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Lemon Sherbet
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|Unflavored gelatin
|1 Tablespoon
|Skim milk
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Skim milk
|1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs), evaporated
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|1⁄8 Teaspoon
|Lemon peel
|1 Teaspoon, grated
|Lemon juice
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Egg whites
|2 , stiffly beaten
1) In 1/2 cup of skim milk, soften the gelatin.
2) In a pan, heat the evaporated milk with the sugar and salt.
3) Add the softened gelatin and stir until dissolved.
4) Cool thoroughly.
5) Gradually add the lemon peel and juice to the cooled gelatin mixture, stirring constantly.
6) Pour the mix into ice cube trays.
7) Place in the freezer, till it turns mushy.
8) Now, remove from the freezer and fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites.
9) Return to the freezer until firm.
10) Remove and transfer to a chilled bowl. Beat until fluffy.
11) Refreeze and serve chilled.
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Also I seem to recall there's some horrendous continuity errors like one minute Seagulls flying a passanger jet chasing the stealth bomber and the next minute he's flying an F-16. Its that bad.
Have you seen Belly Of The Beast? That one has some really goofy scenes...
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There's one (Attack Force), where the film was originally about an Alien invasion (and originally called "Harvester). They reshot a few scenes, dubbed over Seagal's voice for a couple of scenes, and suddenly the film was about drugs instead.
**** me but that film made no sense. It was God-awful.
There is not 10 minutes goes by when you don't think WTF???
This one shouldn't have been straight to DVD, it wasn't good enough for straight to Youtube.
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I don't know Seagal, so I'll leave the name calling to those that have had personal experiences.
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Joined: 10/24/09
Shame MO and DF failed to hit the 3d ultima sandbox experience. If someone delivers that, it will be a great game.
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Originally posted by marcust
Seriously, it isnt worth it. Just start from scratch and it would be better. There is no foundation of whatsoever, the Epic Unreal Engine was never made for a sandbox game, the concept is well, just that, and there is basicly nothing worth to note. And about the ideas.. come on those ideas are around since forever, there is nothing genuine innovative on that. It is basicly a few UO parts(and hell, not even all what UO is about.. and UO is not that big of a game) + castle/territory control. That is really not "a lot of good ideas", it is just what is around for years and noone ever realized anything like that properly, and in all honestly those ideas alone dont make a game, only if Shadowbane was enough for you, but it isnt. UO got live, UO got detail, and all those indy games(MO or DF pick one) have forgotten details completely and are with a good reason liveless and nowadays empty worlds, if you really want call those worlds.
And with that said, MO will never be anything, just a broken game..
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Joined: 9/08/11
Personally I think you 1-day players sell the game short. Yeah the character models arent great and there isnt much of a tutorial.
But.. the OP mentioned a couple things.
1) Night being dark. I personally like a dark night. Guess its personal opinion. Anyway, the next expansion its supposed to be a little lighter.
2) Character models are being reworked and will be put it after Awakening
3) The game is a learning process. Its not the games fault you looted a blue-flagged corpse and turned criminal because its stealing. Its also not the games fault that you didnt target the player who killed you and called the guards. These are things that you learn through trial and error. Alot of people cant perservere through the learning process and get to the point where they enjoy the game. Each to his own. (In addition, the character who probably killed you was probably "Lictor" which is actually a guard, so it wasnt another character, someone called the guards on you because you were a criminal)
4) The interface is also be redone in the next expansion.
5) Since you probably logged in right before night you probably did not get to see the graphics which are actually pretty good for comparitive sandboxes, and I doubt you went into the launcher options to load premium graphics.
Originally posted by helthros
Thats what brought me to MO, but SV failed bigtime.
I hope someone gets it right.
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Originally posted by xDayx
The 1 day players sell the game exactly as it is. Majority see the game at a first glimpse and they re entitled to have their conclusions without having afiliations with SV, Henrik and the kindergarden crew.
1) No one likes night as it is appart from a few rpk's that do tone their e-peen by getting an advantage against RP'ers (the only people that do refuse to adjust their gamma settings so they can play at nightime) in PVP. MO is a game we all play to have fun and thats the main reason everyone is playing it. Now if the briliant devs using half playtime as a dark night that no one can see anything out in the wilderness (without changing his gamma settings that is) only to balance the fact that the game itself is bloody empty, the world is small and shallow and that fact is ok by you then forgive me but i dont really have to say anything else here than your argument is invalid.
2) Dont use as an argument SV's preannounced future plans cause you know better that this might not work good for you. I can list a shitload of things that where supposed to be ingame shortly after release and now 2 years after no word on them. When i listen people talking about things that Henrik is promising to add in MO i cant help myself about thinking of rainbows nad pots of gold.
