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Mistrial Declared In Fourth Brent Burke Trial
Burke Accused Of Killing Wife, Her Former Mother-In-Law In 2007
A jury could not reach a verdict in the fourth trial of a Fort Campbell military policeman accused of killing his estranged wife and her former mother-in-law in 2007.
The families involved were clearly disappointed in the ruling.
Jurors could not reach a unanimous decision after four hours of deliberations, but the judge told them to try again. They viewed two hours of testimony and evidence in the case, then came to the same conclusion, more than four hours later.
"How many times can they do this? How many times can Kentucky put him through this?" said Irene Burke, Brent Burke's mother.
For the second time in less than a year, a jury in the Brent Burke murder trial was deadlocked, telling the judge further deliberation would not lead to a verdict.
The mistrial came after nearly nine hours of deliberations.
Prosecutors insisted that Burke killed his soon-to-be-ex-wife Tracy and her former mother-in-law in the early-morning hours of Sept. 11, 2007.
Three children, including two of his own, were in the home at the time. Prosecutors said his motive was getting custody of his kids.
"Tracy Burke was an obstacle for Brent Burke for not having his kids, an obstacle that was going to be finalized," prosecutor Chris Shaw said.
Burke's attorneys argued not only was there reasonable doubt, but there was also a lack of evidence.
"There is absolutely no physical evidence linking Brent Burke to this crime. No DNA, no fingerprints, no matching blood," said John Shaunessy, Burke's defense attorney.
It was the same case presented over five weeks last year, to a jury that came to the same conclusion.
The Commonwealth is now planning to go forward with a fifth trial.
After hugging their son, Brent Burke's parents began to focus on what's next.
"We (were) hoping to be done this time. We're going to go back to the drawing board to see what we can do next time," said Stanley Burke, Brent's father.
"This has been an astronomical financial burden on us. But we're not going to give up and the Commonwealth is wanting us to give up, and they want to break us, but they're not going to break our spirits," Irene Burke said.
The families of Tracy Burke and Karen Comer expressed frustration with the last mistrial, but did not want to speak as they left the courthouse Monday.
Burke is due back in court for a pre-trial conference in three weeks.
He is expected to ask for a reduction in his $1 million bond.
Burke's first two trials ended in mistrials before getting to the jury.
A mistrial was declared during jury selection in his first trial.
The second mistrial came after the oldest of the three children in home at the time of the killings needed an emergency appendectomy.


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Harris Academy Merton is an 11-18 co-educational Academy for 1,500 students. The Academy opened in September 2006 on the site of the predecessor school. The Academy benefits from a brand new state-of-the-art Post 16 block and high quality buildings. Harris Merton is judged by Ofsted to be an Outstanding School. Harris Merton offers specialisms in Enterprise and Science. It is an oversubscribed school at the heart of its local community.
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At Harris Academy Merton we promote the ethos 'Achievement is Success' and believe every student has the right to the highest standard of education so that they can accomplish their aspirations. Our aim is to give every student an educational experience that is enjoyable and holistic so that they develop into responsible, articulate, successful and well-rounded young people.
We combine the traditional values of strong discipline, good manners, respect and pride in appearance with contemporary best practice in teaching and technology. With these core values embedded, we develop our students into confident and capable individuals that have a desire to excel academically and personally now and in the future.
Students are rewarded for developing the right behaviours and attitudes, for trying hard and being persistent, for a courteous and considerate manner, for attending regularly and for achieving their personal best. They are taught the value of hard work and determination.
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Lemon Ice King of Corona comes to Huntington
When the weather warms up, cheese isn't the first thing you crave. So Ideal Cheese of Huntington is bringing in seasonal reinforcements, in the form of Italian ice. The 10-month-old shop, inside Huntington's Crushed Olive oil-and-vinegar boutique, is now scooping up cups of Italian ice from the Lemon Ice King of Corona, a Queens institution.
"We only brought in five flavors," said Ideal's owner, Chris Binetti. "After all, we're a cheese store." Lemon, chocolate, cherry and rainbow are always available. The fifth flavor will rotate; right now it's strawberry banana. A small cup is $3, medium is $3.50, large is $4.
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Brandon Bing was working as a personal trainer at a Cherry Hill fitness facility on Nov. 1 when he received what turned out to be the job offer of a lifetime. His agent had checked in to see if he was interested in signing as a practice-squad performer for the Giants.
Bing's response?
"How quickly can I join?" he said, laughing inside the Giants' locker room last week.
As a member of the Rutgers football team from 2007 to '10, Bing went from an unheralded recruit to a key defensive contributor. The speedy cornerback is trying to do the same as a professional football player, doing his best to prove himself against the likes of Hakeem Nicks, Victor Cruz and Mario Manningham on a daily basis.
"It's always been that way for me," said Bing, who has been a Giants practice-squad member for the past 12 weeks, including throughout a playoff run that will culminate with a trip to Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5 against the New England Patriots. "At Rutgers, I went against Tiquan Underwood, Kenny Britt and Tim Brown. It's the same thing here, only now it's a different three-headed monster."
Giants practice-squad member Brandon Bing will be one of five former Scarlet Knights participating in Super Bowl XLVI activities over the next 13 days. The others contribute for the New England Patriots, including starting defensive back Devin McCourty, defensive back Nate Jones, wideout Tiquan Underwood and practice-squad player Alex Silvestro.
As one of eight practice squad performers, Bing handles a variety of different roles for the NFC Champion-Giants.
"I actually came to the coach when I first got here and told him whatever they need me to do, I'm willing to do it," said the 5-11, 177-pound Bing, who started 11 of the 12 games he played as a senior in 2010, recording 65 tackles, an interception and blocking four kicks. "I'm helping out on offense, kick returns, punt returns, nickel (defensive packages), and playing corner. I'm just trying to open some eyes and stay on the team. Obviously I'm doing something right because I've managed to stick around for the past 12 weeks or so."
Since practice players don't travel to away games, Bing was at home Sunday when the Giants triumphed over San Francisco, 20-17, in a NFC Championship overtime thriller to advance to their fifth Super Bowl.
But Bing will travel to the Super Bowl, taking part in the same preparation and activities as his teammates on the 53-man roster.
"My next goal is to make the '53,' " Bing said. "Obviously I want to continue to get better by listening to the defensive backs' coach, the defensive coordinator and my teammates every day. Basically I just want to learn how to be a professional, make an impact and open some eyes."


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The Creation of Adam (Italian: La Creazione di Adamo) is a fresco painting by Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, painted c. 1508–1512. It illustrates the Biblical creation narrative from the Book of Genesis in which God gives life to Adam, the first man. The fresco is part of a complex iconographic scheme and is chronologically the fourth in the series of panels depicting episodes from Genesis.
The image of the near-touching hands of God and Adam has become iconic of humanity. The painting has been reproduced in countless imitations and parodies.[3][4] Michelangelo's Creation of Adam is one of the most replicated religious paintings of all time.[citation needed]
In 1505, Michelangelo was invited back to Rome by the newly elected Pope Julius II. He was commissioned to build the Pope's tomb, which was to include forty statues and be finished in five years.
Under the patronage of the Pope, Michelangelo experienced constant interruptions to his work on the tomb in order to accomplish numerous other tasks. Although Michelangelo worked on the tomb for 40 years, it was never finished to his satisfaction.[5] It is located in the Church of S. Pietro in Vincoli in Rome and is most famous for his central figure of Moses, completed in 1516.[6] Of the other statues intended for the tomb, two known as the Rebellious Slave and the Dying Slave, are now in the Louvre.[5]
During the same period, Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which took approximately four years to complete (1508–1512).[6] According to Condivi's account, Bramante, who was working on the building of St Peter's Basilica, resented Michelangelo's commission for the Pope's tomb and convinced the Pope to commission him in a medium with which he was unfamiliar, in order that he might fail at the task.[7]
Michelangelo was originally commissioned to paint the Twelve Apostles on the triangular pendentives that supported the ceiling, and cover the central part of the ceiling with ornament.[8] Michelangelo persuaded Pope Julius to give him a free hand and proposed a different and more complex scheme, representing the Creation, the Fall of Man, the Promise of Salvation through the prophets, and the genealogy of Christ. The work is part of a larger scheme of decoration within the chapel which represents much of the doctrine of the Catholic Church.[8]
The composition stretches over 500 square metres of ceiling,[9] and contains over 300 figures.[8] At its centre are nine episodes from the Book of Genesis, divided into three groups: God's Creation of the Earth; God's Creation of Humankind and their fall from God's grace; and lastly, the state of Humanity as represented by Noah and his family. On the pendentives supporting the ceiling are painted twelve men and women who prophesied the coming of Jesus; seven prophets of Israel and five Sibyls, prophetic women of the Classical world.[8] Among the most famous paintings on the ceiling are The Creation of Adam, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the Deluge, the Prophet Jeremiah and the Cumaean Sibyl.
God is depicted as an elderly white-bearded man wrapped in a swirling cloak while Adam, on the lower left, is completely nude. God's right arm is outstretched to impart the spark of life from his own finger into that of Adam, whose left arm is extended in a pose mirroring God's, a reminder that man is created in the image and likeness of God (Gen. 1:26). Another point is that Adam's finger and God's finger are not touching. It gives the impression that God, the giver of life, is reaching out to Adam who has yet to receive it; they are not on "the same level" as would be two humans shaking hands, for instance.
Many hypotheses have been formulated regarding the identity and meaning of the twelve figures around God. The person protected by God's left arm might be Eve due to the figure's feminine appearance and gaze towards Adam, but was also suggested to be Virgin Mary, Sophia goddess of wisdom, the personified human soul, or an angel of feminine build.[10]
The Creation of Adam is generally thought to depict the excerpt "God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him" (Gen. 1:27). The inspiration for Michelangelo's treatment of the subject may come from a medieval hymn, "Veni Creator Spiritus", which asks the 'finger of the paternal right hand' (digitus paternae dexterae) to give the faithful speech.[11]
Michelangelo's main source of inspiration for his Adam in his Creation of Adam may have been a cameo showing a nude Augustus Caesar riding sidesaddle on a Capricorn.[12] This cameo is now at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland.[13] The cameo used to belong to cardinal Domenico Grimani who lived in Rome while Michelangelo painted the ceiling. Evidence suggests that Michelangelo and Grimani were friends. Some scholars have been dissatisfied with the theory Michelangelo being mainly inspired by Lorenzo Ghiberti's Adam in his Creation of Adam. This cameo offers an alternative theory.[14]
Several hypotheses have been put forward about the meaning of The Creation of Adam's highly original composition, many of them taking Michelangelo's well-documented expertise in human anatomy as their starting point. In 1990, an Anderson, Indiana physician, Frank Meshberger, noted in the Journal of the American Medical Association that the background figures and shapes portrayed behind the figure of God appeared to be an anatomically accurate picture of the human brain.[15] On close examination, borders in the painting correlate with major sulci of the cerebrum in the inner and outer surface of the brain, the brain stem, the frontal lobe, the basilar artery, the pituitary gland and the optic chiasm.[15][16]
Alternatively, it has been observed that the red cloth around God has the shape of a human uterus (one art historian has called it a "uterine mantle"[17]) and that the scarf hanging out, coloured green, could be a newly cut umbilical cord.[18] Recently a group of Italian researchers published on Mayo Clinic Proceedings an article where the images of the mantle and the postpartum uterus were overlapped.[19] According to Enrico Bruschini (2004), "This is an interesting hypothesis that presents the Creation scene as an idealised representation of the physical birth of man ("The Creation"). It explains the navel that appears on Adam, which is at first perplexing because he was created, not born of a woman."[20]


