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LOOK: God of Wealth makes it rain red packets on Nanjing residents from the back of dinosaur: Shanghaiist (http://shanghaiist.com/20... http://shanghaiist.com/at... )

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"Today is the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, celebrated as the birthday of the God of Wealth with a feast the night before and fireworks in the morning. Typically, you're not supposed to leave your house during the day, just in case the God happens to show up, but we assume it's ok when he's outside on the street making it rain hong bao from the back of a dinosaur." - JustDuckie - -

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Saskatchewan not named after sasquatches, residents insist | CTV News (http://www.ctvnews.ca/mob... http://www.ctvnews.ca/pol... )

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"Saskatchewanians are eager to correct the record after an NBA announcer insisted Wednesday that their province is named for its abundance of sasquatches. The Fox Sports announcer made the comment while pointing out that Utah Jazz forward Trey Lyles is the first person from the province to play in the NBA. “That region’s known for being home to a lot of sasquatches,” the announcer said, adding, "that's what it's named after."" - JustDuckie - -

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"A Guide to Deciphering the Differences Between a Yeti, Sasquatch, Bigfoot and More" http://www.newsweek.com/b... - bentley - [ 1 ] -

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Yes, and … that joke is sexist: Improv troupes, unchecked creepiness and the toll that being “cool with it” takes - Salon.com (http://www.salon.com/2016... http://media.salon.com/20... )

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"This is what I had buzzing through my mind when reading social media comments about the #MadFunnyWomen hashtag last week. Chicago, the nation’s improv comedy capital, has been rocked by women in the comedy scene coming out and saying that a ton of what’s been happening in said scene is, in fact, not very funny. That “joking” sexual harassment shades into real sexual harassment, that women are treated as props and accessories, that a lot of women get emotionally ground down by the experience and burn out before they ever make it professionally. " - JustDuckie - -

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"Because, after all, women’s issue with dark sexual shit isn’t being thought of as creepy or perverted–it’s being afraid of actually being assaulted. The “joke”–the catharsis, the feeling of relief–when dudes joke about rape is, or at least is supposed to be, from that feeling of safety: ”I wouldn’t actually do this, I think this is as horrible as you do, I’m satirizing how awful people like this are by embodying one of them.” The reality is that you may know or believe that about yourself, but women in your life have no reason to take your word for it. The reality is that creepy shit happens to women in the comedy scene all the time–that not only are survivors of sexual assault guaranteed to be in the audience of your shows, as people pointed out during the Daniel Tosh controversy, but they probably exist among your colleagues as well." - JustDuckie - [ 1 ] -

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Misty Copeland Channels Edgar Degas - Edgar Degas Exhibition (http://www.harpersbazaar.... http://hbz.h-cdn.co/asset... )

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"In her own way, Copeland is now forcing people to look at ballet through a more contemporary lens. "I see a great affinity between Degas's dancers and Misty," says Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem. "She has knocked aside a long-standing music-box stereotype of the ballerina and replaced it with a thoroughly modern, multicultural image of presence and power," Golden says. "Misty reminds us that even the greatest artists are humans living real lives." " - JustDuckie - -

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Watch UCLA Gymnast Sophina DeJesus Secure Win for Her Team With Superb Floor Routine - Atlanta Blackstar (http://atlantablackstar.c... http://dailybruin.com/ima... )

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(sì quella sì. però il resto è terribile, se vuoi ballare vai ad Amici u_u) - Pea Bukowski - [ 4 ] -

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Raccoon boards Toronto subway during morning rush - UPI.com (http://www.upi.com/Odd_Ne... http://cdnph.upi.com/sv/b... )

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"A raccoon in Toronto decided to join commuters on the subway on Tuesday morning. The mischievous raccoon was spotted in a train car on the Yonge University subway line before it quickly exited, causing a four-minute service delay during the morning rush. Toronto Transit Commission Spokesperson Danny Nicholson told The Toronto Star that the raccoon was last seen walking between the Spadina and St. George subway stations. "We don't know how or where the raccoon got onto the system," he said." - JustDuckie - [ 1 ] -

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maybe that's what rush hour looks like in Toronto - naltro - [ 4 ] -

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Meet Juniper, The Pet Fox Who’s Basically An Orange Dog | Bored Panda (http://www.boredpanda.com... http://static.boredpanda.... http://static.boredpanda.... )

