Black Cat Is The World's Most Loyal Crossing Guard (VIDEO)

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As seen on Huffington Post Posted:   |  Updated: 12/19/2012 6:23 am EST

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Every day, student crossing guards outside a middle school in Washington state get a helping hand from a black cat who arrives "like clockwork," KAPP reports.

According to the station, 15-year-old cat Sable comes outside before the bell rings each afternoon at Enterprise Middle School in West Richland to watch the kids cross the road.

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Ryan Lochte Gives World Championship Medal To Young Turkish Boy (PHOTOS)

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Ryan Lochte made quite a splash at the World Shortcourse Swimming Championships last week -- both in and out of the pool.

According to the BBC, the 28-year-old swimming heartthrob, who holds 11 Olympic medals and four world records, wowed the crowds gathered during the five-day event held in Istanbul, Turkey, by snagging eight medals, including five golds. He also shattered two world records, in the 100m and 200m individual medley events. (Oh, he also wore these shoes.)

Your Heart's Freedom at Last! - The Council of Light Within

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17 December 2012

 

The air is full of anticipation for The Great Celestial Alignment. There is no greater focus for you at this time because it keeps your perspective grand and without boundaries. This is the most important thing for you right now to conceive that your conceptions up until this time have been limited and are about to be blown boundary-less! This means that your great imprisonment of restraint of being, cognizance, expression and presence will be gradually and profoundly removed. No more shackles; no more limitations. Doesn’t freedom sound like the most exciting and exhilarating concept right now? Doesn’t it just make you want to shout with relief and bliss?! There is no greater time to experience than now; there is no greater purpose in your life than to be awake and aware and present in its unfoldment. The rose is opening; the spiral is expanding.

Space missions deliver treats from Saturn and beyond

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NBC News Posted 12/18/2012 By Alan Boyle

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Saturn and its rings glow in a backlit, enhanced-color image from the Cassini orbiter. The picture combines images that were acquired using infrared, red and violet filters on Oct. 17. Two of Saturn's moons, Enceladus and Tethys, sparkle on the left side of the planet.

The holiday season is bringing beautiful baubles from outer space, including an unconventional view of Saturn from the Cassini orbiter, a gaudy nebula from the Hubble Space Telescope and a loopy picture of a supernova's leftovers. You can even send your own celestial season's greetings.

Found: Whale thought extinct for 2 million years

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Science on NBC News By Staff Writer updated 12/18/2012 9:00:15 PM ET

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The pygmy whale, a mysterious cetacean that looks radically different from all living whales, is actually the last living member of a group thought to have gone extinct 2 million years ago.

The pygmy right whale, a mysterious and elusive creature that rarely comes to shore, is the last living relative of an ancient group of whales long believed to be extinct, a new study suggests.

The findings, published Tuesday in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, may help to explain why the enigmatic marine mammals look so different from any other living whale.

Russian winter continues to kill

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Pravda - 12/19/12

Abnormally low winter temperatures in Russia continue to claim more and more lives. Twenty-one people froze to death in only one day; 147 others were hospitalized with frostbite. The cold weather in central Russia is not going to get any warmer soon. On December 19, the cold has reached St. Petersburg, where temperatures fell below -20 degrees Centigrade. It is 30 degrees below zero in the Ivanovo region, -22C in the Kaluga region, and -25 in Tver.

For the time being, the winter of 2012 has killed 45 people (266 have been hospitalized).

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Weather: Flood Threat In Run-Up To Christmas

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Yahoo News - 12/18/12, Sky News

Forecasters have warned people to expect up to seven days of unsettled conditions as a series of wet weather systems engulf the UK.

And pockets of England have been told to prepare for yet more flooding after the Environment Agency issued another round of warnings.

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Tropical Cyclone Evan Hammers Fiji, Samoas

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Infrared satellite image of Tropical Cyclone Evan as its center hovers north of the Fiji island of Vanua Levu on December 17, 2012 at 2:30 a.m. local time.

Fiji residents are beginning to clean up after a powerful cyclone blew through the Pacific island nation.

Tropical Cyclone Evan on Monday ripped roofs from homes and churches, flooded roads and forced thousands to evacuate their homes. Strong seas near the capital, Suva, pulled two container ships onto a reef. Authorities say they hope to refloat them.

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"Good" Tornado Record Set, Expert Says

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Weather.com - 12/18/12, Jess Baker

The words "good" and "tornado" don't typically appear in the same sentence, so when Dr. Greg Forbes, the Weather Channel's Severe Weather Expert, said he uncovered a "good" tornado stat, we knew it was worth noting.

"By my count, today will be the 177th straight day without a tornado fatality in the USA," Dr. Forbes says. The expert says that's the longest streak in two decades.

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Ukraine Cold Spell Leaves Dozens Dead

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Weather.com - 12/18/12, AP

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A woman walks past a a snow-covered artillery piece during a winter's day in Kiev on December 18, 2012.

KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian health officials say 37 people have died from the severe cold spell that hit the country this month.

Temperatures have dropped as low as minus-17 C (2 F).

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