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Small RNAs can play critical roles in male infertility/contraception
(10 Apr 2008: VIDYYA MEDICAL NEWS SERVICE) -- University of Nevada School of Medicine scientists in the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology have discovered insight into the reproductive workings of the male sex chromosome that may have significant implications for male infertility and contraception.
This important discovery has been published in Nature Genetics, one of the highest-ranking journals in the field of biomedical research based upon the impact factor.
The study findings indicate that the X chromosome in developing sperm cells encodes numerous tiny ribonucleic acids called microRNAs despite the fact that that most of genes on the X chromosomes are suppressed. This unprecedented observation implies that these small RNAs have critical roles in chromosome inactivation and also in sperm formation.
"The sex chromosome silencing in meiotic male germ cells is a well-known phenomenon, which has been termed meiotic sex chromosome inactivation. I was surprised when we first observed that numerous microRNAs were highly expressed in these cells," said Wei Yan, M.D., Ph.D., principal investigator for the study and associate professor of physiology and cell biology at the School of Medicine.
Working in collaboration with Dr. John McCarrey, professor of molecular biology and reproductive biology at the University of Texas, San Antonio, Yan's research group further investigated all the known X-linked microRNAs. Their data confirm that these X chromosome-derived microRNAs indeed escape the silencing effects and mange to be expressed.
"This finding opens a new avenue towards understanding the role of these small RNA species in the control of sperm production. Worldwide, one in nine couples in their reproductive age experience infertility. On the other hand, the number of unintended pregnancy is increasing yearly. Since these small RNAs are involved in the control of sperm formation, they can be causative factors in male infertility and also can be used as non-hormonal male contraceptive targets," added Yan.
Yan's research is focused on mammalian sperm and egg production and is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health. Rui Song, a third year graduate student and Seungil Ro, Ph.D., an assistant professor of physiology and cell biology, co-first authored this paper. Other contributing authors include Jason D. Michaels, a third year medical student, and Chanjae Park, Ph.D., a post-doctoral researcher.
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10 Grain Milk Bread
Thursday, July 21, 2011
10 Grain Milk Bread
10 Grain Milk Bread
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just... ñamñam...looks so great!☺ReplyDelete
i dont think ive ever seen a more stereotypical perfect loaf of bread! Its literally the perfect shape and the grain looks divine, gorgeous! :)ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousJuly 24, 2011 at 6:17 PM
It looks perfectly delicious!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 24, 2011 at 8:59 PM
YUM i can't wait to make this!ReplyDelete
Is those linens from Ikea! I love how you used them in the photos - gorgeous :DReplyDelete
Oh my, I love your photos, they're so beautiful! And I can't wait to try this recipe :) And I'm definitely adding your blog to my Favorites.ReplyDelete
Mmm, your bread looks beautiful. You really mastered the tangzhong breads. How did you get the shape?ReplyDelete
Oooh, yum! This bread looks so soft and delicious!ReplyDelete
@ Erin: yes! i love them! they make the perfect photo accessory :)ReplyDelete
@ nailspotting: thanks! i love your blog too - already a follower!
@ kirbie: thanks - ever since you introduced me i've been obsessed with milk bread and the tangzhong method. i just made the shape by rolling it into a log and popping it into the pan :)
@ davenport dreams: it is! amazing, amazing bread!
I'll have to try this tangzhong method because this looks so perfect! I don't usually buy eggs though so I wonder if I could still make this recipe work.ReplyDelete


