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Bureau County has never produced a state champion in basketball before.
The 1986 Ohio Bulldogs and 1997 and 1998 Hall Red Devils came close with second-place finishes. The 1955 Princeton Tigers placed fourth in the one class system and the Bureau Valley Storm brought home three straight third-place finishes from 2000-02.
The little town of Mineral on the western edge of Bureau County brings home the first in the form of Megan Foes.
The senior starting guard from Mineral was a big time contributor for Annawan's 1A state championship run.
She averaged 10.2 points, 4 steals, 4 rebounds and 3 assists a game. Those numbers came playing for a state champion which included two other AP All-State picks in Celina VanHyfte and Cierra Davis.
She was named as a first-team Lincoln Trail All-Conference selection and recognized with Fourth Team IBCA All-State and All-State Honorable Mention honors.
She is now the 2013-14 BCR Player of the Year.
Annawan coach Jason Burkiewicz, who played for Hall's second state runner-up team, said his Bravettes couldn't have done it without her.
"She has truly been a joy for me and Annawan fans to watch on the court over the years. As a coach, however, I always remember the things people don't often see," he said. "Megan is all character. She led the charge when it came to unselfish play. She held players accountable in practice for doing their part. She was a sweetheart off the court and in between whistles, but when the ball was in play, she had an attitude. The attitude every coach loves to see.
"Megan knew that when you stepped onto the court there was going to be a winner and a loser and from the opening tip to the very last buzzer she was going to work as hard as she could to make sure her team came out the winner."
Mineral High School closed her doors in May of 1961 and sent their students to Annawan in the fall. Mineral has continued to send quality athletes to AHS over the years and Foes is the latest to make the 4.4 mile, eight-minute trip each day on Route 6.
"I feel like she lives right next door to all of them. I don't think it separates us at all that I live in a different town or anything. It's three towns that make up Annawan and we just come together and have fun," Foes said.
And fun they did in bringing back the first state championship of any sports to Annawan, a town well known for its strong sense of pride and tradition for its sports programs.
"It's definitely started to sink in, but I don't think I will fully feel it until a few years down the road and when I say, 'Oh yeah, we did do that,'" she said. "In third grade, we set this goal for ourselves that we wanted to win state one day and we did it. .... It definitely took a lot of hard work and dedication and some great coaches and the community backing us long the way."
Foes also leaves with a lot satisfaction with how her year went individually.
"I put a lot of hard work and it seemed like it paid off. All of us put in what we needed to do and then we put our skills together, which ultimately ended with a state championship," she said.
The one night that Foes really seemed to put everything together came at the State Farm Classic in Bloomington, when she sank eight 3-point shots against Brimfield. The night's still kind of a blur to her.
"I was talking to my mom and dad after that night and I don't remember how it happened. I was just hot that night and my teammates kept passing me the ball, and I was open. So I shot," she said.
She another record-setting performance when she had nine steals in each state tournament game, using her ball-hawking efforts to help the Bravettes. Foes was the benefactor of the Bravettes' vaunted 1-2-2 press.
"Everybody on our team makes stuff happen for everybody else. If they're not the ones getting recognized, they're surely the ones helping the others get recognized," she said, noting how her team's unselfish play was the secret to their success.
Foes is one of several basketball players moving on to softball, where there is promise for more success.
"I think we'll go farther than a lot of people expect," said Foes.
An ace pitcher, Foes will be taking her talents to play softball for Illinois Central College in East Peoria next year and looking forward to what the future holds for her there.
"I'm gonna miss basketball and volleyball and my teammates from Annawan a lot. The future's really bright. It seems like a great organization just like Bravette basketball here," she said.
She will bring that winning attitude with her.
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Kylie Chan
Hell to Heaven
Kylie Chan
Hell to Heaven
Release Date: 10/30/2012
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The gods and demons of ancient China are alive and kicking . . .
Emma Donahoe teeters on the edge of becoming fully demon, and must make a journey to the Kunlun Mountains in the West, home of the reclusive ancient goddess Nu Wa, in an attempt to regain her humanity. Traveling with Emma is Xuan Wu's daughter, Simone, who is struggling with her growing power and trying to defend herself from the demons who want to destroy her.
And Michael is trying to come to terms with the shock of finding out he might be half demon . . . and a danger to them all.
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A fantastic adventure featuring Chinese gods, horrific demons, bizarre creatures from Asian mythology, and electrifying martial arts action, Hell to Heaven is the second book in Kylie Chan's second fresh and exciting urban fantasy series. Fans of John Wu and other Hong Kong Kung Fu movie masters will thrill to the latest exploits Emma Donahoe Chen, badass wife of the God of the Northern Heavens, who faces the grim prospect of turning all-demon and vows to fight to the death to regain her imperiled humanity. Hell to Heaven is fresh and ingeniously different urban fantasy that readers of Lilith Saintcrow, Liz Williams, Karen Chance, Devon Monk, and Ilona Andrews will love.

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LONDON (AP) — A minuscule, nearly extinct water lily has been stolen from London's Royal Botanic Gardens, officials said Monday.
Britain's Metropolitan Police said the flower theft took place sometime Thursday when a Nymphaea thermarum, considered the world's smallest water lily, was pulled from a shallow pond in a glasshouse at the garden in Kew, west London.
The Botanic Garden's director of horticulture, Richard Barley, called the incident "a blow to morale."
The lily — so rare that it doesn't have a common name — was discovered growing in the damp mud of a hot water spring in southwest Rwanda by a German botanist in the 1980s. The minuscule plant grows delicate white flowers with yellow stamens and lily pads as small as 1 centimeter (around one third of an inch) across.