3) Well i have to agree on that but you have to agree that ninja lictors animation is poorly designed and sometimes is difficult to see even if you are a vet.
4) Lets wait and see.
5) Graphics are not bad regarding the wilderness but they are awfull as it is concerning most of the models and the towns, villages. Toons and NPC's are extremely uggly and poorly designed exactly as their animations are. Buildings in towns are also poorly designed and give a feeling of emptyness to the user. So i can see where OP's opinion about graphics is coming from. Lets also skip mentioning the music artist and the ampient sounds ingame cause they are simply laughable. Game as a whole gives the impression that people with bad taste and total lack of imagination and creativity combined their power to create something without having in mind something specific and they simply followed random paths to end up exactly where they are today: in a hopeless place.
No one can argue that this game leaves a bad taste in the majority of the people that testing it and the reasons behind that can be many.
P.S. Just for the lols i did a trial account to see how things are ingame atm since i havent really played much after Dawn and TC fiasco. World is still glitchy and first impression was awfull since after 30 mins of mushroum and coin gathering and a couple random disconnects that didnt had anything to do with my end, i couldnt buy a bloody pickaxe from the utility vendor. After relloging 2 times with no result and running client integrity scan only to realize that scan was disabled, a helpfull guy called Xt in Fabernum replied to me that probably the vndors are bugged again and he gaved me 2 pickaxes from his inventory.
Thats the reason i find it rediculous to make a stand for that game and the awfull company behind it and i cant see any other reason for someone doing so rather than having personal interrest or simply being dumb, unexperienced and with low standards.
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I remember when I first logged into this game. It was beta years ago. 100 dudes running around naked. It was pretty funny. Then it hit me how garbage this game actually was. It was horrible. Horrible attempt at modding the Unreal engine and charging 50 bucks for it. lol I paid via Paypal fortunately, so was able to get a refund. This game had some decent artists on staff, but the programmers were paid hobbiests with next to nothing experience. You need more than mod scripters to pull something like this off...the crafting was a cool concept though I guess.
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You know, I had a similar experience with Darkfall the first time I tried. I played it for a grand total of 5 minutes and hated the interface. Well, I tried it six months later and decided I was going to read through the menus and figure things out. Everything feels like 2nd nature now and I really love it.
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Terrible starter experience. Mediocre veteran experience.
It's the CEO's fault more than anything - misprioritized developers. A couple months with someone else at the reins could turn it around.
There is a 2 page txt file manual they used to distribute with the client... not sure if they still do or not.
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Originally posted by GTwander
"I'm sorry to inform you that at this time we cannot offer the position of Quality Engineer to you. Thank you for your interest in our company. May I suggest you contact [our worst competitor]
Feeling a bit lazy I'll skip the lecture and just quote a part of Wikipedia like any good modern person does: "Software structural quality refers to how it meets non-functional requirements that support the delivery of the functional requirements, such as robustness or maintainability, the degree to which the software was produced correctly."
I.e. when you say usability does not contribute to "meeting non-functional requirements" which in the context of games (as well as many other types of products) means "meeting user expectations" you are in a very small minority when it comes to the concept of quality in contemporary product creation.
Edit: added the bit about our worst competitor which went missing from the original.
when i played MO for the first time back in beta i played it for about 1 hour before rage quiting and coming to the quick conclusion the game was garbage, unfortunatly at the time i had already pre-paid for the game and so decided to force myself to learn how to play it and 2 years later i have played and enjoyed the game consistently so im glad i actually pre-ordered the game because if i was playing a trial i would of probably quit after that first hour never to return and to discover how awesome the game actually is.
Theres certainly something wrong with the newbie experience and lack of help/tutorial/direction but that does not mean the game isnt great once you know what you are doing.
there are 2 types of mmo, imitators and innovaters.
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Originally posted by deathshroud
Do I really need to list all the shit wrong with the game? Or can you just take back the "great" part and save me the trouble?
It's a game. Good concept, poorly implemented, poorly managed. In 1-2 years it might be ready for release.
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Originally posted by psykobilly
You don't need to. It will be a 20 page message, that doesn't fit in a spoiler.
Seriously, the gratest problem of Mortal is the quality.
Secondly, it is the PvP focus combined with a full loot system, that prevents players from doing anything sandbox related.
The combination of that has driven me to draw my Mortal experience in a pic (Already posted it here a while ago):
Sadly, i like the ideas of the game and WANT it to work :-(
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For the OP, MO deosnt have a good tutorial. Thats the truth. Same problem as DF.
Sorry man, but if you're not willing to learn, its better to skip it before a full day cuz your brain probably can't handle that kind of learning curve.
I can only ask you to try and join a clan to learn from the best. You had to do the same in DF and in most sandbox mmo's.
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Originally posted by Realbigdeal
It really shouldn't take a full day, half a day, or a work day to learn a game.
