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Speeding Up Your PC, Part 5: Getting Secure
Sep 1, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Speeding Up Your PC, Part 4: Managing Drivers
One of the most dreaded words for any computer user is "malware." Rogue software and infected files can implant bits of code that log keystrokes, spy on activities, slow down searches and snatch financial information.
Users can help protect their PC by installing antivirus software, but even this comes with its own set of issues and is not always foolproof. For example, many users don't know that having two antivirus software applications on their machine isn't wise. They can conflict with each other, causing crashes and slowdowns.
To boost your PC's performance and speed, one of the easiest things you can do is evaluate the security programs you're running. There's no doubt that everyone needs good antivirus and antispyware protection, but picking the right tools can make miles of difference.
All of the security suites employ startup entries that guarantee they'll launch when your computer boots. While this isn't uncommon, security suites can take up to 50 percent longer to load than other applications, because they set up a variety of filters and processes, all of which will keep running for as long as your computer stays on.
Using resources this way is like leaving your oven on all day just in case you may want to heat something in it. There's no proactive adjustment for the types of tasks you're doing, regardless of whether the tasks are low-risk or high-risk.
The first step to eliminating the threat of malware is to properly identify it.
Worms in the Works
Worms work within the operating system to cause harm, spreading quickly through the various programs on the hard drive. Often this harm is installing spyware. Moving from one PC to another is the worm's ideal mode of transportation. Once effectively established, the worm can copy itself into an email and then send itself to users' personal contact lists, infecting more machines and proliferating. For protection, watch out for oddly worded or strangely generic emails, especially if they have a link in them.
Viruses Gone WildThe most commonly discussed malware, viruses have a special code that embeds them into other programs. When a targeted program is opened, the viruses add their own code to it.
Unlike spyware or adware, which are designed to steal information or serve advertising, viruses are almost always programmed to harm files or applications, either by erasing or corrupting them. For protection, don't run software you get from an anonymous source, such as a peer-to-peer sharing network.
Trojans on the Loose
Trojan horses carry several components of code inside them and deploy negative stock once they are on the PC. They are hard to locate because Trojans are always disguised.
Users likely download one without realizing it when clicking an email attachment, banner ad or popup on a malicious website. For protection, don't click on alarming or suspicious links on the Web.
Spyware Lurking
Spyware is software that tracks movements and collects information about activities on the PC. Spyware can be used as a portal for hackers to enter the machine, or it may gather information and report it back to other sites.
Spyware is not dangerous in and of itself. The key threat from spyware is that the information it can access and the personal data it collects could divulge financial, behavioral or shopping records.
For protection, monitor your computer for odd behavior, especially notable slowdowns, program crashes or malfunctioning antispyware programs.
Spyware and Adware Symptoms
Characteristic warning signs occur when spyware or adware is present:
- Safety measures like firewalls are often turned off -- and you didn't flip the switch.
- The computer is sluggish and less responsive.
- New icons and shortcuts appear on your desktop or toolbar.
- New programs (that you didn't install) appear on your computer.
- Emails are returned (included from automated systems) that you never sent -- or your Sent folder starts filling up on its own.
- Antispyware programs pop open and then immediately close again.
Removing Viruses and SpywareThe best line of defense is a good offense. There are lots of security programs out there, and they have their respective pros and cons.
When looking for security software, consider two things: the cost and the amount of resources they use on a PC. As always, only install software that has been thoroughly reviewed and that comes from a site you trust. There's a bare minimum state of protection that everyone should have:
- Antimalware Software -- runs in the background and seeks to stop proliferation of adware, spyware and viruses.
- A Firewall -- provides a filter that screens out known threats on the Web.
Make sure to get (and use) one of each -- but not two or more of each. These programs perform unique tasks, and running more than one can cause them to malfunction.
Preventing Future Malware Problems
Once malware has been identified and removed, it's important to take preventive and defensive measures to continue keeping your PC clean.
Minimize File Sharing
Sharing files peer-to-peer (P2P) almost guarantees unwanted elements from another device will be picked up. Cloud hosting, where you can view files without actually downloading them, is a good way to prevent downloading a Trojan or a virus.
Scan Email Attachments
Security software can scan email attachments as the email is being opened. Should the security program detect a problem with an attachment, a notification will appear rather than having the file opened to infect the computer. If scanning software is kept up to date, it can effectively protect the PC.
Avoid 'Gotcha' Downloads
Downloads from websites can be problematic. This is especially true if a website displays an "Are you sure you want to leave this page" message. Often, clicking on the box, even when you're trying to close it, can open other windows or initiate downloads. Closing the whole browser using the Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) is the best solution for getting rid of this type of message.
Research Your Software
When visiting a website that requests you download software necessary to play a game or read a file or print a coupon, do a little research first to see what sort of software is being offered and what it does.
Exercise Caution
When navigating the Web, make sure you move slowly and read installation agreements and directions. This will help ensure the safety of your personal information and the health of your computer.


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Take Time for Your Own Gut Check
by Lisa M. Hendey
5/09/2008 / Book Reviews
Book Spotlight: Gut Check: Confronting Love, Work, and Manhood in Your Twenties
By Tarek Saab
Reviewed by Lisa M. Hendey
Spence Publishing, March 2008, hardcover, 208 pages
Don't let the title of Gut Check: Confronting Love, Work, and Manhood in Your Twenties fool you into thinking that former reality television star Tarek Saab's debut book is only for men or twenty year olds. On the contrary, this 44-year-old wife and mom can't recommend Gut Check highly enough. I started off reading the book from the vantage point of a mother of two sons, hoping that my study of Tarek's journey to manhood might shed a glimmer of light on the precarious path of parenting two sons in today's world. But in the process, I found myself truly connecting with the book not only from that perspective, but also more completely as a spiritual seeker. Although Saab's book relates experiences during his formative post-college years, his concepts of seeking real truth in this life are relevant to anyone, at any age, who struggles to make the most of every moment of this time on earth as a voyage to our ultimate goal - eternal life with God.
