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Monday Medley: The Sparkling Martins on Wife Swap!

I was so excited to see the Martin family on Wife Swap this week. Well, technically I don’t watch the show, and I saw it online after it had already aired, but it was still quite exciting. I try to catch everything that features the Martins, especially Dayna, whom I aspire to be more like in my life. She is such an inspiration of love and kindness, as well as a mother raising four autonomous people. Be sure to check out the episode if you get a chance; the link features the entire show.

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Hawaiian creature comfort and the Humane Society

No matter what luxury accommodations or loving caregiver you arrange for your dog while on vacation, there’s always one suffering party – you! Picture lying on a beach in Maui and longing for your pet. It can be agonizing, but the Maui Humane Society (MHS) has a pair of creative ways to ease the pain.

“We have visitors stop by our shelter on a daily basis, just wanting to be around the animals,” says Jocelyn Bouchard, CEO of the Maui Humane Society. “Until now, we didn’t have any organized way for them to get involved here, unless they wanted to adopt a pet."

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6.5 animated movies for adults

If you're an animation fan looking for long-form entertainment, the pickings can be slim. By my calculations, about 99.8 percent of animated feature-length films are aimed at kids. And while the better ones (like Wall-E, Monsters Inc., and Brave) are fun for adults, too, sometimes you crave something a little more… sophisticated.

Image copyright Akira/Manga Entertainment

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It turns out koalas aren't that cool

So you traveled halfway across the world to the continent known as Australia. Upon arrival, you are probably thinking a few things. First, where is the nearest beach that I can insert my body into for the next few weeks? Secondly, do Australians actually drink Fosters and love BBQ? While throwing some meat (or prawns, not shrimp) on the “barbie,” is a huge past time, Fosters is not the beer of choice here. If you want to drink like a bogan, you will need to get your hands on some Victoria Bitter or Carlton Draught.

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Six amazing waterfalls to see around the world

Waterfalls have always held a special place of fascination in my heart.  There’s something about great rivers of water meandering across the landscape until they find no place left to go but down that appeals to my sense of inevitability. In their travels, these rivers create stunning landscapes and end up producing some of the most attractive natural sites in the world.

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Spiders ensnare and hunt bats: The stuff nightmares are made of

As if spiders weren't scary enough, I have just found out that some of them are large enough to ensnare and feed on bats. Folks, this is the stuff nightmares are made of – at least my nightmares. A scientific paper in PLOS ONE reports that more than 50 incidences of bat predation by spiders have been recorded on every continent except Antarctica. Sometimes the bats got tangled up in the webs and died of reasons like starvation and exhaustion.

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