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The Miracle of Hormones
The Adrenal Glands
Almost everyone knows that there are two kidneys and that they are of vital importance, but most people do not know that there are two small pieces of tissue, weighing only 5-6 grams each, on top of both kidneys that are also of vital importance.
When we examine these glands, called the adrenal glands, each one is two separate laboratories. The first of these is the external part of the adrenal gland (the adrenal cortex), which produces three different hormones; the second is the internal part of the adrenal gland (the adrenal medulla), which produces two different hormones. The hormones produced by these glands are so important that the secretion of too much or too little of them results in death.22
The Fight or Flight System
Some people owe their lives to a miraculous hormone called adrenaline: when these people are in danger, this fluid makes them stronger, more agile, faster and more attentive. It even doubles their physical capacities as if they had drunk a very powerful potion to give them strength. For example, a pilot notices a mechanical failure in his plane while flying. After a mechanical failure, which threatened to bring down his plane, a heroic pilot lands safely at the airport, saving the lives of hundreds of passengers. But there is a very important point that journalists usually fail to add: what saved the lives of the pilot and the passengers was that marvelous fluid mentioned above.
The fluid sent an alarm to the pilot's brain cells, causing more blood and sugar to be sent to his brain and made him more alert. At the same time, it increased his heartbeat and blood pressure, enabling him to move faster and be more attentive. His respiratory system capacity increased so that he could utilize more oxygen (and more blood could flow to his brain and muscle cells). His muscles and limbs became more intensely focused and the increase in the level of sugar in his blood gave him the extra energy that he required.
Adrenaline (epinephrine) is produced and stored in the adrenal medulla—the inner portion of the adrenal glands. Everyone has this hormone in him all his life; you have it in you right now. If it is needed, the adrenal glands will produce it so that you may become stronger, faster, and much more alert. If you are in some danger, you will be given about twice your normal strength to enable you to fight against the source of the danger (or to run away) to save your life.
Although such an important hormone, the concentration of adrenaline in the bloodstream is surprisingly small compared to the work it does. It has been calculated, for example, that if the amount of blood in our bodies were compared to a lake 100 meters in diameter and two meters deep, the adrenaline in our blood would be the equivalent of one teaspoon of fluid poured into the lake.23
The powerful effect of a small amount of this fluid on the human body is the result of wonderful design. When we look at the functional system of an adrenaline hormone, we more clearly understand the perfection of God's creation.
The physical requirements of a normal person will certainly not be the same as that of a person in danger. Consider the needs of a person who is confronted by a dangerous situation: he must run fast, his muscles must work more quickly, his blood pressure must rise, and his heart must beat more quickly. So, he will be able to run faster, escape more quickly or fight more strongly against the danger. How does all this happen?
When the danger occurs, an alarm button is pushed in the body, and the brain sends a lightening-fast command to the adrenal glands. The cells in the interior section of the adrenal gland then go into alarm mode and secrete adrenaline hormone to deal with the emergency. The adrenaline molecules mix with the blood and disperse throughout the various areas of the body.
Adrenaline molecules have a special function in the veins and arteries that ensures the vital organs receive a greater supply of blood at the times of danger, and to do this, they dilate the blood vessels going to the heart, brain and muscles. The cells surrounding the vessels obey the adrenaline and supply the extra blood required by the heart. In this way, the extra blood needed by the brain, muscles and heart is supplied.24
While dilating the blood vessels going to the heart, brain and muscles, adrenaline constricts the vessels that supply the liver and the skin to ensure extra support needed by the body. There is another reason for the reduced amount of blood pumped to the skin: in the likely case of a wound, the amount of blood loss would be reduced. The reason for paleness observed in the skin in times of excessive excitement is because less blood is pumped to the skin then.25
An error never occurs that dilates the vessels going to the heart (or the brain) that constricts vessels going to the liver (or skin); the adrenaline molecule knows what it must do. A microscopically small hormone adjusts the diameter of the hundreds of blood vessels in your body where the blood is to be directed.
When the adrenaline molecule reaches the muscle cells, the muscles can contract with much more strength. The adrenaline molecules that go to the liver command the cells located there to mix more sugar with the blood. This causes the amount of sugar in the blood to increase and supplies the extra fuel needed by the muscles.
This activity of the adrenaline hormone in the body requires a great amount of intelligence, knowledge and skill. This tiny molecule knows what it must do and when; when the body does not need it, the alarm mode is never set into operation. Apart from this, it knows very well to which cells it must go, and what kind of command it must give to them. Moreover, this shows that it is well acquainted with the cells, with the organs and their functions, and it never makes an error as to when the body must be taken out of this emergency mode.
If it made such an error, the body would be irreparably damaged. But these little molecules function with a keen awareness of their responsibility. How is it possible for an unconscious, lifeless fluid, without a brain, eyes or knowledge, and composed of a certain combination of atoms too small for the eye to see to act in such an intelligent, organized, and timely way?
This clearly shows that every molecule in our bodies is created by God and that, throughout our lives, every moment's activity is controlled by God's power, will and command. After knowing how the body works in detail, no one with intelligence can claim that living things, cells, hormones, molecules or atoms are the purposeless works of chance. God's power, strength and sublimely intelligent knowledge, witnessed to by creation, are manifested in every place and at every moment. As the Qur'an says:
What is in the heavens and in the Earth belongs to God. God encompasses all things. (Qur'an, 4: 126)
Ten Million People and One Gram of the Hormone Aldosterone
In order to survive, countless balances must be preserved in your body every moment. As a person lives his daily life, he is not aware of any of these balances. For example, at this moment various systems are adjusting your blood pressure. The "aldosterone" hormone produced in the adrenal glands has the duty of preventing a fall in your blood pressure and adjusting the sodium balance in your body.
In your body exists as little as one gram in ten million of aldosterone. Research has shown that from one ton of adrenal glands, only ten milligrams of aldosterone is secreted.26In order to obtain one gram of aldosterone, it would be necessary to collect the aldosterone secreted from the adrenal glands of a total of ten million people. The human body is created in such a delicate balance that a deficiency in such a small quantity of this hormone results in death.
As explained above, aldosterone has two purposes: to increase the concentration of sodium (Na+) in the blood and to raise blood pressure. These two requirements are intimately connected to each other and aldosterone is a finely designed solution for meeting these two needs at the same time. If the quantity of sodium in the blood increases, the fluid level in the blood also rises with it. This is because molecules of water have a tendency to go where sodium is high.
Here is where we see the excellence of the design of aldosterone. On the one hand, it increases the amount of sodium; on the other, it uses the capacity of sodium to absorb fluid. When the blood level of sodium falls, aldosterone warns the cells in the tiny tubes of the kidneys. These cells intercept the sodium ions in the urine and reabsorb them. This causes the sodium ions to enter the cells forming the tiny tubes, and from there they are released again into the blood.