In today's society, we find ourselves surrounded by media-obsessed, instant gratification, celebrity driven lifestyles. Our children are growing up in a world where one's tally of unmet "friends" in a virtual world trumps real life relationships. We emulate the rich, the impossibly skinny, the overnight sensations - and these action messages trickle down to our kids and speak to them more effectually than the words we speak. So, in reading Gut Check I did learn a thing or two about the type of mom and role model I want to be for my sons. But more significantly, I learned about the importance of "focusing on death" to achieve a true measure of personal success in this life. This book reads almost like a novel, in "can't put it down" fashion, but also has a depth that will make you want to go back and truly study and meditate upon many passages. Tarek Saab's sharing of his own conversion journey has truly touched my life, which will in turn hopefully make me a better wife and mother.
I'm pleased to share the following conversation with author Tarek Saab and to give his book Gut Check: Confronting Love, Work, and Manhood in Your Twenties my highest recommendation.
Q: Please briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Well, I'm 29 and I've been married almost two years. My wife Kate is now pregnant with our first child. I spent five years in corporate America, mostly in technical sales and international marketing, before becoming a contestant on NBC's The Apprentice with Donald Trump, where I was the 12th "fired" contestant. After the my appearance on the show I co-founded a Christian clothing line called Lionheart Apparel, as well as T. Saab Media, a company which manages and promotes my speaking engagements and my new book, Gut Check.
Q: For those who have not yet had an opportunity to read the book yet, please summarize the book.
Gut Check is the brief memoir of my life between the ages of 18 to 27. It is the story of my struggle through the phenomenon commonly known as the "quarter-life crisis" - that period of disillusionment in your twenties. Like most men, I grappled with the Peter Pan complex, struggling to grow out of my childish attachments to video games, sports, the party scene, television, etc. At its heart, it is the story of how I turned my lukewarm Catholic belief into an all-encompassing love for God. In the process, I discovered the very essence of manhood in my twenties.
Q: What prompted your writing of Gut Check?
There are so many books today geared towards teenagers and fathers, but hardly any addressed to the twenty-something demographic. The challenges we face in our twenties are in many ways unique to the age group. I've lived it, and I've seen all of my friends live through it. In hindsight, I wish I had a mentor to guide me through that vulnerable and intoxicating period. I wrote the book for the man that I was five years ago, in the hopes that some guy out there would be able to learn from my successes and miscues. The book is written like a narrative, filled with dialogue and humor, so my intent was to bring life to the journey as well. No one wants to read a boring book!
Q: What is the most important message you hope to share with both Gut Check and your public speaking?
Success in life and business begins by focusing on death. If we don't pursue salvation as the final end to all of our activities, we are missing the point. We can't ever truly live unless we know what we are living for! Work is not an end - it is a means to an end. The same is true for relationships and recreation. We spend so much of our life preoccupied with distraction - sports, music, video games, the Internet, television - that we leave little, if any, time for prayer, religious education, family, etc. What's the point of it all? Where will it lead us?
Q: Were you hesitant to "put yourself out there" as openly as you did, exposing yourself so deeply on a personal basis after having lived an "open book" type existence on The Apprentice? How does the experience of writing about your own life differ from the experience of being portrayed on reality television?
Well, the producers turn each contestant into a character. It's their job. They call it "reality TV," but it's still theater. As a result, the viewer never gets to meet the "real" person on the screen. You have no control. With the book, I had complete autonomy to tell my story from the heart. I was careful to be authentic without being scandalous. The external acts are less significant than the interior struggle. I did open up considerably in the book about my many challenges spiritually, emotionally, physically, etc. It's impossible to be genuine and relatable otherwise. Gut Check, in many ways, is like a modern day Confessions about my journey back to the faith.
Q: How have your loved ones and friends responded to the book? What types of feedback have you received from readers of the book and those who you've met through your speaking engagements?
Everyone has been surprised by the book. I think people were expecting a cheesy "10 steps" kind of book, so Gut Check really threw people for a loop. My loved ones have commented about how shocked they were to read my stories from college. It's not that the stories were offensive, necessarily, they simply cracked the "golden-boy" image to reveal a flawed young man. As far as other readers and young men throughout the country, the responses have been incredibly moving. Here are a few quotes from messages I've received in the last several weeks:
* "I am not a big sit-down and read a book type of person. So finishing the book in less than week is an indication of the impact it has made. I have written this email a dozen times in my mind, trying to find the right words. I can't find one word, thought or emotion to comment on your book. The book told the story of my life, then and now . . . Everything you said about being a man today and the difficulties it brings was right on target."
* "Tarek - This was the most inspirational book I have ever read. . . . Almost every thought and experience that I have witnessed since college you have addressed in your book. And you made so much sense out of it. I have struggled with the thought that there are not very many people out there that have the same things going through their minds as I do. But you made me realize that there are good people my age that really do strive to serve God with all their hearts. Your book strengthed my belief in God and my Catholic faith. You answered some of my questions that I really needed answered. I have never read a book so fast in my life. I couldn't put it down. It was almost like I was reading a story of my life, and what I have gone through. Such a great book."
* "I had been planning to congratulate you on the release of Gut Check. I finished it in a few days... I couldn't put it down. I really appreciate your honesty in the book. I just graduated from college in December and entered the business world just over a month ago. I think your book will help me to prepare myself to defend my faith in the working world. I know I'll be turning back to it constantly for guidance and inspiration."