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Q: Waaaaay back in the '60s I thought I saw bottles of wine with labels designed by Picasso, Dali and other popular artists. Was I dreaming?
—Elizabeth Dewey, Crystal Lake, Ill.
A: No, you weren't dreaming. The artists' labels were (and are) found on bottles of Chateau Mouton Rothschild, one of the best known red wines of France's Bordeaux region.
While Mouton Rothschild tapped Jean Carlu to design an Art Deco label for the 1924 vintage, the tradition of turning to a new artist every year began with the wine of 1945. That's when the chateau's owner, the late and legendary Baron Phillipe de Rothschild, emblazoned the label with a "V" for victory by Phillipe Jullian, the French illustrator. Works by other artists followed: Jean Cocteau (1947), Georges Braque (1955), Salvador Dali (1958), Marc Chagall (1970), Pablo Picasso (1973), Andy Warhol (1975), Keith Haring (1988), Francis Bacon (1990), Niki de Saint Phalle (1997), Lucian Freud (2006) and Xu Lie (2008).
Famously, the artists or their families are paid not in cash but in wine.
Not every Mouton Rothschild label celebrates an artist. For the 2000 vintage, the Millennium was saluted. The 1953 and 2003 bottles marked the 100th and 150th anniversaries respectively of the Rothschilds' ownership of Mouton. Britain's royal family has gotten into the label act twice. The 1977 vintage label commemorated a visit by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Her grandson, Prince Charles, was the featured label "artist" for the 2004 vintage, marking the 100th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale between France and the United Kingdom. You can find all of the labels from 1945 to 2004 reproduced at a Web site, TheArtistLabels.com.
Of course, art appears on other wine labels as well. Indeed, the very design – the typography, the colors, the shape of the label itself – can all voice an artistic message. Sometimes, the art is as glorious as the wine inside the bottle. Other times, well, you can imagine. Take time next time you visit a wine store or supermarket wine aisle to check out all the labels. You can be sure at least one will catch your eye – as they're supposed to.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Lawsuits and alleged safety violations are mounting against Exxon Mobil Corp. following the rupture eight months ago of a pipeline that spilled thousands of barrels of oil in central Arkansas.
Since Exxon's Pegasus pipeline ruptured March 29 and spilled the oil in the Mayflower community about 30 miles northwest of Little Rock, there have been at least 17 lawsuits against Exxon or its subsidiaries in state or federal courts.
And on Nov. 6 the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration alleged nine "probable" violations of safety regulations related to the spill and proposed more than $2.6 million in civil penalties.
Exxon Mobil has not said whether it will challenge the findings. Company spokesman David Eglinton told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://bit.ly/1jTTEJF ) that the company "will directly engage" with the safety administration about the allegations.
Shortly after the company was notified of the safety allegations, Exxon Mobil issued a statement saying that was still reviewing the notice and had not determined what action it would take.
"Regarding next steps, we are still reviewing the NOPV (notice of probable violations) and have not yet determined our future course of action," according to the statement provided by spokesman Aaron Stryk.
Damon Hill, a spokesman for the safety administration, told the newspaper Friday that the agency had not received any response from Exxon Mobil.
The company has 30 days from the date of the notice, Nov. 6, to respond. It can also request an extension of time during that 30 days.
Court litigation likely will take much longer. A lawsuit filed by U.S. Attorney Christopher Thyer and Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is not scheduled for trial until Feb. 24, 2015, after McDaniel, who is not seeking re-election, is out of office.
"There are many major efforts that will remain unfinished at the end of my term, including the Mayflower litigation," McDaniel said in an email sent by a spokesman. "I will communicate closely with both (parties') nominees for (attorney general) so that my successor will be able to easily transition into leading this office."
Exxon Mobil has asked the court to dismiss the case, a request that has yet to be ruled upon by U.S. District Judge James M. Moody.
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Last year, Melanie @ GrabTheLapels mentioned that she was planning on reading 15 books written by Mercedes Lackey – she talked about the story behind those books in this lovely post. I got immediately intrigued – books that feature magic always draw me in and I wanted to give the world of Valdemar a chance.
Melanie and Jacky @ DeathBySundoku decided to co-host an official read along called #ReadingValdemar – its schedule can be found on their picture below. True to my inner rebel, I somehow did not quite stick to the schedule (hey, I'm only a few days late!). I am glad that I took part in reading The Arrows of the Queen as it turned out to be an enjoyable read.
For those interested, here are also Jacky's review and Melanie's review of The Arrows of the Queen.Let's start with Goodread's blurb first:
Follows the adventures of Talia as she trains to become a Herald of Valdemar in the first book in the classic epic fantasy Arrows trilogy.
Chosen by the Companion Rolan, a mystical horse-like being with powers beyond imagining, Talia, once a runaway, has now become a trainee Herald, destined to become one of the Queen's own elite guard. For Talia has certain awakening talents of the mind that only a Companion like Rolan can truly sense.
But as Talia struggles to master her unique abilities, time is running out. For conspiracy is brewing in Valdemar, a deadly treason that could destroy Queen and kingdom. Opposed by unknown enemies capable of both diabolical magic and treacherous assassination, the Queen must turn to Talia and the Heralds for aid in protecting the realm and insuring the future of the Queen's heir, a child already in danger of becoming bespelled by the Queen's own foes.
What did I think of Arrows of The Queen? I was entertained by it despite thinking it was probably not the best written book I have read. However the characters as well as carefully added social issues wan me over in the end.
I could not help myself but to compare Lackey's with Tamora Pierce's books. Both of these female authors write fantasy books featuring strong female protagonists and their messages promote gender equality.
Pierce's Alanna: The First Adventure from the Song of the Lioness quartet was first published in 1983, and Lackey's Arrows of The Queen in 1987. If you enjoy Pierce's books, I think Lackey's books may be worth checking out as well.
As mentioned already, I had some minor issues with the way Arrows of The Queen is written. This could be that it was Lackey's first book. I would have probably preferred it to be edited a bit more and for it to omit the somehow slightly confusing change in narratives, which at times felt a little disjointed.
On the other side, I absolutely enjoyed reading about the main character, Talia. If you have been following my blog for a while, you may know that I have a special place in my heart for 'coming of age' stories. And Arrows of the Queen certainly fitted that category. Talia, who is 13 at the start of the book, is going to a magic school to learn how to become a Herald (I was sensing strong Harry Potter vibes there, but Lackey's book was written a decade before HP was published!).
Talia is certainly a likeable character. She is not perfect though – she struggles with asking for help, bottles up her feelings, doesn't trust others and is quite shy. She is therefore having problems forming friendships and connections with other and finds it hard to belong. She is a fellow dreamer with a kind heart that compels her to contribute and to help others. Despite her flaws, she is willing to grow and learn – something I find crucial when deciding if I care about a character or not.
I was really impressed how carefully Lackey embedded many social issues into the book. Gender equality, homosexuality, casual sex – it was all there and there was no judgement attached to any of these messages. Diversity is nowadays quite common in many YA books but I dare to say it wasn't that well represented during the time this book was published and I do applaud the author for doing so!
As I absolutely adore animals, I also appreciated the Companions – magical horses, that choose their Heralds. Reading about those special bonds between Heralds and Companions made me so happy. I do believe that animals talk to us, especially when we listen very carefully.
Overall, it was a fairly slow coming of age story that introduced me to Valdemar as well as its very likeable heroine, Talia.
I have bought the other two books in this trilogy as I do want to know what happens next. I will not be reading them on schedule though as I'm currently swamped with compulsory reading for my course but I will give those books a chance later on in the year. I am really looking forward to it! 🙂
Recommended? Yes if you enjoy slower paced coming of age fantasy that feature likeable heroin, magic schools and beautiful horses.
Over to you!
- Have you read The Arrows of the Queen?
- What's your favourite coming of age story?
Fancy sharing it with me? Thanks for reading! ❤


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- The act of moving along or forward; progression.
- Origination; emanation; rise.
- A group of persons, vehicles, or objects moving along in an orderly, formal manner.
- The movement of such a group.
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There are so many, but we'll steer you to five, and the amazing K-Staters on campus can take over from there:
1) Beach Museum of Art, SE part of campus (14th & Anderson)
2) Hale Library and the glorious aesthetics of the main campus library. Note: Hale closed for renovations due to spring 2018 fire (the hope is to open for 2019-20 year). Exterior building still great backdrop for selfies!
3) K-State Student Union, recently renovated student space looks practically new
4) The Gardens, horticulture display garden building to a 19-acre garden shrine
5) Call Hall; what's a visit to K-State without grabbing some ice cream? Find it between Dole and Weber halls toward the campus' north end.
Don't forget your selfie in front of Anderson Hall, the picturesque castle near the center of campus.
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That's our old pal Johnny Kaw ... the one-and-only, scythe-wielding Johnny Kaw, livin' large! The pioneer spirit of Kansas lives large with this gigantic 25-foot statue of the formidable farmer. The legend was created by Kansas State University horticulture professor George Filinger for the 1955 city centennial; with the statue erected in the park a decade later (1966). Join the Johnny Kaw Club to assist refurbishment efforts and create a plaza around the statue. Those construction efforts are slated for late 2018 to unveil in 2019!
There are quite a few of them. We'll get you started with these:
1) Flint Hills Discovery Center, tribute to native limestone and tallgrass prairieland, interactive exhibits
2) Kansas State University, an amazing campus voted most beautiful among all Kansas colleges
3) Konza Prairie, 8,600-acre preserve of native tallgrass prairie in Kansas Flint Hills (3 hiking trails)
4) Tuttle Creek, biking/hiking trails, boating and water activities
5) Sunset Zoo, voted state's best with a dizzying degree of dazzling attractions.
You have come to the right place! Manhattan is well known for its eclectic selection of unique dining destinations, and all carry a certain "dramatic flair" for incomparable culinary settings. As Manhattan is Gateway to the Flint Hills. open your appetite to servings of delectable dishes, whether it's Poyntz panache, awesome Aggieville spots or Westloop luminosity, MHK knows how to make magic on a dinner plate.
First of all, yes, it does! Unfortunately, Fort Riley museums are closed for renovations until spring 2020. When the museums return, learn how General George Custer, Buffalo Soldiers and the Big Red One have made Fort Riley a very notable military installation for nearly 170 years (Jackie Robinson served at Fort Riley). Visitors without DOD ID require temporary Fort Riley access pass/badge, obtained at Visitor Control Center (Henry Drive near Marshall Air Field, accessed just off Interstate 70). For pre-approval, email firstname.lastname@example.com. Fort Riley requires additional ID for visitors with Minnesota, Missouri and Washington driver's licenses.
We've got you covered to find more than a dozen running/walking trails. Manhattan is a biking friendly community with great access and ample bike lanes. With a major university, there's also no shortage of students that find jogging access at City Park and many more beautiful locations. Use this list to get you started.
Paddle on the Kansas River or Tuttle Creek Reservoir's river pond area just 5 miles north of Manhattan. Those are the main areas to paddle in close proximity to MHK. Many of the smaller streams run through private property, so make measured judgments or seek authorization.


