Venus Flytraps And Elusive Gator On Golf Course Not Worth Millions In Tax Deductions

So how is a Venus Flytrap like a golf course sand trap? You can find them both in a recent Tax Court decision about conservation easements. The owners of the Members Club and the Reserve Club negotiated with the North American Land Trust to grant conservation easements to land in and around two golf courses. All in they claimed over $7 million in charitable contributions The golf courses are part of St. James Plantation.

Top 10 Weirdest Animal Stories of 2015—Editors’ Picks

From a three-tailed lizard to a real-life "Kermit" frog, we rounded up the year's most unusual offerings from Mother Nature.

End Sought to Fantasy Sites in New York; Yahoo Is Said to Be Added to Inquiry

The New York attorney general sought an injunction to keep DraftKings and FanDuel from operating there and was said to have expanded his investigation to other companies operating daily fantasy sites.

Curiosity To Explore Mars' Mysterious Dark Dunes

No active dunes have been visited anywhere in the Solar System before - other than on Earth - but that's about to change.

A Very Close Shave

A fellow sat down in the barber's chair and requested, "I'd like a very close shave and a shoe shine, please."...

Russia carries out more strikes in Syria

Concern that targets are anti-government rebels rather than Isis jihadis

CIO interview: Daniel Marion, head of ICT at Uefa

Football might be Uefa's core business, but without IT and the cloud that underpins it, the company's commercial activities would not function

How to Change a Picture’s Date in Google Photos

Casey Smith uploaded a bunch of scanned images on Google Photos but they are showing the date when the scan was made and not when the pictures were captured. She writes: “Do you have any recommendation on how to re-date pictures that are not appropriately dated? I have a ridiculous amount of photos that are dated as of the date I added them to Google Pictures as opposed to the date they were actually taken. It’s driving me nuts. Any advise?”

There are two ways to deal with the problem. You can either change the date of photos before uploading them to Google Photos or do it after the photos are uploaded. The former option is recommended since it will let you modify the date and time of multiple photos in one go while the latter option would allow you to edit the timestamp of one image at a time.

Both Windows Photos Gallery and Apple Photos for Mac OS X allow you to easily edit a photo’s date and time. Open Photo Gallery on Windows, select one or more pictures by holding the CTRL key, click the date in the Info panel and choose the correct date from the calendar. In the case of Apple Photos, select one or more photos and videos from the gallery and choose “Adjust Date and Time” from the Image menu.

Alternatively, you can use a more powerful command like tool like ExifTool (available for both Mac and Windows) that can “shift” the date and time associated with images by a fixed amount. This is useful if you have taken pictures with a digital camera that had an incorrect time when the photos were taken so the dates can be shifted relatively.

If you’ve already uploaded the pictures on Google Photos, you can still edit the timestamp but you can only do that one image at a time. Also, the date editing option is only available on the Google Photos website and not inside their iPhone or Android apps (yet).

Go to photos.google.com and click on any photo. Next click the “i” icon to open the Info page and then click the pencil icon next to the date to modify the date and time of that photo. Tedious but works.

If you are to edit the date of multiple photos that are already on Google Photos, a less time-consuming option would be that you download them all to the desktop, delete the copy from Google Photos, empty the bin, edit the dates of images on the desktop and re-upload them to the Google Photos website.

And you would still need a desktop based photo editing program to add or edit the geolocation data since Google Photos doesn’t support that yet.

Also see: How to Edit the EXIF Data of Photos

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The story, How to Change a Picture’s Date in Google Photos, was originally published at Digital Inspiration by Amit Agarwal on 23/09/2015 under Image Editing, Images, Internet.

By using Clone Files Checker for your Windows PC or laptop you will be able to remove all duplicate files, free up disk space and avoid clutter.

Files disorientation in PCs is a productivity-killer. To save you from this disorganization here comes a handy program called the Clone Files Checker (CFC) that will make your files management task insanely easy. By using this program for your Windows PC or laptop you will be able to remove all duplicate files, free up disk space and avoid clutter. CFC will allow you to identify and eliminate tons of duplicate files, photos, mp3 files, videos and even iTunes library songs. The software does this job quite easily and you don’t face risk of losing original files.

In just few clicks you can find and delete the files that should no longer be lurking inside your machine. CFC also comes with an iTunes feature. You can fix your messy iTunes library by removing duplicate songs in an easy manner.

Note: If iTunes scan mode is disabled in the software change this setting in iTunes: Open iTunes > Click on Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Then check the option: Share iTunes library XML with other applications.

What Could A Bestseller Book Achieve For Your Business?

