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Three male American Wigeons are calling while in pursuit of a female who leads the way. She's the second one in from the left.
It seems they do this almost as a pass time after feeding and otherwise resting on water. The female suddenly takes off from the water and many males follow. They loop and swirl for less than a minute and then land to just rest once again. Frequently the behavior occurs again in another 5-10 minutes until they finally return to floating and casual feeding.
Wigeons pair bond seasonally generally in January and February. It could be that these flights are a part of female mate selection or that one of the males is already her mate and the others are challenging the bond.
I've also seen this kind of behavior in Common Goldeneyes.
Garretson Pond, MLK Regional Shoreline Park, Oakland, CA
I cannot say enough how lucky I am to have two incredibly patient and outgoing bengal cats. These two played ALL day with a VERY exuberant 4 yr old boy, and never batted an eye once to his rough antics and crazy play. They have never been around kids like that and they did SOOOO good. They played chase with him, were hit with wand toys (4 yr old boys have trouble learning you wiggle the wand on the floor, not in the cats face). Mia and Bayou never ran away, they actually enjoyed every minute of it!! (Dexter is more skittish and with his arthritis, I just kept him in a bedroom). I thought Mia would be a bit spooked by having 22 people in the house, but again, did not phase her ONE bit.
Bayou passed out at bedtime, but Mia was more like an overstimulated toddler...she was attacking feet, meowing, getting into trouble and just wouldn't go to bed. But she has been passed out all day today, so I think she finally hit her wall :)
Wasting time before sitting in traffic for two hours to go see a band play.
"Love is nothing but a shadow."
THEY CAME TO KANSAS CITY, MO ON JULY 9TH 2013 & TURNT IT UP!!! THE YOUNG GUY IN THE MIDDLE IS CD AKA PRODIGYY
Jorge Villegas, professor of business administration, speaks with students in his Consumer Behavior course as they present projects on their special possessions. The projects are designed to demonstrate the students' understanding of special possessions and brands, as discussed in class, and to provide an opportunity to connect with a small audience.
How to save your key people and company from sex addiction disasters
Disaster! 6:13 pm, manager Trisha Woodard stops into her vice president’s office for discussion, interrupting him looking at his iPod and masturbating.
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As mudanças nos cercam. Nada é imutável. Por mais que façamos tudo igual, a cada dia tudo fica diferente. Temos que estar prontos para as mais inesperadas reviravoltas. Às vezes estamos caminhando para o topo da escada, felizes, e caímos alguns degraus. E o oposto; estamos na nossa subida lenta e contínua e somos "promovidos" a pular alguns degraus. A primeira situação é desconcertante. Construímos passo a passo uma realidade ideal, repleta de sentimentos, ações, processos, e quando tudo parece no lugar, os ventos da mudança aparecem e mudam tudo. É injusto! Às vezes um pouco de inércia e rotina ajudam a nossa mente na organização dos pensamentos. Às vezes a nossa vontade é de dizer para os ventos da mudança: me esqueçam por um tempo, me deixem aqui em paz no ponto que eu cheguei às custas de muita luta e muito suor derramado. Mas os ventos não nos ouvem ou, talvez, saibam melhor que nós a hora de aparecerem.
By request. Claudia -- I saw a cardinal doing this about a week ago, too. The first bird I ever saw this behavior in was a Red-bellied Woodpecker on top of its bird house -- I thought it was sick and dying. ;-)
Here's something about it on eNature: www.enature.com/articles/detail.asp?storyID=389
Islamabad, PK – 24 March 2015 – Media literacy and freedom given to information continuously sways the practices of the industry in Pakistan. This raises many questions about media’s influence on the cognitive behavioral response of the public. To highlight and identify the need to develop editorial space for education journalism; academicians, journalists and development sector professionals, students debate and discuss safety and security of journalists, the psychological effect of media’s exposure. AGAHI in collaboration with UNESCO Pakistan organized a town-hall dialogue on ‘Media and Information Literacy and Education Journalism in Pakistan’ today at the Islamabad, Marriott Hotel.
