How 'Smashing' & 'Spearing' Shrimp Speedily Attack Prey

Spearing mantis shrimp hide in their burrows and wait for an unsuspecting creature to come along. Then, in the blink of an eye, they spear it with their long claws, like an underwater archer. How do they spear their prey so quickly?

Maya deVries, a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, compared the attack of the spearing shrimp with its relative, the "smasher" shrimp. Both animals are able to unleash quick attacks with a strange spring and latch system that stores up energy in their muscles and releases it in an instant. It's like a bow and arrow, she said.

Unexpectedly, she found that smasher mantis shrimp can move much more quickly than the spearing variety, which is the opposite of what was expected. The smashers, she found, need quick speeds to produce enough force to crack the shells of their prey, such as crabs and other shellfish. The spearing shrimp, on the other hand, only needs to move slightly faster than their prey, she said.

Spearing shrimp can move their claws up to 8 feet (2.5 meters) per second, while their smashing brethren can reach speeds of 23 feet (7 m) per second, deVries said. The results were published in the Journal of Experimental Biology today (Nov. 22).

Peacock mantis shrimp, a relative of the smasher shrimp examined in the study, are even more impressive, moving their claws at speeds of 75 feet (23 m) per second and delivering blows with 200 pounds (91 kilograms) of force behind them despite being only 4 inches (10 centimeters) long.

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Massive pileup shuts I-10 in Texas; 1 dead

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) ? One person is dead and dozens are injured after an estimated 100-vehicle pileup that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Southeast Texas.

KFDM-TV reports that the collision happened around 8 a.m. Thursday on I-10 near Beaumont, about 80 miles east of Houston.

Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Stephanie Davis says one person died after the crash, but declined to provide details. She says at least 100 cars and trucks crashed in extremely dense fog. Officials at Acadian Ambulance service tell KFDM that at least 48 people have been taken to area hospitals.

No deaths have been reported.

I-10 remains shutdown in eastbound lanes. Westbound lanes have reopened.

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Jack Taylor scores 138 points for Grinnell

After a poor shooting weekend, Grinnell point guard Jack Taylor was given the green light to shoot his way out of a slump.

It only took 108 shots for Taylor to make a mockery of the college basketball record books.

Taylor scored 138 points to shatter the NCAA scoring record in Division III Grinnell's 179-104 victory over Faith Baptist Bible on Tuesday night in Grinnell, Iowa.

Taylor, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound sophomore from Black River Falls, Wis., made 27 of 71 3-point attempts, was 52 of 108 overall from the field and added seven free throws on 10 attempts in 36 minutes.

"It felt like anything I tossed up was going in," Taylor told The Associated Press.

Rio Grande's Bevo Francis held the NCAA scoring record with 113 points against Hillsdale in 1954. In 1953, Francis had 116 against Ashland Junior College. Frank Selvy is the only other player to reach triple figures, scoring 100 points for Division I Furman against Newberry in 1954. The previous Grinnell record was 89 by Griffin Lentsch last Nov. 19 against Principia.

Under coach David Arseneault, the Pioneers press and shoot 3s like nobody else in the country in any level. They've led the nation in scoring for 17 of the past 19 seasons while ranking first nationally in 3-point shooting for the 15 of those past 19 years. But none of them have had a night quite like Taylor ? who never saw this coming.

Taylor recently transferred to Grinnell, located about 50 miles east of Des Moines, after playing one season for Wisconsin-La Crosse. He struggled in his debut at the nearby Wartburg Tournament over the weekend by hitting just 11 of 41 shots ? including just 6 of his 41 3-point attempts Still, he averaged 23.5 points a game.

But Taylor started Tuesday's night game off slow ? at least according to his standards. His coaches figured the best way to get him on track was for him to keep chucking, so that's what Taylor did.

"Maybe my cold shooting from the weekend was affecting me," Taylor said. "But then they started to drop."

Taylor had 58 points at halftime.

Then he got hot.

Taylor was 32 of 58 shooting ? including 18 3s ? in the final 20 minutes and averaged an astounding four points a minute in the second half.

"I don't think reality has set in yet," Taylor said.

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China detains man for Twitter joke on party meet

BEIJING (AP) ? Hundreds of Chinese Internet users are rallying around a Beijing blogger who has been detained by police after posting a joke on Twitter about the pivotal Communist Party congress.

Chinese authorities have been especially sensitive to any perceived dissent about the party meeting, which closed last week after ushering in a new generation of leaders. Ahead of the event, police sent activists out of Beijing and rounded up the hundreds of people who tried to draw the attention of central authorities to their grievances against local governments.

Zhai Xiaobing's Nov. 5 tweet suggested the next movie in the "Final Destination" horror franchise would be about the Great Hall of the People collapsing on party delegates.

The tweet said, "An earthshaking debut will be seen at the global premiere on Nov. 8!" The weeklong congress began Nov. 8.

After Zhai's Twitter account fell silent for a few days, Liu Yanping, a friend of his, grew worried and visited his home in Miyun county in Beijing's northeastern suburbs. There, his family members told Liu that Miyun county police had taken Zhai away on Nov. 7 and seized his computer, Liu said.

