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Posted 07 May 2010 - 06:05 PM
The Houston Texans' defense took a major blow Friday when defensive rookie of the year Brian Cushing learned he is being suspended four games for violating the NFL's steroid policy, according to league sources.
Cushing appealed the league's decision at a hearing at the NFL scouting combine in February but was informed Friday his appeal had been rejected, according to sources.
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SecondHandJets, on 09 May 2010 - 02:07 AM, said:
There are certain things you can take and certain things you can't. Most if not all pro athlete know or should know about what their taking. However, Cushing got caught at USC for Juicing. He got caught again.
Posted 09 May 2010 - 12:17 PM
S-Dubb, on 09 May 2010 - 12:42 PM, said:
"Juicing" is such a general term. Whatever, I don't think this matters at all. He'll come back and will eat a different supplement that does the same shit but the NFL says is okay.
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SecondHandJets, on 09 May 2010 - 01:17 PM, said:
It's not general at all. You can either shoot up roids or human growth hormone. Thats called "Juicing"... most if not everything else is a pill or power. When you "juice" its roids or HGH. The NFL has banned both.
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Actually I think that's a after and before picture. I think the 2nd picture was a before then the first picture (the one when he's in the red shirt) is after an injury he had when he couldn't train for months. Not training caused him to lose that steroid muscle he had in that 2nd picture.
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This isn't the first time hCG has been a presence in the sports news cycle. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez was suspended for 50 games last year when he was found to have a prescription for hCG. And in October of 2008, admitted steroid user, author and reality TV star Jose Canseco was detained at the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego for trying to bring hCG into this country from Mexico.
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That possible. That reminds me of a guy at my gym. The guy was massive and shredded and then he was M.I.A for like 6 or 7 months. He came back after his hiatus and he was deflated. It was actually funny.
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The Student handbook Undergraduate Degrees in Secondary education referred to in this catalog is available online at www.govst.edu/uploadedfiles/secedstudenthandbook.pdf.
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Before enrolling in EDUC4999 Student Teaching, an application for admission to student teaching must be submitted of the director of Field Experiences in the College of Education. The application must be submitted by December 1 for the fall term and January 31 for the spring term preceding the academic year in which the student intends to teach (student teaching is not offered in the summer term). This application for student teaching will verify that the student applying has or will have met the following requirements:1. completed at least 48 hours of general education requirements with a G.P.A. of 2.75 or higher in courses taken at Governors State University;2. completed professional education course requirements, except student teaching, including a minimum of 100 clock hours of field experience with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher, with a grade of "C" or better in each course, and EDUC 6360 and EDUC 6370 with a grade of "B" or better;3. must have completed methods course no more than two years prior to the commencement of student teaching;4. have no more than six hours remaining to be completed in the certificate in which the student is enrolled with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher and completed all courses with a "C" or better;5. met all state requirements applicable to the subject matter area(s) in which the student will teach as outlined in Section IX, Staff Qualifications of the Illinois State Board of Education publication, Minimum Requirements for State Certificates;6. submit evidence of having passed the Mathematics content area exam of the Illinois Certification Testing System; and7. received a positive recommendation from the Second-art Education Student progress Committee.
Certificate Requirements
Students must meet all university requirements for a license, and in addition, student must complete the general education requirement for teacher licensure Initial Secondary Certificate listed in the Teacher Education section of this catalog.
In addition, students must:
1. have a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.5 or higher;2. earn a grade of "C" or better in all general education courses;3. have a G.P.A. of 2.75 or higher for all general education courses;4. have a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher in mathematics courses with a grade of "C" or better in each course;5. have a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher for EDCP6101, EDUC4440, and SPED6101, with a grade of "C" or better in each course;6. earn a grade of "B" or better in EDUC2310, EDUC6360, and EDUC6370;7. earn a grade of "B" or better in EDUC4999;8. complete a minimum of 100 clock hours of supervised pre-student teaching experiences;9. provide evidence of successful completion of the Illinois and U.S. Constitution examinations;10. show evidence of having passed the Assessment of Professional Teaching;11. meet any additional requirements listed in the Teacher Licensure section of this catalog; and12. receive a positive recommendation from the Secondary Education Student progress Committee.