In this way, the amount of sodium is raised, the ion balance is maintained, the amount of fluid in the blood is increased, and blood pressure is restored to its normal level. When the sodium ions in the tiny tubes of the kidneys are restored, potassium ions (K+) are secreted from the blood to the urine because the proportion of sodium and potassium in the blood mustbe at a very particular rate. The mineral proportion is very important to ensure the proper acid-base balance in the fluid inside and outside the cells, and for the proper functioning of the nervous system.
Every cell in the human body is created to fulfill a special function; they are given their special qualities and placed in an area where they can perform this function. In short, a human being is created, and every feature of his body is a proof of this creation.
He to Whom the kingdom of the heavens and the Earth belongs. He does not have a son and He has no partner in the Kingdom. He created everything and determined it most exactly. (Qur'an, 25: 2)
A Flawless Planning
The next system we will examine is a wonder of planning and design. As we examine the workings of this system, we must ask, "Could this system have come into being as the result of unconscious chance?"
The deceit of evolution claims that human beings and everything else ultimately came into existence by chance. However, the system that we are about to examine is, by itself, enough to reveal the real nature of the myth of chance and to show the deceitful enterprise of evolution.
The system is constructed so that it will come into operation when there is a blood pressure drop. It begins its role when the blood pressure drops below a certain level, like a fire alarm sensor specially designed to detect smoke coming from a fire.
When the blood pressure falls, the alarm sounds because low blood pressure can be very serious. When the alarm sounds, a series of measures must be taken to raise it. These measures include the following:
1. The blood vessels must be constricted. (This constriction will cause a rise in blood pressure, as is the case when a garden hose is compressed in the end.)
2. More water must be absorbed from the kidneys and mixed with the blood to raise the blood fluid level.
3. A person must be made to drink water as soon as possible.
A flawless system has been placed in the depths of the human body to put these measures into effect.
At the moment when the blood pressure falls (or the amount of sodium in the blood becomes less), certain cells in the kidneys become aware of the problem. The Juxtaglomerular cells secrete a very important substance called "renin.27
It is a wonder that cells can detect a drop in blood pressure or in the amount of sodium present and then secrete renin, the first link in a long chain that raises blood pressure.
Certainly not! It is not possible that such a process could occur by chance.
Renin changes the composition of the angiotensiogen molecule, causing the emergence of a new molecule, angiotensin I:
Renin + Angiotensiogen --> Angiotensin I
This new molecule has no function either. Found in the lungs, an enzyme called Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE for short) functions to break down the angiotensin I molecule. Because of this enzyme, angiotensin I changes into a different molecule, angiotensin II.
Angiotensin I + ACE enzyme --> Angiotensin II
Two different molecules produced in the kidneys and the liver act on each other and a new molecule is produced. Lung cells that have no relation to kidney cells and liver cells produce an enzyme to unite completely with this new molecule. Moreover, they produce this enzyme long before it unites with these molecules. How do lung cells produce the right enzyme for a process that has not yet developed to interact with a material that has not yet been produced? How does it know how to make an enzyme that will change a non-functional hormone into a functional hormone
Again, it is clear that each stage is a designed system. The angiotensin II produced as a result of these stages is a proof of design and planning. This enzyme has two vital functions that would lead the system to the desired end result: the first of these functions is the constriction of the blood vessels (the first of the three desired results that we enumerated at the beginning of this section). Angiotensin II stimulates the muscles surrounding the blood vessels and activates the mechanism that contracts these muscles. In this way, the muscles contract, narrowing the diameter of the blood vessels and raising the blood pressure.
Could this happen by unconscious chance?
Another important function of angiotensin II is to summon into action the wonderful aldosterone hormone. Angiotensin II reaches the adrenal glands and gives the command to secrete aldosterone. This is another proof of planning: when aldosterone mixes with the blood, it causes the kidneys to absorb the fluid in the urine.
As a result, the blood pressure will rise. This is the second result we want to achieve.
The material produced in concerted effort (and according to a plan by the kidneys, lungs and liver) brings about the secretion of the hormone causing a rise in blood pressure. In order to do this, it is necessary that the kidney cells, lung cells and liver cells form a coalition.
Before all else, this coalition must investigate what they need to do when blood pressure drops to make a decision about the best way "to constrict the blood vessels" and "to ensure the secretion of aldosterone."
Later, they must again make an investigation and analyze the anatomy of the adrenal glands and that of the cells in the muscles of the blood vessels and determine the way in which they function. Later, they will have to determine the molecular make-up of Angiotensin II to cause the muscles of the blood vessels to contract, and the adrenal glands to secrete aldosterone.
That last thing that must be done is to determine how this molecule will be produced. Every organ must take responsibility for one stage in its production. In terms of the production plan, there is a three-stage assembly system in which every organ is given a function. The kidney will produce renin, the liver will produce angiotensiogen and the lungs will produce ACE. Afterwards, the cells must return to their normal roles.
If someone does not believe that this system was created by a supreme power according to a special plan, that person must accept the view that unconscious cells achieved this by the mechanisms of neo-Darwinism (mutation and natural selection). The claims of evolutionists are unbelievable and illogical because this system (comprised of the kidney, liver and lung cells), which is irreducibly complex, must have come into being all at once at the same time. The probability of this happening by chance would require very unlikely events. At the same time (and again ultimately by chance), cells would have had to be formed to measure the pressure in the kidneys, then aldosterone would have had to be formed in the adrenal gland, the kidney tube cells would have had to acquire a structure designed to respond to aldosterone, and the cells in the muscles of the blood vessels would have had to get a structure that could be affected by angiotensin II. Countless other elements would have had to be in place at the same moment for this system to come into being, and if just one element had been absent, the whole system would not have functioned.
A system as this could not come into being as a result of unconscious operations of chance. This system, created by the eternal intelligence and knowledge of God and placed in the human body, has worked perfectly in the bodies of every one of the millions of human beings that have ever existed (except in cases of illness). Human beings have become aware of the existence of this system through research done with the help of sophisticated technological tools. Every bit of research that is done makes it impossible to explain the existence of the systems operating in the human body in terms of the myth of chance. This is because human beings are created, and it is not possible to hide the magnificence of creation by creating imaginary and illogical scenarios.
At the beginning of this section, we listed three measures necessary to increase blood pressure. The third was the necessity of getting the person to drink more water. In order to get a person to drink water, he must want to drink it. This time, the unconscious cells of the lungs, kidneys and liver deep in the body must influence a person's psychology.
