Tours of Devil’s Icebox cave near Columbia scrapped to protect bats from deadly fungus

Bat fungus nixes Mo. park wild cave tours
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A bat-killing fungus has led the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to cancel wild cave tours at Rock Bridge State Park near Columbia.

Devil’s Icebox is considered one of the state’s most biologically diverse wild caves. But the discovery of a fungus known as white-nose syndrome … Original article on : Tours of Devil’s Icebox cave near Columbia scrapped to protect bats from deadly fungus.

Jiminy Cricket! Disney World raises price of 1-day adult ticket to $82; other passes rise, too

Disney World to charge $82 for 1-day adult pass

ORLANDO, Fla. – Visitors to Walt Disney World will have to dig deeper into their pockets to get into the theme park resort in Orlando.
Disney World is raising the price of a one-day, one-park adult ticket to $82 starting Thursday.
The change in ticket price is a 3.8 [..] Read the original article: here.

Pa. carnival game with players shooting foam darts at Obama likeness is yanked after complaint

Darts shot at Obama likeness in Pa. carnival game

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The head of an eastern Pennsylvania amusement company has yanked a carnival game in which players shot foam darts at an image resembling President Barack Obama.
Irvin Good Jr. pulled the target-shooting game after receiving a complaint from a patron attending a fair in Roseto, …. Original article  : Pa. carnival game with players shooting foam darts at Obama likeness is yanked after complaint.

New exhibition on Dali’s late work to show exclusively at Atlanta’s High Museum

New Dali exhibition exclusively at Atlanta museum

ATLANTA – A new exhibition opening exclusively in Atlanta explores artist Salvador Dali’s late work, including several major pieces that haven’t been seen in the U.S. in half a century.
Dali is best known as a surrealist, his melting watches an iconic image of that movement. But after about 10 …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Ohio woman says she found photos of husband’s 2nd wedding on Facebook; he says she knew sooner

On Facebook, wife learns of husband’s 2nd wedding

CLEVELAND – An Ohio woman says she discovered her husband had married another woman when she found photos of the wedding on Facebook. He dismisses the claim as a publicity ploy.
Lynn France says she had suspected her husband was having an affair for months. But she says confirmation … Read more »»».

Colosseum by night _ Rome to open ancient arena to tourists after dark for 7 Saturdays

Rome to open Colosseum to tourists after dark

ROME – Gazing at the Colosseum in moonlight can make for a romantic date. Soon tourists will be able to stroll inside the ancient arena on Saturday nights for a limited time only.
Rome officials announced on Friday that for seven straight Saturdays starting Aug. 21, visitors can tour …. Source article  : Colosseum by night _ Rome to open ancient arena to tourists after dark for 7 Saturdays.

French man slips while taking pictures at Grand Canyon, survives 75-foot fall off South Rim

French man survives 75-foot fall at Grand Canyon

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – A French tourist has survived a 75-foot fall off the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Witnesses say the 18-year-old man reportedly slipped Thursday afternoon while taking pictures near the rim. Park rangers received a report of a man falling over the edge … Original source on Gaea Times at : French man slips while taking pictures at Grand Canyon, survives 75-foot fall off South Rim.

Miners protest traps more than 100 foreign tourists in Bolivian highland city since last week

Protest traps tourists in Bolivian highland city

LA PAZ, Bolivia – A protest by Bolivian miners has trapped more than 100 mostly European tourists in the southern Bolivia mining city of Potosi for more than a week.
The protesters piled rocks on the runway of the Potosi airport Friday to prevent a plane from landing to pick …. Read the original article  : here.