Ms. Puruesh Chaudhary, Founder & President AGAHI, opening the discussion forum, encouraged the stakeholders to review policy gaps and devise sustainable interventions that enables the citizenry of Pakistan to make decisions that improves the quality of not only their lives but which also empowers the society to move forward. She further added, we are no longer living in times when one can work in isolation; collaborative networks are the future for planning and decision-making.
Ms. Vibeke Jensen, Representative/Director of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), while talking about media and information literacy said that empowerment of people through Media and Information Literacy (MIL) is an important prerequisite for fostering equitable access to information and knowledge; promoting free, independent and pluralistic media and information systems. She said that Media and Information Literacy recognizes the primary role of information and media in our everyday lives. It lies at the core of freedom of expression and information – since it empowers citizens to understand the functions of media and other information providers, to critically evaluate their content, and to make informed decisions as users and producer of information and media content. She mentioned that UNESCO’s strategy brings together the two fields, Information Literacy and Media Literacy, as a combined set of competencies, knowledge, skills and attitude, necessary for life and work today. MIL considers all forms of media and other information providers such as libraries, archive, museums and Internet irrespective of technologies used.
The first interactive session of the town-hall meeting had experts on education journalism in Pakistan. “Education plays a catalytic role towards human development, both at the individual as well as at the societal level”, said Dr. Abdul Siraj, Head of Mass Communications Department Allama Iqbal University. Since mass media have the potential for reaching colossal audiences, the journalist has a vital role to play in wiping out these social menaces”, he added. He also said that Education is needed not only for personal development of citizens, but also to produce a skilled workforce, promote economic growth, preserve and promote culture and values in the society, and enhance participation of all segments of population in decision making at various levels.
The second session focused on the cognitive behavioral response and psychological limitation to learning emphasizing on the importance of using media’s editorial and broadcast content as a tool for molding and changing perceptions to create a prosperous society.
While talking to the participants, Ms. Nausheen Shahzad, Educational Psychologist, said that continuous reporting of terrorism and extremism can be suggestible, adolescents may turn into terrorists by identifying themselves with these terrorists, considering them as reformers. She further added, or they simply become conditioned and show no empathy towards such news, becoming insensitive to world issues altogether.
The issue of safety and security of journalists in Pakistan with respect to ethical dimension was explored in the third session. The session addressed challenges related to access, privacy, safety and security of journalists. Encapsulating basic provisions proposed by the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, of the scale and number of attacks on journalists and media workers as well as of incidents affecting their ability to exercise freedom of expression by threats of prosecution, arrest, imprisonment, denial of journalistic access. Number of measures have been adopted by the United Nations (UN) at the international level; the UN Security Council adopted Resolution S/RES/1738 in 2006, which established a coherent, action-oriented approach to the safety of journalists in armed conflicts.
Mr. Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman, Minister of State for federal Education, Professional Training, Interior and Narcotic Control, Ms. Vibeke Jensen, Director UNESCO, Mr. Haroon Rashid Editor BBC, Mr. Zahir Shah, Executive Vice President BOL, Ms. Fareeha Idris, Anchorperson and journalist, Mr. Arshad Sharif, Anchorperson and journalist, Mr. Hassan Bilal, News Editor Dawn, Mr. Rana Jawad, Bureau Chief Geo TV, Syed Ali Shah, Bureau Chief Dawn News TV Quetta, Ms. Shazia Javed, Educationist, Ms. Afia Salam, Senior Media Development Specialist, Dr. Abdul Siraj, Head of Mass Communications Department Allama Iqbal University, Ms. Nausheen Shahzad, Educational Psychologist, Dr. Zafar Iqbal, Chairman Department of Mass Communications Department Islamic University, Mr. Shahzad Baloch, Senior Reporter Express Tribune, Mr. Amir Jahangir, Chief Executive Officer Mishal Pakistan, Ms. Puruesh Chaudhary, Founder and President Agahi, and the journalist community as well as the mass communication students and faculty members of National University of Science & Technology (NUST), International Islamic University (IIUI), and Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) attended the townhall meeting.
