Top 5 Things To Do Today 6/20

Edit Herald Tribune 20 Jun 2016
David overlooks The Ringling Museum of Art Courtyard. HT ARCHIVE. 1. The Ringling is free on Mondays and open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 2. A trio of adorable North American river otters — Huck, Pippi and Jane — are the stars ofMote Marine's special exhibit “Otters & Their Waters." Mote is open 10 a.m ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... ....

Poor weather delays Antarctic rescue led by Calgary aircraft

Edit Toronto Sun 20 Jun 2016
Rescuers being flown to Antarctica by a pair of Calgary aircraft have been delayed by weather in South America. Calgary-based bush airline Kenn Borek Air dispatched two Twin Otter aircraft from Calgary for a “serious” medical evacuation mission for an ailing member of an Antarctic research team at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station on Tuesday ... The remoteness of the area make the logistics difficult....

Miners Make Late Comeback To Top Normal In Extras (Southern Illinois Miners)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Jun 2016
(Source. Southern Illinois Miners). Southern Illinois comes back from three down in the seventh, wins on Guglietti's single in 11th ... But Southern Illinois would come all the way back ... Julius Gaines then tied it two pitches later on a single of his own to right field ... With the win, the Miners also re-took sole possession of first place in the West Division standings, having come into the day tied with the idle Evansville Otters ... (noodl....

Rascals Fall On The Wrong Side Of A DH Despite Solid Pitching (River City Rascals)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Jun 2016
Despite two good pitching performances from Rascals starters Zeb Sneed and Joe Pavlovich, the Rascals (19-14) ended their six game road trip coming out the wrong side of a double-header sweep, 2-0 and 4-2, Saturday night in Evansville against the Otters (21-13) ... The first game was a pitcher's duel throughout between Rascals right-hander Zeb Sneed and Otters right-hander Tyler Vail....

Quality Pitching And A Strong Fifth Inning Gives Rascals A Win (River City Rascals)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Jun 2016
A bases clearing triple from Mike Jurgella highlighted a six run inning and the Rascals rode a solid pitching performance to defeat the Evansville Otters, 7-3 Friday night at Bosse Field ... The Otters first chance to score came in the second as Julio Rodriguez got to third after a three base error with one out ... The Otters wouldn't hold the lead for ......

Weasels: Smallest carnivore a fierce, fleet fighter

Edit The Columbus Dispatch 19 Jun 2016
Many weasels spend time in water, and one species, the sea otter, is a marine mammal that rarely comes on land. Sea otters are also among the only non-primate mammals to use tools, cracking open a recalcitrant mollusk shell by banging it with a stone. Most of the time, though, the sea otter’s teeth do the job.Many weasels live in cold places, and ......

4 suggestions for easy summer paddling near Bozeman

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 19 Jun 2016
While paddling Wade Lake last weekend, a river otter appeared 20 yards away, curling above the surface like a miniature Loch Ness monster ... > ....

Waterpolo: First league points for the Citizens

Edit The Malta Independent 18 Jun 2016
Otters Nivea    9     Ta Xbiex Amigos     11 ... The final score was close, but Ta Xbiex always had the game under their control, and it was only a late spurt by Otters which gave them a more respectable score. Otters made a change from their opening match, having Luca Peric instead of Ryan Gauci ... Maklari scored twice more, with a Gabriel Mizzi strike for Otters in between....

Rare, risky mission is underway to rescue sick scientists from the South Pole

Edit Denver Post 18 Jun 2016
the tiny Twin Otter ... The second Twin Otter will continue on toward the pole, flying into the deeper cold (current temperature at Amundsen-Scott is minus 76 degrees Fahrenheit) and impenetrable night ... Kenn Borek’s Twin Otters ... The Twin Otter’s skis had stuck to the ice beneath them, and the grease on the wing flaps had frozen them in the fully extended position....

Robert Paine, Ecologist Who Found ‘Keystone Species,’ Dies at 83

Edit New York Times 18 Jun 2016
Dr. Paine identified certain species, like sea otters and starfish, that if removed, could disproportionately affect their ecosystems and neighboring species ... ....

Rascals Fall Short Thursday Night Against the CornBelters (River City Rascals)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Jun 2016
(Source. River City Rascals). River City came back from two deficits midway through the contest but Normal scored eight runs in the final four innings to get a 13-8 win and avoid the series sweep Thursday night in Normal, Illinois ... Despite the loss, the Rascals have still won ten of their past 12 road games and look to continue their success away from CarShield Field Friday night in Evansville against the Otters ... (noodl. 34161905) ....

Mountain biking with glens and bens: from Fort William to Inverness

Edit The Guardian 18 Jun 2016
The Great Glen Way is one of the most popular cycling trails in Britain. Kevin Rushby sets off through the Highlands to find out why ... This is the start of the 117km-Great Glen Way that will take us east all the way to Inverness. Great Glen Way map ... Twitter ... Tim and I slip through Fort William and along the shores of Loch Linnhe, where I’d spotted a sea otter the night before, then take a broad towpath alongside the Caledonian canal ... ....

Waterpolo: Two draws leave everything unchanged in top half of table

Edit The Malta Independent 18 Jun 2016
Neptunes Grimaldi     9     Sirens Ritter Sport     9   . (2-2, 2-1, 3-3, 2-3) ... at 6-7 ... A ... N ... A ... Just days before M'scala had won the opening honour of the season, the Sports Journalist Cup, at M'xlokk's expense, but this first league match between the same two sides had M'xlokk exacting sweet revenge, to signal their second league victory after that against Otters....
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