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‘Choose not to struggle, but to flow’
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Cancer 6/22-7/22 Quit being so crabby. Everyone is trying to wish you well. You should really be mad at Virgos, but they will be too focused on cleaning or packing to notice. We can throw you a pity party. Leo 7/23 - 8/22
Sagittarius 11/22 - 12/21
Aries 3/21 - 4/19
That mane of hair needs more than just a trim. Maybe you can pass off one of those scruffy exteriors, but you better have a heart of gold. Money talks, so to speak.
If you haven’t gone horseback riding yet, you should. It is half of the Sagittarius claim to fame, the other half you should know. Unless you are in fact a robot.
Did you know Ares was a god of war? It’s true. You are almost a Greek god — but you aren’t. Time to deflate that ego and join the human world again. After all, you have some anger issues that need to be dealt with by the end of summer.
Virgo 8/23 - 9/22 Take the next month to become as fully prepared for classes as possible. Virgos are notorious for these kinds of things, or waiting until the last second. There is no in between for you.
Libra 9/23 - 10/22
Capricorn 12/22 - 1/19
Try not to butt heads with your parents for the next few weeks. It may be hard, but ram your foot in your mouth and just smile.
Aquarius 1/20 - 2/18
As a headstrong politico, it might be impossible to listen to all the candidates, but at least try to understand them.
Go out on the water. Being born in January, you don’t have a chance to hold your birthday party at the beach, so make an event of it.
Scorpio 10/23-11/21
Pisces 2/19 - 3/20
Get a life Scorpio! Seriously, turn off Netflix and go outside to smile at the sun. We promise you won’t burst into flames … hopefully.
Don’t think of graduating high school as an ending. College is the gateway to the rest of your life — at least that is what we have been told.
Taurus 4/20 - 5/20
While working out the details of your next escapade with your equally adventurous friends, try to take some time to think toward the future. Maybe relax on the bullheadedness a bit too.
Gemini 5/21 - 6/21 Just a hint: not many people like chatterboxes. Especially not when there is so little time for everyone to say goodbye. Let someone else talk for once and just sit down and listen. The world doesn’t revolve around you, so suck it up princess.
Back to school films With a new school year right around the corner, there isn’t much more time to be spent in front of a television binge-watching shows on Netflix or movie marathon-ing. Soon enough, those nights will be spent writing essays and cramming for exams. But with this list of “back to school” movies you can enjoy those last few days of freedom before loading up the backpack and getting back to reality.
Old School
Now when most people think of Lindsay Lohan, they likely think of yet another cautionary tale of
Friday Night Lights Cue the obligatory sappy jock flick on the list. This movie in many ways personifies the struggle with growing up with the Rawr backdrop of high school football. And not just any high school football. High school football in Texas, which, if you didn’t know, is kind of a big deal. While this is a “sports” movie, it really encapsulates the heart and emotion of life and is a great way to spend a summer night (but, there may be a few tears shed at the climax).
Joshua Gamez
The movie that may have made Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn household names probably changed the way people looked at college forever. The wacky comedy itself, even all these years later, still holds up and the over-the-top humor is a great way to numb yourself from thinking about the reality of college life.
Mean Girls
child stardom. But there was a time when Lohan was one of the “it” girls in Hollywood. There may not be a better example of this than Lohan’s role as Cady Heron and her attempt to peruse high school after being home-schooled her entire life.
Super Bad Another over-the-top comedy, but what better
way to prepare for another year of exams and essays than with a few comedies? This is one of those movies that, while the premise of getting to a house party is kind of dumb, just works. The film is one of the more quotable films this side of Step Brothers and come on, who doesn’t love McLovin?
The Breakfast Club What back to school list would be complete without The Brat Pack? Odds are you know the plot so there is no need to regurgitate it. It is one of those films that no matter how many times you’ve seen it, will never get old. If you want to see character development, this is one of the better examples in cinema. This ‘80s flick is a must-watch for soon to be college students. Joshua Gamez can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Worldwide connections Netflix original series ‘Sense 8’ brings people together from around the globe
Flipping through all the shows Netflix had to offer, I quickly realized that I spend way too much time on Netflix. That doesn’t matter though. I was determined to not do my homework and get lost in Other than trying to someone else’s story. procrastinate some summer Then I found a new show homework, I was on a search on Netflix that I had for the perfect not yet watched. The show to binge new show is called watch. So I hit “Sense 8.” It’s a show up Netflix, where about many characters many college stuaround the world that dents go to with a share a strange connecbowl of ice cream tion between the eight and sweat pants. of them. Jessy One of the I’ll just go ahead and Forsmo-Shadid most popular opRawr talk about the beautiful tions is “Orange is characters in the show. the New Black.” There is a Chicago policeWatched it, loved it. There’s man named Will. His father “Bob’s Burgers.” Watched was also a policeman and he it and connected with Tina was part of the reason why Belcher on a soulful level.