Q: One of the portions of your story that moved me greatly was your "Post-It note" vision of the man you wanted to be. How closely do the ideals your penned on that list of values relate to your current personal priorities?
They haven't changed at all, really. That's the beauty of centering your life around God. He is that one immovable target that never changes. Dreams, goals, and careers all change, but God never changes, and His expectations never change. It is often very difficult to stay focused in a very secular world, but as St. Augustine writes: "Right is right even if nobody is doing it, and wrong is wrong even if everybody is doing it."
Q: As the mother of two sons, I am very concerned about the impact of parenting styles on the social development of the young men I'm raising. What has your writing of Gut Check and your own personal introspection taught you about the type of parent you hope to become some day? What advice and counsel would you give parents who are raising sons in today's society?
We all want our children to be better people than we are, and for some reason we think that it will happen by giving them the things we never had. That is an error. We need to become the men and women we want our children to be. They will follow our example. We are teaching our children every moment of the day, whether we realize it or not. The "Do as I say, not as I do" mentality leads to ineffective parenting.
Specifically, I would recommend getting rid of the television in the house as one immediate course of action. What purpose does it serve but as a gateway to impurity and slothfulness? I spent a great part of my youth in front of the TV, and it is one of my biggest regrets. It delayed my maturation process considerably.
Q: In the book, you describe an episode where you found yourself ill prepared to act as an apologist for your faith. How can we, as committed Catholics, prepare ourselves to uphold and defend our beliefs?
Preparation begins with prioritization. Which has the greater importance in your life? Education or entertainment? For most Catholics, that answer is pretty obvious, sadly. Fundamentally, we really need to change what we value, and we need to recognize that time is an investment. If you are not consistently reading good Catholic literature, what are you waiting for? No matter how educated the man, there is always something new to discover about the faith, about Church history, about our Christian ancestry. Just like in the parable of the talents, we need to ask ourselves if we are burying the gifts God has given us, or are we multiplying them?
Q: I am a major fan of your work and a greater respecter of the values you are aiming to reinforce through your speaking and writing. As a result, I found myself wanting to hear the "next chapter" in your story - the transition from where you leave us at the end of the book to the man you are today. Do you have plans for future writing projects highlighting your life as a married man living a somewhat "counter cultural" existence?
I would very much like to write another book, but I think it will be a few years. Gut Check was the right book at the right time for me, at the tail end of my twenties. Before I write a book about marriage, I want to be married for a few more years. Until you've lived through some challenges, there really isn't much to discuss. It's all theory for me at this point (smile).
Q: Tarek, I wish you the best in your endeavors and want to thank you for writing a book that is both edifying and inspirational. Are there any additional thoughts or comments you'd like to share with our readers?
Thank you Lisa. In closing I will say: Pray the rosary daily; wear the brown scapular; get rid of your television; and buy a copy of the book Gut Check!
For more information on Gut Check visit BuyGutCheck.com or Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1890626767/catholicmomcom
Lisa M. Hendey, wife and mother of two sons, is the webmaster of http://www.catholicmom.com and the podcast host of http://www.catholicmoments.com. Visit her at http://www.lisahendey.com for more information.
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Re: Milton Allimadi's "2012 Politics: The Real Motive Behind James Carville's Super-Rage Over BP Spill," blackstarnews.com
I must say that as much as I admire and highly regard my colleague, Milton Allimadi, I must respectfully disagree with him on this. Not because I have any love for the "Ragin Cajun... See More" James Carville, because believe me, I don't.
But because, beyond knowing a little bit more about the South than Milt, many of the arguments Milt puts forth, respectfully, just don't add up in the face of what is amounting to be our nation's greatest natural tragedy --remember, Katrina was man-made.
The question isn't is President Obama "less enraged" than James Carville has been on CNN about how tens of thousands of crude is destroying the Louisiana coastline, and with it, the livelihoods of so many families and businesses that depend on the Gulf of Mexico for fishing and tourism.
Of course Obama is less enraged! Louisiana is Carville's home state. When he and conservative wife Mary Matlin aren't cutting deals on K Street in Washington, that's where their family lives.
Now let BP pull the same crap and muck up Hawaii, and yeah, the president would certainly flip his wig, because like Carville, he would deeply resent a foreign oil company irresponsibly drilling off shore, with no contingency for emergencies, resulting in possibly generations of disaster and ruin for what would otherwise be a tropical paradise.
So yes, there is nothing wrong with the president being less outraged than Carville because this happened in Louisiana.
And yes, there is nothing wrong, upon seeing the state of his childhood being destroyed by a bunch of greedy British profiteers, for Carville, or any other Louisianan, with being so blazing enraged that BP is seemingly getting away with lies, stonewalling, and yes, even alleged manslaughter --11 men lost their lives aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig when it blew up reportedly because the BP manager on board wanted to bypass safety in order to speed up the operation-- that they would DEMAND that the most powerful man in the world step up his game an show BP who is boss.
Wouldn't you? When you're faced with a power greater than yourself, don't you immediately call on a power you think is either equal to or greater than to seek justice? The answer is yes, because my phone is always ringing with calls from people who have a "somebody-done-done-me-wrong song."
So Carville's frustration, maximum anger, and outrage that the White House he helped to get elected wasn't moving at break neck to go after the perpetrators full force, is understandable.
Now there is no question that the Obama Administration moved fast after the May 22 disaster at sea. The US Coast Guard was dispatched within hours, and the president pressed all departments to be engaged for further rapid response.
No argument. But I think it's also true that Obama's natural instinct for fair play allowed him to get suckered by BP in the very beginning as they stalled for time to minimize their damages. Thus, he and the Coast Guard bought their lines about the amount of oil being spewed, not knowing, or moving independently to confirm, what the true nature of the disaster was.