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Assassin's Creed II
Fact: Assassin's Creed II's Monteriggioni is a real place
Assassin's Creed 3 may well be swallowing your time this week, but Phil Owen's still living in the second game. Literally, as it happens. Remember Monteriggioni? This is what it's like in the real world.
Assassin's Creed II headlines
Bank holiday bombshell: Assassin's Creed I and II ensembled with DLC for Japano-release
More news you're very unlikely to care about. Ubisoft's to pack up the first two Assassin's Creed games into a "welcome pack" with all relevant DLC for Japanese release. Did I mention Britain's on holiday today? It's out on June 19 for ¥2,940. Whatever. Andriasang has an amazing packshot.
Assassin's Creed: Lineage to get DVD, Blu-ray release
Ubisoft's announced it's to release Assassin's Creed: Lineage on DVD and Blu-ray on November 15. The release will come with the movie, which acts as a prequel to Assassin's Creed II, as well as animation Assassin's Creed: Ascendence and making-of stuff. But then, you can also watch it below the break for free.Thanks, IGN.
Ubisoft not done with "always-on" DRM just yet
After what seemed like an eternity in Stubbornness Years, Ubisoft finally patched the restrictive constant connection requirement out of some of its biggest games. So then, that's it, right? We can kiss this whole brouhaha goodbye, can't we? Please?Well, yes and no. Mostly no.
Lewie's Weekly Deals: RDR, Mario Anniversary, ACII, loads more
Big gaming news today: Some games are cheap. True story. Forget about that other game which just came out, and save money on some older games. Remember to regularly check SavyGamer.co.uk for all the gaming discount related news you could ever need.Check after the break for this week's selection.
GameFly drops Splinter Cell: Conviction, Mass Effect 2, FFXIII to sub-$20
If you're American, you should be interested in this.
60% of ACII players haven't completed game: Ubi
Googling "Assassin's Creed II too short" will return you around 176,000 entries. However, players who actually have completed Assassin's Creed II are in the minority according to Ubisoft's Gaelec Simard.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood pre-orders "20% above" ACII
There's a pretty good reason Yves Guillemot was hesitant to confirm any years off for Assassin's Creed: it's called "money".
Report - Patrice Désilets leaves Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft
According to Game Informer, Assassin's Creed series creative director Patrice Désilets has left the IP and Ubisoft Montreal.
Assassin's Creed II "Complete Edition" spotted at UK retail
According to listings on three different UK retail sites, Ubisoft's set to release Assassin's Creed II: Complete Edition on June 4.
ShopTo outs Assassin's Creed II: Game of the Year edition
Haven't bought Assassin's Creed II yet? Haven't bought the DLC yet? Ubisoft's got you covered it, apparently.
Cryptic Facebook message hints at E3 reveal for new Assassin's Creed
Dr. Vidic is an awful, awful man. He also knows how to tease people, what with six weeks or so until E3.
Assassin's Creed II receives Guinness World Record [Update]
Update: Ubi UK PR manager Stefano Petrullo's very excited about this news story. So much so, he sent us a picture of himself which one of the ACII devs. That's him on the right.Original: Assassin's Creed II has received a Guinness World Record for being the "most cover-featured video game", Ubisoft announced today.
Ubi CV says next Assassin's Creed is due this year, SCC PS3 also seen
According to a Ubi staffer's CV, the next Assassin's Creed is set for a release this year. As in 2010.
Ubisoft offers free content to those suffering online DRM outages
Ubisoft has decided to offer free game content to PC players of Assassin's Creed 2 and Silent Hunter 5 after users were unable to play their games due to attacks on the DRM servers.
Ubisoft games withdrawl from Steam "nothing to do" with DRM
Ubisoft's just sent VG247 a statement on the report from this morning that Assassin's Creed II and Silent Hunter V were withdrawn from Steam by Valve over its DRM issues.
Report - Steam drops Ubisoft DRM titles from line-up
According to a report from CVG, Valve's dropped titles on Steam from Ubisoft that's gotten the firm's ill-fated DRM software in its games, including Assassin's Creed II and Silent Hunter V.
Ubi PC DRM downtime due to "server attack" [Update]
Ubisoft's said in a tweet that the DRM issues that's affected titles like Assassin's Creed II and Silent Hunter 5 for PC were down to a "server attack" last night.
Ubisoft DRM servers take a tumble, render Assassin's Creed II unplayable
Whether it's a little kink Ubisoft needs to work out or a foreboding sign of things to come, the day foretold by cringing PC gamers the world over has already come to pass. Ubisoft's DRM servers hit a bit of snag today, and Assassin's Creed II has been unplayable ever since.
Ubi updates PC DRM to start play from "exact" point of connection-loss
Ubisoft's now updated its Assassin's Creed II PC DRM to ensure players will be able to start from the exact point they were at in the game if they lose their internet connection.
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Assassin's Creed II latest
Bank holiday bombshell: Assassin's Creed I and II ensembled with DLC for Japano-release
Lewie's Weekly Deals: RDR, Mario Anniversary, ACII, loads more
GameFly drops Splinter Cell: Conviction, Mass Effect 2, FFXIII to sub-$20
Cryptic Facebook message hints at E3 reveal for new Assassin's Creed
Ubi CV says next Assassin's Creed is due this year, SCC PS3 also seen
Ubisoft offers free content to those suffering online DRM outages
Ubisoft DRM servers take a tumble, render Assassin's Creed II unplayable
Ubi updates PC DRM to start play from "exact" point of connection-loss
Next Assassin's Creed has a "narrative justification" for the multiplayer
EU PS store update, February 18 – Yakuza 3, ACII, Burnout Paradise
PSA: Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities lands tomorrow
Ubisoft confirms ACII: Bonfire of Vanities for release this Thursday
Assassin's Creed II: 'Battle of Forli' live on Marketplace [Update]
ACII 'Battle of Forli' DLC won't have trophies or achievements, confirms Ubisoft


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"We would not hesitate to recommend Fujitsu KOMLIS to other municipalities."
Ulrik Skousbøll Christensen Business Development Consultant, Municipality of Herning
Herning is Denmark's third-largest municipality in terms of area and Denmark's twelfth-largest by population. The municipality has over 86,000 residents and, unlike many other municipalities in Jutland, Herning has experienced population growth in recent years.
Defining key figures and collating comparable data have often been time-consuming and challenging.
The Municipality of Herning has upgraded to a new management information system from Fujitsu. It has some clear expectations: savings in terms of both time and money; a better overview of activities and resources at the management level; a stronger basis for decision-making; and ultimately better and more coherent efforts in relation to the municipality's residents.
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Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What's better? A list of those. Here's a roundup of the rundowns out there.
• Ten Games With the Best Textures This Generation [Gaming Bolt] ....
• Top 15 Multiplayer Maps of All Time [Maximum PC] Not one map from Team Fortress 2 on here. [Correction] 2fort is on here. I missed it.
• Fourteen Most Badass Video Game Power Suits [Maxim] Gundam? Ain't on this list. I would have gone with the Tesla Armor instead of Fallout's T-51. Yes, the Spartan MJOLNIR armor is on here. No, Commander Shepard's getup is not.
• Top 10 Similarities Between Max Payne 3 and Man on Fire. [CinemaBlend] Wait, so, you're telling me that a game about a down-and-out alcoholic anti-hero with a dark past isn't entirely original?
• Seven Great Franchises That Never Got a Decent Video Game [The Smoking Jacket/Playboy (NSFW)] I'd add Tron to this list, though Discs of Tron and the original arcade game were quite good for their time. Watch out for some of the links on this page.