Will has a strange and amazing talent of picking the locks of handcuffs. Will has the biggest connection with a woman named Riley who is a DJ in London. She spends her time with men who do too many drugs and desperately wants to see her father in Iceland. Her journey throughout the show is incredibly sad, but it explains the reason why she is where she is in her life. Wolfgang is one of the most dangerous characters in the show. Living in Germany, he deals with the death of his abusive father and all the events that come after it. Though he is a vengeful man, he finds out that he can connect with seven people around the world, including a woman in India named Kala, who is be-
ing forced to marry a man she does not love. Another character is Capheus. He lives in Kenya with his sick mother. Throughout the show, you can see he is willing to do anything to give his mother the medicine she needs, even if that means fighting off dangerous thieves or hijackers with the help of Sun. Sun is a woman with incredible fighting skills and has to be the toughest character on the show. After promising her dying mother that she would take care of her brother, she ends up suffering in prison for him when he embezzled money from their father’s company. There are also characters on the show that are a part of the LGBT community. Nomi, a trans-woman, has to fight
against the discrimination she receives from her own family. Then there is Lito, a Mexican actor who tries to hide his boyfriend and his sexuality from the public. There are many characters in this show, but somehow everything makes sense. All of their connections are based off of strong, intense emotions the characters are feeling at each moment. It’s a big triangle of love, danger and sex. If you ever feel like procrastinating, go ahead and watch this Netflix original. There’s only one season, therefore you don’t have to waste a whole week of your life catching up on it. Jessy Forsmo-Shadid can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Streusel coffee cake Ingredients
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Streusel: n 1/3 cup brown sugar n 1/4 cup flower n 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon n 3 tablespoons firm butter Batter: n 2 cups flour n 1 cup sugar n 3 teaspoons baking powder n 1 teaspoon salt n 1/3 cup butter, softened n 1 cup milk n 1 egg n 1 teaspoon vanilla
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit 2. Grease a 13x9 or 9x9 baking pan 3. Prepare streusel by mixing all ingredients until crumbly 4. Beat remaining ingredients in a large bowl, scraping the sides down occasionally 5. Spread half of the batter in the bottom of the pan 6. Sprinkle with half of the streusel 7. Top with remaining batter and streusel 8. Bake 35-40 minutes 9. Best served warm with coffee or tea Claire Whitley can be reached at crumbs@uidaho.edu
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Food advice for freshmen wavable foods just in case they are in a hurry. Another plus to having plenty of microwavable meals Incoming freshmen to like Top Ramen, mac n’ cheese the University of Idaho may and baked potatoes is they be overwhelmed with new can be made right in the responsibilities as they transidorm room. This creates quick tion into being completely and easy meals independent. ready to eat while One of these studying, which is new responsimost definitely gobilities, and in my ing on. All the time. opinion the most When students important, will be head to the grocery managing their store it is best to diets. Outside of avoid going on the eating on campus first weekend of the for every meal, month. The stores there are many tips Jordan are so crowded to help students Hollingshead because of people succeed at feeding. Crumbs getting paychecks Always be and welfare checks. aware of personal If you want to get a quick food habits. While shopping, shopping trip done, I would think about what you want, highly suggest waiting until but also think about what later in the month or going is best for your situation. during the week. Or, if WinCo You may be used to having is the grocery store of choice, a gallon of milk in the fridge go at midnight. It is open 24/7. at home, but unless you’re Just because you are a an avid milk drinker, a gallon college student doesn’t mean is usually too much for one you always have to eat like person to finish within the one. On occasion it is nice best by date. I also suggest to sit down and enjoy a nice when buying milk, look for dorm-cooked meal. I sugthe half-gallon jugs of milk gest finding a family recipe, that come in the cardboard buying a cook-book or even containers. In my experience, going to the Crumbs website these cartons of milk usually to find a nice recipe to cook have a later expiration date. and enjoy. Always keep a little cash Top Ramen gets old after on hand for those unexpected a while, and it is always a trips to get food with friends. good idea to spice up a daily Having this little bit of cash routine every once in a while. will enable students to make The experience of cooking those late night trips to a fast dinner is better with friends food restaurant when they as well. If everyone pitches in, stay up late with their friends. dinner can be something of a These occasions will happen night out with the gang. more than might be expected, Finding food to eat is just so always be prepared. Although there is a kitchen one of the many responsibilities students will have in the basement of the Walto take on over the course lace complex which is open of this school year, but by to all students, be prepared following these few tips, it to cook food in a microwave. should at least take off a little The stove to student ratio is bit of the pressure. crazy down there, and finding Jordan Hollingshead the kitchen area open may can be reached at be a rare occasion. I suggest crumbs@uidaho.edu students stock up on micro-
Buying and eating without parents’ help
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Microwavable food is a necessary commodity to survive eating in the dorms. Mac n’ cheese and chicken nuggets only take a few minutes to cook, making them the perfect dorm food.
