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Alex Mustard Seminar - Feb. 15th
Wetpixel Admin and award-winning photographer Alex Mustard will be giving a talk at the February BSOUP meeting in London entitled: TECHNICAL TALK - ALEX MUSTARD: SHOOTING FISH. According to Alex, "Taking pictures of the cool fish we see while diving is what prompted many of us to pick up cameras in the first place" says Alex. "However, great fish photos remain elusive and are always a challenge". Alex will share his tips for finding and getting close to the subject. He will also discuss various options for framing, lighting and composing fish images. As ever, Alex's talk will be full of tips and ideas to try so don't forget your pen and paper." Not only will this talk be of interest to digital photography enthusiasts, but it will also appeal to all photographers with an interest in natural history subjects.
X-Ray Magazine Issue #9 available for download
Our friends over at X-Ray Magazine have released issue #9, which is available for download (free!) in PDF format. As usual, you can download either the entire magazine or individual sections separately. I highly recommend the download; as usual, the issue is filled with fantastic underwater images.
Issue #9 blurb: "FOCUS: PHILIPPINES: Dumaguate - Ligpo Island - Malapascua - Dauin - Profile: Phil Nyutten :: Guadalupe Sharks :: Worlds Deepest Wreck Dive :: Portfolio: Ray Troll : Valentines Gifts :: The First Frogmen, part 2 :: Nova Scotia :: Photography and Travelling"
The Stress Relief Button
Travel is a very stressful adventure for the underwater photographer. Many of the world's best dive locations are remote, situated far from mankind's influence. The lack of civilisation that makes these spots so desirable environmentally also ensures that there is not a handy camera shop on the corner waiting to fix any problems.
Our worries get a lot worse when we start to take pictures. Before shooting digital, I spent almost 20 years exposing film underwater, and whenever I was away I would have no real idea how I was doing. Certainly experience reassures us we are doing fine, but we can only remember what it looked like through the viewfinder and hope that our black box of mechanics and electronics is working properly…
Aquatica bundles Henrichs Weikamp iTTL converters
Aquatica is making available on all of its housings the Heinrichs Weikamp ittl converter. This small unobtrusive adaptor connects discretely inside the housing between the bulkhead and hot shoe adaptor allowing full ittl capability with many different strobes. Although it is currently incorporating the converter into only its Nikon-base housings, it will soon add this board to its Canon line as well. Aquatica will also retrofit this board into all of their older housings on request.
UnderwaterPhotography.com announces contest winners
UnderwaterPhotography.com has announced the winners of its 2005 photo contest. Winners include Wetpixel members Rand McMeins, Luiz Rocha, Todd Mintz, Karl Dietz, Mr. Stratoudakis, and more. Congratulations! Head over there to check them all out.
Deep Sea 3D to debut on March 3rd
Los Angeles, California, January 23, 2006—Dive in beginning March 3rd when Deep Sea 3D debuts at select IMAX, IMAX 3D and IMAX Dome theatres. Through the magic of IMAX 3D technology, audiences will be transported below the ocean surface to swim with some of the planet's most unique, dangerous and colorful creatures, from the unusual Wolf Eel to the Giant Pacific Octopus.
Deep Sea 3D brings moviegoers face to face with these underwater inhabitants to witness their peculiar and amazing behavior as they rely on one another for survival. It is directed by world-renowned underwater cinematographer, Howard Hall, produced by Toni Myers and Michele Hall, executive produced by Graeme Ferguson and narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, with an original score by Danny Elfman…
Wetpixel Google Toolbar Buttons
I've just created Wetpixel custom search buttons for the new version of the Google Toolbar. The buttons will allow you to access and search Wetpixel and the Wetpixel forums with a single click of your mouse! Eventually, one of the buttons will also read Wetpixel's RSS feed, which will always show you the last articles posted on the front page. The new version of Google Toolbar is Windows/IE-only, but should trickle to Firefox soon.
Install now: [wetpixel main] [wetpixel forums]
Nature's Best Exhibit at the Smithsonian
Eric Cheng (that's me!) has posted photos of the Nature's Best Awards exhibit at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History in Washington DC. Many of the images shown at the exhibit are incredible, and I highly recommend checking it out if you're in the DC area and enjoy wildlife photography. [exhibit photos] [contest win announcement]
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Harvey Pollack, Inventive Statistician in N.B.A. From Day 1, Dies at 93
Pollack, who was associated mostly with the Philadelphia 76ers, was a mastermind of N.B.A. statistical innovation dating to the league's creation in 1946.
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The star receiver for the New York Titans and the Oakland Raiders in the 1960s was a persistent voice protesting the segregation encountered by the pro football players of his time.
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If we look at the company's earnings surprise history over the
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Today Woods shares the B-side of the recently released 7" single for "Cali In a Cup," you can listen to "Give Your Light Off" here. The band has also added even more dates to their Fall tour. SPIN is still streaming Woods' new LP, Bend Beyond in full, listen here.
Two weeks ago, the band premiered the first video from the album , the Adarsha Benjamin-directed "Cali In a Cup," filmed on Super 8 at and around this year's Woodsist Festival in Big Sur, CA. The band launches a national tour in Atlanta on Sept. 26 where they will team up at various points with White Fence, Widowspeak, Purling Hiss and The Walkmen.
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A mechanism for assigning an actuator to a device. It includes a transmitter on the device side for transmitting a scanning signal as well as a processing unit on the actuator side which include means for receiving scanning signals and which emits a contact signal when a scanning signal matches a previously defined reference signal. The processing system emits the contact signal only at the end of a predetermined time delay, which is characteristic for a specific actuator, after receiving the scanning signal.
1. A system comprising:
a device including a transmitter which transmits a scanning signal; and
at least one actuator assigned to the device, the at least one actuator including a processing unit, the processing unit having an arrangement which receives the scanning signal,
wherein, if the scanning signal matches a predetermined reference signal, the processing unit transmits a contact signal to the device, the contact signal being transmitted after a predetermined time delay period, from a receipt of the scanning signal, expires, and
wherein the device assigns a further predetermined time delay period to an unassigned actuator in order to train the unassigned actuator, the further predetermined time delay period characterizing the unassigned actuator.
