Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Happiness is made to be shared.

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This Is What You Need To Know About Sloths

Sloths aren’t as sleepy as once thought—recent studies indicate they sleep under 10 hours a day.
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Why your dog really does love you

"Studies have shown that when dogs are in physical contact with their owners, their brains release the ‘pleasure chemical’ dopamine in exactly the same way as our human brains do when we feel happy and relaxed."
By Bruce Fogle / read more
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Come on then if you think you're hard enough

Adorable desert squirrels at play on their first outing from mother's burrow. 
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I'll Give You Kisses

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Sharing important stuff on Facebook

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How to draw a horse (tutorial) made by Van Oktop.

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Humans Tamed Horses All Over the World

"The domestication of wild horses had a profound effect on human history -- offering nutrition, transportation and a leg up in warfare, among other advantages. But there are still many unanswered questions about when and where our species began its long love affair with horses. A new genetic study offers some clues. Through the first complete analysis of equestrian mitochondrial DNA -- a kind of genetic material that is passed directly from mother to offspring -- an international group of scientists was able to trace all modern horses to an ancestor that lived about 140,000 years ago."
By Emily Sohn /continue reading 
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I’M NOT GOING BACK! EVER!

MOM, LISTEN TO ME. CHRIS IS UPSET, BUT I’M BEING TOTALLY RATIONAL HERE. YOU CAN SAY WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT PROGRESSIVE OPINIONS AND ENLIGHTENED MODERN SOCIETY BUT UNTIL WE ADDRESS JUST HOW MUCH TRADITIONAL GENDER BINARIES AFFECT PEOPLE’S WORLDVIEWS IT’S STILL GOING TO BE HARD FOR A COUPLE OF PINK BOYS TO MAKE IT THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL. TODAY WAS PARTICULARLY ROUGH. THEY PEED IN MY LOCKER!
 I HATE EVERYONE!
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Last Days of the Arctic

Photographer Ragnar Axelsson captures an austere waning world beautifully in his exhibition Last Days of the Arctic "THE big ice is sick." These words, spoken by an old Inuit hunter, capture for photographer Ragnar Axelsson the tragedy of the disappearing Arctic. Over the last 25 years Axelsson has made many visits to the frigid wilderness from his home in Iceland. His new exhibition, Last Days of the Arctic, is his attempt to document a dying land.
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Monday, January 30, 2012

Shy Guy

GOOD AFTERNOON, BETH. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE MY DATE FOR- NO. WAY TOO STIFF.
HEY BETH! HOW ARE YOU TODAY? YOU WANT TO GO TO- EHHHHHH, TOO JOLLY.
 SO … BETH … DOING ANYTHING ON THE 15TH? JESUS, WHAT ARE YOU, THE FONZ? COME ON. PULL IT TOGETHER.
YO, BETH! GIRL, LET ME HOLLA AT CHU! THAT WAS KIND OF COOL, ACTUALLY, BUT STILL NO. … AT THIS RATE I’LL BE ASKING HER TO NEXT YEAR’S PROM. via
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Six goldfinch

Six goldfinch compete for the seeds on five branches. One goldfinch missed out on a meal. The unlucky bird was sixth on the scene with only five perches available on a thistle bush. Photographer Peter Svoboda captured the scene in the Ukraine.
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The 'Russian Banksy' brings guerilla art to Moscow

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A piece of the Caribbean in England!

Pensioner John Kapp swims in the English Channel every day after finding his own heated part of the sea where the water is up to 20C.
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Rooftopping

Rooftopping is the heart-stopping photography movement which involves thrill seekers climbing to the top of city skyscrapers, hanging off the edge and taking pictures of the spectacular view beneath them. Photographer Tom Ryaboi is one of the crusaders of Rooftopping.
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Today is officially the happiest Monday of the year

Today might feel rather different from your regular Monday. That’s because, for millions of us, the traditional start-of-the-week moody blues have vanished. The reason? Well, there’s a lot to smile about because, for many, the first pay cheque of the year has finally arrived and our summer holiday is booked. In fact, psychologists are hailing January 30 as ‘Happy Monday’.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Dance of the Spirits



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Want a beer?

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Ozzy, the collie who never wobbles!

It's the latest video to become a YouTube sensation. Showing a truly astonishing sense of balance, a dog perches on a thin metal chain before standing up on his hind legs. While other dogs are more content to chase cats or gnaw old bones, this canine is capable of incredible acrobatic feats. Share/Save/Bookmark

The Smartie sandwich

Schools in Lincolnshire have been trialling free school meals for all after a child was spotted eating a Smarties filled sandwich for lunch.
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'Panic button' could help cancer defy drugs

Shuffling their genomes to survive (Image: Custom Medical Stock Photo/Getty) 

"Stressed yeast cells frantically reshuffle their chromosomes in a desperate last bid to find a combination that survives. This "panic" response enables them to rapidly evolve resistance to drugs. The discovery might also apply to cancer, because cancer cells often have abnormal numbers and arrangements of chromosomes. Understanding one of the mechanisms by which cancers develop resistance to drugs could in turn open up new ways to combat cancer."
By Andy Coghlan / continue reading
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Why the online obsession with revealing every detail of your life?

"Sharing. Now there's a basic social concept that has somehow got all out of whack. The idea behind sharing is simple. Let's say I'm a caveman. I hunt and slaughter a bison, but I can't eat it all myself, so I share the carcass with others, many of whom really appreciate it, such as my infirm 86-year-old neighbour who hasn't had a proper meal in weeks because he is incapable of killing anything larger than a woodlouse. Have you tried grilling a woodlouse?"
 Charlie Brooker /guardian.co.uk/continue reading
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Saturday, January 28, 2012

The Awesome Barney Stinson

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Kitten From October 2011 Floods in Thailand

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Jackson Pollock at 100

"Pollock's painting technique became known as "action painting," referring to his constant circling of the canvas as he poured paint onto it with a variety of different brushes and tools. Here, Pollock paints on an unstretched canvas on the barn's floor in 1950."
Jackson Pollock at 100 - Photo Essays - TIME

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Toddler chews head off snake

"Thirteen-month-old Imad Aleeyan, who has six teeth, was found chewing on the head of the 12 inch snake by his mother, who alerted the neighbourhood with her screams."
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