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While filming a public service announcement about the importance of the Amazon Rainforest earlier this year, Carter Roberts, the CEO of the World Wildlife Fund – U.S. and his film crew noticed a male black jaguar swimming across the river and set their cameras rolling. Black jaguars only make up about 6% of the species population, so this rare site lent itself to the ongoing concern about the eroding rainforests of Amazonia.

No other place on Earth showcases the diversity of life like the Amazon. It’s a vast region that spans across eight countries and one overseas territory: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana/ France.

In the Amazon Biome you will find:

• One in ten known species on Earth
• The world´s largest remaining tropical forest containing 90-140 billion metric tons of carbon, the release of even a portion of which would accelerate global warming significantly
• The largest river basin on the planet with one million km2 of freshwater ecosytems

You guys buy boatloads of IR thermometers whenever we post a deal, and it’s easy to see why. They’re a ton of fun to mess around with, and can come in handy for everything from cooking to home energy savings .

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The mysterious and majestic lion-dog aka Fritz Dog, an adorable golden retriever in a disconcertingly believable lion costume has fun as he hunts his prey – shiny soap bubbles atop a California mountain. Aside from almost losing his mane a few times, Fritz may actually have a chance to act as understudy for the MGM Lion.

While many observers have made note of this ferocious beast’s remarkable resemblance to Fritz, the scientific community remains divided on whether this is a previously undetected subspecies native to North America or whether rogue scientists may have successfully bred a golden retriever with a lion. Until more information is available, hikers are advised to carry bubbles, as the subject appears easily distracted by them.

A few weeks earlier, Fritz conquered that same mountain sans costume.

Fritz might not catch food well, but he’s got perspective, grit, and rhythm. In the face of exhaustion and mild hallucination, Fritz the golden retriever perseveres and conquers the mountain. Accompany the boy as he finds his groove (clapping his ears to the beat), and uncovers deep insights into the universe and his own doghood.

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When the weather starts cooling down, the equipment you use for yard work changes from mowers to rakes. This checklist will show you how to store your gas mower for fall and winter safely, so it’ll be in good shape when you need it next spring.

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While the blue moon is not actually blue, its gravitational pull on blues and bluegrass musicians is undeniable. Now the same theme extends into a new look for the Nike SB Dunk Low with this “Once in a Blue Moon” set. Boasting a completely monochromatic make-up, these kicks are done up in heel to toe premium suede build in an all-blue aesthetic, complemented with matching branding on the tongue tag, Swoosh, and insole. Tonal laces and liners finish the design, presenting a look Elvis and his own Blue Suede shoes would be proud of. No release details are locked in yet, but stay tuned for more here on Freshness as it rises.

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Gravitas Ventures has released the first trailer for Back in Time, a feature-length documentary by filmmaker Jay Aron that examines the cultural impact that the classic Back to the Future films had on the world. Back in Time is currently available to pre-order online from iTunes and is expected to release on Oct 21st, 2015.

The documentary film Back in Time is, at its heart, a look at the very real impact the Back to the Future movies have had on our culture. Funnily enough, the film’s genesis is a testament to how large that impact truly is. The project’s origins are humble: what started as an amusing addition to a Bar Mitzvah video, just happened to resonate and get stuck in director Jason Aron’s head. The Back to the Future trilogy had been a childhood inspiration which led to his career in film, and the idea of the De Lorean time machine wouldn’t leave his thoughts alone. (read more)

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For most New Yorkers, Coney Island is a place that you only go when you've passed out drunk on the subway. "Bing bong!," says the subway car. "This is the last stop on this train!" Then you wake up all wasted and covered in vomit and your wallet's gone and then you think, Oh, no. I'm in Coney Island."

I wasn't drunk on Sunday, but I ended up at Coney Island anyway. There was some big Warriors event that started at 10 AM and ended at 11 PM, and I was told to go and cover it.

