Cleaning company offers free cleaning to all women undergoing treatment for cancer

January 11, 2016, 4:50 am

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Cleaning For A Reason is offering free house cleaning to all women undergoing treatment for any type of cancer. 

The goal is to take away the worry and work of cleaning their homes to allow them to focus on their health and treatment – completely free of charge.

Founder Debbie Sardone had the idea when a potential client at her old cleaning company called to tell her she couldn’t afford her services while undergoing cancer treatment.

Debbie had not taken down the client’s contact details so was unable to call back to make arrangement.

In that instant, Debbie decided no woman undergoing cancer treatment would ever be turned away by her business. Instead, she vowed to offer them her services free of charge.

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In 2005, when sharing her story at a national cleaning industry convention, many cleaning business owners showed their interest and support.

From that, a non-profit organisation was created.

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January 11, 2016, 5:00 am

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We knew there was a reason we wanted a Fitbit for Christmas.

You know, other than the ability to obsessively count the steps we walk in order to convince ourselves we’re being fit and healthy.

Yeah, turns out they do more than just track how much sleep you’ve had and the calories you’ve burned that day.

These clever little gadgets might even save your life.

It sounds a bit far-fetched, sure, but 18-year-old Sarah-Jayne McIntosh credits the device for doing just that.

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January 11, 2016, 5:45 am

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Howard Lee is an artist from Aberystwyth, Wales, who is completely confusing the internet with his drawing of a hot dog. 

The drawing is so realistic that when placed next a real hot-dog, it is nearly impossible to tell the difference between the two.

Posting a video of his comparison to YouTube, titled Hot Dog Drawing Challenge, Lee shows his audience exactly how his art-piece was created, alongside revealing the secret to which hot-dog is real.

We’re just completely astounded as to how he went from this:

 

To this:

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You can now enjoy a magical Valentine’s Day dinner in the Hogwarts Great Hall

January 11, 2016, 6:04 am

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Is he a keeper? Looking to keep the magic alive?

Then you might want to consider spending your Valentine’s Day at Hogwarts.

This year, the Warner Bros. Studio Tour is hosting a romantic candlelit Valentine’s banquet in the famous Great Hall.

Couples will be greeted with canapés and welcome drinks on arrival – including something called a Love Potion.

Then, they’ll be seated at candlelit tables of two and treated to a three-course meal, which includes an assiette of desserts to share (because sharing dessert is a true test of any relationship).

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January 11, 2016, 7:06 am

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It’s like the man and baby Athena poster from the 80s, but so much better.

Because instead of a baby, these pictures show ridiculously good looking men snuggling with everyone’s favourite little heartbreaker: new Star Wars droid BB8.

The ‘Hot Guys Holding BB8‘ Tumblr page was created by Entertainment Weekly writer Marc Snetiker and it’s a story of boy meets droid. With bad Photoshopping (Marc’s words, not ours).

Some may ask why. We ask why no Leonardo DiCaprio?

Warning: these pictures will awaken your force.

Chris Hemsworth just wants to protect the little droid. 

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January 11, 2016, 7:23 am

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Being able to roll out of bed and go to work in your pajamas is the dream.

But for some reason, something to do with society’s silly conventions, this has been largely viewed as an unacceptable practice.

With the exception of the guy who pulled off wearing the suit onesie to work for a week, there’s been a sad lack of nightwear in our offices.

Start-up company Lunya is set to change all that, which is music to the ears of people who love PJs more than life.

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Introducing: The most focused cat of all time

January 11, 2016, 7:26 am

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This cat has probably got more concentration skills than any human could ever wish to have. 

Although the video doesn’t make it too clear as to what he’s looking at – he seems to be gazing thoughtfully into the sky – we are sure that whatever it is he’s got his eye on is extremely important and in absolutely no way should (or could) his concentration be hindered.

We’re quite surprised that his owner’s constant poking and giggling – as the kitty so desperately kept his eyes on whatever the prize was – wasn’t too aggravating for the poor thing.

He remained calm and collected as his owner tried desperately to deter his concentration away from the sky.

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Over two million people have already fully-focused on the fully-focused cat on ViralHog’s YouTube channel.

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January 11, 2016, 8:12 am

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Gentrification is confusing. You’re angry for the grocer under the arches who is getting forced out. But it’s handy having a local farmer’s market and you love being able to buy a decent coffee.

Here are 16 ways to tell that your area is gentrifying:

1. Expensive bread

A new sourdough bakery has opened up. The cheapest loaf is £3.50 and they’ve sold out by 11am on a Saturday.

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14 restaurants in London offering cheap January deals

January 11, 2016, 8:37 am

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Bored of feeling virtuous yet?

That ‘New Year, New You’ stuff is getting old really fast, and pay day is still a loooong way away. Fortunately, help is at hand. London’s restaurant scene has come up trumps with a shed-load of January deals that’ll help you get through the most depressing month of the year without breaking all those boring resolutions you made about fiscal responsibility.

1. Save on steak at Smithfield’s Grill On The Market, which is offering up to 50% off food throughout January via OpenTable.

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January 11, 2016, 8:43 am

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Depression is hard to live with, hard to explain and hard to understand if you’ve never suffered it before.

And until recent years it’s been a subject that’s been ignored at best and shamed at worse.

