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Instead of making another batch of new year's resolutions that you're probably going to break before January comes to a close, consider the following 10 bad habits and which of these you might want to let go of in the coming year.
Jealousy is the first one. The way I look at it, jealousy can arise when someone has something that you want. Instead of being jealous, however, you could just decide to go after what you want. That's not to say you should steal someone's partner, job or money, but that you go out and work on getting your own.
Comparing yourself with other people is another bad habit worth letting go of in the new year. There's never a good reason to do this because there will always be those who have more than you, or those who have less. Instead of constantly comparing yourself with others, a better idea is to recognize that happiness comes from being the best version of yourself that you can be.
Another bad habit to break free of is avoidance. We tend to run away from things that are difficult or uncomfortable, but the problem is that sooner or later these things catch up with us. The longer you avoid things, the more time there is for them to get worse.
Whether it's a financial problem, an issue with your health or your relationship, the sooner you deal with it, the sooner it'll be resolved and the less you'll have to deal with the consequences of having left the problem to fester for so long.
Fourth on the list of habits to let go of in 2012 is Facebooking your ex. No matter how curious you are about what your ex is up to, there's never any good that can come out of scrolling through his/her Facebook page. You really don't want to know how happy and successful your ex is or who he/she is involved with today.
Even if you see that your ex isn't doing well, it won't make you feel any better and besides, it's not good for you to maintain a psychological connection to them. It's best to resist indulging your morbid curiosity and spare yourself the upset feelings. Let go of this bad habit and let go of the ex so that you can move on to better things.
The fifth habit to get rid of in 2012 is denial. Just like with avoidance, when we deny what's going on around us or what's happening to us, whether in our health, our relationships or our work, we give the problems a chance to get worse while we're denying their existence.
Facing the truth about yourself and your life will give you the opportunity to deal with things as they arise, so you can nip them in the bud instead of waiting for them to become an even bigger problem down the road.
Sixth on the list of habits to ditch in the new year is rudeness. Yes, life can be stressful and people can be unpleasant, but that's no excuse for you to be rude. If more of us were to let go of this nasty habit, more people would be polite and then good manners would become the norm.
Imagine how pleasant life would be if people were helpful, agreeable and accommodating. Imagine how much easier things would be if everyone behaved courteously. If you want this to be the way things are in 2012, recognize that politeness starts with you.
Number seven on the list of habits to leave by the wayside in the coming year is a bad attitude, as this can poison your entire existence. Being irritable, self-pitying or touchy can turn life into a battleground where you see yourself as the victim and everyone else as a potential competitor or adversary.
Instead, you can work on cultivating an attitude of equanimity and self-trust so that you aren't automatically imposing your own negativity onto every circumstance. You can believe in your own ability to take care of yourself, drop your angry, defensive victim stance and life will immediately become easier and more enjoyable.
The eighth bad habit to leave in the dust in 2012 is complaining. This will never make you happy or bring you success. All that complaining accomplishes is to remind you of your problems and to reinforce your sense of helplessness in the face of them.
Complaining is the opposite of dealing with things. If you sit and wallow in indignation and self-pity, nothing will improve; in fact, everything will get worse. Instead of spending 2012 complaining, you can make it the year to take action and successfully resolve your difficulties.
A terrible habit that really needs to be ditched in the new year is gossip. When you sit around talking about everyone else, it's not only hurtful but it's a colossal waste of your time. Instead, you could choose to be productive, improving your life and the lives of those around you.
Instead of gossiping about other people, you could be discussing interesting ideas, finding fulfillment through creativity, focusing on getting healthy, or simply relaxing and recharging. Any one of these activities is preferable to gossip, which fosters a narrow, mean-spirited and superficial existence.
The tenth and final habit to be free of in 2012 is co-dependency. Instead of being a needy child in your relationships, where each person is looking to the other for emotional healing and nurturing, you can be an empowered adult and take responsibility for your own happiness and success.
You can see your partner as a companion in your journey of life, rather than an instrument of emotional healing. This attitude shift will enable you to shift from being in frustrating, unsatisfying relationships to enjoying meaningful, fulfilling ones.
New year's resolutions are almost always a bust, but making a conscious choice to give up one or more self-defeating habits is not only possible but will pay excellent dividends throughout 2012 and in the years to come.


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Hey all
I have started a new website related to vegan travel, called http://www.vegannomadguide.com/
Although this went live around July last year, I hit the road again 3months later and am just getting back to it now. Basically its all vegan related travel advice written by me, the vegan nomad. I will include typical tourist information but coming from a vegan's perspective and a blunt opinion.
Yes there are a tonne of websites in this field already, but to be honest all of the ones I have seen are crap. Bad design, layout, hard to find information, out of date information.. I am sick of hunting for places that don't exist!
I have started with London, but will ad many more locations as free time permits. Next up will likely be mexico and Singapore (where I am currently living). But I have a lot of information (from personal experience) on many other places. Have currently visited around 40 countries and lived in 6.
I will also post articles and gear. I have finally posted an article about Airline Meal Codes (currently on front page) and will post the table of which airlines offer what choices soon!
I would love to get some input from you all. Be brutal.
1. Do you think this is a worthwhile project?
2. Do you like the site's overall design, look and layout?
3. What do you consider the most important/useful of information for vegan travellers?
4. What country/city/region would you most like to see information on next?
5. Do you want to see places listed with bad reviews (to know to avoid) or just only list places I think are worth visiting?

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Thanks to artist Inaki Aliste Lizarralde we can now get a bird's-eye view of Carrie Bradshaw's Upper East Side apartment from 'Sex And The City'.
BY Bibby Sowray | 24 August 2012
Photo: Inaki Aliste Lizarralde
Photo: REX
For six years we followed every detail of Carrie Bradshaw's life - the ups, the downs, the boyfriends, the jobs, and, of course, the wardrobe. But there was always one thing that stayed the same - her Upper East Side apartment.
READ: Carrie Bradshaw's home sells for £6.1 million
Each episode we'd envy her designer-packed walk-in closet (which is oddly situated in a corridor between the kitchen and bedroom) and wish we too were an independent woman with her own little apartment in New York.
Well, now we can get a more detailed peek into that very apartment thanks to artist Inaki Aliste Lizarralde, who is just one of a group of artists that draw floorplans of the apartments featured in popular television series. Mad Men, Friends and Frasier have all been given the same treatment.
The exterior used for Carrie Bradshaw's apartment. Photo: REX
Earlier this year the five-story house on New York's 64 Perry Street which was used for the exterior shots of Carrie's apartment sold for £6.1 million. The exterior was featured in the first three seasons of the hit HBO series, before filming moved just one door down to number 66 Perry Street - a more ornate and well tended residence - for the remaining three seasons and two movies.
While we might not be able to afford the real thing, at least now we can dream in more detail.


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Pujols' milestone night paces Halos in win over Nats
Slugger's two blasts put him into exclusive 500-homer club
WASHINGTON -- It was a game that belonged to Albert Pujols, but the Angels' first baseman wanted to make sure his team quickly turned the page when he gathered them up in the visiting clubhouse at Nationals Park late Tuesday night.
"I had a little speech for them," Pujols said. "I told them that this was a great moment to share with them, but it'll be a better moment when we hopefully get the opportunity to raise the championship trophy, because that's what we play for."
The Angels are far from that right now, but got a little bit closer thanks to the gargantuan shots that put Pujols in exclusive company -- two homers that accounted for five runs, led the Angels to a 7-2 win, and made the superstar first baseman the 26th member of the 500-home run club.
The Angels have won the first two of a three-game series in the nation's capital, and are a Wednesday victory away from being above .500 for the first time since Opening Day 2013. At 10-10, they've surpassed their April win total from last season -- with seven games still remaining in this season's first month.
Those are the things that matter most to Pujols, even after becoming the third-youngest player to reach 500 homers.
"That's what we play for, to win some games," Pujols said. "And [500] tastes a little bit better with a win."
In the first, Pujols crushed a 1-1 changeup from right-hander Taylor Jordan well over the fence in left field for a three-run homer that gave his team the early lead. In the fifth, he took a 1-2 sinker from Jordan and lined one to left-center field, just to the right of the Angels' bullpen, to give the Angels a four-run advantage.
"The 500th home run, that pitch was supposed to be low and away," Jordan said. "I guess I tried too hard to get it there. We did three consecutive fastballs there. I was really trying to get that ball where I wanted it, and left it over the middle of the plate."
Pujols became the first player to hit Nos. 499 and 500 on the same day and, at 34 years and 96 days old, he's the third-youngest player to reach the milestone, trailing only Alex Rodriguez and Jimmie Foxx.
Tyler Skaggs was the winning pitcher of record.
"That's something you tell your kids when they get older," Skaggs said. "I don't know the next guy who's going to hit 500 homers, so it could be a long time. I feel very blessed. I was just very happy to be on the mound. Of course, I couldn't be too happy on the mound, because I still had to go out there and pitch, but it's great to be a part of."
Skaggs pitched seven innings of two-run ball, moving to 2-0 with a 3.21 ERA on the year, and turned his start around in the third inning.
The Nats (11-10) threatened in the inning, when Skaggs started the frame with a double, a single, a walk, a wild pitch and a hit by pitch. But he got a double-play ball and a popout in foul territory to give up only two runs, then retired 11 of 13 in the next four innings as the Angels cruised to victory.
"That third inning got away from me," Skaggs said, "but I kind of stepped off the mound, took a deep breath and battled through it."


