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Fact Ginny –The Dog who Rescues Cats

Ginny, a seventeen-year old schnauzer-husky mix from Long Beach, Long Island who was famous for rescuing cats, was killed off by her owner, Philip Gonzalez, on August 25th. At the time of her death she had stopped eating and was incontinent and arthritic.

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06 Oct 2012 12:16:00,post received 0 comments

Educative Salt Ponds in San Francisco Bay

Salt evaporation ponds, also called salterns or salt pans, are shallow artificial ponds designed to produce salts from sea water or other brines. The seawater or brine is fed into large ponds and water is drawn out through natural evaporation which allows the salt to be subsequently harvested. The ponds also provide a productive resting and feeding ground for many species of waterbirds, which may include endangered species. The ponds are commonly separated by levees.

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11 Oct 2012 12:49:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Giant Pandas in Beijing Zoo

A pair of giant pandas play in their enclosure at the Beijing Zoo on June 5, 2012 in Beijing, China. With an estimated 1,600 living in the wild, the endangered giant panda dwell in a few mountain ranges in central China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces. (Photo by Lintao Zhang)

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06 Jun 2012 12:02:00,post received 0 comments

Educative Age is just a number for Dominik Nitsche

Most 23-year-olds are barely scraping their way out of college debts, but not Dominik Nitsche – the youngster has dominated this year’s World Series of Poker 2014 Hold-em Competition.

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02 Jul 2014 11:58:00,post received 0 comments

Sad Tornado Rips Through Georgia Town

A vehicle lies on a road in Adairsville. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)

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02 Feb 2013 10:48:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Mysterious Sea Creature Washes Ashore in UK

A mysterious sea creature with some frighteningly sharp teeth washed up on a beach in England last week, where David Mackland snapped these photos. A Grind TV story reports that Mackland estimated the creature to be about 4-5 feet in length. (Photo by David Mackland/OurCarnoustie)

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06 Jun 2013 10:15:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Hong Kong Shop Cats

Hong Kong Shop Cats #17. Marcel Heijnen returned to Hong Kong in 2015 and found himself living without a cat for the first time in decades. Soon, though, he was indulging in what he calls “re-tail therapy” and found himself on a first-name basis with a number of cats in his neighbourhood, Sai Ying Pun. (Photo by Marcel Heijnen/Blue Lotus)

When Dutch photographer Marcel Heijnen moved to Hong Kong, the territory’s shop cats instantly caught his eye. While the “feline emperors” are the stars, his shots also offer insights into Hong Kong’s wares, from dried fish to paper. Here: Hong Kong Shop Cats #17. (Photo by Marcel Heijnen/Blue Lotus)

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03 Jan 2017 11:04:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Art of Fenghua Zhong

Amazing compositions and attention to detail goes into these conceptual pieces of art from China based artist – Fenghua Zhong

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28 Jun 2013 12:26:00,post received 0 comments