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NAP TIME: A businessman took a nap on a playground slide at a park in Tokyo on Friday. Kiyoshi Ota/European Pressphoto Agency
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COMMENCE THE SEARCH: Rescuers searched for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Friday. The 16-story building collapsed Friday morning, with at least two people dead and dozens more feared trapped, police said. Zhang Ping/Xinhua/Zuma Press
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RUTLAND TOWN Virginia E. LaChapelle-Barrows, 85, of Rutland Town, VT, died November 20, 2012, at the Rutland Regional Medical Center.
She was born in Ticonderoga, N.Y., on October 24, 1927, the daughter of Mitchell and Bertha (Besette) LaChapelle.
She was predeceased by her husband, Norman D. Barrows, a sister, Evelyn VanGuilder and a brother, Marvin M. LaChapelle.
She is survived by her daughter, Elaine F. Barker and son-in-law, Jerry L. Barker of Rutland; three grandchildren, James J. Barker, Kimberly A. Colomb and Tammy L. Shattuck; ten great-grandchildren, Joseph L. Barker, Corbin J. Shattuck, Dakota R. Shattuck, Justin Colomb, Autumn Shattuck, Chalynne Colomb, Brook Shattuck, Reese Shattuck, Jeremiah Colomb and Blake Stevens; two brothers, Joseph LaChapelle and Leo LaChapelle; a step-brother, James Burke; and several nieces and nephews.
Virginia Ginny B as her husband called her, loved baking cookies and candy. She also enjoyed playing bingo, cards and gambling. She also loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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The 'Student Of The Year' actor Varun Dhawan is ready to impress his fans yet again with his second offering 'Main Tera Hero' directed by his father and ace director David Dhawan. Flaunting six pack abs, Varun is out and out an entertainer. He was at his hilarious best and has been all over.
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Oscilloscope! Theremin! Music! Science? Part oscilloscope and part theremin. Part music and part science. Part instrument and part trip toy. Instead of simply displaying a waveform, Sound Scope lets you interactively sculpt sound by shaping sound waves with its unique touch interface!
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This is a video of a new iPhone 4S getting blasted with 50-caliber armor piercing incediary rounds (just like the title of the article said!). Admittedly, I was impressed with how well the phone stayed together. The hole punched through it almost looks surgical. The scar from having my appendix removed? That...looks like I was stabbed in a street fight. Because I was. That shit just fell out!
Hit the jump for the I know it's just another video of an expensive gadget getting shot with something but this one is still pretty sweet, plus he shoots that shit while standing up with the rifle (super-slow motion, watch in HD).
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How To Fill In Your Eyebrows Like A Pro
Blame it on Cara Delevingne and Lily Collins: the full brow is back, and bigger than ever. But what are you supposed to do if you a) aren't blessed in the brow department b) tweezed them all out in the '90s because you loved Drew Barrymore or c) are simply scared of augmenting your assets with a little pencil and powder action? Our beauty-centric sister site Byrdie knows just what to do.
Today we're proud to present the first story in the site's new series—How To: Fill In Your Brows. Makeup artist Sage Maitri (her clients include Alexa Chung and Camilla Belle) walks us through the step-by-step process, so be sure to click through for her tutorial and don't forget to visit Byrdie for even more of-the-moment beauty news.
Know where to tweeze.
"The first step to tweezing is knowing where to tweeze," Maitri says. Using your eyeball as a guide, line up the handle of the makeup brush on the outer edge of or your iris. Wherever it hits—that's your arch. "This is where you'll take the most hair," Maitri says. "But keep in mind that may only be a few hairs."
Maitri recommends using slanted tweezers, like Tweezerman's Pink Perfection Slant Tweezer ($22). "Be careful not to tweeze past the inner corner of your eye," she says."That's your starting point." And don't tweeze the ends! They almost never grow back. You can use aloe or cortisone cream to calm your skin down if it's red post-tweezing.
Now it's time to fill them in!
You can fill in your brows with a pencil or powder and an angled brush—use whichever one you're most comfortable with. If your brows are particularly sparse, Maitri suggest a two-step approach. "Use a powder to create the shape and then with a very thin pencil, like Anastasia of Beverly Hills Brow Wiz ($21), use wispy light feathery strokes to create the illusion of real hairs," she says.
Brush it out and repeat.
Use a spoolie brush like Sonia Kashuk's Core Tools Spoolie Brush ($2) (you'll find one on the end of pencils like Dior's Diorshow Brow Styler Ultra-Fine Precision Brow Pencil ($29) and the Sculpte Sourcils Pencil ($32) from Chanel) to brush out the pigment. Continue to layer and brush out until you've reached the shade of your choice.
Set them with gel.
Though a pigmented gel might look like a one-stop solution to all of the steps above, Maitri suggests sticking with a transparent formula, like Maybelline's Great Lash ($5) in Clear, to hold them in place. "Colored brow gels can get messy," she says. "Model in a Bottle Long Lasting Eyebrow Sealer ($13) is fantastic for girls with oily skin."
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Charleston Area Medical Center's board of directors voted to adopt a projected budget for Fiscal Year 2014, which includes a net income of about $27.5 million in its monthly Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday.
Chief Financial Officer Larry Hudson said there aren't major changes between the Fiscal Year 2013 budget and the latest plan.
"It's fairly routine between the years," he said. "The major changes that you can't see but are embedded in there are effective health care reform - a lot of cuts are coming plus new revenue for the Medicaid expansion and the exchange. That's kind of wash right now for the year."