2. The system according to
3. The system according to
4. The system according to
5. The system according to
6. The system according to
7. The system according to
8. A method for assigning at least one actuator to a device, comprising the steps of:
transmitting a scanning signal using a transmitter which is situated in the device;
receiving the scanning signal using an arrangement of a processing unit, the processing unit being situated in the at least one actuator;
if the scanning signal matches a predetermined reference signal, transmitting a contact signal to the device using the processing unit, the contact signal being transmitted after a predetermined time delay period, from a receipt of the scanning signal, expires; and
assigning a further predetermined time delay period to an unassigned actuator by the device in order to train the unassigned actuator, the further predetermined time delay period characterizing the unassigned actuator.
9. The method according to
10. The method according to
transmitting the contact signal within a predetermined response time period.
11. The method according to
detecting the at least one actuator as a function of a time period when the contact signal is received by an analyzing arrangement of the device.
12. The method according to
detecting a plurality of actuators;
after the detecting step, selecting a particular actuator of the plurality of actuators using the device; and
subjecting the particular actuator, using the device, to an assignment verification check procedure.
13. The method according to
triggering a transmission of the scanning signal as a function of an actuation of one of the mechanical actuator, the electric actuator and the electro-optical actuator; and
assigning one of the mechanical actuator, the electric actuator and the electro-optical actuator to the device.
14. The method according to
The present invention relates to a mechanism for assigning an actuator to a device mechanism of this type, in the form of an access control system, is known from European Patent Application No. 285 419. The mechanism described enables an interrogation unit to unambiguously identify an assigned transponder from a group of multiple transponders located at the same time within access range of the interrogation unit through step-by-step interrogation of the transponder codes. The latter are designed in the form of multi-digit binary words. During the first interrogation step, the interrogation unit checks whether the first digit in the binary code word corresponds to the first digit of a reference code word provided in the interrogation unit. The transponders for which this check has a negative result are ignored for the remainder of the check. In a second interrogation step, the interrogation unit checks the remaining transponders to see whether the second digit in their binary code words correspond to the second digit of the reference code word in the interrogation unit. This process is repeated until only one transponder remains whose entire binary code corresponds to the reference code in the interrogation unit. To unambiguously identify one of 2n transponders, at least n such interrogation steps are needed. Selecting a specific transponder from a number of transponders in this manner qualifies the known mechanism for access protection applications, especially for situations in which an adequate amount of time is available for performing the identification process. In practice, however, the assignment of an actuator to a corresponding device must frequently be done as quickly as possible, for example in access systems for locking and unlocking doors.
The object of the present invention is to provide an assignment mechanism which makes an unambiguous assignment quickly, at the same time guaranteeing adequate security.
This object is achieved by a mechanism with the features of the main claim. According to the present invention enables one or more actuators from a group of actuators to be clearly identified in just one interrogation-response step. To provide security for the assignment made, this step is suitably followed by an exchange of changing, encrypted codes between the participating elements. The mechanism according to the present invention makes it possible to assign multiple authorized actuators to a single device. After being interrogated by a scanning signal emitted by the device, each actuator responds at the end of a period of time that is characteristic for that specific actuator. In a preferred application in doors, the transmission of a scanning signal by the device, for example the door locking mechanism, is suitably triggered when the door handle is pressed. In one advantageous embodiment, the mechanism according to the present invention makes it possible to train the new actuators to the corresponding device. For this, it is useful for one of the actuators to be specially marked, and a training of new actuators is possible only if the specially marked actuator is located within the communication range of the device.
Actuator 20 has a transceiver 21 corresponding to the transceiver on the device side for receiving signals transmitted by device 10 or sending contactlessly transmittable signals to device 10. Like in the device, a decoder 22 for encrypting encoded signals is connected downstream from transceiver 21. To decode the signals, the decoder is also connected to a memory 31, whose contents correspond to those of memory 31 on-the device side, and in which, in particular, the cryptic key code used for signal encryption in device 10 is stored. Also connected to decoder 22 is a microprocessor 24, which processes the signals received via transceiver 21 and encoder 22 and initiates subsequent actions depending on the result. Microprocessor 24 controls, in particular, the transmission of signals to device 10 via transceiver 21. Transmission is usually encrypted to prevent monitoring or emulation. For this purpose, an encoder 23, which is also connected to memory 31, is connected between microprocessor 24 and transceiver 21 (just like in the device) in order to carry out the encoding function. Microprocessor 24 is also assigned a storage device 25. It includes, in particular, a storage space 16 for storing a serial number, a storage space 26 for storing a group number, and a storage space 27 for storing a manufacturer code. The latter code is assigned by the manufacturer of actuator 20 and unambiguously identifies the latter. The serial number is a code that is characteristic of the overall mechanism composed of device 10 and actuator 20. It is suitably defined by the manufacturer or possibly by the user of the overall mechanism and is identical to serial number 16 provided in device 10. The group number is used to distinguish between multiple actuators 20 having the same serial number. It is defined by the user when the mechanism is used. Memory 25 also contains usage information 28 for defining the range of functions of corresponding actuator 20. If used in a vehicle, for example, usage information 28 can limit the valid action radius of an actuator 20 to a specific value. In an alternative embodiment, usage information 28 can also be stored in the memory of device 10.
A radio link 30 for sending contactlessly transmittable signals between transceiver 11 on the device side and receiver 21 on the actuator side is located between device 10 and actuator 20. Signals emitted by transceiver 11 on the device side simultaneously reach all actuators 20 located within their range. Infrared signals or high-frequency signals are suitably used as signals.
The mode of operation of the mechanism illustrated in
If the check performed in Step 104 reveals that the received serial number corresponds to stored serial number 16, microprocessor 24 prepares a response in the form of a contact signal. The contact signal is a short, simple signal, for example group number 26 of corresponding actuator 20 in bit-encoded form. Like the scanning signal, it is not encrypted. Processor 24 transmits it at the end of a period of time after receiving the scanning signal that is characteristic for actuator 20. The contact signal is then transmitted in a time window of a predetermined length (Step 105). The length of the time window is set so that the contact signal can be reliably assigned by both actuator 20 and the device.