You can learn the Sims in an hour. You can learn Minecraft in an hour. You can learn Skyrim in an hour or two as well.
Do you really think that the simple idea of throwing more players into the world makes the learning curve of a sandbox explode out of control?
Or maybe it's the idea that the companies making the Sandbox MMOs lack the skill in making the new user experience fun and allow players to learn at the same time.
It's a bit ironic actually, they believe they can make a fun video game, but can't even make it fun when you first login.
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Originally posted by SHOE788
I would have to agree, its like saying calculus is really fun once you learn it. A game is supposed to be FUN and interesting from the MOMENT you start playing. A player should not have to breech some massive learning curve only to find out at that point if indeed the game is any good, or fun.
A well designed game will give a player feedback if they are doing something wrong, or an NPC will communicate with a player on what it takes to buy or sell to them.
Because of this lack of player feedback the game feels cold,dead and unfinished.
Originally posted by SHOE788
I dont think its a case of lacking the skill needed to make the newbie experience, but lacking the funds and time to implement a tutorial up to this point. The tutorial in MO isnt poor, there is no tutorial since they have not made any attempt to create one for the game up to now. It hasnt been their priority by the looks of things. So the game has a very difficult learning curve with no tutorial by choice of the devs because they havent focused on that aspect of the game.
When i asked henrik about gaining more subs last year and worknig on easing new players into the game, at the time his response was that trying to get more subs, advertisng and helping new palyers understand the game was not a priority at that time. They were more focused on getting cotnent into the game and core mechanics as well as fulfilling past promises to the community. Seemed to me like they are being funded just enoguh to keep MO going at this level for as long as they need to. Maybe after awakening they will actually focus on making a tutorial or some form of help.
there are 2 types of mmo, imitators and innovaters.
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Originally posted by deathshroud
I dont think its a case of lacking the skill needed to make the newbie experience, but lacking the funds and time to implement a tutorial up to this point. The tutorial in MO isnt poor, there is no tutorial since they have not made any attempt to create one for the game up to now.
Well, at least they could have implemented written books for example, that describes what the skill that you will learn from that book will do and how you use it. What you get today (or when I have played last year) is books that have a one liner as description or simply NO description. There really is no excuse for things like that, you can't legitimate that 'approach' when on the other hand things like horse pee is implemented. It's just a handfull of text, no way that this can't be accomplished regarding time.
The game does not work without the forum. Basically you are not in game most of the time, because you are looking for some hints somewhere in teh interwebz. Good gamedesign? I don't think so.
It's the same problem with things like in game chat: It's a nice idea dev-wise to say: We want people to talk face to face ingame, but it is a fact, that this is not how it works in reality. People are using IRC or external chat tools, and play the game in windowed mode. No one runs through the wilderness without a map to a town where he thinks his friend COULD be to talk to him IF he is online.
Gameplay and usability is always > realism.
The problem with Mortal is, that you can't say that Starvault learns anything from user behaviours. They have a vision, but not the skills to recognize that there are changes necessary regarding the user experience. I want to play a funny game, but the game is not fun (but it could be), and no one in the crew seems to realize that.
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One of my biggest issues with indie MMOs is you end up with an engineer or 3D programmer designing the UI. It doesn't matter how in-depth or cool your crafting/farming/taming/combat features are, if the controls for said systems are clunky and unusable it nullifies any innovations or fun factor they should have.
Setting the default move keys to HPZ' instead of WSAD doesn't make your game more sophisticated or only for "people with patience", it is just stupid. Same with using any other UI /control scheme that isn't "familiar".
"If MMORPG players were around when God said, "Let their be light" they'd have called the light gay, and plunged the universe back into darkness by squatting their nutsacks over it."
"In the end, SWG may have been more potential and promise than fulfilled expectation. But I'd rather work on something with great potential than on fulfilling a promise of mediocrity."
Originally posted by Drevar
games controls are pretty straight forward once you know them, move with wasd, jump with space, open cursor mode with z, inventory with i, bring up cursor with tab and sprint with shift. Then o for spell book, p for profile and l for skill window. x to sheeth unsheeth sword, its now more complex than Dayz controls. Quite straight forward really. Its jsut that a new player isnt gonig to know whats what when he starts.
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Spread half of vegetable mixture over cheese; repeat layers.
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Cover; bake at 350° for 1 1/2 hours.
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Randy Marchany, director of the Virginia Tech IT Security Laboratory a component of the school's IT security office, is doing his best to ensure that Virginia Tech doesn't fall prey to a security breach. "The executive VP of the university established funds for an IT security review program. We're identifying departments on campus that have sensitive data and we go out and do a quick review of the IT assets and how they store data.