AGAHI is a not for profit organization established in Islamabad in 2011 under the Society Registration Act 1860. Its primary function is to create non-paid communication strategies, content intelligence structures, development collaterals and tools for diverse sectors and organizations. AGAHI encourages and advises individuals and institutions in pursuing and supporting initiatives to improve the state of development in Pakistan. It works on developmental frameworks facilitating information and knowledge sharing platforms on understanding challenges in global perspective. Its research work mainly focuses on national and international security, ICT, competitiveness, human capital development, and governance. AGAHI in association with several leading national and international partners focuses on creating shared spaces for interactive learning, collaborative thinking, and knowledge sharing. AGAHI is at the forefront of devising foresight research and future scenarios work in Pakistan.
This year AGAHI, celebrates AGAHI AWARDS – Beyond 2015 by recognizing best reporting practices on categories such as: Business & Economy (Competitiveness), Creating Shared Value, Disaster & Catastrophe, Education, Gender, Health, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Infotainment, Innovation Journalism, Judiciary, Millennium Development Goals, Journalism for Peace, Photo Journalism, Entrepreneurship, Sports, Energy, Water, Agriculture, Environment, Foreign Policy, Foresight and Futures.
last spring my friend James Potter made a behavioral model of ant colonies based on spiking neural networks. he was invited to Hungary for research and given a presentation slot in a cognitive science lecture about swarming.
the other week my friend Parker visited and was telling me about how bird's flight patterns and chaotic self-organization can be simulated based on a similar model involving random movement between minimum and maximum distances the birds can be apart from one another.
I am living with James and Parker in the spring and we are going to create something cool about birds, damnit.
the truly sick picture of birds is here though -
the sign above it read: the water in this drinking fountain is perfectly clean and the toilet has never been used. So why do people often hesitate before taking a drink? Strong emotional association with objects or people make it difficult to act rationally around them. I couldn't bring myself to drink from this fountain.
Seen at the SF Exploratorium.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) Adaptive Management Services Enterprise Team (AMSET) Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) Fire Ecologist Alicia Reiner examines the one acre area site she is checking during Cedar Fire operations in and near the Sequoia National Forest, Posey, CA, on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Some of the checks include the stainless steel fire box with layers of thermal protection, main test unit, timelapse camera, battery life, ground sensors, anemometer, trigger wire and condition of the general area. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
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Video The Heart of a Firefighter youtu.be/QxJFIfkOQLY
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Soldiers and family members of the Fort Bragg community will soon have access to a new $14.7 million Behavioral Health Clinic, scheduled for completion by the end of 2012 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District and prime contractor Hensel Phelps. The 63,500-square-foot facility has a walking trail and extensive garden areas, including an on-grade healing garden for individual patient relaxation. One side of the building is constructed of transparent and frosted glass, which will provide views of the garden and existing wetlands from the patient waiting rooms. The facility will provide behavioral health and social work/family advocacy services in support of Soldiers, family members, and the Fort Bragg community. USACE photo by Tracy Robillard.
Pictured: Fort Bragg Project Manager Forward Helane Church (left) and Corps Project Engineer Eman Sundquist (right).
"Today, I'm a tiger". Child playing make-believe. Extras from child behavioral series (see below).
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ADULT SEA OTTERS: 2015
Animal Classification
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Description
Sea otters are members of the weasel or mustelid family. Like other members of this family, they have very thick fur. In fact, at 850,000 to one million hairs per square inch, they have the thickest fur of any mammal. Their fur actually consists of two layers, an undercoat and longer guard hairs. This system traps a layer of air next to their skin so their skin does not get wet. Sea otters are usually dark brown, often with lighter guard hairs. Alaskan sea otters tend to have lighter fur on their heads. Sea otters are the smallest marine mammals. In California adult females weigh 35-60 pounds (16-27 kg); males reach up to 90 pounds (40 kg). Alaskan sea otters are bigger with males weighing up to 100 pounds (45 kg).