Microprocessor 13 now detects actuators 20 that are present by checking time windows F0 to F7 in which contact signals were received (Step 106). By repeating this process m times, it checks the maximum number (m) of time windows to which actuators can be assigned (Step 107). Actuators 20 present are noted by making entries in memory 15 (Step 103). If no actuators (20) are detected, a cancel signal is generated (Steps 108, 111). Once actuators 20 present have been detected, the mode is set (Step 109); the possible modes are assign and teach, as well as additional functions such as delete, block, enable, and the like. For this purpose, microprocessor 13 checks whether a command exists for selecting teach mode. If so, it continues by executing step 200 as explained below. If this command does not exist, microprocessor 13 reaches a decision as to which of existing actuators 20 should participate in the rest of the assignment communication process (Step 110). This decision can be reached, for example, by ranking actuators 20, with somewhat different ranges of functions being assigned to actuators 20. For applications in motor vehicles, for example, specific actuators 20 can be assigned a limited geographical area within which the vehicle can be operated with the actuator. Microprocessor 13 identifies the actuator selected from among actuators 20 present by transmitting its group number. All other actuators 20 present that have different group numbers no longer participate in the remainder of the communication process.
Device 10 then subjects selected actuator 20 to an assignment verification check. In the example, this is done using the known challenge-response method. Via its transceiver 11, device 10 transmits an encrypted challenge signal which is destined for selected actuator 20 and is executed only by the latter (Step 112). At the same time, microprocessor 13 on the device side detects an expected response signal. This signal is calculated from the challenge signal according to a predetermined algorithm, using the cryptic key stored in memory 31 and manufacturer code 17 provided in memory 15. This ensures the uniqueness of the response signal and thus the ability to distinguish between actuators within the group. Meanwhile, the challenge signal is received by transceiver 21 in actuator 20, decoded in decoder 22 with the help of cryptic key 31, and supplied to microprocessor 24. The latter derives a response signal from the received challenge signal in the same manner as microprocessor 13 on the device side and sends it back to device 10 (Step 114). There the signal is received by transceiver 1, decoded in decoder 12, and supplied to microprocessor 13. The latter compares it to the previously generated expected response signal (Step 116). If the two signals do not match, device 10 and actuator 20 do not belong to each other. Processor 13 then initiates a suitable follow-up action, for example it disables device 10 so that it cannot be used (Step 117). In addition, it can be useful to alert the user that an assignment was not made, for example using optical or acoustic indicators.
Further follow-up actions can also be provided, for example repetition of the assignment process, starting with Step 112 or Step 102. If, as the result of the check and Step 116, the response signal returned by actuator 20 does match the previously generated expected response signal, a confirmation that the assignment is correct is issued. It can be useful for this to take place in a form that can be perceived visually or acoustically by the user, and to cause device 10 to be enabled, for example (Step 118).
Mechanism 10, 20, 30 described above permits, through training, new, in particular factory-new actuators 20 to also be assigned to an existing device 10. This type of new assignment is carried out as illustrated by the flowchart in FIG. 4. The suffix added to each process step in the form of the letters B or G again reveals whether that process step takes place in device 10(G) or in actuator 20(B). The training of actuators 20 to be newly assigned initially takes place in the same manner as the assignment, illustrated in
If the check in Step 202 reveals that the main actuator is present, it is subjected to an assignment verification check (Step 203) according to Steps 102 to 118. If the incorrect assignment was made, the teach mode is canceled (Step 201). If a correct assignment between the main actuator and the device is determined, microprocessor 13 checks, on the basis of directory 18, whether there are any more available group numbers not yet assigned to an actuator and whether any further actuators 20 can be assigned to device 10 (Step 204). If not, it cancels the teach mode again (Step 201). If the answer is yes, microprocessor 13 transmits a null scanning signal (Step 205). The structure of the null scanning signal is identical to that of a scanning signal that is emitted during normal operation in Step 104 and is also not encrypted. The serial number, however, is replaced by a new serial number characteristic of brand-new actuators 20. If binary serial numbers are used, they are composed, for example, of a simple sequence of zeros. Any brand-new actuators 20 located within the active range of radio link 30 receive the null scanning signal. Each of their microprocessors 24 then randomly selects a time window in which it sends a contact signal back to device 10 (Step 206). To do this, it links, for example, manufacturer code 27 provided in memory 25 to a random number generated by microprocessor 24. Meanwhile, device 10 checks for receipt of contact signals following the transmission of the null scanning signal (Step 208). If microprocessor 13 determines that no contact signal was received, it cancels the teach mode (Step 201). However, if microprocessor 13 determines that a contact signal produced by a null scanning signal was received in a time window, it transmits a control signal (Step 210), which immediately switches any other existing actuators 20 to idle mode, including those which send a contact signal in a later time window. Microprocessor 13 then repeats Steps 205 to 210 with detected actuators 20 a specific number of times, i.e., k times, where k is an integer, in order to ensure that only one actuator 20 participates in the new assignment communication process even if multiple new actuators 20 to be assigned have responded in the same time window. When only one active actuator 20 to be taught remains within the range of radio link 30, microprocessor 13 transmits serial number 16, cryptic key code 31, and a characteristic group number 26 to be assigned later on to actuator 20. Actuator 20 transfers transmitted code information 16, 26, 31 to the spaces provided for them in memory 25, which are still free at this point. After code information 16, 26, 31 has been successfully transmitted and stored, actuator 20 sends an acknowledgment signal to device 10. This can be, for example, manufacturer number 27. It is stored by microprocessor 13 on the device side and causes a disable command to be sent to actuator 20. This command causes serial number 16 previously read to memory 26 and the cryptic code information stored in memory 31 to be read- and write-protected. Actuator 20 is then assigned to device 10. In subsequent Step 220, device 10 then sends a wake-up command, which is used to reactivate any additional actuators 20 that were placed in sleep mode. Device 10 can then be taught to respond to additional new actuators 20 to be assigned by repeating steps 202 and following.