When the mud around the Rwandan spring dried up in 2008, the plant disappeared from the wild, but the gardens' Youki Crump said in an email that a handful had since been successfully reintroduced to the area.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, founded in 1759, is among the world's premier organizations for plant conservation. Its second site, in southern England, hosts the Millennium Seed Bank, a project aimed at safeguarding the future of the world's wild plants.


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Big 12 Campus Correspondent
No football coach looks forward to sending his punting unit onto the field on fourth down. However, when Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads calls his punter's name, he has a consolation. Rhoads knows he is not sending just any punter onto the field to kick the ball away; he's sending a weapon in senior Kirby Van Der Kamp
"We score more points when we have shorter fields on offense, we allow less points when we have longer fields as a defense," Rhoads said. "Having someone like Kirby who can pin teams inside the 20-yard line certainly is a great weapon."
Van Der Kamp has established himself as one of the premier punters in college football, garnering preseason All-America honors from Athlon's, Phil Steele and SI.com. His career punting average of 42.8 yards per punt is the second-best total in school history.
Having a strong leg is not the only reason that the senior from West Des Moines, Iowa excels, however. With precision and a technically-sound form, Van Der Kamp has become a master at pinning opponents deep inside their own territory. He has pinned opponents inside their own 20-yard line 76 times in his career, including 29 times in 2012. Rhoads attributes much of the success to Van Der Kamp's tireless work ethic and dedication.
"He studies his craft," Rhoads said. "He understands the weather, he understands the wind, he understands the yard line. He understands different types of punts to allow him to do what he needs to do."
Van Der Kamp explained that, as a punter, much of your learning has to be done on your own. He said that the hours of film study are what make all the difference.
"I study other punters to see what works for them," Van Der Kamp said. "You watch the guys in the pros who have been there and you look at their form. You can take what you want from that. If you don't have the right technique you're going to struggle a lot, so I watch every kick I have every day. I just look at the little things and figure out how to correct my form a little bit. It's all really technical."
Part of what makes Van Der Kamp's statistics so impressive is that so many of his kicks come in Jack Trice Stadium. Iowa State's home stadium is known for causing headaches for kickers because of the way the wind swirls on the field.
"A lot of kickers are mental cases when it comes to wind," Van Der Kamp said. "Every day when I walk out the door I check how windy it is, and in Ames it's always windy, so I just don't expect anything less. I just try to be very aware of my position on the field and where the wind is because I have to play it right. Jack Trice is a hard place to punt because you can walk five yards and the wind will change direction."
It is not only on the field that Van Der Kamp's efforts have been noticed. He was also a nominee for the 2013 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, as well as being voted a captain by his teammates this year.
"I like doing off the field-type stuff like going to the hospital on Fridays before home games and working with kids," Van Der Kamp said. "It's just giving back to the community because they have done so much for us and for the program, and I just love doing those type of things."


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Deer harvest up 8.5 percent so far – deer gun season begins Nov. 19
And the survey says… another memorable year for quail hunters
Time is running short for students and teachers to enter to win hunts and great outdoor prizes
And the survey says… another memorable year for quail hunters
While Oklahoma quail hunters are likely still relishing last season's improved quail crop, they now have good reason to anticipate another memorable year. Annual surveys conducted by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation show a statewide increase of 32 percent over the previous 15-year average.
"Many landowners and sportsmen from across the state are seeing good numbers of quail this year, with numbers as good if not better than last year. And these reports are backed up by our annual road-side surveys," said Mike Sams, upland game bird biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
The increase can be attributed primarily to the northwest and southwest regions, which reported increases over the average of 70 percent and 34 percent respectively. The statewide 2005 index, however, increased 44 percent over 2004. Only in the south central and southeast regions did quail sightings decline from 2004.
"These survey results are certainly very encouraging, but as always, weather can have an enormous effect on hunting success," Sams said. "We'll keep our fingers crossed and hope that we'll have a cool, damp winter so the dogs can find the coveys."
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation biologists have conducted roadside surveys during both August and October for the past 16 years. The surveys, which consist of 20-mile routes, give biologists an estimate of quail abundance. Observers count the number of quail seen to provide an index of quail abundance and reproductive success. There are 83 routes with at least one route in every county except for Tulsa and Oklahoma counties.
Running Nov. 12 through Feb.15, quail season is much anticipated both by Oklahomans and non-residents. Oklahoma regularly ranks among the top three quail hunting states in terms of both quail populations and hunter success, and Oklahoma promises to be a major destination for bird hunters again this year.
For more information about quail hunting log onto wildlifedepartment.com, to see the complete survey, log on to www.wildlifedepartment.com
Caption: Annual bobwhite quail surveys conducted by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation show a statewide increase of 32 percent over the previous 15-year average. Biologists have conducted roadside surveys during both August and October for the past 16 years. The quail surveys, which consist of 20-mile routes, give biologists an estimate of quail abundance.
Time is running short for students and teachers to enter to win hunts and great outdoor prizes
Just a few weeks remain for students to enter an essay contest where two lucky winners will receive an all-expense-paid guided antelope hunt in New Mexico.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) and Oklahoma Station Chapter Safari Club International (OSCSCI) are looking for Oklahoma's top conservation-minded students and educators. Through a youth writing contest and teacher application, one teacher and several students could win a trip of a lifetime.
This fall, Aric Parenti, of Bixby, and Kristen Kennedy, of Eufaula, both harvested a trophy pronghorn antelope after winning last year's contest in the 15-17 year old category. Once again, winners in the 15-17 year old category will receive an all-expense-paid guided antelope hunt in New Mexico. Funding for the trips, including a full shoulder taxidermy mount, is provided by the Oklahoma Station Chapter Safari Club International.