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The Lion King Tickets and Dates
Lyceum Theatre, London
- Last few tickets
- Limited availability
- Available
More Information about The Lion King
Set against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains and to the evocative rhythms of Africa, Disney's multi award-winning musical will redefine your expectations of theatre.
Brilliantly reimagined by acclaimed director Julie Taymor, Disney's beloved film has been transformed into a spectacular theatrical experience that explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting music.
At its heart is the powerful and moving story of Simba -the epic adventure of his journey from wide-eyed cub to his destined role as King of the Pridelands.
Important Information
£1.25 restoration levy (collected on behalf of the theatre) appears as part of the face value.
BOOKING PERIOD: Until 3 October 2021
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Tuesday - Saturday: 7.30pm, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday: 2.30pm
RUNNING TIME: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission. There is no dress code at the theatre. For all performances, attire should be comfortable and appropriate for the occasion. The theatre is air conditioned throughout the year.)
AGE RESTRICTION: Children under 3 years of age are not permitted to enter the Lyceum Theatre. The Lion King is recommended for ages 6 and up. All persons aged 16 or under must be accompanied by an adult and may not sit on their own within the auditorium. All persons entering the theatre, regardless of age, must have a ticket.
VENUE: Lyceum Theatre 21 Wellington Street, London WC2E 7RQ
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PixelSaw is a team of creative persons such as designers, developers, engineers and other mates. We don't believe in 24 hour but believe in more serious things. Why we here? It's simply – we interested in idea at first, so we gonna spend huge amount of time on our concepts to create something really great.


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Larry King
Name at birth: Lawrence Harvey Ziegler
Larry King was one of the most recognized broadcasters in America from 1985-2010, thanks to Larry King Live, his daily talk show which ran on CNN television for those 25 years. Larry King began his broadcasting career in Miami, Florida in 1957. By the early 1970s he was an all-around media personality, doing television and radio shows as well as writing a column for The Miami Herald. His career went a little sour during the 1970s, but in 1978 he landed a spot as the host of a nationally syndicated radio show. In 1982 Larry King began writing a newspaper column for USA Today (he ended the gig in 2001) and in 1985 he joined CNN as the host of a world-wide call-in talk show. Known for his blunt (if not particularly penetrating) questions, King conducted thousands of interviews with celebrities, politicians and newsmakers, including Paul McCartney, Marlon Brando, Yasser Arafat, Tony Blair, Richard Nixon and Ross Perot. King ended his run wth Larry King Live on 16 December 2010. He published a memoir, My Remarkable Journey, in 2009.
Larry King has been married many times. The complete list: Freda Miller, 1952 (marriage annulled); Annette Kaye, c. 1960 (divorced 1961); Alene Akins, 1961 (divorced 1963); Mickey Sutphin, 1964 (divorced c. 1966); Alene Akins, remarried 1967 (divorced 1971); Sharon Lepore (some sources call her Sharon Dorl), 1976 (divorced c. 1982); Julia Alexander, 1989 (divorced 1992); Shawn Southwick, 1997-present. King filed for divorce from Southwick in April of 2010, but they were reconciled a few months later… King has a son, Larry King Jr., from his brief marriage to Annette Kaye. He also has a daughter and a son with Akins, a daughter with Sutphin, and two sons with Southwick.
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NEW YORK (CNN) - There's a push to honor former President Barack Obama.
A petition to name part of Fifth Avenue between 56th and 57th streets President Barack H. Obama Avenue is gathering momentum on the website Moveon.org.
As of early Wednesday morning, more than 86,000 signatures had been collected.
If authorities honor the petition and change the name of the street, it would mean Trump Tower in Manhattan would be located on President Barack H. Obama
The petition was started by Elizabeth Rowin, she told Newsweek that the whole thing started as a joke.
However, one important condition hasn't been met for this co-naming request. According to the city's general guidelines, the honoree in question should be deceased for at least two years before the petition.
Copyright 2019 CNN. All rights reserved. Gray Television Group contributed to this report.


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"Having traveled all over the world and witnessed the devastation that had occurred in other "paradises", Juan Sostheim and family decided to develop Rancho Margot as a teaching community based on sustainable rural tourism and conservation."
"At Rancho Margot there are no cables or wires that come into Rancho Margot. Electricity is generated with two hydro turbines located on the ranch. Methane gas for cooking is produced with bio-digesters, and hot water is produced by heat exchangers located inside our compost ovens. We have no waste, we only have reusable resources."Coincidentally, yours truly was out at Rancho Margot yesterday doing a little videotaping when Juan told me even BETTER news he'd just learned moments before. Rancho Margot has been OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED- the first place in ALL Costa Rica, to be certified carbon negative. That's right, not just carbon neutral but carbon negative. Nothing like leading by example.
Needless to say, Rancho Margot is an impressive piece of property and if you're interested in any of the following, Rancho Margot just may be a perfect place to visit and get a little education on how it 'could' be.
sustainable - carbon negative - organic - Lake Arenal - Volunteer Programs - vacation bungalows - off the beaten path - cows pigs chickens - medicinal gardens - wildlife - rainforest - Volcan Arenal - rivers - waterfalls - fishing - horses - education - agriculture - tropical plants and flowers - yoga - beautiful views - learning Spanish - and much, MUCH MORE.I'll be writing more on Rancho Margot, this was really just an INTRO.
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Tomorrow I'll be traveling to Geneva for the first EU Inter-Community Meetup, arranged by no other than the hard-to-resist William Quiviger. I'm really looking forward to this event, which will focus on bringing together active communities from across Europe in the same city for a day of presentations, discussions and workshops. Also, I've never been in Geneva before (but I'm actually not sure if I've been in Switzerland… I have a vague memory of sitting in the back seat with my brother Manuel on the way to Spain, hearing our parents say "now we're driving through Switzerland!" …but it could might as well have been Luxembourg, which seems like a more sensible route from Sweden to Spain)!
The communities attending are:
- Mozilla Danmark (MozDK) represented by Hansen, Henrik Gemal and Jesper Kristensen
- Mozilla France (MozFR) represented by Cedric Corazza, Goofy and Omnisilver
- Mozilla Germany represented by Kadir Topal, Thomas Schwecherl and Michael Köhler
- Mozilla Hispano represented by Nukeador, Francisco Picolini and Willyaranda
- Mozilla Italia represented by Giuliano "jooliaan" Masseroni, Francesco "flod" Lodolo and Simone "Underpass" Lando
I'll be leading a discussion about SUMO and community support in order to figure out how support is handled today, how these local support communities look like and differ from each other, and if and how SUMO is part of their solution.
My hope is that this meetup will allow us to learn from each other and improve our communication and collaboration. I'm sure we'll also have time to discuss specifics in SUMO itself — for example, maybe there are things in SUMO that could be improved to make support easier?
Of course, I'm also looking forward to meeting many of the fellow European Mozillians again and have a good time together. 🙂
Postcard from Luxembourg by snaiwedu.


