Reindeer Games

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Listening to: Christmas Jazz

 

Corky the cat born with back-to-front rear legs

Corky was found by a boy crawling the streets of North Dakota and taken to a local shelter. One only knows how Corky has managed to survive this long. He seems to have adapted by strengthening his front legs to drag himself around quite well. He does not seem to put off by his condition and can move quite fast when needed.

Luckily, CATS Cradle Shelter co-founders Gail Ventzke and Carol Stefonek were intent on saving Corky from being put down. Corky suffers from the congenital deformity Arthrogryposis, where his legs were born the opposite way around.

CATS Cradle requested the help of local veterinarian Dr. Dan Burchill, Castleton Veterinary Services, who invented a surgery to bring Corky's back legs the right way round. Corky had surgery in the spring and is apparently doing well post-op and in physical therapy sessions.

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Yosemite Time Lapse

Yosemite Range Of Light by Shawn Reeder

 

 

Packaging Tape Art

Max Zorn, Dutch artist, makes portrait art with packaging tape.

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Zoo Elephant Plays Harmonica

Shanthi, a 36-year-old Asian elephant, at the Washington Zoo, likes to tap things and rub against things to make repeated noises.

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Blind, epileptic Golden Retriever gets own guide dog

Tanner, a blind Golden Retriever who suffered from epilepsy, had a challenging life until he met Blair, a black Labrador. Blair had also had a troubled life, until meeting Tanner, where he started to lead Tanner around by the leash. Blair arrived at the shelter after being homeless and shot. Now they are inseparable.

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Coolest Parents Ever Recreate Beastie Boys “Sabotage” Video

As a tribute to MCA, a pair of cool parents from Portland recreated the Beastie Boys' video Sabotage with their children. Superb.

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Animals Being Dicks

 

 

Polar bear smashes aquarium glass with large rock

A polar bear in the Rotterdam aquarium threw a rock at the glass wall to apparently tell two gentleman to "get off my lawn!".

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Students tricked into eating moose poop by school staff

Manitoba junior high students at Selkirk School were tricked into eating moose poop by the school staff. During a canoe trip, the adult that duped the Canadian students insisted the poop was nutritious because of it berries and grass mixture. The incident is being investigated by Lord Selkirk superintendent Scott Kwasnitza.

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Lion disapproves of man's haircut

 

 

US mother arrested after driving off with newborn on car roof

A 19-year-old mother in Arizona is being charged with child abuse and DUI after driving her car away with her five-week-old newborn in a car seat on the roof of the car. At about 1:00 am in the morning, the newborn was found in the middle of the road and taken to the hospital. The mother and her boyfriend were partying around the neighbourhood and only realized the child was missing when she returned home.

Definitely a strong contender for mother of the year.

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Police dog called to testify in court

A man fighting a driving offense in Florida subpoenaed a police dog as a witness to defend his case. Rodney McGee was shocked when K9 officer Azor was lead into the courtroom. However, his drug-sniffing experiment was denied and he was fined for failing to use a turn signal.

 

 

Moustache

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Listening to: Jules Larson - I Want It All

 

HemLoft - Secret Treehouse in Whistler Woods

 

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Grandmother Carries Disabled Granddaughter Through Mountains To School

 

 

A 57-year-old Chinese Grandmother carries her granddaughter, who has cerebral palsy, 5 kilometres daily through the mountain roads throughout all seasons. Her granddaughter qualifies for free school and meals because she is disabled. Her grandmother has assisted her granddaughter for over three years and will continue as long as she is able.

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Giant Red Watch Dog

 

Sculpture designer Florentijn Hofman created Max, a giant red dog, out of locally sourced, recycled scrap material for the Dutch Village. Max is now a local landmark in the village of Leens.

 

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Mini Caravan For a Stray Cat

 

 

A tortoiseshell stray cat wandered into Cosford Caravans one day and won the heart of owner Mervyn Hughes. He believes she was left behind when the Royal Air Force moved on. The company started to feed her but put her out at night to sleep outside. During a meeting with managing director of Bailey Caravans, Nick Howard asked about the cat. Hughes explained the stray had made Cosford Caravans her home. Not too long after, a miniature Bailey Orion caravan built by the Bailey engineers in Bristol arrived to the location specifically for the cat. Everyone at Cosford Caravans was amazed and Hughes had never seen anything like it in all his 28 years.

