"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man." -Mark Twain While it's hard to imagine for me now that I have one, there are plenty of people out there who have never known the rewards and joys that come with rescuing an animal. This week, I present to you a song by six future Soundgarden-and-Pearl Jam members back when they were part of the band Temple of the Dog, Call Me a Dog. And while there are many internet jokes out there about dogs driving cars... ...this is about to become a reality. Because while the dogs above are not really driving their cars, the dog below, named Ginny, is. Image credit: Photo / supplied / SPCA from The New Zealand Herald. This is no joke: dogs are being trained to drive cars for real. New Zealand's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has spent seven weeks working with and training different three of their rescue dogs to teach them to drive. … [Read more...] about Weekend Diversion: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
You can teach an old dog new tricks
Colorado Springs science festival shoots for making learning and exploring cool for all ages
Pick up almost any object, and it’s a case study in physics, says Robert Gist, a senior instructor in the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs’ Physical and Energy Sciences Department.A bike wheel held upright by rotational momentum; a clock’s pendulum kept swinging by Earth’s gravitational force; a pair of headphones using magnetism to project music.“Some of the best toys are the ones that blow our mind,” Gist said.At Saturday’s Cool Science Carnival Day, 6,000 people spent the afternoon learning from people like Gist at one of 60 exhibits, demonstrations and activities. The day was the first of nine in the ninth annual Cool Science Festival aimed at introducing kids to science, technology, engineering, art and technology (STEAM).The Colorado Springs Astronomical Society pointed visitors’ eyes to the skies. The organization set up telescopes that use a filter to display the spectrum of colors of the sun’s rays and explained … [Read more...] about Colorado Springs science festival shoots for making learning and exploring cool for all ages
Sporty pooches have a swell time surfing in action-packed photos from 10th Surf Dog Competition in California
LIFE’s a beach for these rip curl riding curs. The pooches had a swell time catching some waves at the 10th Surf Dog competition in California. Capturing their antics on their own Go Pro cameras, the fearless mutts also sported life jackets incase conditions got a little ruff. SUMMER IS OVER! Benidorm faces WEEKS of rain ruining Brits’ chances of last minute sunshine SHARK TERROR Boy, 13, critical after shark attack while diving for lobsters off California NIGHT OF TERROR Disabled teen ‘tortured, hogtied and thrown off 65ft bridge by friends’ WHEELS OF JUSTICE Cop mows down gun-toting murder suspect after car chase JET PLOT THEORY Lockerbie bombing was 'ordered by Iran' - and the REAL bomber lives in US 'SICKO' SNARED Horror moment naked man is accused of raping girl, 6, in restaurant toilet Meanwhile these mutts prove that you can teach an old dog new tricks. This cancer clinic had to clamp down on security to stop this cat from trespassing. … [Read more...] about Sporty pooches have a swell time surfing in action-packed photos from 10th Surf Dog Competition in California
Autopsies detail deaths of divorcing Houston couple killed in murder-suicide
By Samantha Ketterer Published 1:50 pm, Monday, May 7, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle Image 1of/4 CaptionClose Image 1 of 4 Two men were found dead Thursday evening inside a home in the Greenway area after an apparent murder-suicide, according to the Houston Police Department Friday, May 4, 2018, in Houston. The men were found with gunshot wounds around 9:30 p.m. in the 4000 block of Markham Street, near Richmond, after police were dispatched to the home for a welfare check, according to Det. Blake Roberts of the Houston Police Department. Police did not know what led to the incident, but said the two men were involved in a dating … [Read more...] about Autopsies detail deaths of divorcing Houston couple killed in murder-suicide
Sylvester Stallone Instagrams ‘Headbanger’ Pullup Workout Routine Ahead of ‘Creed 2’
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. No one tell Sylvester Stallone, whose workouts continue to push the envelope even as he enters into his seventh decade. The 71-year-old actor, currently training to step into the ring for the eighth time as Rocky Balboa in the upcomingCreed 2, has been gracing his fans with some impressive Instagram posts of his training regimen. This new pullup variation is definitely something he didn't do back in 1976 when the Italian Stallion hit the big screen for the first time. In an Instagram video posted Tuesday, Stallone performs a pullup variation that works his arms and his core, as the move also includes an L-sit (although we can't see if someone was spotting his legs offscreen).Sly wrote that he copied the move from trainer Jeff Cavaliere, whose Instagram feed is filled with functional strength training techniques that break from the old gym standards you've been doing for years. Cavaliere calls this … [Read more...] about Sylvester Stallone Instagrams ‘Headbanger’ Pullup Workout Routine Ahead of ‘Creed 2’