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If a department handles credit card transactions, Marchany's group will do a Payment Card Industry (PCI) review to see if it conforms to the PCI security standards, he says. In doing this internal audit, they hope to catch anything before an external auditor conducts a review. With more than 180 departments on campus, it will take 18 months to complete the full audit, he says. Once that audit is complete, Marchany's team will begin the process again.
For more information on data breaches, Marchany recommends visiting privacyrights.org, which offers information on data breaches that have happened to real companies and organizations. The site has information on data breaches ranging from educational institutions to retailers to government agencies, he says.
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"Secure the path of least resistance," Marchany says. The key is to use strong passwords that are also easy to remember. "I often suggest that you pick a phrase then pick a syllable or letter from each word and then throw in some special characters. So, if I had as a phrase 'Use only a PCI compliant vendor,' the string might be: UOAPCI3. You can also string your family members' names together or a line from a song or a title of a book, or spell a word backwards. There's the saying that if a bear is chasing both of us in the woods, I only have to run faster than you. It's the same with passwords. You'd be surprised how many people just enter their names."
Your last line of defense should be a firewall that is tailored for your business's specific environment, Marchany says. It may take some guidance from an IT professional, but it is crucial to have this protective element up and running properly, he says.
It is also important to evaluate how employees are handling sensitive customer information outside of the office, says Cherie Mitchell, COO, LuciData, Inc., in Minneapolis. Often times employees will e-mail work to themselves as an attachment or store it on a USB device so they can work from home, she says. You need to write a very specific set of rules to clarify which kind of information must not leave the office, even on a laptop computer.
Starting point for your policies and procedures document can be found on many Web sites that offer templates for acceptable use policies, Mitchell says. As you create this document, Mitchell also advises that you consult with external counsel. Professional data security consultants can also act as a proactive "insurance policy" as you formulate your data security strategy, she says.
Know When to Use an IT Professional
Before deciding how and when to use an IT specialist, Marchany suggests that you ask yourself the following: What data are sensitive? And where are all of the sensitive data stored? Examples of sensitive data include: credit card info, customer or employee S.S. numbers, employee medical information, etc. "The trick is to find where it's being stored and then you either get the training to protect it yourself or you contract with an auditing firm," he says.
"I prefer the 'training yourself' method, because an auditor won't know the nature of your business or the real ins and outs and the political infrastructure," Marchany says. "There are politics even if it's a two-person shop. Then, if there's a problem, you're the triage. You can call in your IT guys, but you still have to act while the IT guy gets to the problem."
Perhaps, one of the most important things to remember is that data security is more about common sense than it is about being tech savvy. "Everybody thinks that because it's on a computer you have to do something really different in the routine. But let's jump back 25 years, when physical folders with forms were kept in a locked cabinet. Only two people had keys to the cabinet, and there were backup copies in a security deposit box somewhere," Marchany says. "Nothing has changed in that procedure. Rather than keep information in a locked file cabinet, you encrypt those files. Rather than keep copies in a safety deposit box, you backup your drives in another location. Thinking of it that way, training people how to use the technology is pretty straightforward."


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CrazyPC sent me this Zalman VF700-Cu VGA cooler, and it is good. It is very good. I went into this expecting my VGA temperatures to drop, not
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Well, technically the first step is removal of your stock heat sink and fan. To make my video card naked, I needed to get out an
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connector to the supplied multi connector, and then to the power supply. Overall, I would say that installation
was easy. This is one sexy heat sink and fan.
The Zalman has an all copper heat sink. Its color is, you guessed it, an orangey-red copper color, with the RAM
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The packaging warned me that there would be a temperature drop, and it turns out they were right! It claims a 7-10 degree
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about the VF700-Cu is that you can plug it into a 5V or 12V connector for power. 5V will of course be the Silent Mode setting,
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Using the 5V connector, I saw my VGA Chipset temperature drop 17 degrees at idle, and 15 degrees when playing Half-Life 2
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When I changed to the 12V connector, I saw my VGA Chipset temperature drop 18 degrees at idle and 16 degrees under load.
