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Coral reefs are having their worst year ever,and widespread extinction looms,but it's not time to despair just yet. A vastand previously unseenreef has been discovered in the most unlikely of places, and it is surviving better than most.
Coral only grows in salt water, so river mouths are usually accompanied by breaks in barrier reefs, often the only place ships can cross. Moreover, rivers bring with them muddy water, which blocks the sunlight shallow water species need to grow. So the mouth of the Amazon, home to world's largest freshwater discharge, is almost the last place you would look for a coral reef. So no one did.
Yet Brazilian scientists found one there anyway. A paper in Science Advancesreporting their findings could just as easily be titled Coral Reefs, A New Hope. It reportedly stretches for more than 960 kilometers (600 miles), and is between 30 and 120 meters deep (100 and 400 feet),but amazingly had not been discovered until now.
The Amazon pumps out so much water thatit freshens surface waters far out from land.At greater depths, however, deep currents keep the water salty enough to support the formation of the calcium carbonate body structures that make up coral reefs.
If it wasn't for all that fresh water, the mouth of the Amazon would be a perfect place for coral, with a huge continental shelf covered in water shallow enough for reefs to thrive, which they have been doing since sea levels rose after the Ice Age. At present, the high sediment load from the river settles relatively quickly in the inner and mid shelves, the paper reports, preventing coral growth close to shore, but making the outer shelf much more inviting. Muddy waters interfere with growth for several months a year, but clear waters from August to January allow corals to flourish.
A report of coral reef fish in the area dates to 1977but it wasn't until last year that the existence of a reef system in the area was reported.The latest paper estimates the reef is 9,500 square kilometers (3,700 square miles) in size.
Such a vast system will take years to survey, but the authors made a start on the upper slope. They report an abundance of large sponges and other filter feeders, occupying patches up to 300 meters (1,000 feet) long and up to 30 meters (100 feet) high at the northern end, while the south is richer in corals.
The Amazon reef is less biologically diverse than other tropical reefs, which house a quarter of the world's marine species.Nevertheless, the authors report finding 73 species of reef fish and 40 corals, some previously unknown in Brazilian waters. Among the many sponge specimens 29 have yet to be recognized, and may represent new species
The reefs are vulnerable to changes in sea level, ocean chemistry, and temperature, but structure dating indicates the southern corals are still growing, demonstrating an adaptive capacity that may prove applicable to corals elsewhere.
Disturbingly, however, oil production has started nearby. Resilient as these reefs are, they're unlikely to survive a major spill.
Rodrigo Moura of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro with one of the corals dredged from the mouth of the Amazon where none were expected to live. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Read more: http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/astonishing-coral-reef-found-amazons-mouth
For many, paralysis orlimb lossis a lifelong burden, and scientists across the world have been working around the clock to restore movement to these unfortunate few. Now, a newNaturestudy showcases what is not just a step but a leap forwardin medical science.
A young man, who became a quadriplegic during a diving accident, is today able to grasp objects and even play video games using his own hand and fingers, after a novel device was surgically inserted into his brain. This remarkable breakthrough, spearheaded by researchers at The Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center, promises to revolutionize the way paralysis is treated in the future.
This is the first technique of its kind, study co-author Chad Bouton ofthe New York-based Feinstein Institute for Medical Researchtold IFLScience. Neural recordings have been linked back to the body to allow movement in a human.
How to move a paralyzed hand. Nature Video via YouTube.
The patient, Ian Burkhart, is a 24-year-old quadriplegic from Ohio, whose neural connections between his brain and limbs were severed. This type of paralysis used to be incurable, but as demonstrated just last October, quadriplegia can be partlyovercome: Surgeons managed to restore partial functions to patients hands and arms by connecting healthy nerves to damaged ones.
This new technique involves a different surgical method. A device called NeuroLife, invented by the non-profit research and development organization Battelle, is a pea-sized array of electrodes designed to send brain signals down to a paralyzed limb via connections outside the body.
Those first movements gave me hope, Burkhart said in a press conference. People wont look at me and think Im a cyborg.
Unfortunately, restoring movement is not that simple. Translating electrical signals from the brain into actions is incredibly difficult; even the U.S. militarys scientific research wing the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recognizes that.
To overcome this challenge, researchers from Battelle painstakingly recorded neural signals being generated in a paralyzed personsmotor cortex, the brain region that controls movement, before gradually deciphering which signals corresponded to which type of movement.
Over the course of a decade, they amalgamated these signals into a series of algorithms designed to understand these neural impulses. Through their efforts, and in collaboration with OSU, they successfully managed to box up these algorithms in the NeuroLife device.
Ian Burkhart plays a guitar video game, demonstrating he now has precision movement restored in his hand and fingers. Ohio State University/Battelle
After carefully implanting one end of the device into Burkharts brain, the other end was connected to his right arm and hand via small cables running down his sleeve, bypassing his damaged spinal cord. In 2014, he first demonstrated the use of the device by opening and closing his hand by simply thinking about it.
This was followed by months of training sessions designed to both reacquaint his brain with his armand to allow him to strengthen the muscles he had long-since been unable to use. Today, he is now able to use his hand and, significantly, his fingers to perform far more complex, precision-based tasks, including holding a phone to his ear, swiping a credit card, and picking up cutlery. He can even play the video game Guitar Hero.
Its important from a psychological view, to move your own limb, Dr. Ali Rezai, a co-author of the study and a neurosurgeon at OSU, told IFLScience. Playing a video game is just an element of normal life, and that's all Ian wanted.
Far from just treating paralysis, the uses of this technique are theoretically endless. In the future, this could be used to help victims of stroke and those with brain damage, Bouton added. With this research, weve only seen the tip of the iceberg.
Read more: http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/revolutionary-brain-implant-restores-precision-hand-movement-quadriplegic
Everyone loves a goodprison breakstory. "Escape from Alcatraz." "The Shawshank Redemption." "The Great Escape." They imbue within us a sense of hope, daring, and adventure.
Now, a new tale of derring-do in New Zealand of a real-life prison escape may be added to this pantheon of greats: An octopus has outwitted its human captors and is now on the run in the Pacific Ocean. Considering the size of said ocean, its unlikely hell ever be recaptured.
As reported byBBC News, the National Aquarium in the coastal settlement of Napier was once home toInky the octopus, but no more. This particularly crafty, aquatic fellow managed to squeeze through a small gap in his enclosure left behind after some routine maintenance work, before sliding across the floor looking for an escape route.
He managed to make his way to one of the drain holes that go back to the ocean and off he went, said aquarium manager Rob Yarrall, as reported byRadio New Zealand. He didn't even leave us a message. Staff were shocked to arrive at the scene to find no Inky and a trail of octopus tracks left behind by the former captive.
The staff should have realized long ago not to underestimate the power of these highly intelligent cephalopods; after all, they can escape from anything even the inside alocked jar.
Rather sadly, Inky left behind his tank-mate, another octopus, which the staff say theyll be monitoring extremely closely from now on.
Read more: http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/sneaky-octopus-makes-daring-escapes-through-aquariums-drain-pipe-pacific-ocean
Compared to Walmart's more than 4,000 stores in the U.S. alone, perhaps it's a little premature to call them "Walmart's worst nightmare." But hopefully we can all agree it wouldn't be such a bad thing for Walmart to lose more business to a company like this.