Students in the 11-14 age category are competing for an all expense paid trip to the Apprentice Hunter Program at the YO Ranch in Mountain Home, Texas. The Safari Club International's Apprentice Hunters' Program is a unique, hands-on experience which covers a wide range of topics including; the ethical basis of modern sport hunting, wildlife management, field identification, and wild game cooking. The Oklahoma Station Chapter Safari Club International will provide travel reimbursements to attend the weeklong course.
The theme of the contest is "Hunting: Sharing the Heritage." The four statewide winners and their legal guardians will be invited to Oklahoma City to attend an awards ceremony in March. In addition, the top 25 essay entrants will receive a one-year youth membership to Safari Club International. The winning student essays will be published in the OSCSCI newsletter Safari Trails. Publication qualifies the winning entries for the National Youth Writing Contest sponsored by the Outdoor Writers Association of America. Several past winners have come from Oklahoma.
Students aren't the only ones eligible to win. A conservation education scholarship is also available for educators. One teacher will be awarded an all-expenses-paid scholarship for an eight-day conservation education school at Safari Club International's American Wilderness Leadership School (AWLS) at Granite Ranch near Jackson, Wyoming.
The AWLS program is conducted during the summer and presents an outdoor program for educators, which concentrates on natural resource management. Participants learn about stream ecology, map and compass, language arts and creative writing in an outdoor setting, fly tying, shooting sports, wildlife management, the Yellowstone ecosystem, camping, white-water rafting, educational resources and how to implement outdoor education ideas. Lodging, meals and training materials will be provided by Oklahoma Station Chapter Safari Club International. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation will cover transportation to Jackson, Wyoming.
Both the essay contest rules and scholarship applications are available from the Department's Web site www.wildlifedepartment.com. Essays and applications must be postmarked no later than Nov. 23, 2005, or delivered by 5:00 p.m. Nov. 28, 2005, in person to the Department of Wildlife's Jenks Office at 201 Aquarium Drive, in Jenks. Address entries to: Essay Contest, Education Section Supervisor, ODWC Jenks Office, PO Box 1201, Jenks, OK 74037.
Caption: By winning last year's youth essay contest Aric Parenti, Bixby, had the opportunity to harvest a trophy pronghorn antelope. The contest was sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Oklahoma Station Chapter Safari Club International.
Caption: By winning last year's youth essay contest Kristen Kennedy, Eufaula, had the opportunity to harvest a trophy pronghorn antelope. The contest was sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Oklahoma Station Chapter Safari Club International. Kristen is pictured with her father Ed.
More and bigger trout stocked in the Lower Illinois River
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation recently increased the number and size of trout stocked into the lower Illinois River.
Through a new agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wildlife Department obtained an additional 50,000 pounds of rainbow trout from Norfork National Fish Hatchery in Mountain Home, Arkansas. That translates into almost 92,500 more trout for the lower Illinois River this year and will bring the total number of trout stocked annually in the river to almost 177,000.
"Not only did this increase the number of fish by 58 percent, but we are also obtaining some larger fish," said Gary Peterson, northeast region fisheries biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "The trout we are now stocking in the lower Illinois will average 11-inches in length, rather than the 9-inch fish we were historically stocking and possibly the best news is that we will continue to stock these larger fish through 2010."
In previous years, trout were stocked about once every two weeks, but now approximately 2,500 trout will be stocked every week into the lower Illinois River near Gore in Sequoyah County.
"We're confident anglers will be pleased with these additional stockings," Peterson said.
The lower Illinois River is widely known for both beautiful scenery and great trout fishing.
Anglers can find maps, fishing tips and even up-to-date trout stocking schedules on the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's official Web site, www.wildlifedepartment.com.
Once logged on the Fishing page within the Department's Web site, choose "Trout Areas" then "Stocking Schedule" for the complete schedule.
Anglers are reminded that everyone who fishes the designated trout stream between Tenkiller Dam and Highway 64 bridge are required to possess a trout license. Trout anglers ages 17 and under can purchase a youth trout license for $5; trout licenses for anglers 18 and older $10. There are no exemptions from purchasing the trout license. Additionally, anglers must have a state fishing or combination license and if 18 or older they must possess the hunting and fishing legacy permit unless otherwise exempt. Residents age 17 or younger, or age 64 and older are exempt from the legacy permit. Non-residents age 13 and younger are also exempt.
Before visiting one of Oklahoma's trout areas, check the "2005 Oklahoma Fishing Guide" for complete regulations, as well as maps and additional information for each area.
Caption: Through a new agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wildlife Department obtained an additional 50,000 pounds of rainbow trout. That translates into almost 92,500 more trout for the lower Illinois River this year and will allow stocking each and every week of the year.
Partnerships benefit hunters and anglers across the state
Staff from the Wildlife Department presented the Wildlife Conservation Commission with almost $100,000 of donations for fish and wildlife conservation work in the state at their November meeting.
One member shy of a quorum, the Commission was unable to formally accept the donations, but Commission members stressed they will make the donations official at their next meeting.
The first of those donations was $54,000 from NatureWorks, Inc. in Tulsa. Sam Daniel, president of NatureWorks, presented the Commission with the donation to be used on the Deep Fork/Eufaula Wetland Development Unit on the Eufaula Wildlife Management Area.
The funds will be used to enhance a 700-acre green tree wetland complex by repairing the dikes and building a permanent pumping station on the area. The pumping station will use water from the Deep Fork River to flood different units on the area with a 30-inch underground pipeline.
"NatureWorks is a loose-knit group of people from all walks of life in the Tulsa area. The one thing we all have in common is that we all love wildlife," Daniel said.