How much is a bestseller actually worth to your business success and PR? As it turns out, quite a bit, according to 4-time author Wendy Lipton-Dibner. But bestseller status is only meaningful if it's achieved with authenticity, she maintains. Here's how.

mundane: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

mundane: common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.

Australian businesses running the numbers on analytics-driven customer service

Australian businesses, such as the University of Adelaide, are gaining customer insights from large volumes of data through data analytics technology.

Deaf mice cured with gene therapy

Boston, Massachusetts - In a laboratory at Boston Children's Hospital a cure for genetic deafness is taking shape. Lead researcher Jeff Holt says that if all goes as planned, children of the future who lose their ability to hear due to genetic mutation will never go deaf.

Link25 (152) – The Tianjin Explosion Edition

It’s Friday and we’re here yet again to help you get started on your busy weekend of doing absolutely nothing by bringing you 25 of the week’s best links, articles, images, and videos from all over the web. So, from an annoying 7 hour road trip to an earth-shattering explosion this is Link25 (152) – The Tianjin Explosion Edition.

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ANNOYING 7 HOUR ROADTRIP (TIME LAPSE)

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Charger prototype finding its way to Model S

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How Amazon Works !

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President Obama's Spotify summer playlists are politically safe with a few pleasant surprises

The White House on Friday released “The President’s Summer Playlist,” a compendium of “20 picks for a summer day” and “20 picks for a summer night” hand-curated by Mixmaster-in-Chief Barack Obama. After appearing on WTF with Marc Maron, Spotify was a logical next step.

As you might expect, the playlists tryto straddle the political aisle, featuring (click the title to see the full article).

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Red Sox manager John Farrell reveals he has cancer

Matt West

Red Sox manager John Farrell announced today he has stage 1 lymphoma.

He will begin chemotherapy Tuesday at Mass General Hospital. The plan calls for nine weeks of chemotherapy.

“There’s no alternative,” Farrell said.

Bench coach Torey Lovullo will manage the Sox for the rest of the season.

“There’s going to be a good outcome to this,” Farrell said.

Farrell, 53, said an in emotional meeting with reporters that the cancer was detected during (click the title to see the full article)

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HBO Picks Up ‘Sesame Street’ As Kids’ Viewing Habits Change

Variety

The Time Warner pay-cable service said it would license the next five seasons of the venerable program, which has taught preschoolers for decades about numbers, letters, emotional development and the joys of a rubber duckie. The series has become a mainstay of the American cultural experience, and has often served as (click the title to see the full article)

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'Toy Story 4' to be centered around Woody and Bo Peep's romance

Toy Story Facebook

Disney Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter has revealed to CNN that “Toy Story 4″ will revolve around the romance between the two characters.

With the D23 Expo underway, John Lasseter gave away a few details about the upcoming “Toy Story 4″ to CNN’s “Squawk on the Street,” confirming rumors about (click the title to see the full article).

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Reservoir No. 2 - Shade Balls

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Veggies in Space: Astronauts Sample Freshly Grown Lettuce

16

10,000th Shoplifter Gets Parade

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2m Wedge-Tailed Eagle takes down Drone. Watch it Punch it out of the sky - Australia (Eagle is Fine)

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Kai want this root.

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Anchorman Has Kardashian Meltdown News Blooper

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“Star Wars” displays delight Disney fans with up-close looks “The Force Awakens,” “Battlefront” and more

(ABC/Image Group LA)

Fans attending the D23 Expo 2015 excited about “Star Wars” didn’t have to look far to find eye-catching displays on the show floor.

From “The Force Awakens” Stormtroopers and droids to the highly-anticipated “Battlefront” video game, “Star Wars” is big at the event. Disney CEO Bob Iger even mentioned in his opening remarks (click on the title to read the full article).

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Woman Loses Arms, Legs After Tick Bite — ‘It Was Crawling Up Her Limbs’

A photo of Jo Rogers was posted on a GoFundMe page established by her family.

A woman in Oklahoma had her arms and legs amputated after being bitten by a tick during a family trip.

According to KOCO, four days after visiting Grand Lake, Jo Rogers thought she had the flu. The mother of two was tested for both (click on the title to read the full article).

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Say Hello to Deep Blue: ‘The Biggest Shark Ever Filmed’

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Toddler ignores military protocol, hugs mom

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The Village homeowners paying it forward to mail carriers

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Science: How to Slice Steak and Make Cheap Cuts Tender (with Your Knife)

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Ronda Rousey: 'I could beat Floyd Mayweather'

Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC/Getty

The gloves are off, as the UFC’s Ronda Rousey says she can beat boxing’s biggest draw in a “no rules” mixed martial arts-style battle in the ring.

Responding to a question during a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session, Rousey laid down the gauntlet, claiming she would (click on the title to read the full article).

