text: I know there are a few professional wrestling fans posting here. I grew up watching it even before I started watching MMA with my pops. Looking back on my childhood I honestly can't remember a time when I didn't watch wrestling. I started losing interest at the conclusion of the attitude era, but I've really been getting into it lately. My kid sister, mom and step dad watch it all the time, and I i actually really enjoy the show when guys like CM Punk Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton and even Zack Ryder are performing. One of my all-time favorites, Chris Jericho, made his return last night. Did anyone happen to catch that? It was beyond awkward, but I'm guessing he didn't speak because he's trying to get the crowd to turn on him. He had such a huge pop when his music hit, and I think he knows that his greatest run was as a heel. I personally like the Nick Bockwinkle'esque sociopathic Jericho character, but that's just me. Did anyone else happen to catch this last night? Glossary: A-Show A wrestling event where a company's biggest "draws" wrestle.[1] A-Team A group of a wrestling promotion's top stars who compete at an A-Show.[1] (Compare "B-Team") Abort To discontinue a feud, angle, or "gimmick" suddenly, usually without explanation or due to a lack of fan interest.[1] Agent A management employee, often a former veteran wrestler, who helps wrestlers set up matches, plans storylines, and relays instructions from the bookers. Often acts as a liaison between wrestlers and higher-level management. Referred to as "producers" by WWE and sometimes by other companies. Sometimes they help train and teach younger active wrestlers and give criticism. Angle A fictional storyline. An angle usually begins when one wrestler attacks another (physically or verbally), which results in revenge.[2] An angle may be as small as a single match or a vendetta that lasts for years. It is not uncommon to see an angle become retconned due to it not getting "over" with the fans, or if one of the wrestlers currently involved in the angle is released from his contract. Apter mag An old-style professional wrestling magazine that sticks to kayfabe articles.[1] The term refers to the magazines at one time connected to journalist Bill Apter, such as Pro Wrestling Illustrated.[1] B[edit] B-Show A wrestling event featuring the middle and lower-level talent of a wrestling promotion. Can sometimes include well-known wrestlers making a comeback or finishing up their career.[1] B-Team The group of wrestlers on a B-Show.[1] Frequently, the B-Team will compete at a different venue the same night wrestlers on the A-Team are competing in a different event, although a promotion will sometimes schedule an event with B-Team wrestlers to test a new market. Babyface Main article: Face (professional wrestling) The good guy, see "face." Beat down A situation in which a wrestler or other performer is the recipient of a beating, usually by a group of wrestlers.[1] Blind tag A tag made in a tag team match where the wrestler on the apron tags his partner unbeknownst to him or without his consent. It can also refer to such a tag where the tagger's opponent is unaware a tag has occurred, leaving him open to a blindside attack. Most often occurs when the partner in the ring is thrown against the ropes or backed into his own corner. Blow off The final match in a feud.[1] While the involved wrestlers often move onto new feuds, sometimes it is the final match in the promotion for one or more of the wrestlers.[1] Blow up To become exhausted during a match.[1] Book To determine and schedule the events of a wrestling card. The person in charge of setting up matches and writing angles is "the booker."[1] It is the wrestling equivalent of a screenwriter. A booker can also be described as someone who recruits and/or hires talent to work in a particular promotion. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa defined a booker in 1956 as "...any person who, for a fee or commission, arranges with a promoter or promoters for the performance of wrestlers in professional wrestling exhibitions."[3] Booking is also the term a wrestler uses to describe a scheduled match or appearance on a wrestling show.[1] Botch Main article: Botch (professional wrestling) to attempt a scripted move or spoken line that does not come out as it was originally planned due to a mistake, miscalculation, or a slip-up. Brass Ring A championship title Broadway A time limit draw. Burial/Bury The worked lowering (relegation) of a popular wrestler's status in the eyes of the fans. It is the act of a promoter or booker causing a wrestler to lose popularity by forcing him to lose in squash matches, continuously, and/or participate in unentertaining or degrading storylines. It can be a form of punishment for real-life backstage disagreements or feuds between the wrestler and the booker, the wrestler falling out of favor with the company, or the wrestler receiving an unpopular gimmick that causes him to lose credibility regardless of win-loss record. Bump To fall on the mat or ground.[1][4] A flat back bump is a bump in which a wrestler lands solidly on his back with high impact, spread over as much surface as possible.[1] A phantom bump occurs when a wrestler or referee takes a bump even though the move they are selling was visibly botched or otherwise not present.[1] Business Professional wrestling; instead of "profession" or "sport".[2] Bust open To start to bleed, typically from the head after being hit with something like a chair, and typically after blading. The commentators will usually refer to the bleeding wrestler as being "busted [wide] open". C[edit] C-Show An event featuring the lowest level of talent in a promotion. Often used as a derogatory adjective. Call To instruct the other wrestler of what is going to happen in the match.[1] Card The lineup of the matches that will be staged at a given venue for a given performance.[1] The card is generally performed in a roughly inverse order to the way in which it might be printed for posters or other promotional materials. The major matches between well-known opponents may be for "titles" and are said to be "top of the card" or "headliners" while the preliminary matches between lesser-known opponents are said to be the "undercard." In Lucha libre, cards are generally five matches although big events might have more and smaller promotions might not run the full five match card. The first match is called the Primera Lucha, the second is called the Segunda Lucha, the third is usually the Combate Especial or the Lucha Especial, the fourth or second to last match is called the Lucha Semifinal, and the main event is called the Lucha Estelar or Lucha Estrella. Cheap heat The incitement of a negative crowd reaction by insulting the crowd (by insulting the city or a local sports team, like wearing a Yankees jersey in Boston) or by using a news event as part of his promo.[1][2] Cheap pop The incitement of a positive crowd reaction by "kissing up" to the crowd (for example, mentioning the name of the city or complimenting a local sports team). Heels often follow the same principle but in reverse to get booed (see "Cheap heat" above). Cheap shot An underhanded tactic, such as a low blow or a foreign object to get an advantage over an opponent. Claret To draw blood. Especially in British professional wrestling. Clean finish A match ending without cheating or outside interference, usually in the center of the ring. (Compare "screwjob") Clean wrestling Matches pitting two babyfaces with no storyline animosity against each other, both obeying the rules throughout. Such matches are characterised by an emphasis on displaying technical wrestling skill instead of working the audience and a general air of sportsmanship. A staple of British and Japanese wrestling, less frequent in American and Mexican wrestling.[5] Closet champion A titleholder (usually a heel) who ducks top-flight competition, cheats to win (often by managerial interference), and—when forced to wrestle good opponents—deliberately causes himself to be disqualified (since titles often do not change hands by disqualification) to retain his title.[1] Color The amount of bloodshed in a match.[1][6][7] Crimson mask A face covered in blood, comparable to a mask. Cross-promotion An event which occurs when two or more rival promotions put together one card or wrestling event. Some promoters have used cross-promotion style angles to further interest. Cross promotion dates back to the early days of wrestling as challenges between rival promoters in the same area often occurred. D[edit] Dark match A non-televised match at a televised show (compare "house show").[1] A dark match before the show is often used to test new talent or warm up the crowd.[1] A dark match after the show typically features main-event level wrestlers, in order to sell more tickets and send the crowd home happy, without affecting TV storylines. Dirt sheet An insider newsletter (or website) in the professional wrestling business.[8] Double team A tactic used in a tag team match when both members of a tag team gang up on one of the opponents. Double turn The occurrence when both the face and the heel switch roles during an angle or a match. Draw A wrestler or storyline that attracts the attention of the audience; someone fans are willing to pay to see.[1] Drop To lose a match or championship (the loser agreed to drop the match to the winner). Dusty Finish A finish in which the face appears to win a big match, but the decision is later reversed due to interference by other heels to save the heel champion, as, in most federations, the title could not change hands on such a disqualification. It can also refer to an ambiguous finish to a match where neither wrestler can be claimed the winner.[1] The "Dusty" in the term refers to Dusty Rhodes, who booked many such finishes in NWA and later in WCW.[1] E[edit] Enforcer A wrestler who accompanies another to matches, and acts as a bodyguard.[1] This term was coined by Arn Anderson, whose nickname was "The Enforcer". Or, an individual who acts in a "special guest referee" capacity from outside the ring, ostensibly to maintain order. F[edit] Face Main article: Face (professional wrestling) Also referred to as "babyface". A wrestler who is heroic or a "good guy", who is booked to be cheered by fans.