I'm a big Warriors fan and really like vests, so the culture editor at VICE told me to cover this Warriors reunion in Coney Island. He smokes these big black smelly cigars, and as he told me how I was going to spend my Sunday, he waved his flaming tobacco baton around for emphasis. "You are GOING to the Warriors reunion, so get used to it!"

The subway ride to Coney is 80 minutes from my house. When I finally detrained, I walked to the large fenced-in lot and waited in a line. Once inside the big parking lot, I watched a large group of people in vests wait in another line for many, many hours.

This is Jacob from Long Island. He bought his vest online and it is an official prop replica. Pretty dope. The Warriors fans were all pretty nice and an overall enthusiastic group. I own both versions of the DVD and the PS2 game, so I'm no slouch in loving The Warriors. I also love fanatical movie devotion. All the people who showed up were awesome. Standing in lines is like the worst thing in the world to me though. Fuck standing in a line.

This dude got his vest signed by the cast. That's pretty neat. I'm not really much of an autograph guy, but if I were I'd be stoked. I'm just second-hand stoked for this guy.

This is Steeler. I liked his patches. We discussed how G. G. Allin is the true god of rock 'n' roll.

Here's a page from Steeler's sketchbook.

Everyone assumed I was in costume as one of the Turnbull AC's and kept yelling "You skin-headed fuck!" and taking pictures with me.

This is me with James the Giant Painter and his friend, both of whom flew in from Chicago for this. James told me that he'd been a fan of Dorsey Wright, the guy who played Cleon in The Warriors, since Wright was on White Shadow, a TV show about a high school basketball team with black players and a white coach, which was one of the first interracial TV shows. I couldn't find any evidence that Wright was on it, but maybe he was.

I just liked how this guy looked.

One funny thing was that like half the people were dressed as fake gangs and then the other half of the crowd were actual bikers and car-club people in their real vests. While filming The Warriors, the actors had to take their vests off in between shots so people didn't think they were a real gang.

All the stars of The Warriors were hanging out in this big tented area. I couldn't see any of them from outside, and I wasn't about to wait in a two- or three-hour line just so someone could write their name on a DVD. That's crazy. After civilization ends, I'll happily wait in line for water if I'm still alive and there is unradioactive water available.

Here's what everyone paid $25 to do for a long time. I would also stand in line to get God's autograph. I would wait in line to get a ghost's autograph, but like a real ghost. I would wait in line for an autograph if it meant knowing that an afterlife existed.

This lady has one of the best mohawks I've ever seen and a studded fanny pack that goes on the leg like Hellraiser would use.

We fought this guy on roller skates, and people yelled, "You skin-headed fuck!" at me.

Here's a mime warming his wife in the cold September rain as they waited hours in line for some strangers to write their names on a piece of paper or some shit.

One of the greatest joys that can be had as you age is the joy of not showing up to shit. By this point it was already raining and we were right by the water and everyone was underdressed because we were all wearing vests without shirts, so shit got kinda bleak.

There were some decent vests. It was a good vest fest. I am curious, though, why neither the lady or her vest skull are wearing a turban if she's in the Turban Queens. If I were in the Straw Boater Dukes, you know I'd be wearing a straw boater and my vest skull would have one, too.

I also dug this lady's vest.

Tom Scharpling recently brought up a good point on his podcast, the Best Show. In The Warriors, all these adult criminal gang members are desperate to get back home, so why doesn't it ever occur to them to just steal a car? Either carjacking or hot-wiring would have worked. They must have just been really loyal to public transit.

There really wasn't much to do at this Warriors reunion besides take photos of people who were mostly dressed the same and standing around in a rainy parking lot. It seemed odd that they weren't playing the soundtrack to the movie or anything. There was a DJ playing funk and disco nearby, but I don't think he was connected to the event, and there was also a dancehall DJ spinning and MC'ing a carnival ride.