Since 1991, NatureWorks has brought some of the country's most talented wildlife artists to Tulsa through their annual Wildlife Art Show and Sale held each March. The non-profit organization uses funds from the show to provide grants to assist the Wildlife Department, and a variety of other organizations, with wildlife conservation projects. Each year in conjunction with the wildlife art show, NatureWorks presents the Wildlife Stewardship Award to recognize and honor persons in the community who have promoted conservation. Each award is then memorialized with a bronze wildlife sculpture that is put on permanent display along Tulsa's scenic Riverside Drive, next to the Arkansas River. To date, NatureWorks patrons have funded 12 monuments.
In other business, Kim Erickson, chief of fisheries for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, reported on a donation of a large pontoon boat from Bass Pro Shops and Tracker Marine. The habitat barge, valued at $40,000, will be used on fish habitat projects on lakes around the state.
"This is a state-of-the-art work barge, in fact there is only one other in existence. It is 33-feet long, equipped with two 60-horse power, four-stroke, Mercury outboard motors and has about 100 square feet of work space," said Erickson.
The barge also has a large, hydraulic deck that will allow fisheries personnel to install brush, trees, aquatic vegetation and spawning substrate into the water more safely and efficiently than before. Bass Pro Shops and Tracker Marine donated the boat through a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
"We are sincerely grateful to all the partners who helped in making this donation possible," Erickson said.
Also at the November meeting, "The Six Old Geezers," a group of men who share a love of fishing and a love for the Lake Texoma area, offered a donation of $5,098 to the Wildlife Department. The money will be matched with Sport Fish Restoration Funds and will be used to purchase an outboard motor for use on Lake Texoma fisheries surveys.
The Six Old Geezers share their passion for fishing through their popular Web site, sixoldgeezers.com. The site includes fishing reports, classified ads and other local information. Since the site was launched in 2001, it has registered more than 800,000 hits.
In other business, Alan Peoples, wildlife chief for the Wildlife Department, presented Dale Rich as the 2005 Landowner of the Year.
For 15 years, Dale Rich along with his family and friends have worked to improve wildlife habitat on his 3,000-acre property in Okfuskee County. Prescribed fire, tree planting and the construction of a large pond are just a few of the management practices Rich has used to revive the wildlife habitat on the property, which is near the North Canadian River.
"I truly appreciate the honor, but the real thanks should go to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Their knowledge and technical assistance was just invaluable," Rich said.
In addition to his commitment to improving wildlife habitat, Rich has also made a commitment to sharing the hunting heritage with the next generation. More than 40 kids have harvested their first deer on the property.
"We appreciate your commitment to good land stewardship and we especially appreciate your commitment to providing hunting opportunities for so many kids," said Commission Chairman Bill Phelps.
Those interested in more information on the Wildlife Department's landowner assistance program can contact John Hendrix, the Department's private lands biologist at (405) 880-0994.
Also at the November meeting, Lieutenant Gary Smeltzer, Wildlife Department game warden stationed in Creek County, was awarded a pair of special honors. Smeltzer was named the 2005 Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Game Warden of the Year. Additionally, Bill Crawford with the Shikar Safari, presented Smeltzer with the Shikar Safari Officer of the Year award.
Shikar Safari is a 300-member international organization that has focused on wildlife conservation and wildlife law enforcement around the world since 1952.
Smeltzer has served the citizens of Oklahoma since 1966 when he began his career as a warden in Blaine County.
"Throughout his career, Gary has maintained the highest standards of performance and professionalism for himself and set the example for those around him," said Larry Manering, law enforcement chief for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
In other business, Andrea Crews, responsive management specialist for the Wildlife Department, provided Commissioners with a report on the participant surveys conducted following the first Wildlife Expo held last August.
The free Wildlife Expo, which drew 45,000 people from around the state, offered hands-on learning opportunities at nearly 175 booths and activities. It attracted both avid outdoor enthusiasts and those new to hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. Every visitor was sure to find something that interested them, from shotgun shooting, to a live bat exhibit, to mountain bike riding, to dog training, to wild game cooking.
Immediately following last year's event, those who registered for the Expo were sent an e-mail inviting them to participate in quick and easy-to-use online survey of their Expo experience. More than 1,600 people responded to survey revealing some very interesting data, such as:
64 percent of the people attended the Expo as a family and another 26 percent came with friends or friends and family, averaging four people per group.
About 70 percent of the youth who attended tried a new outdoor event for the first time.
Three out of four visitors participated in an Expo fishing activity and 82 percent of attendees said they were likely or very likely to go fishing in the next 12 months.
74 percent of Expo participants said they were likely or very likely to go hunting in the next year.
More than 80 percent of Expo participants were satisfied or very satisfied with the Expo and said they were likely or very likely to attend the 2006 Oklahoma Wildlife Expo.
Expo visitors came from every corner of the state including high participation from metropolitan neighborhoods in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Wildlife Department Assistant Director Richard Hatcher also informed the Commission that the second annual Wildlife Expo will be a two-and-a-half-day event to be held, Aug. 25-27. Event hours will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.
Also at their November meeting, Commissioners recognized Randel Currie, fisheries technician in the south central region, for his 30 years of service to the sportsmen of the state.
"No matter what the job, or who needs help, Randel is always willing to lend a hand," said Greg Duffy, director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
In other business, Commissioners received a report from Finley and Cook, PLLC, the company that performed the Department's 2005 annual financial audit. According to Nathan Atchison with Finley and Cook, the audit went smoothly and no irregularities were found.
Also at the November meeting, Commissioners heard a report regarding the current status of the Department employee retirement plan. The plan saw a 6.8 percent increase last fiscal year and is relatively well-funded at 80 percent, according to Richard Mackesey with Buck Consultants. According to Mackesey, the Wildlife Department's retirement plan is a "shining star" when compared to other public employee retirement systems.