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Dog is thatcher's rooftop companion

 

  In Scottow, North Walsham, a Newfoundland cross dog named Axel accompanies the thatcher roof team to the roof of the Three Horseshoes pub. One day Axel, who weighs 44 kg, climbed up the ladder to the roof to join the crew. He has become a bit of a celebrity in the town, however, he has not figured out how to get back down. He has to be carried back down.

 

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Glee Flash Mob & Marriage Proposal (Seattle)

 

 

Listening to: MNDR - Stay

 

Ondrej Pakan's Dew Covered Insects

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Lion Love

Douglas Hamilton saying goodbye to lion cubs at SeaView Lion Park he worked with during a summer in South Africa.

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Do Tigers Like Cat Nip

 

 

Hitchhiking Around The USA: 1 Year of 5,000 Miles and 930 People

Benjamin Jenks' hitchhiked across the United States for one year. While traveling over 5,000 miles, he shot 3 months of footage and met 930 people.

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Frame of Mind

 

 

Lamborghini Batman, Superhero

Business Lenny B. Robinson has a secret identity. On his days off, he spends his money and spare time visiting children at the Children’s National Medical Center in Northwest Washington. He also brings Batman toys and memorabilia gifts for the children (over $25,000 a year). Once he was pulled over in Montgomery County, Maryland for driving his lamborghini without a license plate.

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Elephant Plays with Smartphone

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Listening to: Massive Attack - Protection  

Happy New Year!  

Dog With Acting Chops

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Matthew's Day Off Honda CR-V Commercial

Fur Seal Spooks Cows

A New Zealand farmer received an usual visitor when a fur seal strolled into his cow field in early spring. The seal appeared to be healthy and the farmer had no idea how he managed to travel to his pasture.

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I Am

I Am Austin's photographic series I Am.

 

Bear Cub and Wolf Pup Make Friends

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The Scale of the Universe

The Scale of Universe (first series) by Cary Huang.

 

Temporal Distortion

Time lapse video of the night sky in South Dakota, Utah, Colorado, and Wisconsin by Randy Halverlson. The music was specially composed for the project by Bear McCreary, who does the music for the TV shows The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, and more.

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Animal Sculptures from CDs

Animal sculptures created recycled CDs by Sean Avery.

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Lucky Penguin Gets Custom-Made Shoe

A one-year-old penguin at the Santa Barbara Zoo had one leg that was not growing properly, so the zoo contacted shoe company Teva to see if they could assist the penguin.

Link via Arbroath

 

Carved Book Art

Artist Brian Dettmer reinvents old encyclopedias, dictionaries, and medical journals into complex and beautiful 3D dioramas one page at a time.

Link via The Frisky

 

Feeding My Baby Monkey

My friend Dave is biking around the world and is currently in Africa. Here is a video of him feeding an adopted and abandoned baby monkey.

 

Pegasus Sculpture Made From Smartphones

Pegasus sculpture made by London's Machine Shop from 3,500 recycled Huawei smartphones. The art installation stands 19 feet tall and boasts a 16 foot wingspan.

Link via Inhabitat

 

Metal Art Sculptures From Bike Parts

French artist Edouard Martinet creates delicate and life-like metal sculptures from recycled bike parts.

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Hank For Senate

 

Listening to: Enigma - Age Of Loneliness

 

Time Off Around the World

Every wonder how employee holiday time off work compares around the world? I was saddened but not surprised to see that Canada ranks near the bottom for holiday time off for employees.




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Stop and Smell the Daffodils



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Three Marus




Bill Maher - Anti-Pharma Rant




Crazy Carrot

Short animation by Dylan Vanwormer and Logan Scelina.



 

Crow Sleds on Rooftop



F*&$# Tea



Strange Portraits Of Couples Sealed In Plastic

Japanese photographer Photographer Hal's portrait series.