This guy is Jim, and he installs swimming pools in Vernon, New Jersey. He is also a pretty professional cos-player who dresses as Ivan Drago, Lord Humongous, and lots of other stuff that involves being a well-muscled man. We talked about his workout regimen, and he mentioned that, when he's serious, he drinks two gallons of water a day, which he says speeds up your metabolism. As I write this, I am drinking two gallons of water to get less fat.

I heard that they cancelled the costume contest because of the rain, but this guy dressed as Cochise should have won.

This is my friend Carrie. I wish more women dressed like these two. The world should look more like the cartoon Jem.

I walked around trying to find a decent slice of pizza and came across Ryan A.K.A. "Skeleton Boy." I ended up eating at Nathan's. Around this point I was like, "What the fuck am I going to write about? I've been at this thing for hours and nothing has happened."

The rain was starting to clear up around this point, but it was also dark. Here's the fucking Wonder Wheel.

These people were just waiting around while Sick of It All did a sound check for about an hour.

Sick of It All came out in Warriors vests. As soon as they started playing the loudness of the music and the awful food I ate gave me horrible diarrhea, and I had to take a shit in this really public toilet on a bus, and the bus was swaying from how loud the music was. When I wiped my ass, there was blood on the paper towel, and I thought, I think I've had enough of The Warriors reunion. And then I went home.

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Entertainment is an upcoming dark comedy featuring comedian Gregg Turkington and his Neil Hamburger character embarking on a tour of the California desert. Turkington is joined by John C. Reilly, Amy Seimetz, and Michael Cera as costars in the film. Entertainment will be released in theaters and digitally on November 13, 2015 through Magnolia Pictures.

An aging comedian tours the California desert, lost in a cycle of third-rate venues, novelty tourist attractions, and vain attempts to reach his estranged daughter. By day, he slogs through the barren landscape, inadvertently alienating every acquaintance. At night, he seeks solace in the animation of his onstage persona.

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On Sunday, a YouTube user uploaded a terrifying two-minute video showing his hair-raising escape from Northern California’s Valley fire, a blaze one sheriff called “the worst tragedy Lake County has ever seen.”

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No, a Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” pales in comparison to the various aircraft deployed by the Rebel Alliance, but this specially designed model from Japan’s All Nippon Airways is the closest thing that today’s earthbound passengers can get to flying with R2-D2. Featuring a distinctive paint job paying tribute to the iconic droid, the jet represents the first part of ANA’s Star Wars Project, a five-year partnership between Disney and ANA. After an unveiling in Everett, Washington, the R2-D2 jet will make its first flight between Haneda and Vancouver on Oct. 18, followed by a regular route between Narita and San Jose from mid-October through late November. Starting in December, the plane will fly internationally from Japan to destinations including Seattle, Sydney, Jakarta, Beijing, Munich, Paris and more. Eventually, the R2-D2 jet will be joined by a “BB-8″ ANA Boeing 777-300ER, along with a Boeing 767-300 featuring both BB-8 and R2-D2.

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Hipster Disco, hardcore fans of all things The Smiths and Morrissey, have amusingly compiled a number of reimagined songs by The Smiths as the 8-bit synthesized music often found in old console video and arcade games.

[Volume One]
1. This charming man by Alan Paz
2. There is a light that never goes out by Leeni (uncredited)
3. William, It was really nothing by godlesswickedvanian
4. Heaven knows I’m miserable now by godlesswickedvanian
5. Please. please, please let me get what i want (unknown)

[Volume Two]
1. The boy with the thorn in his side by godlesswickedvanian
2. You’ve got everything now (unknown)
3. The headmaster ritual by Lynit (uncredited)
4. How soon is now? (edit) by SixSickSix

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The classic Mowabb is something of an avatar for Nike ACG‘s heyday, and the distinctive silhouette has been the subject of a major push this season. We’ve seen the launch of two OG colorways — seen here and here — and they’re joined by a new “Militia Green” style, done up in classic ACG fashion. In this particular case, a low-key Militia Green shade, covering the suede and leather upper, is accented with bright pops of coral, along with subtle speckling on the cushioned midsole. Expect the kicks to launch next month through select Nike Sportswear retailers, including Asphalt Gold.