By the time it became apparent what the true scope of the crisis was, there was no way to head off the looming damage. And even after the feds got something close to a halfway decent handle on reality, there was evidence that BP was still lying to protect its immediate bottomline -read stock prices- at the expense of what the ultimate long-term damage would be.
Yeah, I can see James Carville and the rest of Louisiana foaming at the mouth over that kind of deception. It's a helpless feeling when you know that the bad guys are three steps ahead of the hero, and he hasn't even gotten out of bed yet.
Milt says Carville wanted Obama to emote, "…with saliva flying from the corners of his mouth."
Respectfully, no.
Carville, in his crazy Cajun ballistic way, wanted the president of the United States to definitely lay down a firm marker of what he was going to do to take CONTROL of this mess, and then firmly TAKE CONTROL OF THIS MESS in a way where BP and world could SEE that he was TAKING CONTROL OF THIS MESS.
James, Spike Lee and everybody else ... knows that this president speaks softly. That's never been a secret. But they were willing to accept that as long as he wielded a BIG STICK to make them pay and correct, and fast.
Probably why Obama, in his trademark smiling but intense manner when he's pissed, told NBC's Matt Lauer, he was looking for whose BP "ass to kick."
Was that BIG STICK enough for you?
You see James Carville knows power. Indeed, having helped elect a president, he knows White House power.
BP is the world's fourth largest corporation, just a little bigger than your corner candy store. There was absolutely no question that BP was "all hands on deck" to develop strategies to minimize massive damage. Remember, this is a company with a criminal history. They're used to getting their way with governments. Treat them like stepchildren.
Carville, rightfully, wanted to see them crushed. If the state of Louisiana could do it alone, he wouldn't need the White House. But this was bigger than the state. As far as Carville and the rest of America were concerned, this was an attack on America that had to be answered in the strongest terms.
As far as Carville was concerned, this was war, and he wanted a warlike response from the president, because ole' Ragin' there wanted BP to pay dearly.
And that's why I can't buy Milt's argument about Carville shedding crocodile tears just to hurt Obama at the behest of his old arch-enemies, the Clinton.
Truth be told, that hatchet from the 2008 primaries was buried a long time ago.
Sec. of State Hillary Clinton is arguably Pres. Obama's most loyal cabinet member. She really has, by all accounts, stuck by him and defended Obama on the world stage.
So not on her orders.
And Old Bill has been spending half his time actually working for the president. You know, rescuing American damsels in distress held captive by North Korea; heading up Haitian relief with former Prez. George W; and coming close to violating federal law by offering a job to Rep. Joe Sestak.
Obama has given the Clintons what they cherish most beyond power, and that's relevance long after either one deserves it. If they wanted one of their many vocal minions to undermine Obama, why now, and why with this crisis when there were so many other opportunities?
If the Clintons were behind such a conspiracy, shouldn't the payoff be that one of them, particularly Hillary, be made to look good in the process?
So with not even a molecule of circumstantial evidence, I can't roll with Milt's "politics and campaigning" rap against Carville on this. Milt clearly doesn't like Carville, but has nothing solid as a rock to nail Carville with here in terms of his conspiracy theory.
But there's another reason why I understand James Carville here.
Because I also understand Kanye West.
You remember the outrage when the superstar songster, during one of the major telethons five years ago in the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, told the world that then-President Bush "doesn't care about Black people."
I was one of the millions who agreed with Kanye, especially after watching my government literally abandon American citizens who look like me in the aftermath of floods that devastated New Orleans, and killed many.
I was livid to hear that Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice was in New York buying shows one day after the storm had hit her native Alabama.
And yet, I can honestly say that as hurt as I was as a Black man that my government left my people to die to die in Katrina, I would have been beside myself if Katrina had hit my native New York City where my family lives, and George Bush had pulled the same stunt.
I'm sure, since I was long on record as having gone after Bush with criticism long before, that folks would have accused me of playing politics, just as they're accusing Carville.
But trust me, when it's your home and the people you know and love in the crossfire of danger and destruction, that's all you see and all you know.
Also, maybe I can relate to Carville because here in North Carolina, I'm in hurricane and tornado country. Folks in New York really don't know what that's like. It's one thing when the power of GOD destroys all you have. You suck it up, thank the Lord that he spared the lives of you and your family, and then go about the task of rebuilding your lives.
The BP disaster is a man-made catastrophe that has unleashed a natural Armageddon. Because we're Americans, we'll always believe that we can do anything, and we want our president to reinforce that spirit in times of crisis. That requires so show-and tell on his part to soothe that anxiety. No matter what he's really already doing, if we don't see it, or at least the results in due time, we start getting cranky.
That's what happened here. If you live in New York, the BP spill is bad, but it's also oh-so distant, so you have more patience.
But move to Florida or North Carolina right now, states along the nation's Southeast that depend on their coastlines and the seas to sustain life, tourism and industry. Proximity to the oil spill, and that fact that it is steadily moving in your direction, changes your perspective on matters.
Trust me, if the spill hits NC's Outer Banks, you'll hear howls here too, from Democrats and Republicans.
So, sorry, Milt, I must disagree. The stakes are too high here, and the hurt too close to the heart of James Carville to see him not being genuine, in his own, uncontrolled rednecked way, about his fears about his home state's future.
Beyond his family, I don't think it's a stretch to believe that he really loves his state, and is dearly afraid for it.
"Speaking Truth To Empower."
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Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Infraorder: Lemuriformes
Superfamily: Lemuroidea
Family: Indriidae
Genus: Indri
Species: I. indri
Subspecies: I. i. indri, I. i. variegatus
Other names: I. indri: indri, indris; indri (Dutch); indri, indri
à queue courte (French); indri colicorto (Spanish); indri (Swedish).