The required plan is just one more detail in the flawless system created by God. The angiotensin-II produced by the concerted efforts of the kidneys, lungs and liver goes to a special part of the brain and activates it. This area of the brain is the "thirst center" that stimulates a sense of thirst. But there, an impediment called the "blood-brain barrier," which protects the brain makes it very difficult for the angiotensin II to pass from the blood to the brain tissues. This protective system is found in several areas of the brain, and one of these is the "thirst center." Thanks to the special character created in angiotensin-II, it is able to stimulate the thirst center and to arouse the desire to drink water.28
Can this system have come to be by the operation of unconscious chance?
After so many proofs, there is nothing left to say to a person who answers "Yes." The heart and conscience of such a person has been blinded; he has been conditioned not to accept the truth. God reveals in the Qur'an what is to be said to such a person:
… Do you then disbelieve in Him Who created you from dust, then from a drop of sperm, and then formed you as a man? He is, however, God, my Lord, and I will not associate anything with my Lord. (Qur'an, 18: 37-38)
A Miraculous Medicine (Cortisol)
Shortly, we will examine the aspects of another marvel—a hormone called "Cortisol." But this hormone has such a varied function in the human body that we must note a point before we begin.
The fact that a hormone can activate a cell is in itself a wonder because, in order for a hormone to affect this cell, it must activate the inner systems of the cell. This happens either by attaching to a receptor on the membrane of the cell, or by direct entry into the cell and activating a mechanism inside. But in each case, it is necessary that the hormone molecule be specially designed for the cell it will act on. If there is the slightest incompatibility in the structure of the hormone molecule and its receptor, the cell will not be affected. For this reason, the relation between the hormone and the receptor on the cell it affects has been compared to a lock and a key.
When we examine the effects of cortisol, we discover a very important fact. God has created security systems in the human body and He has placed locks in the cells of each of these different security systems; only a single key can open these locks. For example, this key can be inside a capillary cell, or it can also be in a liver cell.
This allows different cells to go into concerted action towards a common goal. No doubt, this is an example of God's artistry in creation; it is also a proof of the evolutionist deceit. The fact that different cells are programmed to work together towards a common goal, and that there is a central system that makes this program work, shows once again the invalidity of the myth of chance as proposed by the theory of evolution.
The cortisol hormone works inside the human body fighting on different fronts against pain, wounds, infection, overheating, hypothermia, allergies, lack of oxygen, hunger, and factors that increase body temperature.
As we examine the functions of cortisol, we must not forget that unconscious cells that cannot know where it will be used produce this hormone. These cells can never be consciously aware of the fronts on which cortisol fights.
Now, let us examine briefly the functions performed by this wonder called "cortisol" produced in the adrenal glands, and let us see once again how the artistry of God is manifested in the aspects of the human body. At each stage, ask yourself if this system could have come into being by evolution, and the answer will show the real nature of the theory of evolution.
Kortizol Hormonunun Görevleri
It takes measures in advance to heal wounds:
Adrenaline prepares a person for the moment of danger, whereas cortisol prepares the human body for what is likely to happen after the danger has passed. For example, it mobilizes the amino acids to go into action in the case of a wound.29 At the moment a wound occurs, these amino acids are the raw materials that will be used in the reconstruction of the tissue.
It reduces the sense of pain when a wound occurs:
This is the reason that some people do not feel pain at the time they receive a wound (and even for some time afterwards).30As a result, a person can find the strength to defend himself, run away, or fight even though he has been wounded.
The sense of pain is communicated by the nerve cells. But how do the cells that produce the cortisol know the mechanism that slows down, and partially stops the electrical impulses of the nerve cells?
In times of emergency it converts fats and proteins into sugar:
In order for body and brain cells to be nourished, sugar is required; all cells need a continuous supply of sugar, otherwise, the person will soon die.
When someone is hungry, if there are no nutrients from which sugar can be obtained, the amount of sugar in the blood will drop. In this situation, cortisol comes into play and does not allow the body to remain without sugar. It ensures the conversion of stored fats and proteins into sugar, keeping the level of blood sugar within safe limits.31
Fat or protein (or both) are converted to sugar. This function is really highly complex. To change one material into another is to completely alter the composition of the molecules. If a fat molecule or a protein molecule were enlarged trillions of times and placed on a table, most persons would not know which atoms had to exchange places with others. However, inside the cells are refineries that accomplish this change through a very complex operation. The cortisol hormone knows the stages in the process of this change. It is designed to open the lock that will allow this change to begin. How do the cells that produce cortisol know the shape of the key required to start the operation that will convert fat or protein to sugar? How do they know what operation is needed to convert the formula of the fat molecule (CH3-(CH2)n-COOH) into the formula of the sugar molecule (CH2OH)?
In emergencies it gives priority to the nourishment of the brain and heart:
Cortisol molecules go into operation in emergencies and produce a drop in the body's utilization of sugar. But here is another wonder; the effect of the emergency is not felt on vital organs such as the brain and the heart. To give an analogy, just as in times of emergency, economic resources are deployed in particular areas of a nation, so the cortisol molecules give a mobilization order and give priority to the nourishment of the heart and the brain, curtailing the nourishment of other cells.32
How do cortisol molecules know that some cells are more vital than others?
It arranges the contraction and constriction of the blood vessels:
Earlier we saw that blood vessels are not rigidly fixed pipes, but because the muscles around them can contract and relax, the diameter of the vessels can be changed when the need arises. The command to become narrow reaches the blood vessels by means of various hormones. Cortisol arranges the response of the blood vessels to the constricting and dilating factors that affect them, and thus performs another important function in emergencies.33
How does cortisol know the system according to which the muscles around the blood vessels contract, and how can it organize the response of these vessels to the contraction-dilation factors of the system?
It checks the movement of water:
Cortisol prevents fluid from entering cells when it is not required. Thus, it helps to maintain the stability of the blood volume. How does a cortisol molecule know that fluid has a tendency to enter the cells? And how does it know the methods required to keep the fluid outside? More importantly, how does it determine when fluid must be kept outside the cells, not all the time, but just at those times when it is necessary?
In times of danger, to prevent a rise in body temperature, it inhibits the production of the relevant hormone:
Another wonderful effect of the cortisol hormone is seen in the case of high fever. A rise in body temperature is a sign that the human body is fighting an illness. This rise in temperature requires that a person rest and sleep. The rise in temperature is not a side effect of the sickness; fever is a specially adjusted security precaution to force a person who is fighting an illness to rest. The rise in temperature is caused by the "temperature center" in the brain, which is activated by a substance called IL-1 (interleukin).
