MONKEY MUSINGS DAILY OPEN DISCUSSION #53 11/24/09 - 1/21/10

[klaasend]

 

Parabolic Projectile Motion: Shooting a Harmless Tranquilizer Dart at a Falling Monkey

 

http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/ParabolicProjectileMotionShootingAHarmlessTranquilizerDartAt/

 
Hi Bearly!

[Bearlyhere]

http://www.comcast.net/video/playful-panda-takes-a-tumble/1380361100/Comcast/1380295548/

Playful Panda Takes a Tumble

[Bearlyhere]

 

Parabolic Projectile Motion: Shooting a Harmless Tranquilizer Dart at a Falling Monkey

 

http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/ParabolicProjectileMotionShootingAHarmlessTranquilizerDartAt/

 
Hi Bearly!

Hi Klaas!

Love that Pooch!

 

[Nut44x4]

 

UW monkey starved to death in lab last year

Staff at the University of Washington's National Primate Research Center allowed a monkey to starve to death last year.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection report says the male pigtailed macaque had lost a quarter of his body weight, and had not been weighed regularly as required by the university's own protocols.

Three workers and one supervisor were disciplined, said center Director David Anderson.

Nona Phillips, director of UW's Office of Animal Welfare, said the incident was "extremely upsetting."

"That's a bad thing to have happen," she said. "This is very, very unusual."

The death is the latest blow for animal research programs at the UW, which is one of the nation's top institutions in terms of biomedical funding from the National Institutes of Health.

In 1995, five baboons died of exposure or thirst at a UW primate-breeding center near Spokane. The center was later closed. Inspectors from the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care found "serious deficiencies" in the university's animal-care facilities in 2006 and placed the university on probation. In 2008, UW was ordered to reimburse the federal government more than $20,000 for unauthorized surgeries performed on primates being used to study the relationship between the brain and eye movement.

The animal-rights organization Stop Animal Exploitation Now, which monitors all U.S. research centers, has targeted the UW for special scrutiny, said Executive Director Michael Budkie. "If they can't even keep the primates fed, you have to wonder what else is happening," Budkie said.

But Anderson pointed out the university spent $38 million over the past few years to upgrade animal-care facilities.

UW is now fully accredited, Phillips said. And the previous two USDA inspections of the primate center uncovered no problems.

Anderson said the center retrained its staff and changed procedures after the macaque died in April.

The 3 1/2-year-old monkey had recently been introduced into a new group of about 15 other macaques, Anderson said. The highly social creatures sometimes turn on newcomers, and staffers had been observing the animal several times a day to make sure that didn't happen. But even though dominant animals weren't beating up on the new arrival, they were apparently preventing him from sharing in food, Anderson said.


Animals mask infirmity to prevent being preyed on in the wild, so the macaque's weakened state was not obvious to observers, he added. UW's rules require all animals to be weighed every four weeks, which would have spotted the weight loss. The USDA report said the macaque hadn't been weighed for more than two months before his death. Anderson said it actually had been six weeks since the animal was weighed, but the lapse was nonetheless inexcusable.

The problem was traced to a change in staffing and confusion over responsibilities. Among the fixes instituted is a computer program that alerts supervisors as well as staff when an animal is overdue for attention, Anderson said.

The macaque was not being used for experimentation.

But the same USDA inspection noted a problem with two adult male baboons, being used for neurological studies. Cages were designed so that when the animals were on the perches where they usually sleep, they were unable to "sit upright in a normal manner" because of 2-inch-tall implants in their heads.

Anderson said the problem was corrected by lowering the perches.

The UW primate center's Web site says it is the largest of eight federal centers across the country. Facilities in Seattle house about 700 animals, mostly macaques and baboons. The university also operates primate-breeding colonies in Louisiana and Texas, with about 3,000 animals.

The primates are used in a wide range of research.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010747448_starvedmonkey09m.html

[Bearlyhere]

UW monkey starved to death in lab last year

Staff at the University of Washington's National Primate Research Center allowed a monkey to starve to death last year.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection report says the male pigtailed macaque had lost a quarter of his body weight, and had not been weighed regularly as required by the university's own protocols.