The genus Indri is monotypic with the one species divided into two subspecies
(Groves 2005).
The largest of the Malagasy lemurs is the indri (some argue that this
distinction is shared with Propithecus diadema diadema), a unique animal that is
the sole lemur with a short, vestigial tail that appears stump-like (Pollock
1975a; Powzyk & Thalmann 2003; Mittermeier et al. 2006; 2008). Indris weigh
on average 6.8 kg (15.0 lb), with an average head and body length of 62.6 cm
(24.6 in) and a short tail averaging 5.3 cm (2.1 in) (Zaonarivelo et al. 2007).
Females weigh more than males (Glander & Powzyk 1998). All indris have
yellow eyes and large black ears (Thalmann et al. 1993; Mittermeier et al.
2008). The species also possesses a toothcomb which it uses for grooming and
feeding comprised of four teeth, two incisors and two canines (Powzyk &
Mowry 2006). Overall, they are black with some white pelage, although the exact
mixture of black and white is variable by location and by individual within
their north/south range. Individuals in the south have more white in their
coloration (Thalmann et al. 1993; Mittermeier et al. 2006; 2008). Pelage is
graded between northern and southern forms, with intermediate coloration seen
between the northern and southern extremes. Northern indris (I. i. indri) are
mostly black have a light ring around the black face and the rest of the head is
black (Thalmann et al. 1993; Mittermeier et al. 2008). They have a white,
forward facing triangle on the posterior of their torso (pygal patch) as well as
a white tail and sides and light heels (Thalmann et al. 1993; Powzyk &
Thalmann 2003). Southern indris (I. i. variegatus) lack a white face ring, but
have a black face and the back of the head is white. In general, southern forms
usually have more white coloration than their northern counterparts and their
outer limbs are lighter, often white or grey (Thalmann et al. 1993).
Indris are among the most arboreal of the Malagasy lemurs (usually avoiding
the ground), moving through their environment through ricochetal leaping or
vertical climbing and leaping (Rand 1935; Mittermeier et al. 2006; Powzyk &
Mowry 2006). Overall, their locomotion consists mostly of leaping between tree
trunks, during which the body is held close to vertical with the arms
outstretched (Petter & Peyriéras 1972; Powzyk & Mowry 2006).
There are some reports of terrestrial bipedal locomotion (Mittermeier et al.
Indris are extremely hard to maintain in captivity and currently there are
none in zoos worldwide (Thalmann et al. 1993; Britt et al. 2002;
Like all lemurs, indris are found only on Madagascar, but are restricted to a
north/south strip of the eastern rainforests of the island (Thalmann et al.
1993). The northernmost locality where they are found is the Anjanaharibe-Sud
Special Reserve (Thalmann et al. 1993). The southernmost limit is south of the
Bemarivo River but north of the Mangoro river (Petter et al. 1977). Indris are
not present on the Masoala Peninsula, a large peninsula in the northeastern part
of the island, nor are they found in the Marojejy National Park, just northeast
of their northernmost locality (Petter et al. 1977; Tattersall 1977; Powzyk
& Thalmann 2003; Mittermeier et al. 2006).
Indris are found in the primary and secondary eastern tropical rainforest or
humid forests of Madagscar, in both lowland mid-altitude and montane forests and
including some disturbed habitats (Petter & Peyriéras 1974; Thalmann
et al. 1993; Britt et al. 2002; Powzyk & Thalmann 2003; Glessner & Britt
2005; Mittermeier et al. 2006; Powzyk & Mowry 2006). They are often found
in mountainous habitats or habitats on steep terrain with numerous ridges and
valleys (Petter & Peyriéras 1974; Pollock 1975a; Thalmann et al.
1993; Britt et al. 2002). Indris are found to range from nearly sea level to an
altitude of 1800 meters (5905.5 feet) (Rand 1935; reviewed in Goodman &
Ganzhorn 2004).
At the Betampona Reserve in eastern Madagascar, temperatures average 21°C
(69.8°F) (averages are cooler between June and September, averaging 18°C
(64.4°F)) with an annual rainfall of 412.9 cm (162.6 in). The most rain
falls between January-March and June-August with no true dry months, although
October and November are drier than the rest of the year (Britt et al.
Indris are predominately folivorous, consuming predominantly leaves (mostly
young) but also fruits, seeds, and flowers (Pollock 1975a; 1977; Britt et al.
2002; Powzyk & Mowry 2003; 2006). They are both dentally and digestively
adapted for their diet (reviewed in Powzyk & Mowry 2006). At the Mantadia
National Park in eastern Madagascar, indris ate 76 species of plants and spent
their feeding time consuming young leaves (72.3%), fruits (16.4%), and flowers
(6.7%). Bark was also consumed at this study site, as well as galls, other
plant parts, leaf petioles and new branch tips (Powzyk 1997 cited in Powzyk
& Mowry 2003; Powzyk & Mowry 2003). Mature leaves are only rarely
consumed; only around 1.4% of feeding time is spent on them (Powzyk 1997 cited
in Powzyk & Mowry 2006). Some studies report that soil is only rarely
consumed, while others indicate that geophagy is common (Britt et al. 2002;
Powzyk & Thalmann 2003). In fact, at Mantadia National Park, Indris
consumed soil weekly (Joyce Powzyk pers comm.) At Betampona Reserve also in
eastern Madagascar, 42 species of plants were eaten, including immature foliage (73.4% of records),
mature foliage (7.2%), fruit (5.5%), flowers (5.3%), bark. (4.5%), seeds (2.7%),
and petioles (1.3%). Immature leaves are the most important part of the diet
year-round at Betampona, while seasonal peaks in consumption of other food items
are seen. Peaks in consumption of mature leaves occur in April and May, and
September and November, while there are also peaks in the eating of fruit (April
and July-September), seeds (February-March), flowers (April-June, October) and
petioles (September) (Britt et al. 2002).
