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That clanking sound you heard was my jaw hitting ground! All I can say is Wow!
Stopped bottling my Malbec and taking a cold shower
That clanking sound you heard was my jaw hitting ground! All I can say is Wow!
Stopped bottling my Malbec and taking a cold shower
Common Gerry, you know you just gotta scratch that itch. You've been in the dark, need to come back to the light side. Besides you know we miss ya shipmate.
A Chinese Long March-4C rocket carrying the Yaogan-25 remote sensing satellite blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 11, 2014. It was the 201st mission for the Long March rocket technology. Yaogan satellites are mainly used for scientific experiments, natural resource surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief. [Photo/Xinhua]
International students take a Chinese calligraphy class at the Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU) in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 10, 2014. International students in NWPU reached 1,033 in 2014, increasing 32 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Xu Rui)
An American student (L) practises Tai Chi at the Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU) in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 10, 2014. International students in NWPU reached 1,033 in 2014, increasing 32 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Xu Rui)
81-year-old Chinese grandma goes skydiving....English.news.cn | 12.11.2014| Editor: Tang Danlu
Erica Zhuhai Chen waves after winning Miss Chinese Vancouver 2014 in Vancouver, Canada, Dec.10, 2014. Erica Zhuhai Chen will be competing in the upcoming Miss Chinese International Pageant in Hong Kong in January 2015. (Xinhua/Sergei Bachlakov)
Li Zhi, a firefighter who rescued an abandoned newborn at a public toilet in Yulin City of Shaanxi Province, visited the little girl in the hospital, Dec. 12, 2014. (Xinhua/Wang Ruiping)
Firemen make headlines for rescuing newborn from a toilet in northwest China's Shaanxi Province is making headlines in China. Li Zhi, a firefighter, received a call on Monday that a baby girl was found at a public toilet in Suide County of Yulin City. About three minutes later, seven firefighters arrived at the site.
Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2014 shows the shaft of a colliery run by Xinhe Coal Mining Company in Chengcheng County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Four people were trapped underground in wake of a coal mine fire here Friday, local authorities said. (Xinhua/Xu Rui)
A 13-meter-tall Christmas tree made of roses is displayed at a shopping mall in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 11, 2014. (Xinhua/Zhang Wenkui)
A corridor "bridge" connects two buildings in Nanning, Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Dec 10, 2014. The corridor, illegally constructed with steel frame and incompatible with the overall architectural style, has fueled safety concerns among local residents. [Photo: China News Service/Ren Feng]
Job seekers take part in a job fair hosted by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 13, 2014. The job fair provided about 1,500 job vacancies from domestic enterprises, research center and colleges, attracting over 2,500 job hunters. (Xinhua/Zhao Yanxin)
Actress Zhang Ziyi graces fashion magazine. (Photo source: Xinhuanet.com/ent)
Another photos of Actress Nini posing for a fashion magazine English.news.cn | 12.10.2014| Editor: Xiang Bo
An intelligent service robot serves clients in a snacks bar in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo: Xinhuanet Photo/Chinanews.com)
A bullet train leaves the Changsha South Railway Station, a stop of the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway, in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 16, 2014. The construction of the Shanghai-Kunming railway in Hunan section has been completed. (Xinhua/Bai Yu)
Students learning Flower Drum Dance exercise in the local cultural center of Changfen Town, Huaiyuan County of Bengbu City, east China's Anhui Province, Dec.3. 2014. Huagudeng, or Flower Drum Dance, is a folk art form including singing, dancing, gong and drum striking and acting that is popular in east China's Huaihe River Basin. Having a history of more than eight hundred years, Flower Drum Dance was listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2006. Huaiyuan, one of the origin of the art form, has produced lots of famous performers, among whom is Shi Chuncai, who has been named national inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage. Now with a hope to pass the art form to younger generations, Huaiyuan has established a training center for Flower Drum Dance in a local school, where teachers has trained more than five hundred performers of Flower Drum Dance. (Xinhua/Zhu Weixi)
Flower Drum Dance performer Shi Chuncai displays his costume at home in Lianhua Village, Huaiyuan County of Bengbu City, east China's Anhui Province, Dec.4. 2014.
A performer plays Huaibei Drum in an old tea house in Linhuan Town, Suixi County of Huaibei City, east China's Anhui Province, Dec.11, 2014. Linhuan Town, located in the southwest of Suixi County of Huaibei City in east China's Anhui Province, has a long history that can dates back to more than four thousand years ago. Local people of Linhuan has kept the tradition of drinking tea since Ming Dynasty, which leaves its print on people's life here through the old square table, the rough sand bowl and the rusty copper tea pot. Customers usually show up at the tea house at ten in the morning, where they can not only drink tea, but also smoke pipe, play cards, chat with each other and enjoy the leisure time. (Xinhua/Zhu Weixi
An elder pours tea in an old tea house in Linhuan Town, Suixi County of Huaibei City, east Chin's Anhui Province, Dec. 11, 2014.
An elder smokes pipe in an old tea house in Linhuan Town, Suixi County of Huaibei City, east Chin's Anhui Province, Dec. 11, 2014.
Li Xiuying (R) and Sun Jinglan make tiger shoes at Sun Jinglan's home in Liwa Village, Duji District of Huaibei City, east China's Anhui Province, Dec.11, 2014. Tiger shoes, a traditional wearing for children in China's countryside, symbolizes good wishes of people to bring good luck to their children. Sun Jinglan, 81-years-old, and Li Xiuying of the same age, have been making tiger shoes for years in Liwa Village. Many parents have bought their makings for their fine work, expecting them to be auspicious. The artwork has been listed as the intangible cultural heritage of Anhui Province in 2014. (Xinhua/Zhu Weixi)
Zhang Xinyi attends Shu uemura Christmas party in Shanghai. (Photo Source: xinhuanet/ent)