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When some folks in the Barnett Shale area of Texas were asked if Adam's statement was true they gave these replies.
"It has been established that only 10% of GIP [gas in place] is recovered with the initial completion. Refracturing the shale can increase the recovery rate by an additional 8% to 10%. Simple reperforation of the original interval and pumping a job volume at least 25% larger than the previous frack has produced positive results in vertical shale wells."
From a Devon investor report: (Devon is one of the major gas exploration companies in the Barnett shale)
In addition to the refracs, we have also drilled and completed several wells on 250-foot spacing rather than the 500-foot spacing that our existing proved reserves are based on. If the early success of the first several wells drilled on 250-foot spacing continues, there may be substantial additional reserves to be recognized in the Barnett Shale over the coming years.
Our gas drilling in the Barnett Shale and Selma Chalk continues to provide additional production and reserves as we continue to test the limits of each field, whether it is from down spacing, extending the limits of each field or refracking of existing wells. (emphasis added)
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Suborder: Haplorrhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
Family: Cercopithecidae
Subfamily: Cercopithecinae
Genus: Papio
Species: P. anubis
Other names: Papio hamadryas anubis;
anubis baboon; babouin anubis (French); papión oliva (Spanish);
olivbabian (Swedish)
Olive baboons have a greenish-grey coat covering
their bodies. The individual hairs are green-grey with rings of black
and yellowish-brown, giving the coat a multi-color appearance from
up-close (Rowe 1996; Groves 2001). Infants are born with a black
natal coat
that changes to the adult coloration as they age.
Adult males have long hair forming a mane from the top of their heads
through their shoulders and which gradually shortens down the back
(Groves 2001). The skin on their faces, ears, and
ischial callosities
is dark grey to black and covered with a very fine fur and they have a
salt and pepper wreath of fur around their faces. Olive baboons have
long, pointed muzzles rather than the flat faces characteristic of other
primates, including humans, and because of their
stance and locomotion, they appear quite
dog-like (Nagel 1973). Their tails are long, between 380 and 584 mm
(1.25 and 1.92 ft), and are held up and away from the rump for about a
quarter of the total length, and then drop suddenly, giving the
appearance that the tail is broken (Groves 2001). Like other
olive baboons have cheek pouches, specialized sacs on
the inside of their cheeks than can be used for storing food as they
(Rowe 1996).
Males and females are sexually dimorphic,
with the males being about twice as
large as females. The average height for captive and wild males is
about 700 mm (2.30 ft) and females measure about 600 mm (1.97 ft)
(Coelho 1985; Eley et al. 1989). Wild male olive baboons weigh 24 kg
(52.9 lb), on average and wild females weigh 14.7 kg (32.4 lb) on
average (Strum 1991). Where they live close to agricultural production
and can raid crops,
supplementing their natural diets with fruits,
vegetables, and grains grown by local people, the average weights are
slightly higher. Crop-raiding males weigh around 27.4 kg (60.4 lb) and
females weigh 15.6 kg (34.4 lb) (Strum 1991). Captive olive baboons
weigh more than their wild counterparts, with the weight of captive
males averaging 29 kg (63.9 lb) and females averaging 17 kg (37.5 lb)
(Coelho 1985).
Olive baboons are widespread throughout equatorial Africa and are
found in 25 countries. From the west coast
of Africa moving eastward, olive baboons are found in Guinea, Mali,
Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana,
Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon,
Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia. The range of olive baboons
extends southward into Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi,
Democratic Republic of Congo, and Congo (Groves 2001). Until 2001, a
free-ranging population of olive baboons could be found in Spain, but
they have subsequently been captured and transferred to zoos. This group
of Spanish baboons was established when a group of 60 olive baboons
escaped from a safari park and began ranging free on a governmental
ranch in 1972 (Gil Burmann et al. 2002).
In the westernmost part of their natural range, in Guinea and Mali,
olive baboons overlap with guinea baboons (Papio papio)
but hybridization between the two species has not been studied.
In the Awash River Valley in central Ethiopia, their
range overlaps with hamadryas baboons (P. hamadryas) and the
two species interbreed, forming a
hybrid zone (Nagel 1973).
These hybrid crosses have intermediate physical appearances of both
species. There are other areas of overlap between olive and hamadryas
baboons in Ethiopia, but the hybrids of the Awash Valley have been most
closely studied (Nagel 1973). Olive baboons also hybridize with yellow
baboons (P. cynocephalus) in Kenya and Tanzania, most notably
in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Historical and long-term
crossbreeding of these two species may have contributed to the formation
of the subspecies P. cynocephalus ibeanus (Alberts &Altmann
Research on wild, free-ranging olive baboons has been ongoing since
1978 at Masai-Mara National Reserve, Kenya by Robert Sapolsky and his
colleagues. Robert Harding, followed by Shirley Strum and her
colleagues at the Gilgil Baboon Project, also have added greatly to the
knowledge about wild olive baboons in Kenya by studying them at Kekopey
and Chololo Ranches, near Gilgil, Kenya since 1970. Ryne Palombit has also
been studying baboons continuously since 2000 on Laikipia Plateau in Kenya. Gombe Stream
National Park, Tanzania was made famous by Jane Goodall's research on
chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), but olive baboons have also been
studied here. The Southwest National Primate Research Center in Texas
is home to the world's largest captive baboon colony and most of the
baboons studied there are olive baboons. Research on olive baboons has
focused on genetic mapping and using them as a model for understanding
the physiological changes
associated with aging in humans (www.snprc.org).
Olive baboons live in a variety of habitats across
their broad range. Baboons are generally characterized as
species, inhabiting open grassland near wooded areas
(Rowell 1966). While olive baboons do inhabit grassland in much of
their range, they are also found in moist, evergreen forests and near
areas of human habitation and cultivation (Naughton-Treves et al. 1998).
At Gilgil, Kenya, where olive baboons have been studied since the early
1970s, the habitat is open grassland with few trees. Kekopey and
Chololo Ranches are situated in the central Rift Valley and are
characterized by deep valleys that run parallel and which are separated
by rocky cliffs. In these valleys, grassy plains are interspersed with
occasional patches of shrub and only a few trees can survive in the
rocky soils (Harding 1976). Rainfall is concentrated during a period of
several weeks in November, and for a longer period stretching from April
to June. Mean annual rainfall is between 595 and 756 mm (1.95 and 2.48
ft). The warmest months of the year are from December through March and
the average daily temperature ranges from 10.6° and 25.5° C
(51.1° and 77.9° F) (Harding 1976). Another site where baboons
in Kenya have been studied is at the Laikipia Plateau in the central
part of the country. Situated at an altitude of 1600 to 1700 m (5249 to
5577 ft), Laikipia consists of dry woodland and grassland dotted with
stands of trees and thick shrubbery (Barton et al. 1992). Most of the
trees are Acacia species and the
of the woodland is
made up of grasses, sedges, and
species (Barton &Whiten 1993). Additionally, outcroppings of steep rocky slopes and
large boulders with sparse vegetation characterize the plateau and are
known as kopjes.
Mean annual rainfall is 549 mm (1.90 ft) and
rainfall is concentrated in two rainy seasons, from March to June and
November to December. Seasonal streams cut through the grassland;
damming the streambeds has led to permanent waterholes. Average daily
temperatures range from 12.4° to 37.2° C (54.3° to 99.0°
F) and the hottest month of the year is February (Barton et al. 1992;
Barton &Whiten 1993).
Olive baboons are also found in Ethiopia. In the Bole Valley, olive
baboons range from the valley bottom, found at an altitude of 1700 m
(5577 ft) to the plateau which rises over the valley floor to an
altitude of 2300 m (7546 ft) (Dunbar & Dunbar 1974). The baboons
utilize all habitats found from the valley floor to the plateau. In the
riverbed, the lowest point of Bole Valley, gallery forest abounds and
trees up to 30 m (98 ft) in height grow with a thick understory of
shrubs and grasses. Moving up the slopes of the valley, the trees give
way to more open grassland interspersed with thickets and eventually, as
the altitude increases, open grassland dominates the environment. At the
top of the plateau, stands of trees and thickets are scattered across
the grassland (Dunbar & Dunbar 1974). The rainy season lasts from
July to early September and the dry season from mid-September to June,
with an average of 2000 mm (6.56 ft) of rain falling each year. Daytime
temperatures remain around 35° C (95° F) throughout the year
(Dunbar & Dunbar 1974). Baboons have been intensely studied
elsewhere in Ethiopia at the Awash River Valley. Along the Awash River,
gallery forest
dominates the landscape, with the canopy
remaining less than 20 m (65.6 ft) in height and with a thin understory
(Aldrich-Blake et al. 1971). Moving away from the river, the landscape
transitions into thorny scrub with areas of trees. A dormant volcano,
Mount Fantalle, has been recently active, creating lava fields and
cliffs mixed with bare rock and dry, flat areas bordering the
This area of Ethiopia is considered arid, with
short rains falling in February and March and another, longer rainy
season lasting from July to September (Aldrich-Blake et al. 1971).
Average annual rainfall ranges between 533 and 774 mm (1.75 and 2.54
ft), but some years can be unusually dry. Average daily temperatures
range between 18 and 31° C (64.4 and 87.8° F), but on the lava
fields can be much higher (Aldrich-Blake et al. 1971).
In neighboring Eritrea, olive baboons live in arid and moist lowlands
below 900 m (2953 ft) characterized by
riverine forest
bordered by savanna. Average rainfall in
their Eritrean range is 544 mm (1.78ft) per year (Zinner et al. 2001).
In Pendjari National Park, Benin, surveys of olive baboons reveal that
they too inhabit gallery forests and savanna interspersed with open
woodland (Sinsin et al. 2002). The climate is dry, but rains fall
starting in April or May and last until October. Most rain falls in
August and September and the average annual rainfall is 1000 mm (3.28
ft) per year, but the distribution over time and space is highly
variable. The average temperatures range from 12 to 40° C (53.6 to
104° F) and the hot climate, coupled with variable rainfall patterns
leads to periods of drought (Sinsin et al. 2002). In Ghana, olive
baboons also live in savanna woodland where thickets and dry forest
intersperse open grassland. In the Shai Hills, rocky outcroppings and
hills rise above the grassland and small trees and wooded areas are
found on plateaus (Lieberman et al. 1979). At 26.4° C (79.5° F),
the average temperature is moderate. Small amounts of rain fall during
the two rainy seasons from March to July and September to November, and
average annual rainfall is 733 mm (2.40 ft) (Lieberman et al. 1979).
Not all olive baboons live in open woodland bordered by savanna. In
many of their range countries, they live in evergreen tropical forests.
In Uganda, both types of habitat exist and olive baboons utilize each.
At Queen Elizabeth National Park, situated near the border of Democratic
Republic of Congo, where olive baboons are also found, the habitat is
characterized by dense forest surrounding the Ishasa River which slowly
transitions from forest edge to coarse wet grass, then short grass with
sandy areas, to low bush, and then to open grassland dotted with
solitary trees and tall shrubs and bushes (Rowell 1966). At Kibale
National Park, in western Uganda, olive baboons live in moist, evergreen
forest bordered by swamp, grassland thickets, and
secondary forests.
Around the park, local families have
cleared forest for subsistence agriculture. With a variety of
cultivated crops growing near their habitat, olive baboons have become
notorious crop-raiders, supplementing their diets with maize and bananas
(Naughton-Treves et al. 1998). Across the park, rainfall varies from
1100 to 1600 mm (3.61 to 5.25 ft) per year and annual average daily
temperature ranges from 23.3 to 24.2° C (73.9 to 75.6° F)
(Naughton-Treves et al. 1998).
Olive baboons are ecologically flexible in that they consume a wide
variety of foods and can live in a variety of habitats, but nonetheless
they are selective about their diet choice and habitat usage (Whiten et
al. 1991; Barton et al. 1992). Olive baboons can be found in habitats
ranging from desert to
montane forest.
One reason
they are able to adapt to these varying habitats could be their
flexibility in foraging strategies and ability to extract food and
nutrients from almost all strata of the environment (Whiten et al.
1991). They find food on the ground, in the trees, and underground. On
the ground, they forage in the grass or in thickets of savanna woodland,
they forage in trees and find food at higher levels of the canopy, and
finally, they dig up subterranean foods (Whiten et al. 1991). Baboons
are omnivores
and consume a huge variety of items including
roots, tubers,
fruits, leaves, flowers, buds, seeds, bark,
cacti, grasses,
insects, birds, bird eggs, and vertebrates (including other primates) up
to the size of a small antelope (Rowell 1966; Dunbar & Dunbar 1974;
Harding 1976; Whiten et al. 1991; Hassan 2001). Olive baboons are