Indris feed by breaking off the desired part of the plant with their mouth,
not with their hands (Powzyk & Thalmann 2003). Most feeding occurs while
sitting or standing above a branch (78%) but may also occur while clinging
vertically to a substrate (21.6%) (Britt et al. 2002).
Indris are strictly diurnal with the daily activity period usually lasting
between only 5-11 hours, with longer activity periods seen in the summer
(Pollock 1975a; 1977; Powzyk & Mowry 2006). At Betampona for example,
indris did not start feeding before 9am and were finished with all activity by
3pm (Britt et al. 2002). Feeding usually comprises around 40% of the daily
activities, and the species rests a large proportion of their time as well,
often around 8 of the daylight hours (Pollock 1977; Powzyk 1997 cited in Britt
et al. 2002; Britt et al. 2002; Powzyk & Thalmann 2003). Social activities
comprise only a very small portion of the daily activities; in one study only 2%
(Pollock 1975a; 1979a).
In the morning, group members usually start activity at around the same time
followed by short feeding bout and a short group movement and synchronous group
defecation and urination. All-day constant feeding then ensues until near the
end of the activity period, when there is a grooming session and activity is
finished for the day (Pollock 1975a). Indris sleep in trees between 30 and 100
feet (9.1 and 30.5 meters) off of the forest floor (Pollock 1975a).
Home range and daily path vary by location and differences are mostly due to
habitat quality (Powzyk & Thalmann 2003). For example, indri home ranges
are much larger in Mantadia National Park than in disturbed forests (Joyce
Powzyk pers comm.). Recorded average home ranges are
0.27 km² (0.1 mi²) but other recorded group ranges included 0.15., 0.18, 0.18,
and 0.3 km² (0.06, 0.07, 0.07 and 0.12 mi²) and as high as 0.4 km²
(0.15 mi²) (Pollock 1979a; 1979b; Glessner & Britt 2005; Mittermeier et al.
2006; Joyce Powzyk pers comm.). The indri daily path is usually around 774 m (2539.4 feet), but can range
between 300 and 700 m (984.3 and 2296.6 feet) (Pollock 1975a; Pollock 1979b;
Powzyk 1997 cited in Powzyk & Thalmann 2003; Powzyk & Mowry 2006). The
extent of the territory is generally visited every 8-14 days (Powzyk 1997 cited
in Powzyk & Thalmann 2003). In the austral winter, indris will sometimes
descend to lower levels of trees to avoid biting insects (Thalmann et al. 1993).
Indris can be sympatric with a number of other lemur species. For example,
at Betampona Natural Reserve, they are sympatric with mouse lemurs (Microcebus
sp.), greater dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleus major), eastern fork-marked dwarf
lemurs (Phaner furcifer),
sportive lemurs (Lepilemur mustelinus), aye-ayes
(Daubentonia madagascariensis),
grey gentle lemurs (Hapalemur griseus),
white-fronted lemurs (Eulemur albifrons),
black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata),
eastern avahis (Avahi laniger),
and diademed sifakas (Propithecus diadema) (Glessner & Britt 2005).
Indris may be susceptible to predation from diurnal raptors
and infants have been observed being attacked by such predators (Goodman et al. 1993; Joyce Powzyk pers comm.).
Content last modified: July 1, 2010
Written by Kurt Gron. Reviewed by Joyce Powzyk.
Cite this page as:Gron KJ. 2010 July 1. Primate Factsheets: Indri (Indri indri) Taxonomy, Morphology, & Ecology . <http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/indri/taxon>. Accessed 2020 August 15.
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The trial in Prince George's County was to have been the first platform for Neil E. Prescott to lay out his defense since being arrested last year. But his lawyer at the outset raised technical arguments about the wording of the charging documents, prompting a judge to throw out the case before a single witness could even be called.
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What would happen if Silicon Valley's social media, start-up and high tech insiders begin marshaling brainpower and collective clout for tougher gun controls in the wake of the tragic Newtown shootings?
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And according to organizers, "those with websites or blogs are also spreading the word by placing this moment of silence badge (link: http://www.causes.com/nmosembeds) on their sites."
Conway told pandodaily.com that he intends to devote himself to the issue of reducing gun violence "24/7″ until Congress acts.
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"This community has long had trouble separating personal from professional. Most friends are also investors, employees, or competitors, and most companies spring from a personal desire to see something exist in the world. It's no surprise that having been awakened, Silicon Valley political activism is taking a similar path," she writes.
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He's British, he plays a smoldering yet chivalrous vampire, and to add to the talent, Robert Pattinson sings -- live!
The "Twilight" and "Water for Elephants" star performed an original song, "It's All On You" at London's Songs for a Room. The song originally appeared on the first "Twilight" movie's soundtrack.
Pattinson apologized before starting the performance, saying he was a bit rusty.
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He sounds not unlike The Frame's Glen Hansard, the Academy Award-winning songwriter and vocalist for 2007's mellow yet passionate songs from "Once."
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All individual and organization members and other USA Pentathlon constituencies in the United States Modern Pentathlon family are invited to attend and provide input to the Board on important issues confronting the organization.
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I'm not sure if I mentioned it here but I'm trying to step up my knitting game. No more accessories, just garments provided they don't make me look fat. I already have a few sweaters in my queue and cast on Heather Dixon's Morgat a few days ago.
The yarn I ordered for this project came in hanks (9 white, 3 navy) so of course they had to be wound. Normally I wind the yarn hanks into center-pull balls as I go (wind, knit to the end, wind, join, knit to the end, wind, join…) but this time I decided to do all the winding at once so I wouldn't have to stop.