[1] Heels are the opposite of faces, and faces commonly perform against heels. Fall The ending of the match. A fall is obtained by gaining a decision in any manner, normally consisting of a pinfall, submission, count-out, or disqualification. In a two out of three falls match, a wrestler must gain two decisions to win instead of only one. (See near-fall) False comeback A brief offensive flurry by a face, before losing momentum back to a heel after being dominated for several minutes.[1] Usually, it occurs before the actual comeback. False finish A pinfall attempt which is kicked out of, usually after a finishing move or series of high impact moves, and usually kicked out of just before the referee counts to three. This builds crowd anticipation towards the actual finish. Finish The planned end of a match.[1] (See "Dusty finish" and "Clean finish".) Finisher A wrestler's signature move that usually leads to the pinfall or submission. Five Moves of Doom A particular combination of moves that a wrestler uses in every match, often in the same sequence, usually ending with their finisher. Foreign object A weapon that is not allowed to be used in the match. Usually found under the ring or ringside, in a wrestler's tights, or handed to wrestlers by managers, interfering wrestlers or (less commonly) audience members. If a foreign object is used behind the referee's back, it usually leads to a pinfall. However, the same object is typically less effective in a match where it is legal. G[edit] Gas Steroids,[1] or stamina (as in "out of gas"). Gassed Exhausted or out of breath during a match. Gig The blade a wrestler uses to cut himself.[1] Gimmick The character portrayed by a wrestler. Can also be used to refer specifically to the motif or theme evoked by a character, as indicated by their name, costume or other paraphernalia. Go home To finish a match. One wrestler will tell the other to "go home" when it is time for them to execute the planned ending for their match. Referees may also tell the wrestlers to go home (usually after receiving word to do so from a producer backstage). Go-home show The final televised show before a pay-per-view event. Gold The championship belt. Go over To beat someone.[1] Gorilla Position The staging area just behind the curtain where wrestlers come out to the ring, named after Gorilla Monsoon. Green Inexperienced. Refers to a wrestler who is in the early stages of their career and, as a result, may be prone to make mistakes because of their inexperience.[1] Gusher A deep cut that bleeds a lot,[7] usually caused by a mistake while blading but can be intentional.[1] H[edit] Hardway Bleeding by means other than blading. Head drop A move which, as a result of a botch, causes the receiver to be dropped on their head, often resulting in a legit concussion or other injury such as a broken neck. Also, especially in puroresu, the term can refer to a bump which is intended to make a move appear as if the receiver landed on his/her head. In reality, the full force of the move is intended to be taken on the upper back and shoulders, though such moves still carry a high degree of legitimate risk with them. Heat Boos or negative reaction coming from the fans directly to the heel wrestler. From a booker's standpoint, this is positive as it means the heel is getting the desired reaction from the fans. Heel Main article: Heel (professional wrestling) A wrestler who is villainous or a "bad guy", who is booked to be booed by fans.[1] Faces are the opposite of heels, and heels commonly perform against faces. Highspot A top-rope move, or a series of maneuvers perceived as dangerous.[1] Hooker A wrestler with strong legitimate mat-wrestling abilities and an array of match-ending (or in extreme cases, career ending) holds known as "hooks", hence the name.[1] Hotshot A rushed feud, climax of a feud, or big match on television instead of at a pay-per-view in order to get a short-term boost for business.[1] Also applies to angles or turns that are done for shock value rather than acting as a part of an ongoing storyline.[1] Hot tag In a tag team match, the face's tag to a fresh partner after several minutes of being dominated by both heels, usually immediately followed by the freshly tagged partner getting in a quick burst of offense.[1] Often the hot tag happens after several teases (where the other face is enticed into the ring, only to be stopped by the referee and the heels getting away with illegal tactics). House Show Main article: House show An untelevised event. I[edit] Interference The act of someone who is not part of the match getting involved; this may involve distracting or assaulting one or more of the participants in the match. Invasion storyline A storyline in which a group of wrestlers from one promotion appear in another promotion. In some cases, this happens suddenly without advance warning or notice, and usually involves the invaders attempting to take the promotion over. IWC Internet wrestling community; the community of users (some of them smarks) on web-based message boards and forums that discusses pro wrestling. J[edit] Jerk the curtain To wrestle the first match of the card. Refers to the curtain separating the entranceway from backstage. A wrestler commonly booked in this position is a curtain jerker. Juice Steroids.[1] Also blood,[2][6] usually from the forehead.[1] Job To lose in a wrestling match. Main article: Job (professional wrestling) Jobber A wrestler who regularly loses in order to build the credibility of other wrestlers; referred to euphemistically as "enhancement talent".[1] K[edit] Kick-out To use the legs to literally kick or power out of a pin by using the force made to lift the shoulders off the mat. L[edit] Legit A match or event which has not been booked, or a performer who relies on wrestling skill and ability, as opposed to his gimmick, to gain notoriety and popularity with fans. The term is also often extended to mean a wrestler with a legitimate background as an actual street fighter or brawler (In a number of cases, the individual may be a former professional boxer, a stuntman, martial artist, or have crossed over from some other professional or amateur sport), who brings legitimate fighting skills to the apparent, but often tightly controlled, "chaos" of the pro wrestling arena. The term can also be attributed to an incident where a legitimate injury occurs during a professional wrestling match. Often used as a synonym for shoot. Low-carder A wrestler who typically wrestles at the beginning of a show. Lumberjack A (most often) wrestler who stands close to the ring, usually in a lumberjack match, in which he or she (and others similarly called upon) are to forcibly return to the ring any competitor who attempts to leave or is expelled therefrom. Usually, in the case of a heel, he or she is actually helping one or more (rarely all of them) wrestlers. Lumberjill A female lumberjack. M[edit] Main eventer A wrestler who regularly competes in main events. Mark A person who enjoys professional wrestling as if it were unstaged. Derived from the carnival term. Mid-carder A wrestler who wrestles in the middle of programs, is seen as being high in seniority but less than a money draw, usually competing for the secondary title of a federation.[1] Missed spot or blown spot A move or series of moves which are mistimed. Sometimes called mis-selling.[1] Money match A highly-promoted non-title match at or near the end of a card, which is a main selling point for an event.[1] Mouthpiece A manager who does the promos, or all the talking, for a wrestler possessing little or no mic skills.[1] Muta scale An informal measure among some fans, mostly smarks, of the amount of blood lost by a wrestler during a match. The scale begins at 0.0 Muta (no blood), with 1.0 Muta being equivalent to the blood loss of The Great Muta during an infamous 1992 New Japan Pro Wrestling match with Hiroshi Hase.[9] N[edit] Near-fall An occurrence in which a wrestler's shoulders are pinned to the mat for a count of two, but the wrestler manages to escape before the referee's hand hits the mat a third time, which would signify a pinfall. "Two-and-a-half count" or other fractions used to denote even closer "counts", such as "two-and-three-quarters", are often used many times in matches to build excitement. Occasionally related to "False Finish". No-sell To show no reaction to an opponent's offensive moves; a way to demonstrate endurance, appear invulnerable to pain, legitimately undermine an opponent or to illustrate masochistic tendencies. Compare sell. No-show A wrestler not showing up for a match.[1] No-shows can be staged for storyline purposes. Legitimate no-shows are less frequent, and the offender typically faces disciplinary action. Number-one contender The wrestler who is next in line for a championship match. O[edit] Over Accepted by fans, and getting the desired reaction from them. A face wrestler is considered over when they are being cheered and supported by fans, whereas a heel is considered over when they are booed and hated. The term suggests that the fans are buying into what the wrestler is selling, meaning their character and perceived abilities. Since outcomes of matches are predetermined and participants are not actively competing to win a match, winning a match is referred to as "going over" in the wrestling industry. To lose to another wrestler in a match is referred to as "putting them over." Other ways to put over another wrestler is to convincingly sell their offense, or to give an interview that talks up the main qualities and abilities of another wrestler's character. Over-sell To show too much of a reaction to an opponent's offense. For example, tumbling head over heels all the way across the ring from a simple punch would be an over-sell. P[edit] Paper To give out tickets to an event to make it look better attended than it otherwise would have been. Paper Champion A weak or easily beatable champion, usually awarded the title by dubious means. Parts Unknown A vague, fictional location. Billing a wrestler as being from "Parts Unknown" (rather than from his real hometown or another actual place) is intended to add to a wrestler's mystique. In some territories, the phrase commonly was applied to masked wrestlers. In the post-kayfabe era, it is used less and less, and usually with a certain air of levity. Sometimes, wrestlers can hail from other similarly abstract places. Pinfall Main article: Pin (professional wrestling) Holding a wrestler's shoulders to the mat for a three count, to win a fall. Plant A wrestler or actor who poses as a fan, usually seated in the front row of an event.[1] Plants are a good tool for a heel wrestler to gain heat from the crowd.