Say: "Am I to desire other than God as Lord when He is the Lord of all things?" What each self earns is for itself alone. No burden-bearer can bear another's burden. Then you will return to your Lord, and He will inform you regarding the things about which you differed.
Cortisol is also designed to deal with excessive body temperature. When a person is in danger of death due to high body temperature, cortisol lowers the temperature by inhibiting the production of IL-1, which activates the temperature center.34
How does cortisol know that IL-1 raises a person's body temperature and that high body temperature is dangerous for a human being? How does it know where IL-1 is produced and how does it make a decision to inhibit its production?
It organizes the production of some proteins, which are very important for human life:
When you are in a difficult situation, cortisol takes all your needs into account separately, one by one. It increases the production of hemoglobin, white corpuscles, and thrombocytes in the bone marrow and thereby raises their blood levels.35
A single molecule too small for the eye to detect has a number of particularities, skills and responsibilities. For this molecule to perform its functions, it must have been specially designed for these special tasks. This hormone is another instance of the harmony and flawless design in God's creation.
... My Lord encompasses all things in His knowledge so will you not pay heed? (Qur'an, 6: 80)
22. Selahattin Koloğlu, Endokrinoloji Temel ve Klinik, s. 533
23. Helena Curtis, Sue Barnes, Invıtation To Biolog, s. 467
24. Eldra Pearl Solomon, İnsan Anatomisine ve Fizyolojisine Giriş, Çeviri: Doç. Dr. L. Bilkem Süzen, İstanbul, Birol Basın Yayın Dağıtım, Ağustos 1997, s. 140
25. Musa Özet, Osman Arpacı, Biyoloji 2, Sürat Yayınları, Şubat 98, s. 133
26. Yenson Mutahhar, İnsan Biyokimyası, Ankara, Güneş Kitabevi, 1995, s. 761
27. Kemalettin Büyüköztürk, İç Hastalıkları, İstanbul, Nobel Tıp Kitapevi, 1992, s. 275
28. Terzioğlu Meliha, Oruç Tülin, Yiğit Günnur, Fizyoloji Ders Kitabı, 1997, s. 398
29. Lionel Bender, The Human Body: Its Mysteries And Marvels, England, Colour Library Books, 1992, s. 165
30. Lionel Bender, The Human Body: Its Mysteries And Marvels, England, Colour Library Books, 1992, s. 165
31. Musa Özet, Osman Arpacı, Biyoloji 2, Sürat Yayınları, Şubat 98, s. 131
32. Helena Curtis, Sue Barnes, Invıtation To Biology, s. 472
33. Kemalettin Büyüköztürk, İç Hastalıkları, s. 267
34. Kemalettin Büyüköztürk, İç Hastalıkları, İstanbul, Nobel Tıp Kitapevi, 1992, s 267
35. Oğuz Kayaalp, Rasyonel Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji, Ankara, Feryal Matbaacılık, 1993, s. 2582


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Hello Pierre,
good job, thank you! I have committed this to the repository.
Best Regards,
On 13.11.2013, at 22:13, Pierre Nast <pierre at coldev dot org> wrote:
> Hi,
> First, this is my first post to this list and English is not my native language, please excuse
> I have a small LAN with several servers, workstations and printers. I use m0n0wall as my network
core (router and firewall). The m0n0wall box also provides DHCP and VPN services.
> I've got an old machine that provides DNS and I want to get rid of it, so I thought of using
m0n0wall to provide the DNS service. My previous DNS setup involved CNAME and MX records. As
m0n0wall did not provide such features, I started working on it. I came with the patch in
> This patch provides four features :
> 1. DNS queries log:
> It had be requested once on the user mailing list and I needed it to test my changes.
> I added a checkbox in the "DNS forwarders" page enabling/disabling queries' log.
> 2. dnsmasq configuration file:
> Currently, dnsmasq read its parameters from command line. I wanted to be able to check these
parameters, so I moved from command line parameters to a configuration file. The generated
configuration file is written to /var/etc/dnsmasq.conf.
> 3. cnames:
> In the "DNS forwarders: Edit host" page, I added a new field named "Aliases". Each alias found in
this field is then appended to the configuration file two times: with and without the domain name
recorded in the "General setup" page.
> A check for overlapping cnames is done upon form's submission, like it was done for hostnames
> 4. mx-hosts:
> Still in the "DNS forwarders: Edit host" page, I added a new row named "Extra options". In this
row there's a checkbox, enabling one to using a host as the MX for it's domain. When the checkbox is
checked, a mx-host line is added to the configuration file.
> I did not take the dnsmasq's authoritative configuration (see dnsmasq's manual) path as I thought
it would be overkill. If someone disagree with this choice, please let me know; I will then try to
work on another patch implementing that.
> I hope you'll find this useful; I found some threads in the m0n0wall forums asking for cnames and
mx-hosts features.
> If there's anything in this patch that should have been done another way, please let me know; I'll
rework and repost it.
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> Pierre
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YORK City Knights boss Gary Thornton reckons the controversial new dual-registration system needs revisiting to prevent it being abused – but says he would "be wrong" not to pick a player of Super League calibre if it bolstered his team.
Thornton is having to make one of those judgment calls this weekend regarding Joe Arundel, who made his debut for Hull in their Super League loss to Leeds last week but has now been offered to partner club York for the Knights' opening home game of the Kingstone Press Championship campaign tomorrow, against Swinton (3pm).
Unless events in Hull's match with Bradford last night change things, former Castleford centre Arundel, 21, is to join winger Jack Briscoe in becoming the latest from the Airlie Birds ranks to don the Knights shirt.
Thornton said: "Joe has trained with us. I had a conversation with (Hull coach) Peter Gentle and it seems he was a bit off the pace for Super League. If he's made available, it would be stupid not to take him."
Tomorrow's visitors, Swinton, were vilified in some quarters last week for fielding Challenge Cup winners Paul Wood and Tyrone McCarthy in their line-up against Workington after signing Warrington's entire squad on dual-reg.
Veteran prop Wood, having proved his fitness, was back in the Wolves' 19-man squad to face Wigan last night, but McCarthy, a try-scorer in the Wembley win last year, remains with the Lions this weekend.
Swinton have also recruited a smattering of Warrington reserve players on permanent deals, allowing them to field more than the five allowed under dual-reg rules.
Thornton believes the Knights' arrangement with Hull is different to the Swinton-Warrington tie-up, and that Arundel's case is not the same as, for example, that of Wood.
"This is where there needs more clarification. The system needs looking at," he said. "Joe Arundel, though, is still a young kid. It's not as if he's an experienced Super League player who's been around for years. He's still in many ways a junior Super League player.