I. Professional Education (minimum of 24 hours)
The following courses can be taken at either the lower-division or upper-division level:
EDUC 2310 Foundations of Education (3)SPED 6101 Survey of Students with Exceptionalities (3)
The following courses must be taken at the upper-division level:
EDCP 6101 Introduction to Educational Technology (3)EDUC 6360 Principles of Secondary Mathematics Education (3)EDUC 6370 Teaching Secondary School Mathematics (3)EDUC 4440 Educational Psychology in Action (3)EDUC 4999 Student Teaching: Secondary Mathematics (12)
II. Additional Requirements
Students may need to complete additional general education or Mathematics courses if their bachelor degree requirements do not meet the requirements of the approved Governors State University program for the endorsement in Mathematics Education.
III. Minimum Total - 24 Hours at GSU
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SolarWorld AG manufactures solar power systems and in doing so contributes to a cleaner energy supply worldwide. The company, located in Bonn, employs approximately 2,600 people and carries out production in Freiberg, Germany, and Hillsboro, USA. From raw material silicon to the solar module, SolarWorld manages all stages of production ‒ including its own research and development. Through an international distribution network, SolarWorld supplies customers all over the world with solar modules and complete systems. The company maintains high social standards at all locations across the globe, and has committed itself to resource- and energy-efficient production. SolarWorld has been publically traded on the stock market since 1999.
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Every Monday we profile a Dow Live Earth Run for Water partner organization that works toward providing solutions to the nearly 1 billion people who lack access to clean, safe water. To donate to one of these projects, visit liveearth.org/give.
For 20 years, Water.org has been empowering communities in Africa, Central America, and South Asia to meet their own water and sanitation needs. Co-founded in 2009 by Matt Damon and Gary White, Water.org is the result of a combination of WaterPartners, founded in 1990, and H20 Africa.
Because grants alone will never reach the nearly one billion people in need of safe drinking water, Water.org is acting as a catalyst to introduce capital markets to the water and sanitation sector through its pioneering microfinance initiative: WaterCredit. Through WaterCredit, the poor who are merely surviving day to day and have never had any kind of access to credit, are able to get small loans for their own water connection or home toilet – something they never dreamed would be possible.
WaterCredit programs are currently underway in Bangladesh, India, and Kenya. Since its start in 2004, WaterCredit's success has been evident by the great demand for loans from communities, and impressive repayment rates, often at 98 percent. After 10 years of loan cycles, five times as many people have water with WaterCredit than with a similar amount of grant funding.
Mrs. Thangammal is just one of the 12,000 WaterCredit loan borrowers (90% of whom are women) we've served whose life has been changed by access to credit:
"I am a poor widow living in Vadugaputty (ward No. 14) hamlet of Musiri Town Panchayat with my son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter. In the past, we've had bitter experiences collecting our drinking water and defecating in the open (because we didn't have a toilet).
We used to collect was from the public tap but it was not dependable. I used to leave our empty pots in front of the public tap two days before the water was going to be released for collection by the city. If the water was scheduled to come in the morning, I would go the previous night and sleep there so I could wake and get the water. Even then it was difficult to get five pots of water and sometimes it ended in quarreling with the other women.
One day there was a big fight and I got injured, leaving scars on my body. Many days I could not sleep well due to this difficulty in collecting water. It is because we do not have an individual water pipe connection that we have to go under all these ordeals.
At this juncture, Water.org and SCOPE came to our village and told us about the individual water pipe connection and Ecosan toilet program. Immediately, I applied for both. Now we have an individual water pipe connection and toilet in our house! We are using it and our relatives are also coming to house to use it. We feel so very happy.
