Sunday, January 31, 2016
Just How Smart is Koko the Gorilla?
Who learned American Sign Language, uses a mirror to groom
herself, and has a fondness for kittens and people? Koko the gorilla!
DNews gauges the smarts of this celebrity great ape.
Maru the Shiba Inu Prefers to Sleep With His Stuffed Polar Bear
Like many other animals, Maru, a Shiba Inu owned by Shinjiro Ono. has a favorite toy that comforts him to sleep. Maru's stuffed toy happens to be a round, roly poly polar bear, one whose body lines resemble his own. This pairing leads to adorable photos of Maru sleeping with his toy. The pictures have amassed a huge (2.3 million) following on Instagram.
Visit Maru's Instagram account to see more sweet photos of him with his little stuffed pal. For anyone who loves cute animal photos, it's a virtual jackpot.
Saturday, January 30, 2016
The Daily Drift
Welcome to Today's Edition of Carolina Naturally.
Carolina Naturally is read in 205 countries around the world daily.
Vache sacrée, un panier plein de croissants ... !
Today is - Croissant Day
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Argentina - Brazil - Canada - Chile - Colombia - Ecuador - Mexico - Nicaragua - Peru
Puerto Rico - United States
Europe
Austria - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - England - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany
Italy - Jersey - Latvia - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Russia - Scotland Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - Wales
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Today in History
| 1649 | Charles I of England is beheaded at Whitehall by the executioner Richard Brandon. | |
| 1844 | Richard Theodore Greener becomes the first African American to graduate from Harvard University. | |
| 1862 | The USS Monitor is launched at Greenpoint, Long Island. | |
| 1901 | Women Prohibitionists smash 12 saloons in Kansas. | |
| 1912 | The British House of Lords opposes the House of Commons by rejecting home rule for Ireland. | |
| 1931 | The United States awards civil government to the Virgin Islands. | |
| 1933 | Adolf Hitler is named Chancellor by President Paul Hindenburg. | |
| 1936 | Governor Harold Hoffman orders a new inquiry into the Lindbergh kidnapping. | |
| 1943 | Field Marshal Friedrich von Paulus surrenders himself and his staff to Red Army troops in Stalingrad. | |
| 1945 | The Allies launch a drive on the Siegfried line in Germany. | |
| 1949 | In India, 100,000 people pray at the site of Gandhi’s assassination on the first anniversary of his death. | |
| 1953 | President Dwight Eisenhower announces that he will pull the Seventh Fleet out of Formosa to permit the Nationalists to attack Communist China. | |
| 1964 | The Ranger spacecraft, equipped with six TV cameras, is launched to the moon from Cape Canaveral. | |
| 1972 | British troops shoot dead 14 Irish civilians in Derry, Ireland. The day is forever remembered in Ireland as ‘Bloody Sunday.’ | |
| 1976 | The U.S. Supreme Court bans spending limits in campaigns, equating funds with freedom of speech. | |
| 1980 | The first-ever Chinese Olympic team arrives in New York for the Winter Games at Lake Placid. |
This man found Atlantis ...
... In Sweden
Here's an interesting biography of Olof Rudbeck,
a seventeenth-century physician in Sweden. He was undoubtedly a
brilliant man and one of the discoverers of the existence of the
lymphatic system. The book focuses on his forays into archaeology and
ancient history. He became convinced that the area of Old Uppsala was
the location of the fabled Atlantis.It is an interesting book and would be an enjoyable read for those with a prior interest in archaeology, history, or Sweden.Between 1679 and 1702, Rudbeck dedicated himself to contributions in historical-linguistics patriotism, writing a 3,000-page treatise in four volumes called Atlantica (Atland eller Manheim in Swedish) where he purported to prove that Sweden was Atlantis, the cradle of civilization, and Swedish the original language of Adam from which Latin and Hebrew had evolved. His work was criticized by several Scandinavian authors, including the Danish professor Ludvig Holberg, and the Swedish author and physician Andreas Kempe, both of whom wrote satires based on Rudbeck's writings. His work was later used by Denis Diderot in the article "Etymologie" in Encyclopédie as a cautionary example of deceptive linking of etymology with mythical history.
Rudbeck has, however, left us one lasting legacy. Linnaeus applied the name Rudbeckia to a genus of sunflowers, in honor of his botany teacher at Uppsala (Olof's son).
Yes, This Is a Real Hood Ornament
Which Came First: The Product or the Egg?
Many
of the internet generation look back at the iconic L’eggs package -the
egg- nostalgically as a toy discarded by their mothers. The introduction
of L’eggs in 1971 was much more than that. It was revolutionary. My
first experience with sheer stockings involved a grown-up lesson in
garter belts, which brought their own kind of pain, plus it was
extremely difficult to find stockings that fit properly. When the
stretchy, form-fitting, mass consumer pantyhose were introduced, we
cared less for the packaging than the product. Yet the packaging was
brilliant, and we’ll never forget it. For that, we can thank graphic
designer Roger Ferriter.
It wasn’t only the design, but the marketing behind it that also helped L’eggs become a sensation. Read about the genius that went into L’eggs at Cooper Hewitt.The anecdote describes a flustered Ferriter who, on the morning of his marketing and package design pitch to Hanes, decided his current scheme wasn’t quite creative enough. Ferriter, hoping to be inspired by the product by experiencing it in a new way, tested pantyhose’s compactness by scrunching them up in the palm of his hand. Upon considering the wad of hose in his clenched fist, Ferriter was struck by the idea that the package should resemble an egg, “nature’s perfect package, a symbol of newness and freshness,” which, pun-ily enough, happens to rhyme with “leg.” He added an apostrophe for a “touch of French flair” and this jeu de mots gave rise to one of the most iconic brand logos and package designs to grace grocery shelves in the twentieth century.