The mechanism described above can be designed and modified in many different ways, at the same time retaining the basic idea of identifying actuators on the basis of the time at which they respond to a scanning signal. This applies, for example, to the structure of the device and actuators, to the layout and sequence of process steps, and possibly to the implementation of the access verification check or the form and structure of the code information exchanged via the radio link.
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I come here from time to time and try and keep up with all the blu-ray vs hd-dvd stuff and I see 7 pages of
disk and 3 pages of
, what is going on, I thought all of you were hardcore hd-dvd people. Since blu-ray has moved to VC-1 ( I think thats right? ) everyone is now moving over?
I don't know...to me it's just a matter of things balancing out. The forum was very anti-blu-ray/pro HD DVD b/c
HD DVD users were posting. Hardly anyone had the capability to play blu-ray titles at the time so there wasn't much reason for any blu-ray info to be posted. Now you have several people with the capability to play blu-ray titles and once people saw there wasn't much difference (i.e. blu-ray isn't the devil), they started voicing their support/opinions/info, etc. So basically, now it's much more balanced b/c you have HD DVD users AND blu-ray users posting instead of just HD DVD users.
Heh, the blu-ray titles thread probably has a lot of pages b/c I've bought a lot of titles. My preference for blu-ray is mostly b/c I'd much rather use the PS3 as a player (my HD DVD player is the x360 addon) and partly b/c I think blu-ray has a better selection of titles available (so far). There are titles I want in both formats though, hence a player for each. Anyway, it doesn't really have much to do with the format itself since I don't notice any difference, most of the time (when I do, it's usually on the early MPEG-2 blu-ray titles).
Blu-ray hasn't moved exclusively to VC-1. They still use MPEG-2, AVC (MPEG-4) and VC-1. It's mostly the dual-format titles that end up with VC-1 on blu-ray. A lot of the newer blu-ray only titles use AVC but there are still a lot of MPEG-2 titles also though.
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|Tomato soup
|1 Can (10 oz)
|Dried minced onion
|2 Tablespoon
|1⁄8 Teaspoon
|2 Dash (adjust quantity as per taste)
|1 Dash (adjust quantity as per taste)
|Dill seed
|1 1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|1 1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Dry yeast
|1⁄4 Ounce (1 envelope)
|1 Tablespoon
|Warm water
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) (100 Degree F)
|Unsifted all purpose flour
|6 1⁄4 Cup (100 tbs)
In a small saucepan mix soup with 3/4 cup water and add onion and soda.
Stir and scald.
Pour into a large mixing bowl and add spice, dill seed, oil and salt.
Let cool to lukewarm.
Dissolve yeast and sugar in 1/2 cup warm water and add to lukewarm tomato mixture.
Now beat in some of the flour, scraping the bowl occasionally.
When batter begins climbing the beaters scrape and remove them.
Stir and then knead in more flour and continue kneading until dough is smooth and elastic.
Cut dough in half and form into 2 loaves.
Drop into 2 well-oiled loaf pans and cover.
Let rise until doubled and bake at 375F for 35 to 40 minutes.
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Yes. A few pistols, shotguns, and some old 30:06's.
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Interested but all the ranges and clubs nearest me are still over an hours drive. A lot of them aren't accepting new members and indeed don't seem very inclusive which is kind of a bummer.
I believe there is one range which allows non-member, non-permit holders to walk-in and shoot so maybe I'll check that out sometime.
I've fired a couple of guns. A FNP 9mm, AR-15, M249 SAW, and an old Mossberg 12 gauge.
If you have never fired a gun before, I would suggest to at least try it once. In a safe environment of course. Who knows maybe you will enjoy yourself. Whether you enjoy the experience or not, you will definitely gain a new respect for guns.
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All the time, I shoot sporting clays at least a couple times a month. It's a lot of fun.
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Yeah, a lot as a kid. I don't really like it.
It's one of those things too many people do without respecting, and when I do it that's what I think about the most. About all the things that can go wrong and all the ways people treat what they are doing as an afterthought. It reminds me of driving, now that I'm thinking about it. Or operating power tools or heavy equipment.
It's like concentrated responsibility.
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Also, does Japan just...not have guns?
Yes. My hunting rifle is a Remington 700 chambered to fire .338 Lapua Magnum. I also got my old Winchester Model 70 that I got from my dad after our first hunting trip together that fires .308 and an old shotgun that I use for duck or pheasant hunting. When I go visit family in the States sometimes we go to the range. One of my uncles has an AR-15, an OLD Colt Peacemaker from the 1800's, a Colt 1911, and a Winchester Model 70. My dad just has a Remington rifle and a shotgun since he hunts.
So I've been around weapons, and I know how to use them and treat them. All my guns are in a locked safe, not a cabinet, that requires a 10 digit number to open. All ammo is in a separate locked cabinet with a deadbolt and combination lock. I'm not a gun nut. I do hunt, I do sometimes go to the range to work on my targeting only so I can kill the animal I am hunting as quickly and as humanely as possible, but other than that nothing much else. I'm not in favor or opposed to handguns or "assault weapons" being in people's hands, I'm rather indifferent to it. But I will say this, educating yourself about guns is a hell of a lot safer for you and the people around you than being ignorant. That doesn't mean that you should get one if you're uncomfortable with a gun, but you should educate yourself on them instead of the knee jerk reaction of, "Shit. These fucking things kill. They are bad." A gun IS a tool. It's a tool for killing, but it's still a tool. Unloaded and idle it's no more dangerous than a hammer, but if it is loaded then you should know how to react around them.
I've seen people at ranges where they just got their first gun, and guess what it is. A .50 caliber Desert Eagle. They pull the trigger and the gun damn near knocks their teeth out. Those are the people you need to watch out for. The uneducated idiots.
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@CanteuNo. I actually don't really like guns. But starting a thread with an attack on those who do is stupid.