[1] The plant is often a lesser-known wrestler from the independent circuit.[1] Policeman A wrestler, often a respected and/or feared shooter or street fighter, responsible for enforcing the promoter's will against recalcitrant wrestlers by physical intimidation. Also referred to as a "house shooter", notable policemen include Hiro Matsuda, Gene LeBell, The Iron Sheik, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield.[1] Pop A cheer or positive reaction from the crowd. Potato A strike to the head which makes real contact. A wrestler who endures one or more potatoes is likely to potato the perpetrator back, which is known as a 'receipt'.[10] Powdering The act of forcefully exiting the ring. Program A series of matches in which the same wrestlers face each other. Promo An in-character interview or monologue.[1] Often includes either an "in-ring interview" or (on television) a skit by wrestlers and other performers to advance a storyline or feud.[1] The act of performing a promo is referred to as "cutting", as in "cutting a promo." R[edit] Rasslin' (also Wrasslin') A term which, along with "grunt-and-groan", was used by the mainstream media when presenting a derisive story on professional wrestling, which often stereotyped the participants and audience. These terms came to be applied to a style of wrestling popular in the southeastern United States, which emphasizes kayfabe and stiffness, generally with fewer squash matches and longer feuds. Also known as "Southern style". Rematch (or Return) clause When a champion loses his/her title to another, this may be invoked to procure a title rematch in the near future. This fictional clause is often ignored in storylines. Rest hold A loose hold applied during a match, during which wrestlers catch their breath and/or plan the next series of spots together.[1] Rib A practical joke played by or on a wrestler.[1] Ring general An experienced wrestler who knows how to work a match to its full potential. Ring psychology The science of wrestling a match in such a way that the crowd becomes emotionally involved in the show. Good acting skills and a sense of dramatic timing.[11] Ring rat Similar to a groupie, one who frequents wrestling events to pursue sex with wrestlers.[1][12] Also known as arena rats.[2] Ring rust A detriment to wrestling ability resulting from lack of practice during a hiatus. Rub Helping a less popular wrestler get over by associating them with a more prominent wrestler.[13] Run-in The act of a wrestler(s) not officially involved in a match running into the ring.[1] Run-ins are usually made by heels, typically to further a feud with a face.[1] This is usually done with a "beat down". Sometimes a babyface will do a run-in to stop a heel from overly punishing a weaker opponent, usually setting up a feud. Rushed finish A match finish which occurs sooner (and often differently) than planned. It is used when a wrestler is legitimately injured and cannot continue as planned, when the match is approaching its time limit (or a television segment is running long), or after a botch significantly changes the plot of the match. S[edit] Sandbag To sabotage a throw by letting one's body go limp instead of cooperating, which makes the throw much harder, if not impossible, to execute. This is typically done to make the attacker appear weak or unskilled. Sandbagging can be dangerous, as many moves require specific actions by the target to lower the risk of injury.[1] Screwjob An unfair and controversial finish, often involving cheating or outside interference.[1] A worked screwjob is part of the story, and is used to generate heat or sympathy. A shoot screwjob occurs when the finish is changed without informing the losing wrestler. Segment Any part of a wrestling show that is not a wrestling match, such as a promo, a skit or an interview. Sell To react to an opponent's attacks in a manner that suggests to the audience that the attacks actually hurt.[1] Compare no-sell. Shoot When a wrestler or personality deliberately goes off-script, often making candid comments or remarks. Signature move A move regularly performed by a wrestler, for which the wrestler is well-known.[14] Slow burn A storyline that develops over a long period of time. Smark A fan who is aware of and interested in the backstage and non-scripted aspects of wrestling.[1] A portmanteau of "smart" and "mark." Smart Having inside knowledge of the wrestling business.[1] Spot Any planned action or series of actions in a match.[1] A "high spot" is a particularly exciting move.[2] (See "missed spot") Squash An extremely one-sided, usually short match.[1] They generally feature star wrestlers against relatively unknown jobbers, usually to help get a gimmick or moveset over. Stable A team of three or more wrestlers, usually heels, who generally share common motives, allies and adversaries within a storyline (or through multiple storylines). Stiff Using excessive actual force when executing a move,[15] deliberately or accidentally.[1] Strap Championship belt. Stretching The act of causing physical harm to prospective professional wrestlers, usually by the means of submission holds. In the kayfabe period, this served the dual purpose of protecting the wrestling business from accusations of "being fake" and instilling humility in newer members of the locker room. A professional wrestling trainer notable for "stretching" his recruits was Stu Hart, in the infamous Hart Dungeon. Strong Style A Japanese-inspired professional wrestling style that is worked, yet aims to deliver realistic performances, through stiff attacks and worked shoots.[1] Swerve A sudden change in the direction of a storyline, to surprise the fans. Often, it involves one wrestler turning on an ally in order to join a supposed mutual enemy. Swerves frequently start feuds between the former allies. Also, when a booker leads fans to believe that something is going to happen (or someone will appear) at a show, before doing something entirely different.[1] T[edit] Tap out To submit to a hold by tapping on the mat (or the attacker's body), as in mixed martial arts, rather than verbally submitting, as was standard in professional wrestling until Ken Shamrock popularized tapping out in 1997. The tapout was introduced to pro wrestling shortly earlier by Tazz.[16] TitanTron (or Tron) A video screen above the entrance stage area, used for showing entrance videos, backstage segments and promos. A play on the name of Sony's JumboTron and Titan Sports, the then-parent company of the World Wrestling Federation, the TitanTron was introduced as part of WWF's Raw set in the mid-1990s. The concept has since been adapted by other major promotions. Transitional champion A short-reigning champion who serves to move the title indirectly from one wrestler to a third. They are usually used when the title is to be moved between two faces, to avoid requiring them to wrestle each other. Turn A switch from face to heel or vice versa.[1] A hard turn occurs in a sudden surprise plot twist. A soft turn occurs gradually, over time. Tweener A morally ambiguous wrestler, neither a face nor heel (an inbetweener).[1] Also sometimes describes a heel who is usually cheered or a face who is usually booed, especially when two faces or two heels face each other. V[edit] Vacant The state of a championship not held by any wrestler(s). Valet A person, usually an attractive female, who accompanies a male performer to the ring.[17] Usually serves to tittilate or agitate the crowd, or to interfere in the match.[17] Vignette Any piece of video footage featuring characters or events which is shown to the audience for the purposes of entertainment or edification. Usually meant to introduce a debuting character or to get a wrestler over before their TV wrestling debut. Visual fall A pinfall that the referee does not see, but the crowd does. It is usually followed by a late kickout when the referee eventually sees the pinfall and starts counting. It is used to heighten the drama of a match by showing that the pinning wrestler "would have had him". W[edit] Work (noun) Anything planned to happen,[2] from the carnival tradition of "working the crowd."[1] The opposite of shoot. Work (verb) To methodically attack a single body part, setting up an appropriate finisher. Also, to deceive or manipulate an audience. Worked shoot The phenomenon of a wrestler seemingly going "off script", often revealing elements of out-of-universe reality, but actually as a fully planned part of the show.[18] Workrate (noun) The in-ring performance level a wrestler puts into their matches, judged by a combination of skill and effort. A wrestler considered talented in the ring has a "high workrate". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms


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Leopard geckos are one of the best beginner reptiles to keep. They're relatively easy to care for and if properly cared for can live to be 20-25 years! Of course, Leopard geckos are not for everyone. Just like other animals it is best to research and even handle some leopard geckos before deciding to bring home a leopard gecko. This will be a care guide that can also help you decide if this is really a pet you would like to add to your family.
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It's the season for turtles laying eggs! Here's a regal common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) digging away at the sandy edge of a path to make a nest.
Some turtle tips:
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- Don't hold a turtle by the tail. Exercise caution with snapping turtles. Here are some suggestions for moving them.
- Do give turtles plenty of space and speak quietly when you tell them that they're very pretty and they're doing a really good job digging that hole.
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A Beneficial Evolutionary Step for Chameleons
by Sindaya N. Bhanoo
Chameleons have five digits, but in each hand and foot, these digits are split into two "bundles." The arrangement permits them to grasp branches and climb with ease, excellent adaptations for life in the trees.
A new study reports that the angle between the "bundles" in the tree-dwelling speciesdepends on a large number of previously unknown skeletal elements in the wrist and ankle that fuse together as the embryonic chameleon develops.
The fusion produces a ball-and-socket joint that chameleons can use to rotate their bodies while reaching for branches. The study appears in the journal BMC Evolut ionary Biology.
