Ciao Sergio Bonelli !

"Sergio Bonelli, the chairman of Italy’s largest comic book publisher, Sergio Bonelli Editore, passed away today following the complications of an unspecified illness. He was 78 years old.

Born in Milan on December 2, 1932 to Gian Luigi Bonelli, the creator of the popular comic book Tex, Sergio followed in his father’s footsteps by creating and writing characters such as Mister No and Zagor, often under the pseudonyms Guido Nolitta and Annalisa Macchi, eventually becoming an editor, and later chairman and namesake of one of Europe’s largest comic book publishing houses.

His vision made the Italian comic book scene one of the most unique in the world, emphasizing a wide variety of genres, and making monthly serials of 96-page black-and-white paperbacks the predominant format. He also had a hand in overseeing the creation of Dylan Dog, one of the company’s biggest successes, and recruiting several generations of up-and-coming European and South American illustrators, many of whom would later move on to successful careers in the American and Franco-Belgian markets."
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Lion cub saved by mum in dramatic scenes caught on camera as he cries out pitifully for help

Stuck down a cliff, this cub had got himself into a rather tricky situation. But after one abortive rescue mission, one single factor determines who will risk her life to save his - motherly love. Teetering on the brink, the mother agonisingly edges her way down towards her terrified son, using her powerful claws to grip the crumbling cliff side, before grabbing him in her jaws.
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The horrific moment a puppy was repeatedly hurled into the sea... before being rescued by a swimmer and given a new home

The unwanted puppy is hurled into the sea by a young man in Xiamen in China.

Rescued: The young man has left the scene and a swimmer picks up the dog before taking it to the beach.

Let's go home: The woman promised the little dog would have a happy life.

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Tabby Cat with Blackbird Nestling by Doug Mackenzie Dodds

The British Wildlife Photography Awards 2011 - more here

If capitalism has failed, how the hell do we pay for our Shreddies?

 "Don't know about you, but I've been doing my level best to ignore the increasingly disturbing financial news coming in from – well, from everywhere – for several months now. Fortunately, ignoring the financial news is second nature to me anyway. I'm a helpless business dunce. My brain won't let me even understand that stuff, let alone find it interesting. Whenever someone tries to explain even the most rudimentary economic principle to me, I can feel my entire mind glazing over. Entering shutdown mode. Protecting itself from boredom by willfully slipping into a coma. My eyes remain open, I occasionally even grunt, but my inner being has wandered several thousand miles away. Sometimes I'm rudely awoken by a cold strand of drool dripping on to my collarbone. If, as I regain consciousness, their explanation is still going, I wipe my chin clean and go back to sleep.

But recently – well, it's become harder to ignore, hasn't it? "
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Neutrino joke

The barman said: "Sorry, we don't serve neutrinos."

 A neutrino enters a bar.

 

Euro Zone Death Trip

"On one side, Europe’s situation is really, really scary: with countries that account for a third of the euro area’s economy now under speculative attack, the single currency’s very existence is being threatened — and a euro collapse could inflict vast damage on the world.

On the other side, European policy makers seem set to deliver more of the same. They’ll probably find a way to provide more credit to countries in trouble, which may or may not stave off imminent disaster. But they don’t seem at all ready to acknowledge a crucial fact — namely, that without more expansionary fiscal and monetary policies in Europe’s stronger economies, all of their rescue attempts will fail."
By Paul Krugman / NYTimes.com /read more

R.E.M. - It Happened Today (Official)

It’s weird

Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats

Reassurance And False Confidence

Cyanide & Happiness #2558 - Explosm.net

Standing in the pool makes me look funny

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Doorbells in 2011

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Business Is Business

By Dan Piraro

Life Worth Living

At a wedding reception recently someone yelled, "All the married men please stand next to the one person who has made your life worth living."

The bartender was nearly crushed to death.

Dogs Gods by Tim Flach

His book "Dogs Gods" showcases his unbelievable ability to capture the beauty of dogs.

Thieving Squirrel

 "A thieving squirrel raids a bird feeder in Austin, Texas. Photographer Bruce Lemons spotted the crafty critter hanging upside down and devouring the contents of the feeder. He said: "The squirrels have their own feeder, but consistently clean that one out promptly and deplete the bird feeder as well.""
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Spontaneous combustion killed Irish pensioner

"An Irish pensioner found burnt to death at his home died from spontaneous human combustion, an inquest has concluded.

The West Galway coroner, Kieran McLoughlin, said there was no other adequate explanation for the death of 76-year-old Michael Faherty, also known as Micheal O Fatharta. He said it was the first time in his 25 years as a coroner that he had returned such a verdict.

An Irish police crime scene investigator and a senior fire officer told the inquest in Galway that they could not explain how Faherty burned to death. Both said they had not come across such a set of circumstances before."
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Google Doodle Honors 75th Birthday of Muppets Creator Jim Henson

Google is celebrating the 75th birthday of Muppets creator Jim Henson with an interactive homepage doodle that turns the average Web user into a puppeteer.
Henson's birthday is on Saturday, September 24, but Google got the party started early Friday night. The doodle features six original characters crafted by the Jim Henson Digital Puppetry Studio and brought to life on the Web by Google engineers. Each colorful creature sits atop a small button; press it and the character will follow your mouse's movements. Clicking on the character, meanwhile, will make it "talk."

By Chloe Albanesius/ PCMag.com /read more

Tesla saw it coming.

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Space junk heads to Earth

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Best. Simpsons Clips. Ever.

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Palestinians Formally Request U.N. Membership

"President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority formally requested the Security Council to grant full United Nations membership on Friday as a path toward Palestinian statehood, rejecting arguments by the United States and Israel that it was not a substitute for direct negotiations for peace in the Middle East.
Mr. Abbas was greeted by numerous standing ovations from the moment he approached the lectern to deliver his speech to the General Assembly. “I do not believe anyone with a shred of conscience can reject our application for full admission in the United Nations,” Mr. Abbas said, calling statehood “the realization of the inalienable national rights of the Palestinian people.”

The largest and most sustained applause, along with cheers and whistles of approval, came as Mr. Abbas held up a copy of the letter requesting membership that he said he had handed to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon shortly before. “The time has come,” he said."

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Boo The Dog (again)

Boo wearing an Operation Smile hat.

 

Mac book mirror pics are waaayyy too mainstream

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Just a couple of geese...

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Divorce Trial

A salesman was testifying in his divorce trial against his wife.

"Please describe," said his attorney, "the incident that first caused you to entertain suspicions as to your wife's fidelity."

"Well, I'm pretty much on the road all week," the man testified.

"So naturally when I am home, I'm attentive to the wife."

"One Sunday morning," he continued, "we were in the midst of heavy love-making when the old lady in the apartment next door pounded on the wall and yelled, "Can't you at least stop all that racket on the weekends?"

Young Bonobo Shows Signs of Autism

Teco isn't acting like others his age.

Constantly on the move, performing repetitious behaviors and avoiding eye contact, he puzzled his mother, who didn't know how to handle him at first.

Surely, this isn't normal behavior for a 1-year-old bonobo, who should be learning the ins and outs of his ape social group.

Speculating the roots of Teco's change, his caregivers at Great Ape Trust put forth a surprising theory: What if Teco is autistic?