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Gray four-eyed opossums (Philander opossum) are Neotropical marsupials with a range that extends from northeastern Mexico in Tamaulipas, to southeastern Brazil. Within this range, they may be found from Brazil's Atlantic coast, westward into Peru and Argentina and throughout Central America in tropical lowlands and the Amazon and Parana basins. (Cerqueira, 1993; Fonseca and Cerqueira, 1991; Nowak, 1999; Patton and da Silva, 2007)
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Gray four-eyed opossums are found mainly in tropical forested areas such as tropical evergreen, secondary growth and gallery forests. However, they may be found in the southern portions of South America, where the habitat is more temperate. These opossums generally prefer damp areas near swamps and streams and usually reside in areas that receive more than 1,000 mm of rain per year. Gray four-eyed opossums may also be found in highly disturbed habitats near human structures or within agricultural areas such as orchards and sugar cane fields. These animals generally prefer lowland areas and are usually found below 1,000 m in elevation. They are primarily terrestrial; however, they are also proficient swimmers and are occasionally found on islands as a result. (Adler and Saemon, 1996; Brito, et al., 2008; Castro-Arellano, et al., 2000; Fonseca and Cerqueira, 1991; Patton and da Silva, 2007)
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The common name, gray four-eyed opossum, is derived from their gray coat and the white spots located above each eye, which makes them appear to have four eyes. The coloration of their short, straight, soft hair is gray dorsally and off-white to yellow ventrally. Their dorsal pelage may vary slightly with their location, for instance, individuals in Mexico tend to have pale gray fur, in Central America they have dark gray fur and in Colombia they have dark brown to blackish fur. Their prehensile tail has grayish fur covering the first 50 to 60 mm from the base, the tip of their tail is naked and pale as it narrows towards the end. These animals have dark masks around their eyes, in contrast to the white coloration of their cheeks and chin. Their large, hairless ears are black along the edges. Their body length is 200 to 331 mm; with a tail length of 195 to 355 mm. Females are slightly smaller and have seven mammae within their pouch. Gray four-eyed opossums have a slender body and a large head. Their rostrum is fairly long and narrows at the tip. Their hind limbs are longer and more muscular than the forelimbs. In the wild, adults weigh between 200 and 674 g, however, captive individuals can weigh up to 1,500 g. (Castro-Arellano, et al., 2000; Julien-Laferriere and Atramentowicz, 1990; Nowak, 1999; Vieira, 1997)
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- Sexual Dimorphism
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- 7.05 to 23.75 oz
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- 15.55 to 27.01 in
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There is no specific information regarding the mating systems of gray four-eyed opossums. However, members of family Didelphidae are generally considered polygynous. Males compete for reproductive females, communicating with a series of clicking noises. Didelphids show neither courtship displays nor pair bonds. (Fernandes, et al., 2010; O'Connell, 2006)
- Mating System
- polygynous
Most populations of gray four-eyed opossums reproduce seasonally, although some may breed throughout the year, with lower levels from June to August. During the rainy season, fruit is plentiful and more young may be cared for, while during the dry season, fruit is rare and fewer young are born. Reproduction only ceases entirely when the mother's nutritional requirements are not met. These animals produce 2 to 4 litters per year, however, success is low; many pouch young do not survive, especially during the dry months. Although the gestation period of gray four-eyed opossums has not been reported, a close relative, southern four-eyed opossums (Philander frenatus), have a 13 to 14 day gestation period. Litter sizes vary from 1 to 7 young, with an average of 4 to 5 young, each weighing about 9 g. Larger females, those over 445 grams, tend to have larger litters (about 5 per birth), while smaller females, those under 445 grams, have fewer young (about 3.8). Females become sexually mature at about 6 to 7 months, while males become sexually mature around 7 months. (Adler and Saemon, 1996; Castro-Arellano, et al., 2000; Fleck and Harder, 1995; Hingst, et al., 1998; Julien-Laferriere and Atramentowicz, 1990; Nowak, 1999; Patton and da Silva, 2007)
- Key Reproductive Features
- semelparous
- seasonal breeding
- year-round breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- viviparous
- Breeding interval
- Gray four-eyed opossums have about a 90 day breeding interval.
- Breeding season
- Gray four-eyed opossums may breed year-round, but particularly during the wet season.