Whenever I see the scars on my body, I remember the problem I faced in collecting water from the public tap. If the individual water pipe connection had come to our village earlier I would not have this scar on my body. I would have never dreamt that we could get these two facilities on our own, so we are thankful for Water.org and SCOPE." – Mrs. Thangammal
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SAN FRANCISCO --- Thee Ohsees aren't breaking up, but they are taking a long hiatus as front man John Dwyer (our podcast interview) told the crowd at Wednesday's performance at Great American. "This will be the last Oh Sees show for a long while," he told the crowd. "So dig in."
Dwyer's off to LA (yet another artist leaves San Francisco) and Brigid Dawson leaving for Santa Cruz while bass guitarist Petey Dammit and drummer Mike Shoun are staying in the city.
We just want to thank Thee Ohsees for bringing the brilliant music for years and can't wait to see them live again in the future!
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Eric Petersen Illustration Thursday, 19 December 2013 12:38
Illustrator Eric Petersen hails from Olympia, Washington <-- My style is influenced by instructional graphics, video games and the look of vintage comics of the 1940s. I draw uniform lines on a computer to strip away some of the human element and expressive quality seen in non-digital work. I use perspective and unnatural colors to set up a voyeuristic feeling and create an unsettling mood. I am interested in the combination of a purely functional illustration style with an emotional scene.
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Tiffany Bozic's "Strigiformes" Print Friday, 13 December 2013 09:00
Tiffany Bozic's print "Strigiformes" is available online here and, if you order soon, we can still get you one by Christmas as we ship priority.
In The Random Dept. Thursday, 19 December 2013 10:07
AARP CELEBRATES BRAD PITT'S 50TH BIRTHDAY <-- we thought it was an Onion article headline.
The FAILE BÄST Deluxx Fluxx Arcade - Miami Beach 2013 Wednesday, 18 December 2013 11:49
The FAIL BAST Deluxx Fluxx Arcade was one of the highlights of Miami Art Week 2013. This video summarizes it all. Video Directed By: Priest Fontaine
Jud Bergeron @Hotel Biron Tonight, Thurs Thursday, 12 December 2013 15:16
Our buddy Jud Bergeron is hosting the small works show Gimcrackery tonight at the wine/ art bar Hotel Biron (7-10pm) featuring an exclusive series of small silk screened prints which expand on the motif of fatherhood. In addition to the prints a survey of ceramic and bronze wall reliefs are presented alongside four large rarely viewed abstract drawings. ~complete details
Sgt. Pepper by Tim Gough Thursday, 12 December 2013 15:08
I (Tim Gough) wanted to share these Sgt. Pepper screen prints I made. They started as torn paper collages as a way to break away from the computer. I eventually brought them into Photoshop to finish the details and make the separations. This is a 18x24, 7 color screen print, with a transparent gold overlay. This is a limited edition of 100 and printed by the Half and Half. available here
27' Sailboat - Ocean view and other benefits Wednesday, 11 December 2013 09:32
People associate sailing with Thurston Howell, think it's incredible expensive and only for the rich, but we think this ad does a job well done with why sailing is amazing and worth every little penny it costs.
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Tequila Carousel by Dave Kinsey Wednesday, 11 December 2013 10:12
Hi everyone, I have a new 18 x 24" screen print available now through BLK/MRKT called Tequila Carousel, 5/c edition of 100. It's based off the original painting I did this year of the same name. I hope you enjoy it. -DAVE KINSEY
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THE CITY OF MADISON is done growing in size for a while.
Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler said the city is not considering annexing any more land right now, though a proposed update of the city's land-use map outlines a "study area" for potential annexation.
"We're still trying to take care of what we've got after doubling the size of the city [in 2008]," Butler said.


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Holiday shopping can be tricky. Instead of trolling the mall for a handful of generic gifts, why not get something a little different this year? As you already know, Excavations the museum store is prime for finding odds and ends that your family and friends will love.
What do Einstein, Darwin, Marie Curie and Nikola Telsa have in common? They all want to be underneath your Christmas tree. Four out of four scientists agree: bobbleheads make fabulous presents.
