Scientists find new species in Vietnam 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
HANOI, Vietnam - Scientists have discovered 11 new species of plants and animals in Vietnam, including a snake, two butterflies and five orchid varieties, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) said Wednesday.
The new species were found in a remote region known as the "Green Corridor" in Thua Thien Hue province in central Vietnam, it said.
"You only discover so many new species in very special places, and the Green Corridor is one of them," Chris Dickinson, WWF's chief technical adviser in the region, said in a statement.
The new snake species, the white-lipped keelback, generally lives close to streams and eats frogs and other small animals, WWF said. It has a yellow-white stripe along its head, red dots over its body and can reach a length of 31.5 inches.
The new butterfly species are among eight discovered in Thua Thien Hue since 1996. One is a "skipper," a butterfly that flies in a quick, darting motion. It is from the genus Zela. The other is from a new genus in the subfamily Satyrinae.
Three of the new orchid species are leafless, which is unusual for orchids, WWF said.
The other new plant species include one in the aspidistra family, which produces a black flower and can subsist in low light, and an arum, which produces yellow flowers surrounded by funnel-shaped leaves, it said.
"It's great news for Vietnam," said Bernard O'Callaghan, Vietnam program coordinator for the World Conservation Union. "The jungles and mountains of Vietnam are fascinating places and they continue to surprise scientists."
All the new species are exclusive to tropical forests in Vietnam's Annamites mountain range, which offers unique habitats.
All species in the area are under threat from illegal logging, hunting and development.
Many threatened species live in the Green Corridor, including the white-cheeked crested gibbon, one of the world's most endangered primates.
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09/26/2007 09:49 #41336
i thought this was kind of cool...Category: life
09/22/2007 16:28 #41252
Yom KippurCategory: religion
Things I regret over the past year:
1. All the fights my mom and I had. I think we've worked things out, but I'm sad for all the time that we lost. We both apologized to each last night and had a long talk, but I want things to be better year round.
2. Not being there for certain family members when they really needed someone. I wish I had done more to be there for them.
3. I wish T. and I wouldn't have gone back and forth so much about things. If I could have understood better his point of view, maybe it would have made things easier for him.
4. Not calling my dad enough.
5. Losing touch with friends I've always cared deeply about.
6. Making excuses for things that I should have done, but didn't.
Last year on Yom Kippur, a friend of mine was battling advanced brain cancer. It looked as though he was going to die. Somehow, he not only lived, but is now doing much better. His inoperable tumor is almost all gone, and he's healthier than he was before he had cancer. He's starting a part-time job and is moving back out west with his friends.
I don't believe that God is behind what happens to us in our lives. I want to, especially when I see things like that happen to my friend. But then I see all the terrible things that happen to people for no good reason. I can't believe the people who say that bad things happen for a purpose. There's so many terrible, random things. Maybe I'd like to believe that God is the force behind those rare good things that happen. Sometimes I feel like an agnostic, but I'll see the sunset, and i feel that I can't just look at life through a materialist point of view. At those moments I feel there has to be something outside of ourselves. I haven't figured this out at all.
1. All the fights my mom and I had. I think we've worked things out, but I'm sad for all the time that we lost. We both apologized to each last night and had a long talk, but I want things to be better year round.
2. Not being there for certain family members when they really needed someone. I wish I had done more to be there for them.
3. I wish T. and I wouldn't have gone back and forth so much about things. If I could have understood better his point of view, maybe it would have made things easier for him.
4. Not calling my dad enough.
5. Losing touch with friends I've always cared deeply about.
6. Making excuses for things that I should have done, but didn't.
Last year on Yom Kippur, a friend of mine was battling advanced brain cancer. It looked as though he was going to die. Somehow, he not only lived, but is now doing much better. His inoperable tumor is almost all gone, and he's healthier than he was before he had cancer. He's starting a part-time job and is moving back out west with his friends.
I don't believe that God is behind what happens to us in our lives. I want to, especially when I see things like that happen to my friend. But then I see all the terrible things that happen to people for no good reason. I can't believe the people who say that bad things happen for a purpose. There's so many terrible, random things. Maybe I'd like to believe that God is the force behind those rare good things that happen. Sometimes I feel like an agnostic, but I'll see the sunset, and i feel that I can't just look at life through a materialist point of view. At those moments I feel there has to be something outside of ourselves. I haven't figured this out at all.
jenks - 09/25/07 16:17
re: #3-
I don't know the scenario, but don't make excuses for him... if he treated you badly, that is his fault, and not because you didn't see things from his point of view.