"I don't see Joe Arundel as the same as Paul Wood. I don't think the two are comparable. If we were offered a Richard Horne or a Danny Tickle, then it would be a similar thing.
"Also, with Joe, I don't see it as being a one-off. They might be looking at him spending two or three weeks with us, which would help with our continuity, although a lot, of course, depends on how Hull go."
Critics say the dual-reg system is being abused, but no rules have been broken.
Thornton added: "The whole thing is a work in progress. Until the RFL change the (dual-reg) rules, if players are available who I think would strengthen our team, I would be wrong not to take them."
Prop Josh Bowden was recalled by Hull after making his York debut in last week's opening-day loss at Whitehaven, but fit-again winger Jack Briscoe was made available and he – along with Arundel – joined Danny Nicklas, Tom Lineham and Dean Hadley as dual-reg players at York this week.
More names could be added today, although only a maximum of five can feature.
Jamie Shaul, who played last week, is omitted from Thornton's provisional 19-man squad tomorrow.
Former Hull KR, Widnes and Harlequins prop David Mills replaces Wood in the Lions' line-up, with boss Steve McCormack saying that is his only change in personnel from the team that lost to Workington.
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Long before "Red Tails," the movie that chronicles the valor of the Tuskegee airmen, hit the screen, their story was chronicled in newsreels that updated Americans hungry for news from the war front.
And some of that footage is part of the University of South Carolina's Moving Image Research Collections and online for history buffs to view. The nearly two-minute, black-and-white video clip shows an earnest ground crew preparing a plane for a bombing mission as AME Bishop John A. Gregg looks on. No fear, no bravado -- just a sense of the mission as the young men load ammunition into the wing while the pilots review maps of their of mission before climbing into the cockpit of a Curtiss P-40 and taking off from a deserted field somewhere in Italy.
Greg Wilsbacher, curator of USC's Newsfilm Collections, said the airmen had only recently arrived from North Africa to fly bombing mission in support of the British 8th Army. The date: December 1943.
"We are so privileged to have this historic footage," Wilsbacher said. "Our newsreel collection is a trove of historical treasures that capture the drama and emotions of some of history's most defining events and remind us that it's not generals not kings and not presidents – but everyday people -- who help change the course of history."
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Cliff divers Orlando Duque and Jonathan Paredes tackle the world's largest waterfall in The Smoke that Thunders.
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Indeed. Victoria Falls in Southern Africa is the biggest curtain of water on earth and one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Every minute, 625 million litres of water plunge over the 100-metre waterfall and with a width of 1 708 metres and height of 108 meters, it is classified as the waterfall with the world's largest sheet of falling water. Victoria Falls is roughly twice the height of North America's Niagara Falls and in width is rivaled only by Argentina and Brazil's Iguazu Falls. It is known as "Mosi-oa-Tunya" in the local Tokaleya Tonga tongue. This translates to 'The Smoke that Thunders' and is in reference to the famous spray, which – when the Zambezi River is in full flood, typically in April every year – can rise to 400-metres.
But recently, Victoria Falls has become known for something new as world-class cliff divers Orland Duque and Jonathan Paredes challenged themselves to one of the most astonishing cliff dives to date: a 30-metre dive from the world's most iconic waterfall. It is a whole different ball game to previous dives the athletes have conquered, this river is ever changing and the 3m long crocodiles, shattered oars and eddies swirl waiting for the pair at the bottom of their dive make for an incredibly challenging analysis. Both athletes face their own challenges, Duque takes the responsibility of setting the limit on their ambition and of course dives first. Paredes, on the other hand, battles a visceral fear of climbing to the take-off spot, and often struggles to clear his mind of chattering doubt.
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"The Ivory Game" is among the 15 finalists for the best feature documentary Oscar.
The investigative ivory-trade doc produced by Terra Mater Film Studios, and executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio was shortlisted from a total of 145 submissions. The five final nominees will be announced January 24, along with the rest of this year's Oscar nominees. The 89th Academy Awards will take place on February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
The Ivory Game is an undercover feature-documentary which exposes the dark world of ivory trafficking. Award-winning director Richard Ladkani and Academy Award nominated director Kief Davison filmed undercover for 16 months, moving across the continents of Africa and Asia, documenting the deep-rooted corruption at the heart of the global ivory trafficking crisis.
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The film is available on Netflix in 190 countries in 19 languages. Find here the trailer.
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That said, have a lovely evening
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Why did the names Adolf and Benito dye out but the name Joseph still remains popular? My next child, boy or girl will be named Adolf. Fuck PCness
Farage all over the news today. Couldn't even refute comments from his old teachers claiming that he was a facist and a racist even back then.
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Roflmao, poor old Nige, sabotaged by his own! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24175041#
Oh dear how sad never mind. Bye Bye mini Nazi party.
"Yes, making mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep" Rudyard Kipling
Look I agree with a lot he says but if he is in fact racist then I dont wish to be associated with him. But he does make some good arguments. But saying that your all paying far to much attention to mainstream media which very powerful people control,
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The idea that sports are a business is nothing new, particularly when player contracts, revenue sharing, private sector investment and public stadium construction are getting a growing share not only of the business page, but A1.
But even a gangbusters enterprise like pro sports is no guarantee of financial success, and once again filling the role of cautionary example to everyone else is the National Hockey League, which this weekend locked out its players for the third time since 1994.
If you recall, the NHL in the spring of 1994 was like Will Smith in Bel-Air — right where you wanted to be. A labor dispute was in the process of killing pro baseball and, in what I consider a personal shame that was nonetheless a big achievement for the NHL, the Stanley Cup came to Broadway, putting a very big spotlight on the league. That shining moment was followed by a labor strife-shortened season and, a decade later, the NHL canceled the entire 2004-05 season, by which point the mainstream was far more interested in NASCAR and the world series of poker than it was ice hockey.
The NHL promised it would be a different game when it returned, and to do so, trotted out a series of much-maligned advertisements likening the game to some kind of contest between barbarian ninjas waited on hand and foot by a harem of sex objects. However, the game's popularity has at least pushed it to the point where it's a $3 billion enterprise, and locally, having another epic conference final between the Devils and Rangers did wonders for the game's popularity. Expect the latest round of millionaires vs. billionaires to put a quick stop to that.
Often criticized in the labor battling is league commissioner Gary Bettman, who has presided over all three lockouts and inspires as much confidence as a screen door in a spaceship. A Jersey resident, you would think Bettman would take a look at Newark to get a sense of what the league's buffoonic behavior will reap in the Brick City: Aside from the fact that a canceled season could make the Devils' desperate search for money on the ownership side more difficult, you have a shiny new arena that will sit dark, a plethora of restaurants that will sit empty and hundreds of thousands of people no longer visiting the city to take in a game.