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"“Foxes have a very high prey drive, meaning that they will attempt to hunt due to their natural instincts,” Juniper’s mom told Bored Panda, when we asked her about the video. “Juniper and all foxes pounce in this way when they hear a scratching noise which to them resembles the sound of a mouse under the snow or ground. “Raising a fox is extremely difficult, they’re nippy and noises and smelly. When she was growing up I would take her everywhere with me, so she got really accustom to car rides and people, she loves both. Her favorite game is to have someone chase her through the house and then turn around and run away from her so she can chase them. It’s a cute little game of tag” Remember, having a pet fox is tough! Read more about how hard it can be on Juniper’s Instagram!" - JustDuckie - -

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Red Pen/Black Pen WebComic — Unless your institution already has a subscription... (http://redpenblackpen.tum... http://36.media.tumblr.co... )

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"Unless your institution already has a subscription that is…" - JustDuckie - -

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The Library Card - The Atlantic (http://www.theatlantic.co... https://cdn.theatlantic.c... )

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"The traditional impression of libraries as places for quiet reading, research, and borrowing books—and of librarians as schoolmarmish shush-ers—is outdated, as they have metamorphosed into bustling civic centers. For instance, Deschutes Public Library in Bend, Oregon, now cooperates with dozens of organizations, from AARP (which helps people with their taxes) to Goodwill (which teaches résumé writing). A social worker trains staff to guide conversations about one of the most frequent questions people trustingly bring into the library: Can you help me figure out how to meet my housing costs?" - JustDuckie - -

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FUNNY WOMEN #135: Personal G”wow”th - The Rumpus.net (http://therumpus.net/2016... http://therumpus.wpengine... )

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"Hello and so good to see you! I appreciate you meeting me here at the Brentwood Starbucks so soon after your aqua-pilates-bodycombat class in Beverly Hills. I know you’ve got a very tight schedule and a dinner at 7 p.m., not to mention cello and mahjong after our appointment, so let’s get down to business. As we move through these exercises our goal is to optimize your success. As your certified life coach, I’m here to help identify and remove obstacles to your personal growth so that you can be the “best you” possible. Second grade is trying enough without standing in your own way." - JustDuckie - -

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Glasgow restaurant's controversial 'Phat Phuc' menu poster cleared by advertising watchdog - Daily Record (http://www.dailyrecord.co... http://i2.dailyrecord.co.... )

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"The complainers to the Advertising Standards Authority said the slogan sounded like a swearword when spoken and was not appropriate for display where children could see it. But restaurant bosses claimed that in Vietnamese, Phat Phuc was pronounced "Fet Fook" and meant Happy Buddha. The ASA agreed and said that despite the word 'Phuc' 'sounding similar to the expletive f**k', the posters could still be used." - JustDuckie - -

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Wolf species have ‘howling dialects’ -- ScienceDaily (http://www.sciencedaily.c... https://images.sciencedai... )

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"The largest ever study of howling in the 'canid' family of species -- which includes wolves, jackals and domestic dogs -- has shown that the various species and subspecies have distinguishing repertoires of howling, or "vocal fingerprints": different types of howls are used with varying regularity depending on the canid species. Researchers used computer algorithms for the first time to analyse howling, distilling over 2,000 different howls into 21 howl types based on pitch and fluctuation, and then matching up patterns of howling. They found that the frequency with which types of howls are used -- from flat to highly modulated -- corresponded to the species of canid, whether dog or coyote, as well as to the subspecies of wolf. For example, the howling repertoire of the timber wolf is heavy with low, flat howls but doesn't feature the high, looping vocal that is the most frequently used in the range of howls deployed by critically-endangered red wolves. Lead researcher Dr Arik Kershenbaum from the University of Cambridge describes these distinctive howl repertoires as resembling vocal dialects, with each species having its own identifiable use of the various howl types. He says the findings could be used to track and manage wild wolf populations better, and help mitigate conflict with farmers." - JustDuckie - -

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Inside the Replica of the Titanic, set to sail in 2018 | Messy Nessy Chic (http://www.messynessychic... http://static.messynessyc... http://static.messynessyc... )

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"Despite the Blue Star Line website desperately needing a recent update on its progress development of Titanic II, a spokesman for Clive Palmer recently confirmed to the press that the new ship will be launched in 2018 (two years later than initially planned) and the project has merely been delayed and not abandoned." - JustDuckie - -

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Florida man arrested for tossing gator into Wendy’s | www.palmbeachpost.com (http://www.palmbeachpost.... http://media.cmgdigital.c... )

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"A Jupiter man was arrested for throwing a live alligator into a Wendy’s restaurant drive-through east of Loxahatchee, according to our news partners at WPTV News Channel 5. Joshua James, 23, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, illegally killing, possessing or capturing an alligator, and second-degree larceny petit theft, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office." - JustDuckie - -

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Taiwan Earthquake Investigators Arrest Developer of Collapsed Building - The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/20... http://static01.nyt.com/i... )