For the Sci-Fi Fanatic:
Who doesn't love Dr. Who? More importantly, who doesn't love this fantastic disappearing tardis mug? No one will ever forget who gave such a wonderful gift.
For the Proud Okie:
Show your Oklahoma pride with this rustic Scissor-Tail Flycatcher coaster. Feel free to grab the wooly mammoth and Apatosaurus matchers while you're here! All good things come in a set, you know.
For the Christmas-Lover:
Nothing says Christmas quite like an ornament. Excavations has ornaments of all shapes and sizes: wool foxes, glass figurines, ornately painted and plastic dinosaurs for the kids. I guess you could say we're a one-stop ornament shop.
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I bet Rumble the OKC Thunder mascot would love one of these bison hand puppets for Christmas! Not a Thunder fan? There are also dinos and lions and beavers. Oh my!
Mark your calendars for red-hot savings from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, as Excavations hosts it's annual holiday sale. Draw for your discount of 15-40% on your entire purchase!
Remember, museum members always receive 20 percent off all purchases at Excavations. No membership? No problem! Sign up now and start saving. Excavations is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. We look forward to seeing you soon!
P.S. Santa told us that museum memberships are going to be a hot gift this year.
The lights are strung, the ornaments hung and hearts are all aglow. It could only mean one thing: the most wonderful time of the year is here! Help us welcome winter at our complimentary community celebration, Holiday Happening, on Dec. 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. Now, we don't like to drop names, but we have some pretty spectacular guests attending this year. Who? We're glad you asked.
The Redliners
We'll be rockin' around the Christmas tree, alright. The University of Oklahoma's only student-led, co-ed a capella group will be bringing joy to the world, and the Sam Noble Museum, with their renditions of your favorite carols.
The Oklahoma City Ballet
Visions of sugar plum fairies dancing in your head? We know the feeling. Come cure the craving with a dose of dance from the Oklahoma City Ballet. You'll be dancing in a winter wonderland all night.
The Pioneer Library
'Twas the night of Holiday Happening, and through the Great Hall, not a child was stirring, a great silence did fall. You'll want to be sure and pack your listening ears for story time with the Pioneer Library System.
Sooner Theatre
Do you hear what I hear? The talented starlets of the Sooner Theatre will perform songs from the holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life and timeless carols, both old and new.
Santa Claus
This holiday VIP is taking a little time out of his busy schedule to visit his favorite natural history museum. Children are invited to share their wishes with Santa and even pose for a pic or two!
As you can see, Holiday Happening will be a celebration of Jurassic proportions. Plus, if you bring a toy or non-perishable food item, we'll enter your name in a drawing for a $50 gift certificate to the Excavations Museum Store, which will be offering discounts during Holiday Happening. So pack your joy, plus a toy, and we'll see you tomorrow at 5 p.m. for a night of carols and cheer!
Note: Please be sure to frequently check our website and social media in case of a cancellation due to hazardous weather.
We've planned a "larger then life" finale for our ITTB series today. You could even say it is a story of Jurassic proportions. There's a good chance that you've seen the object of today's post if you've visited the museum, but before we reveal the paleontology department's most prized specimen, here is a little backstory:
The Sauroposeidon
In 1994, vertebrate paleontology curator Richard Cifelli and his team found four vertebrae of one Sauroposeidon in southeastern Oklahoma. Sauroposeidon fossils are common in Oklahoma, many of which come from a quarry located in Atoka.
Each vertebra of the Sauroposeidon measured four feet or more in length. The bones were so enormous that Cifelli himself was unsure what he had uncovered at first. The name Sauroposeidon actually stems from the Greek word "saurus" (meaning lizard) and the mythological god Poseidon. The names refers to Poseidon's nickname as "Earthshaker," implying that the Sauroposeidon's weight and size was enough to move mountains.
Poseidon, god of the sea and maker of earthquakes.