Range/Habitat
Sea otters once ranged from Mexico to Alaska and even to Japan. Currently, the California population numbers around 2,800 and is found from Half Moon Bay to Morro Bay. There is a much larger population in Alaska, and sea otters are still found in Russia. Sea otters inhabit shallow coastal areas and prefer places with kelp. The kelp acts as an anchor that the sea otters use to wrap themselves in when they are resting.
Mating/Breeding
Females give birth to one pup and usually have their first pup at the age of four or five. Their pregnancies last four to five months. Pups can be born any time of year, but in California most are born between January and March, and in Alaska most are born in the summer. When born, the pups weigh from three to five pounds.
Behavior
Sea otters are social animals, with females and pups spending time together in one group and males in another. Pups stay with their mothers for the first eight months of their life. The pups' fur traps so much air that they actually cannot dive under water. When mothers leave the pups wrapped in kelp to hunt, pups bob on the surface of the ocean like a cork. Mothers spend much time grooming pups and often carry them on their chests. Pups begin to learn to swim at around four weeks of age. Sea otters are one of the few animals to use tools. They eat animals with shells, like clams and abalone, and use a stone to break open the shells. When sea otters are under water searching for food, they store what they have found in the loose skin folds at their armpits. Adult sea otters can eat 25%-30% of their body weight in one day!
Status
Sea otters in California are a threatened species due to past over hunting for their beautiful fur. Although sea otters are protected now, they remain vulnerable, especially to oil spills. Unlike other marine mammals, sea otters do not have a blubber layer. Therefore, they rely on their fur to keep warm. If their fur is oiled, it loses its insulating qualities and the sea otters soon chill. Otters are also affected by the oil fumes or poisoned by eating food exposed to oil. Most sea otters quickly die in an oil spill. Several thousand sea otters died in the 1989 Exxon oil spill in Valdez, Alaska. Other threats to sea otters include infectious diseases, parasites, boat strikes, entanglements, and toxins.
At The Marine Mammal Center
The Marine Mammal Center began rehabilitating sea otters in 1995. Since that time, we have rescued up to 207 sea otters.
Want to learn more about marine mammals?
SOURCE: www.marinemammalcenter.org/
This behavior has NO GREY AREA and it's YOUR OWN JAIL...Self-Authenticating Document rule. Neither does The Body's Sign & Symptom Match nor does the OSHA, ACGIH, ACOEM, USPHS, WHO, Sweden, Denmark, EPA, ATSDR, Standard of Care have a GREY AREA EITHER.. UNETHICAL and RACIST and INCOMPETENT as there are 27 CD-R's around Tyler,TX and at least 9 CD-R's in Dallas/Ft Worth inc UT Dallas South Western School of Medicine Alfred Goodman Gillman M.D. ACTING Dean and NOBLE Prize winner { Discover of G-Protiens/ cAMP}and Other places.. CVS Pharmacy (Ross & Lamar Sts.) Galleria (Nordstrom's); NorthPark Mall (Nordstrom's); SW Center Mall (Burlington Coat Factory) with a Phone Call to The Men's Clothing Dept where I left the 2-CD-R's with a African-American Femme Fert- See Picasa Grussellms3 Web Albums with Steve Harvey Photo [Also confronted by the Store Manager for Photography inside The Bur. Coat Factory and IN the Common area of The SW Center mall whee she was told NO JURISDICTION !! ENDS at The Doorway !! Visual Memory of Floor White Tile of Store to Red-Orange-Brown Brick Tile of Floor. ; Canell Thornton {Legal Sec.MCI Legal} : Dallas CBS 11 & Barnes & Nobles Downtown Ft Worth, TX