After the quake, he took photographs that few have seen before. Part of an exhibition by the California Historical Society, showing now in San Franciso.

In the Philippines, the carabao is the native water buffalo, producing meat and milk, in addition to being a work animal.

Steps are being taken to clone a superior buffalo that will give more milk. The dairy carabao gives about 8 liters a day. Researchers are hopeful that their super buffalo’s output will be closer to that of some animals in India, whose daily production reaches 35 liters.

Here’s a sampling.

If you are in the vicinity of New Forest, Hampshire, and want to sneak up on the six water buffaloes mentioned earlier, the prudent advice is, don’t.

According to Ananova, the animals have the ability to spray dung across quite a distance.

While the lines are long, the wait is well worth it, and the prices are certainly more than reasonable.

Instead of a handheld device to let you know when your table awaits, the cafe uses an auditory signal.

What’s on the menu? Sablefish is usually the catch of the day. Politeness dictates that you only take a few.

And just who packs the place on a regular basis? The smartest sperm whales, that’s who.

Don’t look at me, I didn’t make it. But someone did, and lives to tell the tale. No recipe (only hints, thank goodness) in the article.

Normally, if a water buffalo wanders off, there is an obvious, odiferous trail.

However, since November in New Forest, Hampshire, six of them are there one minute, gone the next. No trails. They can weigh almost a ton each, so rustling them could prove quite daunting.

Police are puzzled. No doubt the water buffalo are tired of the game. Unless they are behind it all.

Bracing the city for a possible future Category 5 hurricane means taking a good look at some innovative solutions. They include air-filled flood gates, amphibious houses, and replacing canals with an underground drainage system.

The main site is here, and a good place to start would be ‘mixed media’, then to ‘topography of an unknown land’.

How one city dealt with it after considering other options.

Moments of a year that saw an ample share of tragic events.

Did you drop it? Sit on it? Drop it in the tub? Expose it to freezing temps? Drop it again?

There are many ways to protect your iPod from mishaps. And many places that offer repair services.