(via: The NY Times)
photo: Jackson's Chameleon (by E.R. Degginger/Science Source)
Checkerboard Worm Lizard (Trogonophis weigmanni) of Morocco, N. Algeria, & W. Tunisia.
Found in loose and moist soil, with rocky surfaces, this species is ovoviviparous (retaining the eggs internally in membranes, then giving birth the hatchlings, appearing very much like mammalian live birth). As with most amphisbaenians (legless worm lizards, this small species is carnivorous, though its diet is not well known.
photographs by Dick Bartlett
Terrifically Tiny Turtles Hatch at the Houston Zoo
by Jackie Wallace
Houston Zoo is experiencing a baby boom. A very small baby boom of critically endangered, terrifically tiny turtles.
In late August, eight Madagascar big-headed turtle babies were found swimming in their parents' home in the lemur moat at the zoo's Wortham World of Primates. Also discovered was a pregnant mama turtle full of 20 eggs that she has since laid, which are expected to hatch in the next few months. The babies and eggs are currently being cared for behind-the-scenes…
(read more: Houston Zoo)
I am seeing so much stuff about bearded dragons lately, I thought I would directly discuss the issues I've been seeing. Please read and pass on to other bearded dragons owners.
Bearded dragons are very easy to care for, but I keep seeing misinformed people become defensive when they are told how they are keeping their animal is a risk to their health. No one is trying to attack you, suck up your pride and do what is best for your animal. Pets are a learning experience!
Once and for all sand is NOT okay for bearded dragons. When we think of desert dwelling animals we typically think of sand, but not all deserts are sand (Antarctica is a desert). In the wild, dragons are typically in trees, bushes, and solid ground, not sand, because there IS no sand in their environment. Something like this:They lick their environment (like many other reptiles) because they have scent receptors in the roof of their mouths, they are smelling, not tasting. So, while they smell they are also picking up anything small enough to attach to their sticky tongues. When sand is in their viv they are eating it. Bigger things like stones are much less likely to be ingested because they either wont fit into the dragons mouth or he will just spit it out. It's not so easy to spit out sand, once it's on his tongue there is really no getting it off alone.Impaction is probably a word many dragon owners have heard, it is a condition where an animals digestive tract is blocked by a solid or semi-solid object. It can be caused by food that's too large (which is why you never feed them food bigger than the space between their eyes), inadequate temperatures, and particle (sand/walnut shell) substrate. The dust also causes respiratory and eye infections, as well as staining if the sand is colored.
I am seeing many owners saying things such as "my dragon has been on sand for four years without a problem." While this may be true, not all problems are easily seen. As your dragon eats more and more sand the blockage will slowly grow, it can take up to ten years in some cases for any problems to show up. If not taken care of your dragon will die, and you are looking at an extremely hefty vet bill.
While we are on the topic of money, newspaper, tile, and reptile carpet are much cheaper than sand. Tile and carpet doesn't need to be replaced, just wiped or washed, and newspaper can even be free if you get ads in the mail! Sand will eventually need to be replaced when it gets gross. There are reptile hammocks available so your animal has somewhere soft to go (although they live on hard ground their entire lives in the wild, I doubt they will care how it feels).
Do not leave you dragon unattended with insects. Crickets will EAT you r dragon if they are not eaten first. Tank feeding is usually a huge no-no as well. Unless you know the exact amount of insects you are putting in I would choose another tank, plastic bin, or bathtub for feeding. Crickets can easily hide and if you leave them alone they can bite your dragon and cause an infection. These lizards are very heavy sleepers and probably wouldn't wake up from a cricket bite.
Do not use heat rocks as a heat source or at all. Dragons have very sensitive bellies and cannot judge how much heat is coming off of the rock. They can easily burn their soft underbellies. They also need a source of UVB light to make vitamin b, and heat rocks do not provide that, they also do not heat up the entire tank. Real rocks or even bricks are fine as a resting place, in fact they love to lay on them in the wild. They also help dull their nails!
Do not house multiple dragons together. If you have ever seen two or more dragons togeth er and they seem to be 'cuddling' this is actually a form of dominance behavior (seen in dragons as young as 3-5 months) and they are actually trying to steal the light from the other animal.
Do not interpret behavior of other species to be accurate for all animals. Cats and dogs curled up together is normal, dragons laying together is not. Dragons are NOT social animals. When a fight breaks out one of the lizards could end up missing a toe, an entire foot, or even die. EVE N IF THE ANIMALS GREW UP TOGETHER A FIGHT CAN HAPPEN. Unless you are trying to breed, do not keep or put them together. Even when breeding they should not be left alone together.
Please pass this message on to bearded dragon owners. It is important to know how to properly care for your animals. Do deep research before purchasing any animal, and NEVER listen to what pet store employees tell you. Although some may really know what they are talking about, typically they are just educated on the manual they were given when they were hired which contains the wrong information. Double check everything when it comes to animals, DO WHATS BEST FOR THEM!
Alternatively, when feeding crickets make sure they are gut loaded (essentially, feed the crickets before offering them to your reptile). If there's fresh food in the enclosure it's unlikely that any live food insects will pester your reptile.
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Sudan Plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus major)
Also known Western Plated Lizard, Great Plated Lizard, or the Rough-scaled Plated Lizard. The Sudan plated lizard is a species of Gerrhosaurid lizard that is native to southern Africa. Sudan plated lizards are typically active during the day, and are commonly encountered in rocky deserts as they prefer rocky cervices. Sudan plated lizards are omnivorous in nature, feeding on a range of veg etable matter, insects, and rarely a small vertebrate.
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Taylor's Fat-tailed Gecko (Hemitheconyx taylori)
This small gecko, family Eublepharidae, is found in arid habitats in the horn of Africa, Somalia and Ethiopia. As with other fat-tailed geckos, this species stores fat in its tail to help it through lean times, and as with other geckos in its family, this lizard has eyelids (unlike most geckos in the family Geckonidae).
photographs by Dick Bartlett
Climbing Chameleons
A chameleon's "two-toed" feet are actually multiple digits bound together.
by Diaz and Trainor.
One of the most distinctive traits found within Chamaeleonidae is their split/cleft autopodia and the simplified and divergent morphology of the mesopodial skeleton. These anatomical characteristics have facilitated the adaptive radiation of chameleons to arboreal niches.
To better understand the homology of chameleon carpal and tarsal elements, the process of syndactyly, cleft formation, and how modification of the mesopodial skeleton has played a role in the evolution and diversification of chameleons, we have studied the Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus). We analysed limb patterning and morphogenesis through in situ hybridization, in vitro whole embryo culture and pharmacological perturbation, scoring for apoptosis, clefting, and skeletogenesis.
Furthermore, we framed our data within a phylogenetic context by performing comparative skeletal analyses in 8 of the 12 currently recognized genera of extant chameleons…
(read paper here: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
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Eastern Hognose (Heterodon platyrhinos), Kerr Wildlife Management Area, central Texas, USA
A common defense strategy for this snake is to play dead or flatten and raise its head like a cobra. This one chose the former and apparently never broke character. They are mildly (rear-fanged) venomous, but pose no serious threat to humans.
Dissection of a Groove neck keelback snake Rhabdophis nuchalis. An interesting look at a species which comes from a family of snake which are all truly venomous and poisonous.

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Melinda Tankard Reist
Rosie became pregnant at 17 last year. She was labelled a slut. Melissa, 14, ran away from home so her parents couldn't force her to have an abortion.
Jackie, 33, had a violent partner who didn't want their baby. There was no public housing available and refuges were full. She slept in her car.
Kat, 32, was threatened by her boyfriend. She says: "I decided when I saw my little boy kicking on the screen I was going to keep him. I knew this would make me a single parent – I had been told in no uncertain terms I was on my own unless I 'toed the line'."
These are just some of the stories of women I am aware of who decided to have a child in difficult circumstances – even though it meant bearing the label "single mother", with all its alienation and stigma.
They wanted their babies. They were determined to be the best mothers they could be. All did it tough. But their love for their child pulled them through. It's the kind of love you need when you're being marginalised, told you are a bludger and a leech. Even that you are to blame for the ills of the world.
Senator Cory Bernardi in his book The Conservative Revolution suggests there are higher levels of criminality among boys and promiscuity among girls "who are brought up in single-parent families, more often than not headed by a single mother". Read more here
See also: 'Please understand what it is to be pregnant and unsupported: two women appeal to MPs', MTR, January 9, 2014


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A winter wedding is an appropriately elegant and classy affair – and very versatile as well! Your special day can perfectly accented with the many themes and symbols of the season. Where you live might influence your decision about a gown; a milder climate invites a strapless and sleeveless outfit, but if snow and ice are in the picture, a sleeved gown and flowing cape can help you get from the ceremony to your reception in style and comfort – not to mention it makes for stunning bride and groom portraits!
