Wednesday, 30 April 2014

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How do you say “I want to go to there” in elephant?

Work with Protected Pandas in Lougantai, Zhouzhi

There are currently only about 1,000 Giant Pandas worldwide, most of them in China. Head to Xi'an, and give researchers there a hand. The volunteer program at the refuge runs in two or four week sessions, and offers a chance to work directly with the animals. If you're lucky, you might even pick up a bit of Chinese.

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Go to the Golden Retriever Festival in Invernesshire, Scotland

Hosted by the Golden Retriever Club of Scotland, this yearly festival takes place every July in Invernesshire, Scotland, the breed’s ancestral home. The day includes a dog show, dinner, dancing, and frolicking of both the human and non-human variety. At over 222 dogs in attendance, chances are you’ll never run out of furry heads to scratch.

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Bond With Elephants in Northern Thailand

Go to Northern Thailand to meet a herd of elephants at the Elephant Nature Park. Stay the night, or sign on as a park volunteer for up to four weeks. Not only does the park take in rescued elephants, they also participate in rain forest restoration, averaging 25 acres of planted trees per year. If that doesn’t convince you to come for a visit, maybe these guys will.

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Spend a Weekend at The Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary

Not looking to get your hands (too) dirty? Book a stay at the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary in Woodstock, New York. A rescue shelter for cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, sheep, goats, and rabbits, the sanctuary operates on the simple principle that animals are friends—not dinner. Wake up with the help of an actual rooster alarm clock, and watch the sun set over the Catskill Mountains. Bonus: knowing that the cost of your stay goes towards the care of their over 300 rescue animals.

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NO, IT’S NOT THE SAME AS VEGEMITE.

Marmite. Salty manna from Heaven. And so, so easy to get wrong.

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When people spread it an inch thick on toast, and your throat gets all clagged up with yeasty treacle.

If you're unfamiliar with the rites of Marmite, halve the amount on your knife. Then halve it again. Then spread it (on top of plenty of butter). There you go. Perfect.

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When people spread it too thinly.

Marmite is a tricky beast to get right, and if someone's Marmiteing for you it's hard to nitpick without seeming, well, nitpicky. On the other hand - I don't mean to cast aspersions here - but it it seems to be a rule of thumb that those who spread Marmite too thinly are inevitably also purveyors of cold toast.

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When you're at a hotel breakfast buffet and there are 20 different types of jam, but no Marmite.

This little guy can make such a massive difference to the quality of your morning.

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I just want to feel special.

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1. The narrator makes a wild generalization about brides/women. ("EVERY girl dreams of looking like a fairytale royal princess on her special day.")

2. The consultants meet to assign that day's clients and tell us they're good at their jobs.

3. The first bride introduces herself and tells us that her fiancé is the love of her life.

4. The bride says she's hoping to find the perfect dress that really makes a statement.

5. The bride introduces the 4-27 people she's brought with her to look for the dress.

6. A consultant says it's risky having so many people come to the appointment.

7. The mother of the bride begins raising concerns.

8. The mother of the bride decides to start looking around the store herself.

9. The first dress is okay.

10. The bride makes some wacky jokes about the second dress she tries on, accompanied by jovial music.

11. Another bride comes in with her enormously bitchy sister.

12. The bride says something like "My sister and I butt heads, but I love her."

13. The sister of the bride makes a series of nasty remarks about the bride's dresses, body, and personality.

14. The bride stews in the dressing room/wonders if there is still time to disown herself.

15. The bride's sister gets everyone in the peanut gallery to give dresses they dislike thumbs down.

16. The bride's sister grows horns and black wings and flies up to the ceiling, cackling evilly. Practically.

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17. Another bride asks to look at some dresses that are "just a little" above her budget.

18. A bride loves (LOVES) the very expensive dresses.

19. The bride tells her family that the dress she likes is $1000-2000 more than they talked about, and her parents shake their heads.

20. The father of the bride caves on the increased budget.

21. A bride says "I'm very traditional."

22. A bride says "I'm not traditional. I'm more quirky."

23. A bride asks to look at non-white dresses and everyone tries to talk her out of it.

24. A bride says she wants her dress to be sexy.

25. A bride tries on a dress with sheer stomach paneling.

26. Someone says "The dress is wearing you. You should be wearing the dress."

27. The bride with the mean sister buys something after becoming emotionally worn down. Her evil sister says she likes it.

