Matty is from Cindy Bristow's 2005 litter, out of her Sabrina, by Clearlake Time on My Side (brindle). Marlow is from my October 2006 litter, sired by Old Glory Boone and out of Semavi Kadinsi Zor.
Matty (L) and Marlow (R)
Marlow surveying his Idaho wilderness.
Another view.
Doesn't he look handsome! :)
There's more news on Marlow's homefront now. Marlow's family has a baby boy! Coen was born earlier this month. Maybe we'll get to see some pics of Matty and Marlow with baby Coen in future months. :)
Karen wrote earlier this month that Akin has passed on although I didn't get to to it in my inbox until recently. What timing too, as his Johnny Johnston photo above, graces the May page of the Anatolian Calendar which A.S.D.I. Inc sells to raise funds for rescue.
Go see Karen's wonderful tribute to Akin at her blog.
Above is a baby picture of Midilli, a little Anatolian girl at Karen's place, who (currently 5 months) has big shoes to fill. Isn't she beautiful. :)
Geno sent some fun photos of Helmut from another ski trip that the family did recently. Above shows him taking up a lot of the back seat. He looks like he really enjoys road trips.
Having fun in the snow.
In the back of the truck with the boys, he looks so solemn. Paolo, the young man hugging Helmut, is a friend of the family and he really enjoys Helmut. :)
Another nice, testosterone filled picture. Heehee :D
Here's Helmut after having had a bath. The look on his face is adorable.
What can I say? Boys will be boys!
Helmut on the road; snuggling time with Paolo.
L-R: Dom, Paolo and Helmut. Three handsome young guys!
Awesome pic of electrical activity above erupting Chaiten Volcano, Chile. Click pic to enlarge. Some media sources are reporting that the plumes of smoke and ash are going 20 miles high into the atmosphere.
Apparently these are accepted estimates as Smithsonian reports the following as sources:
Based on observations of satellite imagery and pilot reports, the Buenos Aires VAAC reported that during 3-6 May ash plume rose to altitudes of 7-10.7 km (23,000-35,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted SE, E, W, and NE. News sources indicated that about 4,000-5,000 people were evacuated from the town of Chaitén and surrounding areas as the eruption continued. On 5 May, ONEMI (Oficina Nacional de Emergencia - Ministerio del Interior) reported that evacuations took place in Futaleufú, about 65 km ESE, where about 30 cm of ash accumulated. One elderly person died during the evacuation efforts. On 6 May, ONEMI and SERNAGEOMIN reported that the eruption became more forceful and generated a wider and darker gray ash plume to an estimated altitude of 30 km (98,400 ft) a.s.l. All remaining people in Chaitén were ordered to evacuate, as well as anyone within 50 km of the volcano.
Ruya's sister Zoey poses in a couple pics from her ranch home in Oregon. She looks so much like Ruya. And what a sweetheart she is too. Here she is with a friend (above) and they both look happy to me. :)
Here's another pic of her below, just looking beautiful.
You can see more pics of her on the label below "Zoey".
A few good articles that got my attention this week. Thinking outside the box. Here's a read on that at Ishmael.org
After reading that; the concept of critical thinking and lucid comprehension of issues take focus again with the reader -- Yet, back to real life, we continue to witness the the most juvenile and fundamentalist/extreme thinking that is driving MSN proponents everywhere (mandatory spay & neuter). Including California's truly UNHealthy Pets Act. So focused on their own limited perception of reality that they do not see, for example, how this type of legislation adversely affects grassroots efforts at wildlife conservation, the production of food and natural fiber on the farm and issues of population genetics in our pets. Health issues in animals are simply written off as well with broad blanket assumptions, with these people blowing off the experts, as if they have degrees in veterinary science and realize the difference between long term prospective and short term retrospective data. Furthermore, these bills will NOT affect the popularly demonized, commercial mass pet producers, yet the MSN proponents continue to make disingenuous references in that direction. And the sheep continue to follow.
Somewhat related: Newsweek on PeTA and Euthanasia: http://www.newsweek.com/id/134549. Euthanization is actually the cop out of MSN proponents to address the shortcomings in their logic and both HSUS and PeTA encourage killing animals rather than rehoming them. Since they are so busy killing animals, analyzing the status of the problem as encouraged in the first link is simply beyond their acceptance. I highly recommend Nathan Winograd's book, Redemption - a good take on it is here. It does encourage facing the history and issues that have compounded the lack of progression on logical solutions.
Getting away from animals for a bit... and along the lines of perhaps encouraging a new way of thinking, see this article about some indigenous people of Mexico who "live forever", from which article I gained the idea that many of our modern foot and leg problems seen in our society could be benefited from taking some core ideas regarding letting our footwear be more natural, so that leg strength and flexibility are natural benefits.
And tonight, I just discovered a new blog which covers issues that affect everyone using the internet - see Spyware Sucks. I've found that many people continue ignore the serious implications of HTML in email - especially as malware gets more sophisticated and do not understand that surfing and reading web pages results in thousands of downloads to their computer. From another source, Scott Dunn writes about security, "Visitors to USAToday.com last Thursday got more than they bargained for. A hacked Flash advertisement meant that merely viewing a page in your browser was capable of triggering a malware attack on your PC. According to an alert on the security site Websense, the ad can take control of the browser without any user interaction at all."
I'm using Firefox as my principal browser with "NoScript" which stops scripts in their tracks and another extension "AdBlock" that blocks ads which can sometimes be malicious. The combination makes some busy pages download for reading quicker since I am not getting all that garbage and it makes pages look a little different too. For example, ubiquitous links such as 'google ads' just do not show up on my Firefox browsing. NoScript does allow me to choose which sites I trust as does AdBlock.
Umberto, Nino's son, with some rascally puppies (in Italy).