Capital expenditures are placed at $24 million and project funds at $87.6 million.
Patient discharges are anticipated to increase slightly from 38,127 to 38,506.
In CAMC Memorial, about 63 additional discharges are expected with the addition of an orthopedic surgeon and renovations.
In CAMC General, about 288 discharges are expected with the addition of an orthopedic surgeon and five more beds.
At CAMC Women & Children's Hospital, about 28 additional discharges are expected with the addition of a pediatric neurologist.
Outpatient visits are anticipated to decrease by 6,900 visits - from 625,100 to 619,200. Children's Medicine Center is losing about $10,000 to FamilyCare and about $2,000 from the eliminated Pediatric Care Coordination.
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Openly gay singer-songwriter Tom Goss gave a rich, stirring performance of "Who We Are" at the Human Rights Campaign's rally for repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' Thursday, March 18. Written and recorded with fellow gay musician Matt Alber, the song was penned for servicemembers discharged under the current "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy or currently serving in silence.
"Matt Alber and I were on tour in February, when the news about [DADT] was most heavy," Goss writes on his website. "[W]e met with some discharged servicemembers, heard their stories and wrote a song about it."
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The fresh spinach makes this a bright green salad, and the dressing adds just the right flavor.
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Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
12 cups torn fresh spinach
8 green onions, chopped
6 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 jar (6-1/2 ounces) marinated artichokes, drained and quartered
8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1 teaspoon grated onion
1 cup vegetable oil
In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. For dressing,
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Refrigerate any leftover dressing. Yield: 10-12 servings.
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1 serving (1 cup) equals 306 calories, 26 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 110 mg cholesterol, 277 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.
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Istanbul, May 31, 2013--At least two journalists were reported injured today as Turkish police trained water cannons and tear gas on peaceful protesters in the city's central Taksim Square, according to news accounts and CPJ interviews.
Istanbul, May 31, 2013--At least two journalists were reported injured today as Turkish police trained water cannons and tear gas on peaceful protesters in the city's central Taksim Square, according to news accounts and CPJ interviews.
Governments exploit national security laws to punish critical journalists. By Monica Campbell
More reporters are jailed in Turkey than in any other country in the world. According to CPJ's recent survey, at least 61 are imprisoned directly for their work, representing the second biggest media crackdown in the 27 years we have been documenting such records. (Only Turkey itself has rivaled the extent of this crackdown, when it jailed 78 journalists in 1996.) In the country hailed as the model moderate Islamic republic, how is this possible?
The Committee to Protect Journalists prepared this report to highlight the widespread criminal prosecution and jailing of journalists in Turkey, along with the government's use of various forms of pressure to engender self-censorship in the press. CPJ's analysis found highly repressive laws, particularly in the penal code and anti-terror law; a criminal procedure code that greatly favors the state; and a harsh anti-press tone set at the highest levels of government. Turkey's press freedom situation has reached a crisis point.
Nuray Mert, one of Turkey's most prominent political columnists and commentators, had a long history as a government critic, but in the view of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, her comments last year opposing administration policies toward ethnic Kurds went too far. Erdoğan lashed out with a personal attack that implied Mert was traitorous, setting off a torrent of public vitriol—including threats to her safety—and prompting her politically sensitive bosses to cancel her television show and newspaper column.
Journalist Ahmet Şık found himself behind bars for writing a book that was not even published. So explosive was the subject of The Imam's Army that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan likened it to a bomb. Şık was probing too far into one of the most influential and underreported forces in modern Turkish politics—the Gülen movement.
In Istanbul, the trial of several suspects in the case of Odatv, an ultranationalist website harshly critical of the government, continues to great consternation. When the case began in early 2011, a dozen journalists were charged, 10 of whom were incarcerated. The prosecution said Odatv staffers, along with prominent investigative reporters Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener, were involved in the alleged Ergenekon plot--a supposed large-scale conspiracy to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
New York, March 22, 2012--Turkish authorities must immediately dismiss the new criminal investigation against journalist Ahmet Şık and should thoroughly investigate threats made against Şık and investigative journalist Nedim Şener, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
New York, March 12, 2012--The release of Turkish journalists Nedim Şener, Ahmet Şık, Muhammet Sait Çakır, and Coşkun Musluk, who are among dozens of journalists imprisoned in Turkey for alleged participation in a purported antistate plot known as Ergenekon, is a welcome development, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
With the aid of anachronistic legislation and a rigid judiciary, Turkish officials and politicians have curbed free expression by subjecting journalists to endless court proceedings and legal costs. The EU and the U.S. are no help. By Robert Mahoney


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Traffic crashes are the number one killer of children in Kansas, the number one killer of teenagers, and the number one killer of adults under the age of 34.
Last year alone, 456 people died on Kansas roadways.
An additional 2,000 suffered disabling injuries and some 23,000 suffered other injuries. State transportation, public safety, and health leaders want more Kansans to be aware of those sobering statistics, and they want to involve as many people as possible in finding ways to reduce those numbers.
With that in mind, Secretary of Transportation Deb Miller, Secretary of Health and Environment Roderick Bremby and Col. William Seck, Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol, have joined forces. Together, they hope to raise awareness across the state about the number of fatalities and injuries happening on Kansas roadways and the emotional and financial toll they take on our citizens.
The awareness campaign will begin with informational presentations to legislative committees and then will move across the state as the three agencies host four community forums. Those forums will bring together individuals and groups that share concern with the number of lives lost and people injured each year along Kansas roadways.