The Wildlife Conservation Commission is the eight-member governing board of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The Wildlife Commission establishes state hunting and fishing regulations, sets policy for the Wildlife Department, and indirectly oversees all state fish and wildlife conservation activities. Commission members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
The next scheduled Commission meeting is December 5 at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation headquarters (auditorium), at the southwest corner of 18th and North Lincoln, Oklahoma City at 9:00 a.m.
Migratory bird hunters need not fear "bird flu"
Although the spread of avian flu has health officials around the world concerned, Oklahoma bird hunters have little to worry about according to officials with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Oklahoma Department of Health.
"The 'bird flu' being talked about on TV hasn't been found in North America and there's never been a case of a migratory bird hunter contracting the disease from a duck or goose," said Dr. Kristy Bradley with the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
According to Dr. Bradley, birds have been carriers of a variety of relatively harmless flu strains for centuries. However, a particularly potent strain of bird flu, called H5N1, emerged in domestic poultry and wild birds in Asia eight years ago. This H5N1 strain is substantially different from other types of bird flu and has caused illness and deaths in Asia. There has been no evidence that the disease has ever been spread by person-to-person contact, or by eating game birds such as dove, ducks or quail.
"There has never been a single documented case of the H5N1 avian influenza virus being transmitted from a migratory bird to a human. And at this time, there is no indication that any wild birds found in Oklahoma, or in all of North America, are infected with the H5N1 virus," said Mike O'Meilia, migratory game bird biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "Waterfowl hunters concerns for personal health and safety would be better directed at planning their safe land and water travel on their next hunt."
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center are diligently monitoring migratory birds in Alaska, one of the most likely points for the disease to enter into North America. To date, thousands of waterfowl and shorebird samples from Alaska have been analyzed, and no evidence of the H5N1 avian flu has been discovered.
Bradley advised hunters to take the normal safety steps when preparing meat.
"It doesn't matter if you are handling chicken, hamburger or wild game, you should take a few basic precautions such as washing your hands and cooking the meat thoroughly," Dr. Bradley said.
For more information on avian flu, check out the State Health Department's Web site at www.health.state.ok.us or the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center's Web page at http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/avian_influenza/avian_influenza.html.
Deer harvest up 8.5 percent so far – deer gun season begins Nov. 19
If you haven't been deer hunting yet this year, you're missing out on what is shaping up to be a great season. The numbers don't lie - hunters have already taken 31,825 deer according to preliminary deer harvest totals, an 8.5-percent increase over this same time last year.
Archery hunters have taken 6,954 deer. During the youth season, young hunters took 1,577 deer. Muzzleloader hunters accounted for 23,294 deer, including nearly 14,000 bucks.
There is still plenty of time for hunters to head to the woods with the second half of archery season and the upcoming special antlerless seasons. The most anticipated opener of the year, deer gun season, is also right around the corner. Running Nov. 19 through Dec. 4, the deer gun season has undoubtedly been marked on hunter's calendars for months.
With good weather, hunters can again look forward to excellent opportunities to harvest a deer this fall, according to Mike Shaw, wildlife research supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC).
Hunter's who spend some time scouting deer feeding areas are likely to increase their odds of taking a deer this year.
"Across most of the state we had a good to excellent acorn crop depending on local conditions. That is good for the deer but it could make it a little harder for hunters to pattern deer this year," Shaw said.
More than 158,000 gun hunters took to the woods last fall, harvesting 58,733 deer for a 37 percent success rate.
Oklahomans must have an annual hunting or combination license, lifetime hunting or lifetime combination license, disabled veteran's lifetime, senior citizen hunting or senior citizen combination license or proof of exemption. In addition, hunters must possess a deer gun (antlered or antlerless) license for each deer hunted, or proof of exemption. Resident hunters under 18 years of age may purchase the youth deer gun license.
Unless exempt, hunters must possess a fishing and hunting legacy permit.
All nonresident deer hunters must possess a nonresident deer gun (antlered, antlerless or combo) license for each deer hunted or proof of exemption. Holders of nonresident lifetime hunting and lifetime combination licenses are not exempt from purchasing deer licenses. Nonresident deer hunters are exempt from purchasing an annual nonresident hunting license. Nonresident hunters must also possess a fishing and hunting legacy permit unless exempt.
Hunters may take a total of two deer, which may include no more than one antlered deer and one antlerless deer. Antlerless deer may only be harvested on specified days in certain zones. Harvest of antlerless mule deer is prohibited during deer gun season. For antlerless deer hunt zones and dates open to antlerless hunting, pick up a copy of the "2005-06 Oklahoma Hunting Guide."
Upon successfully harvesting a deer, all license holders, including lifetime license holders, must immediately attach their name and license number to the carcass. What the hunter attaches can be anything, as long as it contains the hunter's name and hunting license number and remains securely attached to the animal until it is checked at a hunter check station or with an authorized Wildlife Department employee.
Annual license holders, upon harvesting a deer, must complete the Record of Game section on the back of the universal license. The information must be recorded on the license form prior to moving or field dressing the animal. To do this they must tear out one of the notches on the license and print in ink the time, date, type of game and method of harvest on the notched line in the appropriate columns. Lifetime license holders are not required to complete the Record of Game section on the back of the universal license.
All successful hunters must check their deer at the nearest hunter check station. A county by county listing of hunter check stations is provided in this year's hunting guide and the most up-to-date check station listing is available at www.wildlifedepartment.com
Deer gun hunters should always remember to keep safety the first priority. All deer gun hunters must conspicuously wear both a head covering and an outer garment above the waistline, consisting of daylight fluorescent orange color totaling at least 400 square inches. Camo-fluorescent orange is legal, if the total orange meets or exceeds the required 400 square inches.
Hunting hours during deer gun season are one-half hour before official sunrise to one-half hour after official sunset.
