March 2012
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III field review →
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Caddis fly larvae
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Caddis fly larvae protect their developing bodies by building themselves sheaths of silk and incorporating substances found in their habitats. Artist Hubert Duprate placed a group of Caddis fly larvae into a tank with gold and other precious substances for the larvae to spin into their sheaths.
Via Geneticist
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Foxwoods Is Fighting for Its Life →
Even at one of the world’s largest casinos, the odds don’t always favor the house. The lower the house’s hold on a slot machine — and the higher the number of small payouts — the longer a player’s T.O.D. (time on device). It’s a fine balance. Casinos want customers to lose their money, but not so rapidly that they’ll feel the whole experience was a bummer and not want to return …same rules...
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The nations of the earth are mostly swayed by fear—fear of the sort that a...
– Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)