[Lights of India] Boo! World's Cutest Dog!!!!!!!!!!!

The Daily Mail's Lina Das was granted a 15-minute audience with Boo

Boo may look like a teddy bear and be unable to sing, dance or act to any discernible degree (although let's face it, that hasn't stopped most X Factor contestants), but he is one of the fastest-growing stars, not only in America but across the globe.

He has nearly two million Facebooks fans, a publicist, a book deal, and TV and film offers to his name, as well as a host of celebrity admirers, including socialite Paris Hilton.

He has appeared on the breakfast show Good Morning America and the normally serious-minded Time magazine called him 'aww-worthy'.

Sporting fan: Boo is a fan of baseball team The Cubs, left, and promoting the We Day movement, a charitable initiative of Free the Children

Shy guy: Despite Boo's popularity, his owner has chosen to stay anonymous and is only known as Jennifer

All wrapped up: Boo looks more like an exotic bear than a dog

Ladies man: Boo has celebrity fans including Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian and singer Ke$ha

Suited and booted: Boo is looking smart

Dog day out : Boo takes a trip to the Tory Burch store in New York

Snug: Boo relaxes in a cushion

Peek-a-Boo: The little fella says hello

Give us a smile: Boo wearing an Operation Smile hat and with a big fluffy head

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[Lights of India] An Autumn To Remember

Has there ever been an autumn like this? Forget the euro and those tedious party conferences and enjoy this stupendous Riviera weather

By Stephen Moss

Last updated at 11:19 PM on 30th September 2011

October has begun, but much of Britain is basking in mid-summer sunshine. Here, in a glorious evocation of autumn in a Somerset village, naturalist STEPHEN MOSS captures the sense of wonder that this weekend — amid so much otherwise depressing news — will lift all of our hearts . . .
Most autumns we enjoy a classic 'Indian summer' here on the Somerset Levels. Temperatures still plummet by night and mornings dawn cool under clear blue skies, but as days progress, a southerly breeze and the soft warmth of the sun belie the lateness of the season.
Some days, the only reason we know it's not May or June is the absence of swallows twittering in the skies above.
And it's on just such a morning that 100 or so villagers gather in the parish church for the annual Harvest Festival. This year, as every year, we all came together to celebrate the tradition, tucking into a feast of cold meats, salads and local cider; followed by games, a children's tea party and an evening concert — the nearest we get around here to the world of rock 'n' roll.

Stunning: The foliage in the New Forest's Exbury Gardens was at its glorious best

Mellow and magical: A bucolic vista in St James's Park in Central London this week

Unseasonable: Rowers take advantage of the warm weather on the River Wear in Durham

The church sits in a landscape steeped in history, of both the natural and the human kind. This is where King Arthur is said to be buried, where King Alfred burned the cakes, and where the last pitched battle was fought on English soil, at Sedgemoor on July 6, 1685.
Like so many an English village, it's a place where foxes chase rabbits, badgers grub up worms and jackdaws potter noisily around the ancient churchyard. But our small fields, with their watery boundaries, create a unique environment for more unusual plants and animals to thrive, too.
Until a fortnight or so ago, reed warblers sang their rhythmic, scratchy song from the ditches. But now fields are filled with visiting redwings, shy roe deer pass almost unnoticed and, at dusk, a barn owl floats over fields on soft, silent wings.
But there's nothing silent about this particular morning. After the service, we take a family walk down the lane behind our home in search of perhaps our last haul of blackberries.

Just stunning: The sun sets on a beautiful day in Brighton - people enjoy the last moments at low tide neat the West Pier

Isolated: A paddle boarder enjoys last night's sunset in south Devon

According to ancient folklore, Old Michaelmas Day, October 11, is the day the Devil spits on blackberries, making them inedible. With our hands soon mauve with juice and the excited children collecting impressive scratches, the tasting of the current crop confirms that, while small, the blackberries are still sweet and tasty.
Tonight we will enjoy blackberry-and-apple pie made with home-grown cooking apples and the fruits of our blackberrying labours; a fitting end to the day when we stood in church to give thanks for the food we eat.

Dawn: A man walks through the morning mist on Hampstead Heath in north London

Walkies: A man and his dog enjoy the morning mist on Hampstead Heath

Taking a break: A runner in Hampstead Heath, takes time out of her jog to soak up the sun in north London

Red hot: Artists Sonia Canals (left) and Julie-Anne Gilburt enjoy the unseasonably beautiful weather on Brighton seafront.

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[Lights of India] Short Jockey. Tall Cricketers.

Where's Willie? Legendary jockey Carson is dwarfed by England cricketers at fundraiser

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 12:56 AM on 1st October 2011

It must have made the conversation rather awkward.

Jockey turned television horse racing pundit Willie Carson may have been a giant in his sport, but he was left in the shade when he bumped into two towering England cricketers at a fundraising dinner at Lord's.

Carson, 68, who is just 5ft tall, was dwarfed by 6ft 7in Steve Finn and 6ft 6in Stuart Broad.

