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• Hokuyo's URG-04LX-UG01 detectable range is 20mm to 5600mm
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The Hokuyo URG-04LX-UG01 Scanning Laser Rangefinder is a small, affordable and accurate laser scanner that is perfect for robotic applications. The URG-04LX-UG01 is able to report ranges from 20mm to 5600mm (1mm resolution) in a 240° arc (0.36° angular resolution). Its power consumption, 5V 500ma, allows it to be used on battery operated platforms. It is best for students and researchers who are involved in robotics.
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• Power source: 5VDC±5 (USB Bus power)
• Light source: Semiconductor laser diode(785nm), Laser safety class 1
• Measuring area: 20 to 5600mm (white paper with 70mm×70mm), 240°
• Accuracy: 60 to 1,000mm : ±30mm, 1,000 to 4,095mm : ±3 of measurement
• Angular resolution: Step angle : Approx. 0.36°(360°/1,024 steps)
• Scanning time: 100ms/scan
• Noise: 25dB or less
• Interface: USB2.0/1.1[Mini B](Full Speed)
• Command System: SCIP Ver.2.0
• Ambient illuminance*1: Halogen/mercury lamp: 10,000Lux or less, Florescent: 6000Lux(Max)
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• Vibration resistance: 10 to 55Hz, double amplitude 1.5mm each 2 hour in X, Y and Z directions
• Impact resistance: 196m/s2, Each 10 time in X, Y and Z directions
• Weight: Approx. 160g
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Hokuyo URG-04LX-UG01 Scanning Laser RangefinderUSD $1,140.00
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The sensor is quite good and suitable for robotics applications in indoor environments.
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I use the URG-04LX-UG01 to detect some objects intersecting with the scanning plain. The device performs as detailed and with some algorithmic tricks I overcome the 30 mm accuracy limit and achieve the results I want. I recommend this laser scanner.
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Bitcoins are no longer the underground currency that it once was in the past. Companies far and wide are now accepting the currency to complete all types of transactions. Obviously, you have long been able to use a bitcoin to make a purchase on items on the web, and the announcement in the past several months from Overstock accepting the currency made front page news. But how far has this spread, and will you soon be able to use Bitcoins to purchase groceries, home improvements, or your newest car? Lets explore some of the opportunities.
Before we dive into the uses, lets give a very quick recap of bit coin and how the bitcoin market is currently performing. As of today, tax day, April 15, 2015 – the price for one single bitcoin is $213. Investors are jumping on board to buy up more, while others are fearful that the prices will continue to drop. Forecasting for Bit coins is very similar to the stock market, and there is huge volatility in the market. Many experts are telling people to refrain from trading for the time being as there is so much fluctuation.
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As we discussed before, many large companies are now accepting the currency, with many others jumping into the market. This blog is currently being written using WordPress, and they are now accepting payments with the coins. Amazon, Target, CVS, Dell, Curvaceous Couture, Subway, and Tesla, yes, the car company are accepting payments in 2015. It won't be long before companies that we see in our own communities are using them such as your local dentist, or your heating and air conditioning company.
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One of the big advantages that bitcoins provide is that you can shop anywhere, without worrying about who is watching, or what is going to show up on your credit card bill. Think about going somewhere like a hotel for the weekend, and you are and your spouse decide you want to watch some adult only shows on pay per view. If your credit card shows each and every purchase you make, and the security on these cards is at an all time level, you know that with a little digging, the credit card company can see exactly what you purchased. This example of adult only shows may sound odd, but it proves the point of shopping without any prying eyes. Maybe you have a drug or alcohol problem, and would like to get help. This isn't something you would want to show on your latest credit card receipt. There are some things that you want to keep private, and buying with Bitcoin can help you do just that.
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Forget being rich and famous and buying islands, this currency is going to be around us in the very near future. Maybe you want to paint your home with Rhino Shield – the best ceramic paint on the market, and is the company you decide to go with. That is an opportunity that may appear in the near future. Or you have a recent drunk driving charge that you want as quite as possible, that would be another opportunity to use Bitcoins. Let your imagination go, because we are in for a new world of buying power with Bitcoins.

