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• Lead On Tard!
• World's Largest Cannoli
• Rolling Stones Albums Ranked From Worst to Best
• Leftovers Battle For Survival In MELTDOWN
• Tofu Socks
• Cristiam Ramos's Candy Portraits
• Planned Cities Seen From Space
• From the Jaws of Defeat
• The New Face of Autism Therapy
• Dog Gets Restraining Order
• Fourth Doctor Nativity
• Give Me The Ball, Please
• Evidence of Water Ice on Mercury
• Photo: Cop Giving a Homeless Man Shoes
• Jimmy Kimmel Pranks Coffee Drinkers
• Scooter Pizza Cutter
• Solid Chocolate Baby Heads
• 7 Bizarre Prehistoric Versions of Modern Day Animals
• Wesley Crusher Toddler Sweater
• Decorative Artichokes
• Tweeting Birds
• Nar-nicorns and Uni-whals
• Photos from Comic Con Express Bangalore 2012
• Extermination by Chocolate Cake
• Christopher Lee Reads The Original Nightmare Before Christmas Poem
• A Proud History
• Wonder Woman Caped Pint Glass
• Fox Sends Text Message from Stolen Phone
• The Evolution of Life on Earth
• Looking for Love in All the Trek Places

Lead On Tard! Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:00 AM PST Here we see Tardar Bonepart crossing the Alps on his dramatic campaign to run the dogs out of France. Link Via Tard the Grumpy Cat

World's Largest Cannoli Posted: 30 Nov 2012 03:00 AM PST Appropriately, the Boston Foodie refers to this enormous concoction as "the Big Dig of pastry engineering." This cannoli, the world's largest, was made last year at the New England Dessert Showcase.  Link -via Pocket Pistols, Historic Firearms, & Curiosities

Rolling Stones Albums Ranked From Worst to Best Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:00 AM PST The Rolling Stones have been together for fifty years and have released 25 albums. It couldn't have been easy for Nerve to rank them all, but I cannot argue with their #1 pick. However, I personally would have placed Exile on Main Street a little higher than #10. Link -via Flavorwire

Leftovers Battle For Survival In MELTDOWN Posted: 30 Nov 2012 01:00 AM PST (YouTube Link) MeltDown is a clever animated short that shows what happens inside your refrigerator when all of your leftover food battles for survival against the frozen forces of Ice. It was directed by Dave Green, and features the voice of David Cross as a noble ham sandwich, which is (arguably) the best voiceover job he's ever had! --via GeekTyrant

Tofu Socks Posted: 30 Nov 2012 12:00 AM PST   Tofu Socks - $9.95 Tofu doesn't suck! Tell the world how much you think Tofu rocks with the fabulously comfy Tofu Socks from the NeatoShop. This fun pair of knee-high socks is perfect for vegetarians and tofu lovers alike.  Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fantastic Footwear!  Link

Cristiam Ramos's Candy Portraits Posted: 30 Nov 2012 12:00 AM PST Some like it sweet...at least according to Mexican artist Cristiam Ramos. He used candy to create portraits of Nicki Minaj, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Sandra Bullock and Marilyn Monroe.  Link -via Foodbeast

Planned Cities Seen From Space Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:00 PM PST Cities that are planned before they are populated have a sense of order that can really be appreciated when seen from above. You'd expect that from modern cities, like Brasilia or Canberra, but the beauty of Palmanova, Italy, pictured here, is especially pleasing, as it was built in 1593. See the whole collection at Wired. Link -via Metafilter

From the Jaws of Defeat Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:00 PM PST Tonya Herron is one of the many winners of National Geographic's annual photography contest. She snapped this picture of a Great White Shark in False Bay, South Africa. Did the little seal make it? I don't know, but the title of the photo is "The Great Escape." You can find other winning photographs at the link. Link -via American Digest | Photographer's Website

The New Face of Autism Therapy Posted: 29 Nov 2012 09:00 PM PST This is Bandit, a robot specially designed by a team at the University of Southern California to interact with autistic children in a non-threatening manner. It can speak, change facial expressions, move around, play games, and make decisions on what to do next. In preliminary experiments with 15 autistic children, interactions with the robot for as little as five minutes can cause the child to become more vocal and sociable. That may seem surprising, since robots are hardly known for warmth and sociability. Yet there is increasing evidence that kids with autism respond more naturally to machines than they do to people. Psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen, the director of the Autism Research Center at the University of Cambridge in England, along with other autism experts, believes that robots, computers and electronic gadgets may be appealing because they are predictable, unlike people. You can pretty much guess what a computer is going to do next about 90 percent of the time, but human interactions obey very few entirely predictable laws. And this, Baron-Cohen explains, is difficult for children with autism. “They find unlawful situations toxic,” he says. “They can’t cope. So they turn away from people and turn to the world of objects.” Read an extensive article about the robot therapist at PopSci. Link -via Fark