I read rave reviews about nostepinnes and the yarn cakes they help produce. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about! I didn't have a nostepinne on hand so I grabbed a toilet paper roll which I heard worked just as well. I used this tutorial and started winding.
To be honest I read her instructions once and just went at it… That lead to failure of course. If you compare my progress shots with hers you can see that mine was clearly too neat. I wasn't sure if you should be able to see the different layers or if each time you just hit the TP roll… After a while I decided to do the latter and wound as fast as I could screaming a few expletives here and there.
I tried numerous times to get that cake shape (flat on top and bottom) but still ended up with a ball. It stands up and doesn't roll though so it wasn't a total failure.
I won't be doing this with my other hanks that are only 82 yards. They wouldn't be sitting on my desk long enough to reap the benefits of being in a cake (vs. a ball made around my fingers) and it takes 3X as long to make.
I didn't think to try this new winding method until after I wound my second ball so there's a comparison shot. Left: Wound on fingers Right: Wound on makeshift nostepinne


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Students chatting in Morgan State University's gleaming new engineering building grew wide-eyed when a classmate shared the news: A highly regarded professor had been indicted on charges that he defrauded the National Science Foundation of hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant funding.
Manoj K. Jha, director of the university's Center of Advanced Transportation and Infrastructure Engineering Research, was indicted by a federal grand jury this week on seven counts charging that he fabricated key documents for a research proposal and used grant money to pay for his mortgage and credit card bills.
Senior engineering major Samer Alhawamdeh was surprised as he read an account of the charges on his laptop.
"I don't know what I'm going to do," Alhawamdeh said, explaining that Jha was his adviser on his senior project, which he is set to present this month. "I'm in shock."
Alhawamdeh, who is scheduled to graduate in December, said he worked with Jha for the past two semesters and was contemplating working on his master's under Jha's tutelage. "He is a letter of recommendation for me," Alhawamdeh told a classmate. "That's bad."
Frederick Omanya, also a senior engineering major, said he had taken a review course with Jha just a few weeks ago. "He was a good professor," said Omanya, 36. "He knows his stuff and he is very helpful."
University officials declined to say whether Jha had been suspended.
"We do not comment on personnel matters," said Morgan President David Wilson. When asked whether the university would investigate other grants awarded to Jha, Wilson referred questions to a university spokesman, who said the university could not comment further because of the investigation.
Jha did not respond to a request for comment Thursday.
His office in Morgan's newly opened engineering building was locked, as were the laboratories for the Center of Advanced Transportation. Posters listed grants recently awarded to the center, including more than $1.8 million from the Department of Defense.
According to the indictment, Jha received a $150,000 grant in 2007 for his company, Amar Transportation Research & Consulting, to improve the models used by highway planners and, eventually, market the results.
Jha indicated on his application that he would take a leave from Morgan to work on the project but continued to teach full time, according to the indictment. In 2008, to receive an additional $50,000 in funding, he submitted two bogus checks to show the project had received funding from a third-party — a requirement of the matching grants program, the indictment states.
The indictment further alleges that Jha used more than $50,000 of the grant money for personal expenses. He allegedly paid down $20,000 of his mortgage, put down more than $5,000 toward his credit card bills and paid his wife $11,000 — although she had not done any work on the project.
Jha allegedly overstated the level to which University of Maryland researchers participated on the project. The indictment says Jha told the National Science Foundation he gave $20,000 to researchers at that university but did not.
A spokeswoman for the National Science Foundation referred questions to the U.S. attorney's office for Maryland, which filed the indictment.
According to a copy of Jha's proposal to the National Science Foundation, he collaborated with Morgan researcher Min-Wook Kang and College Park professor Paul M. Schonfeld.
Kang did not respond to requests for comment. Schonfeld said that he had been instructed by federal investigators not to discuss the case.
College Park officials confirmed that Jha received a doctorate in civil engineering from the university in 2000. A spokeswoman for the Maryland State Highway Administration said Jha worked as a transportation engineer in the office of maintenance from 1994 to 2001. She declined to comment on Jha's tenure there, citing personnel privacy.


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Rosita wrote:cotton wrote: Could be the lighting. BUT as we get older the cartlidge in our nose becomes thinner making them droop more and apprear to be bigger.
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Petty Officer Nicolas Cheque was a member of the Navy's elite special operations force, SEAL Team 6. He was killed Sunday during a hostage rescue mission in Afghanistan. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports.
The U.S. Navy SEAL killed on Sunday during a hostage rescue operation in Afghanistan is Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque, 28, a decorated combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Monday.
Checque was a member of SEAL Team Six, the special operations unit that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan last year, though it was not immediately clear if he took part in that raid.
Checque, who was from Monroeville, Pa., and stationed in Virginia Beach, Va., joined the military in 2002, and has been part of Naval Special Warfare Command since 2008, according to the DoD.
He was awarded a Bronze Star and two other awards for combat valor.
In a statement Sunday evening, President Barack Obama said: "Yesterday, our special operators in Afghanistan rescued an American citizen in a mission that was characteristic of the extraordinary courage, skill and patriotism that our troops show every day."
"Tragically, we lost one of our special operators in this effort," he said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, just as we must always honor our troops and military families."
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta issues a statement on Sunday, prior to the release of Checque's identity, commending the team for rescuing Joseph and extending condolences to the family, teammates and friends of the soldier who died in the mission.
"(The team) put the safety of another American ahead of their own, as so many of our brave warriors do every day and every night," Panetta said. "In this fallen hero, and all of our special operators, Americans see the highest ideals of citizenship, sacrifice and service upheld. The torch of freedom burns brighter because of them."