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Millions of Kenyans have taken to the polls in one of the country's most historic elections. They are voting for a new draft constitution that if passed, will overhaul the current constitution, which was ratified at the country's independence in 1963.
Haunting this election is the country's last general election, which was also considered historic but for all the wrong reasons.
The vote in the 2007 presidential election, which was largely considered to be rigged, plunged this normally peaceful nation into unprecedented violence. Ugly ethnic clashes resulted in the deaths of more than 1,000 people and sent half a million residents fleeing from their homes. Neighbor turned against neighbor, and Kenya suddenly found its self on the brink of civil war.
The violence came to an end after President Mwai Kibaki and his opponent Raila Odinga signed a peace accord and adopted major government reforms, including a power-sharing agreement making Odinga the Prime Minister. In addition a new constitution would be written which would reduce the powers of the presidency and provide a better system of checks and balances.
Now both leaders find themselves on the same side, actively campaigning for Kenyans to vote "yes". In Kibera, a slum outside of Nairobi, hundreds cheered loudly as Odinga cast his vote. He predicted that at least 70% of the country will vote for the new constitution.
"The current constitution is what caused all of the problems during the 2007 election," said Peter Temba, 43, a volunteer for voter education in Kibera, where he lives. "If we can really think about who we are as Kenyans and what we want, we would vote in this constitution so that we'll have a new one that will cater for each and every Kenyan."
But not everyone is in favor of the new constitution. Like all elections in Kenya, there is a tribal element to the voting.
Members of the Kalenjin tribe, one of the country's largest which was blamed for much of the violence in 2007, have been campaigning hard against the constitution's passage, couching it as harmful to their community's land rights. Their opposition is raising concern that there will be a repeat of the violence from two years ago.
The government has deployed 16,000 additional police and security forces to potential trouble areas. Hotlines have been set up, and news stations are airing public service announcements urging Kenyans to peacefully accept the results.
In addition to tribal loyalties, religion is also impacting the vote. The draft includes a provision on abortion that the Kenyan clergy and religious leaders say opens up the door to "abortion on demand." The clause still outlaws the act, but says that if the mother's health or life is in danger a qualified "health professional" may perform one. The health professional language allows for abuse, say religious leaders and anti-abortion activists.
Though the argument may not win over Kenyans, it has found support from an unlikely source – members of the U.S. Congress. New Jersey Representative Chris Smith, along with two other Republicans house members, accuse the Obama administration of spending millions of taxpayer dollars to fund the "yes" campaign, which would be a violation of U.S. law.


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Sharks add depth, agitation by trading for Moore
Feb 16, 2012, 7:43 PM EDT
One of the fill-in-the-blank insults for the San Jose Sharks is that they're too easy to play against. (Surely Ryane Clowe loves to hear that.)
The Sharks just became more irritating to deal with as they acquired agitating center Dominic Moore from the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts received a 2012 second-round pick (originally Minnesota's, which likely makes it more valuable) and sent a seventh rounder to San Jose to complete the deal.
With 19 points on the season, Moore won't add a ton of firepower, but that's OK because the Sharks are ludicrously explosive at center right now. (Seriously, their top-six forwards are crazy heavy on pivot talent.)
Moore is a good faceoff guy (an impressive 55.7 winning percentage this season) and averaged an even two minutes of penalty kill time per game with Tampa Bay, so his role should be fairly obvious.
This isn't the kind of move that will push the Sharks over the playoff hump on its own, but we might look back at this as a subtle move that gives the team much-needed depth and a spicy note of irritation.
- sjsharksfan11 - Feb 16, 2012 at 8:18 PM
He's a lousy player and waste of a pick. The NHL of today lies in the draft and Doug Wilson trades all the picks every season. Marleau and Thornton are lazy chokes. Wilson has to go.
- trbowman - Feb 16, 2012 at 9:25 PM
Moore isn't a lousy plauer, this is a very good trade by the Sharks.
- eastcoastcynic - Feb 16, 2012 at 9:40 PM
I'd say Marleau and Thornton had issues in the past with being chokes that didn't play with the necessary intensity needed in the Stanley Cup playoffs, but they've gotten over that.
