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This Stunning Tree Bears 40 Different Kinds of Fruit Using an Ancient Technique
Post Date: 2015-07-30 08:20:28 by Bill D Berger
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What began as a quest to save ancient varieties of fruit, turned into an amazing tree, which is as strikingly beautiful as it is useful. The tree can bear an astonishing 40 different types of stone fruit, including almonds, peaches, nectarines, apricots and plums. The man responsible for the tree is Syracuse University professor and artist, Sam Van Aken, who has put over 9 years into grafting the 40 different variety of stone fruit into the tree. Van Aken, has in essence, put an entire orchard onto a single tree, utilizing an ancient process called “chip grafting.” According to National Geographic: The grafting process involves slicing a bit of a branch with a bud from a ...
50% of employees in China avoid taking paid leave
Post Date: 2015-07-29 03:04:06 by Tatarewicz
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Want... A surprisingly large amount of employees in China refuse to take paid leave, a legal right for workers stipulated by Chinese law, a new survey has found. According to a nationwide survey conducted by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, around 50% of Chinese employees choose not to take paid leave. To find out why, the state-run People's Daily recently interviewed several employees in different employment settings in an article published Monday. The newspaper found interviewees who work for government organs, institutions and state-owned enterprises, reluctantly give up their rights due to concerns that asking for paid leave might "leave bosses the bad ...
AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO BAN BBQ RESTAURANTS
Post Date: 2015-07-28 11:34:16 by X-15
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“If this resolution passes, we would be forced to close or move. It would destroy Austin barbecue.” says Aaron Franklin, owner of Franklin’s BBQ in Austin. Austin, Texas has long been a destination for Americans of all stripes in their quest to find the best barbecue in the nation. However, if the Austin City Council gets their way, food tourism may soon be a thing of the past. Austin City Council members passed a preliminary plan in April to put restrictions on smoke from barbeque restaurants. Some Austin residents complain of the barbecue smoke saying they can’t enjoy their homes they purchased before some of these restaurants moved in. The city council’s ...
Rick Steves' Iran (travel video!)
Post Date: 2015-07-25 21:03:09 by X-15
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Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of Iran's rich and glorious past, learn more about the 20th-century story of this perplexing nation, and experience Iranian life today in its historic capital and in a countryside village. Most important, you'll meet the people of this nation whose government so exasperates our own.
Blake Shelton Tweets at Ex-Wife Miranda Lambert: Read Her Response
Post Date: 2015-07-25 11:32:10 by BTP Holdings
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Blake Shelton Tweets at Ex-Wife Miranda Lambert: Read Her Response by Ram Country Friday, 7/24/2015 at 4:39pm by ET Online They’re good! Newly single Blake Shelton tweeted directly at his ex-wife Miranda Lambert on Friday, July 24, and she responded, breaking her social media silence after the country superstars finalized their divorce on Monday. Lambert shockingly replied a minute later. PHOTOS: Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert – the way they were Shelton then retweeted his ex-wife’s message, echoing her sentiments. When one fan alleged that the tweets were pre-set, Shelton responded outright, and denied those claims. The “Boys Round Here” hitmaker, 39, ...
EXCLUSIVE: Blake Shelton Sounds Off On Miranda Lambert Divorce: 'I Shoulda Drank More Today'
Post Date: 2015-07-24 16:56:32 by BTP Holdings
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EXCLUSIVE: Blake Shelton Sounds Off On Miranda Lambert Divorce: 'I Shoulda Drank More Today' by Sophie Schillaci July 24, 2015 If Blake Shelton is heartbroken, he certainly has a funny way of showing it. The Voice coach stepped out on Friday in Los Angeles in a clear attempt to troll the paparazzi, and possibly to send a message to his ex-wife, Miranda Lambert. With a smirk on his face, Shelton paraded a baby stroller -- complete with a pink blanket wrapped in the shape of a baby -- in front of a photog. Asked how he was doing, Shelton responded in kind with a "How you doin', Einstein," and declared that he was "just taking the ...
Oregon man uses drone to rescue stranded drone from rooftop
Post Date: 2015-07-24 06:55:05 by Tatarewicz
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PORTLAND, Ore., July 23 (UPI) -- An Oregon man whose roommate "drunkenly" stranded his aerial drone on a rooftop used a camera-mounted drone with coat hanger hooks to rescue the smaller device. Harrisen Howes, who posted video of the rescue to YouTube, said his roommate took his small Syma x5c drone out for a spin and "drunkenly" lost it on a neighbor's roof, where it spent two months. Howes said a lack of rooftop access made the drone's rescue impossible until he upgraded to a larger drone, which he outfitted with a video camera and a pair of hooks made from coat hangers and green tape for the attempt. The video shows Howes successfully snare the stranded ...