WinCo: Smart business model makes for low prices and good customer experience.
Walmart: Tops the list of retailers with THE WORST customer satisfaction ratings.
Walmart keeps prices low, in part, by systematically understaffing their stores. So if you've ever wondered what's up with those empty shelves in your local Wally World, there's your answer.
WinCo: Employee pay starting around $11 per hour.
Walmart: Employee pay starting around $8 per hour.
Walmart's absurdly low wages cost taxpayers billions of dollars every year in public assistance for their workers (food stamps, Medicaid, housing subsidies, etc.). Meanwhile, the company also profits from taxpayers by using a loophole that allows their executives to take home millions of dollars on top of their salaries.
Walmart is exploiting its workers so badly that even investors think they deserve a raise.
WinCo: Health benefits and pensions for employees working 24+ hours per week.
Walmart: Cutting health insurance for employees working less than 30 hours per week.
Despite billions in profits and redonkulous executive pay packages, Walmart is kicking thousands of part-time workers off their health plan. Those who remain eligible for Walmart's health coverage are paying a lot more out of pocket. Suffice it to say their workers are not happy.
WinCo: Employee-owned through stock ownership program.
Walmart: More than half-owned by one of the world's richest families.
WinCo's employee stock ownership program makes the interests of the company and its employees one and the same. Their people work harder and stick around for longer because the success of the company means success (and retirement) for them.
Read more: http://www.upworthy.com/theyre-being-called-walmarts-worst-nightmare-and-i-really-hope-it-comes-true?c=tpstream
Let me say that I am NOT a teacher I found this on a blog (listed below) that is all about and by teachers. And it's the kind of thing I hope gets legs so people stop asking these kinds of silly questions.
Oh, and next time your state wants to cut teacher pay and benefits, speak up!
1. We've all been to elementary school, so aren't we all kind of experts on it?"
Umm, no. You've been sick before does that make you a doctor
2. When I retire, I still want to do something, so I think I might take up teaching."
Teaching is not a hobby, like gardening or sailing. Teaching will likely make your old job feel like a vacation.
3. Have you ever thought about making your class more fun?"
No, I do my best to make it as boring as I can.
4. If you really cared about kids, you wouldn't worry about the salary."
I love my students. I love teaching. I also love being able to support my family and feed my kids.
5. If you managed your time at school, I bet you wouldn't need to plan lessons and grade on the weekends."
OK, I'm a little busy at school. I teach and work with students almost every moment of the day. Spending 20 hours a week outside of school on prep and grading is normal for me.
6. You'll never be a truly great teacher until you have your own kids."
Actually, yes I will. The relationship between teacher and student is quite different from that of parent and child.
7. Why do you make them read so much and write so many essays? Why do you give such hard grades?"
Because it's my job. Because my students are here to learn. Because they'll need these skills to survive in the world. How many reasons do you need
8. I pay taxes in this district, so technically you work for me."
Sorry, we're not your minions. That's not how it works. Taxes support public goods and services such as the fire department, police, parks, and yes, public schools for the community as a whole. And by the way, teachers pay taxes too
9. Ohh, you teach kindergarten. That must be fun playing and singing all day."
Yes, my life is just like Disney movie. I sing and the children and the little animals of the forest come running. Actually, in kindergarten, we teach our students the foundational literacy and math skills as well as the social and emotional skills that set them up for success in every grade to follow
10. Why are you so strict? They're just kids."
We make plenty of time for laughter and fun in my classroom. But rules and routine are not only necessary, they help children to feel safe, secure, and valued in the classroom community.
11. How hard can it be? You have all summer off."
A longer summer break is one of the benefits of choosing teaching as a career. But keep in mind, it's not all summer. I spend weeks every July and August on professional development and curriculum planning. And during the school year, I work 12 hours a day all week long and at least one day every weekend. Add it up and our vacation days are about the same.
12. Teaching is nice, but don't you want to be more successful and make more money?"
I teach because I want to make a difference. I teach because what I do every day matters for kids.
That's what success looks like.
Read more: http://www.upworthy.com/12-things-you-should-never-ever-say-to-teachers?c=tpstream
You might think 97-year-old Ralph Kimball of Murray, Utah, would be more careful with his hair. Instead, this World War II veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient says with a sly chuckle, I trust it to a kid.
That kid is 91-year-old Wayne Chidester of Springville, Utah. Chidester is also a World War II veteran, and in the age of social media and digital relationships, their lengthy, loyal friendship is refreshing.
Approximately once a month for more than 30 years, Kimball has visited Chidesters barbers chair for what he calls the perfect haircut and a reminder of what matters most in the world.
When the two friends are together and Chidesters scissors work their magic, observers must marvel at the nearly 200 combined years of life experience.
Those who know these friends say their pre-wired sense of duty and loyalty flavors every aspect of their lives. They're loyal to God, family, friends, work and country.
I first met Wayne back when I was young, in my early 60s, Kimball told me during a recent interview. Every Saturday, he still drives from Springville up to Real Barbers in Midvale. There is no one better. Id recommend him to anyone who wants a perfect haircut.
He said that? Chidester asked when he heard of his friends recommendation. He is such a gentleman.
The two men have experienced everything over more than 350 haircuts. Theyve rejoiced in their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and theyve mourned the loss of their beloved wives. Chidester recently said goodbye to Montez, his high school sweetheart and bride of more than 67 years. Kimballs wife of 63 years, Marie, has been gone since 2004. He later married widow Beverly Stuznegger, whom he calls a beauty and a gem.
Typical of their generation, both men would rather discuss their families, friendship or weather than their bravery during the war. While Kimball and Chidester each spent most of their military careers in the Pacific theater, Kimball fought with the Armys 7th infantry division and Chidester was a Navy man, doing damage control as a shipfitter. Although the two men escaped serious injury and returned home safely to their families, both had many friends who did not.
But I believe the Lord takes care of veterans, Chidester said. We all came back so different everyone does and even today we need all the help we can get.
Back home, Kimballs post-war career was in finance, and he worked for the original Zions Savings Bank and Trust Company. Meanwhile, Chidesters wife went to cosmetology school and encouraged her husband to study for his barbers license. With jobs scarce, he wisely took her advice, and in 1947 he earned his license.
Chidesters scissors havent stopped since.
When I asked them to explain their successes in life, love and friendship, both men relied on a deep sense of loyalty. Kimball remembers arriving for his haircut one Saturday and discovering that Chidester had left town for a family reunion. Though other barbers were available, men he knew well and who were very capable, Kimball simply said thank you and returned home.
I went back the next week for my cut, Kimball said. When youre loyal, youre loyal.
When I told Chidester about the gesture, he was both surprised and humbled. Well, he said, hesitating. Well, if he said he did that, then he must have. What a kind man.
On his days off, Chidester enjoys spending time with family and looks forward to his Saturday trips to work in the barbershop. Kimball spends time with his wife and plays music, completely by ear, on a keyboard in his condo. He also enjoys writing and is proud to have landed several letters to the editor in local papers.
Speaking of their shared loyalty, the men praised the military and the men and women who have served America at any time, on any front and in any uniform. Chidester and Kimball risked it all for the country they love, and both would do it again.
Those who know these friends say their prewired sense of duty and loyalty flavors every aspect of their lives. Theyre loyal to God, family, friends, work and country.
