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colinster:

practice puppy

This was too damn cute to resist.

npr:

Ready to say goodbye to a sliver of your Snickers? And how about a slightly slimmer Mars bar? By the end of 2013, chocolate-maker Mars says all of its chocolate bars will be under — or right at — the 250-calorie mark. (via Goodbye To The King Size: Mars To Downsize Candy Bars In 2013 : The Salt : NPR)

Photo: John Rose / NPR

npr:

Here’s a nomination for the scariest and sketchiest hike in the world.

I think it’s a picture of a path called El Caminito Del Rey in Spain. The Youtube clips of the hike are equally impressive crazy.

From what I’ve found, it’s now closed. Have any of you been there?

—Savy

pitchfork:

Tightly-wound L.A. rapper Kendrick Lamar and loose-lipped Maybach Music associate Gunplay prove to be a winning odd couple on the Wile E. Coyote-repping Best New Track “Cartoon & Cereal”.

neighborhoodr-hoboken:

A Hoboken penthouse belonging to Jon Corzine, the former chairman of bankrupt MF Global Holdings Ltd., is on the market with a $2.9 million asking price, 11 percent less than Corzine paid in 2008.

MF Global, a New York-based futures broker, filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 31 with almost $40 billion in debt after making bets on European sovereign debt and getting margin calls. Corzine, a former governor of New Jersey and co-chairman of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., has been summoned to testify to Congress on Feb. 2 about MF Global’s failure.

Here’s the listing. 

unknownskywalker:

NGC 3324: A Pocket of Star Formation

This new view shows a stellar nursery called NGC 3324, located in the southern constellation of Carina roughly 7500 light-years from Earth. It is on the northern outskirts of the chaotic environment of the Carina Nebula, which has been sculpted by many other pockets of star formation.

A rich deposit of gas and dust in the NGC 3324 region fuelled a burst of starbirth there several millions of years ago and led to the creation of several hefty and very hot stars that are prominent in the new picture. Stellar winds and intense radiation from these young stars have blown open a cavity in the surrounding gas and dust. This is most in evidence as the wall of material seen to the centre right of the image.

The ultraviolet radiation from the hot young stars knocks electrons out of hydrogen atoms, which are then recaptured, leading to a characteristic crimson-coloured glow as the electrons cascade through the energy levels, showing the extent of the local diffuse gas. Other colours come from other elements, with the characteristic glow from doubly ionised oxygen making the central parts appear greenish-yellow.

npr:

The Dolphinator

Franky Zapata invented it. I want it. Zapata is a star in the world of French Jet Ski racing (where competitors do flips, obstacle courses, slalom and go very, very fast). A few months ago, he came out with this thing.

-Robert Krulwich

2.7% of Romney’s income subject to #tax; compare to 100% of avg #middleclass families’ income. http://t.co/EXpmEIb3 #p2 — CAPAction (@CAPAction)

American hostage in Somalia rescued by US Navy SEALS in overnight raid - NBC http://t.co/TjOdtcXK — kipwise (@kipwise)

npr:

Sigh. Oh’s is my fave cereal. — Tanya

thedailyfeed: Did you know Froot Loops is more than 40% sugar? And it’s not even the worst! A new study says you’re better off eating chocolate chip cookies for breakfast than these cereals.