Have you ever seen the Man on the Moon?

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2016 February 1

Find the Man in the Moon 
Image Credit & Copyright: Dani Caxete

Explanation: Have you ever seen the Man on the Moon? This common question plays on the ability of humans to see pareidolia — imagining familiar icons where they don’t actually exist. The textured surface of Earth’s full Moon is home to numerous identifications of iconic objects, not only in modern western culture but in world folklore throughout history. Examples, typically dependent on the Moon‘s perceived orientation, include the Woman in the Moon and the Rabbit in the Moon. One facial outline commonly identified as the Man in the Moon starts by imagining the two dark circular areas — lunar maria — here just above the Moon‘s center, to be the eyes. Surprisingly, there actually is a man in this Moon image — aclose look will reveal a real person — with a telescope — silhouetted against the Moon. This featured well-planned image was taken in mid-January in Cadalso de los Vidrios in Madrid, Spain. Do you have afavorite object that you see in the Moon?

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A Well – Planned Retirement

Funny and Interesting Stuff People Have Sent  Me

A Well-Planned Retirement

Outside England’s Bristol Zoo there is a parking lot for 150 cars and 8 buses. For 25 years, its parking fees were managed by a very pleasant attendant.  The fees for cars ($1.40), for buses (about $7) .

Then, one day, after 25 solid years of never missing a day of work, he just didn’t show up so the zoo management called the city council and asked it to send them another parking agent .

The council did some research and replied that the parking lot was the zoo’s own responsibility.

The zoo advised the council that the attendant was a city employee.

The city council responded that the lot attendant had never been on the city payroll.

Meanwhile, sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain,or France, or Italy, is a man who’d apparently had a ticket booth installed completely on his own and then had simply begun to show up every day,commencing to collect and keep the parking fees, estimated at about $560 perday — for 25 years. Assuming 7 days a week, this amounts to just over $7 million dollars ……and no one knows his name

Seek Maximum Punishment for Repeat Animal Abuser

A dog owner with a history of animal abuse allegedly lets six dogs loose on a busy California highway. Demand that the prosecutor on the case seeks the maximum possible punishment for her repeated abusive behavior.

Source: Seek Maximum Punishment for Repeat Animal Abuser

Investigate Mass Sea Turtle Deaths in India

Thousands of dead sea turtles have washed up on India’s shores. Tell India’s government to investigate why before this vulnerable species becomes extinct.

Source: Investigate Mass Sea Turtle Deaths in India

Don’t Build Road Through Orangutan Habitat

 

Bornean orangutans, numbering only 800 in the wild, are in jeopardy due to plans to build a roadway through their main habitat. Sign this petition to stop this road project that will destroy precious wildlife habitat.

Source: Don’t Build Road Through Orangutan Habitat

Demand Company Stop Using Fur and Down

A popular cold weather clothing retailer uses fur and down for many of its products. Fur and down come from the bodies of tortured animals. Sign this petition and tell Canada Goose it is time to stop the needless suffering and to start using cruelty-free alternatives.

Source: Demand Company Stop Using Fur and Down

Dog Left to Die Deserves Justice

A dog was abandoned and left to starve to death. Demand that authorities do everything in their power to find and arrest whoever abandoned this dog.

Source: Dog Left to Die Deserves Justice

End Greyhound Racing

 

Greyhound racing persists in the U.S. despite a long reputation of abusing and using up the dogs involved. Racing greyhounds are kept in kennels for 20 hours a day and often euthanized when they can’t race anymore. Demand this cruel sport be banned.

Source: End Greyhound Racing

Protect First Amendment Rights in National Park Animal Slaughter Case

The scheduled mass execution of 900 wild bison at Yellowstone National Park is planning to bar access to the public and the media. Demand the National Park Service make the event available to everyone, so that this tragedy can be documented and publicized.

Source: Protect First Amendment Rights in National Park Animal Slaughter Case

Demand Tough Stance Against Unlicensed and Neglectful Animal Shelter

 

 

Over 600 sick, wounded, and malnourished animals were recently rescued from an illegal animal sanctuary. Demand that the operators, who allegedly repeatedly failed to meet animal welfare recommendations, are punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Source: Demand Tough Stance Against Unlicensed and Neglectful Animal Shelter

Find Person Who Scarred Puppies With Chemicals

 

Two puppies were found suffering from severe chemical burns. One later died, while the other puppy was blinded. Help find and punish the person responsible for this heinous act of abuse.

Source: Find Person Who Scarred Puppies With Chemicals

Justice for Abandoned Dog Killed by Car Outside Shelter

 

A Labrador retriever was killed by a car after its owner left it outside of an animal shelter after operating hours without a cage or kennel. Demand that this careless owner be charged to the fullest extent of the law.

Source: Justice for Abandoned Dog Killed by Car Outside Shelter

Cat Choked With Wire and Bludgeoned Deserves Justice

 

A cat was euthanized after someone tied a wire around her neck and bludgeoned her with a hammer, causing severe brain trauma. Demand that the perpetrator of this vile crime be punished to the full extent of the law.

Source: Cat Choked With Wire and Bludgeoned Deserves Justice

Tell the Department of Defense: Stop Killing Animals! – The Animal Rescue Site

http://theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/ars/petition/PCRM-DODAnimals2?utm_source=ars-reminder&utm_medium=email&utm_term=02012016&utm_content=reminder-p&utm_campaign=pcrm-dodanimals2&origin=ERA_020116_PCRM-DODAnimals2_p&oidp=0x4a568a63ec7cab2cc0a82937

A Newer Strain Of Dog Flu Is Infecting Pups Around The U.S.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dog-flu-influenza-h3n2-in-the-us_us_56af60bbe4b0010e80eaa9c8?ir=Green&section=us_green&utm_hp_ref=green