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Its not my dog or my daughter ....

El Comercio of Lima has 2 interesting videos today.  I like dogs, and this one is very sharp. They claim she recognizes over 1000 words ... Lets see Moka ... Let us start with ... sit ... come on ... sit .... I said sit ...SIT  SIT !!!! http://elcomercio.pe/mundo/689421/noticia-chaster-perro-que-reconoce-mas-mil-palabras A father took about 3000 photos of his daughter over 10 years, showing a progression of her age, from baby to young girl. I have to admit that some people just have too much time on their hands. http://elcomercio.pe/tecnologia/689464/noticia-papa-fotografio-su-hija-todos-dias-durante-diez-anos It a slow news day even for me. Where are Sharon, Michelle, Sarah, Christine ... when you need them .. . !!!  ???

Vandals, Rome and race

Just looking for the origin of a word - vandal - and came upon a curious history event, full of violence, race and stereotyping in ancient Rome. So Roman.   The Vandals were a tribe from today's Germany that entered the late Roman empire during the 5th century, perhaps best known for their sack of Rome in 455. Although they were not notably more destructive than other invaders of ancient times, Renaissance and Early Modern writers who idealized Rome tended to blame the Vandals for its destruction. This led to the coinage of "vandalism", meaning senseless destruction, particularly the defacing of artworks that were completed with great effort. Later Alaric and the Visigoths invaded Italy, capturing much of the peninsula in the south. Vandal auxiliary general Flavius Stilicho defends and saves Rome, eventually defeating Alaric at Pollentia and the battle of Verona, forcing him to retire from the peninsula. You may think the inhabitants of Rome were

Pegaditos - "Cantinero de Cuba"

As you may have many versions of a song .... Here you get the flavor from different places .... One is the original - The European "elegante" version from Sergio y Estibaliz of Spain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtgb1VZYt7Y&feature=related El Cubano .. con el ultimo gran cantante de la Matancera - Welfo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOZWZ-KDMV4&feature=related De cana, ron y agua marina .....