Dog Gets Restraining Order Posted: 29 Nov 2012 08:00 PM PST Photo: WikiMedia Panzer, a 6-year-old Lab mix, has made history by being the first dog ever to be awarded a restraining order. It should be noted that the dog was granted a restraining order along with his owner, a 38-year-old mother, and her son. The boyfriend of Panzer's owner, allegedly violent, can no longer see the dog or the family. While it may not seem like a big deal, it is. In all, 22 states and Washington, D.C., include pets in protection orders. According to animal protection agencies, some 70 percent of abused women report that their batterers threatened to kill their pets. Making matters worse is that 50 percent of victims delay leaving abusive homes out of fear that their animals might be harmed.  This means that not only is Panzer's protection an animal rights issue, but indirectly may change the lives of many abused women now that their pets can be protected. Panzer is currently living with a foster family and the mother is with her son, temporarily living in a shelter. They will be reunited once the woman is able to move into a safe environment. Link

Fourth Doctor Nativity Posted: 29 Nov 2012 07:00 PM PST "Care for a jelly baby Jesus?" DoctorWhoNC added a scene that didn't make it into the canonical Gospels. Link

Give Me The Ball, Please Posted: 29 Nov 2012 06:00 PM PST Youtube Link Gimme... gimme.. gimme.. Seriously cat. Just give him the ball! I am sure he is going to have way more fun with it than you are. You are just being a spiteful little punk because he is cuter than you. Via Daily of The Daily

Evidence of Water Ice on Mercury Posted: 29 Nov 2012 05:00 PM PST Data sent back to earth from the MESSENGER spacecraft shows that Mercury holds water ice and other frozen materials. We think of Mercury as a hot planet, but there are deep craters near the planet's poles are never touched by sunlight. Still, any water ice in the craters is buried under other materials. MESSENGER uses neutron spectroscopy to measure average hydrogen concentrations within Mercury's radar-bright regions. Water-ice concentrations are derived from the hydrogen measurements. "The neutron data indicate that Mercury's radar-bright polar deposits contain, on average, a hydrogen-rich layer more than tens of centimeters thick beneath a surficial layer 10 to 20 centimeters thick that is less rich in hydrogen," writes David Lawrence, a MESSENGER Participating Scientist based at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the lead author of one of the papers. "The buried layer has a hydrogen content consistent with nearly pure water ice." Data from MESSENGER's Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) — which has fired more than 10 million laser pulses at Mercury to make detailed maps of the planet's topography — corroborate the radar results and Neutron Spectrometer measurements of Mercury's polar region, writes Gregory Neumann of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. In a second paper, Neumann and his colleagues report that the first MLA measurements of the shadowed north polar regions reveal irregular dark and bright deposits at near-infrared wavelength near Mercury's north pole.   Read more about the discovery at NASA. Link -via reddit (Image Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington/National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, Arecibo Observatory)

Photo: Cop Giving a Homeless Man Shoes Posted: 29 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST It's cold in New York City--no time to be without shoes. But one homeless man lacked them...until a cop came by. A visitor from Arizona, also in law enforcement, spotted their encounter: Right when I was about to approach, one of your officers came up behind him. The officer said, ‘I have these size 12 boots for you, they are all-weather. Let’s put them on and take care of you.’ The officer squatted down on the ground and proceeded to put socks and the new boots on this man. The officer expected NOTHING in return and did not know I was watching*. I have been in law enforcement for 17 years. I was never so impressed in my life. I did not get the officer’s name. It is important, I think, for all of us to remember the real reason we are in this line of work. The reminder this officer gave to our profession in his presentation of human kindness has not been lost on myself or any of the Arizona law enforcement officials with whom this story has been shared. The unknown cop has since been identified as NYPD Officer Lawrence DePrimo. Original Facebook Post and News Article -via Daily of the Day