Individuals and groups are being asked to join KDOT, KDHE, and KHP at the community forums to share their perspectives and thoughts on traffic crashes and the impact they have on everyone's lives.
The forums will be conducted in the following cities:
Colby, KS Tuesday, March 15, 2005 4:30 - 6:30 PM City Limits Convention Center/ Comfort Inn Chardon Room 2225 South Range Ave.
Pittsburg, KS Tuesday, March 22, 2005 4:30 - 6:30 PM Memorial Auditorium & Convention Ctr. 503 North Pine
Wichita, KS Thursday, March 24, 2005 4:30 - 6:30 PM Sedgwick County Extension Office Bison Room 21st & Maize Road
Lawrence, KS Wednesday, March 30, 2005 4:30 - 6:30 PM Lawrence Visitor Information Center Union Pacific Depot - Community Room 402 N. 2nd St. (Additional parking available to the south)
People interested in participating in the upcoming community forums are asked to please contact Maggie Thompson, KDOT Public Involvement Liaison, 785-296-5613 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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BOSTON - A federal indictment unsealed this week, charges three foreign nationals in a sophisticated counterfeiting operation uncovered through a 17-month undercover operation, spanning two continents.
Alonso Moises Zambrano Herrera, 46, a Peruvian national operating out of the Dominican Republic was arraigned today on charges of counterfeiting and smuggling, and will be in custody pending trial. Zambrano Herrera has been charged along with Karin Gixet Sanchez Fajardo (also known as "Karucha"), 28, a Peruvian national operating out of Lima, Peru and Ernesto Perez Ferrera, 48, a Dominican national operating out of the Dominican Republic, in a 25-count felony indictment arising from a series of related sales of counterfeit U.S. currency in Peru and the Dominican Republic.
"This extended undercover operation, which targeted one of the most significant sources of high-quality counterfeit U.S. currency in the world, is a compelling example of the fight against international crime," said U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz. "In partnership with the Peruvian National Police and the Dominican police, we are seeking to shut down the elusive counterfeiting organizations in those countries."
"This case illustrates the merging of traditional crimes such as counterfeiting with advanced technologies that criminals so often use to commit financial crimes today," said Bruce M. Foucart, Special Agent in Charge of HSI Boston. "No matter how creative counterfeiters think they are, they will get caught, and they will get prosecuted. In conjunction with the U.S. Secret Service, HSI will continue to aggressively pursue those who internationally manufacture, smuggle and try to pass counterfeit currency in the U.S. to the fullest extent of the law."
Steven D. Ricciardi, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service said, "Thanks to our strong partnership with Homeland Security Investigations, we were able to uncover and disrupt a counterfeiting scheme that spanned two continents. I want to thank our partners at HSI and the U.S. Attorney's Office for their tireless efforts and collaboration in this investigation."
At a detention hearing on Monday, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer Boal, the government presented evidence that Zambrano Herrera was expelled from the Dominican Republic and arrested upon his arrival in Boston on June 1, 2012. Dominican authorities expelled Zambrano Herrera from that country after he coordinated the delivery of $100,000 in counterfeit U.S. currency to an undercover federal agent posing as an American cocaine dealer in search of cheap cash.
In a coordinated law enforcement effort in Peru, the Peruvian National Police, at the request of U.S. authorities, arrested Fajardo in Lima, Peru late on June 8. The U.S. Attorney's Office, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of International Affairs, has formally sought Fajardo's extradition from Peru to face charges brought by the federal grand jury in Boston. Fajardo is being held in custody in Peru. A federal arrest warrant is outstanding for Perez; he remains at large.
The 45-page indictment, which was unsealed on Monday, alleges that the three defendants were engaged in related conspiracies and transactions involving more than $2 million in high-quality counterfeit currency being produced in Peru and the Dominican Republic. Samples of the counterfeit currency revealed that it had many of the sophisticated security features of genuine U.S. currency.
It is alleged that during the course of the investigation, one or more of the defendants shipped counterfeit U.S. currency into the United States concealed in the bindings of books; sent a courier into the United States carrying nearly $60,000 in counterfeit currency concealed in a photo album; and hand-delivered more than $100,000 in counterfeit currency to a cooperating witness in Peru and the Dominican Republic. At a hearing on Monday, the government presented evidence that Zambrano Herrera arranged for the delivery of an additional $100,000 to an undercover agent in Santo Domingo on May 31, 2012, just prior to his arrest by Dominican authorities.
The indictment also alleges that Fajardo's co-conspirators in Peru agreed to sell the cooperating witness and undercover agent $2 million in counterfeit currency.
Zambrano Herrera stands charged with two counts of conspiring to deal in counterfeit currency and smuggling, and five related counterfeiting and smuggling counts. Fajardo has been charged with two counts of conspiring to deal in counterfeit currency and smuggling, three counts of counterfeiting, and eight counts of money laundering. Perez is charged with one count of conspiring to deal in counterfeit currency and smuggling, and six counts of counterfeiting and smuggling.
If convicted, Zambrano Herrera faces up to five years in prison on each conspiracy count and up to 20 years imprisonment on each counterfeiting count, to be followed by three years of supervised release and a total of $1.75 million in fines; Fajardo faces up to five years in prison on each conspiracy count and up to 20 years on each counterfeiting and money laundering count, to be followed by three years of supervised release and up to $3.25 million in fines; and Perez faces up to five years in prison on the conspiracy count and up to 20 years imprisonment on each counterfeiting count, to be followed by three years of supervised release and a total of $1.75 million in fines.