I think the Sharks needed a little more scoring punch on the wing rather than a non-scoring bruiser.
- sergio408 - Feb 16, 2012 at 9:06 PM
San Jose Shark Are Almost The Oakland Raiders of 2012 Draft only have 1,5,6,7 Picks
- lsxphotog - Feb 16, 2012 at 10:38 PM
Where on earth did you get that Moore is an agitator?
- boltsfan777 - Feb 16, 2012 at 11:14 PM
Right, Moore is not an agitator, nor is he dirty. That thing with Fedotenko was way overblown, too, as Shanahan could see. Moore is a smart, skilled, aggressive player who shows up every game. Pierre McGuire pointed out once during a game how more players should use common sense the way Dominic Moore does. A replay showed that Moore could have easily driven a guy headfirst into the boards, possibly causing injury, but he backed off just enough, and still completed the check.
He's been one of my favorite Lightning players, and I'll hate to see him go.
- rca26 - Feb 17, 2012 at 12:14 AM
Moore is a guy that brings his game up a gear in the playoffs, and his time in Tampa was no exception. This should be a very good pickup for a team that has had trouble closing the past few years. Grinders like Moore who rose to the occasion were the biggest reason the Lightning went as deep as they did last year.
- muttbolts - Feb 17, 2012 at 1:22 AM
I cant remember the amount of opposing players saying "i hate playing against moore". Thats the kind if guy I want for a playoff run good score.moore will be missed.
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PHOENIX Yovani Gallardo is one step closer to being ready for the regular season. The Brewers right-hander threw 45 pitches in a 3.1-inning effort Sunday in Milwaukee's 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Maryvale Baseball Park. Gallardo allowed a walk and three hits in his second Cactus League start of the year and has yet to allow a run in 5.1 innings of work. "I ran into a little trouble there in the second inning, leaving my off-speed stuff up in the zone. Overall, I think my command is still getting better. I walked a guy, but it's a matter of working my other pitches in there." He struck out two Colorado batters Sunday, bringing his exhibition season total to six but Gallardo, who established a career high with 207 strikeouts in 2011 and became the first Brewers pitcher to record 200 or more in three consecutive seasons, is more concerned with his location than statistics at this point. "It's more location," Gallardo said. "That's a huge part in the first couple sta...
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"I can't believe the Proposition 37 failed in a comparatively liberal state like California. People don't want to know what's in their food? Even China and Russia do it. And the people of California say 'no we don't want to know'? Clearly we must ban electronic voting machines. Go back to a paper ballot and hand counting."
The purpose of electronic voting machines is to eliminate accurate vote tracking of any kind, so that elections can be manipulated at will. Since there is no paper trail, your electronic vote goes into a black hole, where it is easily and invisibly altered. If you question this, then you are dismissed as a "conspiracy theorist." Where is your proof?
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Bruins coach Julien: Hamilton has "great chance" to make team
Oct 12, 2012, 12:04 PM EDT
The Dougie Hamilton love-in continued on Thursday when CSNNE's Joe Haggerty caught up with Bruins coach Claude Julien.
Julien told Haggerty he took in a few of Hamilton's OHL Niagara games on a recent scouting trip, and was blown away at the young defenseman's game.
"Dougie is such a big player and he's gotten so much stronger. He was just outstanding," Julien said. "It was impressive to see him. I'd say he has a great chance to stick [in the NHL]."
Hamilton, taken ninth overall at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, was called "the best defenseman outside the NHL," by ISS director of amateur scouting Dennis MacInnis back in May.
Since then, the 19-year-old starred in the Canadia-Russia Challenge tournament and got off to a torrid start to the OHL season, racking up seven points in eight games with a plus-8 rating.
No wonder Julien's excited about having Hamilton in a Bruins uniform.
"What I saw told me that he deserves the opportunity," Julien explained. "I'd lean more toward him having a great chance [to crack the Bruins lineup] than not."
- freneticgarfieldfan - Oct 12, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Now they have to keep him (at least) 10 years before he becomes a free agent… 😉
- kingfooj - Oct 12, 2012 at 1:11 PM
What team
- theawesomersfranchise - Oct 12, 2012 at 1:43 PM
Seguin, Hamilton and millions saved for Kessel anyone?