(I say this from experience, and not to be a bitch. It's a lesson I'm still trying to learn myself.)
re: #3-
I don't know the scenario, but don't make excuses for him... if he treated you badly, that is his fault, and not because you didn't see things from his point of view.
(I say this from experience, and not to be a bitch. It's a lesson I'm still trying to learn myself.)
ladycroft - 09/22/07 17:55
yah, it's hard to swallow why good things happen to good people, or that there is a reason. sometimes i catch a ride on the 'why me' train. sometimes i can look past that and say 'i'm glad it was me and not someone else'.
yah, it's hard to swallow why good things happen to good people, or that there is a reason. sometimes i catch a ride on the 'why me' train. sometimes i can look past that and say 'i'm glad it was me and not someone else'.
metalpeter - 09/22/07 17:53
I'm not going to say that this is going to give you the answers you seek but It is a suggestion that might be an answer or might make you think.
God doesn't control things or people and the devil doesn't either. Bad things happen in the world for what reason I don't know. But things that we judge are bad happen because people have choice. That is the same reason good things happen is because people choose to do something good. In terms of the term sin that is when someone does something that based on the bible is wrong. That doesn't mean that it is wrong. But based on what the church or bible teaches it is wrong. If we assume that god is all powerful and that he could control everything and make everyone good then there would be no choice, and with no choice we couldn't really worship him/her because we wouldn't be free. We would just being doing what he made us do (like a slave kinda). So since god is to be worshiped or praised then there has to be freedom to do that. But along with that freedom we can chose to do the wrong thing. One could even argue the point that if there is an all good being then there must be an all evil or at least opposite force some people refer to him as the devil or even "The beast". Some people believe that to be true and also think that both he and god to contribute to things that happen on earth. There is no way to cover what everybody thinks but some people do believe in angels or at least guardians who are there to protect you. Ok back to the thing about things being a choice that could be backed up by the Adam & eve story where Adam decides to pick the apple when he knows he shouldn't.
Ok off the religion answer. Sometimes bad times don't happen to make us see how good the good times are. But what if everything in life was good. If we didn't have the bad would we feel the good stuff as good? I think we might but everything would be kinda bland and the great stuff would only feel good. Beside if everything was good there would be no balance and that just isn't right.
If what I said was a help or made you think then cool, and if not sorry.
I'm not going to say that this is going to give you the answers you seek but It is a suggestion that might be an answer or might make you think.
God doesn't control things or people and the devil doesn't either. Bad things happen in the world for what reason I don't know. But things that we judge are bad happen because people have choice. That is the same reason good things happen is because people choose to do something good. In terms of the term sin that is when someone does something that based on the bible is wrong. That doesn't mean that it is wrong. But based on what the church or bible teaches it is wrong. If we assume that god is all powerful and that he could control everything and make everyone good then there would be no choice, and with no choice we couldn't really worship him/her because we wouldn't be free. We would just being doing what he made us do (like a slave kinda). So since god is to be worshiped or praised then there has to be freedom to do that. But along with that freedom we can chose to do the wrong thing. One could even argue the point that if there is an all good being then there must be an all evil or at least opposite force some people refer to him as the devil or even "The beast". Some people believe that to be true and also think that both he and god to contribute to things that happen on earth. There is no way to cover what everybody thinks but some people do believe in angels or at least guardians who are there to protect you. Ok back to the thing about things being a choice that could be backed up by the Adam & eve story where Adam decides to pick the apple when he knows he shouldn't.
Ok off the religion answer. Sometimes bad times don't happen to make us see how good the good times are. But what if everything in life was good. If we didn't have the bad would we feel the good stuff as good? I think we might but everything would be kinda bland and the great stuff would only feel good. Beside if everything was good there would be no balance and that just isn't right.
If what I said was a help or made you think then cool, and if not sorry.
09/19/2007 10:51 #41193
dolly parton songsCategory: music
For (e:Jenks)
1. Go to
.
2. Put in Username: nycareers, Password: landmark.
3. Take their "Career Matchmaker" questions.
For (e:libertad)
9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
Tumble outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Yawnin', stretchin', try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the streets the traffic starts jumpin'
And folks like me on the job from nine to five
Chorus:
Workin' nine to five
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
Nine to five, for service and devotion
You would think that I
Would deserve a fair promotion
Want to move ahead
But the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me
Mmmmm...