U.S. Attorney Ortiz, SAC Ricciardi and SAC Foucart made the announcement today. U.S. law enforcement agencies have been assisted by the Peruvian National Police and Dominican authorities. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys John T. McNeil and Eric Christofferson of Ortiz's Criminal Division.
The details contained in the indictment are allegations. The defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.


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This is just a vocal warmup. Nothing fancy or nearly perfect by any means. I like to do these exercises before I delve into the heavier stuff. I haven't done anything in 3 weeks (which feels like years!!) so at least this is something, right? ^_^
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Clément Bindzi at 0.14 on August 18, 2012 10:22
Im already smiling !!!
I have the feeling that im going to LOVE this track !! - Clément Bindzi
- Candy Apple Blue
- kenb6870 (Ken Bruton)
- Brian Routh
- Zefora
- Rock Flexible
- Secret weəpoN
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Secret weəpoN at 0.31 on March 27, 2012 11:38
Veryyy good!!! really like that choir like sound with the reeverb :D
- Zefora
- Zefora
Zefora at 1.59 on March 26, 2012 22:20
@Rock Flexible: tbh, autotune makes a lot of vocals worse, not better. I dunno. Maybe I'm doing it wrong? lol!
- Rock Flexible
Rock Flexible at 1.59 on March 25, 2012 23:00
@Rock Flexible: so, i did. but to be frank, my respect increased ... its really complicated to do this acapella stuff. can't not yet explain that something can still sound wrong after passing Autotune, LOL thanks for the inspiration!!! Rock
- Zefora
- Thaycon Devoid
Thaycon Devoid at 2.31 on March 24, 2012 12:20
their sacrifice turned a defeat into victory. I see this play out every time I listen to this song.
- Thaycon Devoid
Thaycon Devoid at 2.31 on March 24, 2012 12:18
The fleeing army sees the Rose Squadron standing firm and takes heart, halting their retreat to stand with them. The enemy met such a powerful and unexpected force, reversing the flow of battle completely.And although all the warriors that wore roses on their uniform died in that battle,
- Thaycon Devoid
Thaycon Devoid at 2.04 on March 24, 2012 12:13
The wounded warrior sees that he is no longer alone, and despite his wounds, he pulls himself back up, and side by side with his friend, he makes a stand. His senses are dulled by the blasts all around, but he feels the presence of the rest of his squad as they gather around the wounded warrior and his rescuer to make a final stand.
- Thaycon Devoid
Thaycon Devoid at 1.30 on March 24, 2012 12:08
The wounded warrior feels a hand grip his shoulder, and he is spun around to see the face of one of his squad, shouting something to him, but he cannot hear. His friend glances around briefly before laying the wounded warrior to the ground, his face grim and determined. The rescuer takes a kneeling position between the wounded warrior and the enemy, and begins to return fire.
- Thaycon Devoid
Thaycon Devoid at 0.37 on March 24, 2012 12:04
The wounded warrior has never felt so alone, his friends scattered around the battlefield, dead, dying, or fleeing. He is forgotten in this world. He no longer exists, or matters. He bows his head, tears streaming down his eyes as he prays a final prayer.
- Thaycon Devoid
Thaycon Devoid at 0.08 on March 24, 2012 12:00
The wounded warrior falls to his knees as the world around him tears itself apart. A nearby grenade sends even more of his friends and comrades to the life after. He hears nothing, his ears damaged from the explosions. He feels nothing except fear and anger as hope drains away as the sweat down his face.
- Project-mdp
- Zefora
- Zefora
Zefora at 2.25 on March 23, 2012 01:54
@Indigolab: haha I love cathedrals and I'm not religious either. I love the Tori Amos lyrics "we scream in cathedrals, why can't that be beautiful"
- Tuonela
- Michael Garrison
Michael Garrison at 0.26 on March 22, 2012 02:28
Thank you for the insight into the Zefora closer to the source. Amazing.... Regardless of the the forethought and preproduction. Sometimes I wonder where the line is drawn... Closer to the perfection we perceive in our own mind as some undefinable finality, or perhaps that which which we discover in the beginning... We always struggle with the difference. Either way, its a beautiful track! Your music is so inspiring, regardless of the level of intellectual development. I, always default to that which is closer to the source... Thanks for sharing this side of you... Close to the source...


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Millenium Hilton Bangkok Hotel's infinity pool provides open-air views of the Chao Phraya River and features a sundeck submerged in ankle-high water and white sand. At the fitness centre, floor-to-ceiling windows allow natural dalight to stream in while guests enjoy views of the river. Exercise equipment include treadmills, stationary bikes, and free weights. Trainers are at hand to provide assistance. Yoga and aerobic sessions are complimentary. Spa tubs and saunas are located in the male and female locker rooms.
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eforea: spa at Millennium Hilton Bangkok features 12 spa suites, including two with a private sauna, plus a Vichy Shower Room. The spa hosts a tranquil outdoor meditation and reflection garden, with a sundeck and indoor lounge, and massages are available at a private spa cabana on the hotel's pool deck and man-made beach. Holistic Thai treatments are available, as well as the services of a separate salon that offers nail services.