Strong color combinations are a staple of winter weddings. Traditional brilliant white gowns with seasonal patterns and silver accents are striking when paired with a bold red or green throw. And of course your fiancée will look dashing in classic tails with a matching red boutonniere. For your wedding party, delight your bridesmaids with attractive wraps that they can keep after the day of the wedding.
With the right planning you can bring to life moments that you'll remember forever. Most couples choose to have the ceremony at their church or temple and then host their reception elsewhere. Inns and lodges with roaring fireplaces and a warm and charming atmosphere are always perfect locations for a grand winter wedding. More intimate settings often include cozy bed and breakfasts and quaint cottages. Of course everyone dreams of a white wedding – and with the right planning (and geographic location!) you can celebrate your union as snowflakes fall softly on the ground, creating a wonderful setting for wedding day pictures in a winter wonderland.
It comes as no surprise that the old and elegant standby of white and black is the go-to color theme when couples marry, but it doesn't have to just be those two colors that you invite to your ceremony and reception. Rich and deep hues like royal purple, navy blue, ruby red and forest green will bring your setting to life with vibrant accents that are unmistakably tied to the season. However, many modern brides will opt for a different color palette using sapphire, turquoise and ice blue paired with silver, white and even cream to invoke a pure and timeless setting that is warmed by candlelight.
Depending on persuasions and tastes, décor can be whimsical and tied closely to the season with ornaments, ribbons and symbols, or it can feature iridescent spheres, snowflakes and sparkling pine cones set upon fresh pine boughs and garnished with cranberries. One thing is for certain – there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to your imagination!
Poinsettias are a seasonal favorite and can be had not only in traditional rich red, but also in white or variegated varieties. Many couples will use these lovely flowers as their primary floral theme throughout and even feature them as centerpieces and as favors – a tiny poinsettia in a charming pot makes a tasteful gift. But there are many other flowers to choose from including roses, anemones, lilies and amaryllis. And evergreen boughs, silver-dusted pinecones and holly branches with red berries contrast beautifully against elegant sprays of exuberant orchids.
A classic winter wedding table typically calls for white on white with silver or platinum accents. White flowers in slender vases with frosted spheres and silver candles complete the setting. A more rustic and earthy look invites browns and mossy greens, laid over with copper and ivory, with a centerpiece featuring ranunculus or roses in copper urns or moss-covered wooden vases, all lit by snowflake votives to create a laid-back and relaxed atmosphere. And if you're looking to create a grand and glamorous look pair cream with ruby red and burnished gold. The brocaded linens and gold-accented flatware will be set off perfectly with fiery tulips and matching floral arrangements attached to the back of each alternating chair. Wedding favors can include everything from engraved ornaments if you and your guests celebrate Christmas, to gold and silver candles, almonds covered in white chocolate, and gourmet chocolates shaped like snowflakes and monogrammed with your initials.
Warm and cozy comfort food is always a surefire way to delight your guests. Hot chocolate, mulled wine and eggnog are good ways to warm up your guests. Creamy butternut squash soup and petite quiches set the stage for the main course which will often feature turkey or a succulent roast. Delightful vegetarian fare can include vegetable brochettes, spicy ratatouille or vegetable lasagna. And of course your wedding cake has to be outstanding, so think about rich flavors – like orange and chocolate or buttercream and caramel, enrobed in a dazzling white frosting and trimmed with your theme colors. The shape of your cake can be inspired by the symbols of the season, or you can simply add a few accents like sugar pinecones and snowflakes to keep a clean and elegant look going; one that will come across brilliantly in pictures as the two of you make the first cut hand-in-hand.
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Since private sales of timber usually involve a considerable amount of money, an outright sale was difficult to conclude. To overcome this problem timber was sold on a pay-as- you-cut basis. That is, a cutting contract was executed granting timber cutting rights for a unit price per thousand board feet (MBF). This procedure raised the question of whether the consideration was for the sale of tim-the amounts —Every citizen •a declaration estimated tax • more and he: eexceeding-*- d or a widow rates; pis; 111 not entitled entitled to file ed income of >y be expected re mare man ubject to with-totton.— Your Vpril 15, 1963. in Instructions rtor of Internal no legal rested States, file ttons. Internal • estimated tax n, or in equal fune 15, 1963, i, 1964. 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CALGARY - The patriarch of Alberta's Progressive Conservative party has made a plea to Conservatives who have switched to the rival Wildrose, by pledging support for Alison Redford Saturday.
Former premier Peter Lougheed said in a news release that he and his family have even been doorknocking on behalf of Redford and the Progressive Conservatives.
"I want them to think about it and I want them to listen carefully to what Alison Redford is saying, to reflect on what I've been saying, to look forward to an Alberta in the future," Lougheed said in the news release, which used comments the former premier made to CTV.
"She's a positive thinker and she has an up-to-date view of the province. She knows the issues, she knows the province, she has had great experience internationally and had a great feel for Canada at large," he added.
"This is a harder campaign...because we've been there for 40 years and obviously these are difficult and challenging times."
Lougheed was carried to power in 1971 and knocked off the Social Credit Party that had ruled Alberta for decades. It's the same sort of wave that Wildrose is hoping for on April 23.
Lougheed's endorsement comes at a crucial time for the Conservatives who have been both trailing and running neck-and-neck with the Wildrose in the first three weeks of the campaign.
The Wildrose, a party further right than the right-centre Tories, is made up of many ex-Tories who feel their former party has abandoned its roots of fiscal conservatism and grassroots decision making.
With her party's success so far Wildrose leader Danielle Smith was offering no apologies for keeping a tight rein on both successful and failed candidates in the current provincial election campaign.
"I think people were expecting that we would have a bunch of eruptions and explosions and undisciplined candidates through the course of the election campaign. I'm sorry to disappoint you," Smith told reporters at a campaign stop in Calgary Saturday.
"I mean you can continue I suppose hoping that one of them is going to have a bozo eruption and I suppose maybe that's what you're upset about is that our candidates are seriously focused on the messages we're putting forward in this campaign."
During the campaign the platform has focused on allowing MLAs to have free votes in the legislature and the use of citizen sponsored referendum to return power to the grassroots.
But Smith confirmed that anyone who sought a party nomination for Wildrose were required to post a $1000 good conduct bond and so far only the winning candidates have had the cash returned.
"We're not going to return those good conduct bonds to the failed nominees until after the election because we're wanting to make sure through the process of our nominations that we have respectful nominations, that people respect the outcome and they don't try to sabotage the candidate who defeated them," Smith said.
"Sometimes nominations get kind of heated and sometimes nominees don't accept the outcome and so as a result we wanted to make sure they have an incentive to stand behind the result of our elected nominee."
Smith used a visit to Calgary's Stars Air Ambulance to announced Wildrose would expand the scope of a judicial health inquiry to include allegations of doctor intimidation and queue jumping. She accused Premier Alison Redford of not just breaking her promise of holding a full inquiry - she says she "shattered it".
Smith told reporters in Calgary that a Wildrose government would be bound to the recommendations of a full inquiry into allegations raised by the Health Quality Council report.
"We will examine the scope of the inquiry and expand it to look at the issue of intimidation of health care professionals," she said.
"We have to make sure that the mistakes of the past are not repeated. We also need a thorough investigation into the allegations of bullying and intimidation of our health care professionals by bureaucrats and politicians and of queue jumping by political insiders."
The report blamed the Conservative government for taking a struggling hospital system and running it off the road, which led to widespread intimidation of doctors who complained about the deteriorating patient care.
Smith said her party, if elected, would follow the recommendations of the inquiry.
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New Museum Galileo to open to the public in June
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The Museo di Storia della Scienza (Museum of the History of Science) has undergone a two-year renovation involving a complete redesign of its exhibition areas and displays. Today, it reopens under the new name of Museo Galileo, the Galileo Museum. The event coincides with the 400th anniversary of Sidereus Nuncius—"the Starry Messenger"—the work published in March 1610 in which Galileo announced the sensational observations made with his telescope. The reopening also marks a fitting conclusion to the celebrations of the International Astronomy Year (2009), a U.N./UNESCO initiative specifically intended to commemorate the celestial discoveries of the scientist from Pisa (1609).
The Florence museum is home to the only surviving instruments designed and built by Galileo himself. The most important are two original telescopes and the objective lens of the telescope with which Galileo discovered Jupiter's moons. More generally, the Museum is the repository for the priceless scientific collections of the two dynasties that once ruled Florence: the Medici and the House of Lorraine. The Museum's international renown makes the inauguration of the Museo Galileo one of the key cultural events in the world this year.
