Tired of Voting for Rats? Vote for Cats!
A woman holds photographs of Morris the Cat in a store in Xalapa, capital of the state of Veracruz, June 13, 2013. Morris is running for mayor in the upcoming July elections with the slogan “Tired of voting for rats?” (rats used as an expression for corrupt politicians). Morris was created by a group of citizens who were displeased with their local politicians and has already over 110,000 Facebook likes, more than his human competitors, according to local media. The writing on the stickers reads “No more rats, Morris, the candicat.” (Getty Images)
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Welcome to Sweden, Facebook!
Facebook on Wednesday started processing data through its first server farm outside the United States, on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Sweden. The company inaugurated servers in about half of its new, 300,000-square foot facility outside the city Lulea Wednesday, saying it should improve the social network’s performance in Europe.
Joel Kjellgren, Data Centre Manager poses for photographers in the server hall on June 12, 2013 in the new Facebook data center, outside the city of Lulea, Sweden. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. (Getty Images / AP)
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Tyrannosaurus Rex is on Display in Paris
A giant chrome brushed aluminium skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus (T-Rex) dinosaur, made by French sculptor and painter Philippe Pasqua, stands at the pier of riverboat company Bateaux-Mouches on June 12, 2013 in Paris, with the Eiffel tower in the background. (Claire Lebertre/AFP Photo)
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The iTray: Restaurant Invents Flying Drone Waiter Tray
A flying sushi service tray known as the “itray”, created using miniature remote-controlled helicopter rotor blades, is demonstrated by staff at a “Yo! Sushi” restaurant in London June 10, 2013. (Photos by Neil Hall/Reuters)
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Photo of the Day: Free Ride
Snowboarder Sebastien Jam jumps above a roadman during a photo shooting on June 12, 2013 on the road of the Grand-Saint-Bernard pass. The road maintenance the canton of Valais is taking off the last snow on the 2473 meters high mountain pass after exceptional snowfalls in recent months. Connecting Switzerland and Italy, the Grand-Saint-Bernard pass is due to reopen for the summer season with two week delay on June 14, 2013. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP Photo)
Photobombing Fun at the Office
A London based ad creative, Mike Whiteside, decided to have some fun at work by using his desktop computer to make these funny images of his co-workers heads on animal bodies.
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Orphaned Baby Owls Get New Home
Two orphaned baby burrowing owls, nicknamed Linford and Christie, have moved into the home of their keeper Jimmy Robinson. The owlets were hatched in an incubator at Longleat Safari Park, Wiltshire, and are now being hand-reared by Jimmy.
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Photo of the Day: Owl and the Pussycat
Real life owl and the pussycat: Horace the cat, who has struck up an unlikely friendship with two tiny owlets, Fidget and Widget (right) are photographed at Kirkleatham Owl Centre. (NORTH NEWS)
The Nano-Falcon
An employee from Japanese toymaker CCP Co. has the NANO-FALCON in the palm of his hand at the International Toy Show. (EPA)
The Big Chop: A Cutting Board with Taste
After months of designing, crafting, and testing we can present you: The Big Chop. The Big Chop is the result of a special collaboration between us and multi-talented designer Danny van Kessel from Atelier van Kessel based in Amsterdam who designed The Big Chop and makes every board by hand!
The Big Chop is a cutting board, but not an ordinary one. It’s a cutting board specially made for your iPad. The cutting board combines rustic low-tech wood with a stand for the high-tech iPad. The slightly angled rest is perfect to watch the news in the morning, checking your mail or Facebook while making and eating your breakfast. Or in the evening, following video instructions from a master chef on Youtube, as you prepare an exquisite meal.
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