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Friday afternoon when we shifted Lun Lun inside to give her fresh bamboo, Mei Huan decided to follow her mom inside. Normally, this is a great time to practice shift-training with the cubs. Mei Huan had other ideas, however, which gave the keepers an extra challenge. Since Lun Lun and the cubs were in Dayroom 2 (the one with the teepee), Mei Huan came inside and spent time in the squeeze area. This is still a very exciting jungle gym to play in, so when Lun Lun went back into the dayroom, Mei Huan chose not to follow. Lun Lun didn't seem to mind that Mei Huan wanted to stay back to play, as she only half-heartedly tried to take Mei Huan back into the dayroom with her when we asked. So after a few minutes of calling Mei Huan, we decided to close the door to the dayroom and give Mei Huan a few minutes to play on her own. She seemed to enjoy herself, and when she was finished playing, she shifted back into the dayroom with her mom and sister with no problems.
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This week, Lun Lun and the cubs spent a night in one of the dayroom exhibits instead in the dens. This is the first time Lun Lun and these cubs have done this. This was a test run to see how they would react to spending the night in a different area. The cubs did not seem to mind - they slept up in the climbing structure where they normally spend time during the day. Lun Lun, however, has never really been a fan of staying in the dayrooms overnight, and she always makes a huge mess with her bamboo. This night was no exception! We wanted to try putting Lun Lun and the cubs out in a dayroom overnight because it is nice to have some flexibility to move the pandas around for overnights and in the morning. We will probably not do this very often since Lun Lun prefers the dens, but it is good to know that she and the cubs can adjust to new environments well
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Keeper I, Mammals
Thursday, February 20
I can't believe how much those little gals have grown. I guess that is what they do: grow up so fast. It's the same with the lion cubs. They are so big and are running around, playing, stalking, and chasing after Mom and each other. It's funny how they are so different from the panda cubs. Our gals prefer to chill on top of the structures in the dayrooms, relax, occasionally play with each other, or climb on anything and everything. Lun Lun doesn't have to move far to watch them. It's not the same for our lioness, Kiki. She is constantly running around watching and playing with her cubs. The moment she gets a break, the cubs attack her and tug on her ears and tail. It's interesting how different parenting is for these moms. Props to both of them!
Mammal Keeper I
Monday, February 17
We celebrated Valentine's Day on Saturday the 15th here at the Zoo. Many of the animals received special holiday-themed enrichment, including, of course, the pandas. The three older ones, Yang Yang, Xi Lan and Po, each received themed boxes, heart-shaped papier mache, and themed paper link chains. The boxes and papier mache, of course, had treats hidden inside. Each panda had his or her own way of getting to the treats. Yang ripped his open, but in such a way that he could essentially use it as a plate to hold his treats. Xi Lan opened the box just enough to shove his whole head in to retrieve the goodies. Po, who was in a particularly playful mood, decided that the box and the paper chains needed to be ripped to shreds!
Wednesday, February 12
It was a quiet day at the Zoo yesterday. We are closed again due to this crazy weather, but the bears don't seem to notice. They are all tucked inside, not due to the cold, but to the rainy weather. They do not care for the rain. We did put the cubs in a new place yesterday: Den 4. It is a long way to shift them from their normal areas, but eventually they made it. Of course they had to climb on everything new they came in contact with on their way. Mei Lun almost didn't leave her den. She was having too much fun climbing and swinging on a piece of bamboo that was wedged in an angle. Climbing seems to be the exciting thing these days. They can't get enough of it.
Mollye N.
Mammal Keeper III
Tuesday, February 11
We regularly receive messages in which people express their concern about Lun Lun sometimes being rough with her cubs. For my study of giant panda maternal behavior, I have spent hundreds of hours observing mothers with their cubs. They are all amazingly gentle with their newborn cubs and gradually become rougher as the cubs grow bigger and stronger. Lun Lun is a normal giant panda mom, and her behavior is appropriate for the age of her cubs. Giant pandas are bears, and bears are very tough animals. Behavior that looks rough and potentially painful to us, is playful and harmless to them. The twins are very strong now and have very thick coats. They play roughly with each other and with their mother. This is normal and developmentally appropriate for them.
Monday, February 10
It's been awhile since I've worked with the pandas, and things have definitely changed over the last couple of months. Since I previously spent most of my time with Lun Lun and the cubs, I am enjoying getting to know our other pandas better. They all have very different personalities as well as likes and dislikes. I recently learned that Yang Yang enjoys large pieces of produce. We usually cut the pandas' fruit and veggies into bite-sized chunks, which makes it easier to provide reinforcement for training or enrichment. But large pieces, and even whole produce, are favorite enrichment items for him. How do we know? He makes this incredibly cute, very soft vocalization that the keepers have dubbed "The Happy Panda Noise."
Jennifer A.
Keeper I, Mammals
Friday, February 7
Since the twins are getting better and better at "shifting" (moving from one location to another, via an animal door keepers open), we've been putting the little family group in Dayroom 2 more. This is the other dayroom that does not contain the infamous hammock. Instead it contains a "teepee" structure that the girls love to climb. Because the optimal place to snooze is at the top of the structure, which is above our heads, it can be a challenge to remove the twins unless they come down on their own. So, now that the girls are pretty good about coming when we call, we've started using this exhibit more often. The other advantage is that it allows the other pandas access to the dayroom with the hammock. A third advantage? It gives the keepers more options when playing "musical pandas" in the morning when we're trying to shuffle everyone to his or her end destination!