- Range number of offspring
- 1 to 7
- Average number of offspring
- 4 to 5
- Average number of offspring
- 5
- AnAge
- Average gestation period
- 13 to 14 days
- Range weaning age
- 68 to 75 days
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 6 to 7 months
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
Sex: female
- 450 days
- AnAge
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 7 months
Young gray four-eyed opossums nurse from their mother's pouch, which contains 7 mammae. These offspring are weaned when they are 68 to 75 days old, or when they weigh between 50 to 75 grams. After being weaned, young often stay in the nest for an additional 8 to 15 days, during this time, females may become aggressive toward the young. (Castro-Arellano, et al., 2000; Hershkovitz, 1997)
- Parental Investment
- altricial
- female parental care
Gray four-eyed opossums may live up to 2.5 years in the wild. In captivity, these animals may live for up to 3.5 years. (Castro-Arellano, et al., 2000)
- Typical lifespan
Status: wild
- 2.5 (high) years
- Typical lifespan
- Typical lifespan
Status: captivity
- 3.5 (high) years
- Typical lifespan
Gray four-eyed opossums are primarily nocturnal; however, some populations, such as those in Suriname, exhibit diurnal activity patterns as well. These animals generally construct nests from dried leaves in the lower branches of trees, 8 to 10 m from the ground; however, nests may also be found on the ground, in burrows, in fallen logs and in abandoned homes. Their nests are globular in shape and have a diameter of approximately 30 cm. Although they are proficient climbers and swimmers, much of their activity is terrestrial. Gray four-eyed opossums use their pronounced hind limbs for scampering and jumping along the forest floor. After being released from capture, they usually use a terrestrial escape route rather than climbing trees. Unlike other opossum species, gray four-eyed opossums are often described as swift, agile and aware. (Adler and Saemon, 1996; Castro-Arellano, et al., 2000; Cerqueira, 1993; Fleck and Harder, 1995; Gentile and Cerqueira, 1995; Julien-Laferriere and Atramentowicz, 1990; Nowak, 1999; Vieira, 1997)
- Average territory size
- 3,400 m^2
Home Range
Although gray four-eyed opossums are solitary, these animals are generally not considered territorial, with overlapping home ranges and up to 150 individuals per km2. Their home ranges are not firmly established, animals may travel nomadically, particularly when food availability is low. In the Panama Canal Zone, their home range size was estimated at 3,400 m2. (Castro-Arellano, et al., 2000; Patton and da Silva, 2007)
Communication and Perception
Gray four-eyed opossums are not known as vocal animals, however, these animals do communicate with a series of clicks, chirps and hisses. Unlike many other opossum species, these animals do not 'play possum' when threatened, instead these animals will fiercely fight perceived threats. When they are in duress, they also make a series of threatening visual displays such as opening their mouths and hissing. Males also communicate with breeding females using sternal and abdominal scent glands. (Castro-Arellano, et al., 2000)
- Other Communication Modes
- scent marks
Food Habits
Gray four-eyed opossums are omnivorous. About half of their diet consists of small animals such as insects, earthworms, birds, lizards, eggs, frogs, crustaceans, snails and small mammals, particularly spiny rats. The remainder of their diet includes leaves, bark, seeds, nuts, nectar and fruits such as papayas, bananas, sweet lemons and jobo plums. Their diet varies seasonally, during the wet season, they consume more plant matter because it is more widely available, during the dry season, they are much more insectivorous. (Castro-Arellano, et al., 2000; Fleck and Harder, 1995; Fonseca and Cerqueira, 1991; Julien-Laferriere and Atramentowicz, 1990; Nowak, 1999; Patton and da Silva, 2007)
- Primary Diet
- omnivore
- Animal Foods
- birds
- mammals
- amphibians
- reptiles
- eggs
- insects
- mollusks
- terrestrial worms
- Plant Foods
- leaves
- roots and tubers
- seeds, grains, and nuts
- fruit
- nectar
Gray four-eyed opossums are preyed upon by a variety of mammals, owls and large reptiles such as Amazon tree boas, South American bushmasters, ocelots, jaguarundis, tayras, greater grisons, gray foxes and barn owls. Compared to other species of opossums, these animals are extremely fierce fighters, defending themselves violently as needed. Likewise, the white fur spots located above their eyes gives the appearance of always being awake and vigilant, which may detract some predators. (Castro-Arellano, et al., 2000)
- Known Predators
- Amazon tree boas (Corallus hortulanus)
- South American bushmasters (Lachesis muta)
- ocelots (Leopardus pardalis)
- jaguarundis (Puma yaguarondi)
- tayras (Eira barbara)
- greater grisons (Galictis vittata)
- gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
- barn owls (Tyto alba)
Ecosystem Roles
Gray four-eyed opossums are important dispersers for Cecropia seeds, particularly because they often deposit the seeds in high quality sites. Like most other opossum species, these animals carry a wide variety of internal and external parasites such as nematodes, trematodes, cestodes, fleas, mites, lice, ticks and chiggers. (Castro-Arellano, et al., 2000)
- nematodes: Cruzia tentaculata, Globocephalus marsupialis, Vianna barusi, V. conspicua, V. minispicula, V. skrjabini, V. tenorai, V. vianniai
- trematodes: Amphimeruse ruparupu, Duboisiella proloba, Paragonimus amazonicus, Plagiorchis didelphidis, Zonorchis allentoshi
- cestodes: Linnistowia iheringi, Oochoristica brasiliensis, Sparganum reptans
- lice: Gliricolla porcelli, Gryopus ovalis, Trimenophon hispidus
- fleas: Adoratopsylla intermedia, A. antiquorum, Ctenocephaloides felis, Neotyplocercus rosenbergi, Polygenis roberti, P. klagesi, Rhopalopsyllus australis, R. cacicus, R. lutzi, Tritopsylla intermedia, Xenopsylla cheopsis