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Anonymous and the New Religion: Data
As the world is increasingly filtered through computers there is emerging a reliance on data as a belief system. Groups like Anonymous are pushing us further towards data, as they highlight the divide they see between belief and information.
"At its best thought is but speculation, a pastime such as the machine enjoys when it sparks. God has thought everything out in advance. We have nothing to solve: it has all been solved for us. We have but to melt, to dissolve, to swim in the solution. We are soluble fish and the world is an aquarium."
-- Henry Miller, The Colossus of Maroussi, pg. 141
"Prepare to enter the hivemind, motherfuck."
-- Topiary's last message
There is a revolution raging in the United States. It's a revolution of perception; on one side an enlightened minority of people who believe in the data-centric, computer-modeled logic that has come into its own during the last decade. On the other side are the majority: those who believe in what today seems increasingly like intellectual laziness masquerading as idealism, contradictory morality, or quaint superstition. This is true for both the conservative and liberal sides of American society. On one side are the burgeoning ideas presented in books like Moneyball and Freakanomics which show how data mining can provide truths that go against what we believe is common sense. On the other side are groups like global warming deniers and birther conspiracy theorists. In other words, willful data deniers.
Behind this move towards data as a belief system is the rise of the ubiquitous Internet, or the skyrocketing rate of time each individual is connected to some form of computer terminal - be it through phone, laptop, tablet or otherwise. Our lives and social interactions are increasingly mitigated by a machine, which like television has come to exist for the most part as a medium which facilitates an advertising marketplace. In this environment information is the commodity which is valued above others. And yet information is not neutral -- it can mean profit for those who control it and loss for those who give it away; think of applying for insurance over an Internet that can guess your age and relative health risk by your web history, or even change the price on products depending on your income level (something that is already happening). On the other hand, and more importantly for the future of humankind, information can also equal freedom.
Recently, while sitting in the keynote speech at a convention for the financial and insurance industry I was struck by the complete inattentiveness of the audience. It was hard to find someone who was actually paying attention to what was being said from the podium of a convention which cost millions to put on. This wasn't because half of them were on their smartphones, that was just a symptom of their restlessness (it's a mistake to see technology as a distraction - it just allows people to be distracted from what they are not interested in). No one was paying attention for a simple reason: no one cared.
I see the same thing as I walk through the offices of major corporations; few of the workers seem to genuinely want to be there. One reason for this might be that at their core even the least self aware person craves immersive, total experience. Unfortunately, a majority of the jobs available in this corporatized, specialized, technocratic world are the exact opposite. And, they pale in comparison with the all encompassing, always new, world of the Internet.
During Washington lobbyist Roger Dow's keynote speech at the conference he highlighted the, "need to involve employees in the mission of the corporation. You need to give your employees meaning to strive towards." Unfortunately, Dow has come to his realizations late. Thirty years ago this statement would have been revolutionary. In the '80s it wasn't about meaning, it was about making money. Today things have tilted in the opposite direction. The lure of a large house, a luxury car in the garage, and a Rolex aren't what they used to be. Even the poorest people in the US live within a sea of possessions, even if purchased at a WalMart, none of which seem to provide the meaning that each of them craves.
Seen against this background of general alienation and restlessness there is the distinct possibility that if cared for and cultivated the rapidly approaching pervasiveness of the Internet is a good thing. What could be wrong with a constant flow of information and communication, with the completely seamless junction between abstract information and physical reality which inventions like Google Glasses will afford people? Perhaps this will set the US back on a path towards community and social involvement, something which seems irretrievably lost. But for it to be a good for humankind it must stay wild and free; file sharing, trolling, Nigerian money scams, pornography and all. Why is this? Because the Internet is the only technology that has the built-in potential for community - but that community must be able to build itself, something which is not possible on a closed, corporate-controlled network.
One of the results of free social interaction on the Internet has been the Anonymous movement, which has been well documented by Forbes London Bureau chief Parmy Olson in her book We Are Anonymous, which deserves recognition as one of the fastest written non-fiction books of all time. It's over 500 pages and goes in-depth into events mere months before its publication date.
Basically a combination of Internet trolls and hackers, Anonymous is not as mysterious as those without a background in web culture would have you believe. Since the days of dial-up BBS's there has been a subculture of disaffected people of all ages using computers to talk with each other. In this world computer security, strange hobbies, and quasi-illegal behavior are the norm. What is astounding are the number of people engaged in these mini-communities. They reveal what a truer picture of the US would look like if their interests were more widely known. In these unsupervised, anonymous environments the odd, strange, and beautiful ideas that humanity is capable of are allowed to blossom.
We Are Anonymous is a highly recommended entry point to begin to understand what that hidden culture is, where it comes from, and how it's influencing the mainstream. Olson doesn't just give the reader a recap of events since 2008 (the first en masse attack by Anonymous), her sympathetic account shows why people find Anonymous attractive, and why, despite its rough edges, much of what it does and stands for is something that should be promoted. So much has been written in the press about Anonymous that the most important thing has been missed: Anonymous is a collection of highly intelligent, moral, but extremely disaffected people who look out at the world and see little there for them. Perhaps without realizing it, they begin to create the world anew through what they have at their disposal: computer terminals.
The first Internet message was sent from UCLA to Stanford on October 29, 1969. It was originally supposed to say "Log" but because the terminal the message was being typed on crashed the first message ever sent became "Lo". This failed message unwittingly set theme of the Internet -- that laughs would be part of its very founding. This was the first instance of what has become known as "Lulz", or emotionally satisfying pranks played on everyone from teenagers on Facebook to governments and multinational corporations. Lulz are satisfying because there is typically a perceived injustice being righted contained within each prank, even if that message is simple humility. Without being intentional, "Lo" sent the message of, "Don't take yourself too seriously."
Anonymous started on the basis of Lulz, something most journalists, Olson aside, haven't understood. One participant in Anonymous interviewed by Olson said, "...people would jump on the chance to cause massive lulz, annoy the hell out of people, and possibly do some good for the world. I found an army that did not belong to one person, but belonged to each other." It's that last part, the "...belonged to each other." that makes all the difference. It turns what would otherwise be called simple hackers into hacktivists, and has catalyzed a new breed of political action.
For Anonymous to be understood one simple fact needs to be accepted: at some point in the 21st century the balance between civics and capital tilted towards capital. The ties that bind us together, the feeling of being a citizen in a country, any country, which adheres to a higher principle other than simply making money are quickly evaporating. At one time on the national stage ideas mattered as much as the cold hard realities of capital and politics. Not that long ago there was a national civic dialogue that mattered. In the US a controversial figure like Malcolm X was interviewed regularly on national TV and his opinion taken seriously.
In contrast to this loss of community in our time, groups like Anonymous bring much needed perspective to the mass adoption of social networking websites, most of which only masquerade as fellowship. Chris Poole, 4Chan's founder, recently said that the only meme Facebook has ever generated is, "I lost my cell phone, please give me your number".
It's a joke that requires a knowledge of Internet memes to understand, but it's telling. There is no community built around Facebook, despite the fact that because of connection with friends and family, there should be. The reasons are obvious: first, the social risk to a user is high when not agreeing with others on Facebook, second, a user probably disagrees with a good portion of their Facebook connections about most things and third, true community generally requires the ability to be authentically one's self. None of these are possible on sites like Facebook. One of the Anonymous affiliate groups recently attacked Tumblr with a brilliantly written spam missive which read in part:
"This [attack] is in response to the seemingly pandemic growth and world-wide propagation of the most FUCKING WORTHLESS, CONTRIVED, BOURGEOISIE, SELF-CONGRATULATING AND DECADENT BULLSHIT THE INTERNET EVER HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF FACILITATING."
If you aren't laughing, then you're not getting the point. Anonymous is interesting because when left alone to do so (via unfiltered networks and message boards) the first organic movement that the Internet has spawned resulted in a bunch of people in masks, hackers helping Tunisian revolutionaries, and an organized cyber war on Scientology. It turns out when left alone to gestate and grow, the Internet will produce something of social value. The Internet has a conscience.
In a rare moment of journalistic right-place, right-time Olson was in contact with most of the members of LulzSec while they were performing what have become the most well-known computer security breaches in history. LulzSec was a six-person Anonymous splinter group whose members were responsible for most of the recent computer attacks people are familiar with: HBGary, PayPal, Sony, Tunisia, the CIA, and StratFor. While Olson wrote about and communicated with them, almost all were arrested and are currently facing long prison sentences. One of the hackers, Jeremy Hammond, is looking at a possible life sentence. Interestingly, they were all caught by old-school means -- one of their own turned them in.


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I know this is a bit far-fetched: does anyone know a 5-way folder-compare/merge? I like the 2-folder and 3-way folder compare that most other tools offer, but why not 5-way?
I have to work with an archive system which is split/spliced across 5 folders. I usually have to move/shift files about but I can only compare 2 folders at a time.


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Daily entertainment news with what to watch, a new website and a movie trailer for "Premium Rush."
What to watch: 'Premium Rush' in theaters
The bike messenger opus "Premium Rush" is the action movie equivalent of high-speed cycling on wonky wheels. It juts all over the place, but never really goes anywhere, as it wobbles in and out of Manhattan traffic before justly crashing into a heap.
-- Al Alexander, movie critic, MetroWest Daily News (Mass.)
New website: The H.P. Lovecraft Archive, www.hplovecraft.com
If you're a fan of "weird fiction" author H.P. Lovecraft, this is the site for you. Read about his life, fictional creations and writing. There's a great section on how Lovecraft influenced others – in art, music, pop culture and more.
Video: 'Premium Rush' movie trailer
Scroll down to watch the movie trailer for "Premium Rush."
-- GateHouse News Service