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Vancouver City



 

My Potato Project; The Importance of "Organic"

A young girl's science project teaches the importance of organic produce.



 

I'm Human

Liberty Middle School's broadcasting team has created a look at what makes us different as students, citizens, and humans.




Just Label It - Genetically Modified Foods

Video of the Day featured on the Strombo Show.



 

Abused three-legged dog learns to surf

Onyx, a Labrador Retriever, who was involved in a horrific accident had to have his leg amputated without anesthesia. Dr. Slaton, an orthopeadic specialist, who helped save Onyx's life later fell in love with the dog and adopted him. Onyx has found new path and a happier life living at the The Barkley Pet Hotel and Day Spa. At his new home, he spends his days in doggy daycare and learns to surf.

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Dope Zebra



 

Denis the Cat Burglar

Denis the Cat Burglar, formerly from the Homeless Cat Rescue, loves to collect things. In this security video, you can see him bringing home his ill-gotten gains, over and over. Neighbors in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, know where to go to claim missing items.



 

Listening to: Florence and The Machine - Shake It Out

 

Dinner

 

Toronto, The Centre of the Universe

Recently I returned from a trip to Toronto, Ontario. Many people asked me why the heck would I book a vacation to Toronto. Many of the issues and concerns put forth by concerned parties I completely agreed with: arrogance and impatience of city dwellers, snarling traffic and road rage, humidity, urban sprawl, and the smog of the concrete jungle. But these points were merely collateral damage of a beautiful, vast, energetic, and diverse cosmopolitan city in Canada. The stereotypes we Westerns have projected onto Torontonians unfairly are not just.

Previously, I had visited Toronto in 1998 where upon I visited the Royal Ontario Museum, strolled around Queen Street West, and wet my whistle in a few dive bars. But that was eons ago. Toronto now encompasses a population of over 2.5 million. I tried to fathom that quantitative number by how large the population of Manhattan, New York, is--1.5 million (2010). In 2005, when I visited New York I was quickly overwhelmed by the populous and yearned to crawl back to my tiny colony of Vancouver.

Driving into downtown Toronto was no easy feat. Without a proper navigation system that instructed me with plenty of warning, I would never have been in the proper lane or making my exit at 130 mph. Toronto drivers do not signal, but constantly tailgate, speed, a double/triple-lane change to make exits. A driver that missed her exit almost drove into my driver side and had the nerve to glare at me as if I was in the wrong. My experiences driving down the I-5 and in California was thorough preparation for driving in the urban jungle.

Surprisingly, once safely stationed in the metropolitan, Toronto is very easy to navigate by public transit, biking or walking. Prior to the trip, I did some research as to what were the best of the bests of the city. I wanted to avoid most of the usual tourist traps and landmarks. The recommendations suggested to me by a wonderful big T dot O dweller far exceeded my expectations.

During the first weekend of my trip, I started near Exhibition Park just past Ontario Place. I walked past the Toronto Mounted Unit building to take a public transit east towards the Toronto Inner Harbour. Gorgeous weather was a perfect backdrop for the harbour front.

The first stop was the Paws Way Centre which provides education, awareness about pets and showcases heroic stories of cats and dogs. Beside the building is a sloped, hill-like art structure that looks like a skateboard ramp. Instead children seemed to use it as a slide and I was so very tempted to try it out myself. I continued walking over the Amsterdam Bridge overlooking beautiful Lake Ontario. From the top of the bridge I could see a beautiful view of Toronto Islands.

I continued to walk along the harbour front promenade and there were several tall ships offering tours in the harbour. Apparently, there is also a ferry one can take to Toronto Islands. I happened upon a atrium mall that showcased historic black and white photographs of Victorian Toronto. One photographed showed a horse that dived into Ontario Lake.

Feeling parched from the summer weather and desiring a tasty beverage, I stopped at Second Cup for a toffee chocolate frappucino. Cold and iced beverage in hand, I sat on the dock with my feet up soaking in the rays and the view.