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Summer bucket list How to keep the school blues away and remember summer
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The countdown until the start of school is down to less than 40 days. Summer is zooming by fast. As students living in Moscow prepare to start their next term at the University of Idaho, the common thought is, “What am I going to do? School is just around the corner and I’m stuck here in Moscow.” Fear not, fellow Vandals. There are plenty of opportunities for adventure all around Moscow. —Go cliff jumping or swimming at the infamous dunes —Fish, camp and sleep under the stars at the Spring Valley reservoir —Get the biggest cup at Jamms Frozen Yogurt … and finish it! —Hike up Moscow Mountain —Visit the Moscow Farmers Market on Saturdays —Go swing dancing at CJ’s on a Wednesday night —Go on a bike riding adventure on the Paradise Creek Trail —Volunteer at the Humane Society on Claire Whitley | Rawr
White Avenue —Go to an outdoor movie showing on the lawn of the Theophilus Tower —Eat a picnic in the New Arboretum and Botanical Garden —Find some old roller blades at a thrift shop and ride around town —Have a “Back to School” BBQ at East Side Park with your friends —Play some beach volleyball on the Wallace Courts —Pick a do-it-yourself project for your dorm or apartment with your roomies and have a craft night —Try the “Big Vandal” burrito challenge at Patty’s Mexican Kitchen —Get some friends, new or old, together for a game of soccer on the SprinTurf Life and fun isn’t over just because school is starting up again. There are plenty of activities in small town Moscow — plenty that are free, too. Gather some of your friends together, make some new memories and go explore all the fun opportunities Moscow has to offer. Wednesday Walton can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Squirrel madness
Meeting urban wildlife
Squeak squeakin' squeaker
Dos and don’ts of dealing with campus squirrels
The rodents may be cute, but they are still wild animals
Jake Smith
Will squeak for food
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The Administration Lawn is ground zero for squirrels on campus. Prior University of Idaho arborists, such as now retired Steve Nittolo, learned just how intimidating these creatures could be on their home turf. Nittolo, high above the ground pruning trees, came face to face with a screeching squirrel. Apparently Nittolo had wandered too close to home and was regarded as an intruder. Luckily, he was able to climb away unscathed, but not without getting scolded. University of Idaho Campus Horticulturist David Rauk, who has worked at UI for 25 years, said his department likes to see urban wildlife on campus because it adds to the outdoor environment’s diversity. When it comes to squirrels, Rauk said people in many ways are actually more of a problem than squirrels. Some campus patrons like to establish relationships with the wild animals on campus, and one way to do so is by feeding them. “We plant a wide variety of trees, shrubs and perennials on campus and the food source is abundant for our wildlife — our birds, our squirrels, things like that,” Rauk said. “There’s no need to add human food to their diet.” Rauk said he would prefer those on campus to establish relationships with the wildlife by observing it from a distance and then reading about the animal. He said feeding squirrels and other animals can cause several problems on campus, which is why, like many other campuses and parks across the nation, UI has precedent. According to the UI administrative procedure manual, “Feeding of natural and feral wildlife is prohibited because of ongoing safety and health issues, vermin population increases around campus buildings, and damage to landscape plant materials from increased and non-sustainable animal populations.” Feeding squirrels, which like to build nests in large, deciduous shade trees on campus, can upset the natural balance and cause overpopulation, Rauk said. “We have seen a bit of increase in the squirrel population, and with that some scarcity of food during the winter,” Rauk said. “Because of that, they’ll sometimes try to use other items for food.” He said squirrels will strip bark off trees, potentially to get to the sugars in the cambium tissue located underneath. It’s nutritious and has carbohydrates. “One problem is the iconic Camperdown Elms we have on campus, those umbrella-shaped trees, they, two