Will they come back once the back-and-forth is resolved? Most of the long-timers will. But the casual fans will be lost, and those are the people the NHL needs to bring in. They could add uncouth geometry to the ice, change the rules, even alter how tie games end, and the hardcore fans will still shell out for season tickets and team sweaters. But there aren't enough of those people in the States, and so the NHL is playing the dangerous game of hockey dangerously.
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Have you noticed the unusually high population of golden orb-weaving spiders (Nephila edulis) in Melbourne this year? They're usually very rare this far south but I've spotted dozens of them in the inner-city suburbs over recent months. Our online visitors have too; in the past three months, we've received over 50 comments on this Question of the Week about these spectacular spiders.
Discovery Centre gets a lot of queries about spiders and whether they're dangerous, often after they've received a lethal dose of insect spray, so it's delightful to see that most of the recent comments simply marvel at the size, beauty and architectural skills of these spiders. Lots of people have told us they are quite fond of their backyard Nephila and some have even given them names! We've heard about Bertha, Gloria, Holly, and, I confess, I've named the one that lives near me Nefertiti.
Nefertiti the large female Nephila edulis.Source: Museum Victoria
Because people are so interested, I thought I'd dig up a bit more about Nephila edulis. They are more often found in northern Victoria, NSW and QLD where there has been a bumper spider season, too. Professor Mark Elgar from the University of Melbourne has studied these spiders for many years, travelling to Euroa each spring to collect specimens for behavioural studies. He recently commented in the Shepparton News that high summer rainfall "has provided a lot more food for flying insects, which become food for spiders. They really are much more abundant than I've seen for a long time and next year we'll see the same thing."
Nefertiti sits in her large golden web all day, unlike the nocturnal and more common Garden Orb-weaving Spider (Eriophora sp.), which tears down and rebuild its web almost daily. Nefertiti leaves her web up until it's so ratty that it needs to be repaired and her home is adorned with a rather gruesome array of dead insects. Professor Elgar and his colleagues showed that this vertical band of detris is a stockpile of food but also serves another intriguing function; it attracts more food. The spiders deliberately incorporate bits of rotting vegetation to make their larders irresistable to flies.
The underside of a large mature female Nephila edulis on her web. In the background is her egg sac and hanging in her web is a detrius band of dead insects.Source: Museum Victoria
Another fascinating aspect of Nephila biology is the difference in size between males and females. While females are generally much larger than the males, within males there is a big variation in size. Professor Elgar and colleagues investigate how this has evolved. It's a complex question with no definite answers and lots of factors to consider.
A pair of golden orb-weaving spiders illustrating the difference in size between males and females. The tiny male is on the left while the large female, feeding on a moth, is on the right. Image: Bill & Mark BellSource: Used under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) from Bill & Mark Bell
Male N. edulis have two strategies when it comes to approaching a female. The risk of being mistaken for her lunch is pretty high so it pays to be careful. One tactic is to crawl onto the web on the same side as the female, while another is to approach from the opposite side and cut a hole in the web. Small males are more common than large males and they tend to use the first strategy. They also mate for longer and father more of the female's offspring. However there are costs to being small, too: smaller males are more often eaten by females than large males. Furthermore, if there are a number of males loitering around the edge of a female's web, large males beat small males in the battle to reach the female.
I don't know if she was courted by a large or small male (or both - these spiders mate several times), but Nefertiti has laid a clutch of eggs in a golden silk sac. In spring her eggs will hatch and her babies will disperse on the wind to start the whole cycle again. Keep an eye out for them later in the year! Meanwhile, if you'd like to see a golden orb-weaver up close, visit the Orb Wall in Bugs Alive! at Melbourne Museum.
The golden silk egg sac of Nephila edulis.Source: Museum Victoria
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B. T. Bjorkman-Chiswell, M. M. Kulinski, R. L. Muscat, K. A. Nguyen, B. A. Norton, M. R.E. Symonds, G. E. Westhorpe and M. A. Elgar. 2004. Web-building spiders attract prey by storing decaying matter. Naturwissenschaften 91:245-248
J. M. Schneider, M. E. Herberstein, F. C. de Crespigny, S. Ramamurthy and M. A. Elgar. 2000. Sperm competition and small size advantage for males of the golden orb-web spider Nephila edulis. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 13: 939-946
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Darrion, PJ and I met in 2001, when we lived on the same dormitory hall at St. Mary's College. We were fast friends, and experienced many of those moments, loud and quiet alike, that over time amount to growing up.
But for all those shared moments and experiences, I was never exposed to their art, save for a few snippets around the edges. I never got the full frontal assault of their creative sides. I never saw how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Reading Darrion's poetry through the lens of PJ's images, I was taken somewhere. I could smell an overflowing ashtray with tones of Petroulli and incense. I could feel a steering wheel and see the headlights brighten the road ahead. I could hear the giggle and chuckle of a man and a woman in another room.
I'm not sure where the book took me. Maybe it took me down the rabbit hole, to some place in their minds. Maybe it was a neglected corner of my own. At any rate, now is your turn. Find out where they will take you.
-John Heltman
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- Data de publicação jun 10, 2008
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'"You can't even begin to measure the optimism he has brought in such a short time," fan Kyle Renner said. "The biggest thing is the feeling that the Sabres will one day win a Stanley Cup."'
Archives for September 2011
Pegula's spending spree raises Sabres expectations
2011-12 Buffalo Sabres Preview
'Pegula has helped get the Sabres back to thinking of themselves as Cup contenders, but a more realistic goal for 2011-12 is a Northeast Division title. Buffalo should challenge the Boston Bruins — last year's Stanley Cup champions — for the division crown and a deep playoff run is not out of the question. The important thing for the Sabres is that they've once again begun to think they can play for a championship. With that confidence and an energetic new owner in tow, the future is looking brighter already.'
Sabres Vanek hammers Kaleta in open practice
'The hit was shocking to me because it's the hardest I've ever seen Vanek hit somebody and it was a teammate! To me, it totally crossed the line because Kaleta is not expecting that kind of contact in practice so he's not braced for it. Ruff agreed, "The obvious answer is yes, it went too far, but whether Van leaned in too much or whether Patty kept coming with too much momentum, we don't want anybody hurt in practice so that's the extreme case, but he's going to be fine."'
Sabres Gaustad wants suspension consistent
'Gaustad was livid after the game and didn't want to address it until Tuesday and even then was measured in his comments, "I'm going to try to bite my tongue as much as possible, I'm just a little disappointed by it because I'm not the type of player that stays down, if I can get up, I get up. The NHL hasn't asked me how I'm doing so they don't know if I'm injured or not. They didn't check on me, at least to my knowledge. It's unfortunate because Brad Boyes gets suspended two games are there's not even a review on some of the other hits. I just have to move on. It's three days after so I'll look forward to camp and the regular season."'