Sauroposeidon seems to be a relative of Brachiosaurus, and like Brachiosaurus, probably held its neck upright like a giraffe, rather than out in front of it like the Apatosaurus. Sauroposeidon would have been much larger than Brachiosaurus, however. Cifelli and former student Matt Wedel believe Sauroposeidon would have been nearly 100 feet long and stood some 60 feet tall. It could have stood flat-footed and looked into a sixth story window. In fact, the Guinness Book of World Records recognizes the Sauroposeidon as the world's tallest dinosaur.
Sauroposeidon Scale
Unlike other items featured in the ITTB series, which are too fragile for public display, the Sauroposeidon can be seen from just inside the Great Hall, peeking out from the Noble Corporation and Noble Energy Orientation Gallery. When it comes to fossils, go big or go home, right? We enjoyed sharing a glimpse into our collections and exhibits with you and hope this series has inspired you to visit and discover for yourself the specimens and artifacts featured in this series.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Although Oklahoma boasts of 38 federally recognized Native American tribes, there are just five known Osage speakers in the state. The extreme deficiency of speakers stem from limited educational sources, making every resource invaluable. Being so, the Native American language department's most treasured item is not a million-year-old fossil or a rare specimen. It's a notebook.
The Osage language, native to Oklahoma, is a member of the Dhegihan branch of Siouan languages and is related to Kansa (Kaw), Quapaw and Omaha-Ponca. With only a handful of speakers, these languages are severely endangered and none have adequate documentation. However, one remarkable document from northern Oklahoma offers hope for the future of the Osage language.
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Robert (Bob) Bristow grew up in Pawhuska, Oklahoma and was interested in languages and Osage even in high school. He married into an Osage family and learned to speak the language fluently. He took copious notes from Osage classes and interviews with Osage elders during the 1970s. These notebooks are filled with vocabulary items, sentences, stories and tribal history.
He additionally jotted down snippets of conversation, plays on words and other humorous quips overheard. As an amateur artist, Bristow illustrated his notes with images of cultural items and doodled Osage ribbon work patterns. His handwritten notes for an Osage Dictionary became the backbone of Carolyn Quintero's Osage Dictionary (OU Press 2010).
Carolyn Quintero's Osage Dictionary
Bristow's work is accurate, easy to read and contains the richest documentation of Osage in the 20th century. His notebooks continue to be invaluable to the Osage Nation Language Department and to scholars of Osage, Siouan, and language and cultural diversity in general. As you likely know, the Sam Noble Museum stores a unique combination of cultural and prehistoric artifacts, which is why next we'll be visiting the last remaining department, paleontology.
You certainly won't want to miss our last ITTB post next Wednesday, so mark your calendars! It's going to be a finale of Jurassic proportions.
Some 455 million years ago, long before the wind came sweeping down the plains, Oklahoma was nothing more than a fragment of the ocean floor. A diverse array of marine life inhabited the waters above the future United States and left behind a rich prehistoric past. How do invertebrate paleontolgoists know all of this? Though these early sooners may be long gone, their skeletons remain.
Trilobites embedded in limestone
This specimen, from the invertebrate paleontology department, is one of several slabs of limestone crowded with complete skeletons of the trilobite Homotelus. Trilobites are extinct marine arthropods that disappeared roughly 250 million years ago. In case you need a refresher, arthropods are a classification of animals with segmented bodies and external skeletons, like scorpions, crabs and butterflies.
The Asian forest scorpion is an example of an arthropod.
The trilobite specimen shown above is important to scientists because it provides a snapshot into the behavior of these arthropods. Complete skeletons of trilobites are rare, as they would normally fall apart quickly after death. It is highly unusual to find hundreds of skeletons clustered together this way, as a result. Invertebrate paleontolgoists believe that the trilobites may have gathered in large numbers to spawn, much like modern horseshoe crabs along the east coast of the United States.
Horseshoe crabs
It's also important to note that geography played a prominant role in the recovery of this specimen. Geological evidence indicates that the embedded trilobites were buried very quickly by mud, possibly by a storm close to shore that would have stirred up the sea floor and carried mud-laden waters offshore. After the storm waned, this mud was likely dumped on the sea bottom, burying the trilobites. Nearly 455 million years later, scientists discovered their skeletons, still intact, buried in the Ordovician rocks of the Criner Hills in southern Oklahoma.