As Chidester and Kimball count the days until their next Saturday appointment and all the others they pray will follow, that warm loyalty shows no signs of slipping.
Im not sure what Id do if Wayne ever retired, Kimball said of his trusted friend. Im just not sure.
Once again, Chidester was humbled.
He said that? Chidester asked. Hes always been so kind to me, so pleasant. Im very thankful.
Of course he did, I told him. Because thats what loyalty is all about.
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Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/04/22/beautiful-friendship-two-world-world-ii-heroes-bound-by-loyalty-and-barbers-chair.html
Harry Potter writer shares publishers brush-offs for first Robert Galbraith novel to inspire other authors
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has shared two rejection letters she received from publishers while writing under her pen name, Robert Galbraith.
The famous author posted them on Twitter to encourage other writers.
She posted the letters relating to her first post-Potter novel, The Cuckoos Calling, after a fan asked for a picture of a rejection letter.
She said: The Potter ones are now in a box in my attic, but I could show you RGalbraiths?.
One of the letters, from publishing house Constable & Robinson, said: I regret that we have reluctantly come to the conclusion that we could not publish it [your book] with commercial success.
The letter also suggested she double-check in a helpful bookshop or in the biannual buyers guide of Bookseller magazine about who the current publishers of her fiction genre were.
The second letter, from Creme de la Crime, explained that the publisher had become part of Severn House Publishers and was unable to accept new submissions at the moment.
The author Joanne Harris joined the Twitter discussion, saying she got so many rejections for her popular 1999 novel Chocolat that she made a sculpture ….
In reply to a fan who asked if any of the publishers who had rejected her had turned down Harry Potter, she said: Yes, the publisher who first turned down Harry also sent RGalbraith his rudest rejection (by email)!.
She ended the conversation by giving a fan advice on getting the courage to risk it all, telling them: I had nothing to lose and sometimes that makes you brave enough to try.
The Harry Potter series has sold more than 400m books and Rowling has won multiple awards. The eight film adaptations of the novels have been named as the second-highest grossing franchise and film series of all time.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/25/jk-rowling-harry-potter-posts-letters-of-rejection-on-twitter
One of the south coast's most famous landmarks, Brighton Pier, is being sold for 18m.
Eclectic Bar Group, chaired by former Pizza Express entrepreneur Luke Johnson, is set to buy the Grade II* listed structure.
The group has entered into a conditional agreement to buy Brighton Marine Palace and Pier Company.
Brighton pier was put up for sale in 2011, but withdrawn the following year by owner the Noble Group.
Mr Johnson, a former chairman of Channel 4, said Brighton Pier, also known as the Palace Pier, was one of the most instantly recognisable attractions in the UK.
"The pier is hugely popular with the British public and it occupies a special place as a landmark at the heart of Brighton," he said.
"Brighton is one of the UK's most popular visitor destinations, with over 10 million visitors per year, making it the most visited place in the South East."
Brighton Marine Palace and Pier, which cost 27,000 to build, opened in 1899 and replaced the old chain pier, dating from 1823, which was used as a landing stage for passenger ships from Dieppe.
Brighton's Grade I listed West Pier is now a twisted shell after being destroyed by fires and storms.
Other remains of the West Pier were removed from the beach to make way for the 530ft (162m) i360 tower attraction, due to open to visitors this summer.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-35995136
Medical science is on a constant quest to understand cancer, and ultimately destroy it. Certainly, there have been some incredible advances in the last decade or so. We are now able to use nanosized Trojan horses to erode leukemia cells from within. We can get certain types of cancerous cells to turn on and kill each other. We can even use microscopic backpacks made of algae to deliver targeted chemotherapy treatment to tumors.
However, all this requires constant funding, constant scientific dedication, and the right kind of equipment. Venture capitalist Sean Parker, known by most as the founder of Napster and a co-founder of Facebook, clearly recognizes this: According to the Washington Post, he is backing a $250 million effort drive to attract hundreds of scientists, many of which are often in direct competition with each other, to join forces and focus their efforts on killing cancer.
These proverbial Avengers of the scientific world already number as many as 300, working at 40 laboratories in six world-class institutions: Stanford, the University of California (Los Angeles and California campuses), the University of Pennsylvania, the MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This heros roster is particularly impressive considering the plan was formally announced just this week.
The initiative is designed to focus on immunotherapy. Unlike chemotherapy methods designed to use drugs or instrumentation to physically destroy tumorous tissue, this relatively new scientific field hopes to kick-start the bodys own immune system to take up arms against cancer cells.
Cancer immunotherapy is such an incredibly complex field, and for every answer it seems to pose 10 more questions, said Parker, as reported by the Washington Post. Im an entrepreneur so I wish some of these questions had been answered yesterday.
Cancer kills millions of people every single year, so scientists are trying every possible method to reduce these numbers. Sebastian Kaulitzki/Shutterstock
Parker sees this new agglomeration of scientists fighting cancer as a way to remove the bureaucracy and red tape present in so many institutions. Although the researchers will spend most of their time at their own institutions, they will have access to every piece of data, equipment and funding being provided by the nonprofit Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, based in San Francisco.
To oversee the scientific progress of the initiative, one member from each university will sit on a committee and deliberate what the best course of action is. Every piece of new research that the initiative produces will be able to be provided and even licensed to interested industries, but the intellectual property will remain with the original scientists.
The institute will be headed by Jeff Bluestone, the former provost of the University of California, San Francisco, and an immunologist. In addition, he is one of 28 members of a panel personally selected by U.S. Vice President Biden as part of his National Cancer Moonshot Initiative, a $1 billion drive to accelerate cancer research.
Bidens drive and Parkers are similar: apart from wanting to help the human race on a purely altruistic basis, theyve both had people close to them die as a result of cancer. Only time will tell if this massive collaboration will produce results after than individual institutions, but its certainly got everything going for it.
Read more: http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/sean-parker-just-used-250-million-form-revolutionary-cancer-fighting-team
As there are no wild hedgehogs in Japan, seeing one is quite a treat. To fill this gap in the market with some prickly cuteness, a hedgehog-themed cafe has opened in Roppongi District, Tokyo.
Since February, customers have been queuing at the "Harry" cafe to have the opportunity to pet the hedgehogs.The name "Harry"stems from awordplay onthe Japanese word for hedgehog. For 1,000 yen ($9) on weekdays and 1,300 yen ($11) on holidays, the cafe offers an hour of petting and playing with a selection of hedgehogs. Theres even a menu of different colorsto choose from.
In case hedgehogs arent your thing, the same building also has a rabbitcafe owned by the same people.
Mizuki Murata, who works at the cafe, told Reuters, We wanted to show people the charm of hedgehogs, which give the impression of being hard to handle. We wanted to get rid of that image by letting people touch them.
She added, The cutest thing about hedgehogs is getting them to finally open up and show you their face.
Although some people have doubted the suitability of petting these shy and nocturnal creatures, hedgehogs can be comfortably kept as pets. In Japan, these prickly beasts areparticularly popular astiny companions. That said, if you see a hedgehog out and about in the wild its always best to leave them be. However,if youcome across onein your garden,its advised you feed them meaty cat or dog food and water notbread and milk.
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Read more: http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/hedgehog-petting-cafe-opens-tokyo
NASAs planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has been saved from disaster after an unknown problem left it floating helplessly in space 120 million kilometers (75 million miles) from Earth.
