Sunday, November 21, 2010

Peach the Chihuahua: Japan's newest police dog


A long-haired Chihuahua named "Momo" (Japanese for "Peach") sits on the grass during an examination to become a police dog in Yamatokoriyama, western Japan November 12, 2010. The brown-and-white Chihuahua, a first for Japan and perhaps the world, was one of 32 successful candidates out of 70 dogs, passing a search and rescue test by finding a person in five minutes after merely sniffing their cap. Picture taken November 12, 2010. (via REUTERS/Kyodo)

Chihuahuas For DummiesPeach the Chihuahua: Japan's newest police dog - Yahoo! News

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Afghanistan 'Graffiti War'


Graffiti reading "The Few, The Proud," by a previous deployment of the U.S Marine Corps's, adorns the walls at Musa Qala in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, November 10, 2010. Musa Qala is an important battleground in the war against Taliban insurgents and the narcotics industry. The town has changed hands several times, most recently in December 2007 when Afghan and international forces retook the town from the Taliban. (via REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly)

Thursday, November 4, 2010

What is Daylight Saving Time?

 (via  Photograph: Czech Republic, Praha, Old Town Hall, Clock
Photographer: Ted Szukalski.)

Daylight Saving Time (or summertime as it is called in many countries) is a way of getting more light out of the day by advancing clocks by one hour during the summer. During Daylight Saving Time, the sun appears to rise one hour later in the morning, when people are usually asleep anyway, and sets one hour later in the evening, seeming to stretch the day longer
(via timeanddate)


What is Daylight Saving Time?

Sunday, March 14 - Sunday, November 7