A Miyun county police officer who would only give his surname, Sun, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Zhai was being investigated for "spreading terrorist information." The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment.

Zhai's supporters call the allegation absurd and more than 400 people have signed an online petition calling on police to release him ? and to have more of a sense of humor.

"I was very shocked when I realized what happened to him. I've consulted a few lawyers and I feel that it's clear his Twitter joke does not amount to spreading terrorist information," Liu said. "It's just preposterous."

Liu said she and a few other activists have been in touch with Zhai's family and would help hire a lawyer. She said state security officials visited Zhai's wife to warn her to keep a low profile.

Zhai's wife, when reached by phone, declined to comment on her husband's situation.

The online petition, written by outspoken blogger and free speech advocate Wen Yunchao, urges authorities to lighten up.

"We solemnly request that Beijing police find a little sense of humor and not make a big deal out of nothing," the letter said. "In particular, do not destroy the goodwill and anticipation the public has for the new office holders after the 18th party congress by limiting and persecuting an ordinary citizen's normal freedom of speech in such a groundless fashion."

Further enquiries were directed to the Beijing Public Security Bureau, which did not immediately respond to a faxed list of questions.

A rights group said Zhai's case could be seen as a test of whether China's incoming leaders will continue a steady crackdown authorities have imposed on the country's small community of activists, dissidents and lawyers in recent years.

"The new leadership has two choices: continue down the path of criminal prosecution to signal that they are unwilling to change, or release Zhai to show goodwill that it is responding to popular demands for greater freedom," said Maya Wang, a Hong Kong-based Asia researcher for Human Rights Watch.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/china-detains-man-twitter-joke-party-meet-051244829.html

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Thanksgiving In A Box (credit: CBS 2)

Thanksgiving In A Box (credit: CBS 2)

BABYLON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) ? Help for victims of Superstorm Sandy comes in different forms and on Wednesday it arrived in boxes filled with gourmet holiday meals.

Storm-soaked debris is still being cleared from streets in Babylon and the insides of homes are stripped bare.

With no kitchens, no dining rooms and no way to enjoy a holiday meal with family, the concept of ?Thanksgiving In A Box? is now bringing some joy to storm-ravaged victims.

The idea is the brainchild of volunteers, who realized families with appliances ripped out and whose homes were destroyed, would have no way to cook for the holiday.

?Every one of them were on the giving end in the past. They?ve never been a taker,? volunteer Jeanine Cozzetti told CBS 2?s Carolyn Gusoff. ?What this ?Thanksgiving In A Box? does is allows dignity to still be in place.?

Terri Pallas is among those receiving ?Thanksgiving In A Box.? Her home is uninhabitable.

?I was supposed to host and I can?t do it. So at least I can bring something to the table, so I really appreciate it,? she said.

Seventy boxes of cooked Thanksgiving dinners arrived on Long Island, prepared by restaurant chefs from Connecticut, who worked through the night.

The national group ?Family To Family? collected $125 per box for ingredients to feed 10 to 14 people. The boxes include items like turkey breast, corn bread and bean casserole.

?We didn?t slice the turkey because we really wanted to keep the tradition of Thanksgiving and how the family can carve the turkey together,? said Jeanette Vecchione-Donatti, owner of ?Bistro 7.?

?It shows that there are people out there who are good,? said Jennifer Murray of Babylon. ?We may be proud, but we need help.?

The idea is to give families a home-cooked meal they can enjoy, not in a generic setting, but in a home with family. Wherever they are spending the Thanksgiving holiday, it?s not quite ?normal,? but it?s a start.

More than 200 boxes were distributed on Wednesday to families from Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island.

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Source: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/21/thanksgiving-in-a-box-helping-sandy-victims-celebrate-holiday-with-dignity/

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Thunder edge Clippers 117-111 in overtime

Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin shoots over Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin shoots over Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford (11) drives between Oklahoma City Thunder forwards Nick Collison (4) and Kevin Durant (35) in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin, center, has his shot blocked by Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins, left, as he is double-teamed by Perkins and forward Serge Ibaka (9) in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks shouts to his team in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ? Kendrick Perkins challenged his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates before a showdown of division leaders with the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.

The Thunder had lost their first two games this season against other top teams in the Western Conference, and Perkins wanted that trend to stop immediately.

It wasn't easy, but Oklahoma City got the job done.

Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 23 and Oklahoma City's All-Star tandem scored all of the Thunder's points in overtime in a 117-111 victory over the Clippers.

"It felt good to finally get one of those wins, and we can move on now," Durant said.

Westbrook connected on a 3-pointer from the left wing to open the scoring in overtime, and Durant rattled one in from about the same spot two possessions later for a 108-104 advantage.

Westbrook then answered DeAndre Jordan's three-point play with a baseline jumper, and Oklahoma City was able to close it out from the foul line.

"This is a good win for us, especially against a team like that, that had some success lately," said Thabo Sefolosha, who hounded Clippers All-Star Chris Paul much of the game.

Blake Griffin led Los Angeles with 23 points and Jamal Crawford scored 20 for the Clippers, who had a six-game winning streak snapped after entering the game tied for the best record in the West.