What visit is complete without visiting the patriotic Hockey Hall of Fame? My main goal was to find some great souvenirs for my cousins. After cruising the rows of typical mediocre trinkets and finding no great Gretzky or Lemieux souvenirs, I went to the St. Lawrence Market. This indoor market has so many food merchants and interesting shops that one could be lost of an entire afternoon. Resisting many bakeries, cheese mongers, butchers, chocolateers and tea merchants, I went north in search of food.

I had noshing on my mind. What better way to satisfy instinctual desire than with sushi? Fuzen did not disappoint. I am definitely spoiled with so many Japanese restaurant selections in Vancouver (not too mention Asian cuisine). Fuzen offers a generous menu selection and many fusion rolls for any palate.

After bringing ye ole blood sugar back up, it was off to the Distillery District. This historic area highlights Victorian industrial architect with modern and contemporary tones. This district has so many galleries, boutiques, cafes, and shops. I was delighted to see art installations. The main draw to this area, in my humble opinion, is Soma. I was assured that Soma's spicy Mayan hot chocolate was like no other on earth. As a chocolate snob, I cannot refute this to be the case. This elixir is infused with ginger, Madagascar vanilla, orange peek, chili and spices. Wow... As the beverage cooled, the flavours infused even further. The spicy chocolate after taste was delicious. Even so, I was very tempted by another elixir entitled Dark Side of the Mug. But that shall be pursued on another adventure.

Once the last of the lingering sun rays disappeared into the night sky, it was time for some serious dining. Unsuccessful in booking a last minute reservation at the 360° Restaurant in the CN Tower (probably for the best), we opted to dine at the new contemporary hotspot Hush. Slick decor and chic ambiance without the pretentious attitude. The menu offered the usual fare with great portions at reasonable prices. Service was excellent.

Yearning for dessert, we wandered around Queen Street West which was packed with throngs of young adults and tweens. This avenue was alive with coffee shops, ethnic restaurants, bars and jazz joints, and sex shops.

Finally, tiredness started to set in and feet started to ache. I finished a lovely Saturday in downtown Toronto sipping tea and nibble Belgian chocolate cookies gazing at the south skyline over looking Medieval Times. Hark, art thou a wind turbine? Indeed.

The sights, sounds, smells of this bustling metropolis definitely seems like a city that never sleeps. I looked forward to Part Deux of the Toronto Tour Experience.

 

Horse and Dog Play Together

 

Lily Loves Mountain Biking

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Bouncing Baby Elephant

 

Blind Kitten Oskar

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Cat Plays with Dolphins

 

Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival

The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in China showcases ice architecture made from chunks of ice from the frozen Sonhua River.

The festival artists create buildings, monuments, animals and mythical creatures to dazzle spectators.

ink via Inhabitat

 

Husky Helps Himself to Ice

 

Timescapes

Breathtaking video by photographer Tom Lowe.

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John Stamos' Guide To Cuddling

 

13 Creative Chicken Coop Designs

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7 Creepy Abandoned Zoos

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Microscopic View of Alcoholic Drinks

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  20 Bizarre Works Of Public Art

Tony Tasset’s Eye, Chicago, IL, 2010

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Manifesto for Life

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Listening to: M83 - Midnight City

 

Rubber Duckie Helps Japan

A 31-foot rubber ducky created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofmanhas has arrived in Osaka, Japan.



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Baby Elephant Gets Prosthetic Foot

A young elephant who lost a foot to a poacher's trap in Cambodian received a prosthetic foot. The 5 year old elephant now bounds around the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre.



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Dog Loves Flying



Photograph Manipulation Art

Artist Sarolta Ban photographs and digitally manipulates art to create a whole new world. Her work is beautifully stunning.

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Muppets Bloopers



 

Earth Timelapse View From Space

Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König

 

Listening to: Seether - Careless Whisper

 

Wonders of the World in Sand Art



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Mother Sues Bank Over Son's Scam

The mother of a 14-year-old teenager is suing four major Australian banks for refusing to discuss her son's bank accounts over privacy concerns. The teenager was selling fake items on eBay and earning over $6,000 a day. The teenager went on a $200,000 shopping spree. The mother also tried to seek assistance from teachers, counselors, principals, travel agents, business owners, and bank representatives.

Link via Arbroath

 

Ducklings on a Waterslide



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Russian Begger Bears

Bears in Russia begging from passing drivers on a highway.