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Elderly man injured in Jessup crash dies
Howard County police: Man succumbs to injuries 2 weeks after crash
Howard County police said an elderly man who was a passenger in a two-week-old crash has died as a result of his injuries.
Charles Dorn, 86, of Linthicum, was the front seat passenger in a Ford Focus being driven by his daughter, Catherine Dorn, 54, also of Linthicum, on Jan. 11 around 3 p.m.
Police said the Focus was traveling northbound on Dorsey Run Road in Jessup when it attempted to make a left turn onto Rt. 175. Police believe the Focus pulled into the path of a Ford F150 pickup truck traveling westbound on Rt. 175. The F150 was driven by Michael Reinke, 36, of Woodbine. There were no passengers in the truck.
Authorities said Charles Dorn was taken by ambulance to Shock Trauma after the crash due to his age and the mechanism of injury. Initially, his injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. Catherine Dorn was taken to Howard County General Hospital, where she was treated and released. Reinke was not injured.
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Vicente Gandia is a century-old winery founded in Valencia in 1885 and now managed by the 4th generation of the family Gandia. Our winery remains faithful to its founding values, contributes to the progress and welfare of society and is committed to quality and innovation without forgetting the wine tradition of our ancestors.
Vicente Gandía has always been characterized by their international efforts and their wines are enjoyed in more than 90 countries on 5 continents.
Vicente Gandía is considered the largest winery in Valencia and best value winery in Spain regarding the rating by the international recognized Spanish wine guide.
In 2014, Vicente Gandía was awarded the best Spanish wine producer by the prestigious international competition AWC Vienna. The same year, the World Association of Journalists and Writers of Wine and Spirits included Vicente Gandía in its annual list, as one of the Top 50 best wineries in the world.
In 2018, the European Council of Enogastronomical Confraternities (CEUCO) awarded the "Aurum Europa Excellente" award to Vicente Gandía as "Best European Winery".
Vicente Gandia is committed to promote a CSR model that involves an active social economic and environmental commitment that improves the society and the welfare of those most disadvantaged social sectors. In turn, we promote moderate and responsible wine consumption, giving priority to communication and promotion of its health and cultural characteristics.
Vicente Gandia gets every year the highest rating in the BRC and IFS standards, these being the most globally recognized quality certificates in the food sector. Logistically we are one of the few companies in the world to achieve AEO certification that guarantees compliance with strict safety standards, legal regulations and economic reliability.
A project that combines art, culture and wine. Consists in renowned artists from the Valencia region to translate their works of art on authentic barrels used for wine making. These works are exhibited at the Museum ¨Art in Barrel¨ of the Hoya de Cadenas estate, which has become the first wine tourism complex in Spain that integrates an exhibition hall in a winery. A new concept of wine tourism linked to culture.
With a great variety of wines and appellations of origin, They are a global winery for their customers with the seal of approval as Vicente Gandia, a name recognized for their guarantee of quality for their consumers.
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Greipel wins 6th stage, SAfrica's Impey leads Tour
Stage 6 of the 100th Tour de France was a textbook demonstration of teamwork.
Like playing pass the parcel, an Australian deliberately handed over the race lead to help a South African teammate and friend become the first rider from that country to wear the famed yellow jersey.
And Andre Greipel, who won the stage with a fierce finishing sprint, owed a debt of gratitude to teammates who plied him with drinks all afternoon, ferrying bottles back and forth from cars at the back of the race, so he didn't melt in the scorching sun.
"Room service," the big German said light-heartedly.
As the new leader of cycling's showcase race, Daryl Impey can look forward to some first-class treatment, too. Being the first South African to wear the yellow jersey "will definitely change my life," he said.
Rugby, cricket and, for the majority black population, football, are the big sports for South Africans. Impey can shop in the malls of Johannesburg, where he trains and lives, without being recognized, said his wife, Alexandra.
But that was before his buddy on the Orica GreenEdge team, Simon Gerrans, passed him the race lead at the Tour.
"Wearing the yellow jersey now is definitely going to change things for cycling, put it on the map in South Africa," said Impey. "Hopefully people will start recognizing me, maybe."
Gerrans knows the feeling. To wear canary yellow at the Tour is to be king for a day - or more depending on how long the rider keeps the lead.
Gerrans had it for two unforgettable days. Fans clapped and cheered when they saw him. Reporters chased him. A particularly boisterous crowd of Aussie fans played air guitar for him.
The jersey also carries extra responsibilities: news conferences, podium ceremonies and other distractions can eat into rest and recovery - so important for riders to survive the three-week trek over 2,115 miles. Injuries from crashes have already culled seven of the 198 riders who started in Corsica on June 29.
Impey worked for Gerrans earlier at the Tour, helping him win Stage 3 and riding hard in the time trial Orica won as a team in Stage 4. Gerrans figured it was time for some payback. So on Thursday he rode in five seconds behind Impey in Montpellier. That was enough for the race lead to pass from one to the other, because they started the day with the exact same overall time, with Gerrans in first place and Impey second.
"Daryl was a huge part of me getting the jersey so I thought it was a nice gesture to be able to pass it on to him now. Hopefully for a few days," Gerrans said. "To have the yellow jersey, it just really changes your life as a cyclist."
"I'll have a bit more time to myself now and pass all that extra work on to Daryl," Gerrans added. "I don't count it as losing the jersey. I count it as passing it on to a mate. It was the plan before the stage and we were able to execute it perfectly."
Impey's father was a pro cyclist in South Africa, said his wife. She said Impey also used to train with Burry Stander, a two-time Olympic mountain biker killed Jan. 3 when he was hit by a minibus taxi while biking with his wife. Stander was the second leading cyclist to be killed in a road accident in South Africa in recent years. Carla Swart died in January 2011 when she was hit by a truck while training.
Describing roads around Johannesburg as "pretty scary," Alexandra Impey said: "I feel more relaxed when he's training here in Europe."
Greipel's sprint-finish victory capped a hard day of riding for the pack, across 110 miles of flat, sun-kissed terrain from Aix-en-Provence.
Anxious that the region's famous wind, the mistral, might blow hard and split up the race, teams cranked up the pace, reeling in a breakaway rider and motoring at high speed to make sure they wouldn't get left behind. This in heat that turned tarmac sticky, with temperatures above 90 degrees.
Bottles flew from the peloton as riders emptied them and tossed them aside. At the finish, French rider Thibaut Pinot immediately pulled up at a drinks station, pouring a whole bottle of water over his head and downing another in huge gulps.
"We rode strong all day in poor conditions," said Mark Cavendish, who won Stage 5 in a sprint but crashed late in Stage 6 and expended too much energy getting back into the race to challenge Greipel in the final dash.
Water-carrying is the job of so-called "domestiques," racers who ride in support of leaders going either for overall victory or stage wins.
"The yellow jersey doesn't get bottles, as a general rule," said Matt White, a director on Impey's team.
While leaders concentrate on staying up front, their support riders drop back to team cars behind the peloton to pick up drinks.
"It's a dangerous place to be, getting water bottles at (37 miles per hour) and putting them in your pockets," said White.
So leaders don't do it.
Domestiques stuff bottles into pockets and inside their shirts.
"You look like an idiot, but it's the easiest way to carry them," said one of Greipel's water carriers, Australian Adam Hansen.
Then they race back to distribute the drinks to teammates.
"When you've got to go all the way back and all the way forward, it's hard work," said Hansen.
So Greipel doesn't do it, to keep himself fresh for the finishing sprints he excels at. His stage win Thursday was his fifth at the Tour.
Greipel said he downed 8 to 10 pints of liquid - about 10 bottles - as he rode. But he didn't get one of them himself.
"That's our job: to make it as easy as possible for him," said Hansen.
AP Sports Writer Jerome Pugmire and Associated Press Writer Jamey Keaten contributed to this report.


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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) sets the criteria for a quality management system that can be used by any organization, large or small, regardless of its field of activity. In fact ISO 9001 is implemented by over one million companies and organizations in over 170 countries.
Phoseon Technology achieved ISO 9001:2008 registration as of October 11, 2013 by implementing a quality management system in accordance to the standard. The scope includes the design and manufacture of LED systems which currently utilize (but not limited to) ultraviolet (UV) energy for curing inks, coatings and adhesives.
"Our customers are our number one priority every day," said Bill Cortelyou, President and CEO at Phoseon. "Receiving ISO 9001 certification shows our commitment to delivering exceptional customer service and providing the most reliable and highest quality UV LED curing systems on the market." Phoseon Technology is committed to design, build and provide the highest quality product with zero defects through continuous improvement in the effectiveness of the Quality Management System.


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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Right-hander Brandon McCarthy reached agreement with the Arizona Diamondbacks on a $15.5 million, two-year contract, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Friday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because McCarthy's deal was pending a physical.
The physical will be especially important for McCarthy, who was Oakland's opening day starter last season.
McCarthy was hit in the right side of the head by a line drive off the bat of the Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar on Sept. 5. The 29-year-old pitcher sustained an epidural hemorrhage, brain contusion and skull fracture, then underwent a two-hour surgery.
Last month, McCarthy spent two days undergoing extensive evaluations by renowned concussion expert, Dr. Michael Collins, at the University of Pittsburgh. He was cleared by Collins to begin working out and resuming his regular offseason routine.
Oakland's medical staff initially warned that McCarthy's situation was very much ``life-threatening.''
Now, McCarthy checks in with Dr. Collins once a week to let him know that everything is going well, or if something seems a little off. McCarthy said in November that his concussion symptoms had subsided, but he still has to use caution and take notice of everything when exerting himself.
McCarthy went 8-6 with a 3.24 ERA this year in his sixth big league season and second with the A's. He was 9-9 with a 3.32 ERA in 2011.
McCarthy, who didn't immediately respond to messages Friday, said he planned to begin playing catch this month, then throw bullpens starting in January if all continues to go well.


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White House releases photo of Obama firing gun
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In this photo released by the White House, President Barack Obama shoots clay targets on the range at Camp David, Md., Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. The White House released a photo of Obama firing a gun, two days before he heads to Minnesota to discuss gun control. In a recent interview with The New Republic magazine, Obama said yes when asked if he has ever fired a gun. He said "we do skeet shooting all the time," except for his daughters, at Camp David. (AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza)


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Gerry O'Kane to play again in Canada
"Mart" just noted the following on the Gerry O'Kane page:
Gerry will be in Canada again in 2 weeks playing:
Arnprior March 13 at the John St Pub tickets at the door or https://gerryokane2015arnprior.eventbrite.ca
Toronto at the Monarch Tavern March 27 tickets at the door or https://gerryokane2015toronto.eventbrite.ca
Kingston at the RCHA Standeasy March 14, 17 and April 24 – tickets available at the club after 3pm or call with a credit card 613-542-8152
He will also be doing an all ages show in Toronto April 12 at Remarks Bar and Grill, [in their functions-room], 1026 Coxwell Ave., East York.
Pretty awesome! Wish I was closer!