What the heck? Alex Jones "I am Jewish"
Post Date: 2015-07-23 10:40:33 by christine
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TAKE A BREAK WHILE YOUR GUBMINT SCREWS YOU . .
Post Date: 2015-07-21 15:26:40 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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Intoxicated air traffic controller found shirtless, unconscious on floor of control tower
Post Date: 2015-07-21 11:05:27 by NeoconsNailed
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SPRINGDALE – An air traffic controller at Springdale Municipal Airport (ASG) was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of public intoxication, according to an arrest report from the Springdale Police Department. According to Springdale Director of Finance and Administration Wyman Morgan, a plane was waiting to take off and there was no response from the tower on the radio. After repeated radio attempts, the pilot notified the city. He said a maintenance employee found Philip Maschek, 50, shirtless and unconscious on the floor. When officers arrived on scene and entered the tower, they noticed Maschek swaying back and forth. Maschek denied being intoxicated on multiple occasions, ...
Tollbooth worker fired for paying driver's fee
Post Date: 2015-07-20 16:57:31 by BTP Holdings
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Tollbooth worker fired for paying driver's fee Published July 20, 2015 ·FoxNews.com tollcollector72015.jpg Vladislav Samsonov was fired for paying a customer's $5 toll. (WBBH) He paid the toll, then paid the price. A Florida tollbooth worker who had been on the job for nearly three decades was fired for paying a driver’s $5 toll, according to WBBH. Vladislav Samsonov said that when he realized he charged a tractor-trailer driver too little earlier this month, he paid the difference out of his own pocket. “I gave children suckers 20 years ago. Now I’m giving those children suckers for their children” - Vladislav Samsonov “In my eyes there ...
This 19-Year-Old Waiter Just Got the Tip of a Lifetime
Post Date: 2015-07-20 16:28:04 by BTP Holdings
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This 19-Year-Old Waiter Just Got the Tip of a Lifetime Gillie Houston Associate Editor July 20, 2015 For a teenaged waiter, a generous tip can mean the world. Especially when that generous tip comes with a few zeros behind the dollar sign. Brendan Motil, a 19-year-old server who recently began working at Smokey Barque BBQ in Frankfort, Ill., was shocked to discover something a little unusual on one of his tables’ checks. Though the bill was $20.31, the tip was a staggering $1,000. “My jaw dropped. I couldn’t do anything. I was in shock,” Motil shares in this interview with a local Chicago broadcast station. On a slow night at the ...
Cyni's Flag Flying High!!
Post Date: 2015-07-19 21:11:18 by christine
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This Black Woman’s Response to George Takei’s Racist Comments is Brilliant
Post Date: 2015-07-18 11:48:37 by BTP Holdings
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This Black Woman’s Response to George Takei’s Racist Comments is Brilliant Following the recent legalization of gay marriage by the Supreme Court, former Star Trek actor George Takei issued some contentious statements about the court’s only black justice, Clarence Thomas. Takei said that Thomas is, “…A clown in blackface sitting on the Supreme Court. He gets me that angry. For him to say slaves had dignity… I mean, doesn’t he know slaves were chained? That they were whipped on the back?” He went on to say that Justice Thomas was an “embarrassment” and “a disgrace to America.” At least one conservative black woman took issue ...
Breaking "Ammo Alert" for Americans (Disturbing Video)
Post Date: 2015-07-18 11:42:47 by BTP Holdings
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If you have ammo storage…or plan to buy some, then you absolutely must see this. Go here to see what’s putting millions of Americans at risk. One of my good friends has been sharing a disturbing video. In the video he shows that even with ammo storage you’re still exposed to: •Home invasion •Robbery •Rape •Murder And the most insane part is he says this is true of everyone. Even those with 10, 100, or 10,000 rounds of ammo. Go here to find out what’s keeping millions of Americans at risk. If you want to make sure the government can’t take advantage of you, watch this now. Because without this information you’re in grave danger. ...
If You Marry After This Age, You're More Likely to Divorce
Post Date: 2015-07-18 11:26:18 by BTP Holdings
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If You Marry After This Age, You're More Likely to Divorce Elise Solé Senior Writer July 17, 2015 Elise Solé Is waiting to get married always a good thing? (Photo: Getty Images) Couples are waiting longer than ever to get married — the average age of first marriage in the U.S. is 27 for women and 29 for men — and in some ways, waiting is a good thing. Older couples usually have more financial security, maturity, and communication skills, all factors that contribute to a lasting union. Related: You Can’t Stay Married for the Kids But! If you wait too long to get married, you may end up divorced. In fact, the odds of ...