generally opportunistic hunters,
capturing prey as they come
across it, but at Gilgil, Kenya, olive baboons exhibit simple and
complex hunting patterns (Strum 1981). For baboon predation to be
considered simple hunting, it requires active searching and stalking or
chasing of the prey, usually a small antelope, ground-dwelling bird, or
other small mammal. Thomson's gazelles make up 33% of the prey eaten by
olive baboons (Strum 1983). Simple hunting involves only one baboon and
the pursuit of the prey lasts less than 10 minutes and occurs within 300
m (.186 mi) of the rest of the baboon troop (Strum 1981). Complex
hunting involves more than one baboon, a pursuit of prey lasting longer
than 10 minutes and ranging greater distances from the group during the
chase, between 300 and 4000 m (.186 and 2.49 mi). Both male and female
olive baboons hunt (Strum 1981). In the relatively richer forest
environments where they are found, olive baboons rely heavily on fruits
compared to seeds and grasses consumed by savanna-living baboons (Ransom
In many areas of their range where human populations are increasing,
olive baboons raid agricultural crops for food and feed on garbage and
human refuse (Forthman Quick 1986; Eley et al. 1989; Naughton-Treves et
al. 1998). Feeding close to human populations influences group behavior
among olive baboons and may also influence social structure (Forthman
Quick 1986). At Gilgil, the conflict between farmers and baboons became
so intense that by 1984, more than 130 baboons were trapped and
translocated in an attempt to appease farmers and save the baboons from
persecution (Strum 1987).
Rainfall is directly correlated with food availability in many
habitats. In savanna areas, the food availability is highest near the
end of the rainy season and gradually decreases in abundance as the dry
season continues (Barton et al. 1992). During the rainy season, fruit,
young leaves, and flowers are abundant and important foods for olive
baboons. As the dry season progresses, these foods become scarce and
baboons must switch to other resources (Barton et al. 1992). One way
that olive baboons deal with the scarcity of food is to utilize
subterranean food sources such as roots, tubers, and corms (Barton &
Whiten 1993). Olive baboons are good diggers and use
their hands to unearth the roots of plants (Nagel 1973).
Seeds are also an important food resource during the dryer times of the
year (Barton et al. 1992). In Uganda, olive baboons do not experience
the limited availability of food plants seen in the savanna portions of
their range. Plants follow an annual cycle of flowering and fruiting,
but there are no seasons in which a wide variety of food plants are not
available (Rowell 1966).
In the Bole Valley, Ethiopia, olive baboons have home range sizes
between .745 and 1.12 km² (.288 and.432 mi²) and
range between .3 and 2.0 km (.186 and 1.24 mi) per day (Dunbar &
Dunbar 1974). In one study at Laikipia Plateau, Kenya, home range and
day length sizes were much larger than in the Bole Valley. Home range
size was 43.8 km² (16.9 mi²) and the average
distance traveled per day was 5.64 km (3.50 mi) (Barton et al. 1992).
The drastic differences in habitat use can be partly attributed to group
size. As group size increases, so does home range size and day range
length (Barton et al. 1992). The study population used by Barton et al.
(1992) numbered about 100 olive baboons while Dunbar and Dunbar (1974)
studied seven groups ranging in size from 15 to 24 animals. This
relationship exists because larger groups experience increased
competition for resources such as food; therefore the area covered each
day and subsequently the home range within which the group forages
increases to accommodate the needs of a larger number of animals (Barton
et al. 1992). At Gilgil, Kenya, the home range size of a group of 49
baboons was 19.7 km² (7.60 mi²) but 75% of their
time was spent in a core area about 25% of the total size of the home
range (Harding 1976). The average day length for the study group at
Gilgil was around 5 km (3.11 mi), with the shortest distance traveled
being 2.2 km (1.37 mi) and the longest day journey being 7.8 km (4.85
mi) (Harding 1976). At Ishasa, Uganda, where olive baboons spend up to
60% of their time in the rich, forested areas, home range size ranges
between 3.88 and 5.18 km² (1.5 and 2 mi²) and day
range length can be as short as a few hundred meters and up to 2.4 km
(1.5 mi) (Rowell 1966). At Gombe, Tanzania, another forested site where
olive baboons have been studied, home ranges average 3.88 to 5.18
km² (1.5 to 2 mi²) (Ransom 1981).
As seasonal rainfall influences food availability, it in turn affects
home range size and daily ranging patterns (Nagel 1973; Harding 1976;
Ransom 1981; Barton et al. 1992). Daily activity patterns are also
variable, depending on the season and climatic conditions. Departure
from the sleeping site, the time spent traveling, the maximum distance
traveled from the sleeping site, the number and length of resting and
feeding periods, and the distance covered per day are all variable from
one day to the next and from one group of baboons to the next (Nagel
1973). The general pattern observed is a period of socializing after
waking, moving from the sleeping site and feeding, resting, and then
alternating feeding and resting until late afternoon at which time the
group travels back to the sleeping site. Most social activities occur
during the periods of rest throughout the day (Strum 1987). The home
ranges of several groups of baboons often overlap, and when groups come
into contact with one another, the larger group displaces the smaller
group or the two groups largely ignore each other (Aldrich-Blake et al.
1971; Smuts 1985). In many cases, the adult males within the group with
chase the adult females of their troop away from the other troop. They
threaten females presumably to reduce the contact of group females with
outside males (Packer 1979a).
Olive baboons seek sleeping refuges in trees or on rocky cliffs,
depending on availability (Aldrich-Blake et al. 1971; Nagel 1973;
Harding 1976; Hamilton 1982). Open cliffs, free of extensive woody
vegetation and with near-vertical slopes are preferred as nighttime
sleeping spots (Hamilton 1982). When cliffs are not available, olive
baboons prefer emerging trees, those that protrude from the surrounding
canopy, to any other tree sleeping site such as closed canopy, where
trees are close enough to each other that baboons can transverse the
canopy without coming to the ground, or open woodland, where trees are
separated to the degree that baboons must come to the ground to get into
a neighboring tree (Hamilton 1982). One reason they are selective about
sleeping sites is to increase protection from predators. Some of the
known predators of baboons include large cats, which have a difficult
time scaling rocky walls because they cannot find holdings for their
paws as well as baboons can for their hands and feet, explaining why
cliffs and rocky ledges are preferred to trees when both are available
(Hamilton 1982). Besides
such as lions, leopards,
and servals, other potential predators of olive baboons include wild
dogs, hyenas, chimpanzees, crocodiles, and
which are a more serious threat to juveniles and
infants (Rowell 1966; Nagel 1973; Harding 1976; Barton et al. 1996).
Domestic dogs are also potentially serious predators of baboons (Smuts 1985).
Content last modified: April 18, 2006
Written by Kristina Cawthon Lang. Reviewed by Ryne Palombit.
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James and Janet Baker spent nearly two decades building a remarkable technology company in Newton, only to see their fortune disappear in a puff of fraudulent smoke. They've spent the last decade in court trying to get it back.
The Bakers built the voice recognition software company Dragon Systems from scratch and eventually sold it for $580 million to a Dutch company, Lernout & Hauspie, in 2000. Just two months later, news accounts detailed bogus international sales that had boosted the buyer's financial statements. Soon, the entire business collapsed in a bankrupt heap.
The Bakers, who took their $300 million share of proceeds entirely in Lernout & Hauspie stock, lost everything when the company failed.
Ever since, the couple and others have sued everyone in sight: accountants, commercial bankers who did business with Lernout & Hauspie and the Dutch company's investment banker. They've recovered about $70 million settling those lawsuits.
Now a jury is about to hear the Bakers' last big case — perhaps their biggest — against the investment bank Goldman Sachs. Jury selection is scheduled to start Monday in US District Court in Boston for a trial expected to last about five weeks.
The complaint in a nutshell: You should have figured out those guys were crooks.
Goldman acted as the adviser to Dragon Systems in its merger negotiations and — by the Bakers' account — did a stunningly bad job. Alan Cotler, a Philadelphia lawyer representing the Bakers, says the couple — true pioneers in voice recognition technology — lost more than just money.
"Jim and Janet Baker spent about 25 years of their lives creating Dragon to realize their dream of having millions of people use computers and other devices that understand human speech," says Cotler, who was in Boston Thursday preparing for the trial.
"Goldman Sachs played a fundamental role in the Bakers losing all that," he says.
"Today, speech recognition is being used throughout the world, and its best and most productive applications are still to come.''
As you would expect, the investment bank doesn't see it that way. Goldman says it "performed its assignment satisfactorily in all respects." It said the Baker claims "are completely without merit."
I don't know who has the better legal case, and the Bakers certainly made some odd, regrettable decisions along the way. But their Wall Street advisers fell far short in advising Dragon Systems on a sale to a buyer that newspaper reports uncovered as a fraud just months after closing (The Wall Street Journal simply called purported L&H customers and discovered they weren't doing business with the company).
Surely no one familiar with Dragon Systems in its earliest days could have ever imagined how the story would unfold.
The Bakers were serious technology professionals who became bootstrap entrepreneurs in the 1980s, building a company around their voice recognition technology without the help of venture capitalists. Later, when they needed money to grow a successful business, they sold stock to disk drive maker Seagate Technology.
In fact, voice recognition was starting to attract the attention of much bigger technology companies. As the 1990s came to an end, conversation at Dragon Systems shifted from selling shares to selling the company.
The company hired Goldman in December of 1999 as an adviser. The transaction was small potatoes for Goldman, worth $5 million in fees. But it was the deal of a lifetime for the Bakers, and it went south in a hurry.
I don't know why Dragon Systems' directors didn't get a formal fairness opinion about the sale proposal from Goldman — a point the investment bankers raise in their legal defense. I also don't know if it would have mattered.
Handed a pile of stock, I can't explain why the sellers didn't use common financial strategies to hedge some of the risk. The Bakers still would have lost control of their technology, but much or all of their fortune might have been preserved.
The voice recognition technology acquired by Lernout & Hauspie was sold with other assets in bankruptcy. Today, it is owned by Nuance Communications Inc. of Burlington, which sells a line of software products bearing the Dragon name.
It took Dragon Systems years to get its groundbreaking technology to market. It's taking almost as long to sort out responsibility for the company's disastrous end.
Steven Syre is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Each season, stylists and hairdressers offer us new versions of haircuts, new styles of hairstyles.
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For the haircut, cool short haircuts for men, is very important hair structure. For happy owners of thick, fluffy hair, it is quite possible to wear a short haircut – it does not matter whether straight hair or curly hair. Here the main thing – do not allow hair to grow. For this you need to go to the salon once a month and give your hair a fresh shape, then you will always look perfect. So, we talk about a cool short haircuts for men!
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Senior Liene Priede Puts on Strong Performance
COLUMBIA - Not many things went well for the Missouri Tigers women's basketball team Sunday afternoon -- but Liene Priede's game wasn't one of them.
Priede was 6 for 7 from the field, finishing with a team high 14 points during the 61-56 loss to Mississippi State.
"I thought she played extremely well and you know collectively we didn't have that fire in our eyes, but I felt like she absolutely had it" said Missouri women's head coach Robin Pingeton.
The starters overall shot 38 percent but with Priede on the court--the guard not only boosted the team's shooting percentage but her confidence with the ball in her hands
Priede came into Sunday's game averaging just 3.5 points per game and had reached double figures once this season. That performance was against Southern Illinois on December 16.
"I prepare for every game the same -- I guess I just get my confidence back," said Priede.
As a senior on a young Tigers team, Priede knows that she has to be a leader to her teammates.
"I try to do what I can, I try to bring energy every day and just to stay positive," said Priede.
Priede's energy and positive attitude have been factors in the tigers success lately--which has been noticed by head coach Robin Pingeton.
"That's the LP that we've been seeing as of late -- you know the last couple of weeks, and I couldn't be more proud of her," Pingeton said.
Priede will hope to put the Tigers back on track Thursday night when they travel to Nashville to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores.