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AUSTIN, Texas -- Former Texas quarterback Vince Young has been hired by the school for community relations and fundraising.
Young led the Longhorns to the 2005 national championship before turning pro. He hasn't played in an NFL regular-season NFL game since 2011.
Young spent five seasons with Tennessee. He started three games for the Eagles in 2011. He spent part of two preseasons with Buffalo and Green Bay. Young was signed May 1 by Cleveland, but released after the Browns drafted Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel, who as a freshman won the Heisman Trophy.
Young, who in 2013 earned a bachelor's degree from UT in applied learning and development, will work in programs supporting first-generation college students and students from low-income backgrounds.
Vince Young Returns to the Forty Acres to Support Programs for Low-Income, First-Generation Students http://t.co/vmjQt4htLt #HookEm
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Pakistani troops attack 50 Indian border posts
India on Wednesday accused Pakistani troops of firing guns and mortars on at least 50 Indian border posts overnight in disputed Kashmir, calling it the most serious cease-fire violation between the nuclear-armed neighbors in a decade.
Srinagar: India on Wednesday accused Pakistani troops of firing guns and mortars on at least 50 Indian border posts overnight in disputed Kashmir, calling it the most serious cease-fire violation between the nuclear-armed neighbors in a decade.
The attacks began Tuesday night in southern Kashmir after India's home minister visited the region to review security, Border Security Force spokesman Vinod Yadav said. Indian troops returned fire, but one Indian guard was killed and six were injured by a shell fired at the Arnia post in the Jammu region, he said.
At least 100 civilians were being moved from the villages of Arnia and Ramgarh near the frontier, local Indian police officer Rajesh Kumar said. Hundreds more were sheltering overnight in government camps away from any gunfire, which had injured 12 civilians in recent days, officials said.
"These people usually go back to their homes in the day as the firing incidents mainly occur during the night," said civil administrator Shantmanu, who uses one name.
While nearly 200 smaller violations of the 2003 cease-fire agreement have been reported this year, Yadav called the latest skirmishes the most serious in a decade. In most cases, India or Pakistan accuses the other of initiating the fighting.
India also regularly accuses Pakistan of supporting Kashmiri rebels who have been fighting on the Indian side since 1989 for independence or a merger with Pakistan. An estimated 68,000 people have been killed in the conflict, though most resistance is now shown through street protests. Pakistan denies giving any backing to the rebels beyond moral support.
Both India and Pakistan, however, have reported an increase in the number of cross-border attacks since the current Pakistani and Indian prime ministers held their first face-to-face meeting last month in New York and agreed on the need to reduce tensions.
Pakistan said Indian troops targeted 27 Pakistani posts near Sialkot in the last two days with machine guns and mortars. The Indians fired nearly 4,000 mortars and 59,000 machine gun rounds, and Pakistani troops responded, Pakistan's military said. During the last two weeks, Indian troops have killed two Pakistani civilians and a soldier and wounded 26 other civilians, it said.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif discussed his nation's dispute with India over Kashmir when he met President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday. After their meeting, neither leader mentioned the latest clashes in the disputed region, but Obama praised Sharif for seeking to end tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors that have fueled an arms race between them.
Sharif said he was committed to cooperation with India, including on Kashmir. He has said he would ask Obama for U.S. intervention and help in resolving the dispute.
Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid in New Delhi rejected the idea of U.S. involvement, saying Kashmir was a "bilateral issue between India and Pakistan."
India and Pakistan fought wars in 1947 and 1965 over their rival claims to the Himalayan territory, and have regularly sparred over the heavily militarized Line of Control that divides the territory between them. Serious fighting also erupted in 1999, when the Pakistani army and Pakistan-backed rebels occupied mountaintops on the Indian side in the eastern Kargil region of Kashmir.
On Monday, the top elected official on the Indian side, Omar Abdullah, said New Delhi should "look at other options" if Pakistan continues to violate the cease-fire.
He did not elaborate, but local politicians who want to separate from India's administration said Abdullah's comment's amounted to "war mongering" against Pakistan.
India's Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde was in the Jammu region of Indian Kashmir on Tuesday to meet with troops and security officials after reported skirmishes last week.
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John and Eva Nuffer are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter Regina Friederike to John George, son of John and Anna Wanner. John and Regina were married 31 August 1898 in the Logan LDS Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah.
Regina Friederike Nuffer was the first child of four born to the marriage of John Christoph Nuffer and Eva Katharina Greiner on 26 January 1869 in Neuffen, Esslingen, Wurttemberg. John was a widower when he married Eva endowing Regina with two older half brothers and sister, John (1862), Georg Friedrich (1864, Fred), and Christiane (1865, who lived less than a year). John and Eva were married 25 July 1867 in Neuffen. Regina had three younger siblings, Charles August (1871), Adolph (1875), and Mary (1881). Regina was christened 7 February 1869 in Evangelische Kirche, Neuffen.
When Regina was about 9 years old, she heard the Mormon Elders preach in town. One of those Elders was John Jacob Theurer (1837 – 1914) of Providence, Cache, Utah. She was converted to the LDS church and was baptized 1 January 1880. Her parents were baptized 12 April 1880 in the mill race behind their home in the very early morning to avoid others in the community knowing. Other siblings followed later.
The family applied to immigrate to North America in April 1880. They left for Stuttgart, then to Mannheim on a boat to Holland, over the North Sea to Hull, England where they left on the Wisconsin for New York. From Castle Garden they went by train to Utah, finally arriving in Logan. The family moved to Providence, Cache, Utah where Elder Theurer had connections. Mary, Regina's sister, was born in Providence in 1881. John Jr worked in Montana, Salt Lake, and on the Logan Temple. After the Logan Temple stonework was completed, the Nuffers sold their home in Providence and moved in 1883 to Preston, Franklin (then Oneida), Idaho. Eventually they moved around until John and Eva purchased property up Cub River near Mapleton (then St. Joseph), Franklin (then Oneida), Idaho.
I don't know the details of how or when, but Regina met Jacob Scheibel and married him 15 July 1889 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Alma Katherine ("Kate") Scheibel was born 27 September 1889 in Pleasant Valley, Carbon, Utah to Jacob and Regina. In 1890, Jacob and Regina separated and she moved back to Mapleton. She helped as a nurse and midwife while her mom helped tend little Kate. It was during this time she met a young man named John George Wanner Jr who was working for her brother Fred Nuffer, also in Mapleton.
John George (anglicized from Johann Georg but called George by the family) was the first child born to the marriage of John George (also anglicized from Johann Georg) and Anna Maria Schmid on 29 October 1870 in Holzgerlingen, Böblingen, Württemberg. To keep them separate, younger John George went by George. He was christened 30 October 1870 in Holzgerlingen. He grew up in Holzgerlingen and during the summer of 1890 met the LDS missionaries. He was the first of the family to join the new church on 11 July 1891 and was baptized by Jacob Zollinger (1845 – 1942) of Providence, Utah.
George apparently emigrated to America with an Elder Theurer in 1891. We don't know who Elder Theurer is, but he was also from Providence although likely a relative of John Theurer who converted the Nuffer family. The LDS missionary records do not show an Elder Theurer out in 1890 – 1892. I wonder if this wasn't meant to be Elder Zollinger in the family histories. But this Elder helped John find employment with Fred Nuffer. The rest of the Wanner family followed to Mapleton in 1893. Mary, George's daughter, indicates it was an Elder Terrell who brought John to America (Theurer sounds like Tire, and Terrell isn't that far off, so maybe a misspelling?)
George met Eliza Stirland of Providence and married her 14 November 1894 in the Logan LDS Temple. Two children were born, Earl Wayne Wanner born 31 October 1895 in Providence and George Phineas Wanner on 22 September 1897 in Glendale. The unhappy marriage ended in divorce. Nobody seems to know what happened to these two sons either.
Regina received her Patriarchal Blessing 13 September 1897 from John Smith.
George and Regina fell in love and married in the Logan Temple 13 August 1898.
William Christoph and Willard John were born 9 November 1899 in Mapleton.
Mary Louise was born 5 March 1901 in Mapleton.
George was called and set apart as a missionary to Germany on 1 October 1901 .
Golden was born 4 September 1902 in Mapleton while John was on his mission to Germany.
George safely arrived home 7 October 1903.
Eva Virtue was born 24 February 1904 in Mapleton.
Rulon was born 6 November 1905 in Mapleton.
About this time, George Wanner had John Nuffer build him a home on East Oneida Street in Preston.
George was then called to serve a second mission in the fall of 1907, again leaving pregnant Regina and six children. He was set apart by Orson F. Whitney on 29 October 1907 to serve in the Swiss and German mission. Interestingly, the missionary record says he was plurally married, but no records or history show another marriage. I suspect it is a mistake.
Serge Nuffer was born 8 March 1908 in Preston. Again, another child born while John was on a mission.
George left Europe sailing on the Southwark from Liverpool, England on 9 December 1909.
George returned home on Christmas day 1909. It was during this mission that George taught the Christiana Wilhelmina Andra family. The Andras immigrated to Preston. William Andra, Christiana's daughter, would later marry George's daughter, Mary.
In 1910, George and Regina purchased the Wanner farm (John's parents) in Whitney (which the Wanners had purchased from the Nuffer family). His parents moved to Logan.
About 1912, this picture was taken on the farm.
Another photo from about 1917.
Sadly, things started to change their idyllic world.
Golden died 26 November 1918 in Salt Lake City at age 16. His death certificate says he was a student, Regina is the informant, but I don't know where he was going to school. I was told he died from influenza, but the death certificate just says natural death.
William died 1 December 1918 at Camp Genicart, Gironde, France from influenza. He enlisted with the army 5 August 1917. I don't have anything to back it up, but I suspect the photo above is in preparation for his enlistment. He left Salt Lake City for Camp Kearney on October 11, 1917. He served in the Supply Company, 145th Field Artillery, American Expeditionary Forces. The war did not kill him, disease did (as was common then with influenza). His body was brought home 11 November 1920, and interred in the Whitney Idaho Cemetery.
Mary married William Andra 10 March 1920 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple.
Willard was set apart as a missionary 7 January 1921 to New Zealand by Melvin J Ballard and left for the mission 8 January 1921. He successfully completed his mission and ended his service 18 October 1922.
Willard married Gladys Laverna Thompson 15 November 1923 in the Logan LDS Temple.
Rulon was a student in Logan when he caught a cold. It developed into acute meningitus caused by acute otitis media. He died 25 February 1924 at the age of 18. George is the informant.
George was called to serve a third mission to the Southern States Mission. He was set apart 15 December 1925 by Joseph Fielding Smith and departed 16 December 1925. He returned home 8 June 1926.
On 4 July 1926, George received his Patriarchal Blessing under the hand of William M Daines.
Serge was set apart as a missionary 24 April 1928 to New Zealand by Orson F Whitney and left for the mission on 28 April 1928. He arrived in New Zealand 20 May 1928. He served in the Bay, of Island, Whangerei, and Wellington districts, and on the South Island. He cut himself while shaving and died from blood poisoning 4 October 1929. His body was brought home for burial in Whitney with the funeral held in the Preston opera house. Four sons were now deceased.
Eva was set apart as a missionary 16 April 1930 to California by George F Richards and left for the mission 17 April 1930. She completed her service 6 June 1932.
George was called to serve a fourth mission to California. He was set apart by Reed Schmid on 1 December 1933 and left for the mission the same day. He arrived back home 6 April 1934.
Eva married Adolf Ernest Spatig 29 January 1936 in the Logan LDS Temple.
George was known for his ability to work hard. He worked hard, raised his crops, and took exceptional care of his farm animals. He took great price in having things looking neat and clean around the farm and yard.
George usually was out working when the sun came up. The story is told that he was usually the first to get to the beet dump in the morning. Apparently one morning some of the neighbors decided to beat him to the dump. They got up early to get a head start. Before they got to the dump, the could hear George Wanner already going down the road ahead of them. It was still dark but they could tell it was him by the way he was talking to his horses, "Gid up – gid up – gid up."
George and Regina sold the Whitney farm and purchased 40 acres nearer to Preston and built a home on it. Oakwood Elementary and Preston Junior High sit on what was part of this farm. When he retired, it was this farm he sold to William and Mary Andra.
George had a knack for being successful in the various undertakings he engaged in. He was one of the first in Preston to have an automobile. When he brought it home he hadn't quite got the knack of stopping it. He yelled "whoa" when he got in the garage, but before he got it stopped he had gone through the end of the garage.
George built two little homes on the west side of 2nd east and 1st south in Preston. He also built three homes on 1st south and the south side of the street in Preston. George and Regina lived in one of those homes until she died. Regina passed away 10 March 1942 in Preston. She was buried in Whitney.
She was ill for quite a while before she passed away. George would care for her the best he could and regularly took her for rides in the car. She was unable to walk and George would carry her on his back from place to place as they went visiting.
George remarried a few months later Grace Irene Frasure (1893 – 1980) on 3 Jun 1942 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. Their marriage dissolved in divorce.
George was having a number of health issues and had heard that Florida would help him. He moved to Florida. It was there he met Annie Jane Metts (1873 – 1961). They were married 4 May 1945 in Fort Myers, Lee, Florida. This marriage also dissolved in divorce.
George remained in Florida until he became ill enough that he knew the end was coming. His daughter, Mary, sent her son, William Andra, out to Florida to bring George back by train. When William and George arrived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, he was quite ill and taken to the hospital. It was there that George passed away 5 January 1947. William brought George's body back to Preston. George was buried beside Regina in Whitney.