- cloudniner9 - Oct 12, 2012 at 3:11 PM
Lets not forget Spooner, Knight and also Rask for Raycroft, thank you leafs, the futures so bright I got to wear shades.
- freneticgarfieldfan - Oct 12, 2012 at 5:34 PM
If you mention Rask for Raycroft, be fair and also mention Kaberle for Colborne plus pick.
- bruinsfan19 - Oct 12, 2012 at 5:53 PM
Well with all the times the bruins ripped off Toronto they don't have to worry about one bad trade . Colborne wouldn't have made the team anyway
- cloudniner9 - Oct 12, 2012 at 10:04 PM
He wont even make the leafs
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"Barring any setbacks, he's planning to play (on Friday)," said Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge.
And like former Celtic Kevin Garnett in his last couple of seasons, Rondo will start off with a minutes restriction of around five minutes per quarter.
Not only is that the safest route for Rondo to take, but it also helps temper some of the off-the-charts expectations some might have for him upon returning to action.
"Fans are pretty smart," Ainge said. "They know he hasn't played basketball for a year and he's just been practicing. I'm optimistic that Rondo will be pretty good when he's back."
Getting a gauge on how good Rondo will be won't be easy at the start, in part because his minutes will be restricted.
Remember the 5-5-5 plan for Kevin Garnett?
Meet the 5-5-5-5 plan for Rajon Rondo, with each number representing approximately the number of minutes Rondo is set to play, per quarter.
Even with limited minutes, expectations as far as what he can and cannot do, are still likely to be pretty high.
"He hasn't played basketball for a year," Ainge said. "What I've seen throughout my professional basketball career, the ACL injury is something that every player has to overcome, coming back mentally not just physically.
Ainge added, "So I anticipate some adjustments, just getting used to playing and feeling confident in playing and returning to the player he was. I do think he will get there. If that means a week, a month, I don't know what."
One of the early challenges for head coach Brad Stevens upon Rondo's return will be how to disperse his minutes in a way that works both for Rondo and the Celtics.
"Obviously he is our starting point guard," Stevens said. "So I want to make sure we figure out the right minutes for him so he doesn't get too stiff on the bench."
And while Rondo's minutes will be increased over time, it remains to be seen how that will play out exactly.
"I'll wait to be told what to do," Stevens said. "And that is the way I've always done it. That's the way these guys, our medical staff, do a phenomenal job. I'm never in the business of trying to do their job. They know what they're doing. They just tell me."
Even though he has yet to play a game this season, it's clear and undeniable that the anticipation of his return has provided a boost of energy and encouragement to the Celtics.
"In practice, it's clearly shown itself true that he lifts everyone around him," Stevens said.
Rondo has been practicing with his team in some capacity for about a month now.
And like those that have played in games with the four-time All-Star, newcomers to the team like Kris Humphries have been impressed.
"He's a competitor," Humphries said. "It's great to have that competitive spirit in practice. His team wins most of the time even when he wasn't 100 percent."
And it's too soon to say whether he's 100 percent now.
But he's close enough to play and has readily admitted to having wanted to get out there sooner but smart enough to know that his body just wasn't ready.
"He's anxious to play," Ainge said. "So the last few weeks have been really focused on continuing the rehab and the strengthening of his legs, but also conditioning. He does a lot. Playing point guard in the NBA against some of the greatest athletes requires a great deal of conditioning. I think he was surprised when he had a couple of practices and realized just how far he had to go from a conditioning standpoint."
Rondo in line to play Friday with minutes restriction
WALTHAM, Mass. — Unless there's an unexpected hiccup between now and Friday night, Rajon Rondo's long-awaited start to the 2013-2014 season begins against the Los Angeles Lakers.


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Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah on Monday said Qatar is expected to become the main LNG supply source for the European Union (EU) with a total 28MTA of LNG by 2010.
A mega project in the UK, the Qatargas II project with up to 15.8 MTA exports for 25 years starting in 2008 has been developed, he said in his keynote address to the GCC-EU seminar entitled 'Natural Gas Technologies: Realities and Prospects' Monday.
