SHUNYI, Beijing — One is named Obama, another goes by Son of Bush. They charge tens of thousands of dollars for sex. Convoys of luxury cars, driven by fans, greet the most expensive studs at airports. Meet the canine gigolos — the purebred Tibetan Mastiffs that have become the latest symbol of China’s growing wealth. [...]
December 25, 2009
VAIL, Colo. – A living nativity scene in near the Colorado ski resort of Vail almost had to go without two crucial actors when two donkeys escaped. The nativity scene is an annual tradition for Eagle River Presbyterian Church in the Vail Valley. Pastor Rob Wilson says two borrowed donkeys were being held in a [...]
December 24, 2009
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Forget the plastic icicles, brightly colored balls and tinsel. Some Christmas trees for sale in the Anchorage area are adorned with something truly different this holiday season – live Pacific Chorus frogs. While the small frogs are very cute, measuring an inch or two with lovely moss-colored green sides and black spots, [...]
December 23, 2009
GREELEY, Colo. – Court records said a woman suspected of using a prepaid mobile phone to make up to 48 false calls for help to 911 was a volunteer firefighter. The woman, 44, was a volunteer firefighter in Hudson, according to court records released Monday. An affidavit said the woman allegedly told investigators that after [...]
December 22, 2009
ATHENS, Ga. – Athens-Clarke police are looking for a woman who destroyed $1,000 worth of perfume at a store after being told she couldn’t return items without a receipt. The Athens Banner-Herald reported Monday that police said the woman pushed over a large plastic display stand holding several hundred sample-size bottles of perfume that cost [...]
December 21, 2009
This video by the American Museum of Natiral History takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the cold silent reaches of space with its mysterious quasars and supernovae back to the to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Enjoy the ride! SOURCE: DailyGalaxy
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December 26, 2009
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