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Get ready to see huge, ferocious, carnivorous insects and other animals feast on their prey in front of your very own eyes!
Every Friday throughout the summer, the Cockrell Butterfly Center will be hosting the Friday Feeding Frenzy, where we will be feeding live animals for your viewing pleasure at 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 11:30 a.m.. The cost is included with admission to the Butterfly Center.
We have several arthropods and even some reptiles and amphibians that we will showcase. Here is a little about the line-up for this Friday (note: it changes weekly).
Morelia viridis
Our green tree pythons, Boo and Hiss, will be ready to dine on mice! These snakes are native to Indonesia, Australia, and New Guinea. Pythons are non-venomous snakes that subdue their prey by constricting. Their food consists mostly of small mammals and the occasional reptile. They lay in wait, curled around a tree branch. When potential prey approaches, they strike from an "S" position, using their tail as an anchor to the branch. Once their prey is snagged, it's lights out!
Hierodula membranacea
This praying mantis, one of the largest species, comes from Southeast Asia. Mantises are ambush predators and have several features that ensure their success in catching prey.
Due to their amazing camouflage, praying mantises can resemble either living or dead parts of plants, flowers, tree bark, stones, or sticks. Not only does this help conceal them from predators, but it keeps potential prey oblivious to their presence.
An insect that wanders too close is quickly snagged by raptorial front legs (read: legs specialized for grabbing) and held still by several tough spines. The mantis uses chewing mandibles to eat its victim alive.
Mantises have excellent vision at close range and can see as far as 20 meters. Their eyes are large and located on the sides of their heads, allowing the insect to see all around them. They can keep their eyes on potential prey by inconspicuously moving their heads up to 180 degrees. Nothing can escape their field of vision.
Most mantises feed on smaller insects, but some giant species can take down small reptiles, amphibians, and even rodents.
Scolopendra heros
Centipedes are predatory, long-bodied arthropods with many pairs of legs — 1 pair per body segment. Centipedes are venomous and can be dangerous, so they are not to be confused with the congenial millipede, which poses no threat to humans and has four legs per body segment.
This centipede, also known as the giant red-headed centipede, can run very quickly to pursue prey. Once caught, the prey is bitten repeatedly by two fangs, which inject venom to immobilize and kill. Then the meal is devoured!
Giant centipedes of this and other similar species are found in Mexico and the southwestern United States. The coloration, known as aposematic or warning coloration, serves as a message to other animals: "Touch me and you'll get more than you bargained for!"
A bite from one of these can cause intense pain that lasts for hours or days and can cause a severe reaction in someone who is allergic. These hunters take down smaller arthropods, small reptiles and amphibians, small rodents, and have even been known to hunt tarantulas.
Hogna carolinensis
This is the largest species of wolf spider found in the United States. Most wolf spiders are large and can sometimes be confused with tarantulas.
The name "wolf spider" refers to their hunting behavior. They don't build a web designed to ensnare prey, but actively seek out their prey. Sometimes they wait to ambush their prey and at other times they chase it for a short distance.
Wolf spiders inject venom into their prey to immobilize it. They then use digestive enzymes to liquify the insides and then slurp it up through a tube that leads to the stomach.
Wolf spiders have no interest in biting people, but will if provoked. The severity of their bite has been compared to that of a bee sting.
Theraphosa blondi
This is the big momma of all tarantulas and regarded as the largest spider in the world. They can reach a weight of 5.3 ounces (more than a Quarter Pounder) and have a leg span of 12 inches (about the size of a dinner plate!). The name "birdeater" is a misnomer as they do not eat birds, although they could.
They are native to marshy swamplands in South America, and like other large spiders, they feed on mostly insects. However, because of their size, they often go for small reptiles, amphibians, and rodents.
If threatened, these tarantulas can produce an eerie hissing noise by rubbing together setae on their legs. If that doesn't creep you out enough to stay away, watch out for the urticating hairs that are kicked off of the abdomen into air. If these hairs come into contact with the skin, you get really itchy. And you don't even want to know what happens if it gets in your eyes!
Birdie is our resident birdeater and she's a thrill to watch as she shoves as many crickets into her mouth as possible.
Incilius valliceps
You see those toads everywhere around here — unfortunately, often they are smushed by cars in the street.
Well, these guys aren't getting run over. They get a five-star aquarium and an all-you-can-eat buffet provide by the Butterfly Center! Toads are opportunistic predators and will eat any small animal they can fit into their mouths, so they should be fun to watch.
Pyxicephalus adspersus
Last but not least, meet Tofu! Tofu is staying with us while his owner, a friend of the Butterfly Center, is in Australia. We promised to take good care of him and feed him well, for all of you to see.
African bullfrogs are huge and the males can reach 10 inches. Like other frogs and toads, they are voracious predators and will eat anything they can fit in their mouths, including small rodents and birds.
African bullfrogs can spontaneously change genders in a single-sex environment — how's that for a neat trick? Remember how, in Jurassic Park, the dinosaurs were all female, so they weren't supposed to be able to breed? And remember what happened after frog DNA was added to the dinosaur DNA? Just like African bullfrogs, the Jurassic Park dinosaurs were able to switch their genders and breed, because as they say, "Life will find a way." Silly humans!
We're all pretty enamored with Tofu around here, so we can't wait for you to meet him.
Well, there you have it folks, the Friday Feeding Frenzy line-up! Not only will you get up close and personal with these live animals, but you will also learn some cool facts and be able to ask questions.
While you're in the Butterfly Center, don't forget to check out 25 more amazing insects and other arthropods on display, and more than 1,000 free-flying butterflies. See you Friday!


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The box art for the newly-released Catherine is sexy, striking, and apparently easy to replicate using whatever large-chested anime woman you happen to have lying about. It's not copying, it's a tribute!
Kayris from 8BitFix has gathered together some of the better Catherine cover inspired works from around the internet, representing everything from Hellsing's Seras Victoria to someone with a cold and poor spelling showing a little love to Ghost in the Shell's Major Kusanagi. Eh, clothe enough.
Hit up the link for more colorful candy Catherine cover fan art.
Catherine Fan Made Covers With A Twist! [8BitFix]
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This poor pimple-faced chum just landed himself in the slammer for attempting to shoplift this disgusting Miley Cyrus blow up doll. The retail price of the doll: $19.99. Verdict: Gross, and not worth the risk of getting your face plastered all over the Internet for trying to steal it.
Benjamin Greene, 22, was busted trying to steal the Finally Mylie! Love Doll from Spencer's Gifts. The doll, which is part of the Super Star Series from Pipedream Products, was apparently irresistible to the young chap. Here are some of the special features advertised on the box:
- Daddy's Little Stoner Is Ready For U To Bone Her
- 3 Achey Love Holes
Not exactly the kind of thing you want to get busted for stealing. Or want anywhere near your person at any time, ever. Ew. [WYFF via Huffington Post via Twitter]
Welcome to Gizmodo's winter break! We're exploring the crazier side of tech this month, so check out gizmodo.com/core if all you want is straight tech news.


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