28. A consultant says "I just need to find her a dress that says, 'Wow.'"

29. A bride likes a dress but says "It just didn't give me that 'this is it' feeling."

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Remember in the late ’90s/early 2000’s when people would walk around saying “Whazzzuuppppp!?” to each other all the time? This is whassup with that.

1999 - The Beginning

It was a cold December night in 1999. It was a time of transition and general cultural confusion. We were struggling to find our aesthetic as we rapidly approached the new millennium. It was the perfect environment for "Whassup" to emerge.

This Budweiser spot first aired during Monday Night Football on December 20, 1999 and took America by storm, almost instantly turning "whassup" into a catchphrase you had to endure being yelled at you by some tongue-wagging co-worker (or obnoxious classmate) on a daily basis. It didn't make sense, but it was memorable. And it was 1999 so there wasn't a lot else going on besides Y2K.

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Early 2000's - The Spinoffs Begin

Budweiser really milked the hell out of the "whassup" buzz and immediately released a series of spinoff commercials, simplifying the idea more until it was literally just a slew off different people shouting the titular catchphrase.

We didn't even care that this first spinoff, "Wasabi", was a little bit racist. We loved it so much. We demanded more and the Budweiser creative team worked their asses off to deliver...

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2000- Pop Culture Explosion

"Whassup" really took off in 2000. Already, it had become integrated into every facet of pop culture. It became a joke on major sitcoms and news programs, and was even featured in the above scene from the hit 2000 film, Scary Movie. There was no avoiding it.

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2001 - The "Grandmas" Spinoff

Exactly what it sounds like. Same thing as usual, but with grandmas. Always a safe direction to take things. Shockingly, this spot doesn't feature Betty White.

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This is why you get left-swiped. Has being this creepy ever worked?

Stop posing with exotic animals.

Especially tigers.

WHY HAS EVERY GUY ON TINDER MET A TIGER?!

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What a nice surprise to find for a morning shower.

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This is the result of a 31-year personal study I have conducted.

The diagonally sliced half is optimized for dipping in a variety of soup containers.

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Mutual support in a vertical setting maintains overall structural integrity in the hours leading up to lunch.

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Hypotenuse length maximizes tongue-to-sandwich-filling contact area.

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Longer fissure span means increased chance of creating a melted Cheese Bridge.

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NO.

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Details: You're 35 now, but in your twenties, you got offered pretty much everything. You turned down Superman Returns, and you were in talks to play almost every other superhero.

Hartnett: Spider-Man was something we talked about. Batman was another one. But I somehow knew those roles had potential to define me, and I didn't want that. I didn't want to be labeled as Superman for the rest of my career. I was maybe 22, but I saw the danger.

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WHAT!? WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE YOU SPEAK OF???

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YOU COULD'VE BEEN BATMAN??

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Facebook to Let Users Limit Data Revealed by Log-Ins

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Your life is so easy.

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Your jeans are designed with pockets you can actually put stuff in.

Women's jeans? THE POCKETS ARE SO SMALL!

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The actor, who died Monday at 71, was an Oscar nominee who wasn’t afraid to play a video game plumber. Here’s a look at some of the greatest and oddest roles in his long career.

Pennies from Heaven (1978)

Hoskins originated the role of traveling sheet music salesman Arthur in the acclaimed TV version of Dennis Potter's dark musical, only for Steve Martin to take over in the starrier American movie remake a few years later.

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The Long Good Friday (1980)

Hoskins' film breakthrough was as Harold Shand, a London gangster trying to go straight while slowly losing control of his criminal empire, with no less than Helen Mirren at his side as his high-class gun moll Victoria.

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Pink Floyd The Wall (1982)

As the manager of morose rock star Pink (Bob Geldof) in Alan Parker's trippy film based on the Pink Floyd album, Hoskins wasn't above drugging his client in order to get him on stage.

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Brazil (1985)

In Terry Gilliam's surreal portrait of a totalitarian, bureaucratic nightmare state, Hoskins was firmly on the side of the man as Spoor, one of two Central Services workers making the life of protagonist Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) more difficult.

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