For additional regulations, antlerless zones, check station locations, season dates and a wealth of other information be sure to pick up a copy of the "2005-06 Oklahoma Hunting Guide" available at all license dealer locations or log on to the Department's Web site at wildlifedepartment.com.
The Wildlife Department is continuing to monitor the state's deer herd for chronic wasting disease as it has since 1999. To date, all of the 4,102 deer sampled statewide have tested negative for the disease. However, ODWC biologists will sample an additional 2,000 deer during this year's deer hunting seasons.
Dates announced for 2006 Wildlife Expo
Mark your calendars now – the second annual Oklahoma Wildlife Expo will be an event you don't want to miss. The 2006 Wildlife Expo will be a two and half day event, Aug. 25-27 and will again be held on the expansive grounds of the Lazy E Arena. Expo hours will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.
"Our first Expo was an outstanding success and we are already working hard to take what we learned last year and make the 2006 Wildlife Expo even better," said Greg Duffy, director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "We've added another half day on Friday and we hope that even more families can come and learn about the great outdoor opportunities our state has to offer."
The free Wildlife Expo, which drew more than 45,000 people from around the state, offered hands-on learning opportunities at nearly 175 booths and activities. It attracted both avid outdoor enthusiasts and those new to hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. Every visitor was sure to find something that interested them, from shotgun shooting, to a live bat exhibit, to mountain bike riding, to dog training, to wild game cooking.
Immediately following last year's event, those who registered for the Expo were sent an e-mail inviting them to participate in quick and easy-to-use online survey of the Expo experience. More than 1,600 people responded to survey revealing some very interesting data, such as:
64 percent of the people attended the Expo as a family and another 26 percent came with friends or friends and family, averaging four people per group.
About 70 percent of the youth who attended tried a new outdoor event for the first time.
Three out of four visitors participated in an Expo fishing activity and 82 percent of attendees said they were likely or very likely to go fishing in the next 12 months.
74 percent of Expo participants said they were likely or very likely to go hunting in the next year.
More than 80 percent of Expo participants were satisfied or very satisfied with the Expo and said they were likely or very likely to attend the 2006 Oklahoma Wildlife Expo.
Expo visitors came from every corner of the state including high participation from metropolitan neighborhoods in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Tulsan named landowner of the year
Dale Rich, of Tulsa, was recently named the 2005 Landowner of the Year by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
For 15 years, Rich, along with his family and friends, have worked to improve wildlife habitat on his 3,000-acre property in Okfuskee County.
"Ever since he has owned this property, Dale has been enthusiastic and committed to do everything he can to improve the wildlife habitat on his land. His hard work has paid off. Today, the area is a showcase for what private landowners can accomplish with hard work and dedication for wildlife habitat," said John Hendrix, private lands biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
"I truly appreciate the honor, but the real thanks should go to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Their knowledge and technical assistance was just invaluable," Rich said.
According to Hendrix, one of the most effective land management practices Rich has used has been prescribed fire.
"When Mr. Rich first purchased the property it had been neglected for some time. Many of the fields were very overgrown and many of the wooded areas had completely closed canopies which provided limited wildlife benefits," Hendrix said.
Rich initiated a strategic prescribed fire plan that included creating eight miles of fire guards and 16 separate fire units. Prescribed burning has benefited a wide variety of species including deer, quail and perhaps most dramatically, turkeys. Now abundant year round, turkeys rarely, if ever, inhabited the property a decade ago.
Additionally, Rich has planted trees to stabilize a river bank, constructed a large pond, and conducted many other management practices designed to revive the wildlife habitat on the property, near the North Canadian River.
In addition to improving wildlife habitat, Rich has also made a commitment to sharing the hunting heritage with the next generation. More than 40 kids have harvested their first deer on the property.
"Dale has a real passion for sharing his love of wildlife with friends and family, and particularly with kids. There's a reason why there are no TVs or video games in the cabin on the property. He wants kids to get outside, go fishing, go hunting and develop their own love for the outdoors," Hendrix said.
For years the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has worked closely with landowners by providing technical assistance and in some cases financial support for land practices that benefit wildlife. Projects may include fencing, tree planting, timber thinning, wetland restoration and more.
For more information about landowner assistant programs, call (405) 521-2739.
Caption: Dale Rich, of Tulsa, was recently named the 2005 Landowner of the Year by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
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Fire caution urged for state deer hunters
Oklahoma's 16-day modern firearms deer season opens Saturday, November 19, and hunters are being urged to take extra precautions to prevent wildfires. Gov. Brad Henry declared a statewide burn ban Nov. 15.
"In 2004, we totaled more than 158,000 individual hunters participating in the deer gun season, and we know from surveys that the vast majority of them will be going afield during all or part of the opening weekend," said Alan Peoples, chief of wildlife division for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
"Opening weekend of deer gun season is arguably the state's largest weekend for participation in outdoor recreation, and so by the sheer numbers of people traveling into rural areas, the danger of wildfires goes up."
According to the burn ban order, campfires are allowed but must meet certain restrictions. Outdoor campfires are permitted if constructed within a non-combustible fire ring with a distance of five feet to nearest wildland fuels and they must be attended at all times. Campfires must be properly extinguished when not attended. Campfires that do not meet these standards are prohibited under the ban.
Charcoal, Coleman-type pressurized stoves, LPG or natural gas-fueled grills and smokers also are allowed.
According to Peoples, even deer hunters who aren't camping should exercise extreme caution to prevent wildfires.
"With no significant rainfall over the past several months in many areas, we've got some 'tinder-box' conditions, he said." Obviously, nobody should toss a cigarette butt out of the window, but something as innocent as driving a vehicle into tall grass has a real potential of getting a wildfire started.