sniffed at us and sidled a little closer. When it realized we didn’t have any food for it, it scurried off. I don’t tell this story to make it seem Cute faces and fluffy tails characterize many of the things that exist on campus. like squirrels are adorable and could be pets. I use it as a warning. SquirNo, I’m not talking about rels are wild animals. It doesn’t something left in a student’s matter how tame they appear, a fridge for too long. The specific wild animal is a wild animal. rodents I am referring to are the While I don’t believe the campus squirrels. squirrels around campus carry In most popular children’s contagious diseases, it is still movies, squirrels are seen as the possible that they will bite innocute and funny sidekick to some cent people while looking for a Claire stronger entity. Hammy from Whitley handout. It is also worth noting, “Over the Hedge” was as hyper as Rawr there are members of adminisa squirrel could get. tration against feeding “natural He is the reason I describe myand feral” wildlife on campus. self as a squirrel when I drink coffee. Squirrels can also cause problems There is also Squeaker from “Emwith electricity on campus, which was peror’s New Groove” and Twitchy from “Hoodwinked.” Squirrels decorate movies witnessed earlier this summer. Squirrels have yet to survive any kind of mishap in all sizes and shapes, but they are, at with electricity, and once they do, I’m the core of them, hyper little miscreants. sure they will become a nuisance. On the University of Idaho campus, Instead of trying to feed squirrels, or squirrels scamper all over the place letting them run all over you as I have without fear. Students need to be aware, seen before, just watch them. though, that just because they look cute Squirrels are cute, but they are also and friendly, it doesn’t mean they should something to be admired from afar. Keep be played with. these pages and adore the squirrels here, On campus, a squirrel will almost but don’t get the urge to go try to make never run away from a student. During friends with them. Let them be as nature my freshman year, I remember walking wants them to be. away from Bob’s with a friend and seeClaire Whitley can be reached at ing a squirrel just sitting by the sidearg-arts@uidaho.edu walk. Walking toward it, I had assumed or on Twitter @Cewhitley24 it would run away. Instead it actually
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Squirrel causes power outage
Squirrels nest high in deciduous shade trees and may become aggravated by intruders. Feeding them is against UI administrative policy for several reasons and feeding them can cause unnatural ecological tranformations. or three winters ago, were hit hard by squirrels,” Rauk said. “During the winter, their branches were gnawed on, or girdled, so large diameter limbs up top had some severe dieback.” That may be attributed to the overpopulation of insects because humans upset the natural balance by feeding squirrels human food, he said. Rauk said if fed by hand, squirrels could become accustomed to and unafraid of humans. The danger comes from aggressive behavior, such as biting, when the wild animal is searching for handouts. He said oak trees on the Administration lawn, which provide nesting grounds for the largest population of
squirrels on campus, provide acorns as a source of food. Squirrels do minor damage to UI’s campus, primarily by chewing on plastic drain lines and spouts on buildings, particularly the Administration Building, Rauk said. Squirrels historically cause electrical problems on campus by finding their way into transformer boxes and climbing on power lines. Rauk said the resulting forensic evidence does not typically yield living squirrel bodies. Jake Smith can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu or on Twitter @notjakesmith
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June 29 — A squirrel bounded from a tree to a power pole near the ASUI Kibbie Dome parking lot 9 a.m. Sunday, causing a small fire, which damaged electrical equipment. The damaged equipment led to a power outage on the west side of University of Idaho’s campus, causing electrical failure in the UI Library, Physical Education Building, Memorial Gymnasium, Swim Center, Facilities Services Building, ASUI Kibbie Dome and the south campus chiller plant. Dan Ewart, vice president of infrastructure at UI, said Avista replaced the damaged equipment and restored power to campus by 2 p.m. Ewart said UI takes proactive measures to prevent situations like this. “We periodically go around and trim trees,” Ewart said. “Unfortunately this is just a combination of nature and construction in the same place.”
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Community beauty queen Miss Idaho National Miss speaks out about pageant life Erin Bamer rawr
Despite their names being similar, current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s beauty pageant Miss USA has no affiliation with the USA National Miss pageant system. Amanda Pehan, a recent graduate of University of Idaho, was crowned this year’s USA National Miss Idaho, and will advance to the USA National Miss pageant in Orlando, Florida, later this year. She said this year was her first year in the pageant system and she enjoyed her experience competing. “It was a lot of fun,” Pehan said. “I met a lot of interesting girls and I have never had the opportunity to model on stage so it was really awesome.” Though it was her first year competing in the USA National Miss pageant system, Pehan said she had competed in one different, collegiate pageant system before winning Miss Idaho. She said her first pageant experience changed her perspective on pageants in general. “When I did the collegiate system, first of all, that really changed my perspective about what it was,” she said. After competing in her first pageant she realized she wanted to be more competitive with pageantry and hoped to compete on a national level, she said. That lead her to compete in the USA National Miss Idaho pageant. By winning the Idaho pageant, Pehan advanced to the national competition held at Disney World in Florida. She said she’s excited to compete on a higher level and is anxious to showcase her skills to a larger audience. “I’m excited to meet all of the girls and I’m excited to
perform the skills I’ve been working on since getting my title,” she said. Pehan said she hopes to pursue more competitive pageant systems in the future. She said she also competes in pageants for the scholarship opportunities that they offer, and she wants to go to law school. Pehan graduated from UI with a pre law degree this year. She said she loved her experience at the university. She participated in intramural sports and Greek life and tried to be involved in a little bit of everything else. “I can honestly say that attending school here has definitely influenced my life,” she said. “I’m sad to be leaving.” Pehan said many pageants offer more things to women than the public perceives them to offer. The scholarship opportunities have benefited Pehan directly, she said, and pageants also work to help women build communication skills as well as their confidence. She said many pageant systems encourage the women who compete to get involved in their individual communities. Usually, the systems also have their own national platforms that work as a positive force on a larger scale, she said. “Not only are you working toward your goals and helping your community and people around you and your passions — you’re also helping toward another good cause,” Pehan said. “It’s not all about make up and high heels. It’s about building a better community.” Erin Bamer can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu or on Twitter @ErinBamer
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Amanda Pehan graduated from University of Idaho this year with a pre law degree. She was also crowned the USA National Miss Idaho and will advance to the national pageant in Orlando, Florida, on July 27.
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Yishan Chen | Rawr Nels Peterson sells fresh-baked bread Saturdays, at the Moscow Farmers Market. He owns Panhandle Artisan Bread Company and has been all over the country in search of the best bread.
Traveling for a slice of home Local baker traveled the country in search of his purpose Jessy Formsmo-Shadid rawr
There is something special about homemade bread. Breaking into warm bread feels like coming home. It’s safe and warm. One person who regularly tells people about the beauties of not only freshly baked bread, but the beauty of food in general is Nels Peterson, owner of Panhandle Artisan Bread Company. Peterson was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, until he was 18 years old, where he went to Saint Norbert College outside of Green Bay. “What I loved about Milwaukee was the food,” Peterson said. “There’s just a lot of different food and there’s a lot of different groups, too, of people. It was fun.” After college, Peterson said he moved to Moscow because his parents had moved there earlier. “It was kind of like one of those ‘I don’t know
what to do now that I’m done with college,’” Peterson said. He said his love for food quickly increased in size when he got a job cooking in Moscow. His interest in cooking led him to Missoula later. There, he went to graduate school while working in a bakery and said it was there when he fell in love with baking bread. The bread wasn’t made completely by hand, but it gave Peterson the knowledge and introduction of how the process starts. “I remember on my first day, I walked home from that bakery at about 4 or 4:30 in the morning and the dawn was starting to crack,” Peterson said. “In my backpack there was a warm loaf of bread and I can feel it on my back. It was kind of like, ‘This feels good. I like this.’” From there on, he was on an adventure with food. Peterson said he decided that he wanted to work in fancier restaurants. He moved to Seattle to work in the different restaurants in the city. Though he enjoyed it there, he said he soon moved to Vermont. This was where he had the