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"Lin Minghui, the developer of the Wei-Guan Golden Dragon building, and two of his associates from the Wei-Guan Construction Company, the business that he used to build the apartment complex, were arrested late Monday night, said Ellen Hsueh, a municipal spokeswoman. Liu Shih-Chung, one of Tainan’s two deputy secretaries general, said Mr. Lin and his associates had been arrested on suspicion of criminal business misconduct resulting in fatalities." - JustDuckie - -

"Taiwan’s police were quick to locate and arrest Mr. Lin, who is said to have a history of vanishing when his construction projects and other business dealings sour. Lee Kunshan, the City Council member who represents the district where the building collapsed, said in an interview on Monday afternoon that while the developer had been born as Lin Minghui, he had disappeared on four previous occasions and legally changed his name each time before re-emerging with new business ventures. Mr. Lee, who has known Mr. Lin for his entire life, said that it was unclear what the developer’s current legal name is. Ms. Hsueh and Mr. Liu referred to him only as Mr. Lin." - JustDuckie - -

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Weirdly impressive: naked ballet dancers have their areas covered by drones - Tchaikovsky News (http://www.classicfm.com/... http://assets6.classicfm.... )

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"This video shows an impeccable Tchaikovsky ballet dance by nude dancers, obscured only by drones holding sheets in the... err... appropriate places." - JustDuckie - -

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Chinese Animal Trainers Looking for Respect in the Year of the Monkey - The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/20... http://static01.nyt.com/i... )

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"Hundreds of buskers from this rural part of Henan Province in central China roam the country to perform street-side shows with chattering macaques who wear red vests and impertinent scowls. Their grizzled masters hope that this simian-themed year will encourage new respect and audiences for their centuries-old tradition, which has been hounded to the margins of society by the police, city inspectors and disdainful urbanites who prefer smart telephones to clever monkeys. “I already went to the Monkey King shrine this morning to burn incense sticks, and I wished for a bountiful year for us and our monkeys,” Zhang Junran, the president of the Xinye County Macaque Arts and Breeding Association, said on Sunday. “Things are looking up. Many, many zoos and tourist sites have been calling to make bookings,” Mr. Zhang said, shouting into his phone while on the road to rehearsal for a big show on Monday featuring 30 monkey troupes. “Audience attitudes have clearly changed. They used to see us as beggars and grifters, something shameful. Now they’ve begun to see us as part of a glorious tradition.”" - JustDuckie - -

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"The monkey masters of Xinye have their own plentiful complaints about abuse. They exude pride in preserving a tradition that, by their extravagant estimate, goes back 2,000 years and inspired one of China’s great classical novels, “Journey to the West,” whose hero is the unruly, magical Monkey King, Sun Wukong. The buskers see themselves as one of the last preserves of ancient China’s “jianghu” (meaning “rivers and lakes”) tradition of itinerant hawkers and performers who bucked conventional respectability in a subworld with its own argot, rules and customs. But the monkey show tradition has withered under the strictures of contemporary China. It was nearly obliterated under Maoist collectivization, and — after reviving in the 1980s — is now under assault from urban administrators and police officials who loathe dirt and disorder and often treat the traveling performers as embarrassing yokels. Urban audiences have pilloried owners accused of abusing the creatures. The number of buskers from Xinye has fallen to about 600, down from 10,000 or more in the 1990s, said Mr. Zhang, the association president." - JustDuckie - -

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Monkey on the lam in Minerva Park | The Columbus Dispatch (http://www.dispatch.com/c... http://www.dispatch.com/c... )

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"As far as Nuesse knows, there has never been a BOLO — be on the lookout — for a monkey at-large in the small village of Minerva Park. But after an officer's 11 a.m. sighting in the 2800 block of Lakewood Drive, police and state agriculture agents were on the hunt all day long. "He spotted the monkey sitting on a residence fence, eating something," Nuesse said Thursday afternoon, adding somewhat unnecessarily, "He was taken back by it. " Based on the officer's description, police believe that the fugitive is a howler monkey. "The howler part has not been confirmed, but we know it's a monkey," Nuesse said." - JustDuckie - -

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Taiwan 6.4 earthquake hits city of Tainan, casualties unclear - BBC News (http://www.bbc.com/news/w... http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk... )

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"Rescuers are working in the city of Tainan and it is unclear whether there are any casualties. The city government is reported to have set up an emergency team. Tainan is home to nearly two million people. The quake was shallow, so its effects would have been amplified, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. One of the buildings that collapsed was a residential complex, while those inside were sleeping, Taiwan's Liberty Times reported." - JustDuckie - -

The latest news shows more than 30 people are confirmed dead and another 100 are still missing. - JustDuckie - -