@MariachiMacabre: Stooping to the level of somebody who doesn't like things that serve no purpose other than to maim or kill.
Thats a pretty tall step my friend. Would you like a ladder?
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I fired a few shots with bunch of different guns in the army, including this 7.62 RK 62
Same for me. Also some rifles and shotguns while hunting or shooting skeet etc. But I don't want a gun in my house. All of the hunting gear is at a safe location elsewhere.
I don't really see the point of owning guns for "self defense" unless you live in the Kongo or Yemen. I'm not ready to kill anyone over a burglary and can't honestly imagine why someone would burst into my house with the sole intent of hurting me.
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Once I'm out of school I intend to become a registered owner, but at the moment I have never shot one.
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- went to a firing range as part of a bachelor party, we got to shoot some WW2 era rifles and pistols.
- as part of a police & community public relations program, one week we got to fire pistols in the police shooting range. One of the officers gave a demo and fired a shotgun and the kickback was intense, you could really feel the air pressure the blast generated in your lungs.
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Yes. I'm an owner of several fire arms and I go to my local range about twice a month, it's important not to get rusty.
I also have a conceal carry license, I used to carry a 38' snub nose special but I eventually moved onto a PZ Compact, it's a real nice auto that can fire virtually any type of handgun ammo. Only downside is it's double action on the first shot (which I hate) but that is easy to get modified.
@TooWalrus: Meanwhile, I look at it as being in tune with nature, noticing everything around you, witnessing one of the most beautiful things in the world all around me. I know that all sounds corny and cheesy, and it does get cold as fuck. However, even if you don't get a deer, you know at the end of the day that you were taking part in nature rather than viewing it through an internet window. Personally, though, I prefer active hunting over deer stands and such. There's something about being there, on the ground, going through the woods and the fields. It also keeps you a bit warmer since you are moving and blood is flowing.
As for the OP, I've fired a gun multiple times. Some has been for recreation, some has been for hunting, and some has been for warning shots to let someone know they should probably get the fuck off my property if they know what's good for 'em. Welcome to Texas, muthafuckers.
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Yes, I also own eight guns.
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@TwoOneFive: Well in Canada it's 00008, but yeah, non commissioned artillery
nice, i only glanced at the pic before...couldn't really tell looks just like a 155mm... I'm in the USAF, I'm a JTAC.
Out West, its nearly impossible not to unless you grew up in a major city and even then at least in the PNW its still seems impossible not to at some point in your life.
As for me I like to as often as time and money permit which neither have been in large abundance considering recent events. Oh well two months from now and everything should hopefully get back to normal and I can resume the hobby I love so much.
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yes! and i accidentally shoot my brothers thigh.
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@tunaburn: I didn't know rattlesnakes or coyotes broke into houses and threatened families. America is fucking cray cray.
And sure, I think something is dumb because I dislike it, and not because it is an extremely bad idea.
And the English drink tea, have fucked up teeth, kiss the queens ass and think Neville Chamberlain had the right idea. Its fun having fucked opinions, eh?
GTFO proto-Piers Morgan.
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Not a handgun but rifles, shot a bunch of cans!
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My dad had this revolver that he taught me to shoot when I was like 11. We went out to the desert a few times and fired at soda cans, but I was an awful shot so I didn't really grow an interest in the hobby, and he sold it when I was like 13. I kind of want one now that I'm older and stuff, but I have a feeling I'd never use it, so it would be a waste of money.
@Canteu said:
@tunaburn: I didn't know rattlesnakes or coyotes broke into houses and threatened families. America is fucking cray cray.
And sure, I think something is dumb because I dislike it, and not because it is an extremely bad idea.
Fuck'en eh they do. You (but more likely your pets) could easily get into trouble with a coyote. Also they make guns called snake charmers to specifically protect against snakes. You get a lot of rattlers in California that like to hide under door stops or just straight up sneak in. Then you step over your door to leave and you're mother fucked. But I guess we're all inferior hicks who make up wild hick stories. Gun are tools for defense. From both people and animals.
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Wow. Majority answer of yes. That's sad.
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nah but i've fired a real gun in fake life
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I've fired a pellet gun once or twice but never anything of an actual caliber.
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M9, M4, M14, M16, AK's, 203, a whole bunch of shit the military let me fuck around with.
So yes.
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Yup! Sig Sauer P239 and a Mosin Nagant. The Mosin is a lot of fun to shoot.


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I work with a company called War Tribe Gear, we provide products for MMA, Boxing and BJJ. We have a few pro fighters that fight thru Legacy (a Texas fight group) and are always looking for the next up and coming guys.
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(02/07/2013) In my childhood's biology books from the 50's, the Australian marsupial tiger Thylacine is classified rare but alive. Today we know that the last thylacine died in a Tasmanian zoo 7th September, 1936, after a century of intensive hunting encouraged by bounties. The local government had finally introduced official protection 59 days before the last specimen died. Despite the optimism in my old books, no more thylacines were ever found. No film of it in the wild exists.
Beyond the resorts: traveling the real and wild Dominican Republic (photos)
(01/29/2013) For its stunning variety of ecosystems, the Dominican Republic is like a continent squished into half an island. Lowland rainforests, cloud forests, pine forests, dry forests, mangroves, savannah, coastal lagoons, salt lakes, a rift valley, karst land formations, four mountain ranges—including the highest mountain in the Caribbean—and not to mention some of the best beaches, snorkeling, and scuba diving in the hemisphere can all be reached within just a few hours drive of the capital, Santo Domingo. Yet, bizarrely, most tourists who visit the Dominican Republic never venture out of their all-inclusive resort, missing out on some of the most stunning landscapes—and accessible wildlife viewing—in the Caribbean.
New population of nearly extinct Madagascar chameleon discovered
(01/25/2013) Scientists have discovered a new population of the Belalanda chameleon (Furcifer belalandaensis), boosting hope for one of Madagascar's rarest chameleons.