At the end of last week, NASA announced that Kepler had gone into a fail-safe Emergency Mode (EM) due to an unknown problem with the space telescope, leaving engineers rushing to findthe source of the problem over the weekend.
"During a scheduled contact on Thursday, April 7, mission operations engineers discovered that the Kepler spacecraft was in Emergency Mode (EM)," NASA said in astatement. "EM is the lowest operational mode and is fuel intensive. Recovering from EM is the team's priority at this time."
But now the agency has announced that Kepler has recovered. Unfortunately,the cause of the problem is still not clear, so Kepler is not completely out of the woods yet. The spacecraft reached a stable state on Sunday morning and has since switched into a low fuel-burn mode. Scientists will investigate the spacecraft this week to try and work out what the problem was.
"The anomalous EM event is the first that the Kepler spacecraft has encountered during its seven years in space," NASA said in its latest statement, adding that mission operations "remain vigilant".
NASA first detected the problem towards the middle of last week, when scientists had been trying to point the spacecraft towards the middle of the Milky Way for a new round of observations.Owing to the serious nature of the issue, NASA allocated the Kepler team priority access to the Deep Space Network, the Earth-based communications network used to talk to spacecraft around the Solar System. Even using this, though, back-and-forth communication with the spacecraft took 13 minutes, owing to its distance from Earth.
Kepler 452b is the most Earth-like planet found by Kepler to date.NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle
Kepler was initially launched in 2009 to find planets beyond the Solar System using the transit method observing the dip in distant stars as planets passed in front. Via this method,the spacecraft has found thousands of potential exoplanets, far more than every other planet-hunting telescope combined. Understandably, then,NASA is pretty keen to keep the successful mission going, at least until its successor the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) launches in 2017.
This is not the first time Kepler has encountered a bit of a setback, though. In July 2012, one of the four gyroscopic reaction wheels used to orientate the spacecraft failed, meaning scientists had to devise an ingenious solution to use pressure from solar wind to act as a makeshift fourth wheel.
Thanks to these efforts, the spacecraft was able to resume operations as part of the K2 mission in 2014, continuing to find planets beyond the Solar System. Earlier this year, 100 new planets were reported as part of this secondary mission.
And now, Kepler's groundbreaking mission can hopefully continue.
Read more: http://www.iflscience.com/space/NASA-Kepler-spacecraft-emergency
The rescue was caught on video as the trapped porcupinefish's concerned partner looks on
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Want to learn a quick and easy way to grow tomatoes? This is an awesome tip and all you need are overripe tomatoes to start growing new ones with.
Basically, you take an overripe tomato and a pot with soil in it. In this demo composting potting soil is used. You slice up the tomato in quarter-inch thick slices and then just toss four of the slices into the pot, sprinkling them with just enough dirt so that they are all covered.
You want to water them every now and again and within only a week and a half you should have a pot full of like 50 or so sprouting seeds. Pretty cool, right? Youll want to transfer the bigger seedlings into different pots so they can grow. Usually 2 per pot is recommended. Thats literally all you need to do to start growing fresh and delicious tomatoes!
Really amazing tip and definitely one to share with all your gardening friends and family!
Read more: http://damn.com/man-puts-4-tomato-slices-on-a-bucket-of-dirt-now-watch-what-follows-just-12-days-later/
Potty training can be one of the most frustrating and annoying phrases of owning a beloved pet.
Some get it rather quickly, but others leave you dreaming about waking up to a nice pile of poo or urine on your carpet. This dog was so smart, he was able to do something even his buddy can't: use the bathroom like a human. This completely cuts down on wee wee pad expenses and a hilarious sight to behold!
SHARE this awesome and smart dog on Facebook!
Read more: http://damn.com/watch-dog-gets-caught-using-bathroom-like-a-human-must-see/
Ah, the Internet. It's truly the miracle of the modern age in so many ways. We have instant access to all the information we could ever need. Want to know how to clean your mattress or how you can start using essential oils in your home? How about if you want to learn how to make something yummy? All of this and more can be found with the click of a button.
Unfortunately, when you give people anonymity and a means of doing whatever they want, the results aren't always representative of modern man's advanced intelligence. People also use the Internet to do a lot of silly things, many of which often end up here on Wimp right alongside the useful stuff. One thing you can count on when it comes to being online is that humor will often turn up in some rather unexpected places, such as online polls to pick a name for something. If a write-in candidate is allowed, the results can often be hilarious.
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is an organization that is responsible for the majority of funding for independent scientific and environmental research in the United Kingdom. They're currently building a 410-foot research vessel that will cost around $300 million. It will be decked out with all the latest technology, and, upon completion, will take scientists to the Antarctic to study climate change on expeditions lasting several months at a time.
In order to generate publicity and get people involved, they decided to hold an online vote to choose a name for the new ship. Here it is below, in all its $300 million glory.
Nope. When you leave the Internet alone with something, it comes up with this:
The NERC has stated that it reserves the right to review/refuse any name. Sadly, we're probably not going to actually get an RRS Boaty McBoatface anytime soon.
This hasn't been the only case of hilarity ensuing from an open poll on the Internet, by the way. In 2012, Walmart held a promotion where they'd send singer/rapper Pitbull to the Walmart location with the most likes on their Facebook page.
After two comedians hijacked the polls, the Walmart in Kodiak, Alaska got nearly 60,000 likes – roughly 10 times the island's population. To his credit, though, Pitbull actually went!
Greenpeace also learned the power of online jokesters back in 2007, when they held a vote to name some humpback whales they'd satellite tagged for conservation efforts. After the poll was spotted by Reddit, "Mr. Splashy Pants" quickly became the top name, and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian himself designed the logo below, which helped mobilize more netizens to voting it in.
Due to all the extra publicity they got raising awareness about whales, Greenpeace went ahead and named one of the whales Mr. Splashy Pants.
This is the Megyeri Bridge in Budapest, Hungary. While it was being constructed in 2006, the Hungarian government held an online vote to name it.
Comedian Stephen Colbert caught wind of it and urged his viewers (the "Colbert Nation") to vote for it. Fans flooded the votes and he won by an overwhelming majority through two separate rounds of voting. Ultimately, the Hungarian government decided not to name it after him, but they did give him a visa to come visit!
Colbert was also the winner of an online poll held by NASA to name a new wing of the International Space Station back around 2009.
Sadly, NASA decided not to go with naming the entire node after him. They did, however, install an exercise machine in the wing that he would have won, and called it the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (C.O.L.B.E.R.T.).
Then, of course, there was the case of New Zealand and their new national flag not too long ago, which included brilliant submissions such as these:
Maybe there's a lesson to be learned here. Next time you're thinking of letting the Internet name something, just don't, no matter how tempting it may be.
Read more: http://www.wimp.com/internet-wants-to-name-300-million-dollar-research-ship-boaty-mcboatface/
Dance battles are awesome! Here we have a killer dance battle where three riverdancers face off against two amazing tap dancers! Its an extremely unique battle and quite a sight to see. They jack the intensity up big time as both these teams want to outdo each other. The audience is going nuts and you will too once you see these crazy skillful performances!
Share this amazing dance battle with friends and family!