After trailing for the previous 44 minutes, the Clippers finally pulled even at 102 when Matt Barnes drove for a layup with 36 seconds left in regulation. Griffin denied Durant the ball on the Thunder's ensuing possession, and Westbrook came up empty on a drive to the basket.

Paul then dribbled out the rest of the clock before missing a turnaround jumper from the left elbow as the horn sounded.

"I think the frustrating part is we had an opportunity to win and, regardless of what anybody says, it's going to be hard for us to win a game when I play that bad," said Paul, who missed 12 of 14 shots and ended up with nine points and nine assists.

"It's tough because you work so hard but there's going to be nights like that."

Los Angeles had been tied with Memphis for the West's best record at the start of the day but dropped behind Oklahoma City and San Antonio with the loss. The Clippers were trying to win at least seven games in a row for only the sixth time in franchise history, and the first time since 1991.

"We fought the whole game and Chris got a great look. We're going to live and die on that shot," Jordan said. "We fought but we definitely made some mistakes tonight. They made more plays than we did down the stretch."

Matt Barnes scored 19 points while replacing starting forward Caron Butler in the Clippers' lineup. Butler missed the game with a strained right shoulder sustained Monday night in a win at San Antonio.

Kevin Martin scored 20 points and Serge Ibaka chipped in 15 points and 12 rebounds for Oklahoma City before fouling out in overtime. Hasheem Thabeet also matched his career high with 10 points off the bench.

The Clippers won three out of four against Oklahoma City in a sometimes testy series last season that included Griffin's memorable throwdown over Perkins in a Clippers win and Perkins' retaliation with a hard foul to Griffin's face as Oklahoma City won the rematch.

Barnes had a couple scuffles with Ibaka and Perkins but nothing quite as noteworthy.

The Clippers ended up with a 54-38 edge scoring in the paint and a 28-10 advantage in second-chance points. Oklahoma City made up for it by making 34 of 39 free throws, while L.A. was 24 for 33.

Durant was 19 for 21 at the line, with coach Vinny Del Negro telling official Kevin Fehr after one call: "He doesn't need any help scoring."

"Those guys are physical and (I was) just trying to fight through it. Just trying to get there, man," Durant said. "I think early on, me driving and me getting into the paint, I was a little hesitant in the second half because I was turning the ball over.

"But I just tried to keep going. My teammates told me to just keep being aggressive, and that's what I tried to do."

The Thunder pushed ahead with a string of eight straight made baskets in the first quarter, and the lead stretched to 26-16 after Westbrook's extra effort turned a potential turnover into a three-point play for Thabeet.

The Clippers finally got back within striking distance early in the fourth, with Thunder coach Scott Brooks yelling to Durant to get off the bench with Los Angeles back within 78-75.

With Durant back in, Oklahoma City responded with the next six points to stabilize momentarily before the Clippers' final charge.

Notes: Los Angeles has held eight straight opponents below 46 percent shooting. The Thunder were just shy at 45.6 percent. ... Crawford made all four of his free throws, stretching his streak of consecutive makes to 29. He made 37 in a row in April. ... Jordan, one of the NBA's worst foul shooters at 42 percent, got Oklahoma City to stop hacking him intentionally in the fourth quarter by making three of four.

Associated Press

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'Mount Doom' likely to blow soon

Mount Ruapehu, a New Zealand volcano that stood in for Mount Doom in the "Lord of the Rings" movies, seems to be heading for an eruption.

New Zealand's Department of Conservation (DOC) has warned hikers to keep off the summit, saying that recent temperature readings of the volcano indicate an increased likelihood of an eruption in the coming weeks.

The crater of Mount Ruapehu is usually filled with a snow-melt lake, and a peculiar temperature difference between the lake and the ground beneath it has led scientists to issue the warning.

"We think that the temperature a few hundred meters beneath Crater Lake is about 800 Celsius [1,472 degrees Fahrenheit], but the lake itself is only about 20 C [68 F]," said volcanologist Steven Sherburn, in an alert bulletin released by GNS Science, a New Zealand geologic hazard monitoring organization. "This suggests the vent is partly blocked, which may be leading to a pressure buildup beneath Crater Lake." [10 Biggest Volcano Eruptions in History]

The pressure could give way in the form of an eruption, minor or major.

"Sooner or later that situation will be rectified, either in a small, relatively passive way, or with a significant eruption," DOC volcanic risk manager Harry Keys told Radio New Zealand.

Ruapehu, New Zealand's largest active volcano, last erupted in 2007, propelling a large rock onto the leg of a nearby climber who recovered after having his leg amputated. Historically, it has had major eruptions every 20 to 50 years, according to DOC, with the last big ones coming in 1995 and 1996.

The volcano shared the role of Mount Doom in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy, but Ruapehu might be thought of as more of a stunt double than a featured player. Long shots of Mount Doom in the films showed nearby Mount Ngauruhoe, while scenes that supposedly took place on the slopes of Mount Doom were filmed on Ruapehu.

Mount Ngauruhoe, also an active volcano, last erupted in 1975. Mount Doom last erupted at the end of the Third Age of Middle Earth.

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