They let your dream
Just a' watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss man's ladder
But you got dreams he'll never take away
In the same boat with a lot of your friends
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in
And the tide's gonna turn
And it's all gonna roll your way
2nd Chorus:
Workin' nine to five
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And you never get the credit
It's enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
Nine to five, yeah
They got you where they want you
There's a better life
And you think about it, don't you?
It's a rich man's game
No matter what they call it
And you spend your life
Puttin' money in his wallet
3rd Chorus:
Nine to five
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use you mind
And they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
Fade:
Nine to five, yeah
They got you where they want you
There's a better life
And you dream about it, don't you?
It's a rich man's game
No matter what they call it
And you spend your life
Puttin' money in his wallet
1. Go to
.2. Put in Username: nycareers, Password: landmark.
3. Take their "Career Matchmaker" questions.
For (e:libertad)
9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
Tumble outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Yawnin', stretchin', try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the streets the traffic starts jumpin'
And folks like me on the job from nine to five
Chorus:
Workin' nine to five
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
Nine to five, for service and devotion
You would think that I
Would deserve a fair promotion
Want to move ahead
But the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me
Mmmmm...
They let your dream
Just a' watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss man's ladder
But you got dreams he'll never take away
In the same boat with a lot of your friends
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in
And the tide's gonna turn
And it's all gonna roll your way
2nd Chorus:
Workin' nine to five
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And you never get the credit
It's enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
Nine to five, yeah
They got you where they want you
There's a better life
And you think about it, don't you?
It's a rich man's game
No matter what they call it
And you spend your life
Puttin' money in his wallet
3rd Chorus:
Nine to five
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use you mind
And they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
Fade:
Nine to five, yeah
They got you where they want you
There's a better life
And you dream about it, don't you?
It's a rich man's game
No matter what they call it
And you spend your life
Puttin' money in his wallet
libertad - 09/21/07 12:16
"Mr. Hart I sign your signature better than you do."
"Mr. Hart I sign your signature better than you do."
museumchick - 09/20/07 08:58
leetee... I think you would do great at a lot of those things:).
leetee... I think you would do great at a lot of those things:).
jenks - 09/19/07 18:14
crap, says it can't find that username/password... but thanks anyway!
crap, says it can't find that username/password... but thanks anyway!
leetee - 09/19/07 11:15
Thanks, (e:Museumchick) for posting your username and password. I could not resist. Here is my list (with a couple of comments!). Oh, and by the way, i LOVE your number one choice for career. If i could go back and stay in school, that's where i would be headed!!
1.Career Counselor
2.Funeral Director (OMG! I get to wear black ALL DAY! :O) )
3.Foreign Service Officer
4.Sport Psychology Consultant
5.Humanitarian Aid Worker
6.Rehabilitation Counselor
7.Psychologist
8.Mediator
9.Librarian
10.Desktop Publisher
11.Animator
12.Tour Guide
13.Cartoonist / Comic Illustrator
14.Human Resources Specialist
15.Probation / Parole Officer
16.Social Worker
17.Mental Health Nurse
18.Industrial-Organizational Psychologist
19.Addictions Counselor
20.Adoption Counselor
21.Religious Worker
22.Community Worker
23.Lifeguard
24.Library Technician
25.Graphic Designer
26.Artist
27.Customer Service Representative
28.Medical Illustrator
29.Dispatcher
30.Computer Animator
31.Airline Customer Service Agent
32.Dental Assistant
33.Cashier
34.Fashion Designer
35.Marriage and Family Therapist
36.Dry Cleaner
37.School Counselor
38.Fast Food Worker (ha! already did this in highschool!! ha ha ha)
39.Art / Music Therapist
40.Environmental Health Inspector
Thanks, (e:Museumchick) for posting your username and password. I could not resist. Here is my list (with a couple of comments!). Oh, and by the way, i LOVE your number one choice for career. If i could go back and stay in school, that's where i would be headed!!