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Pure DWTS End of Season Awards
I'm sure many of you are wondering where the Cheesecake Awards are. Well, don't worry, they are coming. Courtney and Heidi will certainly provide some special cheesecake for you just for the holidays. While we love the cheesecake awards, we decided that it would be a fun thing to have an awards that was a little more serious. So, the following is the Pure DWTS End of Season Awards.
First, I have to give Courtney props for doing most of the work in putting these award lists together with some help from the Pure DWTS writers. Next, you'll notice that each poll has an "Other" option so if you don't like the choices we've provided you can add in another choice. Also, be aware that the order of the choices in each poll is random and the results are hidden so we can have a really cool results post.
No doubt the following process isn't perfect, but we do what we can to avoid any bias. That said, it's just for fun anyway. So, vote your heart away, don't get your panties all bunched up and we'll post the results later.
Worst Song Assignment of Season 11:
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So you took the GMAT and are not happy with your score.
First and foremost, you should not be feeling depressed by your score, even if that score is not what you wanted or what you expected. The GMAT is often difficult to do well on. Take the next few days to assess what you did to prepare, whether you did as much as you could or should have, and how you could have done more to ensure you have the score you wanted. Assess whether the course you took or tutor you worked with was really in line with your learning style and whether you should have recognized that earlier and done something to make the course or tutoring more effective. Finally, stop beating yourself up if you did not get what you wanted or expected. It often takes a couple stabs at the test before you settle down enough to achieve your best score. To provide you some perspective, the arithmetic mean (a little GMAT speak for you) score is 544 and 78% of test takers score below 650, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council.
What this should tell you is that you are not that unique in your struggles. You should also take heart from how much you've improved from your initial GMAT score or your initial diagnostic test. If you've improved, it shows that you are moving in the right direction and all you need to do is figure out what steps you need to take to get over the final hurdles. It also tells you that you can improve, though it might not have happened as quickly as you would like. The only steps left are to determine how to make that improvement happen.
You should critically assess what influenced your score improvements (or lack thereof).
If you took a course and saw good improvements you should consider a private tutor. If your results were disappointing, you should consider whether the teaching style or philosophy of the company was the problem, whether you did not commit to following the approach, or whether you were not able to complete the work due to work or family concerns. If the problem was the teaching style or philosophy then it is best to look into other course providers. If the problem was with your work then you haven't really taken a course and you should take one when you have the time to dedicate to the work.
If you hired a tutor and saw a good increase in your score, you should assess whether that tutor can take you further or whether you need a new voice. If you work well with that tutor and he or she offers the resources and information to take you further, then you should be working with them. If you didn't find the tutor effective or felt you exhausted the resources and materials he or she had to offer, then you should look for a new tutor or a course.
If you did self-study and you saw a great improvement you should look into tutoring. If you saw little or no gain then you should get into a course or hire a tutor as soon as possible.
The GMAT is among the most competitive entrance exams given for post-graduate programs and nobody would dispute that the test has become one of the biggest factors for gaining admission to b-school. By maximizing each learning opportunity, you can realize your highest potential GMAT score and bring yourself closer to your dream schools.
For information on Bell Curves courses or tutoring that could help you take the next step in your GMAT score, visit us at gmat.bellcurves.com.