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Warning: spoiler alert.

After Jon Snow died, Kit Harington and other people who work on the show went on a worldwide tour to assure us that he, in the words of the coroner from The Wizard of Oz, "is most sincerely dead." Even President Obama got involved. No one would admit anything. The official word—Jon Snow is staying dead.

No one believed him (including us). Speculation ran throughout the web as Game of Thrones fans, especially those enamored of Kit Harington's hair, discussed all the possible ways that he might have survived the treacherous attack. He could have "warged" out to Ghost (put his consciousness inside his dire wolf's body), or get resurrected by the Fire Priestess. He could be Azor Ahai, or maybe just the most heroic zombie in Westeros. No one exactly knows, but we do believe that Jon Snow's fate is, and always has been, too intricately tied to the central plot of the books to let him stay dead.

There's good evidence for that belief. Jon Snow is not only the most heroic character in a show otherwise devoid of heroes, he's got a mysterious backstory that is perfectly set up to deliver a shocking revelation (think: "Luke, I am your father")—at least to everyone who doesn't know what R+L=J stands for. The show and the books have been teasing his secret origins since the very beginning as a secret that Ned Stark took to his grave. While George R. R. Martin and the show creators Weiss and Benioff are perfectly willing to kill off major characters, it just seems like a waste to blow five years of foreshadowing without giving us the revelation (and then killing him off, no doubt). Furthermore, Weiss and Benioff famously won the right to make the show by answering Martin's pop quiz, "Who is Jon Snow's mother?" Why would it matter if Snow stays dead?

A book could keep a secret, but since Kit Harington wasn't going to vanish off the face of the Earth for the ten months between TV seasons, paparazzi and reporters have been searching for clues. First, there's the hair. In a Rolling Stone interview interview about what would happen when the show was done, Harington said, "I told my agent, 'No more swords, no more horses. You [don't want to] get stuck in things. And maybe I can cut my fucking hair." But his hair stayed long, taunting us with its luscious curls (for my part—I want Jon Snow, and everyone living in the frozen North in the worst winter in living memory, to please just put on a hat. I'm cold just thinking about it).

Now—and here's the big spoiler of the day—Watchers on the Wall, a site dedicated to the show, has this news.

Kit Harington a.k.a. Jon Snow was also seen at the location, participating in shooting this week. Harington has been spotted in Belfast again recently, along with Iwan Rheon, so it's not too shocking Harington is filming Game of Thrones. Looks like Game of Thrones is planning another huge battle for the ever-important episode nine.

So we may officially be kept in doubt for a few episodes, but unless this is some kind of flashback scene, Snow's back. The big questions are how he returns, when he returns, and what are the consequences of his dance with death.

Or it could be that Harington's just messing with us. Maybe he called his friends on the show and asked if he could briefly crash some big battle scene in Northern Ireland, just to troll us, before he goes for a pint at the local pub. Now that would be a plot twist I didn't see coming.

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While everyone’s everyday carry (EDC) may not include a laptop, for many of us, it does. Whether you’re a designer, writer, sneakerhead, or sports junkie, having your device (and all that goes with it) always at the ready is just as important as pulling up your pants each day. To ease that process, Cargo Works is now out with a new Everyday Carry Kit for those packing a 15″ Apple MacBook Pro. Inside the main zippered compartment, you’ll find a pocket lined with soft microfiber and two layers of padding for a 15″ device or smaller. You’ll also find inside interior elastic webbing to keep all your essentials tightly secured and organized as well as stash pockets for your phone and notes. A similar 5×4 Molle grid constructed of military grade nylon webbing on the outside of the 900 denier polyester canvas bag is also at the ready for quick-access items. This Cargo Works 15″ MacBook Pro Everyday Carry Kit and other similar bags can be found now directly from their online shop.

