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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Dog Rescues Kitten For Heart Attack Inducing Cuteness

Here comes the most painfully cute story you will see all week. You can tell by the pained expressions on the anchors faces. In a South Carolina town an officer was called to investigate a barking dog. What she found was too awesomely adorable. A female puppy rescued a kitten and was nursing it back to health. The officer is hoping this pair will be adopted together. FOX Carolina 21

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Travel Day -> Georgia

On our second trip to Georgia, we are going to visit some unusual places that we haven't been to before! Enjoy your trip!

1ST STOP: CLEVELAND, GEORGIA



Cabbage Patch Kids is a line of dolls created by American art student Xavier Roberts in 1978. It was originally called "Little People". The original dolls were all cloth and sold at local craft shows, then later at Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland, Georgia.[2] The doll brand went on to become one of the most popular toy fads of the 1980s and one of the longest-running doll franchises in America.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT THE CABBAGE PATCH KIDS

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE CABBAGE PATCH KID HISTORY

CLICK HERE TO VISIT BABYLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL

2ND STOP: STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA



CLICK HERE TO LEARN THE HISTORY OF STONE MOUNTAIN

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CLICK HERE FOR A TOUR OF STONE MOUNTAIN PARK

3RD STOP: TRENTON & COOPER HEIGHTS, GEORGIA



Cloudland Canyon State Park is a 3,485 acre Georgia state park located near Trenton and Cooper Heights on the western edge of Lookout Mountain.

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT CLOUDLAND STATE PARK

CLICK HERE FOR A SLIDESHOW OF CLOUDLAND CANYON PARK

4TH STOP: ATLANTA, GEORGIA



The World of Coca-Cola, is a permanent exhibition featuring the history of The Coca-Cola Company. Its well-known advertising as well as a host of entertainment areas and attractions, and is located in Atlanta, Georgia at Pemberton Place.

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE WORLD OF COCA-COLA

CLICK HERE TO TOUR THE INSIDE OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

LAST STOP: PLAINS, GEORGIA



The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, located in Plains, Georgia, preserves sites associated with James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (1924–present), 39th President of the United States. These include his residence, boyhood farm, school, and the town railroad depot, which served as his campaign headquarters during the 1976 election. The building which used to be Plains High School (opened in 1921 and closed in 1979) serves as the park’s museum and visitor center. As President Carter lives in Plains, the area surrounding the residence is under the protection of the United States Secret Service and is not open to the public.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT THE JIMMY CARTER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE JIMMY CARTER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

CLICK HERE TO VIEW SOME IMAGES OF THE JIMMY CARTER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Travel Day -> London, England

London

London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. With an estimated 8,308,369 residents in 2012, London is the most populous region, urban zone and metropolitan area in the United Kingdom.



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The London Eye



A recent but already very popular tourist attraction is the London Eye, a giant observation wheel located in the Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank. The 135 meter (443ft) tall structure was built as part of London's millennium celebrations.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE LONDON EYE

Kensington Gardens



Kensington Gardens, once the private gardens of Kensington Palace, is one of the Royal Parks of London, lying immediately to the west of Hyde Park.

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT KENSINGTON GARDENS

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Big Ben



Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower.

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The Tower of London



Despite the Tower of London's grim reputation as a place of torture and death, within these walls you will also discover the history of a royal palace, an armoury and a powerful fortress. Don’t miss Royal Beasts and learn about the wild and wonderous animals that have inhabited the Tower, making it the first London Zoo.

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE TOWER OF LONDON

CLICK HERE FOR A SLIDESHOW OF THE TOWER OF LONDON

Around London

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CLICK HERE FOR UNUSUAL FACTS ABOUT LONDON

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

11 Banned Ingredients We Eat in the U.S

We sure do love unhealthy food in the U.S. Eleven ingredients considered unhealthy and dangerous are banned in countries around the world. But not in the U.S. In fact, those ingredients are found in food and drink that Americans consume regularly, according to ABC News.

The banned ingredients include:

1. Blue #1 food coloring
2. Blue # 2 food coloring
3. Yellow # 5 food coloring
4. Yellow # 6 food coloring
5. Red #40 food coloring
6. Brominated vegetable oil (found in sodas)
7. Bromated flour (used in baking)
8. Olean (found in potato chips)
9. Preservatives butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)
10. Growth hormones rBGH and rBST (found in dairy products)
11. Arsenic found in chicken feed

Food manufacturers aren't necessarily including these ingredients in their products because they want to poison people. The ingredients might be a part of a product's original formula or the manufacturers just might not know that they are there or that they are harmful, according to Mira Calton, a licensed certified nutritionist and co-author of Rich Food, Poor Food: The Ultimate Grocery Purchasing System.

The Food and Drug Administration assures the public that it is monitoring the safety of these ingredients and the products that contain them with an "extensive, science-based process."

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