Jimmy Kimmel Pranks Coffee Drinkers Posted: 29 Nov 2012 03:00 PM PST Youtube Link Guys, remind me to never-ever-ever trust anyone who interviews me claiming to work for Jimmy Kimmel Live. I have seen far too many people fall for his pranks, sure you would think it would be easy to tell the truth but there is the added pressure of being on television that people forget about. I know it seems far-fetched that I would ever be actually interviewed by someone working for Jimmy Kimmel Live, but I happen to live a block away from the studio and I see them doing these interviews all the time. With that out of the way - I should probably mention that I am very conflicted about Starbucks as a brand. On one hand, I hate the idea of paying $4.00 (much less $7.00) for a cup of coffee. Coffee is coffee, right? On the other hand, I really really like the Pumpkin Spice Latte - the only redeemable quality about Starbucks in my opinion. Argh, I don't know what to believe anymore! What are your opinions of the mega-brand coffee company? Via The Laughing Squid

Scooter Pizza Cutter Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:00 PM PST Scooter Pizza Cutter - $9.95 Christmas is coming! Are you on the hunt for the perfect gift for your favorite pizza lover? You need the double-bladed Scooter Pizza Cutter from the NeatoShop. This deliciously fun kitchen gadget comes with a working kick stand.   Zoom on over to the NeatoShop for more fantastic Kitchen Stuff. Link

Solid Chocolate Baby Heads Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:00 PM PST Creative and creepy! Can you believe these baby heads are made of solid white chocolate? They are about the size of a real newborn's head. Admire all you want, but the thought of chomping your teeth into them is unnerving. Made by Annabel de Vetten of Conjurer's Kitchen, the heads are a part of the Eat Your Heart Out 2012 food art exhibition in London. Link -Thanks, Emmylou Cakehead!

7 Bizarre Prehistoric Versions of Modern Day Animals Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:30 PM PST Photo: Todd Marshall |Time.com I love dinosaurs, a pure and simple fact. So how could I not post about this great list of 7 Bizarre Prehistoric Versions of Modern Day Animals? Above is an image of the real-life monster best known as the "BoarCroc" or the "dinosaur slicer." It's a giant super-crocodile that may have dined on dinosaurs. The little kid inside of me is going crazy with excitement. As a cub scout (pre-boy scout) as part of a campingtrip I got to spend a night in The Field Museum in Chicago, where I am from. We camped out in the dinosaur exhibit because that is only logical place for a boy of 11 to spend his night in the museum. Needless to say I loved it, and that same love is apparent as I read about this "BoarCroc." Anyone who's watched more than two hours of the Discovery Channel knows that crocodiles are sharp-toothed, armored, writhing instruments of death ... but only if they're in about five feet of water. Ten feet farther on shore and suddenly they're 800 pounds of slow-moving, useless leather with sharp teeth at one end. If nothing else, the fact that crocodiles can't and probably won't chase you on land is the most comforting characteristic of what would otherwise be a relentless murder machine. Except that about 100 million years ago, that wasn't the case. Kaprosuchus saharicus was evolution's stab at giving one predator every advantage except the ability to fly, making it completely unbeatable. Paleontologists often casually talk about them galloping after dinosaurs on their long legs like that's just a thing crocodiles do regularly. Be sure to check out the entire list, Link.

Wesley Crusher Toddler Sweater Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:00 PM PST Before he was an awkward teenager, Wesley was an awkward toddler. Naturally, he wore the same stylin' fashions at the time, as evidenced by this sweater crocheted by Etsy seller Rebecca Olson. Link -via Fashionably Geek

Decorative Artichokes Posted: 29 Nov 2012 12:30 PM PST Photo: Knuckle Salad Putting the art in artichoke, Knuckle Salad has this handy guide of how to make beautiful decorative artichokes for the holiday season. I know what you are thinking, who would want to decorate their home with artichokes? Well, take a look at these and get back to me. Photo: Knuckle Salad Artichokes are secretly one of my favorite foods, but don't tell my parents that. I don't want them knowing that after all these years "eat your vegetables" really worked. Never give in! So here is what you need if you want to produce these artful artichokes. A Styrofoam ball. A three-and-a-half-inch ball will give you a roughly life-sized artichoke, but you can make them any size you like. Fabric. Half a yard should be more than enough. Straight pins. A plastic bottle cap (optional). If you think you are up to the challenge continue here for the full instructions.