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As you are no doubt aware, Southern butter wholesaler Waffle House just served its one billionth waffle.

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During a Canadian Football League game between the Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders this past Monday, a frisky jackrabbit stormed the field at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta and showed off by jumping around in the end zone.

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“The Extreme Minuet” is an incredibly fast and precise performance of one of Mozart‘s minuets created by 43 people tossing coins into carefully arranged beakers.

Each of the 43 performers had electrodes attached to their arms, so it’s possible the team used computer control similar to that demonstrated by neuroscientist Greg Gage in a recent TED Talk to precisely time the event.

The performance was arranged by the PARTY Agency for the Suntory brand concentration drink Shuchu Regain.

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Tomorrow is “Force Friday,” a.k.a. Christmas for Star Wars fanatics. Various product tie-ins for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be up available for purchase, including the Sphero BB-8 droid and various LEGO sets. Joining those covetable products is this Millennium Falcon drone, and even if it’s not the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy, it’s still got our attention. Unveiled by Disney during an 18-hour “Star Wars: Global Unboxing Livestream” event, the remote-controlled quadcopter drone is built by Air Hogs and is constructed from high-density foam to withstand the occasional aerial mishap. Check out a demo of the drone in action below.

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If you’re still unable to face the end of summer, the onslaught of sneaker boots set to come down the pike will make you confront reality. The harsh truth is softened by silhouettes that you’ll want to wear, like this New Balance MRH696 for Fall/Winter 2015. The distinctive mid-top silhouette is inspired by the New Balance H710 boot and features design notes lifted from the 696. The upper, done up in a combination of ballistic mesh and suede, sits on a REVlite cushioned midsole and is accented with a reflective “N” logo and back tab. Offered in black or brown colorways and retailing for $114.95, the MRH696 will be available directly from New Balance beginning October 1.

Release Date: 10/1/15 (Thursday)

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Swedish designer Love Hultén has created the Battlecade, a portable face-to-face arcade console for two players inspired by classic board games like Battleship. More photos of the conceptual arcade console are available to view online.

Instead of having a side by side set up, the two opponents sit face to face, each looking at their own 12? LCD screen and controllers, without being able to see the other person’s moves. The Battlecade is handmade from American walnut and features a built-in storage for accessories like power supply and detachable joysticks. When not in use, the console in three sections folds into a convenient carrier.

Love also created a video showcasing how the two player console opens, operates, and folds up:

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After they went vibrant yesterday with our look at the rugged Workwear Pack and trail-ready Winter Pack, ASICS goes back to the basics with a blacked-out take on its popular Gel-Lyte III silhouette. Constructed of a mix of black mesh and tonal synthetic overlays, this retro runner looks sleek as its finished with matching Tigerstripes and laces. Only a hit of reflective white stands out near the toe for a nice contrast and for the branding near the heel, while a speckled midsole round out the design. Available now and with plenty more angles after the flip, hit select ASICS shops – like Zupport – to purchase.

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More than 4,000 French farmers took to the streets over falling food prices. The protests are a fallout of EU's agricultural struggle to stay competitive globally.

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Today sees Jordan Brand release the new Air Jordan 6 Golf Shoe, celebrating both Michael’s championship history and his personal love for the sport of golf. Retooled for the green, the Air Jordan 6 Golf Shoe carries an all-leather waterproof upper, as well as a lightweight injected midsole and forefoot moderation plate, helping to stabilize the foot during swing rotation. Strategically placed rubber pieces in the heel and forefoot are good for enhanced support and grip, while a prominent Jumpman logo on on the outsole delivers an extra dose of Jordan Brand DNA. Purchase the shoe now from Nike.com.

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The Swarm is a 54 counter-rotation propeller manned super drone. A recent video shows a test flight of the vehicle, which its inventor says can carry approximately 360 lbs and fly for 10 minutes.

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