Bakery's 'best buns in town' uniform withdrawn following controversy
Brumby's Bakery in Australia have withdrawn a controversial staff
uniform due to an employee backlash.
The bakery chain had sent out t-shirts with the slogan "we've got the
best buns in town" plastered across the front for staff to wear while
working.
It sparked outrage, with 16-year-old Jess saying she worked at one of bakeries and felt "uncomfortable" about the shirt.
Her father Colin was furious about it.
"Young girls aren't pieces of meat behind a counter," he
said.
"It's totally inappropriate."
Brumby's head office have since released a statement, saying it had
recalled the t-shirts, due to be worn from February 1, and apologized
for any offense.
"After receiving feedback from the community that the inclusion of the
campaign slogan on t-shirts intended to be worn by team members
throughout the campaign has made some team members feel uncomfortable,
Brumby's has made the decision to remove this item from the promotion to
avoid unfortunate misinterpretation of our promise for high quality
handcrafted Hot Cross Buns," the statement read."Brumby's apologizes to the community and any of its team members who felt uncomfortable with the promotional t-shirt. The campaign slogan will continue to be used through our Easter promotion, as Brumby's bakers do make the best Hot Cross Buns in town."
There's a news video here.
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Someone seriously needs to get a life here - the bakery sells buns - if you read something else into the slogan you're the one with the problem
Phoenix cop only gets 60 days in jail after he’s busted for trying to impregnate underage girl
Cher Goes On Yet Another GLORIOUS Twitter Tirade About Flint’s Poisoned Water
Cher isn’t holding back on this one, and it shows…
Read more
Read more
Michigan Government To EPA: ‘You Can’t Tell Us What To Do’
Actually, yes they can ...
Michigan's moron Snyder’s junta claims the EPA doesn’t have the authority to order states to protect public health.
Environmental officials warned Snyder junta not to use water that poisoned Flint
Michigan "militia" vows to ‘take up arms’ to defend Flint residents in fight with state over poisoned water
Oregon idiots are taking their revolution to a neighboring county — where they’ve found a friendly sheriff
Bundys escalating showdown with feds — as support dwindles and lone wolves come looking for trouble
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Yes ... they escalated themselves right into a jail cell.
Bundy Terrorist Dragged His Little Girls Out Of School To Serve As Human Shields In Oregon Standoff
Now we can add child endangerment and abuse to the growing list of
crimes committed by Ammon Bundy and his band of armed domestic
terrorists.Journalist Kicked Out Of World’s Largest Gun Show For Asking This Totally Valid Question
Drunken Massachusetts man opens fire after getting stuck behind snow plow during blizzard
Ammosexual who shot woman at ’13 Hours’ Benghazi movie carried gun because he feared ‘mass shootings’
Two Dead After Father-Son Shootout At Gun Store
Parents arrested after toddler left at home alone got stuck in toilet
Officers also located three marijuana plants inside the home. The child's mother, Justice Chance, 20, was found two hours later walking up to the apartment complex while carrying Walmart bags. Investigators believe she left the child alone and went to Walmart.
Chance told police her sister was supposed to be babysitting the child but she could not provide police her sister's last name. Chance and the boy's father, Rashaan Cuffee, 20, were each charged with child endangering and marijuana cultivation.
Paranoid men driving high with 20lb of marijuana called police to report themselves
Authorities in Idaho have released a 911 phone call that resulted in a
drug trafficking arrest.
The call, released by the Rexburg Police Department, details an incident
nearly a year ago on Jan. 23, 2015, when two out-of-state drug
traffickers got high and called police to turn themselves in.
Leland Ayala-Doliente, 22, and Holland Sward, 23, were traveling from
Las Vegas to Bozeman, Montana, with some 20 pounds of marijuana. 
Court documents show the men were using marijuana during their trip and
when they entered Idaho, they felt they were being followed by
undercover police officers.
Rexburg Police Cpt. Randy Lewis said that at the time they weren’t being followed by anyone.
Once they reached Rexburg, the pair exited US Highway 20, parked their
car and called 911. They said they just wanted the police to stop
following them. When police officers arrived, they say both men had their hands behind their heads. Court documents show Sward said to an officer, “We got caught and we’re surrendering.” Investigators found 20 pounds of marijuana inside a dog cage that the suspects had placed on the sidewalk. There was also $567 in cash inside the car. Ayala-Dolitente and Sward were each charged with one felony count of trafficking marijuana.
Monkey Adopts Puppy, Cuteness Ensues
An unlikely bond between a rhesus macaque monkey and a puppy warmed hearts and brought out curious crowds in Erode, India earlier this month. The monkey apparently took the stray pup under her wing and off she went.
The macaque made sure her adopted baby ate well, and kept a tight hold on him as she traveled both on the ground and up in the treetops. Locals who found the pair endearing set food out for them and watched as the monkey had the puppy eat before her. There are now unconfirmed reports that local officials may have taken the puppy away from mama monkey, which, though a sad parting, is likely better for the puppy in the long run.
See additional photos — including one of the monkey flying through the trees with the puppy under her arm — and read more on the story here.
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