Malaysian candidate pledges to drop controversial dam in Sarawak if elected
(01/14/2013) Malaysia's current opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, has pledged to cancel the controversial Baram Dam in Sarawak if upcoming general elections sweep him into the office of Prime Minister. Ibrahim made the announcement while visiting the state of Sarawak, located on the island of Borneo, over the weekend, according to the indigenous rights NGO, Bruno Manser Fund.
Scientists: bizarre mammal could still roam Australia
(01/03/2013) The continent of Australia is home to a wide variety of wonderfully weird mammals—kangaroos, wombats, and koalas among many others. But the re-discovery of a specimen over a hundred years old raises new hopes that Australia could harbor another wonderful mammal. Examining museum specimens collected in western Australia in 1901, contemporary mammalogist Kristofer Helgen discovered a western long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijnii). The surprise: long-beaked echidnas were supposed to have gone extinct in Australia thousands of years ago.
Measuring nutrient pollution in pristine waters: Puerto Rico's Vieques Island
(12/10/2012) Life in the ocean require nutrient, but too much of a good thing can be hugely detrimental. Nutrient pollution from agricultural and industrial runoff causes serious ecological harm in the world's marine waters, at times producing massive "dead zones" where much of the dissolved oxygen has been stripped making it difficult for most marine animals to live there. A new study by scientists with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) attempts to establish a baseline of nutrient levels in the largely pristine waters around the island of Vieques off of Puerto Rico.
Illegal logging, mining worsened impact of Philippines' killer typhoon
(12/06/2012) According to Filipino officials, rampant illegal logging and mining were likely a part of the cause for the high casualty count from Category 5 Typhoon Bopha (Pablo), especially in the Compostela Valley where government officials had warned people to stop the illegal activities. So far, 370 people have been found dead on the island of Mindanao with another 400 missing. Waters rose so high even emergency shelters were inundated.
Despite small brains, gray mouse lemurs use calls to avoid inbreeding
(12/03/2012) As a small-brained and largely solitary primate, the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) wasn't supposed to have the capacity to distinguish the calls of its kin calls from other lemurs. However, a new study in BMC Ecology, finds that a female gray mouse lemur is able to determine the mating calls of its father, allowing it avoid inbreeding. The discovery challenges the long-held belief that only large-brained, highly social animal are capable of determining kin from calls.
New Guinea singing dog photographed in the wild for the first time
(12/03/2012) A rarely seen canine has been photographed in the wild, likely for the first time. Tom Hewitt, director of Adventure Alternative Borneo, photographed the New Guinea singing dog during a 12-day expedition up a remote mountain in Indonesian Papua. Very closely related to the Australian dingo, the New Guinea singing dog, so named for its unique vocalizations, has become hugely threatened by hybridization with domesticated dogs.
'Exporting deforestation': China is the kingpin of illegal logging
(11/29/2012) Runaway economic growth comes with costs: in the case of China's economic engine, one of them has been the world's forests. According to a new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), China has become the number one importer of illegal wood products from around the world. Illegal logging—which threatens biodiversity, emits carbon, impoverishes local communities, and is often coupled with other crimes—has come under heavy pressure in recent years from the U.S., the EU, and Australia. Each of these has implemented, or will soon implement, new laws that make importing and selling illegal wood products domestic crimes. However, China's unwillingness to tackle its vast appetite for illegal timber means the trade continues to decimate forests worldwide.
Photos: Mozambique creates Africa's biggest marine protected area
(11/13/2012) Last week, the East African nation of Mozambique announced it was protecting 10,411 square kilometers (4,020 square miles) of coastal marine waters, making the new Marine Protected Area (MPA) the biggest on the continent. The protected area, dubbed the Primeiras and Segundas Archipelago ("First" and "Second" islands), includes ten islands as well as mangrove forests, rich coral reefs, and seagrass ecosystems.
Hurricane Sandy pushes Haiti toward full-blown food crisis
(11/12/2012) Although Haiti avoided a direct hit by Hurricane Sandy, the tropical storm caused severe flooding across the southern part of the country decimating agricultural fields. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs now warns that 1.5 million Haitians are at risk of severe food insecurity, while 450,000 people face severe acute malnutrition, which can kill.
Over 100,000 farmers squatting in Sumatran park to grow coffee
(11/06/2012) Sumatra's Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park—home to the Critically Endangered Sumatran rhinos, tigers, and elephants—has become overrun with coffee farmers, loggers, and opportunists according to a new paper in Conservation and Society. An issue facing the park for decades, the study attempted for the first time to determine the number of squatters either living in or farming off Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; the rough census—over 100,000 people—shocked scientists.
Above the ocean: saving the world's most threatened birds
(11/01/2012) A life on the ocean is a perilous one for any bird. They must expend energy staying aloft for thousands of miles and learn to be marathon swimmers; they must seek food beneath treacherous waves and brave the world's most extreme climates; they must navigate the perils both of an unforgiving sea and far-flung islands. Yet seabirds, which includes 346 global species that depend on marine ecosystems, have evolved numerous strategies and complex life histories to deal with the challenges of the sea successfully, and they have been doing so since the dinosaur's last stand. Today, despite such a track record, no other bird family is more threatened; yet it's not the wild, unpredictable sea that endangers them, but pervasive human impacts.
Picture of the day: a bizarre baby bird with oral 'fingerprints'
(10/25/2012) The crested coua (Coua cristata) is native to island of Madagascar. Unlike much of Madagascar's wildlife, the crested coua is not considered threatened with extinction, but is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. There are around nine species of coua in the world, all found in Madagascar; the unique birds belong to the cuckoo family.
Remarkable comeback: blue iguana downgraded to Endangered after determined conservation efforts
(10/23/2012) The wild blue iguana population has increased by at least 15 times in the last ten years, prompting the IUCN Red List to move the species from Critically Endangered to just Endangered. A targeted, ambitious conservation program, headed by the Blue Iguana Recovery Team, is behind this rare success for a species that in 2002 only numbered between 10 and 25 individuals.