Read more: http://damn.com/river-dance-surprise/
Not a day goes by without a devastatingly handsome British man talking about his desire to play James Bond. But does all this campaigning actually work?">
Tom Hiddlestondashing, debonair, smooth cocktail of a man Tom Hiddlestonis on a grand, exhaustive press tour right now for two big, buzzy projects he has out. Its why you cant escape headlines about him, most making a great big deal about a great big role he wont stop talking about.
And that great big role is not one he has actually played, or is promoting. The twistpresumably to garnish a shaken, not stirred martiniis that the role Hiddleston wont shut up about playing is James Bond.
The star of the Hank Williams biopic I Saw the Light and the upcoming AMC series The Night Manager has found himself in a bit of an unusual situation for an actor. Hes not just on a press tour for those two roles. Hes on the campaign trail for another one, too.
Hiddleston, it seems, really wants to be the next James Bond. Almost as much as headline-hungry interviewers want him to be.
Few roles are dream cast more fancifully than that of the international spy with the license to kill.
The process is familiar: Culture at large swoons over a suave British rising star with strong cheekbones who fills out a designer suit, and said dreamboat is suddenly wielding a revolver and running from exploding buildings in our collective minds.
When it seems that one Bond is on the verge of retirementas increasingly grouchy Daniel Craig indicated amongst huffs, puffs, and scowls while promoting Spectre suddenly the casting rat race ramps up. And its not just us who are placing bets on who might take over. Its U.K.s most handsome men themselves.
And so actors like Hiddleston, Idris Elba, and Henry Cavill are all publicly throwing their hats in the ring, joining the likes of Damien Lewis, Tom Hardy, and Aidan Turner, whom producers are said to be keen on taking the reins. Its a campaign more crowded than a Republican primary in winter. But, thankfully, more attractive, and with contenders far more qualified.
Hiddleston fanned the flames on his chances in a recent interview with The Sunday Times, saying, I simply love the theme tune, the tropes, and the mythology. I love the whole thing. If it ever came knocking, it would be an extraordinary opportunity.
OK, not exactly, MAKE ME YOUR BOND, WORLD! But still, an enthusiasm to satisfy those who are #TeamTom.
Its a chicken and egg situation: He wont stop talking about it, but we also keep making him talk about it. Yet engaging each and every journalist in a giddy conversation about the possibility isnt exactly an effective way to silence rumors.
Then there was this past weeks meta moment when, in the U.K. finale of The Night Manager (which appears stateside later this month), Hiddleston, dressed in a bespoke suit, gestures at a bartender and asks, Excuse me, sir. Could I have a vodka martini, please?
Hiddleston had a laugh about the timingthe episode airing at the peak of all the Bond discussionin an interview with Marlow Stern for The Daily Beast. Honestly, I didnt think about it as I said it, he said. I cant remember if it was in the script or I improvised it. Im pretty sure I improvised it though because, actually, [co-star] Hugh Laurie really loves a vodka martini.
Hiddleston has actually shared the screen with another Bond frontrunner, Beasts of No Nation and Luther star Idris Elba. Asked if they joke together about the rumor-mill, Hiddleston laughed, I know, right? We should. What the hell is going on? Honestly, I have no control over it.
At one point someone who did have control chimed in on all the rumors. Former Sony head Amy Pascal, it was revealed in an email unearthed by The Daily Beast in the Sony hacks, had said, Idris should be the next Bond.
In fact, enthusiasm for the possibility of Elba in the role, which would make him the first black James Bond, is so rampant that hes been dubbed The Peoples Bond. To Elbas credit, unlike Hiddleston, he tends to be a bit more sheepish and reluctant to talk about all the rumors.
Can we talk about the media obsession with you playing James Bond? The Telegraphs Chris Harvey asked him in an interview last winter. Can we not? he bluntly replied.
By that point, Elba had been questioned about it heavily. He even seemed to be enjoying it.
If human beings want to know if theres any connectivity between all of us, the one thing Ive heard around the world universally is that, Youll be great at James Bond! Elba toldVarietyin September. If it should happen, thats proof theres connectivity amongst human beings. If everyone wants something, they can make it happen. That would be true.
His explanation for wanting to end the discussion is interesting in the context of a piece about Bond campaigning.
Because it feels like Im campaigning, and Im not, he said. At first it was harmlessoh I know, wouldnt be great?and now its started off racial debates. Im probably the most famous Bond actor in the world, and Ive not even played the role. Enough is enough. I cant talk about it anymore.
The racial debate he is talks about likely refers to author Anthony Horowitz, who wrote the new James Bond novel Trigger Mortis and said that he believes Elba is probably a bit too street for Bond. Is it a question of being suave? Yeah.
The comment drew understandable controversy, particularly when you consider the tone-deafness of shooting down an opportunity to modernize a franchise that, with Spectre, could use some shaking up. (Heh. Get it?)
Thats why other more traditional candidates talking up their chances elicit a few groans.
Theres Henry Cavill, for example, currently putting people to sleep in Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Appearing on Graham Nortons talk show in the U.K., Cavill said hed love the chance to be 007: Obviously Im very busy with the Superman stuff, but if there were any windows and they wanted me to do that kind of role it would be great, and I would love to do it.
Would it be greedy to be both Superman and Bond? Greedy or awesome? Cavill replied, revealing a personality for the very first time.
The truth is, that the Bond campaign lives on the press cycle of these actors other projects. Elba was assaulted with questions about it during the Beasts of No Nation tour. Hiddleston and Cavill are in the news about it now. Brace yourself, Moneypenny, because the onslaught is still to come.
Google for a list of Bond contenders, and see names like Damien Lewis (Homeland), Tom Hardy (The Revenant), and Aidan Turner (Poldark) emerge as odds-on favorites.
While Hiddleston has said that rumors about his involvement with the next film are all speculation and Elba made clear that he not met with Bond producers.
A thinly sourced article in the Daily Mail, however, indicated that Lewis had been given an unofficial nod from producers to be the new agent. It was also reported that Turner was flown to L.A. to have talks with Bond producers. And, at various junctures, bettors have set Hardy as the odds-on favorite for the role, using methods that presumably only Q would know.
And thus we arrive at the silliness of all these Bond inquiries, rumor mills, and campaigns.
As weve learned through reports of Star Wars casting (and basically every superhero film), when a role like this is made vacant, pretty much all of Hollywood is brought in to meet or audition for it. And ask any of the actors if theyd like to play a role like James Bond (and, you know, become one of the richest and most famous people in the world), should we be surprised that the answer almost uniformly is: Uhyeah?
Elba, for what its worth, seems to be self-aware, bordering on defeatist, about this very thing: It doesnt matter how many people want me to do it, he told U.K.s Esquire. It doesnt mean Im going to get it.)
Its not that there isnt a history of this. Clive Owen jokes often about the ridiculousness of the Bond rumor mill, having been hailed as the fan favorite to take over for Pierce Brosnan, which Daniel Craig eventually did.
Bond was the best thing that never happened to me, he said. Its easy to keep saying no to a role that youre not being offered.
Its not the rumor mill or the campaigning thats new, or even the glut of worthy contenders. Its the breathless pace of the online news cycle that exaggerates every whisper about the casting process into a breaking news story that spreads like a virus through the internet and social media thats new. And thus here we are.
So is there really a campaign going on for James Bond? As long as we dont see Tom Hiddleston walking the streets of London in a homemade leather catsuit wielding a riding crop, I think were safe.
Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/02/inside-the-campaign-to-be-the-next-james-bond.html
The state of Florida has a reputation for being, well, pretty weird. As someone who was born and raised in the state, I can say that reputation is pretty well deserved. It seems like every bizarre story you hear on the news comes from somewhere within the borders of the Sunshine State. I'm not exactly sure why that is, maybe the salty beach air and Disney magic make for a dangerous combination.
One thing that makes the state of Florida really unique is its wildlife and their remarkable ability to get a little too close for comfort. Alligators are awesome creatures, but I'd rather not have one in my swimming pool, thank you very much. One Florida man recently experienced this reality when he found a dangerous predator lounging on his front porch. Phil Hendra lives in Fort Myers, and when his dog wouldn't stop barking, he assumed there was a squirrel or cat outside his home. But when he opened the front door, Phil received the surprise of a lifetime.
Waiting outside his front door was a full-grown Florida panther. Scroll down to keep reading and see what happened next.
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Being a good Florida resident, Phil knew just how rare this incident was. Florida panthers are extremely endangered. In fact, the National Wildlife Federation says there are less than 100 of them left in the wild. He described the incident to the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and told them:
[The panther] stayed for about 20 minutes and laid down for a bit. It looked at us inside the window then slowly walked away, and we have not seen it since. My parents have lived here since 1988 and they may have seen a younger panther about two years ago, but nothing compares to this once in a lifetime experience.
Make sure to SHARE this remarkable story with your friends and family.
H/T: Wochit News
Read more: http://www.wimp.com/his-dog-wouldnt-stop-barking-at-the-front-door/
Theres definitely no shortage of different types of dating apps on the market, but even so, a large number of people havent had luck with any of them. Well, one awesome new app is trying to scoop up these dissatisfied users with a totally unique approach. Say hello to LuvConnect, a dating app for people who just want to click on pictures of tractors and never go on any dates!
If youre single, want it to stay that way, and have a deep desire to click on thousands of pictures of tractors, then this just might be the dating app youve been waiting for. Heres how it works:
Download the app on your phone and create a profile. Once youve filled in some basic information about yourself (favorite movies, music, a brief bio, etc.), youre ready to jump in and start clicking on pictures of tractors. LuvConnect lets you click on tractor pictures once or even twice, if you really like the picture or just feel like clicking twice for no reason. Another fun feature is that you can browse other users profiles, but you cant message or match with them in any way. Swipe left or swipe rightboth actions just give you more pictures of tractors that you can click on until your thumbs get tired or your phone runs out of battery.
Um, yeah, we want this yesterday.
The dating app boasts a library of over 3 million clickable tractor pictures, including pictures of utility tractors, orchard tractors, garden tractors, and more. As far as we can tell, the apps biggest flaw is that there are no pictures that feature two tractors in the same picture or three green tractors all lined up next to each other. But its still brand new, and hopefully the apps creators will make that available in future versions.
Weve seen countless dating apps come and go, but this one seems like the real deal. Check it out!
Read more: http://www.clickhole.com/article/finally-dating-app-people-who-just-want-click-pict-4053
Can we just take a minute to recognize how cool it is that we've come as far as we have as a species that we've accomplished vertical flight?
All while fighting an invisible force we know to be gravity that's determined to keep us down? This MiG-29 from the Polish Air Force may not be the newest plane in the skies, but she's still soaring to this day. This plane is one of the few models capable of pushing up vertically for a takeoff, and it's one of the coolest things you'll see today!
Read more: http://damn.com/mig-29-vertical-takeoff-is-jaw-droppingly-awesome/
So Ive been coming up with Batman ideas for a very long time. Ive got so many Batman ideas, but Im not doing anything with them myself. I thought I should collect all my good Batman ideas and put them somewhere the guys who make Batman could maybe read them and use them. If these people are seeing this post and like my Batman ideas, go ahead and use them in Batman movies or comics or whatever. Okay, here we go:
Here are all my good ideas for gadgets:
I can probably think of more gadgets if the people who make Batman are reading this and like the direction these are going in, but not these specifically. Now, here are some more Batman ideas in general:
Heres a thought I just had: Its that the people who make Spider-Man might also be reading this, or maybe they know the guys who make Batman. Either way, here are a few of my good Spider-Man ideas. I dont have as many as Batman ideas, but I dont mind:
Okay, thats it for Spider-Man. Here are all my good ideas for names of new Batman villains:
I thought of these ones just now, if the people who do Batman have stuck around.
Okay, thats it.
Those are all of my good Batman ideas. I hope the people in charge of doing Batman read this, or else it really was for nothing because no one else is really in a place to do anything with these ideas. I dont need any money for any of these because I am independently wealthy. Thanks.
Read more: http://www.clickhole.com/blogpost/just-case-guys-who-make-batman-are-readinghere-are-4026
What if you were walking to your car which is parked in the mundane workplace garage, and suddenly you encountered something absolutely terrifying? Such was the case for numerous victims, the last of which wet her pants, when the usual boring parking garage received an unusual visitor! This is one of the most epic pranks ever!
How could you not freak out at this thing? Its so realistic looking not to mention the movement is so natural that it seems more impossible that this creature is NOT the real deal! Awesome prank!
Read more: http://damn.com/raptor-prank/
Who doesn't love a good makeover? Seeing someone who hasn't had the time, energy, or money to put into their appearance get a whole new look is just exciting. Sometimes the aesthetic overhaul has a heartwarming meaning behind it, sometimes it's a chance for bonding between fathers and daughters; whatever the reason behind the change in appearance, it's always interesting so see what the subject of the makeover looks like on the other side.
Take these two sisters, for instance. As happens to so many women, they suddenly found their lives had been totally taken over by caregiving. Gloria Flaherty, a 59-year-old grandmother, moved all the way to Queens, New York to care of her elderly mother, who is suffering from Alzheimer's. Anyone who has been a full-time caregiver to someone with the disease knows that it is absolutely a full-time job. Then, there's Gloria's younger sister Marta Fugett. Although she's the baby sister, she's still a mother of six and grandmother of three! Spending her time with all the kids and grandkids is fun, but "she's never done anything for herself. She takes care of everyone but herself," big sis Gloria explains. Clearly that strong nurturing instinct runs in the family!
Luckily, Plaza Ambush Makeovers absolutely saved the day. The popular segment featured on The TODAY Show with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb shows people getting pulled from the crowds outside NBC studios and sent off to the studio for fabulous makeovers. Celebrity hairstylist Louis Licari and television personality Jill Martin choose the lucky recipients and oversee the makeovers from start to finish. Although the makeover recipients don't know what's happening until the big reveal, it seems like these two sisters certainly weren't disappointed!
Be sure to SHARE this awesome before-and-after video with your family and friends.
Read more: http://www.wimp.com/ambush-makeover-today-sister-gloria-marta/
Japan is known for its harmony between technology, design and nature. It also has a pretty awesome train network that boasts the worlds fastest train. So, it's perhaps no surprise that a Japanese rail network is in the midsts of designing an express train that seamlessly blends in with its environment.
Renowned architect Kazuyo Sejima has been commissioned by Seibu Railways to design a concept of an invisible train. Of course, theres no sorceryinvolvedthe train will actually give this impression using a semi-reflective mirrored exterior to reflectits surroundings. Although the project is currently still in its concept stage, they say seven of these trains could be rolling through the idyllic countryside and bustling cities of Japan as early as 2018.