Kaleta Shaken in Sabres Scrimmage
'Head coach Lindy Ruff said he thought the hit was too heavy for a practice situation, but suggested it was inadvertent and said that Kaleta should be alright.'
Fans wish Sabres a fond bon voyage
'Wednesday night hundreds of fans filled the First Niagara Center to send off the Sabres in style with chants of 'Let's go Buffalo.' The first 3,000 fans got to line-up for autographs before players and prospects hit the ice for a full-team scrimmage.'
A Road Trip Like No Other
'"The team contingent will be about 80 people, about double what we normally send out for a typical road game," says Sabres spokesman Mike Gilbert. "We have a number of spouses coming along, and in addition team senior management and other front office personnel who will be making this trip.".
Thursday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks rookie Marcus Foligno much like his father (Rochester D&C)
Sabres 'disappointed' with inconsistent suspension rulings
'"It's unfortunate because Brad Boyes gets suspended for two games and there's not even a review on some of the other hits. Disappointed a little bit, but move on."'
Sabres "One Up, One Down" For Shanahan
'The Sabres believe NHL discipline czar Brendan Shanahan got the call on Boyes right and totally missed the call on Armstrong.'
Wednesday's Rochester Coverage
Greece native Derek Whitmore playing for Amerks (WHEC-TV)
Pace picks up on Day 2 of Amerks' training camp (Amerks.com)
Amerks sign forward Phil Varone (Amerks.com)
Amerks to host exhibition game vs. The University of Western Ontario (Amerks.com)
Sabres pared to more normal numbers
'"Players get more reps and the less numbers you have, you can go into more detail with what you want to work on," Ruff said. "We've kept the groups down to practice size but it's nice to get into four lines and more scrimmage-like and game-like situations."'
NHL discipline brings mixed feelings to Sabreland
'"I'm going to try to bite my tongue as much as possible," Gaustad said. "I'm just a little bit disappointed by it because I'm not the type of player that stays down. If I get up, I get up. They haven't asked how I'm doing. The NHL hasn't asked me. They don't know if I'm injured or not. They didn't check on it, at least to my knowledge."'
Former NHL players' future in Buffalo Sabres organization unclear
'Kotalik, a native of the Czech Republic, apparently is pursuing playing options in Europe instead of calling Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester Community War Memorial his hockey home for the 2011-12 season.'
Buffalo Sabres Preview
'Of course, with that newfound financial wealth comes expectations. The Sabres can no longer play the poor-and-broke cousin card. They have to win now, and there are no more excuses. Just how the Sabres deal with that will be an important storyline over the next few years.'


text: Class Films is the major event that closes out our spring semester. At the end of the year, this film festival showcases a film from each class that is completely made by students. Held in Edman Chapel the event begins with a red carpet ceremony giving accolades to those students who worked tirelessly to make their class film happen. After each film is shown, a panel of judges including students and staff tally their votes to select the winners of each category. During the award ceremony, class members anxiously await the announcements for most prized award of Best Film. The film making process begins late in the summer and will continue throughout the school year. Students take on the responsibilities and roles of writer, director, actor/actress, producer and editor. Each class council selects a script from their class and then with the selection of a director, the film production begins. Throughout the school year, a minimum of 25 students will come together to make a class film. From acting to writing sound tracks, these films truly highlight the talented student body of Wheaton College.


text: I was such a bargain shopper this past weekend! I know I said I might post a video, but it looks like it's not happening. Sorry. Instead, I am posting a few pics of what I bought. The shoes are by Candie's and only cost $5!! I know!! They are a plum color and I've already broken them in. Bargainista should be my middle name. Also, belts have become my new favorite accessory. The top belt is by Betsey Johnson and I adore it! You already know I'm not daring when it comes to prints, but I am going out on a limb here and I bought a few pieces. I've worn the dresses and they are very comfy. The necklace is by Avril Lavigne, I don't know if you can tell but it's fuchsia. It was on clearance…of course! Lol.


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The Special Collections held in the McCain Library
& Archives offer patrons an exciting variety of historical resources
ranging from fifteenth-century illuminated manuscripts to current
Mississippiana and from the Civil War to the civil rights movement.
The Special Collections are home to one of the leading children's literature
collections in the United States, the de Grummond Collection. It
also houses significant manuscript collections, including those of
Theodore G. Bilbo, William M. Colmer, and Paul B. Johnson. Special Collections'
comprehensive collection of Mississippi-related books and periodicals
is a vital resource for the study of the state's history and culture.
In addition, there is a growing collection of resources related
to race relations in Mississippi, including State Sovereignty Commission
records, Freedom Summer photographs, and oral histories. These resources,
and all of Special Collections, are available for use by the
public at the Cleanth Brooks Reading Room in McCain Library
& Archives.
The de Grummond Children's
Literature Collection, one of the leading research centers of
its type, contains manuscripts, illustrations, and over 170,000 published
works associated predominantly with American and British children's literature.
The Special Collections Digital Lab creates research quality digital
collections of texts, images, and audio materials and makes these
collections available to scholars throughout the world. These digital
collections will eventually represent the entire range of Special
Collections materials: historical manuscripts and photographs, children's
literature, Mississippiana, rare books, oral histories, and editorial
cartoons. To search the digital collections, click here.
Our Historical Manuscripts Collection provides primary research material on Mississippi's history and culture from the early days of the Mississippi Territory to the present. Personal and family collections typically consist of letters, diaries, scrapbooks, school and military service records, certificates of achievement, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Business, church, and organizational records frequently contain ledgers, minutes of meetings, anniversary materials, photographs, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings. Holdings are particularly strong in Mississippi politics, the timber and railroad industries, and the civil rights movement. For more information on these materials, click here.
The University Archives serves as the institutional memory of the multiple campuses of the University of Southern Mississippi by collecting, organizing, and preserving official records, photographs, and other materials that document the University's history. For more information on these materials, click here.
Genealogy materials related to Mississippi are available for patron use in the Cleanth Brooks Reading Room.
Other books that may be helpful with genealogy research are found in the closed stacks. These books may be
located by using the online catalog, or by contacting the reference librarian. In addition to books,
genealogy vertical files which includes family trees, clippings, histories of names/locations, and
other materials are available for researchers. These files are organized by surname and include information
about the surname on local, national, and international levels. All genealogy information not relating to Mississippi
is located in Cook Library.
For more information on conducting Genealogy research at the USM Libraries, click here: How do I find genealogy resources?