1.Career Counselor
2.Funeral Director (OMG! I get to wear black ALL DAY! :O) )
3.Foreign Service Officer
4.Sport Psychology Consultant
5.Humanitarian Aid Worker
6.Rehabilitation Counselor
7.Psychologist
8.Mediator
9.Librarian
10.Desktop Publisher
11.Animator
12.Tour Guide
13.Cartoonist / Comic Illustrator
14.Human Resources Specialist
15.Probation / Parole Officer
16.Social Worker
17.Mental Health Nurse
18.Industrial-Organizational Psychologist
19.Addictions Counselor
20.Adoption Counselor
21.Religious Worker
22.Community Worker
23.Lifeguard
24.Library Technician
25.Graphic Designer
26.Artist
27.Customer Service Representative
28.Medical Illustrator
29.Dispatcher
30.Computer Animator
31.Airline Customer Service Agent
32.Dental Assistant
33.Cashier
34.Fashion Designer
35.Marriage and Family Therapist
36.Dry Cleaner
37.School Counselor
38.Fast Food Worker (ha! already did this in highschool!! ha ha ha)
39.Art / Music Therapist
40.Environmental Health Inspector
09/18/2007 02:10 #41171
professionsCategory: life
My top matches for career choices, according to careercruising.com:
1. Anthropologist
2. Human Resources Specialist
3. Criminologist
4. ESL Teacher
5. Critic
6. Mediator
7. Writer
8. Industrial-Organizational Psychologist
9. Editor
10. Computer Trainer
Most of those are appealing choices, especially those related to literary endeavors. What kind of surprised me is that the occupations I trained for- historian, archivism, curatorial- were not even in my top-40 on the match list.
1. Anthropologist
2. Human Resources Specialist
3. Criminologist
4. ESL Teacher
5. Critic
6. Mediator
7. Writer
8. Industrial-Organizational Psychologist
9. Editor
10. Computer Trainer
Most of those are appealing choices, especially those related to literary endeavors. What kind of surprised me is that the occupations I trained for- historian, archivism, curatorial- were not even in my top-40 on the match list.
jenks - 09/18/07 20:14
how did you do the test? I have to be a school or something to even get a free trial, it seems...
how did you do the test? I have to be a school or something to even get a free trial, it seems...
jenks - 09/18/07 20:11
bahaha... my mom loves to tell the story about how she took that test once, and was told she should be a prison warden or an IRS auditor. Guess she didn't answer too "nicely" on the warm and fuzzy questions.
bahaha... my mom loves to tell the story about how she took that test once, and was told she should be a prison warden or an IRS auditor. Guess she didn't answer too "nicely" on the warm and fuzzy questions.
james - 09/18/07 10:00
I took that test to. Out of the top 15 I would consider doing five and had experience doing two of that five. Three recommendations? My white-out sniffing high school guidance counselor did better than that.
I took that test to. Out of the top 15 I would consider doing five and had experience doing two of that five. Three recommendations? My white-out sniffing high school guidance counselor did better than that.
lizabeth - 09/18/07 05:05
Ooh, I just did this! What I am actually trained to do (but not doing) did make it into my top 40, but what I am (in theory) now training to do did not show up at all (probably because I answered ambivalently on the "serving customers/patients" question).
Some really bizarre things did come up, tho'.
My top 10:
1. Special Effects Technician
2. Power Plant Operator (WTF???)
3. Industrial Designer
4. Costume Designer
5. Interior Designer
6. Electronics Assembler (Ouch.)
7. Animator
8. Fashion Designer
9. Model Maker
10. Gunsmith (Again, WTF?? I have never even fired a gun, unless you count water pistols or Nintendo controllers!)
Very strange, indeed.
Ooh, I just did this! What I am actually trained to do (but not doing) did make it into my top 40, but what I am (in theory) now training to do did not show up at all (probably because I answered ambivalently on the "serving customers/patients" question).
Some really bizarre things did come up, tho'.
My top 10:
1. Special Effects Technician
2. Power Plant Operator (WTF???)
3. Industrial Designer
4. Costume Designer
5. Interior Designer
6. Electronics Assembler (Ouch.)
7. Animator
8. Fashion Designer
9. Model Maker
10. Gunsmith (Again, WTF?? I have never even fired a gun, unless you count water pistols or Nintendo controllers!)
Very strange, indeed.
09/10/2007 00:24 #41029
Simply putCategory: thoughts
I feel scared and alone tonight, and I don't really have a reason to be.
museumchick - 09/12/07 00:03
awww... thanks everybody!
awww... thanks everybody!
ladycroft - 09/10/07 03:14
aww. what's going on? go find the nearest puppy, they always deliver an endless supply of warm fuzzies.
aww. what's going on? go find the nearest puppy, they always deliver an endless supply of warm fuzzies.
theecarey - 09/10/07 01:24
its a crappy feeling :( Hope it soon passes. I give really good hugs; its a poor substitution, but *HUG*
its a crappy feeling :( Hope it soon passes. I give really good hugs; its a poor substitution, but *HUG*
ooh. a low light black flower. that's my kind of plant!