- October, 2010
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- June, 2010
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in today's odd news: Scientists use Calvin Klein cologne to lure jaguars
Biologists Rony Garcia and Jose Moreira from the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Jaguar Conservation Program rely on Obsession for Men, a cologne known for its complex scent, to help lure jaguars in the Central American country.
Note that this scent works on jaguars. There is no research of its effects on cougars
.The discovery that Obsession for Men acted as a magnet for jaguars was the result of an experiment by the WCS's Bronx Zoo in New York. The WCS was looking for ways to get cheetahs in front of camera traps, and, after several years of testing with different fragrances, found spraying the musky Obsession For Men near the heat-and-motion-sensitive cameras drew the cats for longer than other scents.
Links:
- Scientists use Calvin Klein cologne to lure jaguars at Yahoo! News
- May, 2010
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today
I wore a pair of torn jeans to office today. I was trying to look fashionable, but I later saw that I was wearing a torn jacket as well. I hope I did not project an image of someone-who-does-not-get-paid-enough.
I watched the pilot of the X-Files tonight. Memorable quote
What I find fantastic is any notion that there are answers beyond the realm of science. The answers are there. You just have to know where to look.
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choice
Now, since the real test for any choice is having to make the same choice again, knowing full well what it might cost - I guess I feel pretty good about that choice, 'cause here I am, at it again. — Oracle, The Matrix Revolutions
Defined tags for this entry: My take on life, today - January, 2010
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weird dream
I had a very weird dream tonight. I saw that I was a space traveller and we came in contact with aliens who could live in 17 dimensions. These aliens did not try to kill us off, but they made us humans well aware of the inadequacies of living in "just" 3 dimensions. These guys looked similar to humans, but I do not remember what other things they could see that we could not.
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realization
I arranged my closet and I found out that I have more shirts than t-shirts. Luckily, I have only one pair of pants and 6 pairs of jeans, so I am not handing back my geek badge anytime soon
- December, 2009
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word of the day: proscribe
Proscribe: to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
This word seems closely related to the word Prescribe, but I could not find any source which would mark proscribe as the antonym of proscribe.
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