Which can make finding the right words to talk to someone with depression extremely difficult.

Everyone who has lived with the illness has a unique experience and different ways of coping.

But from my personal experience, these are the things people said to me that really helped:

1. You deserve help

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January 11, 2016, 9:35 am

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This is a video that will truly pull at your heartstrings.

It may also be the video that you use as a reference in later life, to remind yourself to never give up.

Because if this tiny dog can find a way to get himself onto a sofa that he is way too short to reach, you can most definitely do almost anything.

The video, in which this cute little pup fails miserably in his attempts to jump up onto his sofa, was posted to Facebook page RantPets and has – deservingly so – already received over 2 million views.

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This dog just doesn’t understand his owner’s phone – no matter how hard he tries

January 11, 2016, 9:39 am

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Phones can be confusing enough for anyone.

But if you think you had it bad with your phone, imagine how dogs feel. Dogs that really, really want to work out what exactly the screen we’re tapping over and over again is actually doing.

Well, some dogs. More specifically, this dog does. And his owner decided to post a video of his adorable curiosity for the world to see.

Meet, the cutest boxer pup you ever did see. As his owner taps away at her smartphone, the Olaf tilts his head from left to right over and over in an effort to figure out what exactly his owner is doing…… Read the full story

Dog sunglasses are now a thing

January 11, 2016, 10:28 am

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Watch out guys, dog sunglasses are now a thing. Because dogs want to look cool too, okay?

Obviously, there is more reasoning behind these dog-goggles than just the ability to look cool. And it’s actually not just so you can hang out on the beach with your best friend.

It all started when two dog lovers, Jesse and Aiden, were given the awful news that one of their dogs had a serious eye condition.

They were told by their vet that they would either have to limit their dogs’ time in the sun, or find some sort of dog goggle.

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January 12, 2016, 3:05 am

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There we were thinking we held all the cards on Tinder, swiping left and right with gleeful abandon.

But, turns out, the people at Tinder HQ are silently judging you.

Tinder CEO Sean Rad has revealed that the dating app has a hidden ranking system, which is used to generate better matches.

Everyone with a Tinder profile has a secret ‘desirability score’. The score, which the folks at Tinder call an Elo score (a term used in chess to rank player skill levels), is determined using a complex algorithm.

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January 12, 2016, 3:16 am

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We need Luke to hurry back ASAP, because it looks like we’ve got a young Sith Lord in the making.

First up, this baby favours the colour red for his onesie, and we know that Sith Lords like red lightsabers. This can’t be a coincidence.

But most importantly, when he is overwhelmed with fear and can’t help but cry, it’s not the light of the force that soothes him.

Nope, it’s Darth Vader’s theme tune that settles this baby down.

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January 12, 2016, 3:30 am

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Well it’s 2016, officially the year of the sex robot.

Hello if you’re reading this in the future with your sex robot boyfriend by your side, smiling at the quaint notions they had back when they still wore their own faces and didn’t live under water.

If you’re reading this in 2016, you should probably know that this is the year inventors get serious about sex robots and scientists admit ‘love and sex with robots are inevitable’.

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12 reasons Lincolnshire is the best place in the UK to stuff your face

January 12, 2016, 4:01 am

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If Kent is the garden of England, then Lincolnshire is undoubtedly its allotment.

So much great food is grown on its silty soils and made by its artisan producers – and let’s not forget the fabulous pubs, restaurants and cafes all serving up this delicious fare.

Here’s 12 reasons why it really is the best place in the UK to stuff your face.

You’re guaranteed to get your five day

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January 12, 2016, 4:03 am

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Regular yoga and wellness retreats with mats and green juices? So 2015.

The new way to reach peak zen is underwater yoga. And we’re not just talking legs in the sea. We’re talking full body, deep-sea diving yoga.

Zen Harmony Diving is a fancy organisation working in Bali, that lets guests dive 12 metres under the sea to perform a daily spot of yoga and meditation.

Pre-dive, guests are treated to Ayurvedic treatments to fully unwind, and are taught specialised breathing techniques to make sure everyone stays entirely relaxed underwater.

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January 12, 2016, 4:29 am

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Over the past year we’ve seen many a re-imagined Disney character, but rarely a re-imagined superhero.

But this artist didn’t re-imagine them into any old thing. No, he re-imagined them as poop. Yep, you read that right.

Illustrator Toshib Bagde was hit with the realization that most of the favored comic book superheroes were actually just human beings with powers and he wondered what their poop might look like.

A common thought, we know.

Instead of just shrugging the idea off, he took it to a whole other level by creating his own quirky series titled ‘Superheroes Poop Lab’.

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The series features ‘rare poop samples’, as he calls them, of various superheroes including Thor and The Incredible Hulk.

According to the illustrator, he tried to illustrate poop in the most decent and cutest way possible – even giving them nicknames. How thoughtful.

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January 12, 2016, 4:32 am

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You’ve probably done it thousands of times. You know, made an inappropriate joke about the plane going down and then touched wood just in case.

But why do we touch wood, or knock on wood, to ward off bad luck?

The phrase is relatively modern – the oldest citation for the British version of the phrase ‘touch wood’ dates from 1850, when it was used in the academic correspondence magazine Notes and Queries. This predates the American ‘knock on wood’ expression.

And there are a few theories as to how it came about.

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