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Kings Reporter Congratulates Matthew Perry For His Show Being Cancelled [FBHW]
The Kings were playing the Blues during game 6 of the NHL Playoff series when the reporter for the Kings decided to do an interview with Matthew Perry in between periods. This interview took a quick turn towards awkward land when the reporter congratulated Matthew Perry for his show, 'Go On,' being cancelled. We aren't quite sure if he knew he was being a jerk or if he was just oblivious to the fact that the show was cancelled. Watch the clip and let us know what you think.
See what Free Beer and Hot Wings had to say about this awkward interview below.
But that seemed like a real jerk thing to do... "Hey congrats! Boy, it worked out just like your other two series since 'Friends,' huh? You're a real star. Anyway, tell me what you think of hockey." - Free Beer


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Cheryl Waters
Host, KEXP
Cheryl Waters hosts The Midday Show on 90.3 FM KEXP Seattle, and online at KEXP.org. As the On-Air Events Coordinator, Waters also books the artists that perform at the KEXP live in-studio performances, live remote broadcasts and KEXP events.
Waters has been a DJ at KEXP since 1994. Her knowledge of and passion for music, both new and old, is evident in her diverse shows. She was the music critic for Seattle NPR station KUOW for more than 10 years. In addition to music, Waters is passionate about books and film.


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Frying pan pizza
Not good for you? Think again, this easy to make pizza is low fat and full of calcium
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- Healthy
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal331
- fat12g
- saturates4g
- carbs49g
- sugars6g
- fibre3g
- protein10g
- salt0.89g
- 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks
- 1 courgette, thickly sliced
The courgette is a variety of cucurbit, which means it's from the same family as cucumber,…
- 1 red onion, cut into wedges
- 225g self-raising flour
- 2 tbsp olive oil, plus 1 tsp
Olive oilol-iv oyl
Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 5 tbsp fresh tomato pasta sauce
Pasta is the Italian name for Italy's version of a basic foodstuff which is made in many…
- 50g cheddar, grated
Once cheddar was 'Cheddar', a large, hard-pressed barrel of cheese made by a particular…
Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Place the pepper, courgette and red onion on a large non-stick baking tray and drizzle with 1 tsp olive oil. Season well and toss to combine. Roast in the oven for 20 mins until soft and beginning to brown. Set aside.
Heat the grill to medium. Season the flour well and, in a large bowl, mix with the remaining oil and 4-5 tbsp water to form a soft dough. Knead briefly, then roll out on a floured surface to a rough 20cm circle. Transfer the dough to a large ovenproof, non-stick frying pan and fry over a medium heat for 5 mins, until the underside begins to brown. Turn over and cook for a further 5 mins. Spread the tomato sauce over the base, scatter with the roasted veg, then sprinkle with cheddar. Grill the pizza for 3-4 mins until cheese has melted. Serve immediately, sliced into wedges, with a large green salad.
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Make your own tomato sauceFor a simple homemade tomato sauce, soften 1 chopped onion in a little olive oil, then add a 400g can chopped tomatoes, 1 tsp sugar and some seasoning. Simmer until thickened.


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virtual worlds, simulation, gamification
From: Miltenoff, Plamen
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 4:09 PM
To: 'email@example.com'; 'email@example.com'
Cc: Oyedele, Adesegun
Subject: virtual worlds and simulations
Good afternoon
Apologies for any cross posting…
Following a request from fellow faculty at SCSU, I am interested in learning more about any possibilities for using virtual worlds and simulations opportunities [in the MnSCU system] for teaching and learning purposes.
The last I remember was a rather messy divorce between academia and Second Life (the latter accusing an educational institution of harboring SL hackers). Around that time, MnSCU dropped their SL support.
Does anybody have an idea where faculty can get low-cost if not free access to virtual worlds? Any alternatives for other simulation exercises?
Any info/feedback will be deeply appreciated.
After Frustrations in Second Life, Colleges Look to New Virtual Worlds. February 14, 2010
—–Original Message—–
From: Weber, James E.
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 5:41 PM
To: Miltenoff, Plamen Subject: RE: virtual worlds and simulations
Hi Plamen:
I don't use virtual worlds, but I do use a couple of simulations…
I use http://www.glo-bus.com/ extensively in my strategy class. It is a primary integrating mechanism for this capstone class.
I also use http://erpsim.hec.ca/en because it uses and illustrates SAP and process management.
http://www.goventure.net/ is one I have been looking into. Seems more flexible…
From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Brock Dubbels
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 4:29 PM
To: Oyedele, Adesegun
Cc: Miltenoff, Plamen; Gaming and Simulations
Subject: Re: virtual worlds and simulations
That is fairly general
what constitutes programming skill is not just coding, but learning icon-driven actions and logic in a menu
for example, Sketch Up is free. You still have to learn how to use the interface.
there is drag and drop game software, but this is not necessarily a share simulation
From: Kalyvaki, Maria [mailto:email@example.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 4:26 PM
To: Miltenoff, Plamen
Subject: RE: virtual worlds and simulations
I received this email today and I am happy that someone is interested on Second Life. The second life platform and some other virtual worlds are free to use. Depends what are your expectations there that may increase the cost of using the virtual world. I am using some of those virtual worlds and my previous school Texas Tech University was using SL for a course.
Let me know how could I help you with the virtual worlds.
With appreciation,
From: Jane McKinley [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 11:09 AM
To: Miltenoff, Plamen
Cc: Jone Tiffany; Pamm Tranby; Dan Harber
Subject: Virtual worlds
Hi Plamen,
To introduce myself I am the coordinator/ specialist for our real life allied health simulation center at Riverland Community College. Dan Harber passed your message on to me. I have been actively working in SL since 2008. My goal in SL was to do simulation for nursing education. I remember when MnSCU had the island. I tried contacting the lead person at St. Paul College about building a hospital on the island for nursing that would be open to all MN programs, but never could get a response back.
Yes, SL did take the education fees away for a while but they are now back. Second Life is free in of itself, it is finding islands with educational simulations that takes time to explore, but many are free and open to the public. I do have a list of islands that may be of interest to you. They are all health related, but there are science islands such as Genome Island. Matter of fact there is a talk that will be out there tonight about how to do research and conduct fair experiments at 7:00 our time.
I have been lucky to find someone with the same goals as I have. Her name is Jone Tiffany. She is a professor at Bethel University in the nursing program. In the last 4 years we have built an island for nursing education. This consists of a hospital, clinic, office building, classrooms and a library. We also built a simulation center. (Although I accidently removed the floor and some walls in it. Our builder is getting it back together.) There is such a shortage of real mental health and public health sites that a second island is being purchased to meet this request. On that island we are going to build an inner city, urban and rural communities. This will be geared towards meeting those requests. Our law enforcement program at Riverland has voiced an interest in SL with being able to set up virtual crime scenes which could be staged anywhere on the two islands. With the catastrophic natural events and terrorist activities that have occurred recently we will replicate these same communities on the other side of the island only it will be the aftermath of a hurricane and tornado, or flooding. On the other side we could stage the aftermath of a bombing such as what happened in Boston. Victims could transported to the hospital ED. Law enforcement could do an investigation.
We have also been working with the University of Wisconsin, Osh Kosh. They have a plane crash simulation and what we call a grunge house that students go into to see what the living conditions are like for those who live in poverty and what could be done about it.
Since I am not faculty I cannot take our students out to SL, but Jone has had well over 100 of her students in there doing various assignments. She is taking more out this semester. They have done such things as family health assessments and diabetes assessment and have to create a plan of care. She has done lectures out there. So the students come out with their avatars and sit in a classroom. This is a way distant learning can be done but yet be engaged with the students. The beauty of SL is that you can be creative. Since the island is called Nightingale Isle, some of the builds are designed with that theme in mind. Such as the classrooms, they are tiered up a mountain and look like the remains of a bombed out church from the Crimean War, it is one of our favorite spots. We also have an area open on the island for support groups to meet. About 5 years ago Riverland did do a congestive heart failure simulation with another hospital in SL. That faculty person unfortunately has left so we have not been able to continue it, but the students loved it. We did the same scenario with Jones students in the sim center we have and again the students loved it.
The island is private but anyone is welcome to use it. We do this so that we know and can control who is on the island. All that is needed is to let Jone or I know who you are, where are you from (institution), and what is your avatar name. We will friend you in SL and invite you to join the group, then you have access to the island. Both Jone and I are always eager to share what all goes on out there (as you can tell by this e-mail). There is so much potential of what can be done. We have been lucky to be able to hire the builder who builds for the Mayo Clinic. Their islands are next to ours. She replicated the Gonda Building including the million dollar plus chandeliers.
I can send you the list of the health care related islands, there are about 40 of them. I also copied Jone, she can give you more information on what goes into owning an island. We have had our ups and downs with this endeavor but believe in it so much that we have persevered and have a beautiful island to show for it.
Let me if you want to talk more.
Jane (aka Tessa Finesmith-avatar name)
Jane McKinley, RN
College Lab Specialist -Riverland Center for Simulation Learning
Riverland Community College
Austin, MN 55912
507-433-0551 (office)
From: Jeremy Nienow [mailto:email@example.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 10:11 AM
To: Miltenoff, Plamen
Cc: Sue Dion
Subject: Teaching in virtual worlds
A friend here at IHCC sent me your request for information on teaching in low-cost virtual environments.
I like to think of myself on the cusp of gamification and I have a strong background in gaming in general (being a white male in my 30s).
Anyway – almost every MMORPG (Massive Multi-online role playing game) today is set up on a Free to Play platform for its inhabitance.
There are maybe a dozen of these out there right now from Dungeon and Dragons online, to Tera, to Neverwinter Nights…etc.
Its free to download, no subscription fee (like there used to be) and its free to play – how they get the money is they make game items and cool aspects of the game cost money…people pay for the privilege of leveling faster.
So – you could easily have all your students download the game (provided they all have a suitable system and internet access), make an avatar, start in the same place – and teach right from there.
I have thought of doing this for an all online class before, but wanted to wait till I was tenured.
Jeremy L. Nienow, PhD., RPA
Anthropology Faculty
Inver Hills Community College
P.S. Landon Pirius (sp?) who was once at IHCC and now I believe is at North Hennepin maybe… wrote his PhD on teaching in online environments and used World of Warcraft.
From: Gary Abernethy [mailto:email@example.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 8:46 AM
To: Miltenoff, Plamen
Subject: Re: [technology] virtual worlds and simulations
The below are current options I am aware of for VW and SIM . You may also want to take a look at Kuda, in Google code, I worked at SRI when we developed this tool. I am interested in collaboration in this area.
Hope the info helps
Gary Abernethy
Director of eLearning
Academic Affairs
Minneapolis Community and Technical College | 1501 Hennepin Avenue S. | Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone 612-200-5579
email@example.com | http://www.minneapolis.edu
From: John OBrien [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 11:37 PM
To: Miltenoff, Plamen
Subject: RE: virtual worlds and simulations
I doubt this is so helpful, but maybe: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SLED
2 Comments on virtual worlds, simulation, gamification
OpenSim is pretty much a Second Life clone that is run on your own hardware using the standard Second Life client. Seems relatively easy to set up and get going …Reply