Abdullah bin Hamad noted that RasGas II has also acquired large terminal capacity in Belgium, a 3.4 MTA in Zeebrugge LNG terminal in addition to developing an offshore LNG terminal on the Italian Adriatic coast to receive up to 6MTA of LNG for the Italian gas market.
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Private water flash point
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Zimbabwe suffers from an inflation rate the government pegs at 7,000 percent. But it's maybe two or three times that in actual practice. Reporter Gretchen Wilson helps us understand what that really means.
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Reports are coming in from South Africa that miners yesterday unearthed a light green diamond more than double the size of what was the world's biggest. If it's assessed to be a similar quality gem, the bidding will be fast and furious, Gretchen Wilson reports.
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WOW, What a great game!!!!!
Looks like our team is tuned up just fine!!!!
ummm, Tony, you've got a great website, but Ha Ha! :hammer: :179421:
I'm glad you were wrong on your prediction. Best put those purple shades back on. :-)
I watched it at a sports bar here in FL with quite a few Bucs fans, who were eerily silent the whole way.:bag:
Although they liked Ngata's rumble towards the endzone.
Can't wait for next weekend, when I come up to see the Ravens beat up on the Raiders. :hammer: :D
The stadium is going to be rocking next Sunday. I'm ready to start tailgating right now.
Ok I'm back from the game. Who said what about who? Cause if I recall I called it 34-7, well if you just take 7 points from both teams that equals a great big 27-0. Oh and whatever you guys say I was not "loaded" when I posted that first post I was just sick of you 17-13 Bucs losers........yay I win!
I'll take that beating right along with you Tony. I was wrong, and I don't mind ONE BIT!
I had the Ravens winning at least, eventually overtaking the Bucs late in the game 17-14. I am so glad to be wrong, its been a while since the Ravens took a team behind the woodshed.
The skeptics were justified in their worry. I have to admit that while optimistic, I was worried about this game.
I had NO IDEA that we would punish that team as we did. It is not as if we were playing the Lions, Texans, or Saints. We played the Bucs and the number 1 defense of last year, and made them look like the Saints and Texans.
I hope our guys do not overlook ANY team, including the Raiders. I want us to have the "eye of the tiger" against every team we play this season.
Think about this, you could see that we were still not playing our best ball. McNair overthrew some receivers, and we had missed tackles on defense. The Ravens, if they keep this focus and intensity, could be a dangerous and elite team in the NFL this year.
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Think about this, you could see that we were still not playing our best ball. McNair overthrew some receivers, and we had missed tackles on defense. The Ravens, if they keep this focus and intensity, could be a dangerous and elite team in the NFL this year.
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Nuff Said!!!
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Tony, just go into your room and listen to all your old Beatles/Lennon songs...like Yer Blues, or Cold Turkey....Feel your own pain dude.
Just don't pick the wrong team again. Learned your lesson? If not, Go flog yourself with a wet noodle. Better yet, you have to listen to Hank Williams Sr. songs for a week.
Since reading your latest post last night, I've been in "Isolation" and listening to the White Album with the CD player queued up to Revolution No. 9.
How appropriate....
No. 9, No. 9, No. 9, No. 9, No. 9:glasses:
I am w/ TL here eating some crow. There really was no reason to expect the Ravens to win at Tampa so I totally see where TL is coming from.
I was very pleasantly surprised...but it's only one game. Unless they beat the Raiders at home this week the road win means nothing. I do expect to see them at 2-0 after the home opener.


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The U.S. Supreme Court will review two cases challenging the affirmative action admission programs at the University of Michigan. The issue in both cases is whether the University's goal of admitting a diverse student body justifies making race a factor, among others, in admissions decisions. The outcome of the Michigan cases will not only determine whether colleges can continue to level the playing field for women and minorities, but it may also decide the future of affirmative action far beyond university classrooms.
Far-right members of Congress and their allies in the Bush administration have made restricting reproductive rights a priority for the 108th Congress, from packing the courts with anti-choice judges to pushing legislation that would cripple reproductive freedom worldwide. The latest assault on reproductive rights comes in the form of unconstitutional legislation to ban what the bill's supporters call "partial-birth" abortion.