"Last spring and summer we saw pretty good rainfall, which made for lush vegetation, but now that vegetation is extremely dry and flammable. Just the heat from your vehicle's exhaust pipe may be enough to ignite a fire."
In addition to avoiding vehicle traffic through vegetation, hunters should be vigilant with how and where they store their firearms equipped with scopes.
"It may sound pretty far-fetched to some hunters, but people need to be careful about their scoped rifles. Just the sunlight being magnified through a rifle scope could potentially ignite dry leaves or grass nearby – it's that serious," said Peoples.
Pheasant numbers on the increase
Sometimes it's easy to think of hunting as a solo sport, but you can throw that out the window when it comes to pheasant hunting which opens Dec. 1.
These big, beautiful birds are at home in northwest Oklahoma and one of the best ways to hunt them is to get a small army of friends and family together and march across a cultivated field or native prairie.
Populations of the popular game birds appear to be in fine shape going into the season, according to Mike Sams, upland game bird biologist with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
"According to our surveys, pheasant production was up 60 percent over last year," Sams said. "In popular pheasant hunting areas like Alfalfa, Beaver, Cimarron and Texas counties, production was 28 percent over the 25 year average."
According to Sams, the average pheasant brood numbered 6.2 chicks, an increase from the 25 year average of 5.6 chicks.
The season runs December 1 through January 31, 2006, and hunters should consult the "2005-06 Oklahoma Hunting Guide" for open zones and wildlife management areas. The daily bag limit for pheasants is two cocks, with a possession limit of four after the first day and six after the second day. Pheasant hunters should note that legal shooting hours are sunrise to sunset, except on some wildlife management areas. Evidence of sex (head or one foot) must remain on the bird until it reaches its final destination. When the deer gun and the special antlerless deer seasons (in open zones) overlap with pheasant season, all pheasant hunters must wear either a hunter orange cap or vest.
Before going afield, be sure to pick up a copy of the "2005-06 Oklahoma Hunting Guide," available at all hunting and fishing license dealers or log onto wildlifedepartment.com.
Hunters sharing their harvest
Last year Oklahoma hunters donated 33,227 pounds of venison, that's more than 16 tons, to the Hunters Against Hunger program. That is enough meat to provide nutritious meals for nearly 133,000 people. The program facilitates the distribution of deer meat to hungry families in the state and is co-sponsored by the Oklahoma Station Chapter of the Safari Club International, Nature Works Inc. and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
"For generations, hunters have shared their harvest with their friends and families and the Hunters Against Program is a great way for hunters to extend their generosity to needy families across the state," said Greg Duffy, director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "Oklahomans have been so generous in donating to victims of the tsunami in southeast Asia and Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast and this program provides hunters an opportunity to help hungry families right here in Oklahoma."
Sportsmen and women donated 747 deer to the program last year at 50 different meat-processing facilities around the state. The ground venison is distributed to the needy through the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and the Community Food Bank of eastern Oklahoma and a network of qualified, charitable organizations.
Hunters who legally harvest a deer during this year's deer seasons can simply deliver the deer to the nearest participating meat processor after checking the deer at a hunter check station. To help with processing charges, each donor is requested to contribute a tax-deductible $10 to assist with the program.
To find out more about the Hunters Against Hunger Program, or for a list of cooperating meat processors, check out page 24 of the "2005-06 Oklahoma Hunting Guide."
Statewide waterfowl report offers tool for hunters
With relatively warm temperatures and dry conditions across most of the state, waterfowl hunters need all the help they can get in pinpointing the ducks this year. Waterfowl hunters can add another scouting tool to their belt by logging on to the Wildlife Department's Web site. Statewide waterfowl reports are available at www.wildlifedepartment.com
For instance, this week's reports indicate that Hugo Lake in southeast Oklahoma is beginning to see an influx of ducks including green-winged teal, mallards, ringneck ducks, and gadwall.
Although habitat conditions are listed as fair to poor at Oologah Lake in northeast Oklahoma, good numbers of redhead ducks, gadwalls and teal are reported in this week's survey.
Goose numbers are slowly building across the state, however most areas report goose numbers as low. About 30,000 snow and Canada geese are reported at the Washita National Wildlife Refuge in west central Oklahoma.
Not only can hunters find a report of the number of ducks and geese in the area - the site also offers a status report of the habitat conditions at wetland development units across the state. Hunters visiting a wetland development unit (WDU) should be aware that some portions within several WDUs may be designated as a refuge where no hunting is permitted. Also, waterfowl hunting hours on WDUs close at 1:00 p.m. daily.
Waterfowl hunters should be sure they have a state waterfowl license and a federal waterfowl stamp, along with their Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) Permit. The HIP permits (free at wildlifedepartment.com) are required to be carried by all migratory bird hunters (unless exempt) in the United States. Data collected from the surveys helps state and federal migratory bird biologists better gauge bird harvests and hunter numbers, which are used to improve migratory bird management.
For complete details see the "2005-06 Oklahoma Waterfowl Hunting Guide" available at hunting license vendors or log on to wildlifedepartment.com.
2006 wildlife calendar now available
The year is slowly winding to a close and it is time to find a new calendar to record all your favorite outdoor-related events. Just in time, the 2006 calendar issue of "Outdoor Oklahoma" magazine, published by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, is hot off the press.
The calendar not only showcases award-winning color photography of the state's most scenic landscapes and wildlife, but it also provides tips for landowners and sportsmen on how to improve fishing and hunting on their property. Each month includes suggested habitat management practices, along with interesting fish and wildlife notes for that month.
The current November/December issue is more than just a calendar. The magazine features information on how to get involved in the state's 2006 Winter Bird Survey. It also contains an article examining the effects of the January 2005 ice storm on bobwhite quail. Also in the issue, the watchable wildlife feature includes fascinating information about the secretive barn owl.
