Pigs

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Christmas Trees
Pub offering to pay someone £500 to taste test pigs in blankets - but there's a catch
mirror.co.uk - Courtney Pochin
When it comes to food, it doesn't get much better than seasonal goodies during the winter months. From roast dinners with all the trimmings to mulled …
DW News
Emergency Medicine
Fire kills hundreds of pigs at German farm
DW News - Natalie Muller
A fire has engulfed a pig farm in western Germany, killing around 1,700 animals. Police say it's not yet clear what caused the barn to go up in …
Manchester
Mystery of Wigan park's missing pigs solved
wigantoday.net - www.wigantoday.net
Mystery surrounding the sudden disappearance of a Wigan park’s pig enclosure has been cleared up by wildlife experts. Visitors to Haigh Woodland Park …
Juana M.added this to Osito's Magazine
Speed-Dating
Cheshire animal rescue offers speed dating for GUINEA PIGS
cheshire-live.co.uk - Carmella de LuciaSenior Journalist & What's On Writer
Speed dating can be stressful, awkward and doesn't always guarantee a successful match. But there's an extremely high success rate of the speed dating …
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Celebrity (UK)
What are the most famous Bushtucker trials and who's won the most prizes in I'm A Celebrity history?
thesun.co.uk - By Lina Psaila
JUST a few hours before the big I'm a Celebrity 2018 launch, we countdown the most gut-wrenching trials ever. Plus, we reveal the celeb with the most …
Coventry Telegraphadded this to What's On
Selling
B&M has started selling festive flavoured crisps for Christmas
coventrytelegraph.net - James Rodger
Hot on the heels of their weird and wonderful festive advent calendar range (featuring Pringles crisps, Kellogg’s Cereal Bars and even jam) discount …
jhaadded this to Interesting Stuff
China
Beijing issues rare public warning on 'serious' swine fever crisis
CNN - By Steven Jiang, CNN
Beijing (CNN) — Chinese authorities have announced strict new measures in an attempt to halt the country's fast-growing African swine fever crisis, which has spread to 18 provinces and led to the culling
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Cute
8 The Cute Animals of Gross-Looking
zelinggo.com - By Zelinggo
Who knew such disgusting rodents and such could look so huggable? Petting a naked mole rat is never a good idea, but depending on the facial …
TheStreetadded this to Jim Cramer
Jim Cramer
How Jim Cramer Knew Nvidia Would Miss the Quarter
TheStreet - Katherine Ross
Bulls and bears make money, but pigs get slaughtered according to Jim Cramer. At his teach-in back in October, Cramer was asked why his club …
Boyd Watersadded this to DSM-X
Near-Infrared
Sealing up wounds with a laser beam
boingboing.net - David Pescovitz
OK, it's not quite Dr. Crusher's dermal regenerator (seen above), but Arizona State University researchers have demonstrated a laser system for …
IGN
The Sinner
IGN UK Podcast #461: Pigs in Blankets
IGN - Joe Skrebels
And come watch The Prestige with us! This week, Gav, Rory and Joe discuss the finer points of Sony's E3 no-show, and then somehow start discussing the …
Professor Futon Spooninadded this to These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Things
Fish
Are mammals the only animals that yawn?
sciencefocus.com
Advertisement No. If you mean opening the mouth very wide and breathing deeply then some fish, birds and even snakes yawn. Baboons, guinea pigs and …
The Sunadded this to The Sun
Disability
'Draconian' Universal Credit using vulnerable people as 'guinea pigs' and 'wreaking havoc with lives', says controversial
thesun.co.uk - By Natasha Clark
UNIVERSAL Credit is treating vulnerable people like guinea pigs and wreaking havoc in people's lives, a controversial UN representative has …
Monte Carlo
Blast from the Past: Remington Model Four
fieldandstream.com - Phil Bourjaily
Today’s rifle definitely ranks high in the Good Pawn Shop Deal category. The Remington Model Four (and that’s “Four” not “4”) was a slightly …
Jacki Glewadded this to WTFood?!
