Welcome back Sopes - you crazy haired roid monkey. Here's hoping he's a bit more mature on the ice and will have a few less give aways. Liking what I'm seeing - good attitudes between Brent and Smolinski. Bad day for the Oilers though. HAAHAAA. Happy Moose Day ya poof.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
Sunday, February 25, 2007
The Chimps may be getting ready to fuck us all up: Beware and be afraid;very afraid:
Chimpanzees in Senegal have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates, according to a study in the journal Current Biology.
Researchers documented 22 cases of chimps fashioning tools to jab at smaller primates sheltering in cavities of hollow branches or tree trunks.
The report's authors, Jill Pruetz and Paco Bertolani, said the finding could have implications for human evolution.
Chimps had not been previously observed hunting other animals with tools.
Pruetz and Bertolani made the discovery at their research site in Fongoli, Senegal, between March 2005 and July 2006.
"There were hints that this behaviour might occur, but it was one time at a different site," said Jill Pruetz, assistant professor of anthropology at Iowa State University, US.
"While in Senegal for the spring semester, I saw about 13 different hunting bouts. So it really is habitual."
Jabbing weapon
Chimpanzees were observed jabbing the spears into hollow trunks or branches, over and over again. After the chimp removed the tool, it would frequently smell or lick it.
In the vast majority of cases, the chimps used the tools in the manner of a spear, not as probes. The researchers say they were using enough force to injure an animal that may have been hiding inside.
However, they did not photograph the behaviour, or capture it on film.
Senegal chimp Image: Iowa State University
Adolescent females exhibited the behaviour most frequently (Image: M Gaspersic)
In one case, Pruetz and Bertolani, from the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies in Cambridge, UK, witnessed a chimpanzee extract a bushbaby with a spear.
In most cases, the Fongoli chimpanzees carried out four or more steps to manufacture spears for hunting.
In all but one of the cases, chimps broke off a living branch to make their tool. They would then trim the side branches and leaves.
In a number of cases, chimps also trimmed the ends of the branch and stripped it of bark. Some chimps also sharpened the tip of the tool with their teeth.
Chimpanzees in Senegal have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates, according to a study in the journal Current Biology.
Researchers documented 22 cases of chimps fashioning tools to jab at smaller primates sheltering in cavities of hollow branches or tree trunks.
The report's authors, Jill Pruetz and Paco Bertolani, said the finding could have implications for human evolution.
Chimps had not been previously observed hunting other animals with tools.
Pruetz and Bertolani made the discovery at their research site in Fongoli, Senegal, between March 2005 and July 2006.
"There were hints that this behaviour might occur, but it was one time at a different site," said Jill Pruetz, assistant professor of anthropology at Iowa State University, US.
"While in Senegal for the spring semester, I saw about 13 different hunting bouts. So it really is habitual."
Jabbing weapon
Chimpanzees were observed jabbing the spears into hollow trunks or branches, over and over again. After the chimp removed the tool, it would frequently smell or lick it.
In the vast majority of cases, the chimps used the tools in the manner of a spear, not as probes. The researchers say they were using enough force to injure an animal that may have been hiding inside.
However, they did not photograph the behaviour, or capture it on film.
Senegal chimp Image: Iowa State University
Adolescent females exhibited the behaviour most frequently (Image: M Gaspersic)
In one case, Pruetz and Bertolani, from the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies in Cambridge, UK, witnessed a chimpanzee extract a bushbaby with a spear.
In most cases, the Fongoli chimpanzees carried out four or more steps to manufacture spears for hunting.
In all but one of the cases, chimps broke off a living branch to make their tool. They would then trim the side branches and leaves.
In a number of cases, chimps also trimmed the ends of the branch and stripped it of bark. Some chimps also sharpened the tip of the tool with their teeth.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Sunday, February 18, 2007
There is still hope:
VANCOUVER (CP) - The rock band the Police will play additional shows in Montreal and Vancouver.
An extra show was added to each city after tickets sold out the day they were put on sale.
The trio are scheduled to kick off their tour in Vancouver on May 28. The Montreal stop is July 25.
Tickets for the additional shows go on sale Feb. 26.
This will be the band's first tour since the 1980s. It was announced Monday, a day after the Police performed on the Grammy Awards show.
A portion of the proceeds from this tour will be donated to WaterAid, an anti-poverty organization that seeks to provide poor people access to safe water.
VANCOUVER (CP) - The rock band the Police will play additional shows in Montreal and Vancouver.
An extra show was added to each city after tickets sold out the day they were put on sale.
The trio are scheduled to kick off their tour in Vancouver on May 28. The Montreal stop is July 25.
Tickets for the additional shows go on sale Feb. 26.
This will be the band's first tour since the 1980s. It was announced Monday, a day after the Police performed on the Grammy Awards show.
A portion of the proceeds from this tour will be donated to WaterAid, an anti-poverty organization that seeks to provide poor people access to safe water.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Well well well. I'm 34 yrs old and heading back to school. Took the apprenticeship for Industrial Warehousing at work yesterday. I hadn't cracked a book and kicked ass on the entrance exam. Funny story about that; I'm writing with three fuzzy faced kiddo new hires - right out of school. Think they passed - uh uh; nope! And ask the Doc math isn't my strong suit. Regardless I'll be getting my ticket - spending six weeks a year (for three) down at lovely Kwantlen. Not sure which campus yet. I'll also be earning way less cash in the short term; only to see it go crazy high once I'm done the course. None the less; I'll truly miss those I work with now. Not to mention the big toys - I mean really: how many of us get to play in the worlds biggest sandbox with the worlds biggest toys? Sigh......
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