Thursday, January 31, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Are you up for the PYTHON Challenge?
IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES -- The man known as "Alligator Ron" has a lifetime of experience in the Florida Everglades, a fleet of airboats at his disposal and knows the habitats of furry prey for large reptiles. He still couldn't lead a pack of hunters to a single Burmese python.
That's the catch in Florida's "Python Challenge": Even experienced hunters with special permits to regularly stalk the exotic snake through Florida's swamplands are having trouble finding them for a state-sponsored competition.
"When these snakes are in the water, in the vegetation, they blend in naturally to where you can't hardly see them," said state wildlife commissioner Ron Bergeron, whose nickname is emblazoned on the rudder of his black airboat, over the image of him riding an alligator.
The vast majority of roughly 1,000 people who signed up to hunt Burmese pythons on public lands from Jan. 12 through Feb. 10 are amateurs when it comes to pythons. Only about 30 hold permits for harvesting pythons throughout the year.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Martin Luther King Trivia - What was his name at birth?
His father was also Michael King, hence the reason why Martin Luther King Jr. was originally named Michael King Jr.
However, after a trip to Germany in 1931, Michael King Sr. changed his own name in homage to historic German theologian Martin Luther. Michael King Jr. was two years old at the time and King Sr. made the decision to change his son’s name to Martin Luther as well.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Geo Photos Bring Twitter To Life
Two years ago today I lost my Dad...time sure flies! I miss you Dad. #RIP
The photos they produce, either online or on the wall, always have the tweet written underneath.
For both Larson and Shindelman, the process is about picking off and humanizing a few of the digital bursts that otherwise might get lost in a sea of social-media noise.
The photos they produce, either online or on the wall, always have the tweet written underneath.
It's worth checking out.
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