While this is Sejimas first foray into designing trains, she has a wealth of experience designing buildingsof a similar reflective style, which have earnedher the Pritzker Architecture Prizeoften referred to as the Nobel Prize of the architecture world.
In a news release, Sejima said: "The project concept was introduced to me as 'a new limited express train like nothing seen before.'"
She added: "The limited express travels in a variety of different sceneries, from the mountains of Chichibu, to the middle of Tokyo, and I thought it would be good if the train could gently coexist with this variety of scenery. I also would like it to be a limited express where large numbers of people can all relax in comfort, in their own way, like a living room, so that they think to themselves 'I look forward to riding that train again.'"
See you there (or not).
Read more: http://www.iflscience.com/technology/japan-make-plans-invisible-train
Their brains are always developing, taking in information, and forming opinions about everything so they can grow up and become awesome adults.
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Attending preschool is correlated with kids who graduate high school; graduates have a higher success rate in finding jobs, becoming innovators, and contributing to our tax base so that we can grow to be a stronger society. So, when you hear people dis the idea of preschool, remind them that you and I want to retire with ease. We want future generations to take care of us and maybe even get us out of some of the messes we've put on ourselves.
Read more: http://www.upworthy.com/they-were-asked-1-question-and-it-stopped-their-fun-its-adorable-and-a-great-lesson?c=tpstream
As someone who lives in a big city, I can completely understand why people love riding bikes. You can save money and be active at the same time. It's also much more pleasant than sitting still in bumper to bumper traffic. As much as I get why cycling can be such a productive and fruitful lifestyle, I just am not ready to give up the convenience of my car. If only there was some alternative that could offer the best of both worlds.
Well, thanks to Swedish inventor Mikael Kjellman, there now is a solution. Mikael loves riding bikes, but sometimes the harsh Swedish weather makes it impossible. So, he set out to design something that would work in any climate condition. After some trial and error, Mikael came up with "PodRide," a four-wheeled bicycle with a covered body to keep the driver warm and safe from the elements. What makes this little vehicle so unique, however, is that the body makes it look like a small, one-person car traveling on the road. It's so convincing that, at first glance, you probably wouldn't even be able to tell that it was a bike.
Mikael is now pushing hard for his product to be mass produced. He says of PodRide, "They are practical, good for your health, cheap to run, good for the environment and fun to drive." He recently opened up a crowdfunding campaign in an attempt to raise $30,000 so the vehicle to be produced. The video below shows just how it operates, and if you like what you see, you can donate to the cause here and help make it a reality.
Remember to SHARE this awesome idea with your friends and family.
H/T: Mikael Kjellman
Read more: http://www.wimp.com/the-amazing-bike-car-invention/
But it's not all serious wet hair selfies, triumphant shots of single-arm-hugging Taylor Swift, ocean party pics, and serious seatbelt selfies.
His name is Michael Meredith, and Lorde told her 2.7 million followers to go support his organization, "Eat My Lunch," which donates a fresh, healthy meal to a hungry child in New Zealand every time a customer buys lunch.
(sorry for the text wall) hey kiwis! something a little out of the ordinary to share with you today, but something that means a lot to me. as you know, the cost of life in auckland (and new zealand!) is high. the heartbreaking result of that is that a really appalling 1 in 4 kids are living in poverty, and going to school without lunch. it makes me wanna cry thinking about kids who can't eat at school, and therefore probably find it pretty tough to focus and learn too. so when i found out about michael meredith's awesome new thing, EAT MY LUNCH, i was chuffed. the idea is for $10, you get a super yum healthy lunch which changes every day delivered to your work or school, and for every lunch you buy a second lunch is given to a kiwi kid who needs it. HOW COOL IS THAT?! i emailed them like "i travel too much to eat a lunch, but how can i GIVE TWO instead?" and they came back to me saying they were just about to launch a new thing, hopefully nationwide eventually, where you can do just that. and the first day is today. you can subscribe to do this at eatmylunch.nz/give-two – even if it's $10 a week, that's 2 less coffees (or one less cold pressed juice, jesus!!) and two kids get to eat lunch. it's a no brainer, really. this week, i'm sponsoring te papapa school in onehunga for all the lunches that they need, and i've also subscribed to GIVE TWO as their first subscriber. so what are you waiting for? if you've got $10 to spare, jump on it. ok that's it THANKS 4 READING and lots of love from me
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Meredith is the brains behind the appropriately named restaurant Merediths, which has won a slew of awards and is, by all accounts, super fancy.
According to Eat My Lunch, even in a country as wealthy as New Zealand, "One in four children … live in poverty and go without lunch every day." Every time a customer makes a purchase, Eat My Lunch sends a sandwich, fresh veggies, and a treat assembled by Meredith and his partners to a local school serving children in need.
And if, like Lorde, you're so pumped about the idea that you want to give both lunches instead of eating one yourself, well … you can give two. Super easily too. From anywhere in the world.
Like Rosa's Pizza in Philadelphia, where customers can pre-purchase $1 slices to feed the homeless. Or Tabrizi's in Baltimore, which skipped the city's annual Restaurant Week and opened up their dining room to homeless patrons.
And it's great to see Lorde using her valuable social media space to offer some epic support.
Read more: http://www.upworthy.com/lorde-just-told-her-27-million-instagram-followers-about-an-amazing-chef-whos-paying-it-forward?c=tpstream
He says you're a hero you just don't know it yet.
Nothing's stronger than that," according to K.P. It's what changes things."
You're way more than you think you are," he says.
"You're more than your problems, and you're more than your mistakes." Kid President
"Heroes are just ordinary people who've done extraordinary things that inspire other people to be extraordinary."
Because the little things we do are a big deal.
A parent, teacher, or a friend? Let them know, the same way this little wise man is letting you know right now. Make someone's day great.
Just trust that you can do something to make things better. Kid President says, You have everything you need to make someone's day more awesome."
Message received. And now, back to being a kid.
Read more: http://www.upworthy.com/yes-he-went-there-youre-awesome-this-is-as-funny-as-it-is-inspiring-which-is-very?c=tpstream
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Cleveland Browns rookie running back Trent Richardson spoke to NFL Network reporter Steve Wyche at the NFL combine, and said his fellow rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden had trouble reading defenses. He also said the coaching staff had to shorten the playbook in order for Weeden to be effective. Weeden is caught in a change of coaching staff's and will be in a battle for his job as soon as free agency starts. However, it's not uncommon for a rookie quarterback to struggle to read the field, but for one of his teammates to make a comment like that shows a little lack of trust. "He [Richardson] also told me a little bit more about Brandon Weeden,'' Wyche said, via Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plains Dealer. "He said as a rookie, [Weeden] really had trouble reading defenses from time to time and they had to skew their offense a little bit, sometimes somewhat predictable. [He] thinks things are going to open up a little bit, but he really does like Brandon Weeden.'' "I think he'll be my quarterback,'' Richardson said. "We can't put too much on Brandon, especially as a rookie. ... We want to make sure he believes, he knows he's going to be our quarterback. When it comes to stuff like that, we've just all got to be behind him.'' var switchTo5x=true; stLight.options({publisher:''});
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Take your little monsters on a hunt around the house with this fang-tastic game that uses Augmented Reality (AR) to bring the game to life!