Link via Arbroath

 

Blind and Injured Elephants Serenaded by Piano on Mountaintop

As his 50th birthday present to himself, Paul Barton dragged a piano to a Thailand mountaintop to serenade blind and injured elephants on his birthday. What do you play for elephants? Slow Movement 2 from Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata of course.



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Metal Cow Art from Old Car Parts

Finnish sculptor Miina Äkkijyrkkä takes colourful scrap pieces of cars and recycles them into gigantic dairy cows art structures.



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Listening to: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Spread Your Love

 

Relax and Put Your Flippers Up

In December 2011, a baby seal strolled into a cat door in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, and put his flippers up.



After hearing a lot of "racket", she went downstairs to see what the cats were up to because she thought the cats had brought a rabbit or another animal into the house. She thought she was hallucinating when she saw a seal pup lounging on her sofa.

After taking a few photos and video, she called the SPCA and they called the Department of Conservation. The conservation representative netted and boxed the seal to return it to the ocean. During the vehicle transport, the seal got out on the box, sat in the front seat and accidentally turned on the radio.

 



Listening to: The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed

 

Happy Holidays!

 

Crayon Scultures

Artist Diem Chau carves beautiful detailed animals on crayons.



 

Geometric Light Sculpture

Beautiful geometric light sculpture by Dev Harlan.

Dev Harlan - "Parmenides I", 2011 from Dev Harlan on Vimeo

Starry Night Photographs

Ten incredible slow exposure starry night photographs.



 

Listening to: Michael Jackson - Human Nature

 

Prairie Dogs Riding Roomba




Nyan Cat Scarf



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Long Exposure Photography



Moonlight Shadow by Paul Bica

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Adorable Disabled Pets

Any living being deserves to live their life comfortably. Disabled animals always hold a place in my heart. Here is Carli Davidson's portraits of disabled pets.



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Men Pole Dancing

The North American stereotype for pole dancing has only focused on women, but what about men who excel at this talent?

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Bob

An animation by Jacon Frey.

BOB from Jacob Frey on Vimeo

RGB Wallpaper

The Milan based Carnovsky Group have designed wallpaper using RGB colours that changes the image depending on red light, green light, or blue light.

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Everything Is A Remix: Matrix

This a great series that shows how contemporary art forms are merely remixes of previously intriguing works.

Everything Is A Remix: THE MATRIX from robgwilson.com on Vimeo

Stray

Beautiful animation by Guy Collins about a stray cat in Australia. This was my favourite video last month.



Paper Haunted House Silhouettes

Craft Magazine how-to create paper silhouettes for windows.

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Dog Saves Dog

An amazing and brave dogs risk its own life to save an injured dog on a busy highway.



 

Amazing Opera Stage Designs

Wow does not even begin to appreciate these amazing, intricate stage designs for Bregenzer performing arts festival in Austria.

 

Listening to: Kavinsky ft Lovefoxxx - Nightcall

 

Toe Mistakenly Sewn In Place of Thumb

Bristol resident James Byrne accidentally sawed off his thumb last December. After an attempt to reattach his thumb failed, plastic surgeons replaced the thumb with a big toe instead. Byrne stated he need his thumb back for his job as a paver, thus, he is grateful to have it back.



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Australia Offers Transgendered Passports

Australia now offers passports with the genders F, M, and X. Australian Senator Louise Pratt, Australia's first parliamentarian with a transgendered partner, who was born female but now a man, stated the change was a huge step forward.

Robert McClelland, the Attorney General, stated the new changes allow transgendered people to find traveling much easier. "Most people take for granted the ability to travel freely and without fear of discrimination," he said. "This measure will extend the same freedoms to sex and gender-diverse Australians."

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Police Sting Captures Burglar

Birmingham police were baffled when a rash of apartment burglaries that showed no forensic evidence, no surveillance or signs of forced entry. So, Birmingham police setup a sting with a flat monitored with video cameras. After setting up the sting, the monitoring alerted the police several hours later to the intruder. Police caught teenager Bubba Ambala red handed.