Nino (in Italy) has started blogging! :) I've added him to the Anatolian blogroll -- testing to see if it will "roll" if I use a translation link (probably won't but it might be handy for me anyway). His blog has some pics and comments about his Anatolians. It is in Italian but machine translations from Italian are not nearly as bad as some. (Turkish machine translations are horrid!). ;) See his blog here and use your favorite Italian to English translator. Here's one I use.
His current blog comment mentions Hakim (above) who is going to South Africa to help his new owner in the effort to protect flocks from predators and thereby assist in wildlife conservation. (here... for the translated Italian link)
Nino has the above handsome Anatolian, named Kartal, who was born on a goat farm in Texas. Kartal rated perfect hips normal elbows at maturity and will be a very important part of the future Anatolians in Europe and looks like Africa too. Kartal represents an infusion of new bloodlines in Europe. Kartal's registered name is Old Glory Kartal. :)
This is Ayri, the mother full sister of the mother of the litter (Frida). She is a first generation homebred of Nino's foundation stock.
Here is Hakan, a Kartal x Ayri son. Isn't he cute!
More pups! I love this expression! The rough coat is awesome!
A Paint Shop Pro creation featuring two of my favorite games. (yeah, I did that PSP in a hurry and you can tell although I might just get around to fixing that)
Above, a Sims 2 family guy, playing Big Kahuna Reef 2 - Chain Reaction on his free gaming computer. (Sims 2 Free Time features new hobbies that Sims can have, including gaming! ...a sort of "infinite picture", game creations playing a game)
Recent days without much internet access, various stressy issues and an ailing family member have me turning to my very useful and portable laptop for communication aid (nextalk.net deaf relay), ways of keeping myself from going nuts or being utterly bored in quiet moments, and if I have a space of time with no interruptions, some momentary stress relief in the form of DVD movies or casual games. Beats TV to death, as I have never been one to just turn it on and veg.
Tonight, I learned of a study documenting that computer games give stress relief ...and it even comes with a slide show. Check out the title, I love it! "Study: Casual Video Games Demonstrate Ability to Relieve Stress, Improve Mood: Potential Clinical Significance Highlighted. First-of-Its-Kind 6-month Research Project Establishes Effects of Puzzle and Word Games on the Human Body and Mind" :)
Methodology
The study was conducted between October 2007 and April 2008 and included a total of 134 subjects. Thirty-one subjects served as members of the control group, tasked with surfing the Internet looking for journal articles. The experimental groups consisted of 31 subjects who played Bejeweled 2, 29 subjects who played Bookworm Adventures, and 36 subjects who played Peggle. The study included the collection of physical data (based on Heart Rate Variability (HRV) measurements) and psychological data (based on POMS (a profile of mood states pre- and post-activity) and electroencephalography (EEG) measurements) during a 5-minute baseline period and 15 minutes of game playing or (in the case of the control group) Internet surfing.
I haven't played the three games featured in the study but anyone that is curious can get them as free downloads from any number of places including the creators site, Pop Cap games. Once you have them, you can play them offline. The trials are usually for an hour but if you like to play longer, offline and not buy the game, you can try the Wild Coins method of game trialing and playing. The way it seems to work is that Wild Games gives you any game you want as a freebie game which you can play for up to a 24 hour period with periodic 20 minute breaks. If your break gets too long, then if you want to resume the game, you will need to insert virtual coins, called Wild Coins. Depending on the complexity of the game, the number of coins varies and can be four to six coins for the fancier games. The coins can be bought in different plans or even acquired by purchasing other goods from magazines to coffee and fashions and other things. Some games are completely free however, and I get a kick out of Crickler which you must be online to play.
I didn't know anything about Wild Coins until I got my "new to me" refurb Gateway notebook which included a download for games, "Gateway Games". My nephew clicked on it (after asking of course) and I was so impressed with the graphics in the game of Fate he was playing and how quickly he learned the game, I had to learn about the game system that Fate was offered on. It's cute. The little guy battles bad guys and has a little dog that reminds me of a small spotted Terrier. I haven't played it yet but it might be the first game of its genre that I try.... eventually.
Had to stick this Sims 2 video on. I wish I could hear Natasha Bedingfield sing in "Simlish" but the video is beautiful (a nicer high res version is on youtube and you have to select it on the rating meter that has the stars).
Matty (L) and Marlow (R)
Marlow surveying his Idaho wilderness.
Another view.
Doesn't he look handsome! :)
There's more news on Marlow's homefront now. Marlow's family has a baby boy! Coen was born earlier this month. Maybe we'll get to see some pics of Matty and Marlow with baby Coen in future months. :)
Karen wrote earlier this month that Akin has passed on although I didn't get to to it in my inbox until recently. What timing too, as his Johnny Johnston photo above, graces the May page of the Anatolian Calendar which A.S.D.I. Inc sells to 
Above is a baby picture of Midilli, a little Anatolian girl at Karen's place, who (currently 5 months) has big shoes to fill. Isn't she beautiful. :)
Geno sent some fun photos of Helmut from another ski trip that the family did recently. Above shows him taking up a lot of the back seat. He looks like he really enjoys road trips.
Having fun in the snow.
In the back of the truck with the boys, he looks so solemn.
Another nice, testosterone filled picture. Heehee :D
Here's Helmut after having had a bath. The look on his face is adorable.
What can I say? Boys will be boys!
Helmut on the road; snuggling time with Paolo.
Ruya's sister Zoey poses in a couple pics from her ranch home in Oregon. She looks so much like Ruya. And what a sweetheart she is too. Here she is with a friend (above) and they both look happy to me. :)
A little of everything in the above subject.
And tonight, I just discovered a new blog which covers issues that affect everyone using the internet - see 
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