Engine Creative has teamed up with Tesco to create the perfect ghoulish game for kids Halloween parties! The Great Ghost Hunt is a play-at-home Augmented Reality treasure hunt – all you have to do is print the clues available to download on Tescoliving.com and follow the instructions, have a selection of prizes at the ready, think about your hiding places and you'll be good to go! The enhanced Augmented Reality treasure hunt uses the magic of AR and the updated Tesco Discover app to bring it alive.
We've created this handy video to give you a sneaky peaky.
1. Think about where you can hide your clues – it could be under a cushion, inside a book or behind a photo frame. Whatever you choose, make sure that the kids can get to it easily!
2. Print off the pages which you can download here, write down your clues (each clue should be a description of where to find the next one) and place them in your hiding spots.
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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - July 26, 2005, New Braunfels, Texas »kkmm*»kmkkmk* ALL FOR ADC 780 MOI 1000571 12/30/05 SOUTHWEST HIC ROFUBLISHERS 2627 I VANDELL DR EL RASO TX 79903 llmlliliililiillnmllmlill Zeitung Serving New Braunfels and Comal County since 1852. Vol. 154, No. 213 TO pages, 1 section CLICK WWW. herald-zeitunq.com j t- * - -r' -I i % I rn ** IP s DEAR ABBY 7 CLASSIFIEDS 8 COMICS 6 CROSSWORD 6 FORUM 4 OBITUARIES 3 SPORTS 5 TV GRIDS 7 Council tied up on drainage ordinance By Leigh Jones Staff Writer New Braunfels' controversial drainage ordinance remains in place for now, after city council debate ended in a 3-3 tie vote Monday. Councilwomen Kathleen Krueger, Beth Sokolyk and Sonia Munoz-Gill voted to keep the ordinances mandatory connection fee, against the recommen dation of City Attorney Charlie Zech. Mayor Bruce Boyer and councilwomen Valerie I lull and Gale Pospisil voted to strike the fee from the ordinance. Councilwoman Lynn Iimmer, who had stated previously she was in favor of taking another look at the document, did not attend the meeting. Limmer could not he reached for com ment in time for this story. With the ordinance still in place, the city is facing a lawsuit from the Greater New Braunfels See CITY, Page 3 Bruce Boyer TUESDAY, JULY 26,2005 SPORTS MEDAL PARADE New Braunfels swimmer Sean Duckworth leads area's medal winners at theTAAF Games ofTexas. Page 5 FORUM COLUMN Betty Clifford writes how Molly Ivins should be united against enemies of the USA. Page 4 HITTING A SOUR NOTE Trustees near choice on superintendent Photos by MANDY REARY Herald-Zeitung Charlie Gallagher, left, and John Payne reminisce Monday afternoon over photographs in the "Austin City Limits" exhibit at the Museum of Art and Music in Gruene.The museum is expected to close its doors Aug. 8. Museum's musical journey to end Aug. 8 By Bon Maloney Staff Writer GRUENH — A long, hard road for the New Braunfels Museum of Art and Music could wind to its end in just two weeks. Officials announced over die weekend they expect to close die museum's doors at the conclusion of its current exhibit, which highlights the history of the long-running public television show, "Austin City limits." "We're Jill terribly disappointed," said Chuck Teeter, museum board president. "We've all worked tenably hard for this." Teeter said he couldn't go past Saturday's press release. "It really covers all the stuff we can discuss at this point," he said. "Negotiations are ongoing and we still have some hopes we can salvage it, but they're a bit remote." AT A GLANCE ■ What: "Austin City Limits: Making Music, Making History ■ When: Through Aug. 8 ■ Information: 625-5636 To say more, he added, would be premature. "We have not committed to any exhibition beyond the current one," Teeter said. "The whole problem is we're not meeting our operating costs. Theres just not enough floor traffic." Executive Director Charles Gallagher said the museum could be an important cultural resource — even in a city rich widi them. But there hasn't been enough support to sustain the museum. Gallagher and the staff have See MUSEUM, Page 2 Cortney Wunderlich, in headphones, learns how to use one of the interactive kiosks at the Museum of Art and Music in Gruene while her mother, Karen Howell, and youngest son, Parker, 4, watch. Luke Wunderlich, 6, checks out a guitar attached to the side. MEMORIAL DONATIONS I Instead of flowers, Myron Floren's family requests memorials be made to the Myron Floren Memorial Fund of the USO. The address is: USO World Headquar ters, 2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1200, Arlington, VA, 02201. Services set for Wurstfest accordionist By Ron Maloney Staff Writer Services have been set for Myron Floren, accordionist and friend of New Braunfels who was the headline entertainer at Wurstfest for more than three decades. Wurstfest spokesman I lerb Skoog said a memorial service will be conducted at I p.m. Aug. 7, at the Ascension Lutheran Church in Palos Verde, Calif. In lieu of flowers, Floren's family has asked that memorials be made to the Myron Floren Memorial Fund of the USO. Cards and notes can he sent to tile Floren family in care of See FLOREN, Page 3 County faces $1.4M budget shortfall in 2006 By Ron Maloney Staff Writer If any Comal County department head or manager didn't realize how tough a budget year they faced in 2006, they got an idea last week. After considerable attention with a very sharp pencil, County Judge Danny Scheel said Thursday the county is still faced widi a $1.4 million budget deficit. He asked all of the county's department heads to shave IO percent off of their budget proposals for next year. Scheel, as head of the county's administration, is charged with preparing the budget for the county and NEW BUDGET ■ A list of what is in the proposed budget is on page 2A. its elective offices. That budget, tentatively tagged at about $36.3 million, will be presented to commissioners Aug. 4. In budget hearings conducted just more than a week ago, commissioners heard a pretty bleak picture of their finances for 2006. ITtis week, it improved a little with the cuts Scheel has so far penciled in. Scheel said projected expenditures in the general fund were running See BUDGET Page 2 UPDATES Trucking the news Stallings competes in IronMan triathlon. LAST WE KNEW: New Braunfels resident Robert Stallings was headed to Lake Placid, N Y., to participate in his first full-length IronMan triathlon. Stallings said before leaving he hoped to finish the race in 12 hours. LATEST: Stallings finished 517 out of 1,997 competitors in 11 hours, 56 minutes, 23 seconds. NEXT: Stallings said the Lake Placid race likely would be his last triathlon for a while. He and his wife plan to concentrate on starting a family.www.beheardblog.com By Melissa Johnson Staff Writer For parents and students who have eagerly been following the Comal Independent School District superintendent selection process, the wait might soon he over. Tile GSD Board of Trustees will meet tonight to consider and take possible action on a finalist to be considered for the superintendent position. Board President Dan Krueger said it was possible that the board would announce a name. Board members met in executive session Friday morning to discuss the qualifications of the remaining two candidates after dinner interviews were held the previous weekend. Since late lune, The AT A GLANCE ■ What: CISD School Board Meeting ■ When: 6 p.m. ■ Where: Rahe Bulverde Elementary School 1781 East Ammann Road, Bulverde board has whittled the candidates down from four. Also on tonight's agenda is an action item concerning the purchase of nearly 32 acres located behind (Canyon Middle School. The property is owned by the Eugene Ebert family and is being sold at an estimated purchase price of $343,000. Board President Dan Krueger said he was pleased See CISD, Page 3 Sweet treats, gifts Chookie Bouquet opens new store in town, offering an alternative to roses, flower bouquet. ;
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