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First Hybrid Shark Found

The first-ever observed hybrid may be a sign the predators are adapting to climate change.
The mating of the local Australian black-tip shark with its global counterpart, the common black-tip, was an unprecedented discovery with implications for the entire shark world.

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University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, Karen L. Teramura - n this undated artists rendering provided by the University of Hawaii, a new planet forming around a star is seen. The Institute for Astronomyy said in a statement Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, Adam Kraus and his colleague Michael Ireland from Macquarie University and the Australian Astronomical Observatory used Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea to find the planet. LkCa 15 b is 450 light years away from Earth and is being built by dust and gas. It’s the youngest planet ever found. (AP Photo/ University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, Karen L. Teramura) 

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‘Hooray for Hollywood’ on Taal Volcano Island
by Jerome Balinton, Inquirer Southern Luzon

It was something only a movie star could have conceived.

Why not put up a towering “Batangas” sign on Taal Volcano island similar to the “Hollywood” sign in Los Angeles, California?

The provincial council approved on October 5 a resolution supporting the idea of Governor Vilma Santos-Recto, the award-winning actress, to erect a hard-to-miss landmark and potential tourism draw, according to Vice Governor Mark Leviste II.

Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham Tolentino, however, questioned the Hollywood-inspired design for the island, flatly saying: “Why put up a Batangas sign? It won’t help.”

“People, while sipping a cup of coffee, will just say that the view is more beautiful from Tagaytay without that sign,” Tolentino said with a hint of a warning.

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*Taal image from the Office of the Vice Governor of Batangas
*Spoof concepts by Macky Pamintuan
*UPDATED: View other spoofs memes here

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PLEASE take a second to reblog this, it isn’t going to ruin your blog!

Thousands of Calderon dolphins are butchered in Denmark because of a tradition every year.  It’s a national holiday drenched in the blood of these intelligent beings. Every year hundreds of young men and women murder dolphins on the Fanroe Islands as a sign that they are taking a right of passage into adulthood. The problem with this is that people don’t know about it and it has to be made public, trend it, talk about it and care for the innocent lives being taken because of a stupid tradition. THIS CAN ONLY STOP IF WE DO SOMETHING.

FUCK EVERYONE WHO DOESNT REBLOG THIS.

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If I have to change my religious belief, I will not marry the person that I love. Because the first person that I love is God who created me and I have my faith, my principles and this is what makes me who I am and if that person loves me, he should love my God too.

- Shamcey Supsup, Miss Universe 2011 3rd Runner-up

Shamcey, you make us proud!!!

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Angola beauty is 2011 Miss Universe; Shamcey is 3rd runner-up
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Miss Angola’s Leila Lopes was crowned Miss Universe for 2011 in the competition held in Sao Paulo, Brazil Monday night (Tuesday morning in Manila). Shamcey Supsup, a 25-year-old beauty from the Philippines, was the third runner-up for the pageant.

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga asked Lopes the final question that would help her win the pageant. She asked Lopes: “If you could change one of your personal characteristics, which one would it be and why?”

Lopes replied: “Thank God, I’m very well satisfied with the way God created me and I would not change a thing. I consider myself a woman with inner beauty. I have my principles. I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family and I plan to follow this through the rest of my life.”

Supsup, meanwhile, was one of the strongest contestants in the competition, placing first in the final fan rankings. In the crucial question and answer portion, she said she would not change her religion just to marry the person she loves.

“If I had to change my religious beliefs, I would not marry the person that I love because the first person that I love is God who created me and I have my faith and my principles and this is what makes me who I am. And if that person loves me, he should love my God too,” Supsup said.

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Sometimes reality is just as stunning as science fiction Science fiction movies have spoiled us on high definition views of our planetary neighbors, but real-life photographs with equal jaw-dropping potential are exceedingly rare. That’s what makes NASA’s awe-inspiring snapshot of Saturn (hi-res version here) such a stunning piece of eye candy. Taken by NASA’s Cassini robotic orbiter, the shot was captured from the dark side of Saturn as the Sun’s bright rays illuminated every piece of dust and debris circling the planet. Cassini has offered astronomers a never-before-seen look at Saturn and revealed more information about the planet than any craft before it. The craft has taken so many pictures of the ringed wonder that they were recently made into a short flyby film that looks like it was created by George Lucas rather than a robotic space explorer. The Cassini probe was launched in 1997 and took a further 7 years to reach Saturn’s orbit. The total cost of its overarching objective of studying the ringed planet stands at a staggering $3.26 billion. However, the wealth of information it has wrought — including amazing pictures like the one above, and recordings of massive lightning storms on the planet — have already made it one of the best investments in space exploration. Hopefully Juno — which began a 5-year trek to Jupiter just last month — will bring us some equally stunning shots of Saturn’s neighbor. Read more: http://storycube.blogspot.com/2011/09/stunning-new-image-of-saturn-released.html#ixzz1XcJaXUvI

Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure starring Sam Concepcion this Sept.30-Oct.30 at Meralco Theater!

PINASikat : The Philippines was chosen as one of the top diving destinations of the world during the recently concluded 19th Marine Diving Fair in Japan.

The country was voted as Best Diving Area and Best Dreaming Area, alongside heavyweights such as Maldives and Palau, the Tourism Department said in a statement.

Four companies — 2 from Cebu and 2 from Bohol — were also recognized:

Blue Coral, Cebu - Favorite Dive Operator
Good Dive Shop, Bohol - Favorite Dive Operator
White Sands Beach Resort, Cebu - Best Diving Resort Hotel
Bohol Tropics Resort - Best Diving Resort Hotel

Full article : http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/08/21/11/ph-voted-best-diving-area-japan-fair