In the next several weeks, there will be major efforts in the House and/or Senate to amend the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to include private-school vouchers. The relatively unknown Florida McKay voucher law is the model for this pro-voucher effort in Congress. One of the McKay law's most enthusiastic promoters has dubbed the program the "Florida Miracle." A report released today by PFAW and the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund debunks this myth, raising serious concerns about financial abuse and the law's impact on parents' rights, special education services and public schools.
For the second straight year, the biggest beneficiaries of Illinois' tuition tax credit law are its most affluent taxpayers—those earning more than $80,000 annually. This finding, based on newly released state data, shatters promises made by supporters of the 1999 law, who had argued that the measure would particularly benefit Illinois' low-income families
Gov. Jeb Bush publicly gave his support to holding a special election later this year in which voters would be asked to reconsider decisions they've already made to support an initiative to reduce class sizes in Florida's public schools. Amendment 9 was approved by the state's voters last November. People For the American Way was one of the leading partners in the pro-Amendment 9 Coalition to Reduce Class Size.
Illinois enacted its tuition tax credit program in 1999 and is one of six states that offer tax credits or deductions for private school tuition. Like these other states, Illinois adopted its law through a legislative act. Recently, tuition tax credits have gained new interest and attention, as some proponents have suggested that tuition tax credits are a politically viable alternative to more controversial voucher programs.
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PHOTO: Chamber President David Ross, Greater Downtown Council President Kristi Stokes, Mayor Don Ness, LHB President William Bennett and LHB senior staff member David Sheedy cut the ribbon at a Thursday open house.
LHB on Thursday held an open house and ribbon cutting at its Duluth office to celebrate the company's recent growth and remodeling.
The architectural and engineering firm, founded by Lauren Larsen in 1966, has grown to almost 250 this year after peaking at 180 before the recession forced a 10 percent reduction.
President Bill Bennett credited his staff and clients for LHB's rapid growth during the past two years, which promoted the firm to remodel its headquarters at 21 W. Superior St.
"It's going to be well worth it. We believe it was the right thing to do for a variety of reasons," Bennett said.
The company added 4,000 square feet at its Duluth office at a cost of $1.8 million during a project that spanned five months and covered three floors. It now occupies 43,000 square feet in the building, which is owned by Minnesota Power. As part of the project, LHB upgraded video and other systems to offer the latest technology. In October, the company finalized a relocation of its office in Minneapolis, where the company also has been expanding.
About 60 percent of LHB's work is for infrastructure clients and 40 percent for building customers.
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PERCEIVED as agricultural pests and hence farmers' enemy number one until recently, the Zanzibar Red Colobus monkey is now possibly one of the most famous and revered resident of the Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park in Unguja.
Thanks to government and Non-Governmental Organisations' efforts, farmers around the Park's Jozani Forest like Mohamed Salum Haji have had their negative perception changed and are now happy to put up with the monkey, albeit its well publicised penchant for raiding young crops and fruits like mangoes.
Mr Haji says communities around the forest have had to learn to tolerate the monkey because of its contribution to the economy of the area. About 25,000 tourists visit the forest, most of them eager to see the rare monkey found in Zanzibar only.
"The monkey used to be farmers' number one enemy because it was destroying our crops. The situation only changed once we started reaping benefits of its existence from tourism proceeds," he says, adding that farmers would kill the animals by poisoning or netting them.
The monkey's fortunes only turned around in the mid-1990s when it was adopted as the flagship species for conservation in the Isles. Authorities had to take action as the forest and its famous inhabitants were under threat due to encroachment by villagers who wantonly cut down trees for timber, charcoal, firewood and other uses.
The farmers would also hunt down the animal to prevent it from destroying their crops. The monkey now plays an important role in tourism, which is arguably one of Zanzibar's most important economic sectors. Indeed, in recent years thousands of tourists have been visiting the Park to see these primates, generating over 100,000 US dollars in park fees annually.