The Museum's subtitle will preserve its earlier name of "Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza" (Institute and Museum for the History of Science). But the new designation "Museo Galileo" emphasizes the central role of the Galilean heritage in the Florentine institution's activities and cultural profile. The Museum is not only a showcase for an invaluable legacy of instruments and experimental apparatuses. It operates as an institute engaged in research and documentation, offering scholars from around the world the resources of its specialized library, also available online.
The Museo Galileo's all-new layout reflects these missions. On display are more than 1,000 instruments and devices of major scientific importance—and exceptional beauty. The central figure is Galileo, with the history of Florence and Tuscany as the background theme. Under the rule of the Medici and Lorraine, the city and the region were a center of excellence for scientific knowledge as well as a thriving cradle for the arts. The events and discoveries that took place there had a deep impact on the history of modern science.
The Museo Galileo features a series of structural and functional innovations. The restoration of the interior of the Palazzo Castellani (which dates from the twelfth century) has emphasized its monumental dimension and architectural distinction. The elegant, state-of-the-art display cases highlight the esthetic quality of the objects on view, while ensuring their perfect conservation. Portable interactive video-guides—used for the first time in a museum—make the most complex instruments fully understandable even to non-specialist visitors. The devices offer access to hypertext pages, 3D animations, and biographies. Visitors can use the video-guides to select an itinerary through the museum tailored to their specific interests.
Careful restoration has returned to its original splendor the famous armillary sphere of Antonio Santucci (late sixteenth century)—a superb model of the Ptolemaic cosmological system—and the fine celestial and terrestrial globes of Vincenzo Coronelli.
The restructuring and new exhibition spaces required an investment of over 8 million euros. Part of the sum—destined to the restoration of exhibition spaces—was contributed by the Italian Ministry of Culture (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali) and the Tuscan Regional Government (Regione Toscana). The Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze (The Foundation of the Florentine Savings Bank) supported the costs of the new displays.
This endeavour marks the final stage of the ambitious 15-year program to rejuvenate the Florence museum. Its prime objective was to recover the entire floorspace of Palazzo Castellani so that the Museum can conduct its various activities and programs in the same location: research projects, documentation, high-level training, conservation and display of the Museum's holdings, and dissemination of scientific knowledge through conferences, special events, and shows that have enjoyed considerable international success.
Eighty years since its foundation, in May 1930, the Florence Museum has now been entirely refurbished. It is poised to effectively meet the needs and demands of today's public, and is ready to face the challenges of innovation.
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The Museo Galileo's exhibition layout presents the historical and cultural setting in which the Medici and Lorraine collections were assembled, the places where they were once displayed, the collectors' goals, and the activities of the scientists who played the leading role in this enterprise.
The focus of the entire exhibit plan is Galileo. The collections of the first Medici Grand Dukes bear eloquent witness to the scientific culture in which Galileo emerged. The instruments and experimental apparatuses acquired by the Lorraines in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries reflect the powerful stimulus provided by Galileo's discoveries to the development of physical and mathematical sciences in the modern age.
Back in 1841, a monumental space, the Tribuna di Galileo, was built for the Third Congress of Italian Scientists. The installation was intended as a purely celebrative display of Tuscan pride in having given birth to the Pisan scientist and having promoted his pioneering research. By contrast, today's Museo Galileo tells the history of scientific activity in Florence and Tuscany centered on his emblematic figure. In many respects, this history not only coincides with national history of science, but is linked to leading-edge international research conducted in the same periods. Indeed, the Medici and Lorraines offered patronage and support to highly talented scientists responsible for some of the key theoretical and practical advances in modern science.
The exhibition layout was developed and designed by a team of scholars with expertise in the history of the various disciplines represented in the collection. The displays recount the most significant scientific episodes in which the Tuscan Court acted as the driving force. These include: the cosmographic monuments of the first Grand Dukes (Map Room [Room delle Carte] of Palazzo Vecchio; sundial and astronomical instruments on the facade of the Basilica di Santa Maria Novella; "Mathematics Room" [Stanzino delle matematiche] in the Uffizi, etc.); the momentous and dramatic Galilean experience; the innovative experiments conducted by the Accademia del Cimento at the Pitti Palace; and the advanced research in chemistry, electricity, and physics in the Museo di Fisica e Storia Naturale, founded by Peter Leopold of Lorraine in 1775.
The first and second floors are respectively devoted to the two main cores of the collection: the Medici and Lorraine legacies. After an introduction to the Medici collecting tradition (Room I), the Museum presents the outstanding series of astronomical instruments assembled by the early Medici Grand Dukes (Room II). The first was Cosimo I, who was fond of drawing a direct link between the Latin version of his own name, Cosmus, and the Greek term kosmos. The ulterior motive behind this was to imply that heaven itself had assigned him an imperial destiny. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that Cosimo gave special impetus to cosmographic research, putting together an exceptional collection of instruments—particularly astronomical—and promoting scientific projects in the city's large monumental complexes, from Palazzo Vecchio to Santa Maria Novella (Rooms II-IV).
Cosimo I and his son Ferdinand I also promoted navigation science, a key to fulfilling the expansionist and mercantile ambitions of the Grand Duchy across the ocean. This is evidenced by the strong growth of the port of Livorno (Leghorn) under their rule (Room V). Another crucial field of application of mathematical science was innovation in military technology, which was radically transforming the conception of warfare in that period. War was viewed no longer as a chivalrous art, but as a theater for scientific experiment and mathematical instrumentation (Room VI).
This is the setting in which the young Galileo began his brilliant career. His first major success was the development of the geometrical and military compass. Later, the invention of the telescope and the ensuing astronomical discoveries earned Galileo not only universal fame but a prestigious position at the Medici court (Room VII). Galileo left an indelible mark on astronomy, the science of movement, and—more generally—the physical and mathematical sciences. His influence grew in later decades, thanks to Medici patronage and the work of his disciples, despite his dramatic condemnation by Church authorities in 1633 for his Copernican ideas (Rooms VIII-IX).
After the extinction of the Medici dynasty in 1737, the new government—the House of Lorraine—enhanced and updated the collections. A new home for them was found in 1775, when Peter Leopold set up the Imperiale e Regio Museo di Fisica e Storia Naturale in Palazzo Torrigiani, next to the Pitti Palace (Room X). The growing interest in the most striking experimental-science demonstrations among the educated classes in the eighteenth century (Room XI) stimulated the production of new instruments for teaching purposes. The aim was to illustrate discoveries in many fields of scientific research, such as acoustics, thermology, optics, electricity, and chemistry (Rooms XII-XIII). One of the most prominent figures in this area was Giovan Battista Amici, who designed and built optical instruments rivaling the most sophisticated models produced elsewhere in Europe (Room XIV).
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The complex restructuring and renovation of the Museo Galileo notably include restoration work. Thanks to the support of Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, exceptionally valuable instruments such as Antonio Santucci's armillary sphere and Vincenzo Coronelli's globes have regained their original splendor. The Santucci sphere exemplifies the unique skills of cosmographers, artists, and craftsmen of the Medici era, who contributed to the formation of a collection unmatched in the world.
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ATLANTA—Five different Panthers scored in the second half to help the Birmingham-Southern women's soccer team to a 5-0 shutout of Oglethorpe University, Saturday in Atlanta.
The Panthers move to 9-4-1 overall and 5-1 in the SCAC; the Stormy Petrels fall to 2-9-1 overall and 1-5 in league action.
Although BSC out-shot OU 11-1 in the first half, they were unable to find the back of the net and the score was knotted at 0-0 at halftime.
In the second half, the Panthers came out and scored a minute into the period when senior Alicia Plotky scored her eighth goal of the season, assisted by sophomore Ashley Bradshaw off a textbook cross from the sideline.
In the 58th minute, sophomore Bailey Kimbell scored her sixth goal of the year, followed by a left-footed goal by senior Linda Amaya - her seventh of the season - in the 64th minute to put BSC up 3-0.
Sophomore Amanda Babbin scored a left-footed goal into the side netting in the 68th minute, and sophomore Kelly Craft wrapped up the scoring in the 81st minute with a score from approximately 25 yards out.
Senior Amber Hernandez played 71 minutes in goal for BSC, making one save, and sophomore Richelle Byrd came in for the last 19 minutes, also recording one save.
The Panthers out-shot the Petrels overall 25-2, 15-2 on-goal. Plotky led with four shots, and five different Panthers had three shots apiece.