Tuesday, February 4
Cubs playing and climbing never gets old. Many times the cubs are asleep at the top of their climbing structure on exhibit, but if you are lucky, you can be here when they are climbing and playing. Yesterday, when we shifted them out, a fellow keeper had leaned bamboo against the log they use to get on top of their climbing structure. Mei Lun usually races to get on top of the structure as soon as we let her out. It was fun watching her with this new challenge of having bamboo in her way. She weaved her body through it, sometimes sliding down the log with the bamboo, but not giving up. Eventually she made it through the bamboo maze, and the rest was easy as she found her favorite spot and went to sleep. Mei Huan will sometimes investigate the habitat before deciding to follow her sister up the climbing structure. Yesterday was one of those days. We turned one of their big plastic toys upside down so it would rock back and forth. She spent a good 10 minutes playing on it, trying to climb on top as it weebled back and forth. She would make it most of the way on, and it would start to flip toward her till she was standing back on the ground. She would then try climbing the other side. Occasionally she would stop and start chewing on it. Eventually she made it all the way on top without it tipping. She probably held on for only a few seconds that way before she moved and the whole thing tipped over again, sliding her body off. After she made it all the way on, I think her accomplishment was over for the day because she left to go join her sister on the climbing structure. Of course there was still bamboo in the way, but Mei Lun knocked it down enough that climbing through it looked easier for Mei Huan than it had been for Mei Lun. Once at the top, she joined her sister for a nap.
Mollye N.
Mammal Keeper III
Monday, February 3
I'm often asked what's the hardest part of my job as a panda keeper. Right away I always answer: "Knowing what type and how much bamboo to offer the pandas." Cleaning is pretty easy, albeit tedious. Offering the correct species of bamboo and the correct amount is the challenging part. When we're cleaning up after the pandas, you may notice that we inspect the bamboo. We're looking to see not only what species they preferred (we almost always offer at least two different species), but also which specific bamboo pieces of that species they ate. It's up to us, as their caretakers, to figure it out. There's mature bamboo vs. young bamboo (young bamboo usually has a white circle around the node of the stalk, aka culm); thin vs. thick culms; light-colored culm vs. the darker pieces; smaller leaves vs. larger leaves; lighter leaves vs. darker leaves; etc. Our pandas always love the "tops," which are the pieces of bamboo that come from the very top of a bamboo tree. If they reject that piece, we know we're in for a tough day in terms of pleasing the bears.
Xi Lan enjoying the snow! Photo by Keeper I, Carnivores, Jen W.
Thursday, January 30
As many of you have heard, we have had quite the snowstorm that came through the past two days. Although it has been tough out there on the roads, it was quite the winter wonderland scene here at the Zoo. The first day it snowed, the keepers decided to let some of our animals experience the snow. For the younger pandas, it was their first time to see snow. The twins had a lot of fun playing in the snow that we brought into the building for them. They were eating the snow and shoving each other's faces in it. It was quite hilarious. We also let Xi Lan and Yang Yang outside in the habitats to experience the snow. Today they just sat and ate their bamboo like they normally do. Then it was Po's turn. At first she was hesistant, but then she started rolling around in the snow. It was very funny to watch.
Wednesday, January 29
As many of you probably heard, Atlanta received some snow yesterday. While the snow and ice are making life a real headache for the people here in Atlanta, it is absolutely heaven for the giant panda population. We have had the bears outside in the yards since the snow started to fall. We started out yesterday morning with Yang Yang and Xi Lan outside. As the snow started falling, they both were enjoying their bamboo and were acted as nothing was happening. As the snow started to accumulate, they became more excited and began playing, which consisted of rolling, self anointing, and a bunch of running. They also spent a lot of time at the howdy window as well, interacting with each other, until the urge to run wild hit them again, and they were off only to return to the window shortly afterwards. Po got her chance to see snow for the first time later in the afternoon. Upon going out, she was rather hesitant, and tested the ground with great care. After about five minutes, she was in absolutely out of her mind. I have not seen her play so hard in quite a long time. She covered herself in white powder from head to toe, and couldn't get enough of it. As the saying goes though, all good things must come to an end, and we needed to bring the pandas in for the night, thus ending their play day. No worries though, they started right back up when the keepers arrived and put them outside this morning at 8 a.m. On a side note, although the cubs cannot go outside as of yet, this morning we were able to fill a barrel full of snow and give it to them. Much like Po, they had to inspect it for a while, but after a few minutes, they were all in. They are having a great time playing, digging, chewing, and wrestling. I am watching them as I write this and they have been at it for over 45 minutes now with no end in sight.
Kenn H.
Lead Keeper of Carnivores
Monday, January 27
As a panda keeper, it is safe to say that bamboo rules my life. We offer our pandas about 400 pounds of bamboo in a 24-hour period! They eat about a third of what we offer, but we give them so much more so they can choose among the pieces we offer them -- some peices/bundles are pleasing to the pandas and some are not. If we have a good harvest of bamboo, the pandas are happy and the day goes much smoother. If the pandas do not like the bamboo, they are unhappy and we cannot do much except offer extra biscuit feedings or other enrichment to keep them content until we get the next harvest in. Our bamboo cutters work really hard to find and harvest the bamboos that the pandas eat best. Unfortunately, sometimes things out of our control (and our realm of knowledge) affect the bamboo, like weather conditions, soil conditions, etc., and the pandas do not want to eat what we have on offer.