Disney Wants You to Know It Wasn’t Involved with GQ’s Racy Amy Schumer ‘Star Wars’ Shoot
Post Date: 2015-07-18 11:23:46 by BTP Holdings
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Disney Wants You to Know It Wasn’t Involved with GQ’s Racy Amy Schumer ‘Star Wars’ Shoot Variety Staff July 17, 2015 Amy Schumer has had a pretty big week between the theatrical release of “Trainwreck,” two Emmy nominations for “Inside Amy Schumer,” and her raunchy GQ cover story featuring the comedian cavorting with “Star Wars” icons R2-D2 and C3P0 — but that last part may have landed her in hot water with the House of Mouse. After impressionable “Star Wars” fans took to social media to decry the sexualization of their beloved characters, the official Star Wars Twitter account made sure to let ...
British authorities plan to release prisoners who study behind bars
Post Date: 2015-07-18 06:37:38 by Tatarewicz
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PressTV/// Prisoners who study hard whilst imprisoned could be eligible for early release under new plans by justice secretary, Michael Gove. In what is being described as the first major speech on prison policies, Gove suggests inmates who work towards gaining qualifications in prisons could be allowed to leave earlier than planned under the “earned release” scheme. Gove went on to say more can be done to motivate prisoners to learn and requested higher priority to be given to education in the prison system. The plans are expected to apply to 86,000 prisoners who are under automatic release once they reach the half way point of their fixed term sentences. Gove’s plans ...
Is this possible? Woman Has Two Wombs, Goes Into Labor Every Month
Post Date: 2015-07-18 01:00:15 by NeoconsNailed
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Every time Sophie Loader, of Essex, England, has her period, she goes into labor for up to 72 hours. The 23-year-old has uterus bicornis, a rare condition in which she was born with two separate wombs, reports the Mirror. One womb functions normally, but every month, Loader’s second uterus fills up with blood, resulting in painful contractions similar to what she would feel when giving birth to a baby. The only thing that helps her cope is breathing exercises, reports ITV. "I've been in labor more than 100 times, but only once for real,” Loader, who has a 2-year-old son named Chase, said, according to the Mirror. “To say that it's a pain would be an ...
Wild article on a potential Pacific Northwest quake (An earthquake will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest. The question is when)
Post Date: 2015-07-17 08:56:54 by Jethro Tull
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http://www.newyorker.com/magazin.../07/20/the-really-big-one Poster Comment:It has also been estimated that over the last ten thousand years a major quake hit at this fault every 250 or so years. Twenty or so years ago scientists figured that there had been a 9.0 earthquake centered in around Portland, Oregon in 1700; there have been no major quakes since then. It's gonna happen (1-in-3 chance for an 8 quake in the next 50 years, a 1-in-10 chance for a 9) and it's gonna be bad, in part because so many buildings were built before it was recognized that the Pacific Northwest was in a serious seismic zone. "Everything west of I-5 is going to be wiped out."
Mothers in Nature
Post Date: 2015-07-16 22:40:36 by Lod
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Just beautiful, enjoy.
How-to toilet use instructions go up on Swiss railway
Post Date: 2015-07-15 02:15:48 by Tatarewicz
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A series of graphic illustrations has been placed at several popular tourist spots in Switzerland to instruct visitors from Asia, especially Southeast Asia, on how to use a toilet seat, reports the Shanghai-based online media outlet the Paper. These signs, now populating train stations around Mount Rigi railway in central Switzerland, detail every step in using a western toilet seat. For example, it tells users to sit rather than squat on toilet seats and to throw used toilet paper into the toilet rather than in the bin. There have been guests that mount the toilet seats to do their business and do not know where to put the toilet paper, said Roger Joss, director of marketing for the ...
Beautiful Clips of Nature
Post Date: 2015-07-14 17:19:53 by Lod
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Planting in Hot Weather
Post Date: 2015-07-14 17:13:01 by BTP Holdings
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Planting in Hot Weather Posted In Gardening and Food | 1 comment As the dog days of summer bear down upon us and sap our energy, I’m constantly reminded of the problems that the heat can cause in my garden. We live in a hot area of the country, so I’ve lost more crops to heat than I care to remember. Getting a garden to survive the heat is a challenge that I’m constantly striving to overcome. Plants all have a natural temperature range in which they grow well. The USDA has divided the country into growing zones, so that it is easy to determine what to plant in the area in which you live. But even with that, we have to remember that temperatures vary extensively throughout ...
Woman Buys Locket at Thrift Store, Finds Something So Unsettling Inside
Post Date: 2015-07-14 16:33:22 by BTP Holdings
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Woman Buys Locket at Thrift Store, Finds Something So Unsettling Inside By Alexis Hobbs "This sort of event has never occurred before." Thrift store searching for owner of locket: cremated remains believed to be inside WCVB - Boston, MA •A woman purchased a locket at Listen Thrift Store in Vermont. •She found something completely unexpected hidden inside the charm. •Because of this, she returned the necklace to the thrift store, which is now on the hunt for the owner. •At least three people have claimed it's theirs so far, but no one has been verified as the true owner yet. You can find all sorts of intriguing items at a thrift store, whether ...
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