"This was a huge team win with many different people stepping up in the second half," Head Coach Benji Walton said. "Most notably, Bradshaw and freshman Katie Hutchins off the bench to start the second half provided the spark that we needed. The rest of the team kept the energy level high and we made adjustments that we needed to pick up the win."
BSC returns home next weekend for the first time since Oct. 2, facing Sewanee on Friday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m., and Centre on Sunday, Oct. 30 at noon.


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Cheatcc says - "Ever since Sony announced the PlayStation 4, people have been inexplicably merciful to the Vita. I'm not sure if it's because gamers are secretly pulling for Sony's troubled handheld as if it were a character in Mighty Ducks 2, or if we're all just in a forgiving mood because Sony has a new flagship on the horizon. Either way, the mountains of Vita hatred have been replaced with cautious optimism. The unfortunate truth, though, is that very little has changed."
You make that sound like a bad thing....
The Vita does textures and graphical effects like lighting that the PS2 could never do. It isnt as powerful as the PS3, but it's damn near close
He was referring to the fact it gets ps2 ports. Which makes no sense to me if anything it gets more ps3 ports than ps2 ports.
I wouldn't say it's close. I don't see the Vita achieving Last of Us graphics fidelity in the foreseeable future, if ever. It can certainly approximate the look and feel (i.e., art style) of a Killzone or Uncharted game, albeit at much reduced detail levels.
Reduced details on a much smaller screen makes it look almost as good!
If worlds apart is close, then yeah it's close
HD PS2 is the best description of the Vita, but now it needs games like those of the PS2
Yeah a handheld version of the best selling console in history is a win.
What's this guys problem?
The PS2 will never be topped PERIOD.
except it doesn't have the games that made it the best selling console in history. In fact, the LACK of games is the problem.
How old is the Vita?
I can remember when they said PS3 had no games.
Yeah, I'm not seeing the problem here. For the record, the highest-selling handheld of all time (the DS) was basically a portable SNES/N64, in the sense that it had a lot of ports from those systems and lots of its games felt like they came from that era of gaming. And the DS is awesome.
If the Vita is like the PS2 (both in terms of ports and the "feel" of its games), I'm not going to complain.
The Gameboy was a portable NES (in black and white, and color)
The Gameboy Advance was a portable SNES with slightly updated Mode 7 effects
The Nintendo DS is a portable N64 that is not as smoothed out visually(making it look closer to a PS1) but has the detailed backgrounds of PS1 games
The Nintendo 3DS is a portable Gamecube
The PSP is a portable PS1 that is very smoothed out
The PSVita is a portable HD PS2 with an increase in polygons, making it close to PS3 but not there exactly, thus making be essentially launch PS3 games
dats my take
Not really, the vita is not HD
Well...."Blind" is part of you're user name.....
OT. The vita is amazing. Definitely my favorite handheld thus far. I would be extremly happy if they released tons of ps2 games for the vita. Looking forward to many of the games for it in 2013. Soul sacrifice is right around the corner on the 30th..... Awesome!
I dunno why you are getting so many disagrees, it's not true HD, or full HD. It can only display a max resolution of 960 × 544 qHD. One quarter the resolution of full HD. So technically it isn't HD.
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There is no such thing as true hd or full hd. It is just a term made up by manufacturers to sell a product. OOOooooOhemGee fullz hd gotz to get it rites naoww cuzz mine didnt says it O.O
High definition starts at 920x576 +1 which people seem to have forgotten over the years. Which comes out to 414720px +1. The vitas lcd at 960x544 comes out at 522240. Well above the minimum for hd. So it definitely qualifies Whether you like it or not. Whether you can tell a difference or not, it still qualifies
So learn ya tech and stop trolling
The name BlindGuardian is a band name. I actually wouldn't have known that if it wasn't for Sacred 2, but I would recommend listening to the song on Youtube. Great song that they made just for the game. Some of their other music is good as well.
you sir must not own a PSVita smh tsk tsk
It's a complement considering that PS2 is the greatest console of all time.
In all reality the ps3 is the best. If ps2 were the best id still be playing it and games wouldnt look like complete blocky crap. Ps4 will soon be the best.
Ps2 was the best for it's time, it had the best list of games ever. Ps3 did not match it, less variety(despite having alot). Ps4 might...we'll see...wouldn't be surprised looking at the launch line up already
The 3DS is probably more or less on par with a N64.
What is the argument this story is trying to make?
You mean the DS? The 3DS looks a hell of a lot better than the 64.
That's because it is. It's just a portable PS2, no wonder no one is buying the damn thing.
"or if we're all just in a forgiving mood". The hell are you talking about? The Vita is a beast of a handheld and is fantastic in so many ways. I own both a 3DS and Vita, and they're both wonderful, but I have to say I play my Vita a lot more than I do my 3DS.
This article is making it sound like the Vita was a disappointment. That's just complete idiocy. I think I can speak on this pretty well considering that I've been through just about every handheld since the original brick GameBoy. The Vita is no doubt my favorite handheld ever, shoot, it's one of my favorite consoles period.
since i've picked up Vita, i want every PS3 game on Vita because it's such a great system to hold and play.. plus the graphics are just amazing. it's like PS3 on the go. truly amazing console.
The Vita is nowhere near the PS2.
You are really stupid PSNinty.
They showed us a graph of the Vita's power, and it went something like this:
x-------------------------X-- ---X
PSP----------------------Vita --PS3
Anyone remember this...? (sorry if the graph is messed up. Anyway, point is, its very close to PS3, in power)
And also it's very underclocked right now...
I think he means when it comes to softaware and sales wich sadly i dont see the Vita comming even close.
Actually PSV and PS3 aren't that close, PSV polygons count is 133M polygon/s and PS3 is 333.3M million polygons/s and if we also take in count that PSV have half VRAM of PS3 we can say that PSV is as half as powerful as a PS3.
What Kratoscar2008 meant to say is
Thirty3Three failed to understand PSNintyGamer.
I think Thirty3Three ranked bottom at his schools.
Actually if Sony didn't screw up so bad with the ps vita. The vita could have been the only hand held console with the largest library of games ever launched. If ps vita could have played all ps1, ps2, psn, and remote ps3 game out the box like Sony some what promised it would have hundreds of games at it disposal.
There's so much hatred out there. Sony must be doing something right.
Just like MS right?
No you got it all wrong. ONLY SONY hate is because they are doing something right! SONY love is also because they are doing something right!
Microsoft hate is because they are wrong and evil. Microsoft love is because they are wrong and evil and have indoctrinated you.
N4G in a nutshell. - you're welcome.
I also teach Spanish and Home Ed.
What Sony does right: Gaming.
What Microsoft does right: Making money unapologetically off its customers.
Wow! Now here is a clearcut example of what we've been saying all along. Sony guys are such unbelievable hypocrites. Look at the agrees/disagrees here.
Sony gets some hate, so they're doing something right. MS gets a ton of hate, so wouldn't it stand to reason, then, that MS is doing even MORE right?
These apologists are such children.
Mustang, great point. +bubble.
Nobody even wants to muster up any energy to hate Microsoft. Instead, we disregard MS altogether. For there to be hate, one would have had to felt love at one point. There never was any love for Microsoft, just a short, fleeting moment in time when people enjoyed when MS used to be dominant. But that was for only HALF of the current generation. No one could feel loyalty for a company that hasn't done much for gaming (other than online for consoles), has no new IP's, and is greedy. Sony been dominant since 1996, with a slight hiccup earlier this gen.
So if Sony was 3rd place this gen, and is now creeping to FIRST place, then hell yeah--I'd definitely say Sony MUST be doing something right to make such a seemingly impossible comeback like that.
lol the agrees to disagrees on Gribble's comment compared to Mustang's is simply golden for anyone wanting to prove a point...
Calling the Vita an HD PS2 is actually a compliment.
Uh...what? No it isn't. They aren't saying it has the massive library that it had, which was essentially the only thing that PS2 had going for it.
BTW, I have a Vita that I NEVER use. So if anyone delusional enough to think it's a worthwhile console to own, please contact me about purchasing.
I do and already have one. For the simple reason Playstation Plus.
Please sell your PS Vita as soon as possible.
You don't have a Vita. Stop with the illusion. If you don't like it then sell it and leave. No one cares about the hypocritical so called handheld that don't appreciate the little things. The many that have a Vita consider it worth while and will disagree with you in a heart beat.
"An HD PS2"?
Author, I have one thing to say... bullcrap. It plays PS3 AND PS4 games (that's what I call future proof), ya nimrod. No way it's near the power of a PS2 when it can play games of that magnitude.
i think he says it an hd ps2 is because these games
-metal gear solid hd collections
-final fantasy x and x-2 hd (upcoming)
and the rumored...
