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Peaks of influence - Travel

9/11/2018, 12:31:35 AM
undefined ✔ Zhou Tiansong is no longer a tour guide at Zhangjiajie-at least in the conventional sense ✔ The 26-year-old now shows the area to much larger audiences online as an influencer with nearly 1.3 million followers on the popular Chinese short-video app, Kuaishou ✔ Once, I got 150,000 new followers from just two clips


Beat the heat in Ningbo, a cool place after all - Travel

9/11/2018, 12:31:56 AM
undefined ✔ The burst of air that hits people's ankles makes audiences feel the feline ✔ The park covers 67 hectares in the city's Xiangshan Peninsula ✔ An apprentice who started to learn the craft when he was 16 said he was concerned that nobody will continue the art


Sands of time - Chinadaily.com.cn

9/11/2018, 12:31:53 AM
The ongoing Yinchuan Biennale studies a diverse and complex world through the works of artists from China and abroad, Li Qi reports. ✔ People travel wider and more frequently in the globalized era, and technology has enabled people to get information about what's happening far away even without having to leave home ✔ Marco Scotini, the event's Italian curator, says he hopes the exhibition will create an atmosphere that will distinguish the biennial from others held in Beijing, Shanghai or Shenzhen


Celebrity Big Brother winner Ryan Thomas 'set to make MILLIONS'

9/11/2018, 1:07:41 AM
It's been claimed that the former Corrie star, 34, has been inundated with TV offers, which could see him rake in millions - five years after he was declared bankrupt. ✔ Ryan Thomas was crowned the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2018 on Monday night ✔ In a candid interview with host Emma Willis, Ryan was offered the chance to finally see the so-called 'punching' clash with Roxanne, and despite some reluctance and some cheers from the crowd he eventually agreed


Trains run through Thailand's Folding Umbrella Market

9/11/2018, 12:11:06 AM
The Maeklong Railway Market, set up under umbrellas, is located on fully operating train tracks in a narrow passage. Find out what happens when a train actually comes along. ✔ As far as outdoor shopping venues go, the Folding Umbrella Market in Thailand might just be the most dangerous in the world ✔ To shelter themselves from the elements, vendors have erected a long row of retractable umbrellas and awnings, which extend right over the tracks ✔ See it all happen in the above video by Black Buddha ✔ Those short on time should hire a private car to make the 1.5-hour journey


Twitter photo that proves all parents going on holiday are the same

9/11/2018, 1:30:21 AM
Vishnu, a lawyer from New Dehli, India, recently shared a photo of his parents packed and ready to go on a holiday several hours before their flight was scheduled. ✔ every time!' 'But that makes complete sense! You have to be at the airport at least by 2.10pm which means you have to leave around 12.00 to beat the traffic ✔ All parents (at least Indian) are the same and most of us ultimately turn out to be a copy of them,' she added


ME & MY OPERATION: New op to give you perfect pins after a blood clot 

9/11/2018, 2:39:32 AM
60,000 people a year develop a deep vein thrombosis - and Wendy Yaxley, 53, from Lincoln, was one of them. This is her story of pioneering new treatment. ✔ Within days my left leg was the same size as my right ✔ However these don’t really work for all DVTs as stents cannot repair or replace the faulty valve ✔ These results show 70 to 80 per cent reported significant improvements in terms of reduced pain and swelling, while 80 per cent of ulcers healed completely in weeks


American Airlines pilot orders 40 pizzas for stranded Wichita Falls passengers

9/11/2018, 12:17:48 AM
When American Airlines flight 2354 was delayed at Wichita Falls Regional Airport because of weather, the pilot reportedly ordered pizzas for everyone. ✔ A project to complete Taxiway C is running past schedule ✔ City council will consider a change order for the project Tuesday ✔ What a guy, one observer can be heard saying in a video tweeted by Josh Raines ✔ The food was handed out to passengers huddled at the curb


Lisa’s In and Around Tokyo: Yodobashi--a historic ward that stands on solid ground

9/11/2018, 1:13:18 AM
“I’ll start with crab cakes, then the Daisen chicken and an order of duck fat fries and broccolini, ✔ I’ll start with crab cakes, then the Daisen chicken and an order of duck fat fries and broccolini, please ✔ Yes, Yodobashi, sung along to the melody of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, an American Christian hymn, which has been a battle march and civil activist chant


Alec Baldwin Gives Some Marriage Advice to Justin Bieber and Niece Hailey Baldwin

9/11/2018, 12:31:46 AM
Baldwin offered some words of advice to his niece and her fiancé, Justin Bieber. ✔ There’s movies I got offered where they say, ‘Come leave town for five weeks ✔ The singer and model, 21, previously dated before breaking up in 2016 ✔ This summer, the pair rekindled their relationship and made things official on July 7 ✔ So does Uncle Alec know any information about the singer and model’s upcoming wedding


Not 'just a Chinese student': Flinders Street victim at another junction

9/11/2018, 2:11:52 AM
The last thing Tony Li remembers is the pedestrian light go green. He doesn't remember a car hitting him, and dozens of others, on December 21. This is his story. ✔ Exclusive National Victoria Crime Not 'just a Chinese student': Flinders Street victim at another junction By Tammy Mills11 September 2018 10:44am Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size The pedestrian crossing lights at the corner of Flinders and Elizabeth streets turned green ✔ Mr Li wanted to share some of what he’s been through so he was more than just a Chinese student among the injured


Hi-tech T-shirt that could help doctors spot risk of stoke 

9/11/2018, 2:39:29 AM
The shirt, called Cardioskin, has electrodes in the fabric which check the heart’s activity. These connect to a tiny chip which wirelessly beams results to a smartphone app. ✔ But most patients experience abnormal rhythms only intermittently (some can go days or weeks without an episode) ✔ Martin Cowie, a professor of cardiology at Imperial College London, said: ‘It is fantastic to see a new solution to the very real problem of diagnosing intermittent heart abnormalities that may explain serious conditions such as syncope [fainting] or stroke.’ He told Good Health: ‘Cardioskin could be an important development for cardiologists.’


17 Products For Anyone Who Dreads Laundry Day

9/11/2018, 12:04:38 AM
I'm sorry if you came here looking for Tide Pods. ✔ I highly recommend this product for those with sensitive skin and/or those that prefer a more natural cleaning product ✔ Check out all of BuzzFeed’s gift guides! The best things at three price points The best things at three price points More BuzzFeed Reviews More BuzzFeed Reviews


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