- ticks and mites: Amblyomma auricularium, A. geayi, Euschoengastia nunezi, Haemolaelaps glasgowi, Ixodes lasallei, I. luciae, I. venezuelensis, Androlaelaps fahrenholzi, Archemyobia pectinata, Eutrombicula alfreddugesi, E. goeldii, E. tropita, << Ornithonyssus wernecki>>, Tur apicalis, T. uniscutatus
- chiggers: Pseudoschoengastia bulbifera, Trombicula dunni, T. keenani
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Gray four-eyed opossums help control insect and small vertebrate populations. In certain areas of Mexico, these animals are also hunted for food. (Castro-Arellano, et al., 2000; Fonseca and Cerqueira, 1991)
- Positive Impacts
- food
- controls pest population
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Gray four-eyed opossums occasionally feed on corn fields and fruit crops, damaging farmer's fields. Likewise, these animals are reservoirs for Trypanosoma cruzi. (Castro-Arellano, et al., 2000; )
- Negative Impacts
- injures humans
- crop pest
Conservation Status
Currently, gray four-eyed opossums are considered a species of 'least concern' according to the IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species. Their conservation status was determined due to their large population size, large geographic range and tolerance to human disturbed environments. (Brito, et al., 2008)
- IUCN Red List
Least Concern
More information
- US Federal List
- No special status
- No special status
Other Comments
Gray four-eyed opossums have a wide array of other common names such as tlacuache cuatro ojos, raton tlacuache gigante, zorrito de arbol, ooch, uc c'o, cayopolin, zorro de cuatro ojos, fo-ai awari, cucha gris de cuatro ojos, zorro, pericote, mucura-de-cuatro-olhos, carachupa, chucha mantequera, comadreja gris de cuatro ojos, Guaiki and mbicure. These animals are believed to have 4 subspecies, although it is under debate. The 4 currently recognized subspecies of gray four-eyed opossums include Pilander opossum canus, P.o. fuscogriseus, P.o. melanurus and P.o. opossum. (Castro-Arellano, et al., 2000; Patton and da Silva, 2007)
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- Neotropical
living in the southern part of the New World. In other words, Central and South America.
- acoustic
uses sound to communicate
- agricultural
living in landscapes dominated by human agriculture.
- altricial
young are born in a relatively underdeveloped state; they are unable to feed or care for themselves or locomote independently for a period of time after birth/hatching. In birds, naked and helpless after hatching.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- causes disease in humans
an animal which directly causes disease in humans. For example, diseases caused by infection of filarial nematodes (elephantiasis and river blindness).
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- endothermic
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
- female parental care
parental care is carried out by females
- food
A substance that provides both nutrients and energy to a living thing.
- forest
forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality.
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- nocturnal
active during the night
- omnivore
an animal that mainly eats all kinds of things, including plants and animals
- polygynous
having more than one female as a mate at one time
- rainforest
rainforests, both temperate and tropical, are dominated by trees often forming a closed canopy with little light reaching the ground. Epiphytes and climbing plants are also abundant. Precipitation is typically not limiting, but may be somewhat seasonal.
- scent marks
communicates by producing scents from special gland(s) and placing them on a surface whether others can smell or taste them
- scrub forest
scrub forests develop in areas that experience dry seasons.
- seasonal breeding
breeding is confined to a particular season
- semelparous
offspring are all produced in a single group (litter, clutch, etc.), after which the parent usually dies. Semelparous organisms often only live through a single season/year (or other periodic change in conditions) but may live for many seasons. In both cases reproduction occurs as a single investment of energy in offspring, with no future chance for investment in reproduction.
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- solitary
lives alone
- swamp
a wetland area that may be permanently or intermittently covered in water, often dominated by woody vegetation.
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- visual
uses sight to communicate
- viviparous
reproduction in which fertilization and development take place within the female body and the developing embryo derives nourishment from the female.
- year-round breeding
breeding takes place throughout the year
Adler, G., J. Saemon. 1996. Distribution of Four-eyed Opossum, Philander opossum on Small Islands in Panama. Mammalia, 60:1: 91-99.
Brito, D., A. Cuaron, F. Reid, L. Emmons. 2008. "Philander opossum" (On-line). IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species. Accessed September 10, 2013 at http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/40516/0.
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Cerqueira, R. 1993. A Five-year Population Study of an Assemblance of Small Mammals in Southeastern Brazil. Mammalia, 57(4): 507-517.
Fernandes, F., L. Cruz, E. Martins, S. dos Reis. 2010. Growth and home range size of the gracile mouse opossums Gracilinanus microtarsus (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) in Brazilian cerrado. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 26:2: 185-192.
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Fonseca, S., R. Cerqueira. 1991. Water and Salt Balance in a South American Marsupial, the Gray Four-eyed Opossum (Philander opossum). Mammalia, 55(3): 421-432.
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Hershkovitz, P. 1997. Composition of the family Didelphidae Gray, 1821 (Didelphoidea: Marsupialia), with a review of the morphology and behavior of the included four-eyed pouched opossum of the genus Philander Tiedmann, 1808. Fieldiana: Zoology, 86: 1-103.