-jak and daxter hd collections
well all of these games are also coming to ps3 so that is.....
the ps3 is an hd ps2 too, lol
dont forget the ico and sotc hd collections too!
like you said this article is a... bull... lol ^_^
If the author thinks the Vita is an HD PS2 than what does he consider the 3DS than?
Actually if you think about it, this is really a compliment for the Vita. We all know how great the PS2 did, if he thinks the Vita is a PS2....i think Sony would love that comparison.
Correction: a portable PS2.
Now if it can only be displayed again on a regular TV.
PS Vita is a decent handheld. Personally I just use pcsx2 and rip my old ps2 games to play them in hd on my comp. I prefer that library over the current vita one but the vita is getting better games so you never know.
story quality? WTF?
like this website? no
Haha nah(no disrespect to the ps2)....The vita is more of a portable ps3 than anything. The games built exclusively for the vita like gravity rush(of course), uncharted, ac liberation, and soul sacrifice look amazing. Ports like sly 4, need for speed, and psabr took a little of a downgrade but if they were made from scratch on the vita then they would no doubt look even better than they do now.
Uncharted and LBP were awesome PS2 games... oh wait
an HD ps2?! -_-
i dont know what are the full specs of ps2, so i cant say...
and i think the vita is still not in its full potential guys.. dont just judge it too early, let just say, compare uncharted 1 to uncharted 3 or last of us youll see the big difference right
besides the vita is still underclocked, its like a wild beast that are still bind in chains, unleash it and you will see...
i hope guerilla's vita game is the one that can do it ^_^
If we're going by that logic then PSP was an HD PSOne.
The Vita is to the PS3 as what the PSP is to the PS2. PSP displayed graphics near identical to the PS2, and it's somewhat the same with the Vita being close to the PS3, but not quite.
So what if it's a HD PS2? Which it isn't for the record, but it's portable. That's the whole idea, so it would be a portable ps2, except with completely different games and technology. I kind of just contradicted myself lol.
I think Vita would be a better proposition if it WAS a handheld PS2 with a nicer screen...what a library of games that would have been available on the go.
I remember when I had a PS2 and the idea of PSP was those same PS2 games being in my hand, and I loved the idea. Why would I not like it now?
Vita has games at levels that the top Phone games have not once come close to touching yet..... The fact its playing direct ports says a hell of a lot for a handheld.
It always easy to tell who actually owns and plays a Vita and who doesn't. This author clearly doesnt.
THIS! Hearing about the Vita lack of software is the biggest crock of shit and suprise suprise it's from the people who don't own one. It has games for every genre there is no excuse not to own one except if you're cheap as ####.
I can't agree with this. Although it really depends in which way you mean.
For example;
The Vita, graphically, is much, much better than the PS2. Even though games like Final Fantasy X, MGS3, Bouncer, God of War 2 and such looked fantastic on the PS2, there are Vita exclusives that look much, much better. Even when compared to their HD PS2 counter-parts.
The Vita is much closer to an Xbox, graphically, than it is to a PS2. And I find it's capable of even more than the original Xbox could do.
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North Carolina ranked 10th nationally for clean energy and transportation jobs in the second quarter, the business group Environmental Entrepreneurs said Thursday.
A report from the group says 272 new jobs, highest among states in the Southeast, were created by four announcements in the state.
The 12,500 jobs created nationally more than doubled the results from the first quarter, the group said. It attributed that to "new confidence about future clean energy growth" linked to the Environmental Protection Agency's carbon limits on power plants, announced in June.
Solar energy led all sectors with 5,300 U.S. jobs in the second quarter, followed by 2,700 in wind and major electric-car announcements by Tesla and General Motors.
Arizona led all states in new jobs, followed by California.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
NC 10th nationally for 2Q clean energy jobs
North Carolina ranked 10th nationally for clean energy and transportation jobs in the second quarter, the business group Environmental Entrepreneurs said Thursday.
Thursday, August 14, 2014
EPA adds to NC's polluted-water list
The Environmental Protection Agency has added to North Carolina's list of polluted waterways, saying the state should have included 52 more bodies of water than it did.
States have to update the so-called 303(d) list of impaired waters every two years. But EPA objected to new methodology the state Environmental Management Commission adopted to update this year's list.
EPA added back to the state's list 52 river and stream segments that are impaired by metals, which can be toxic to fish and humans. The additions include Mecklenburg County's Irwin Creek, where the water contains lead and zinc.
EPA spokeswoman Dawn Harris-Young said adding to a state list is "not common, but it is not an unusual occurrence." EPA added one segment to North Carolina's 2012 list, state officials say.
The state environment commission last year raised the bar for proving that waterways are impaired.
Under the old standard, more than 10 percent of water samples had to show elevated levels of contaminants to be deemed impaired. The commission added a requirement that sample results be shown to be accurate at a 90 percent confidence level.
Establishing that confidence level meant analyzing more water samples. The N.C. Division of Water Resources moved some water bodies, for which it lacked the additional data, from "impaired" to "inconclusive."
The EPA objected, adding those waterways back to the list. It will take public comment on the additions through Sept. 12 -- email firstname.lastname@example.com.
EPA approved the state's listing of nearly 1,200 water bodies as impaired, and the removal of 227.


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About This Animal
SIZE: 5-8 inch wingspan
RANGE: Columbia and Venezuela to Mexico
HABITAT: Tropical forest
DIET: Juice from rotting fruit
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The blue color comes from light reflecting off the overlapping scales on the butterfly wings. The brown underside helps camouflage the butterfly as it eats rotting fruit on the forest floor.
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The Supermarine Spitfire is one of the truly legendary aircraft, not just of World War II, but of all time. A brilliant design, the basic Spitfire wing and fuselage were able to be refined and improved over and over again into many different configurations during the course of World War II, and each excelled in its own right.
The Spitfire was designed by R. J. Mitchell, an aeronautical engineer of stellar talent who had previously designed such aircraft as the Supermarine S6B, which won the Schneider Trophy in 1931. Borrowing from the developments of others, including the low-wing, monocoque design which came from the United States, Mitchell crafted a superb basic design which stands to this day as one of the greatest piston fighters in aviation history. Mitchell envisioned a light, maneuverable craft with low drag, elliptical wings, and a broad performance envelope. The result was the Spitfire, a capable, lethal, yet forgiving aircraft that ultimately proved more than equal to anything the Germans could throw at it, including the vaunted Focke-Wulf 190.
The Spitfire had a number of design characteristics which set it apart from other contemporary fighter aircraft. The Merlin engine, the elliptical wing, the well-harmonized controls, and the versatile wing platform all worked together to create a package that was perhaps unmatched in terms of its immediate effectiveness and its potential to be developed further. Unlike the Japanese Zero, which was obsolete by 1943, the Spitfire was just coming to its prime. Chief among the features that set the Spit apart from other aircraft was its wing, which served multiple purposes. The elliptical planform and relatively broad root chord allowed a thinner airfoil section, reducing drag while preserving lift, which led to a very low wing loading. This increased top speed, preserved a low stalling speed, increased the service ceiling, and provided excellent low-speed agility. But the broad wing chord also allowed the convenient fitting of formidable armament such as multiple 20mm cannon and heavy machine guns.
The Spitfire last saw combat in 1948 during the Arab-Israeli war, where Spitfires from both sides were pitted against one another. But the honor which will always distinguish this singular aircraft is its superb service during the Battle of Britain, where it _ along with the Hawker Hurricane _ helped to fend off German designs for invasion of Great Britain. For that, it will always be remembered.
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First Morning @ One First: Initial Thoughts
I arrived at the Court at 3:40am. Four hours later, I am back home to unfreeze my toes, change out of my arctic hobo gear, shower, suit up, eat, and head back to the Court at 9am.
The Court hears two cases today: Alabama v. North Carolina at 10am and Briscoe v. Virginia at 11:30am. I will be reporting on Briscoe, for which I gave a few initial thoughts here several days ago.
The first people in line after me arrived shortly before 6am. By 7:30, there were about two dozen people waiting in the cold, clear morning.
The majority were going to the Court to go to the Court – many of these folk were undergraduate students on a January term in DC to have an immersive political experience before returning to their colleges for the spring semester.
In addition to the generally-interested linegoers, there were law students from Georgetown, Syracuse, Penn, and Columbia – all writing papers on Briscoe and/or its predecessor cases, Melendez-Diaz and Crawford. More on these cases, as well as the vox populi, in my afternoon write-up.
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