The Mississippiana Collection is a comprehensive collection of books, maps, vertical files, state documents, and other materials associated with Mississippi history, culture, and government. For more information on these materials, click here.
Ernest A. Walen was a businessman from Gloucester, Massachusetts,
who began collecting materials on the Confederacy and the South in the 1940s. In 1958, he began corresponding with Dr.
William D. McCain concerning membership in the Sons of Confederate
Veterans, and that same year, he became an honorary member of Camp
584 in Jackson, Mississippi. Mr. Walen's collection, which was willed
at his death to the University of Southern Mississippi, was received
in October 1969. The Walen Collection contains books, pamphlets,
newspapers, journals, maps, regimental histories, and Confederate
imprints which document the history of such topics as the South,
the Confederate States of America, slavery, Abraham Lincoln, and
the Civil War in general. The collection consists of more than 5,000
volumes, including more than 600 Confederate imprints.
For a complete list of books in the Walen Collection, click here.
The Sam Woods Rare Books Collection consists largely of books published
before 1800, with principal concentration in religion, philosophy,
classics, geography, and history. The collection also includes works
of art, artifacts, and a variety of illuminated manuscripts and
vellum documents. Highlights of the collection include a 1731 Hollman
Atlas, a 15th century Spanish Antiphonal, and a rare copy of John
Calvin's Commentaries on St. Paul's Letters from 1551.
For a complete list of books in the Sam Woods Rare Book Collection, click here.


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King Earns Preseason All-America Honors
King Earns Preseason All-America Honors
Jan. 21, 2013
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State junior outfielder Jared King has been named a Second Team All-American by Perfect Game, the organization announced Monday.
King was one of just two Big 12 players to earn All-America accolades from Perfect Game, joining Texas relief pitcher Corey Knebel. It was the first career preseason All-America designation for King, who was a Second Team All-Big 12 and First Team American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Midwest Region selection following the 2012 season.
The regular-season Big 12 batting champion at .378, King led the team with 15 doubles while also carding seven home runs and 47 RBI. He finished the year in the top 10 of the Big 12 in 10 categories, including top-five marks in average (second; .377), slugging percentage (third; .577), total bases (third; 127), hits (fourth; 83) and on-base percentage (fifth; .453).
King also led the Wildcats in multi-hit games (27) and multi-RBI games (12) last season, marks that ranked third and ninth in the Big 12, respectively. He enters his junior campaign with a.346 career batting average – just eight points shy of entering the school's top-10 list – while his .558 slugging percentage is one point away from the top 10.
A 2012 First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer, King was also a Freshman All-American, Second Team All-Big 12 pick and member of the Big 12 All-Freshman team in 2011.
Kansas State opens the 2013 campaign February 15-17, by taking on High Point, The Citadel and George Mason as part of The Citadel Memorial Challenge in Charleston, S.C. Following a weekend in Myrtle Beach, S.C., against Coastal Carolina, Elon and Kentucky, K-State opens its 31-game home schedule and a 19-game homestand, March 1-3, against Oakland.
Season tickets are available for as little as $75, an affordable average of less than $2.50 per game. The most convenient way to order season tickets is online at www.k-statesports.com/tickets. Fans can also purchase tickets by calling the K-State Athletics Ticket office at 1-800-221-CATS or by visiting the office inside Bramlage Coliseum.


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Taylor Swift Debuts 'Style' At Victoria's Secret Fashion ShowFlanked by her Angels, Swift took a page from Derek Zoolander showing off a little Blue Steel and proving that she, can in fact, turn left.
GRAMMY Nominees 2015: The Full ListToday (Dec. 4) the Recording Academy is slowly revealing the full list of nominees for the 2015 GRAMMY Awards, airing Feb 8.
Entertainment This Week: Bill Cosby Allegations & Chris Hemsworth's HonorThis week, serious allegations surround a prolific comedian while another is named the "Sexiest Man Alive".
Musical Performers Announced For 'Victoria's Secret Fashion Show'Taylor Swift returns to the "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" along with Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande and Hozier.
Taylor Swift To Perform On CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade BroadcastIt's about to be a very Taylor Thanksgiving.
#Trending In Entertainment: Beyonce Crushes Dreams & A 'Star Wars' RevealThis week, a pop icon crushed everyone's dreams and "Episode VII" just got a lot more real.
Sam Smith, Pharrell, Taylor Swift Lead 2015 People's Choice NominationsVoting for the awards end Dec. 4, followed by the ceremony in January.
#Trending In Entertainment: Katy v. Taylor, Ariana The Diva & Justin Bieber (Again)This week there's pop star beef, divas, and a natural reaction to being booed onstage.
Watch Taylor Swift Get Cute in Her 'For Your ACM Consideration' VideoTaylor Swift and an adorable kitty. It's enough to make the internet explode.
Taylor Swift: Inside the ACM Entertainer of the Year NomineesThe number 13 has long been a lucky one for Taylor Swift, and 2013 was no exception. Seriously, we had to edit the list of her awards for length because the it goes on and on and on.
Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban Lead 2014 ACM Award NominationsAdditional major nominees include Lee Brice, Kacey Musgraves, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker. And who are this year's Entertainer of the Year nominees?
The Civil Wars Win Another GRAMMY, John Paul White Breaks Twitter SilenceDespite having split more than a year ago, John Paul White and Joy Williams took home their fourth GRAMMY award last night. White showed up to receive it alone, then today expanded on his message of thanks via Twitter.


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Mysteryland takes over the original Woodstock site
The location of Mysterland is no longer a mystery. The longest-running electronic music festival will be making its U.S. debut at the site of the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival in Bethel Woods, New York.
After many promoters from around the globe have been attempting to lock down the famed location, ID&T will hold the first 3-day festival - Mysteryland - at the Bethel Woods site, over four decades after Woodstock. This is also the first time the festival will see the U.S., annually taking place in the Netherlands and Chile.
ID&T has a reputation for making an unforgettable experience out of their events, with impeccable attention to detail and planning, and turning out coveted dance music events like Tomorrowland, Sensation, and more.
ID&T CEO Duncan Stutterheim says, "It's not about big-name artists. It's about everything and everyone coming together to inspire and get inspired. And people celebrating life together. It would be amazing if Mysteryland at Bethel Woods could unite some of that feeling from 45 years ago with the feeling of today."
Mysteryland will take place Memorial Day weekend, May 23-26, 2014, and will be an exclusive event with only 20,000 tickets available. Dance music fans can sign up for tickets immediately on the festival's official website, and the tickets will be sold in order of registration in a few months.
To get an idea of what to expect, check out the Mysteryland Netherlands short movie "Lost & Found" below: