The Telegraph: -Otto the Octopus wrecks havoc

An octopus has caused havoc in his aquarium by performing juggling tricks using his fellow occupants, smashing rocks against the glass and turning off the power by short circuiting a lamp.

A bored cephalopod by the name of Otto is a royal pain for the staff at the Sea Star Aquarium in Coburg, Germany.
The aquarium had an ongoing problem with an electrical short circuit, but after taking turns sleeping on the floor the staff discovered the source.

Otto, who evidently didn’t like the continual glare of an overhead light was crawling up on the edge of his tank and squirting a stream of water at the fixture causing it to short.

He has been seen juggling the Hermit crabs in his tank and occasionally rearranges his tank to suit his mood.

Octopi have been know to unscrew the lids of jars to get at the contents, and have also been known to climb out of their tanks and cross a laboratory in order to crawl into another tank and have crabs for lunch.

When it comes to a battle of wits.. I’ll bet on Otto.

The NSLS has received a $2.2 million, three-year, renewable grant from the Department of Energy’s Office of Basic Energy Sciences to develop the next generation of advanced x-ray detectors for synchrotron radiation. The grant will allow the NSLS Detectors Section – led by physicist Pete Siddons – to explore the possibility of applying three-dimensional integration techniques for “smart” two-dimensional detectors.

In real life they almost never look like the white lab coat with clipboard types you see on TV.

Woman with bare midriff.
—I received this by email and don’t know who to credit.

I’ve watched this city burn twice
in my lifetime
and the most notable thing
was the arrival of the
politicians in the
aftermath
proclaiming the wrongs of
the system
and demanding new
policies toward and for the
poor.

nothing was corrected last
time.
nothing will be corrected this
time.

the poor will remain poor.
the unemployed will remain
so.
the homeless will remain
homeless

and the politicians,
fat upon the land, will live
very well.

Charles Bukowski 5/5/1992

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has met albinos protesting against the killing of members of their community.

About 30 - some of them babies - have been killed over the past year.

Instead of having dark skin and black hair, people with albinism are blond with pale skin, because their skin lacks pigment.

Witchdoctors want their body parts for potions which they say make people rich. Dozens of people have been held in connection with the deaths.

One hundred and seventy three witchdoctors have been arrested since March, when President Jakaya Kikwete had ordered a crackdown of all those involved in these ritualistic killings for riches.

President Jakaya Kikwete also appointed Tanzania’s first albino MP -48-year-old Al-Shymaa Kway-Geer- earlier this year.

Additionally, since the beginning of 2000, the word Zeru has been banned.

“Zeru” is a Swahili word for albino. Tanzania’s albino society says that traditionally, this is a word for ghost-like creatures and is derogatory.