The world's 25 most endangered primates: nearly a quarter in Madagascar
(10/15/2012) A coalition of conservation groups released the biannual Top 25 Primates list today, including nine species not appearing on the 2010 list, at the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Hyderabad, India. Madagascar tops the list as home to the most threatened primates, including six on the list. Following Madagascar, Vietnam contains five, Indonesia three, and Brazil two. In all, over half (54 percent) of the world's primates, which have been evaluated, are considered threatened by the IUCN Red List.
Parrots of the Caribbean: extinction looms in the Bahamas
(10/08/2012) I think about extinction a lot. It's only natural for someone in my line of work. On my way to work I drive past the Colorado National Monument. Even from a distance it's impressive: piles of dark schist 1,500 million years old; Wingate sandstone from the age of dinosaurs, all of it formed into cliffs, carved into spires. I can see Independence monument from the highway; a tall tower of tan sandstone that John Otto climbed near the beginning of the 20th century without rope. The monument is a display of the massive changes in the world. I often think about the rainforests and the oceans that once covered the land. Ecosystems have come and gone, the planet destroyed and rebuilt over and over.
90 percent of oil palm plantations came at expense of forest in Kalimantan
(10/08/2012) From 1990 to 2010 almost all palm oil expansion in Kalimantan came at the expense of forest cover, according to the most detailed look yet at the oil palm industry in the Indonesian state, published in Nature: Climate Change. Palm oil plantations now cover 31,640 square kilometers of the state, having expanded nearly 300 percent since 2000. The forest loss led to the emission of 0.41 gigatons of carbon, more than Indonesia's total industrial emissions produced in a year. Furthermore the scientists warn that if all current leases were converted by 2020, over a third of Kalimantan's lowland forests outside of protected areas would become plantations and nearly quadruple emissions.
Arachnopocalypse: with birds away, the spiders play in Guam
(09/17/2012) The island of Guam is drowning in spiders. New research in the open-access journal PLOS ONE has found that in the wet season, Guam's arachnid population booms to around 40 times higher than adjacent islands. Scientists say this is because Guam, a U.S. territory in the Pacific, has lost its insect-eating forest birds. Guam's forests were once rich in birdlife until the invasion of non-native brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) in the 1940s decimated biodiverse bird communities. Now, the island is not only overrun with snakes, but spiders too.
Bizarre new rodent discovered in Indonesia has only 2 teeth
(08/22/2012) The Indonesian island of Sulawesi is a workshop of bizarre evolutionary experiments. Think of the babirusa, pig-like species with tusks that puncture their snouts; or the maleo, a ground-bird that lays its eggs in geothermal heated sand; or the anoa, the world's smallest wild cattle. Now the island, made up of four intersecting peninsulas, can add another bizarre creature to its menagerie of marvels: the Paucidentomys vermidax, a new species of rodent that is different from all others.
Animal pictures of the day: booming captive breeding for Mauritius skinks
(08/14/2012) Three female orange-tailed skinks skinks have produced 16 skink babies in just four months, according to the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (DWCT), which is captive breeding the Critically Endangered species. The breeding efforts are all the more remarkable since the females only produce two eggs at a time.
Solomon Islands' export of 'captive-bred' birds deemed to be a farce
(08/14/2012) Over 68,000 birds listed on CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) were exported from the Solomon Islands during 2000-2010 according to a recent report by wildlife-monitoring NGO, TRAFFIC. Although the majority of birds were listed as 'captive-bred,' the report raises the question of whether these species were not in fact taken from the wild.
Camera traps confirm that Sumatran rhinos still roam Leuser rainforest
(08/12/2012) With the help of remote camera traps, wildlife rangers have confirmed that the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) still inhabits the Leuser ecosystem in northern Sumatra, making the forest the only place on the Earth where Sumatran tigers, orangutans, elephants, and rhinos survive in a single ecosystem, though all remain Critically Endangered.
Controversial deep sea mining project approved in Papua New Guinea, first of its kind
(08/09/2012) The Papua New Guinea government has granted a 20-year license for copper and gold mining around a mile (1.6 kilometers) below the ocean's surface, jump-starting the world's first commercial deep sea mining venture. Undertaken by Canadian company, Nautilus Minerals, the venture will mine deep sea hydrothermal vents off the coast of New Britain. However, the project faces stiff concern from local activists, fishermen, and environmentalists.
'National scandal:' foreign companies stripped Papua New Guinea of community-owned forests
(07/30/2012) Eleven percent of Papua New Guinea's land area has been handed over to foreign corporations and companies lacking community representation, according to a new report by Greenpeace. The land has been granted under controversial government agreements known as Special Agricultural and Business Leases (SABLs), which scientists have long warned has undercut traditional landholding rights in the country and decimated many of Papua New Guinea's biodiverse rainforests. To date, 72 SABLs have been granted—mostly to logging companies—covering an area totaling 5.1 million hectares or the size of Costa Rica.
Conservationists pledge to double number of tiny buffalo
(07/25/2012) Ten thousand mighty tamaraw buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) once grazed the mountain slopes of Mindoro Island in the Philippines. However, these dwarf buffalo are now classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, with fewer than 300 individuals remaining on the small island to which they are wholly endemic. Yet hope remains for the tamaraw: an enormous effort has been mounted to revive this iconic species and to protect its unique island habitat.
New mammal discovered in Indonesia
(07/24/2012) Researchers have discovered a new species of rodent in Indonesia's Mekongga Mountains, reports the Jakarta Post. The new rodent, Christine's Margareta rat (Margaretamys christinae), is only the fourth in the genus Margaretamy, all of which are found on the island of Sulawesi.
Saving 'Avatar Grove': the battle to preserve old-growth forests in British Columbia
(07/23/2012) A picture is worth a thousand words: this common adage comes instantly to mind when viewing T.J. Watt's unforgettable photos of lost trees. For years, Watt has been photographing the beauty of Vancouver Island's ancient temperate rainforests, and documenting their loss to clearcut logging. The photographer and environmental activist recently helped co-found the Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA), a group devoted to saving the island's and British Columbia's (BC) last old-growth while working with the logging industry to adopt sustainable practices. This February the organization succeeded in saving Avatar Grove—which was only discovered in 2009—from being clearcut. The grove, a rare stand of massive and ancient trees named after the popular eco science-fiction movie, has become a popular tourist destination, providing a new economic incentive for communities to protect rather than cut Canada's last great forests.
