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HOW ELEPHANT POLO IS SAVING ELEPHANTS AND KIDS WITH AUTISM

How Elephant Polo Is Saving Elephants and Kids with Autism – GiftBasic.com Courtesy Melissa KlurmanIt may sound counter-intuitive, but in Thailand, some of the world’s largest animals have been tasked with helping kids with special needs. It’s part of an initiative called the Thai Elephant Therapy Program (TETP) in the Northern Thailand town of Lampang, where rescued eleph...

EVERYTHING REVIEW: EXPANSIVE UNIVERSE OF PIZZAS AND ZEBRAS IS A GOOD TRIP | TECHNOLOGY

Everything review: expansive universe of pizzas and zebras is a good trip | Technology – GiftBasic.com A daisy creeps across a rocky landscape. It becomes a blade of grass, which, in turn, becomes a caterpillar, which then turns itself into a very miniature zebra. Nearby, a patch of clover says to the zebra, “Repetition is the only form of permanence I am capable of.”

ANDROID SECURITY IS BETTER BUT STILL HAS A LONG WAY TO GO

Android Security Is Better But Still Has a Long Way to Go – GiftBasic.com First, the good news: Half of all Android devices have gotten fairly recent security updates, patching the hackable flaws that leave users vulnerable to digital crime and espionage. The bad news? The other half hasn’t.

BLUEBONNET SEASON CAME EARLY IN TEXAS THIS SPRING

Bluebonnet Season Came Early in Texas This Spring – GiftBasic.com Every year in Texas, millions of bluebonnets bloom after warm weather, just at the cusp of spring. Bumpy blankets of blue spread across pastures, parks and highway shoulders. And because of a series of warm days in February, this year’s show has already begun. It’s expected to peak in the next week…

‘THE MANAGER WAS SELLING COKE TO STAFF’: THE TRUTH ABOUT TOP RESTAURANTS | LIFE AND STYLE

‘The manager was selling coke to staff’: the truth about top restaurants | Life and style – GiftBasic.com Things that are glorified in the hospitality industry: sleep-deprivation, tempers, drugs, projectiles in kitchens (especially sharp ones), hedonism, asceticism, camaraderie, martial law, all broadly clustered under the umbrella idea that perfectionism makes you inherently unstable, and that’s a good...

FIRST ’LOVE ACTUALLY’ REUNION TRAILER IS HERE: WATCH!

First ’Love Actually’ Reunion Trailer Is Here: Watch! – GiftBasic.com In the 19-second video, Mark again uses cue cards to get his message across. However, this time it’s not to confess his love to

THIS WEEK IN MAKING: SIMPSONS’ STRANDBEEST, GAME DEVELOPER’S CONFERENCE, PI DAY, AND MORE

This Week in Making: Simpsons’ Strandbeest, Game Developer’s Conference, Pi Day, and More – GiftBasic.com ‘ new episode featured one of our favorite oversized mechanical contraptions — Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest. The reference was a nice reminder that our work as makers is only becoming more recognized all the time, and that the maker movement is becoming more mainstream (in a good way!).

NEW DIRECTOR RELEASES FIRST PHOTO BEFORE 2018 RELEASE

New Director Releases First Photo before 2018 Release – GiftBasic.com releases next summer. Newly appointed director J.A. Bayona revealed what seemed to be the next chapter of a movie franchise which is dedicated to some of the toughest members of prehistoric times.In the photo below, a young girl is captured as she stares down with the skull of

You could win a guesthouse in Ecuador…for just $29

You could win a guesthouse in Ecuador…for just $29 – GiftBasic.com A family of four are offering one incredibly lucky winner a chance to own their eco-guesthouse that lies at the gateway to the Amazon Basin in Ecuador.

No, iPhones Aren’t Luxury Items. They’re Economic Necessities

No, iPhones Aren’t Luxury Items. They’re Economic Necessities – GiftBasic.com To make it in America, you have to hustle. Fast-food worker or CEO, Uber driver or student, you have to stay connected in an economy built on the assumption that anyone is always reachable anywhere. In 2017, that means you need a smartphone.

44 islands on the Lakes of Vinkeveen, near Amsterdam

44 islands on the Lakes of Vinkeveen, near Amsterdam – GiftBasic.com For anyone that has ever harboured dreams of splashing out on their own private island, an auction in the Netherlands that will sell 44 atolls around the boating Lakes of Vinkeveen, might just prove to be the affordable navigational lights at the end of the tunnel.