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Cecil Gant April4, 1913- February 4, 1951 was a blues musician born here in Nashville. He had a song named "I Wonder" that reached number 1 on the black music charts. He even has a Wikipedia page.
Today I was contacted by someone who was trying to verify where Cecil is buried. He had some information from a book that Cecil was buried in Ohio, but had not found any associations that Cecil may have had to Ohio. His question to me – could I help him locate information that would help confirm where he was buried?
So, me being the obsessive one, had to start looking around to see if I could help him. Fortunately, the Chicago Defender comes to save the day again! I was able to locate some articles from the 1940s that mentioned that Cecil worked and travelled in Cleveland and even owned a nightclub there. I also found an obituary published in the February 17, 1951 issue of the Chicago Defender:
Interestingly enough, this obit does not mention his brother, Earnest, which I found mentioned in a later article from 1956. But, this, combined with the other articles I found, definitely show an association that Cecil had to Cleveland. The next step, locating where he may be buried. I've suggested to the person that contacted me that he try to get his death certificate (freely available on microfilm from the Tennessee State Library & Archives) to see if it is mentioned there. Another possibility would be to track his other family members to see where they may be buried. I'll save that for tomorrow….
UPDATE: as reflected by Chuck's comment on this post, he found him! Chuck called Highland Park Cemetery in Cleveland, one of two cemeteries where blacks were usually buried during that time period, and they confirmed for him that Gant was buried there.


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If you happen to have some 3D glasses handy, you can get a really nice view of Asteroid Vesta, thanks to this 3D image that NASA uploaded, based on two clear filter images.
(Read more about Vesta here and here.)
What the 3D image reveals is that Vesta's had a rough time out there in space. According to NASA:
The anaglyph image shows the rough topography in the south polar area, the large mountain, impact craters, grooves, and steep scarps in three dimensions. The diameter of Vesta is about 330 miles (530 kilometers)
Most of all, this proves that 3D still has some worthwhile uses. Download a super-high-res version at the link. [NASA]


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Página 41 - Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid ; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth ; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
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Casino transformed Lawrenceburg, but at what cost?
Gambling offers benefits, but also risks
Spin the wheel, pull the handle, place your bets! If you love to gamble, you're going to have another choice in just five days.
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati opens to the public Monday, but is it a smart long-term gamble for the city?
No one knows the impact a casino has on a community better than the residents of Lawrenceburg, which has been transformed since Argosy Casino opened in 1996.
It's since changed its name to Hollywood Casino, which at one point generated $60 million per year for the Dearborn County town.
The revenue has paid for new streets, sidewalks, parks and fire stations, and Lawrenceburg Mayor Dennis Carr said the casino has been a boon for the town.
"This town is set up for another 50-75 years," Carr said.
Thousands of jobs were created, and the city's school district hit the jackpot, gaining nearly $1 million per year.
Parents don't buy books, and students who keep a C average or better earn up to $1,800 yearly in college tuition for four years.
Superintendent Karl Galey has seen the benefits first hand.
"When education was cut in the state of Indiana, fortunately, due to the money we received, we were able to receive that money and use it so we did not have to cut any staff or programs during that period of time," Galey said.
More money and programs have equated to higher test scores.
Four years ago, Lawrenceburg High School was rated a D. The graduation rate was about 70 percent. But now the school has earned a B rating and the graduation rate is up to almost 94 percent.
But with gambling and growth comes crime. Dearborn County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard expected an increase in crime, but he's been surprised by how much.
He compared the trade-off to making a deal with the devil.
"It always sounds good, but then down the road, it's not nearly as good as the deal you got," Negangard said.
In 1995, before the casino opened, Negangard's office prosecuted 200 felonies in the county.
Last year, they had more than 1,000. His office has added prosecutors, cops and jail space just to handle the case load.
"We've had lots of dangerous people come through the casino," Negangard said. "We've had some very big drug dealers come through the casino."
The deck is now stacked against Lawrenceburg. The extra money the city's been used to is dwindling.
Last year revenue at Hollywood dropped more than 9 percent, attendance was off 14 percent and last September, about 160 workers were let go.
The city is feeling the pinch, too. Last year, revenue for Lawrenceburg was down almost $15 million from the best year, in 2006.
Carr admits with the Horseshoe opening up in Cincinnati next week, Lawrenceburg's luck may be running out.
He's bracing for a 30 percent to 40 percent decrease in revenue this year.
"The jobs, I don't anticipate laying off right now, but you never know," Carr said.