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How many triangles can you make using sticks that are 3cm, 4cm and 5cm long?
An interactive game to be played on your own or with friends.
Imagine you are having a party. Each person takes it in turns to
stand behind the chair where they will get the most chocolate.
A game for 2 people that everybody knows. You can play with a
friend or online. If you play correctly you never lose!
Exchange the positions of the two sets of counters in the least possible number of moves
How many times in twelve hours do the hands of a clock form a right
angle? Use the interactivity to check your answers.
Arrange the four number cards on the grid, according to the rules,
to make a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line.
A tetromino is made up of four squares joined edge to edge. Can
this tetromino, together with 15 copies of itself, be used to cover
an eight by eight chessboard?
What are the coordinates of the coloured dots that mark out the
tangram? Try changing the position of the origin. What happens to
the coordinates now?
In your bank, you have three types of coins. The number of spots shows how much they are worth. Can you choose coins to exchange with the groups given to make the same total?
An interactive activity for one to experiment with a tricky tessellation
Hover your mouse over the counters to see which ones will be
removed. Click to remover them. The winner is the last one to
remove a counter. How you can make sure you win?
Three beads are threaded on a circular wire and are coloured either red or blue. Can you find all four different combinations?


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Vasco da Gama 8 HD Pro
(regularly £119.99 / €149.99 / A$199.99)
Top-class travel route animation
Take your friends and family along with you on your previous trips with the travel route animations from Vasco da Gama.
The animated globe makes it easy for others to imagine what your trips were like. Show the exact routes you took and the destinations you visited!
Version 8 includes many new features, such as custom camera movements, and is up to 35% faster!
digieffects Damage
(regularly £59.99 / €69.99 / A$109.99)
Hollywood effects package
Hollywood effects for your holiday pictures and videos
With Damage, you can generate those analog, digital film, and video defects with purpose and ease—and without destroying your original footage.
Used in hundreds of Hollywood and independent film and television productions, you can get your own glitches, grain, and scan lines at your fingertips today with digieffects Damage.
Your photos and videos
in an amazing Photostory.
Transform your photos and videos into personal picture stories – with text, your own music and spectacular effects. Whether on your TV, on the go on your mobile device or worldwide on the Internet – experience your most beautiful moments again and again with friends, family and others.
Import photos & videos
Transfer your recordings from cameras, drives and data storage devices to your slideshow with the Import Wizard.
Special effects & music
Cinematic animations, decorative elements and hundreds of songs & sounds for your own personal picture stories.
Present Photostory
On your TV or PC, projected on a screen, on the go on mobile devices or worldwide on the Internet.
The most important features:
- For all camera formats and models
- Including integration of your own videos from camcorders
- 8 configurable tracks for photos, videos & music
- Over 300 high-quality effects, transitions, decorative elements etc.
- Background music with over 850 sounds and songs
- Create animated travel routes from vacations
- Automatic image optimization for photos and videos
- Create panorama montages from individual images
- Present your slideshows on TV, on the go, or online
- High-quality output in 4K Ultra HD & 3D
Here's what makes MAGIX Photostory so special:
MAGIX Photostory 2015 Deluxe gives you 300 high-quality effects, animations and decorative elements for the creative freedom that your personal picture stories need – with or without templates. Create as many slideshows as you like. No need to upload your media to the Internet: All of your photos & videos remain safely on your PC.
New in this version
8 configurable tracks
Great stories require lots of space. This is why Photostory Deluxe gives you up to 8 configurable multimedia tracks for creating amazing slideshows with photos, videos and music.
Huge song & sound archive
Photostory Deluxe contains more than 850 professional sounds & songs, including over 50 new music pieces and 500 effects, for quick and easy slideshow dubbing.
Automatic loudness adjustment
Does the music in your slideshow have different volume levels? Photostory Deluxe can automatically adjust the loudness of music and even out the volume – no more problems with tracks that are too loud or too quiet!
More great features:
What the press has to say
All MAGIX programs are developed with user-friendliness in mind so that all the basic features run smoothly and can be fully controlled, even on low-performance computers. The technical data for your computer can be found in the control panel of your operating system.
Some advanced program functions demand more of your computer's processing power. To get the most from these functions, your system should at least meet the following recommended requirements. The technical data for your computer can be found in the control panel of your operating system.
2 GHz
Quad-core processor with 2.8 GHz or better
|Graphics card
Onboard, resolution 1024x768
Dedicated, at least 512 MB VRAM
|Hard drive space
2 GB for program installation
Internet connection: Required for activating and validating the program, as well as for some program functions. Software can also be used offline. However, please note that the program requires an Internet connection at least once a month to validate the license.