As Mr Haji, who doubles as vice-chairman of 115-member Jozani Farm Owners Union- Uwemajo can attest, the income not only supports Jozani National Park, but also benefits the government and the local community.
Tourists also spend much more throughout the island on transport, food, and lodging, thereby providing increased employment opportunities. Mr Haji, however, points out that Uwemajo was about to launch negotiation with the government with a view to have a bigger share of the income to properly sustain their livelihoods.
"Community members in this area are in poor economic conditions as they can not exploit their farms effectively for agriculture due to destruction to crops caused by the monkeys," says Mr Haji.
He adds that red colobus monkeys are among the endangered species but their cultural life has a potential to create hostility within the entire community, unless villagers' needs are properly taken care of.
"Villagers strongly complain about the monkeys raiding their crops and seriously damaging them, hence the need to be compensated properly."
Meanwhile, to supplement members' income Uwemajo undertakes various projects through help from the government and donors, such as extension of sea turtle sanctuary, a zoo park, having received tortoise from Changuu Island.
The organisation has also managed to survey all farms around Jozani, which has helped identify owners and size of land owned. Despite efforts to change perception, still other villagers are said to hold negative views of the monkey, saying it has an evil influence on trees on which they feed, ultimately killing them.
"No wonder there still exists animosity between villagers and the monkey", observes a Chalawe villager, Mr Abdullah Faki. He says the feeling among some villagers is that authorities value the animal more than human beings, hence the need for more efforts to improve the relations by ensuring villagers benefit more with proceeds from tourism in the area.
While Mr Haji and other farmers blame Zanzibar red colobus monkey for destruction of their crop, a recent study points to different species of monkey that could be the culprit-Sykes monkeys. "In the past, farmers living near Jozani National Park have complained about crop raiding by Zanzibar red colobuses, but the evidence for this behaviour is controversial.
In the late 1990s, farmers claimed that they were consuming coconuts in agricultural areas and requested compensation and removal of the Zanzibar red colobuses. "However, it is possible that most (if not all) damage is caused by Sykes monkeys and blamed incorrectly on Zanzibar red colobuses, as the more secretive and inconspicuous Sykes monkeys often associate with groups of Zanzibar red colobuses," reads part of the study published on Animal Diversity Web.
The scientific investigation of the problem found that Zanzibar red colobus consumption of coconuts was positively correlated with harvest, maybe due to a pruning effect, hence the importance of scientifically quantifying perceived human-wildlife conflicts so that appropriate measures could be taken.
Commenting on achievements recorded in protection of the Park and the rare monkey, the Director of Forestry and Non Renewable Resources Department in the Zanzibar Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr Sheha Hamdan says participation of the communities has been key in ensuring sustainable conservation of the forest.
He says even cases of farmers killing monkeys are very few and far between as members of the community have turned to be the most reliable guardians of the animal and the forest. He says a number of NGOs have been working with communities in all the nine villages surrounding Jozani to find alternative means of livelihoods to avoid heavy dependence on forest resources.
Apart from Uwemajo-the association of land owners around Jozani, other key players in the villages include Jozani Environmental Conservation Association (JECA), South Environmental and Development Conservation Association (SEDCA) and Ngezi- Vumawimbi Natural Resources Conservation Organisation (NGERANECO); Zanzibar Bee Keepers Association (ZABA) and Jozani Joint Development and savings and Credit Organisation (JOZANI- JODCO).
They have been engaging in an array of income generating activities such as bee keeping, fishing, manufacturing of stoves, hand crafts and eco-tourisms. The JECA deputy secretary general Awesu Ramadhani says the response of the communities to environmental conservation efforts has been positive and encouraging.
He mentions the agro forestry project sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme as among undertakings that are changing lives of villagers around Jozani. However, Mr Hamdan admits still a lot needs to be done as incidences of encroachment on the forest still happen, although not as often as it used to be.
"Lately there have been fires in the forest apparently caused by honey collectors who use non sustainable methods," observes the forestry and non renewable resources boss. He nevertheless points out that the win-win situation ensures that there is always harmony between man and nature as far as conservation of the forest and its flora and fauna are concerned.