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Corduroy is crowned the oldest living cat

Each Wednesday we shine a light on the coolest, wackiest, or most unique records from around the globe recently approved by our Records Management Team with our Spotlight series.

This week, Guinness World Records has confirmed that Corduroy is the Oldest cat living after he recently turned (click on the title to read the full article).

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Apes may be closer to speaking than many scientists think

Koko the gorilla is best known for a lifelong study to teach her a silent form of communication, American Sign Language. But some of the simple sounds she has learned may change the perception that humans are the only primates (click on the title to read the full article).

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Little Boy Trying To Break Board In Taekwondo

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Tianjin, China Explosion Synced Up

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Meet Marvel's newest female superhero in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

(Marvel)

In 1978, Marvel comics published Devil Dinosaur, a story by Jack Kirby about a red Tyrannosaurus Rex and his caveman-like friend, Moon-Boy. The series itself was short-lived, but come this fall, the world will once again be introduced to the adventures of Devil Dinosaur — and this time, (click on the title to read the full article).

Airline Revenues

I'd like to meet the person who suggested pricing a squeeze tube of hummus at $10.

Domain Already Taken? Do What Google Did And Try A Not-Com Name

When the domain you want for your company's site is taken, you now have more not-com options.

Brooklyn Might Finally Get A REAL Skyscraper

Brooklyn could soon get its first tower exceeding 1,000 feet, ushering in a new era of construction in the borough.

Tesla Issues Fix After Model S Hack

Security researchers were able to remotely unlock the car's doors, open the trunk and kill the motor while the car was moving.

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twitterpated: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

twitterpated: excited or overcome by romantic feelings; smitten.

Video: Things Only Your BFF Does For You

Google to defy French privacy ruling

Google is to defy a French ruling that the "right to be forgotten" should be applied globally and not just in Europe.

How To Make A Killer First Impression Before You Even Open Your Mouth

Non-verbal cues can say it all.

HD Video Converter Factory Pro provides an outstanding all-in-one video converting solution that enables you to convert HD video to 200+ video formats.

HD Video Converter Factory Pro provides an outstanding all-in-one video converting solution that enables you to convert HD video to 200+ video formats with 5X compression rate as well as 50X faster conversion speed, which lets you convert HD videos within a few minutes.

HD Video Converter Factory Pro also supports the newest H265 (HEVC) encoding in addition to 4K (UHD) video. And, as a result of its integrated video editor, you can easily edit your videos before converting and uploading them online.

Hugh MacLeod’s Illustrated Guide to Life at Microsoft

For the last wee while, Gapingvoid has been working with Microsoft, to create a body of work that expresses the company vision under its new CEO, Satya Nadella.

The Microsoft Stories cartoon series “Hugh MacLeod’s Illustrated Guide to Life at Microsoft” launched today during OneWeek 2015!

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The team and I have traveled to Seattle for Microsoft OneWeek. I will be giving two talks: one on Creativity, as an update to “Ignore Everybody“, and another on Company Culture as the key to being happy at work. We’ll be premiering the new work there. Windows 10 is also being released to the public during OneWeek, so it’s a pretty big event.

This project was really interesting because it isn’t promoting Microsoft by writing pre-set promo messages in cartoon form. The idea was about seeing the company, from an artist/outsider’s perspective, and trying to get an understanding of its essence and how it has changed.

And I see it, of course, in terms of Culture. I see it in terms of the personal motivations that drive the company.

Sure, Microsoft sells software. Sure, Microsoft is big. Sure, Microsoft is good at some things, less good at other things. We all know all this.

That’s not what interests me the most. Why not? Because all big companies like Microsoft make software and are good at some things and less good at others.

What’s more interesting to me are all the “Freaks” who work there. The world-class scientists, engineers, futurists, and yes, marketers who don’t think about what they can sell today, but what can be theoretically possible in 10, 20, 30 years. And then aim for that.

Trust me, it’s freaky stuff. I’ve seen some of it, up close. But it does create the eventual future, and the rest of us lesser mortals fall in line eventually.

I embodied this idea in my favorite cartoons in the series: “The freakier we get, the better we get.”

I see this “Freak Culture” as what makes Microsoft such  an interesting and powerful company. The products are just an extension of that, not the other way around.

And yes, this is why we at Gapingvoid focus so much on Culture Change.This stuff matters, this stuff is interesting, this stuff is is what REALLY drives business. And the companies that remember that and take it seriously, will be the winners. End of story.

Thanks to Microsoft for a killer opportunity to help make a difference. We could not be more pleased or excited.

Rock on!