Spot the jockey: Steve Finn, Willie Carson and Stuart Broad at a fundraising dinner at Lord's for The Broad Appeal, in aid of Motor Neurone Disease

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The event was in aid of The Broad Appeal, which was set up by Stuart and his family to raise money for sufferers of Motor Neurone Disease after his mother Miche died from the condition last year.

More familiar surroundings: Willie Carson prepares for the Derby in 1992

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[Lights of India] Autumn Riddle Solved

Seeing red: Scientists solve riddle of why autumn leaves fall off and are different shades in Europe and North America

By Rob Waugh/ Daily Mail Science And Tech

Last updated at 12:59 AM on 1st October 2011

Leaves changing colour and then floating to the ground before winter sets in is a familiar and beautiful autumn sight.

And captured here is the contrast between birch trees (yellow), beech (red) and evergreen pines in a forest near Gdynia in Poland's Pomerania.

But scientists now believe they have answered the question of why plants might expend energy producing red pigment in leaves only for them to fall off and why they tend to be a brighter red colour in North America than in Europe.

As leaves die, the chorophyll inside them - used by the plants to photosynthesise - diminishes. Yellow and orange pigments become visible. But some plants actually produce a new pigment called anthocyanin - a vivid red colour, seen here in the beech trees on the outside of the picture.

A view over a lake in a forest with trees changing colour in Autumn in Kashubia. The contrast between the evergreens and deciduous trees shows how different plant families evolved to cope with local conditions

A new study has found trees evolved to become deciduous after a series of ice ages and dry spells and their leaves were turned red to help protect against insects that attacked them.

But the key difference in North America was as the ice age went on plants and insects were able to migrate fairly freely while in Europe the plants became trapped in ice, along with herbivorous insects, meaning the majority of these bugs largely died out.

So according scientist Simcha Lev-Yadun of the University of Haifa, Israel. 'The anti-herbivore component in red leaf colouration was relaxed, and Northern Europe became dominated by trees with yellow autumn leaves,' but North American trees continued to need the bright red to fight the insects, he says.

A person walks past the trees at Westonbirt Arboretum, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, where the leaves are beginning to change to their Autumn colours.

A dogwalker passes trees in the same area, which will turn from red to yellow quickly compared to U.S. trees

It seems nonsensical that a plant might 'decide' to spend energy on a pigment for leaves that are about to drop off. But a series of recent scientific papers provide the answer, according to an essay, published in New Scientist this week.

The pigment isn't an unnecessary 'expense' - in fact, for some plants, it's an essential tool for survival. It also 'explains' why the changing of the seasons can have markedly different colours depending on where in the world you are.

William Hoch of Montana State University found that the pigment had a function - it allowed the plants to send nutrients to the roots for winter. If they 'blocked' plants from producing it, their leaves became vulnerable to sunlight.

The reason for this was revealed in a study of sweetgum and red maple by a team in North Carolina, led by Martha Eppes. She found that leaves in nutrient-poor soils tend to be redder - to shield leaves for longer, and allow them to 'keep doing their job' of sending nutrients to the roots.

This American tree stays a distinct red for longer as it fights insects not really found in Europe

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[Lights of India] Lighten your Load

by Greg Hickman

Life can get pretty heavy at times. Sometimes we can handle the load, sometimes the load handles us. And sometimes the pressures and problems we face rumble right over us like a runaway steamroller.

There are few feelings more hopeless than feeling like the weight of the world is hanging around your shoulders. You want to lighten the load, you NEED to lighten the load, but the load keeps getting heavier and heavier until you can barely hold up any longer.

Far too often we allow problems to go unchecked and pressures to build. Rather than tackling life's problems when they show up, we bury our heads in the sand and hope they somehow go away. Sometimes they do, most of the time they don't. And when they don't, we hang quite a heavy noose around our necks.

Weak, weary and totally worn out, your energy sapped and your motivation completely kaput, you are tempted to give in and throw in the towel.

Don't.

Instead of giving up, why not lighten up instead?

Sure, there are times when life gets really heavy. And life can become quite burdensome on occasion. But we can still lighten our load considerably by addressing the weighty issues when they occur. The key is to never allow the load to pile up.

Dealing with the difficult times we encounter is never a walk in the park. After all, there are thousands of things we would all rather do than going toe to toe with our problems. But there is only one sure way to lighten the load. And that's to put out the fire before it becomes an inferno.

That means handling with your problems when they happen each time, every time; without exception, without hesitation.

What kind of heavy load have you been carrying around? What kind of burdens have you been shouldering for who knows how long? What kind of toll have they taken on your life? Instead of carrying around the weight of the world on your shoulders, wouldn't you prefer to lighten your load right now?

Instead of allowing your problems to take over, I urge you to take the wheel and plow right over, around or through them. That's right, smash right through them, each and every one. Get rid of them and get on down the road.

The minute you start lightening your load, you're going to notice something else taking place. You're going to start feeling better than you have felt in years. The weight you have been carting around will be gone, making you feel a whole lot lighter. Your outlook on life will become immeasurably enhanced and much brighter. Best of all, you'll get a lot more done with a lot less stress.

So go ahead and lighten up and you'll brighten up.

Lighten your load and you'll live a happier, healthier, wealthier life.

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