With the population finally appreciating it, a visit to Zanzibar is indeed not complete without seeing one of the rarest monkeys in Africa, with less than 2000 said to be remaining in the world.


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The West's sanctions on Iran are hurting the country's middle class and marginalizing the country's pragmatists. But they can neither cripple Iran's economy nor halt its nuclear program.
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President Obama, too, is pushing the envelope with Tehran to keep the Republicans at bay.
Iran is so militarily disadvantaged compared to its opponents as to make its threat to close the entrance to the Persian Gulf almost farcical.
The United States may also be working to ensure Georgian President Saakashvili's re-election.
What would happen if we stopped playing games with Iran?
The term "U.S. assets" is a little too open to interpretation.
Iraq knows that Iran -- unlike America and other Western forces -- is there to stay.
Economic sanctions have not persuaded Iran to give up its nuclear program, so it's time to try something different.
New avenues for dialogue between the United States and Iran are needed to prevent minor confrontations from igniting a full-scale war.
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Fort Pierce police chief wants electronic system to help solve shooting crimes
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What: Fort Pierce Police Chief Sean Baldwin holding meeting to gauge public interest in ShotSpotter system
When: 6 p.m. Dec. 4
Where: First Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 506 N. 11th St.
FORT PIERCE — Police Chief R. Sean Baldwin hopes to get an indication this year whether city officials are interested in a $390,000 electronic surveillance system he said could greatly help in finding who is pulling the triggers on guns in the city.
From January to the end of October, police verified 138 instances of gunfire, including people being shot, largely in north Fort Pierce and at night. There's been one murder and one person critically injured. Homes and vehicles also have been damaged by bullets.
Many cases are unsolved.
Police respond but, in many instances, by the time they arrive suspects are gone. Witness can be uncooperative, even fearful, he said. He attributed much of the gunfire to members of gangs, usually acting individually out of personal disagreements.
And Baldwin said officers are left searching large areas for evidence, hoping to find inch-long empty bullet shells or footprints in a city with paved roads and sidewalks.
At the same time there continues to be "gunfire in the night," he said. "In the last six years we have had about five murder cases where witnesses (who knew who knew the assailant was) refuse to tell us. It is frustrating."
His latest answer is to advance the idea of the city installing in north Fort Pierce a ShotSpotter system, a nationally used overhead audio surveillance system that can pick up loud bangs and gets police to the scenes quicker by alerting them within a minute of a gun being fired. The system could give them information they otherwise wouldn't have had: the location of the gunfire and even which way the assailant fled and whether they were on foot or in a vehicle, he said Friday. That is done by analyzing the sounds.
To gauge public interest in the system, Baldwin is having a community meeting at 6 p.m. Dec. 4 at the First Bethel Missionary Baptist Church at 506 N. 11th St. Then on Dec. 10 he plans to talk to city commission members during an informal meeting. By the end of December, he wants to know if the city is interested in looking into getting the system and how to pay for it.
Commissioner Reginald Sessions strongly endorses the system. "I think it is going to be the best tool ever created by God" to combat the gunfire, Sessions said. It could "save lives and jail people."
The police chief knows tax revenue is limited. Using tax money means cutting one area and shifting it to another area in a police department that has already seen a reduction of 16 officers in the last six years, he said. Now there are 113 officers.
The community meeting on Dec. 4 is the second Baldwin has held in north Fort Pierce. During the first on Nov. 1, one resident said police should spend the money on getting more officers on the streets. According to Baldwin, the $390,000 — which is for three years — would equate to two additional officers a year.
ShotSpotter "isn't a silver bullet," he said. "It is a tool.
"It is a (police) force multiplier" that he said could help police be more focused."
What: A pole-mounted system that is tuned to listening for loud bangs.
How it works: Sounds are electronically relayed to a California-based company, SST, that determines if the sound is gunfire or a car backfire or firecrackers. Within a minute, the results are relayed to police.
What police get: The location of the gunfire, how many shots were fired, if different types of guns were fired and in which direction the assailants fled.
Where: Police want the system installed in a 3-square-mile area in north Fort Pierce bounded by U.S. 1 on the east and 33rd Street on the west.
Source: SST and the Fort Pierce Police Department
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