The Criner Hills are in Carter County, Okla.
Thanks to this discovery, invertebrate paleontologists now have a unique glimpse into the life of extinct animals. They also know that the reproductive behavior of trilobites resembles modern marine arthropods. Of course, you don't have to look 455 millions years into the past to see Oklahoma's astounding contributions to history. In fact, next week we'll be looking at a more recent group of Oklahomans. Can you guess who?
On Monday, we asked our Facebook friends to solve a little ITTB teaser in preparation for today's post: "This type of bird is also the name of a county in central Oklahoma." Think you know what it is? Our Facebook friends certainly do. Today we're talking about the wildly-plumed, internationally known kingfisher.
Kingfishers are a group of brightly colored birds that are famous for catching fish by swooping down from a perch, as shown in the video above from BBC Wildlife. They are found all over the world, but the largest number of species is found in Africa. The Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) is the largest kingfisher in the world, usually between 16.5 and 18 inches, and is a resident breeder over most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
A Giant Kingfisher from the SNOMNH ornithology department
For comparison sake, the African Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina picta) is the second smallest kingfisher, usually measuring in around 4.75 to 5.11 inches. This species is only slightly bigger than its closest relative, the African Dwarf Kingfisher (Ispidina lecontei). Unlike most kingfishers, they are insectivorous and found in woodland and savanna terrains away from water.
An African Pygmy Kingfisher from the SNOMNH ornithology department
Both of these specimens were donated by Jack Hill II, a student of curator Gary Schnell. When he was a child, he and his father collected these birds in Ethiopia in the 1970s. How's that for father-son bonding? What's so unique about these specimens is that, thanks to Jack Hill II, the Sam Noble Museum now houses the largest and second smallest species of kingfisher in the world. What do they look like side by side? We're glad you asked.
Giant Kingfisher and African Pygmy Kingfisher side by side
So, what's in store for next week, you ask? Well, dust off your time machine because we're going back 455 millions years. That's right, 455 million years. Just let that sink in for a moment. Though it may come from a long-gone era, this specimen was actually found not so far from home. Any guesses as to where? Tune into Facebook Monday and tell us what you think for this week's teaser!
It's slimy. It's creepy. It's just in time for Halloween. This week we're diving down into a world unseen, to the murky and mysterious dwelling of Oklahoma's more aquatic residents. We're not talking catfish and bass, here. Oh no. We've got something far more exotic in mind, something coiled in chills and thrills. Brace yourself for the American eel.
An American eel specimen from our ichthyology department
Although the American eel, Anguilla rostrata, is a widespread and common fish species of the Atlantic and Gulf drainages of North, Central and northern South America, it is currently rare in Oklahoma. Eels are catadromous fishes, meaning they spend part of their life cycle in the ocean and the other part in freshwater. American eels spawn in the ocean. The larval eels drift in currents to the mouths of large freshwater rivers where they migrate upstream to feed in freshwaters before returning to the ocean as adults to carry on the circle of life.
Juvenile eels
Due to their poor eyesight, eels most likely depend on their sense of smell to find prey. American eels are nocturnal and therefore do the bulk of hunting at night. Unlike other fish, the American eel's scales do not overlap in an organized pattern, but rather occur irregularly across the body. Despite these minute scales, the American eel appears to be "naked" because of a mucous layer that coats the body.
A mucous coating creates a slimy look
Although American eels are currently rare in the state, as mentioned above, they were once fairly common in the large rivers of Oklahoma, particularly in the eastern part of the state. However, the construction of impoundments has hindered their migration. As a result, their population has been declining in Oklahoma since this specimen was collected from the Kiamichi River in southeastern Oklahoma in 1973, and prior to this photograph, had not been opened since that date.