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Zombie Cupcakes

Betcha can't eat just one!



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Graeme the cat visits railway station twice a day to drop off and pick up his owner

Graeme, the cat, of Melbourne, Australia, meticulously walks along to the station, uses the subway to cross the tracks, drops his owner off, and returns in the evening to pick her up. He carefully waits behind the yellow line and knows exactly which train she will be exiting from. Graeme is popular with many train riders, who generally know him by name.



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Osaka Water Clock

An waterfall art installation in Osaka, Japan's train station shows the time, announcements and pictures in a waterfall.



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Leeches save woman's face after dog attack

Physicians in Sweden have used leeches to save a woman's face after her own dog bit off a chunk of it. A total 358 leeches were used in the operation to continually suck blood and to increase healing in her face. The woman will need some reconstructive surgery in the future.

Link via Arbroath

 

Team Canada builds TRTL Solar Shell Home for the Solar Decathlon

Team Canada has built a sustainable residence with a solar roof, energy efficent systems with sustainable materials. TRTL, which stands for Technological Residence, Traditional Living, was designed closely with the first nations communities of Treaty 7 with respect to their traditions and culture. The modular home is specifically designed for Southern Alberta and hopes to help alleviate housing issues. The design will be submitted by Team Canada for the Solar Decathlon.



Link via Inhabitat

 

Sleepboxes for Sleep On the Go

Russian-based Arch Group has designed structure for private, safe sleeping for two in only 4 square metres. This unit can be placed in any bus station, train station or airport.



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A to Z

A creative video by artist Alessandro Novelli.

The Alphabet 2 from n9ve on Vimeo

Trike Racing

Yep. Trike racing... Seems insane, but kind of cool.



Dogs In Schools to Curb Bullying

Kansas educators have implemented a creative solution to bullying in schools--dogs. Dogs teach children social responsibility and compassion. When teaching school-aged children about internalizing feels about being treated poorly, children can easily related to an animal being treated poorly. I hope this strategy works to curb bullying in schools.

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Listening to: Sarah McLachlan - Fallen (Gabriel and Dresden Remix)

 

Cows Like Jazz



Letter Birdhouses

Artist Nishant Jethi decided to help the declining sparrow population by building smaller birdhouses in letter shapes.



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10 Weirdest Championships

Ever wonder what the most weirdest skill for championship events would be?

Link via Urban Savior

 

30 Gifts to 30 Strangers

Brazilian Lucas Jatoba has been living abroad in Australia. He was so greatful for all the wonderful gifts in his life, he decided to give out 30 gifts to strangers when he turned 30 years of age. The video is very beautiful and inspirational.

30 Gifts to 30 Strangers in Sydney from Lucas Jatoba on Vimeo

Weird and Wonderful Slides

Weird and wonderful slides in places you would expect and some you would least expect.

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NYC's Bike Share System

Next summer, New York City and Alta Bike Share will provide bikes for public use. Annual memberships will be cheaper than monthly MetroCards and the first 30 minutes of bike use is free. Way to go New York City!

The Phenomenal Success of Capital Bikeshare from Streetfilms on Vimeo

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Sand Art

Japanese artist Ako Tsubaki creates beautiful sand art in a vase. Can you guess what the sand art will become?

 

Cat With Two Legs Learns To Walk Again

A cat found with its two hind legs missing is learning to walk again. He can balance steadily for a brief moments. Originally, vets believed Deuce was attacked, but later decided he probably lost his legs in a farming accident.



Deuce has since gone to a humane society with hopes for adoption.

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100 Years of East London Style



 

Amazing Whale Rescue



Earlier this year, Michael Fishbach and his friends were boating in the Sea of Cortez when they found a humpback whale floating in the water. It appeared to be dead, having been trapped in a fishing net for a long time. Fishbach discovered that she was still alive — but only barely. They worked hard for an hour with only one knife to cut the net away and free her. Once freed, the whale showed its appreciation to her rescuers.

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Recycled Paper Art

Jennifer Collier of Unit Twelve creates every day objects out of recycled newspaper, maps and paper patterns.



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Rope Sculptures

Brazilian-born, Parisian artist Mozart Guerra creates sculptures out of nylon rope and styrofoam.