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Man Creates Obnoxious Robot to Trick Telemarketers in Brilliant Quest for Revenge | Adweek (http://www.adweek.com/adf... http://www.adweek.com/fil... )

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"Fed up with unwanted calls, telecom professional Roger Anderson programmed software—which he cheekily named the Jolly Roger Telephone Co.—to converse with the callers in the most infuriating way possible. "Oh jeez, hang on, there's a bee on my arm," says the bot, several minutes into a recording with one confused man who's trying to drum up business for a design company. "You keep talking, say that part again." It's an incredibly convincing facsimile of a person who is either high, an adept troll, or simply not that bright. One pseudo-innocent caught in the crossfire profanely berates the sophisticated answering machine." - JustDuckie - -

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Half of the large carnivore attacks are due to the imprudence of human behavior: The study recommends to educate about risks and follow some rules of coexisting that allow humans to enjoy nature without being hurt or affecting the health of animals -- ScienceDaily (http://www.sciencedaily.c... )

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""To go running when is dark, leaving children unattended in carnivore zones, approaching a female with young, approaching wounded animal in hunting and walking with an unleashed dog along the said areas, are the main causes of the attacks," explain the CSIC researcher Vincenzo Pentariani, Doñana Biological Station. According to the study, after decades of minimal interaction between humans and large carnivores in many regions of developed countries, many people involved in outdoor activities may lack knowledge about how to avoid risky encounters with large carnivores and what to do when such encounters occur. "For this reason, the attacks can decrease a lot if we learn how to act when we are in nature. It is not to limit the access to public in large carnivore's areas or, as we made in the past, pursuing them, it is to coexist with them. We can't go out into the countryside as we go to "the shopping center," the researcher adds." - JustDuckie - -

This is sadly unsurprising and still very sad :( - Jennifer D. - - [ 1 ]

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Cold an opportunity for resort to clean reticulated python - Taipei Times (http://www.taipeitimes.co... )

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"Snake King Farm, an educational resort in Tainan’s Guijen District (歸仁) devoted to snakes, on Wednesday took advantage of the natural drowsiness snakes experience in cold weather to give its resident reticulated python a bath. The python has been at the establishment for more than 26 years, resort manager Huang Ku-nan (黃國男) said, adding that while it has been a major attraction, trying to keep it clean has been a significant challenge. Most parasites that live on the python tend to burrow between its scales, which requires handlers to submerge it in a pool for a medicated bath, Huang said, adding that the snake is not always amenable to such a procedure and that the resort lacks the space to build a pool specifically for such use. As such, the resort was left with only one option: dragging the python out of its enclosure and rubbing it down, Huang said." - JustDuckie - -

"Wild reticulated pythons are historically very dangerous and have been known to eat humans alive, especially in Southeast Asia, Huang said, adding that the longest recorded python was 17m." - JustDuckie - -

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McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Women Who Should Be Pretty Pissed Off: Frankenstein’s Stepsister. (http://www.mcsweeneys.net... )

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"If she had lived in the twenty-first century, Claire would have been that girl in high school — you know the one — who wanted so desperately to fit in that she’d follow anyone anywhere. That girl who clutched at the same guy (either the quarterback or the renegade hipster, choose your own cliché) for so long that he eventually noticed her, slept with her, and didn’t give her another thought until she turned up pregnant. That girl whom you felt kind of sorry for, even though there was always something a bit calculated behind her giggle. But Claire would have also been that woman at the ten-year class reunion whom you don’t recognize because she’s more interested now in career than in trendy clothing, spending her time observing and reflecting rather than fawning and following. This new Claire Clairmont is kind and likable; she probably even complimented your unnaturally white teeth (because as the commercials tell us, if you’re going to a reunion you had better panic about the shade of your tooth enamel)." - JustDuckie - [ 1 ] -

That's a lovely story. :-) - maitani - [ 1 ] -

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Scientists have discovered what causes Resting Bitch Face - The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpos... )

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"To establish a baseline, Rogers and Macbeth first had FaceReader assess a series of genuinely expressionless faces. Those expressions registered about 97 percent neutrality, Macbeth said; the remaining three percent included “little blips of emotion” — a touch of sadness here, a hint of surprise there, but nothing significant. Then they plugged in photos of RBF all-stars Kanye West, Kristen Stewart and Queen Elizabeth. Suddenly, the level of emotion detected by the software doubled to six percent. One particular emotion was responsible for the jump: “The big change in percentage came from ‘contempt,’” Macbeth said." - JustDuckie - -

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That headline kind of reads like the WaPo is the cause. - Andrew C - [ 1 ] -

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