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 My brother, Ahmed, won the Olympic Gold Medal in double trap last year, setting a new World Record. Last month, he won the World Championship which was held in Italy. Here you can see both him and my other hero, my daughter Hessa. She is showing him who is the boss, by pulling his ear! | ||
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Saeed, You are very fortunate, there is much love in your family. Great picture too! Thanks for the reminder, Minkman | |||
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Looks like she has a good strong grip.  "When doing battle, seek a quick victory." | |||
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That's a nice picture Saeed. Will Hessa be following in her fathers and uncles footsteps when it comes to shooting/hunting? | |||
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Saeed Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese DONT send your brother Ahmed to our ranch [ BIRD hunting ] as with a name like mine [ Peter BIRD ] I am a sitting DUCK for his trapshooting skills  CONGRATULATIONS to your brother and WOW that dear daughter of yours is sure growing up. Before my daughter Bela went to London England about 4 months ago I showed her a picture of your lovely little girl. Bela is a professional NANNY in London and she just adores looking after little children. She said Heesa looked just wonderfull ... All the best to Ahmed, Heesa, Yourself and all the family Peter | |||
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Dang! I thought this was going to be a thread about me and Ray.  My youngest daughter turned 15 years old yesterday. Tonight we go out to supper and she drives!  Beautiful child you have their, my friend! | |||
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Saeed, Your brother looks entirely too much like you for my taste. Now Hessa is a real beauty - must take after her mother! You are a lucky man, my friend. Don_G ...from Texas, by way of Mason, Ohio and Aurora, Colorado! | |||
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I suppose this means the guy can shoot, eh? ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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Hessa is such a prety little girl! Saeed, you are gonna have your hands full someday! ~Ann   | |||
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I hope you are saving all that artwork. My better half was insistant on that and we sure enjoy it..... | |||
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Wonderful photo of very pretty girl and her uncle! | |||
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CRACKED ME UP!!! Here's the big, bad top-dog shotgun guy IN THE WORLD... getting his ear yanked hard by a little girl and he's gotta take it! LOVED it! Pretty little girl you have there, my friend. You're a blessed man. Russ The doing of unpleasant deeds calls for people of an unpleasant nature. | |||
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Saeed: Wonderful picture! You must be extremely proud of them and obviously so... Best regards, jjs | |||
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Saeed, Miss Hessa is really growing.....and getting cuter all the time! Congrats to Ahmed!! Good Hunting, Bob There is room for all of God's creatures....right next to the mashed potatoes. http://texaspredatorposse.ipbhost.com/   | |||
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Saeed thanks...brightened my day Mike Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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That's a nice pic. Love to see that mischievous sparkle in their eyes. I was happy to read in the papers that Ahmed won the recent WC in Italy. After he won the gold at Athens we started hearing rumours via Lynx, who got it from Chilly, that Ahmed was retiring from the sport. Just didn't make sense given his age. I'll admit to rooting for Chilly but Ahmed sure was on fire that day. If only he had maintained his concentration towards the end, a damn good score would have been doubly so. He doesn't know me but convey my salaams and best wishes for the future. Rustam | |||
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Saeed: your little daugter is a thing of beauty. I guess the father and uncle should begin to sharp their knives at once, just in case.... | |||
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Saeed, Why only two heros? I thought you have three... Walter will be jelous Beatiful girl you have, I'm just married but I hope to follow your steps soon. L | |||
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Family is everything, and it is only made better when they are beautiful! Congratulations to your Brother,for his wins, and to you and your wife, for the beautiful child!  ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith  | |||
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A great shot and guess who taught him to shoot, it was his hero and Hessa has the same hero, the brother and the dad, Saeed.... Give Hessa a hug from Uncle Ray as usual... Now if he would teach me to shoot that last trip was a come upance for old crack shot here, remember my skinny buffalo!!!  Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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Having a brother who shares your love of the shooting sports and a beautiful daughter too! It doesn't get any better. Thanks for sharing Saeed. "And this too shall pass." | |||
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Your shooting skills may come in handy some day with a beautiful daughter like that. My two daughters' suitors all know about my hunting and shooting skillls. Keeps them all on their toes, and honest in their relationships with my two girls. | |||
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I was very pleased to shoot 99/100 once but I know that that's a very very very very long ways from championship trap shooting. My congratulations to your brother. Enjoy the little girl....mine is 30 and long gone. They grow up way too fast. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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That's a wonderful picture, and quite an accomplishment for your brother. Thanks to their grandfather, who posts here on AR, both my sons are working as "Trapper Boys" this year at a local club. I don't know if they will take up the sport, but what a neat job for a teenager to have. Anyway, thanks for the post Saeed, this really is what it is all about! PS: Is that a snowman your daughter drew?!?! | |||
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Looks like Hessa has dad and uncle wrapped around her little finger. Probably every member of the family too. Dave | |||
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Saeed, I watched the Olympics and never made the family connection. I have been to the UAE many times, one of my favorite places in the world. Nicest, safest, most beautiful country in the Arab world. Thanks again for providing this website to all of us nimrods. | |||