The Kiamichi River, photo courtesy of www.oklahomaroadtrips.com
They were once fairly common in the large rivers of Oklahoma, particularly in the eastern part of the state, but the construction of impoundments has hindered their migration. As a result, their population has been declining in Oklahoma since this specimen was collected from the Kiamichi River in southeastern Oklahoma in 1973, and prior to this photograph, had not been opened since that date.
Dr. Marsh-Matthews, ichthyology curator, uncoils the eel for a close-up
The American eel certainly isn't our most adorable specimen, but there's just something compelling about that creepy-but-cool stare. Next week we'll be trading the slime and scales for feathers and flight, so don't miss out. Now that you've had a chance to see the American eel in all its glory, we have a question for you: chilling or thrilling? Join the conversation on our Facebook page!
We're over halfway through with our eleven-week blogging journey! Crazy, right? Don't be sad, friends. There's still five weeks left! To celebrate, we left you a little ITTB challenge on our Facebook page. We know you've been on the edge of your seat since then, justdying to see what collection we're diving into today. Never fear! Relief is on the way. As promised in our last post, we're diving into Mexico's rich history with a little help from our ethnology department.
According to Dr. Marc Levine, curator of archaeology, Mixtec-speaking people of southern Mexico used ritual objects, such as the one above, to burn incense during the 13th through 16th centuries. Grasping the long handle in one hand, a priest would sprinkle aromatic resin over hot coals placed in the circular cup. The pungent smoke would awaken the senses and carry this offering to the gods and ancestors above.
The polychrome painted decoration identify this object as an example of the Mixteca-Puebla style, known from the modern Mexican states of Puebla and Oaxaca. In Mexico today, these incense burners are called sahumadore, and people continue to use them on ritual occasions such Dia de los Muertos, a traditional, Mexican holiday meaning "Day of the Dead." To catch a glimpse of this unique holiday, check out the video below by the Travel Channel:
Pretty neat, huh? If culture and travel isn't really your thing, then be sure to check out last week's post from our invertebrates department! Like always, you're going to want to stay tuned for next week's post. It's creepy, it's slimy, and it's just in time for Halloween. Make sure you don't miss a thing by following our blog and liking us on Facebook for weekly ITTB teasers!
This week we're leaving behind elegant mosaics and million-year-old fossils as we venture into the creepy, crawly world of invertebrates. Even if insects send a shiver up your spine, keep reading! Today's post covers a unique blend of entymology and invertebrate history that may just knock your socks off. Let's get started, shall we?
One of the most important and interesting specimens in the recent invertebrates department is the preserved holotype specimen of the beetle Huleechius marroni, which was described by former curator Harley Brown in 1981. Let's pause here and review some vocabulary. A holotype is an extremely valuable specimen because it is the official specimen linked to the first named individual of the species. For example, say someone stumbles upon a wolf for the very first time, and a team of scientists decide to call it Canis lupus. That very dog is now a holotype for the entire species, meaning it is the specimen for which all wolves are named. That's the Huleechius marroni beetle.
This beetle is part of the group of beetles known as the Elmidae, or "riffle beetles", a group that is found throughout the world in freshwater streams. The larvae of these beetles are often found feeding on submerged wood, and the adults can swim on the surface and under the water. Impressive, right? This specimen was collected and described from San Carlos River, east of San Carlos, Arizona. Actually, in Arizona, there is an endangered subspecies of this beetle known as the Marron's San Carlos riffle beetle (Huleechius marroni carolus.) This subspecies can only be found in one very specific location in Arizona, which makes it an exceptionally rare species.
Hopefully you've learned a thing or two from today's post, and we know you're just dying to impress your friends with this newfound wisdom. Of course, there's plenty more where that came from! For fun facts about the supercontinent Pangea, check out last week's post. Then be sure to mark your calendars for next week's ITTB! We're traveling deep into the heart of Mexican history, and we're bringing you along for the ride.
Last Wednesday, we suggested that you brush up on your prehistoric history for today's post. You did, right? Perfect. For today's ITTB, we're going back in time. Way back in time, to the formation of the bygone supercontinent Pangea.