The rescue operation was launched when coalition forces reported that American doctor Dilip Joseph, who had been abducted by the Taliban on Wednesday, was in imminent danger.
A U.S .Navy SEAL is being praised as a fallen hero after he died during the rescue of an American doctor kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan. NBC's Atia Abawi reports.
Joseph, who worked with the non-profit Morning Star Development of Colorado Springs, Colo., as a medical adviser, was kidnapped along with two Afghan staff members — one working on the medical team, the other a member of the support team. On Saturday evening, the other two men were released. They made their way out of the area and were taken to a police station.
Contact between the hostages, their captors and the non-profit's crisis management team started immediately, Morning Star said.
"Our relief in the safe rescue of Mr. Joseph is now tempered by our deep grief over the loss of this true hero," the organization said in an additional statement on Monday. "We offer our deepest condolences to his family and to his fellow team members. We want them to know that we will always be grateful for this sacrifice and that we will honor that sacrifice in any way we can."
Morning Star did not release the names of the Afghan nationals because "these two men live and work in the general region of the event," the organization said in a statement on Saturday.
At least six people were reported killed in the operation to rescue Joseph.
The abducted men were returning from a visit to one of Morning Star's rural medical clinics when the kidnappers stopped their vehicle in Kabul province, and were then taken to a mountainous area about 50 miles from the Pakistan border, the group said.
NBC News' Kari Huus and Reuters contributed to this report
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Last Updated: 1:49 AM, August 24, 2011
Posted: 11:20 PM, August 23, 2011
In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission, Ergen asked regulators for permission to transfer satellite licenses and allow him to create a next-generation mobile and terrestrial service, called Long-Term Evolution, that he hopes to bring to market by 2014.
The filing with the FCC helps explain Ergen's recent acquisition binge, which included buying up wireless spectrum, bankrupt satellite operators and the Blockbuster video chain.
By deploying a nationwide broadband network, Dish is hoping to better compete with cable and telecom companies that offer faster Internet services.
Dish also indicated in the filing indicated that it wants to create a Netflix-style content service that can be accessed via tablet or phone in the future.
"Once the network is deployed, consumers will be able to use their devices for high-speed Internet access as well as a myriad of IP-based, over-the-top applications, including video," according to the filing.
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It's been a landmark year for the animals. Public and media concern for the 500 million sentient beings that are mass-produced for food each year in Australia has never been higher and is now backed in some instances by regulatory muscle.
After Four Corners' expose of horrific abuse of Australian cattle in Indonesia last year, the program followed up in 2012 by bringing to light unspeakable cruelty to animals on a mass scale, in particular towards sheep exported to the Middle East.
Clearly, this current affairs flagship considers animal protection to be a policy issue of significant public importance, devoting substantial investigative resources to tackling it on a continuing basis.
We also saw the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission reject attempts by the egg producers' lobby to redefine free range as 20,000 birds per hectare through its initial assessment that such a definition would mislead consumers.
It is hard to imagine a universe in which this number would constitute free range until one is reminded that these same egg producers consider it reasonable to confine hens in wire cages with the space of an A4 page for their entire lives until they are trucked off to be killed.
This year consumers have also witnessed two high-profile television advertising campaigns lifting the veil on factory farming: Voiceless's ''Factory-farming: the truth is hard to swallow'' in February and more recently ''Make it Possible'' from our colleagues at Animals Australia.
Both campaigns have enabled the public to see the awful truth which is usually hidden behind the closed walls of factory farms. Armed with knowledge of the brutal conditions that animals are forced to endure, consumers are empowered. So much so, we seem to be on the brink of a mass realisation that when it comes to factory farming and the industrialised abuse of animals, enough is enough.
This is especially pertinent this time of year. As far as we've come, there is still a long way to go. Old habits die hard. The consumption of large quantities of meat, with ham the centrepieces of many a holiday feast, is deeply ingrained in the Australian psyche. Retailers, keen to encourage consumption, are not about to let us forget it. So we see ads like the ''Ham King'' campaign from Woolworths extolling the virtues of the Christmas ham, its preparation portrayed as a family tradition passed from one generation to the next.
This month Voiceless released a report into the factory farming of pigs, Science and Sense: the case for abolishing sow stalls. In this country, we still routinely lock mother pigs in stalls for most of their lives - individual, metal-barred cages barely larger than their bodies with concrete or slatted floors. More than 170,000 highly intelligent and social animals suffer disorders ranging from skin abrasions to lameness caused by the harsh conditions in which they are repeatedly confined. Many display ''stereotypies'', a repetitive movement such as bar-biting which is a known sign of distress. These animals never feel the grass or the sun, let alone the touch of a kind hand. If you treated a dog like this, you'd be prosecuted.
The report presents a thorough review of the relevant science, confirming the adverse health impacts of sow stalls on pigs. Science and Sense refutes the scientific justification of sow stalls used by the pork industry, concluding that stalls do not increase productivity or welfare compared to well-managed group housing of sows.
Our main food retailers, both leading and responding to consumer sentiment, have recognised this. For example, Coles announced it would no longer source its own brand of pig products from enterprises that use sow stalls from January 2014, and has now brought this deadline forward to January 2013. Woolworths expects to achieve the same by mid-2013.
As our report says, government action is long overdue. It's time for the Agriculture Minister, Joe Ludwig, to take a lead from the many nations that have rejected these cruel devices and prohibit sow stalls.
In this way, he would bring some comfort, if not the joy of a long, natural life, to these emotionally-complex beings. As is appropriate in a democracy, he would reflect the deep compassion that the vast majority of the Australian people feel for animals, whose lives are entirely at our mercy.
Brian Sherman is the managing director and co-founder of the animal protection think tank Voiceless.