How One Woman Helped Light Rural India With Solar Lamps

She grew up in an affluent New York town but soon after college, Ajaita Shah went to her parents’ native India to work with the poor.

What Pizza Can Teach Us About

Unless you're talking about that part of me that I hate.

Jedi Chipmunks Fight Each Other With Tiny Lightsabers

What's the only thing that can make videos of chipmunks more amazing? Adding tiny lightsabers and dubbing over them with Star Wars quotes.

This might be the cutest battle between the Light and Dark sides we've ever seen.

[h/t Tastefully Offensive]

Fifa official extradited to US

Football governing body to hold executive meeting next week to set elections for a new president

Amazon Prime Day: Find Out If Our Top Cool Tools Are On Sale

Wednesday, July 15 is Amazon Prime Day, which promises “more deals than Black Friday.” This is the first Prime Day, so I’m not sure how fabulous it’s going to be, but I’m going to be checking Amazon throughout the day to see what kinds of deals are being offered.

A Prime membership itself is a good deal if you order a lot of things through Amazon. The main benefit is free 2-day shipping with no minimum order size, and discounted 1-day shipping. For me, that benefit alone makes Prime worth getting. The other two benefits I use and like are Prime Instant Video (40,000 free TV shows and movies) and Prime Photos (unlimited photo storage).  Amazon Prime cost $99 a year, but you can try Prime free for 30 days and take advantage of the Prime Day sale.  (Alternatively, if you are in the market for a decent smart phone, consider the Amazon Fire Phone, which currently sells for $199 and includes a year of Prime, making the effective price of the phone $100.)

In anticipation of Prime Day, we’ve put together the top 25 best-selling Cool Tools in the last two years, starting with the most popular. They are all available on Amazon, and there’s a good chance that at least a few will be sold at a discount on Prime Day. Even if they’re not on sale, check them out, because they are tools your fellow readers have bought in large numbers.

1. Fantastic Ice Scraper with Brass Blade — Scrapes away crusty stuff in the kitchen and garage
2. Love Glove Grooming Mitt for Cats — Cats love this fur brush
3. Swiss+Tech Utili-Key — 6-in-1 Multi-Function Tool
4. Gerber EAB Pocket Knife — Folding utility knife with exchangeable blade
5. Shave Well Fog Free Shaving Mirror — Low price, foolproof shower mirror small enough to travel with
6. Panda Ultra Wireless N USB Adapter — Adapter shares wifi signal with other devices
7. Bluetooth Mini Interface OBD2 Scanner Adapter — Wireless car diagnostic tool
8. Hugo’s Amazing Tape — Reusable tape sticks only to itself
9. Key Rack Locker — Improved locking keyclip
10. Kikkerland UL03-A Universal Adapter — Space saving travel adapter
11. Illuminated Multipower LED Binohead Magnifier — Designed for both serious hobbyists and casual users
12. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
13. Kaboom with OxiClean Scrub Free! — A better toiler cleaning system
14. O’Keeffe’s Working Hands Cream — Relief for cracked and split hand skin
15. Woolzies Wool Dryer Balls — Natural fabric softener
16. Waterpik Ultra Water Flosser — Demolishes dental biofilm
17. OXO Steel Measuring Jigger — Angled surface lets you read measurements from above
18. PlaSmart Perplexus — Brilliant 3D maze
19. Photive 5-Port USB Rapid Charger — Conveniently charge multiple devices
20. Tibet Almond Stick — Refresh old strings on guitars
21. Sugru Hardware Sealer — A moldable silicone rubber compound that sticks to everything
22. Spyderco Bug Knife — Itty bitty knife
23. Chef’n Stem Gem Strawberry Huller — Decapitate strawberries with the push of a button
24. Megapro Pocket Driver — Handy driver for small jobs
25. Cheerson CX-10 Quadcopter — Tiny quadcopter for indoor fun

-- Mark Frauenfelder

foison: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

foison: abundance; plenty.

Best of Pinterest: Summer Salads

By: Vicki Little There is something so refreshing about a light salad in the summer. It’s the perfect dinner when it is hot outside, and the leftovers can be delicious to pack in a picnic lunch the next day. One of the best places to find new recipes is Pinterest, and that is exactly where(...)

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NASA probe makes history in flyby

NASA says its New Horizons spacecraft completed a historic flyby of Pluto, making its nearest pass over the small, icy world at 7:49 a.m. ET.

Melanie Benjamin

"It is the letter not sent that is often the most valuable."

'Minions' Trailer is Most-Shared Summer Movie Promo

Trailers for 'Jurassic World,' 'Magic Mike XXL' and Adam Sandler's 'Pixels' were also heavily shared across Facebook and YouTube according to social video advertising platform Unruly.

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