Tweeting Birds Posted: 29 Nov 2012 12:00 PM PST By placing pork fat on a keyboard, Latvian artist Voldemars Dudums was able to convince hungry tomtits to tweet. Is it silly? Dudums says: Yes, one may say it is quite silly, but if you look what people are sometimes writing on Twitter, then I think the tomtits messages still okay. The birds have, so far, 4,322 Twitter followers. Or about 30 times as many as I do. So I'm feeling rather jealous right now. Link | @hungry_birds

Nar-nicorns and Uni-whals Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:30 AM PST Photo: Kozyndan Quick, better legendary creature (real or imaginary) unicorns or narwhals? Trick question. Kozyndan is here to let us know that all narwhals actually get their horns from unicorns. What a magical creature. Okay, so maybe not really but you still have to applaud the creativeness. The image is a sculpture from Kozyndan's new gallery show that opened November 16th in Toronto. Ironically, the show displays 4 resin-based sculptures of the unicorn-narwhal at the Narwhal Gallery. Link | Via The Monica Bird

Photos from Comic Con Express Bangalore 2012 Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:00 AM PST Bangalore is the Silicon Valley of India -although much bigger, with eight million people and innumerable tech companies. Surprisingly, the city has never hosted a comics convention until this year. Comic Con Express was held in September, and hordes of cosplayers turned out, dressed as both Indian pop culture and comic book characters and those familiar in the west as well. See lots more photographs at Mithun On The Net. Link -via Boing Boing

Extermination by Chocolate Cake Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:30 AM PST We've had the Dalek chocolate cake before, but that was five years ago. It's long past time to eat another one! To make it, you'll need...well, a whole lot of chocolate. You can find the full recipe at the link. Make one and prepare for the Oncoming Stomachache. Link -via Nerd Bastards

Christopher Lee Reads The Original Nightmare Before Christmas Poem Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:00 AM PST (YouTube Link) Christopher Lee is probably best known as Count Dracula from the Hammer studio horror films, or more recently as Saruman from the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, but regardless of the role he's most known for, one thing's for certain- he has an amazing voice. Sit back and enjoy his reading of the classic Tim Burton poem that inspired the movie Nightmare Before Christmas, it's better than the movie...okay, not really, but it's still darn good! --via Geek Art Gallery

A Proud History Posted: 29 Nov 2012 09:30 AM PST By Doug Savage at Savage Chickens. Link -via Blame It On The Voices

Wonder Woman Caped Pint Glass Posted: 29 Nov 2012 09:00 AM PST Wonder Woman Caped Pint Glass - $12.95 The holidays are right around the corner. Are you looking for an amazing gift for your favorite Wonder Woman fan? You need the Wonder Woman Caped Pint Glass from the NeatoShop. This fantastic glass comes with a cape on a removable band.   Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more super Glassware & Drinkware.  Link

Fox Sends Text Message from Stolen Phone Posted: 29 Nov 2012 09:00 AM PST Norwegian teenager Lars Andreas Bjercke downloaded an intriguing app that imitates the sounds of rabbits, in order to attract foxes. It worked very well. After several nights of circling the yard where the phone was left, a fox took the phone and ran off! The theft was captured on video. But the story gets even better. Lars the later called the phone and, surprisingly, the fox answered. "There was a crackling sound and some noise," Lars told Verdens Gang. The next day, Lars's friend wondered why he had sent him the odd text message. The message was in strange letters and numbers. Lars knew that the sender was the fox. "I FRY o a0ab 34348tu åaugjoi zølbmosdji jsøg ijio sjiw," it said in the message. Link to Norwegian report. Link to English version. -via Arbroath

The Evolution of Life on Earth Posted: 29 Nov 2012 08:30 AM PST (YouTube link) The Earth is estimated to be about 4.5 billion years old. It's hard to grasp such a amount of time, so AsapSCIENCE took those billions of years and compressed it into a theoretical 24-hour day, so we can see how relatively little of it concerns us. -via Buzzfeed

Looking for Love in All the Trek Places Posted: 29 Nov 2012 08:00 AM PST If you've seen the Trekkies documentaries, then you know there is still a vivid, bustling Star Trek community out there. But if you're having issues finding a fellow trekker to call your own in your local area, then maybe you should hit Trekkie Dating, the first dating site exclusively for Star Trek fans, and find your Klingon soul mate. Link Via Geekologie

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