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I love origami. It is a fun and enjoyable art form and can expand the world for many people in different ways.

Origami is the ancient paper folding technique from Japan. It is widely used around the world today as an art form, simple decoration, a design model for technology and architecture, and overall one of the best gifts for anyone of any age.

When I was much younger, I was a very shy child and it was difficult for me to make friends or even stand out in class among other more social children. One thing that helped me get out of my shell was origami. I would just sit quietly folding different origami models that I learned from my father.  Once a model was done, I would place it on my desk and start another one.  The one folded paper object was enough to grab the curiosity of some children and from there, new friendships were made.  The other children would ask me what I was doing and even request certain objects, and I would show how to make certain things like 3D tulips or cranes.

The Mandarin traditional attire, Qipao, known also as The Cheongsam, is an offshoot from the conventional dresses of the minority Manchu ethnic people in China. In fact in the good olden days, it meant lengthy gowns usually adorned by the Manchurian and Mongols.

During the Qing Dynasty of 17th Century, the Chinese traditional dress had lengthy gowns without collars, having narrower cuffs which looked like the hoof of a horse. The buttons flowed down along the front left, having 4 slits and a tight-fitting waist. Usually people used to roll up cuffs, and bring it down only when they were on expeditions like battles or hunting. Chinese winters are severe and the cuff served well to give protection from cold weather. On each side left and right and front and back, the gowns came equipped with slits reaching knees. Since the dress was fitted tight to your body, with a waistband to tighten it, the lengthy dress was able to even carry food and utensils within it while hunting. Importantly Manchu Qipao was worn with a waist coat which had various options like front buttons, or twisted fronts or fronts appearing like a lute. ?

Dog and handlers have always been working as a tandem when guarding castles or hunting down foxes or hares. These duties have a high requirement of communication between the two to properly execute instructions. But for people who enjoy more of a spotlight image on themselves and their dogs, there is the Disc Dog sport. The sport is based on the simple concept of throwing a disc and having them fetch it. The concept has evolved to include speed, grace and calisthenics into the mix to make this sport a very competitive one as well as a spectacular site to see!

There are two categories for the disc dog tournament where both handlers and canines can show off their speed and athletic prowess. One category is known as the Toss and Fetch. It is also known as MiniDistance, Distance/Accuracy and Throw and Catch but they all have the same objective to catch as many discs thrown by the handlers with increasing distances within the time frame of 60 seconds. Usually 50 meters is the maximum distance for throwing and points are given for successful catches according to each distance and extra points for airborne catches wherein all the dog’s feet are not touching the ground.

A kitten with two heads was born on Wednesday near Perth, Western Australia.

It was delivered at the Swan Veterinary Clinic after its mother had endured complications during the birth.

The feline can only use one of its two faces to eat because of a cleft palate, but both of its mouths can miaow at the same time.

The grey and white cat was one of three born in the litter, but its siblings were born without deformities.

Nurse Louisa Burgess, who successfully delivered the remarkable cat with veterinarian George Huber, said that in her 12-year career' she had never seen a two-faced cat.

If you like castles, you'll love Germany, for Germany has castles the way Venice has canals, or Norway has fjords, or the Napa Valley has wineries. There are literally scores of them, virtually in every German state and seemingly on every other hilltop, especially along the river Rhine. There are schlosses, which are essentially castles or palaces, and there are burgs, which are castles or fortresses; and then there are festungs, quite simply, fortresses.
Here are ten of the most famous German castles, the must-sees, the "great castles" of Germany.

1. Schloss Neuschwanstein
Schloss Neuschwanstein is perhaps the most picturesque, the most recognizable of Germany's great castles. This is the one that inspired the magical castle at Disneyland, the one with interiors that resemble scenes from Wagnerian operas. Perched high on a hill in an alpine setting in Schwangau, along Northern Bavaria's Romantic Road, the castle follows a distinctly Romanesque style.
Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany is commonly known as "New Swan Stone Castle" is regarded as one of the most beautiful castles in Germany plus famous castles in Germany.