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Steampunk Octopus at Burning Man

Artist Duane Flatmo's flaming octopus Art Car titled El Pulpo Mechanico. It is made up of recycled parts with moving eyes, mouths and tentacles.



Muppet Dr. Who

Anything Muppets is marvelous. Dr. Who Muppets believed to be by artist Amy Mebberson.



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Simon's Cat & Mouse

Artist Simon's latest Cat cartoon.



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Listening to: Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait

 

Bridge Wind Chimes

Artist Mark Nixon made a wind chime sculpture under a bridge with 600 50mm diameter gold anodized aluminum pipes ranging in length from 120 mm up to 3750 mm. The art installation recently exhibited at Sculpture by the Sea in Aarhus Denmark.

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Man Sets House on Fire While Cremating Dog

A man grieving the loss of his Rottweiler accidentally set his house on fire while cremating his dog in Dale City. He had requested the authorities to pick up the dog's remains, but they informed him to bring it in. His car was too small, so he decided to cremate it on the property. After pouring gasoline on the remains, the flames transferred up the side of the house and on to the roof. The house suffered extensive fire and smoke damage. The dog's remains remained on a tarp next to the house. The animal control authorities eventually came to remove the dog's remains from the property.

Link via Arbroath

 

I Wear Fur



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Five Classic Movies that Seemed Terrible at the Time

Can you guess the huge blockbuster films that seemed like potential flops during production that grew to make millions of cashola?

Link via Cracked

 

Owl in Slow Motion



Baboons Kidnap and Raise Dogs as Pets

Groups of baboons kidnap, train and raise dogs as pets. Bizarre and difficult to watch at times. Nonetheless, it kind of makes sense when you think of how humans do the exact same thing.



Around the World In a Minute

MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo

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Grover's Smell Like A Monster



What A Helpful Kitten



Loving Owner Tries to Keep Pet Sheep

A Melbourne man, Vu Ho, 54, has paid upwards of $60,000 to keep his beloved companion home after the Greater Dandenong City Council threatened to remove his pet Baa. The Greater Dandenong City Council local laws officers hit him with a $220 fine on February 25 for "keeping livestock on land under half (a) hectare". Baa has lived with Mr. Ho for over 10 years. Mr. Ho says Baa is a close member of his family. If he loses the case on September 7, he faces $30,000 in legal costs plus a similar bill for the council's lawyers. The council updated the laws late last month, exempting cats and dogs from the term "livestock"

Link via Arbroath

 

Cat Donuts



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The 25 Greatest Unscripted Movie Scenes

I am a huge film buff, so it was interesting to see this video montage of the best 25 greatest unscripted movie scenes.



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10 Disturbing Ads Featuring Kids



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Story of Two Elephants: Shirley and Jenny

Shirley and Jenny were two circus elephants that were chained up most of their circus days except when they were forced to perform for audiences. Shirley adopted Jenny when she was calf and become her surrogate mother. Soon after, Shirley was moved and Jenny was forced to continue performing for next 23 years of her life until she sustained a leg injury. After she was injured, she was dumped on an animal welfare's doorstep. The animal welfare organization was barely equipped or funded to care for an injured elephant. An animal activist contacted an elephant sanctuary and had Jenny transferred there.

Jenny's first days at the sanctuary were spent in isolation. Because she was miserable without company of her kind, she was urged to spend more time with the herd. Coincidentally, Shirley was sent to the same elephant sanctuary years earlier. Upon recognizing each other, both Shirley and Jenny trumpeted as they bumped their ample bodies together in a typical gesture of affectionate camaraderie. Both elephants were happy to see each other after so many years apart. Immediately, the old friends were inseparable and soon were joined by another duo, Bunny and Tarra.

Unfortunately, Jenny's leg injury become critical and she worsened. When she became too weak, Shirley led her to a shaded valley area to lay down. Shirley used her truck to help Jenny stay comfortable. When the situation became to unbearable to bear, Shirley left to mourn the loss of her friend. Bunny and Tarra stayed with Jenny, trumpeting and easing her comfort, until she passed away.

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