opportunity to work at “The Red Hen Bakery” in Middlesex, Vermont. Peterson said Vermont was a state that was focused on local food. He said he once had to prepare Thanksgiving dinner with the challenge of having all the food come from a 150-mile radius. Needless to say, it was a successful dinner. Peterson said he knew right then that food was something he loved and had a passion for. After decades of not being sure what to do with his life, Peterson settled in Moscow and opened up his own bakery. About seven years ago, he started to sell his homemade bread at the Moscow Farmers Market. With the skills he took in when he was working in “The Red Hen Bakery,” Peterson said he uses as many local ingredients as he can. With the help of his mother, Gloria, his brother, Erik, and four other employees, Peterson works hard to keep customers happy with this homemade bread. Jessy Forsmo-Shadid can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Killing the mocking bird Claire Whitley rawr
Little black eyes watched box after box rumble underneath him. His head, black to the beak, twitched in anticipation. Air rushed around his little head, his wings dipped and metallic scents filled his nose. Another sparrow drifted near, resting on an updraft. He watched. He waited. The first sparrow imagined a titter, a laugh … a challenge. The game was simple. Dive towards the black rock and miss all the metal boxes passing in the way of it. The rewards were bragging rights and the large chest plumes. The risk was death. It all seemed so simple, even if the scoring was a bit more complex. If more boxes went by without a bird being hit, they would be awarded more points. However, it also mattered how big the box was. Don’t underestimate the sparrows. For seemingly simple birds, their games were more intricate than they appeared. There it was. The twitch. Fear, maybe. Fear of dying, of losing or worse, fear of embarrassment. A sparrow could not live with embarrassment, not if it was looking for a mate. That was out of the question. They played this game of theirs. Waiting for the bird before them to go, hoping they would falter or fail so they would turn all eyes away, focused on the still mark on the pavement instead of the next one in line. Very few faltered, and so eyes flicked from featherweight sparrows to looming crows high above. The black monsters were just biding their time until carnage struck or until the sparrows thinned out enough for an assault. As tense as the wait was, once a sparrow survived or was in the midst of the rumbling metal boxes, its little
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heart raced with excitement. It was alive. It was living in ways it could never live again. This game was a drug. The results were addictive. Sparrows were euphoric, full of adrenaline, their hearts pounding against their hollow ribs. None of their small birdbrains remembered the risks, the darker results. None of them seemed to care. It was all fear or ecstasy. When something bad happened, it remained in their minds only
long enough for the next flight. His black throat wavered, a faint warble swiftly drowned out by the quick succession of metal boxes. His head, so small in the blue sky, twitched once more. Thin brown wings tucked in, and his body dropped. From that height, he looked like a small rock falling from the sky. He was just a blurb on the immense sapphire surface. Air whooshed past him, warm and stagnant from the
black surface. Spirals and turns lead him to avoid box after box. He skirted around the fleshy rubber underneath the boxes, gaining bonus points for bravery. He flapped frantically, rising just enough to miss a metal cherry. He knew in his little bird-brain that he needed to get out. In the middle of the black river, it was harder to maneuver, to avoid, to stay calm. Sunlight glinted off silver, clear pools of silver. A black
mountain hurtled towards the little sparrow. It looked. It saw. It feared. It died. From above, it wasn’t even noticeable. The black mountain didn’t slow. It sped past to destinations unknown. There was silence from the sparrows. A feeling akin to sorrow brought their thoughts away from the game. Then a twitch. Anticipation. A dive. The game went on.
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Henry Cavil almost missed the call for the role of Superman (Man of Steel) because he was playing “World of Warcraft.”
In addition to being fluent in English, Greek, Latin, French, Italian and Spanish, Thomas Jefferson also studied Arabic, Gaelic and Welsh. He remains the most multilingual president of the U.S. Adidas plans to release a line of shoes made from recycled plastic collected from beaches and pulled up from the ocean floor. About 7 percent of all the potatoes grown in the U.S. are turned into McDonald’s fries.
Despite their bad reputation, Great White sharks have only attacked people 280 times between 1876 and 2013 globally, with only 77 of those attacks resulting in a fatality. For comparison, deer kill nearly 200 people a year in the U.S. alone. Dogs and cats are right and left-pawed just like humans are right and left-handed.
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Some American voters call for a putsch every election cycle. As of yet, none have succeeded.
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