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CNM Chronicle editor Jyllian Roach speaks out
"What were you thinking?"
"Why a sex issue?"
Before Tuesday, I've never had so many people interested in my thoughts. The idea for an issue based on sex and sexuality first came up in Sept. 2012. The CNM Chronicle managing editor at the time and I had been kicking around all sorts of ideas for a special edition; when I suggested sex and sexuality, we immediately agreed.
The very first article we had decided on was the center spread. "A Rainbow of Sexuality" was something that was very important to me and I knew that no matter what else went into that edition, a round table interview would be the centerpiece.
Every week after, I would tell the writers to come up with ideas and keep a running list of things they thought might be interesting. Just before spring break, we selected the articles that would go into the issue. Everyone on the staff contributed something to the creation of this issue. It mattered to them as much as it mattered to me.
So why do it?
Because we do not talk about sex openly. Sex, sexuality, gender identity and masturbation: these are not dirty words. It is not wrong to talk about these concepts and practices. People have sex. Our parents did it, we do it and, one day, our kids will do it, too. Not talking about these things puts people at risk, not just for pregnancy and STD/STIs, but for abusive relationships, misguided decisions and self-loathing.
From the beginning, my goal was to educate. I wanted to honestly discuss topics that were relevant to the times. Suicide rates among LGBT teens have skyrocketed. The Boy Scouts of America are being boycotted for kicking out gay members. The Girl Scouts of the USA are being boycotted for allowing transgendered children to join. E.L. James' "50 Shades" trilogy has sold millions of copies and will soon be a adapted into a movie, all while giving a drastically incomplete and sensationalized view of the BDSM community. Realistically, we are an office of 13 people who write for an audience of 30,000. We cannot change the world, but we had the opportunity and an obligation to inform our readers and if even a single person walked away better informed about sex and sexuality, then we made a difference.
We expected disagreement. I learned when I first began working for the Chronicle that pleasing everyone all at once is the sort of goal that will drive a person crazy. I wanted feedback, especially from those who disagreed. I wanted to have open discussions about what others thought was right, wrong or just plain left out. Those comments are what will allow me to do my job better next time.
I thought others would be open to that, too. I believed that I and my staff would be respected as journalists and adults and that those who were offended or upset by the issue would talk to us, as has always been the case in the past. But then, I have always been a bit of an idealist. The up-side to this whole affair is that our issue reached more readers than we expected.
People throughout the nation, and even on other continents, have read all about sex and sexuality. Some of those people may have been offended or disturbed, and that's okay; it is not mandatory to agree with newspapers, but we can be sure now that we reached and educated at least one person.


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This module has a serial interface; therefore it only requires connecting 4 pins: Tx, Rx, 3V3 and Ground, as shown in this image.
- default serial baud rate is 57600; since this rate is too high for SoftwareSerial library, a hardware port should be used;
- requires 3V3 for power and level shifting for Rx signal (5V to 3V3);
- physical interface is a 2x4 pin male header;
- firmware can be upgraded to a version that allows 9600 baud rate;
- can be used either as client or server.
It took me about half an hour to do it, following these steps.
- cut a piece of 2-mm perfboard to the XBee dimensions;
- solder two 10-pin the 2-mm-spaced male headers on the sides;
- desolder (using wick) the 2x4 header;
- mechanically attach the header-less ESP8266 module to the XBee perfbord, by soldering 4 pins into the corner holes, aligned with holes in the perfboard;
- wire the pins 1, 2, 3 and 10 of the Xbee-type module to pins Vcc, Tx, Rx and Gnd of the ESP8266 module respectively.
And now a few photos. Start with these (XBee shown for comparison purpose):
to make this:
Then plug it any Xbee socket, like one on Wise Clock 4:
or Adafruit XBee adapter:
Hopefully now more people can try adding new WiFi features to their Wise Clocks without breaking the bank (paying $35 for WiFly).


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Wear Test: Lion Brand Cotton-Ease
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Oh Cotton-Ease, how sad I was to see your misguided manufacturer chose to discontinue you – such a wonderful cotton – only to promote its excess of crappy yarns. We knitters pleaded with said manufacturer to bring you back and voila! You've returned in better, less eye-searing colors.
Nothing beats Cotton-Ease for hard-wearing children's knits. Cascade 220 is great for outerwear but Cotton-Ease needs no qualifiers: it is the perfect choice anytime. It feels like cotton, washes like acrylic sans pills, softens like denim and offers a stunningly low cost per yard. I'm tempted to buy a few cases of this yarn before Lion Brand realizes that it actually makes a good product and decides to triple the price.
These were two hastily knit sweaters from my last fortnight of pregnancy (ah, nesting…) They have both seen quite a bit of wear and look just as good as the day they were finished.
Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton-Ease
Pattern: Debbie Bliss Special Knits
Needles: US 7
Pattern: My Seed Stitch Baby Hoodie
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May 17, 2012
News Update: May 17, 2012
Remember a few years ago when the Muppets were never on television? Yeah... me too. Aren't you so glad that's changed? Nowadays we get Muppets on TV at least once a month! And May is no different, as Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy are scheduled to appear on ABC's The Bachelorette this coming Monday, May 21st. We have a short clip of their appearance thanks to our friends at StitchKingdom.com and Disney/ABC! Check it out below:
The fine folks at Garmin GPS have released some exciting new character voices for their GPS that will give you directions to wherever you need to go (probably). Now, if you own a Garmin, you can get your directions from Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch! You can hear our furry pals give some guiding advice on the Garmin Voices website and purchase the content from there as well! Anybody want to donate a Garmin GPS to The Muppet Mindset? For... business purposes, of course!
It's always a rare treat for Muppet fans when Frank Oz gets interviewed in an official capacity. Well, that just happened again, with this brief interview with Entertainment Weekly magazine. In which he discusses the remake of his classic Little Shop of Horrors. But what is more interesting to us Muppet fans is his discussion of the new Muppet movie, The Muppets, and his attempts to not have "sour grapes" about it. He seems semi-positive about it--at least about the characters being back in the public eye, which is a lot more positive than he was last year.
Speaking of interviews with awesome people, friend of the blog and Muppeteer extraordinaire Matt Vogel was recently interviewed for Dramatics Magazine. In the interview, Matt discusses playing Big Bird, working with the other Muppeteers, performing Jerry Nelson's characters, and the World Premiere of The Muppets (where we ran into each other). There's a moment in the interview where he talks about coming off of the green carpet to sign things for the fans, and I'm proud to say that I was the first fan he talked to when he came over there! Anyway... check out the interview because it's absolutely fantastic.
Finally, we have yet another beyond incredible video of Muppeteer legend and friend of the blog Jerry Nelson recording the song "Little Red" for his beautiful, amazing album Truro Daydreams (which you absolutely have to buy right now). What makes this video even more spectacular is the added vocals of two more friends of the blog and Muppeteer legends: Kevin Clash and Fran Brill, who provide the voices of the Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood. Plus, a brief appearance from Carroll Spinney! The video comes straight from Muppet writer/Jim Henson Legacy coordinator Craig Shemin, whom you should follow on Twitter... after you watch the video, of course.
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Having read Franks interview I think he was remarkably diplomatic. I think Disney did a fantastic(!!!!) job with "The Muppets", truly truly great. But it was definitely "Disney's The Muppets". The characters were very tame when compared to "Jim Henson's the Muppets". But, at the end of the day, Disney own them, for better or for worse and I am truly grateful that they are back in the limelight where they belong. As long as Disney move forward with the Muppets and avoid moving backwards, producing horrendous productions like Studio DC, I'll be one happy fan!ReplyDelete
- Nic KramerThursday, May 17, 2012 at 4:13:00 PM CDT
They're only tame because they are starting to take medium steps before going back to big steps (they're done with baby steps). I have the feeling they will get less tame. It'll just take time.ReplyDelete
I wish I knew what the story was. Frank Oz just keeps on talking in riddles about this.ReplyDelete


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"Our task as men is to find the few principles that will calm the infinite anguish of free souls. We must mend what has been torn apart, make justice imaginable again in a world so obviously unjust, give happiness a meaning once more to peoples poisoned by the misery of the century. Naturally, it is a superhuman task. But superhuman is the term for tasks men take a long time to accomplish, that's all."
—Albert Camus, "The Almond Trees"
We have to be moderate here. The Raiders are not back.
The Raiders' odds of making the playoffs this season are not very good. They have a killer schedule the rest of the way, having to go to Pittsburgh, Kansas City, and San Diego, not to mention tough home dates with Miami and Indianapolis. I don't see them winning more than one of those games.
But we also have to understand how low Oakland had fallen these last seven years. Not only were the Raiders never in the playoffs, they were never in playoff contention. They hadn't won three in a row since 2002, hadn't been over .500 in November since 2002. As bad as the Bills and Lions have been in that stretch, they've at least had years that looked promising. Buffalo was 4-0 two years ago; Detroit was 6-2 three seasons ago.
Not the Raiders. Here are Oakland's records through nine games in each of the last seven seasons: 2-7, 2-7, 2-7, 2-7, 3-6, 3-6, 2-7. So when we say they haven't been over .500 in November since 2002, we also have to point out that they haven't been .500 in November since 2002. They haven't been within a game of being .500 in November since 2002.