Let's go back about 310 million years ago, in what is now the state of Rhode Island, where the landscape once supported lush, tropical forests. Leaves from the tropical vegetation would fall into the mud and be buried. Over time, as the mud turned to rock, the leaves left imprints in the form of fossils. The specimen below, from the paleobotany/micropaleontology collection, illustrates just that.
The imprint of a a Pecopteris leaf
Now, during this time, continents were colliding to form the supercontinent Pangaea, and these massive collisions very slowly stretched and bent the Rhode Island rocks caught in between. Usually, stretching and bending destroys fossils, but if the stretching is not too great, fossils survive to provide evidence of what happened. Such is the case with this specimen.
The supercontinent Pangea
In this rock, we see the imprints of distorted Pecopteris leaves on the surface. Some leaves are short and wide, while others are long and narrow. Upon measuring, we find the long leaves are about 3.3 times longer than short leaves, and the wide leaves are about 3.3 times wider than the narrow leaves. With this evidence, we know the rocks were stretched to over 300 percent of their original size.
The stretched imprint
Pretty fascinating, don't you think? We certainly do. Now, we've got another amazing specimen lined up for next week, but we're not telling! It involves an exceptionally rare insect and a little etymology. Think you know what it is? Jump over to our Facebook page and give us your best guess, then tune in next week to see if you're correct! Now, it looks like you've got brainstorming to do. We'll meet you here next week. Same place, same time.


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We said goodbye to a giant of a man Sunday.
Indeed, Ted Ray stood better than 6 feet tall, with none of it flab. For all his life, he would be outworked by no man.
But it wasn't his physical stature that made Ted Ray a larger-than-life figure in the eyes of so many.
"His heart was big,'' Cassandra Vallery said Sunday, after the memorial service for Gilbert "Ted'' Ray Jr. "The exterior didn't match up with what was inside. His heart was so tender.''
He bore so much on his broad shoulders, more tragedy and sorrow than many of us could imagine. We worried back in those days following the difficult days of 1987. How would Becky and Ted Ray go on?
"Though he seemed to have more than his share of sadness,'' the Rev. Scott McCleary was saying Sunday afternoon, "he seemed to bear it all with great dignity.''
Dignity. In the years that followed, the man would go on to personify the word.
His great, kind heart assured that tragedy would not define his life.
Sweet and beautiful Kathryn Ray, Becky and Ted's daughter, had just graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1986 and was busy planning her wedding when the diagnosis of cancer came. The wedding plans went on, and Kathryn and Nick Ashford were married in June of 1987.
A month after the wedding, the Rays' son, Gilbert III, was on his way home from Chapel Hill when he was killed in an automobile crash.
A few months later, Kathryn Ray died on Christmas Day. She told her mother she was going to spend Christmas with her little brother.
The parents, left with their lives in pieces, eventually went their separate ways.
Ted Ray remained in Fayetteville, finding solace in his steadfast faith and in the satisfaction of helping others.
Chief among the others was Colton Vallery. Colton had been young Gilbert's best buddy, and Colton had grown accustomed, like so many other young people, to feeling comfortable in the Rays' home on Dundee Road.
Colton had been one of the many young men who had learned the value of hard work under the tutelage of Ted Ray. When Gilbert was killed, Colton came to be by Ted's side. And there he stayed. Colton accompanied Ted on many a Saturday wood-cutting round, through many a soul-searching conversation.
"We cut three cords every Saturday, cut, split and delivered,'' Vallery said. "He taught me about life and how to do hard work. He always did everything the right way."
When Colton met and married Cassandra, the bond easily widened to include her.
"Ted loved kids; he loved dogs,'' Cassandra said. "He loved birds.
"He loved,'' she said, "love.''
Ted Ray was 70 when he died Wednesday. The next day, Nov. 29, was his son's birth date.
Three headstones sit side by side now in the cemetery in Hillsborough where a graveside service took place Saturday.
Ted Ray and his two children. This Christmas, together once more.
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