Carnivore Keeper III
Thursday, January 23
Normally, Lun Lun is cool, calm and collected. She takes motherhood and pretty much everything else in stride. There are a few exceptions to this. For example, she does not like certain noises, including the sounds made by a hand drill and a ratchet. The keepers sometimes use these tools to build or hang enrichment items. Today was one of those days. The keepers are well aware of Lun Lun's dislike of these sounds. So, they were working on the enrichment item far from Lun Lun's den area, which is normally okay. That wasn't far enough away for Lun Lun today. She still heard the noise and let us know she didn't like it by snorting and honking repetitively. The best way to deal with this situation is to stop the noise and give Lun Lun time to relax. The keepers did that, but it took Lun Lun about 30 minutes to calm down The twins sat behind the scale and were watchful of their mother for about 15 minutes during this. Then sleepiness overcame them and they had a nap. Eventually, Lun Lun settled down and had a big meal of bamboo and biscuits, and then a nap.
Rebecca Snyder, PhD
Curator of Mammals
Wednesday, January 22
A quick update on some non-panda cubs! Monday was an exciting day around Zoo Atlanta. It was such a nice and warm day that the lion cubs went on exhibit for the first time. They were out for less than an hour before mom had enough and corralled them back inside, but nonetheless, it was an exciting afternoon for all. I worked in carnivores earlier this week. A fellow keeper and I got weights on all the lion cubs, and they ranged from 9 kilograms to 10 kilograms.
Tuesday, January 21
It's performance appraisal time here at Zoo Atlanta. We're busy completing our self-evaluations and taking some time to brag about our accomplishments for the year. It's a busy time for us, but the giant pandas don't seem to notice. What if we evaluated their performance in 2013?
Megan Wilson, PhD
Assistant Curator of Mammals
Thursday, January 16
The other morning, Xi Lan decided to sleep late. This is normally never an issue, and we let the pandas sleep as long as they need. This day, however, Xi Lan was fast asleep in the dayroom where Lun Lun and the cubs spend their days on exhibit. Without any hope of waking up Xi Lan, the decision was made to try Lun Lun and the cubs in the other dayroom. We were curious if they would be able to use the climbing structure of if they would be forced to spend their day being terrestrial. We were betting that they would try and try to get up in the structure, but they probably would not be able to achieve the summit. Much to our surprise, both Mei Lun and Mei Huan immediately went to the structure and started to climb. Within five minutes, both of them were in the top of the structure checking everything out and even doing a little wrestling with each other. The excitement only lasted about another 20 minutes though, as they both curled up together in the crook in the top of the structure and dozed the rest of the morning away.
Kenn H.
Lead Keeper of Carnivores
Monday, January 13
Guess what the cubs discovered recently? That's right, biscuits! While their teeth are still quite small and their jaws aren't strong enough to chew the biscuits yet, they still manage pretty well gumming them and softening the biscuits with their saliva. It takes them a good five to 10 minutes at least just to be able to soften the biscuits enough to begin eat them. And that's just with half biscuits. This is a good way to keep them still for a minute when they need to be weighed, which is a really hard thing to do at that age. Playtime is all the time and everything is a play toy, including the bin that we place them in when weighing them. Speaking of weights, they have both officially broken the 9 kilogram mark!
Keeper I, Carnivores
Thursday, January 9
Starting a couple of weeks ago, we started leaving the "howdy" door open between the two outdoor exhibits. The "howdy" is actually two doors. One part is a solid piece, and the other is a steel mesh door. When the solid part is raised, the mesh door allows the pandas in each outdoor yard to see and smell each other without allowing them to be in the same habitat. We use this door mostly during introductions between Lun Lun and Yang Yang during breeding season or to introduce cubs to the other pandas. With the solid door open now, we normally see one panda looking through the door at the other panda, but don't normally see too much interaction between the pandas. On Wednesday, however, there was some real action at the door.
Wednesday, January 8
We don't observe many instances of protective behavior by Lun Lun, because she and her cubs live in a safe environment. But occasionally Lun Lun has to come to the rescue of one of her cubs. For example, Po fell in the pool once and Lun Lun rushed over to check on her and make sure she got out. Po was nearly 2 years old at the time and fully capable of climbing out of the pool on her own. But I guess because Po fell it triggered a protective reaction from Lun Lun.
Tuesday, January 7
Brrr! It's been frigid in Atlanta these past few days! Practically all of the animals at Zoo Atlanta got to spend their days inside their holding areas where it was toasty warm (jealous!). Our pandas, however, are built for this kind of weather, so they've been getting to go outside for parts of the day to enjoy the crisp weather. Their thick fur helps to keep them nice and warm. In case you're wondering, Lun Lun and the twins did not go outside, as the cubs are still a little too young, and it would be pretty cold for them. Even though our adult pandas are built for this weather, I think they'd be just as happy inside where their environment is a little more climate-controlled (can we say spoiled?). Hope everyone is staying warm! I've got more layers on than I can count!
Jen W.
Keeper I, Carnivores
Monday, January 6
Mei Huan has finally discovered her sister's hiding spot. On Sunday, we were getting ready to give Lun Lun fresh bamboo and the twins their "lunchtime" formula bottle and found Mei Huan had climbed to the top of the structure and was wrestling with her sister in the little branchy nook the cubs always like to wedge themselves into. This is the first time we've seen Mei Huan climb that high into the structure. If you remember, Mei Lun had conquered the structure weeks ago, so we're quite happy to see Mei Huan follow suit! When we were getting ready to feed the twins their formula that day, we called the girls inside from the shift door (after having already brought Lun inside). Shifting inside from a fun place like the dayrooms has always been a challenge for all of the cubs, and it's understandable! The structures are a great jungle gym! Because of this, we're starting to teach the girls that coming inside can be just as rewarding, because we can't always rely on Lun Lun to wrangle both of them into following her.