Animal picture of the day: flamingos take flight in the Bahamas
(07/17/2012) Scientists have banded nearly 200 American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) in the Inagua National Park in the Bahamas in order to monitor the long-term population.
Strangest island in the Caribbean may be a sanctuary for critically endangered coral
(07/16/2012) Don't feel bad if you've never heard of Navassa Island, even though it's actually part of the U.S. according to the Guano Islands Act of 1856. This uninhabited speck between Haiti and Jamaica, barely bigger than New York City's Central Park, has a bizarre and bloody history—and may be a crucial refuge for endangered coral in the Caribbean.
Meet the world's rarest snake: only 18 left
(07/10/2012) It's slithery, brown, and doesn't mind being picked up: meet the Saint Lucia racer (Liophis ornatus), which holds the dubious honor of being the world's most endangered snake. A five month extensive survey found just 18 animals on a small islet off of the Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia. The snake had once been abundant on Saint Lucia, as well, but was decimated by invasive mongooses. For nearly 40 years the snake was thought to be extinct until in 1973 a single snake was found on the Maria Major Island, a 12-hectare (30 acre) protected islet, a mile off the coast of Saint Lucia (see map below).
Endangered fruit bats, and many other species, on the menu in the Philippines
(07/09/2012) Bushmeat hunting is well-known to be decimating animal populations in Africa, but has been little studied much of Southeast Asia. However, a new paper in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Science shines light on the size and scale of bushmeat poaching in the Philippines. Studying an anonymous community near a national park on the island of Luzon, researchers found that poachers targeted 22 species, ten of which are considered either threatened or near threatened with extinction by the IUCN Red List.
Animal picture of the day: Sunda clouded leopard in Borneo
(07/09/2012) The Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) is the largest wild cat in Borneo and is classified as Endangered by the IUCN Red list of threatened species. Due to their nocturnal and cryptic habits they are seldom observed and very little is known of their basic ecology and distribution. This large Clouded leopard was photographed by remote camera trap in Malua BioBank as part of the Bornean Banteng Program which studies the rare banteng (Bos javanicus lowi).
Forgotten species: the overlooked Sumatran striped rabbit
(06/28/2012) When you read the words 'Sumatra' and 'Endangered Species' in the same sentence there is a 99 percent chance that you will be reading about one of four animals: orangutans, tigers, elephants, or rhinos. These big four of Sumatra have become the rallying cry to save the island's ever-dwindling forests. This is not surprising, given that these species include some of the world's most publicly beloved animals and, in addition, they are all considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List. But by dominating the headlines in Sumatra's deforestation crisis, these four species often overshadow the thousands of other species found on the island, many of which also face extinction. In fact when you read the words 'Sumatra' and 'Endangered Species' you will almost certainly not be reading about the Sumatran striped rabbit.
World's only 300 Narcondam hornbills threatened by radar facility off India
(06/27/2012) A plan to build a radar installation on a remote island puts the world's only population of some 300 Narcondam Hornbills (Aceros narcondami) at risk, warns Conservation India.
Lonesome George passes, taking unique subspecies with him
(06/25/2012) Lonesome George, the sole surviving member of the Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni), was found dead on Sunday by staff at the Galapagos National Park. With George's passing, the Pinta Island tortoise subspecies officially falls into extinction. First found in 1972, Lonesome George became famous for representing the last of his kind. He was believed to be around 100—middle-aged for a Galapagos tortoise which can live to 200 years old. Staff plan to do an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Extinct toad rediscovered after hiding for 133 years in Sri Lanka
(06/18/2012) A small toad not seen since 1876, and considered by many to be extinct, has been rediscovered in a stream in Sri Lanka. First recorded in 1872, the Kandyan dwarf toad had (Adenomus kandianus) vanished for over a century before being found by scientists during a survey in 2009 in the Peak Wilderness Sanctuary, according to a new paper in Zootaxa.
Why bird droppings matter to manta rays: discovering unknown ecological connections
(06/04/2012) Ecologists have long argued that everything in the nature is connected, but teasing out these intricate connections is not so easy. In fact, it took research on a remote, unoccupied island for scientists to discover that manta ray abundance was linked to seabirds and thereby native trees.
Less than 100 pygmy sloths survive
(05/24/2012) The pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus) is one of the world's most endangered mammals, according to a detailed survey of the population, which found less than 100 sloths hanging on in their island home. Only described by researchers in 2001, the pygmy sloth lives on a single uninhabited island off the coast of Panama. But human impacts, such as deforestation of the island's mangroves, may be pushing the species to extinction.
Island bat goes extinct after Australian officials hesitate
(05/23/2012) Nights on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean will never again be the same. The last echolocation call of a tiny bat native to the island, the Christmas Island pipistrelle (Pipistrellus murrayi), was recorded on August 26th 2009, and since then there has been only silence. Perhaps even more alarming is that nothing was done to save the species. According to a new paper in Conservation Letters the bat was lost to extinction while Australian government officials equivocated and delayed action even though they were warned repeatedly that the situation was dire. The Christmas Island pipistrelle is the first mammal to be confirmed extinct in Australia in 50 years.
Growing cardamom impacts forests for decades
(05/17/2012) Over 25 years after people stopped growing cardamom in Sri Lanka's Knuckles Forest Reserve (KFR), the spice crop is still having an impact on the forest, according to a recent study in Forest Ecology and Management. The clearing of understory plants and the use of fertilizers continue to shape the forest in the protected area.
Skink biodiversity jumps 650 percent in the Caribbean
(04/30/2012) In a single paper in Zootaxa scientists have rewritten the current understanding of lizard biodiversity in the Caribbean. By going over museum specimens of skinks, scientists have discovered 24 new species and re-established nine species previously described species, long-thought invalid. The single paper has increased the number of skinks in the Caribbean by 650 percent, from six recognized species to 39. Unfortunately, half of these new species may already be extinct and all of them are likely imperiled.
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