Three workers and one supervisor were disciplined, said center Director David Anderson.

Nona Phillips, director of UW's Office of Animal Welfare, said the incident was "extremely upsetting."

"That's a bad thing to have happen," she said. "This is very, very unusual."

The death is the latest blow for animal research programs at the UW, which is one of the nation's top institutions in terms of biomedical funding from the National Institutes of Health.

In 1995, five baboons died of exposure or thirst at a UW primate-breeding center near Spokane. The center was later closed. Inspectors from the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care found "serious deficiencies" in the university's animal-care facilities in 2006 and placed the university on probation. In 2008, UW was ordered to reimburse the federal government more than $20,000 for unauthorized surgeries performed on primates being used to study the relationship between the brain and eye movement.

The animal-rights organization Stop Animal Exploitation Now, which monitors all U.S. research centers, has targeted the UW for special scrutiny, said Executive Director Michael Budkie. "If they can't even keep the primates fed, you have to wonder what else is happening," Budkie said.

But Anderson pointed out the university spent $38 million over the past few years to upgrade animal-care facilities.

UW is now fully accredited, Phillips said. And the previous two USDA inspections of the primate center uncovered no problems.

Anderson said the center retrained its staff and changed procedures after the macaque died in April.

The 3 1/2-year-old monkey had recently been introduced into a new group of about 15 other macaques, Anderson said. The highly social creatures sometimes turn on newcomers, and staffers had been observing the animal several times a day to make sure that didn't happen. But even though dominant animals weren't beating up on the new arrival, they were apparently preventing him from sharing in food, Anderson said.


Animals mask infirmity to prevent being preyed on in the wild, so the macaque's weakened state was not obvious to observers, he added. UW's rules require all animals to be weighed every four weeks, which would have spotted the weight loss. The USDA report said the macaque hadn't been weighed for more than two months before his death. Anderson said it actually had been six weeks since the animal was weighed, but the lapse was nonetheless inexcusable.

The problem was traced to a change in staffing and confusion over responsibilities. Among the fixes instituted is a computer program that alerts supervisors as well as staff when an animal is overdue for attention, Anderson said.

The macaque was not being used for experimentation.

But the same USDA inspection noted a problem with two adult male baboons, being used for neurological studies. Cages were designed so that when the animals were on the perches where they usually sleep, they were unable to "sit upright in a normal manner" because of 2-inch-tall implants in their heads.

Anderson said the problem was corrected by lowering the perches.

The UW primate center's Web site says it is the largest of eight federal centers across the country. Facilities in Seattle house about 700 animals, mostly macaques and baboons. The university also operates primate-breeding colonies in Louisiana and Texas, with about 3,000 animals.

The primates are used in a wide range of research.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010747448_starvedmonkey09m.html

Oh no!   

 

What a horrible, painful death.

 

[Bud's Girl]

Monkeys ring,
CBB listens.
By her name,
Her light Glistens
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight,
walking in our winter avatars!

                   

Hi BG!!!

Hi Bearly !     

[Green Eyes]

Monkeys ring,
CBB listens.
By her name,
Her light Glistens
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight,
walking in our winter avatars!

                   

Hi BG!!!

Hi Bearly !     

Hi BG & Bearly 

Hope you are both doing okay.

[Searching]

Morning searching

You are right he is waving 

Morning GE, I was just rolling at the comic you posted. I needed that laugh, but true enough, it is downright cold. I went and bought new slippers yesterday, little cows.lol, I like the animal and character slippers. They are so warm.
How are you this a.m.?
 

Morning Searching,
I am doing okay. Hows your daughter doing? You guys are in my prayers. I have banana slippers they are warmer than my regular ones. Hope you have a good day.

Hi GE, sorry had laid down to try to nap, not sleeping much. Daughter is doing ok, had a scare not long ago, she was having stabbing pains and some other things, but doc said she is ok, he put her back on bed rest. wish he'd put me on bed rest, I need it LOL  Thanks for asking and the well wishes and prayers.