Furniture Design
Innovative Old-School Furniture Design: A Hygienic Hog Slaughtering Table
core77.com - Rain Noe
Pop the handles At a local antiques market I spotted this table. While the design initially appears unremarkable, something that jumps out at you is …
Dilbert
10 Friday AM Reads
ritholtz.com - Barry Ritholtz
My end of week morning train reads: • This Is the Saturday Night Massacre. It’s Just Happening in Slow Motion. (Slate) • Think You Know Tesla? Test …
The Washington Post
Rights & Freedoms
More than 125 animals rescued from bad conditions at Maryland property
The Washington Post
By Dana Hedgpeth Dana Hedgpeth Reporter covering local breaking news Email Bio Follow An animal rights group saved more than 125 animals from bad conditions at a Maryland property. The Humane Society the
LADbibleadded this to LADbible
The Walking Dead
Chef Holding A Sausage Party With 100 Types Of Pigs In Blankets
ladbible.com - Jess Hardiman
We're told it's the season to be merry, but we all know that Christmas is actually just the time to be scoffing our face with just about anything …
Environmentalism
Cut Lamb, Beef to Fight Climate Change
realclearenergy.org - Roger Harrabin
The number of sheep and cattle in the UK should be reduced by between a fifth and a half to help combat climate change, a report says. The shift is …
Daily Postadded this to What's On
North Wales
Iceland is selling Marmite Brussel sprouts for Christmas
dailypost.co.uk - Nisha Mal
This year, it seems the supermarkets are hell bent on making bizarre new creations especially for Christmas. Back in October, Sainsbury's launched …
Samadded this to China Focus
China
African swine fever spreads to one of China’s biggest pig-farming regions
scmp.com - Zoe Low, Choi Chi-yuk
China’s pork industry is struggling to contain the spread of African swine fever, which has now reached the southwest of the country – one of its …
Falconadded this to Animal Cuties
Ariana Grande
From Ariana Grande's pig to Leonardo DiCaprio's tortoise: 6 Celebs with unique pets
DNA India
When Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson called time on their relationship, the top question on everyone’s mind was who gets custody of their pet pig. …
Makerspaces
Kevin's Meandering Mind | Making Puppets: Complete Creative Chaos
edublogs.org - dogtrax.edublogs.org
We make stick puppets for our school’s annual craft fair. I know I probably should be doing beautiful ornaments, or maybe holiday trinkets, or …
Stoke on Trent Liveadded this to Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire
Animal sanctuary to open in Staffordshire Moorlands following successful appeal
stokesentinel.co.uk - Les Jackson
An animal sanctuary is set to open in the Staffordshire Moorlands in the New Year after a successful appeal in the Post & Times. Last month, we …
Jonathon Starradded this to Games
Habitats
Why 'Vampire Deer' Have Fangs, While Other Hoofed Mammals Have Horns - D-brief
discovermagazine.com
By Nala Rogers | November 15, 2018 5:30 pm Indian muntjac deer have both fangs short antlers. (Credit: Mauro Rodrigues/shutterstock) (Inside Science) — …
dan hadded this to PICKS OF THE DAY
Genetics
Farm animals may soon get new features through gene editing
Associated Press - By CANDICE CHOI
OAKFIELD, N.Y. (AP) — Cows that can withstand hotter temperatures. Cows born without pesky horns. Pigs that never reach puberty. A company wants to alter farm animals by adding and subtracting genetic
Professor Futon Spooninadded this to Guitar, Bass, And Music/Audio Production
Guitar
Samantha Fish: My Life In Five Riffs
guitarplayer.com
Blues and Americana chameleon Samantha Fish picked drums as her first instrument but found her true passion when she switched to guitar. Digging …
Nickadded this to Interest
Cute
13 Funny ‘IT Guy & Art Girl’ Comics
boredpanda.com
Some comics perfectly sum up what every long-term relationship is like, but Bonnie Pang’s work is a long-term relationship. The artist said her series …
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Enix
Nexon Is Bringing Yoko Taro’s Dark Fantasy Smartphone RPG SINoALICE To The West In 2019
siliconera.com
By Sato . November 15, 2018 . 8:00am We recently learned that Yoko Taro’s dark fantasy smartphone RPG SINoALICE is coming Westward, and it was …
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Snowboarding
Truffle Pigs: An Alaskan Odyssey Featuring Travis Rice and Chris Rasman
TransWorld SNOWboarding
If there is anything we have learned from Travis Rice and his many video projects, it’s that he keeps them under wrap until launch, and to never …