Friday, January 3
As Rebecca reported yesterday, it wasn't an ideal day to be a giant panda or a giant panda keeper, due to the rain. Today, however, is a lot better, at least for the pandas. Obviously they're well-suited for the cooler weather and the fact that it's dry (more like, frozen) is a bonus for them. When we have weather like this, we have plenty of outdoor space for the giant pandas to enjoy, which makes it easier for the keepers to shift Lun Lun and the cubs into one of the dayrooms. The keepers, however, are likely not thrilled with this drastic change in temperature. When the pandas go outside, it means that the keepers go outside as well. The habitats needs to be checked before we give the pandas access to them and of course, they need to be provided with their bamboo. The giant panda building isn't all that warm, but it probably feels great compared to what it's like outside today!
Megan Wilson, PhD
Assistant Curator of Mammals
Thursday, January 2
Yesterday's shifting lesson for the cubs was a bit of a disaster! For three days in a row, both cubs shifted out into the dayroom with their mother very well! Then it all started to fall apart. As Mollye has mentioned, if the cubs are sleepy, it is more difficult for Lun Lun to get them to follow her, so we cannot work on shift training when they are sleepy. As with all training, especially with very young animals, we expect there to be a learning curve -- sometimes we take two steps forward, then three steps backward! Yesterday morning, the girls were awake and playing with Lun Lun, so we decided to try shift training with them. Mei Lun euthusiastically followed her mother all the way to the dayroom. Mei Huan was dragging her feet. Everything between the dens and the dayroom was way more interesting than following her mom -- a leaf, the doorway to an outdoor exhibit, the mesh! Poor Lun Lun was trying so hard to retrieve the cubs as we asked her to, but Mei Huan was just not cooperating. Everytime she gathered Mei Lun by the doorway and turned to get Mei Huan, then Mei Lun ran back to play with her sister. We finally let Lun Lun go eat, hoping the cubs would follow her out, but only Mei Lun did so. Mei Huan wanted to play in the hallway just outside the dayroom, and we could not convince her otherwise. Eventually, we had to bring Lun Lun back inside, separate her from the cubs, and carry them out to the dayroom. We appreciate everyone's patience as we work on training the cubs to go out into the dayroom!
Heather R.
Carnivore Keeper III


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For the third consecutive year, Christine Matacic will lead the Liberty Township Board of Trustees.
Matacic was re-elected president during the group's organizational meeting this week. Trustee Pat Hiltman was elected vice-president, replacing trustee David Kern.
A nearly 32-year resident of the township, Matacic was re-elected to a third term as trustee in November 2009. She served as president from 2003-2007.
Matacic is serving or has served on the following boards of directors: Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments; Butler County Regional Transit Authority; West Chester-Liberty Chamber Alliance and the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority.
Hiltman and Dale Chalk will continue to serve another year on the Volunteer Firefighters' Dependents Fund for 2013. Kern will continue as the board's representative to the Butler County Emergency Management Agency's Advisory Council.
The trustees will continue to meet at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the administrative offices, 6400 Princeton Road.
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The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources allows you to have unique hands-on experiences out on the farm or in the wilderness, which are a delightful escape from the classroom.
What is your most memorable Ag or UD experience?
Last spring break, I took the Artificial Insemination course that was organized through the Animal Science Club. We were able to practice on dissected cow reproductive tracts and even got "arm's deep" in the female cows on the farm.
What are your career goals?
I aspire to attend veterinary school and graduate with a specialization in small animals and exotics. I would love to be a veterinarian at a zoo or safari and get to help animals of all different, extraordinary backgrounds.
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I have never had a nose bleed!
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Utility officials are warning thousands of customers in Middle Tennessee about a new way thieves have tried to bilk innocent people out of money.
In his 13 years working for Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation, Todd Palmer said he's never heard of anything like this.
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MTEMC agents respond to about 2,000 calls each day in the utility company's main contact center, but officials say they never call a customer asking for a payment over the phone.
"We have a process in place where you'll receive two automated calls - one being to remind you that you are late on this, the second being a call coming in saying you are subject to cut off," Palmer said.
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Attack | 30 | |
Defense | 6 | |
Spawn Time | (Blood Moon) In The Corruption | |
Spawn Area | Water | |
Drops | ||
5 ? | 100% | |
Corrupt Goldfish Banner | 0.5% |
The Corrupt Goldfish is the corrupt version of the Goldfish. A Goldfish becomes a Corrupt Goldfish when a player throws Vile Powder on it, it spawns in the Corruption or the Crimson (alternative for Corruption) , or the Blood Moon event is in progress. This enemy is aggressive but it cannot leave the water to attack unless the water is drained. Fish Statues spawn Corrupt Goldfish during Blood Moons instead of normal Goldfish. The corrupt goldfish is similar to the Piranha.
- Corrupt Goldfish attack in much the same way as the Piranha from the jungle and cave biomes. If it senses The Player in the water, it swim towards them at a moderate speed.
- Corrupt Goldfish cannot be turned back into Goldfish.
- Corrupt Goldfish will not die if they are out of Water.
Update Info
- Corrupt Goldfish spawned from statues no longer drop coins
- Added to the game.