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Hmmm, already putting a man in his place is she? Yep, she's all girl and pretty to boot. Give my congratulations to your brother. Have friends who've competed in the olympics and world shoots so I know what a huge accomplishment that is. Vapodog: My "little girl"/"baby" just turned 40! And she tells everyone she still is daddy's girl. .395 Family Member DRSS, po' boy member Political correctness is nothing but liberal enforced censorship | |||
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Saeed Please pass this on to your brother with my compliments .It is clear that it will be invaluble to him in the years to come . There is never an excuse for doing anything half . These few basic rules should ensure an anti-depressant free midlife for your brother and his wife . 10 Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter Rule One: If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up. Rule Two: You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body, I will remove them. Rule Three: I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose this compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, in order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact, come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place to your waist. Rule Four: I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without utilising a "barrier method" of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate, when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I will kill you. Rule Five: It is usually understood that in order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only word I need from you on this subject is "early." Rule Six: I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make you cry. Rule Seven: As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process that can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car? Rule Eight: The following places are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden stool. Places where there are no parents, policemen, or nuns within eyesight. Places where there is darkness. Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka -- zipped up to her throat. Movies with a strong romantic or sexual theme are to be avoided; movies which features chain saws are okay. Hockey games are okay. Old folk's homes are better. Rule Nine: Do not lie to me. I may appear to be a pot-bellied, balding, middle-aged, dim-witted has-been. But on issues relating to my daughter, I am the all-knowing, merciless God of your universe. If I ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have a shotgun, a shovel, and five acres behind the house. Do not trifle with me. Rule Ten: Be afraid. Be very afraid. It takes very little for me to mistake the sound of your car in the driveway for a chopper coming in over a rice paddy near Hanoi. When my Agent Orange starts acting up, the voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the guns as I wait for you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull into the driveway you should exit your car with both hands in plain sight. Speak the perimeter password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, then return to your car -- there is no need for you to come inside. The camouflaged face at the window is mine. Brad Brad Rolston African Hunting P.O. Box 506 Stella 8650 Kalahari South Africa Tel : + 27 82 574 9928 Fax : + 27 86 672 6854 E-Mail : rolston585ae@iafrica.com | |||
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Brad, Your set of rules are worth printing out, and saving, until the far off day my baby daughter starts looking at boys with interest. | |||
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Saeed: Great picture, and I recommend the line I use: "See the heads on the wall? I shot some and my daughter shot others. I have only one rule; if you make either my daughter or me unhappy, yours will join them!" I am also thinking of putting a manikin head on the wall, and tell my daughter's perspective suitors that he was the last guy who didn't follow the rule above. Dave One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know. - Groucho Marx | |||
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Saeed, O.K. now that you have demonstrated your virtuosity at fathering adorable baby girls, when can we expect a baby brother to match? Sarge Holland's .375: One Planet, One Rifle . . . for one hundred years! | |||
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Thank you Brad Rolston for the words of wisdom. I will have those printed up as handouts for all of my two daughters suitors. That way there is no question in any of their minds as to what the rules of dating acutally are. | |||
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ErikD Send me an e-mail , and I'll forward the original to you . Brad Brad Rolston African Hunting P.O. Box 506 Stella 8650 Kalahari South Africa Tel : + 27 82 574 9928 Fax : + 27 86 672 6854 E-Mail : rolston585ae@iafrica.com | |||
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Brad I love it. Wish I had It 30 years ago. Dave | |||
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This generation is really something, these girls will make their way in tomorrow's world. Having had 6 brothers ( my mother said that if she had married an arab prince, she would have been covered with gold LOL ) I was so happy to know that I was becoming the father of a girl and now she can already knock down 5 bowling pins in around 6 seconds with a pistol she did not know before the shooting. When she was 5 years old, she told me that she would win medals for me when I would be too old to win them myself, seems the time is coming We French say that " Woman is the future of Mankind " as one poet wrote it. Congrats to Ahmed again and to you and your wife for this little princess. You are a blessed man, Saeed. | |||
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Talent and beauty,... you are blessed.  Member NRA, SCI- Life #358 28+ years now! DRSS, double owner-shooter since 1983, O/U .30-06 Browning Continental set. | |||
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Saeed, You are truly blessed! I returned yesterday from an IHEA benefit tournament in San Antonio and was fortunate to meet and visit with Kim Rhode ( Women's 2004 Gold Medalist for Double Trap). It's neat that when I returned to view this forum that I discovered your brother was the 2004 Olympic Champion in Men's Double Trap! Congratulations to you and your family! Your daughter's smile put a smile in my heart! God Bless! Focus on the leading edge! | |||
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Adorable.....the daughter, not the brother.  Best, JohnTheGreek | |||
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