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Shelter Puppies… Portraits.

sana — Tue, 22 May 2012 06:23:22 +0000

You could say that Michael Kloth was destined to work with shelter animals.

His thesis project for his Master of Fine Arts degree involved photographing adoptable animals and the following year he released the books Shelter Cats and Shelter Puppies.

The great news is that his professional portraits helped the puppies you see here get adopted in a matter of days or weeks.(...)
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Positivus Festival… Budding Attraction.

maija — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:49:39 +0000

The Positivus music and art festival, the largest of its kind in emerging Baltic states, delivers an eclectic mix of musical genres and an inimitable atmosphere to the 20 000+ festival goers passing through its gates each day.

Positivus Festival is a budding attraction to locals and Europeans alike.(...)
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

laimisk — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:13:53 +0000

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure seedbank located on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen near the town of Longyearbyen in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago, about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) from the North Pole.

Ensuring that the genetic diversity of the world’s food crops is preserved for future generations is an important contribution toward the reduction of hunger and poverty in developing countries.(...)
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Glowing Sushi.

maija — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:59:43 +0000

Although not originally developed for the ornamental fish trade, it is one of the first genetically modified animals to become publicly available as a pet.

Sushi that glows in the dark has become the latest must try food craze across America.

The recipes use glofish, a brand of genetically modified fluorescent zebrafish sold by Yorktown Technologies, which are available to buy in pet shops.(...)
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Obesity Are Rising At An Alarming Rate. (pics)

maija — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:09:12 +0000

Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health.

A crude population measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI), a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of his or her height (in metres).

A person with a BMI of 30 or more is generally considered obese. A person with a BMI equal to or more than 25 is considered overweight.(...)
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Living With Someone Who Has A Drink Problem.

piter — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:57:04 +0000

Alcohol is a potent drug and consequently it has a range of side effects, some pleasurable and some less so.

The amount consumed and the circumstances under which the alcohol was taken can play a large part in determining the extent of drunkenness. (...)
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Wedding Rings… That Gave Him The Incentive.

maija — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:15:02 +0000

Rather than take a trip to the jeweller’s, the 46 year-old decided to pan his own gold in the Highlands as a unique symbol of his love.

To the astonishment of experts, Mr Greenwood produced 34 grams of gold that he claims to have collected in just three months.
He had it made into a ring set with three diamonds and presented it to his girlfriend of three years, Morag Shearer, in a Christmas proposal.(...)
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Denmark With Children… Legoland. (pics)

sana — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:39:53 +0000

Legoland is a “must-see” attraction if you’re visiting Denmark with children. The original Legoland (which opened in 1968) is located on the western half of Denmark, called Jutland.

Legoland Denmark is centrally located if you’re driving.

It’s 150 miles west of Copenhagen.

If you want to fly in, the airport of Billund is literally next door to the park. (...)
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Python Hunter… Search Snake.

sana — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:35:09 +0000

Meet 39-year-old Edward Mercer, one of a handful of permitted python hunters in South Florida.

Since the 1990s, non-native Burmese pythons, one of the world’s largest species of snake, have been flourishing in the Everglades National Park and surrounding areas. (...)
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Amsterdam Airport AND UFO.

piter — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:55:01 +0000

This intriguing video was taken at takeoff from Amsterdam on an iPhone. The YouTuber explains that the object wasn’t noticed until reviewing the footage the following day.

Then it was quite noticeable that a strange object was caught on tape hovering in the sky nearby the jet’s flight path.

The UFO is rounded and reflects light, but it’s not moving and seems undisturbed by the airliner’s turbulence.(...)
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