[Searching]

when you all get a chance, please make sure to try to get Adji Desirs information out and say a prayer for him. Tomorrow marks exactly one year to the day since he vanished. I know he has a thread but I wanted to make sure everyone remembered what tomorrow is.
http://adjidesir.com/

[klaasend]

when you all get a chance, please make sure to try to get Adji Desirs information out and say a prayer for him. Tomorrow marks exactly one year to the day since he vanished. I know he has a thread but I wanted to make sure everyone remembered what tomorrow is.
http://adjidesir.com/

Thanks for the reminder Searching, still praying for Adji.

[Searching]

when you all get a chance, please make sure to try to get Adji Desirs information out and say a prayer for him. Tomorrow marks exactly one year to the day since he vanished. I know he has a thread but I wanted to make sure everyone remembered what tomorrow is.
http://adjidesir.com/

Thanks for the reminder Searching, still praying for Adji.

Anytime Klaas, I am praying for him as well.

[Green Eyes]

when you all get a chance, please make sure to try to get Adji Desirs information out and say a prayer for him. Tomorrow marks exactly one year to the day since he vanished. I know he has a thread but I wanted to make sure everyone remembered what tomorrow is.
http://adjidesir.com/

Thanks for the reminder Searching. Praying for Adji.

[BooMonkey]

when you all get a chance, please make sure to try to get Adji Desirs information out and say a prayer for him. Tomorrow marks exactly one year to the day since he vanished. I know he has a thread but I wanted to make sure everyone remembered what tomorrow is.
http://adjidesir.com/

Thanks for the reminder Searching. Praying for Adji.

I left a prayer for little Adji. I can't believe they haven't found him yet. Prayers for all missing children.

[Green Eyes]

when you all get a chance, please make sure to try to get Adji Desirs information out and say a prayer for him. Tomorrow marks exactly one year to the day since he vanished. I know he has a thread but I wanted to make sure everyone remembered what tomorrow is.
http://adjidesir.com/

Thanks for the reminder Searching. Praying for Adji.

I left a prayer for little Adji. I can't believe they haven't found him yet. Prayers for all missing children.

Me either Boo. It's had to believe it's been year. 

[Bearlyhere]

Monkeys ring,
CBB listens.
By her name,
Her light Glistens
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight,
walking in our winter avatars!

                   

Hi BG!!!

Hi Bearly !     

Hi BG & Bearly 

Hope you are both doing okay.

Hi GE!

I hope the same for you.

I think global cooling has started here.

 

[Bearlyhere]

Morning searching

You are right he is waving 

Morning GE, I was just rolling at the comic you posted. I needed that laugh, but true enough, it is downright cold. I went and bought new slippers yesterday, little cows.lol, I like the animal and character slippers. They are so warm.
How are you this a.m.?
 

Morning Searching,
I am doing okay. Hows your daughter doing? You guys are in my prayers. I have banana slippers they are warmer than my regular ones. Hope you have a good day.

Hi GE, sorry had laid down to try to nap, not sleeping much. Daughter is doing ok, had a scare not long ago, she was having stabbing pains and some other things, but doc said she is ok, he put her back on bed rest. wish he'd put me on bed rest, I need it LOL  Thanks for asking and the well wishes and prayers.

You and your daughter, and of course, her baby, are in my prayers.

 

[Bearlyhere]

when you all get a chance, please make sure to try to get Adji Desirs information out and say a prayer for him. Tomorrow marks exactly one year to the day since he vanished. I know he has a thread but I wanted to make sure everyone remembered what tomorrow is.
http://adjidesir.com/

Thank you!

 

[klaasend]

Pretty big earthquake in Northern California.  I know we have some members in NoCal and hopefully they will check in.  Nothing was felt way down my way:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,582690,00.html

6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern California

Saturday , January 09, 2010

FC1
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A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit northern California Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake's epicenter was 22 miles west-northwest of Ferndale, Calif.

Ferndale police tell Fox News they saw some superficial damage to the city hall building, and some telephone lines were disconnected, but no major damage or injuries were immediately reported.

Ferndale is 265 miles north of San Francisco.

[klaasend]

5:20pm Sunset SoCal...

[crazybabyborg]

5:20pm Sunset SoCal...

Absolutely gorgeous, Klaas!