The calendar issue is a great gift for family and friends who enjoy the outdoors. Individual issues are $4 by mail and subscriptions for a full year are just $10.
To obtain the calendar issue, mail a $4 (check, cash, money orders or cashiers check accepted) addressed to "Outdoor Oklahoma" magazine, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152. Subscriptions for one-year ($10), two-years ($18) or three-years ($25) are available by calling 1-800-777-0019. Additionally, you can subscribe over the Internet by logging on to the Department's Web site at www.wildlifedepartment.com.


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Based on Montague R. James' classic shiver tale Casting the Runes, Curse of the Demon (aka Night of the Demon) is an exercise in psychological terror. American Professor Dana Andrews investigates a devil-worshipping cult active in England. The cult has apparently been responsible for more than one death in recent months, and it's all the handiwork of the group's leader, an Aleister Crowley type played by Niall MacGinnis. When Andrews comes too close to MacGinnis for comfort, the devil worshipper slips a ancient parchment into Andrews' research files. The document carries a curse that will mean death for whoever possesses it.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Writer: M.R. James and Charles Bennett
Cast: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGuiniss
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The Fix-It Shop is a business on Sesame Street run by married couple Luis and Maria. They can repair just about anything, though the considerable number of toasters they are seen fixing, suggests that that appliance is their specialty. The toasters they have fixed have come in a spectrum of sizes, including giant ones dropped off by Mr. Snuffleupagus and his family. In the days before Snuffy was seen by the grown-ups, many people were perplexed by the sheer size of these toasters.
The Fix-It Shop opened in Episode 0330 as the L and R Fix-It Shop, in a building that was previously a pet shop[1] and library. It was originally run by Luis and Rafael. Their first job was repairing Susan's broken picture frame. Rafael left the show after season three, and the shop was thereafter known only as the Fix-It Shop. Maria later got a job at the Fix-It Shop, and she became a full partner in Episode 1563. The shop was renovated in season 11 during the week of Episodes 1411-1415.
The Fix-It Shop is located next door to Hooper's Store. A workbench on the sidewalk in front of the shop allows Maria and Luis extra space for their repair work.
In 2002, the business became the Mail-It Shop, but as of 2006's Episode 4109, Maria and Luis had converted the store back, with no on-screen explanation why.
In Season 39, the Fix It Shop was removed from the set, its old spot was replaced by the Laundromat where Leela works. A shop seen to the left of the Laundromat was hinted to be where the Fix-It-Shop relocated,[2] although it was shown to be for sale and later as a flower shop. During season 45, the area was converted to a bicycle shop run by Luis.
The 1992 book, Grover's 10 Terrific Ways to Help Our Wonderful World , the Fix-It Shop is given particular attention as an example of the prescient environmentally responsible idea to have personal items repaired when possible for continued use rather than simply replacing them. In the illustration of this tip, the various monsters of Sesame Street are delivering their damaged possessions to Luis who evidently appreciates both their responsible behavior as well as the business.


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Exclusive Download: Andy Mineo – Heroes For Sale Remix EP
When someone first played "Uno Uno Seis" for me I was expecting some Spanish verses or words from my non Latino bro's. So I thought about a remix to add some Puerto-Rican juice to mix in some authentic. Alcapurria.
I think the best way to go about remixes is creating a sound that brings about a very different feeling than the original mix. I decided to darken the track a little and ixnay the cool dance feel by making it a grimy mid-anthem sound, and keeping it simple. I love gritty synths so I laced the foundation with them and wanted to have a rugged retro drum to compliment them. A lot of records are over produced and sound like they are all related so I wanted to keep this a part from that, having bass but not the same style of bass we're used to.
I didn't find many changes necessary to this particular remix just a steady head knocker with subtle Spanish percussion and a bounce throughout. For the ending I decided to keep it within the Latino vein, and played some basic alsa to dab some adobo on it some more, which I originally did as a joke but decided to keep it. Since I also rap and sing whenever I do a remix I always add a 12/16 bar verse in it-so I quickly wrote a Spanglish verse with a Spanish opener and gave my city Chicago a little love!
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It was a veritable clash of the FIFA Soccer 13 titans at our Metrotown store last Saturday.
After securing berths in tournament qualifiers throughout December and early January, four players entered into the championship round of our inaugural Whitecaps FC FIFA 13 Competition. But like Mad Max in the Thunderdome, only one would emerge victorious and in doing so claim the title as the first ever 'Caps FIFA 13 champion. In addition to bragging rights, the esteemed winner would also earn two seats on the EA SPORTS FIFA SOCCER 13 Fan Bench at a match this upcoming season.
With Whitecaps FC defender Alain Rochat on hand watching, the pressure was high. Videographer Zac Ratcliffe was on hand to witness which player would rise to the challenge! Have a watch to find out who won.


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Teachings of Brigham Young
Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospel and can be understood only by the power of the Holy Ghost.
The Gospel that we preach is the power of God unto salvation; and the first principle of that Gospel is … faith in God, and faith in Jesus Christ his Son, our Savior. We must believe that he is the character he is represented to be in the Holy Scriptures. … We must believe that this same Jesus was crucified for the sins of the world (DBY, 153).
You can say that the Lord and his Gospel are not worthy of notice, or you can bow to them (DBY, 153).
To understand the first principles of the Gospel—to rightly understand them, a man must have the wisdom that comes from above; he must be enlightened by the Holy Ghost; … he must enjoy the blessings of salvation himself, in order to impart them to others (DBY, 152).
Every particle of truth that every person has received is a gift of God. We receive these truths, and go on from glory to glory, … gaining a knowledge of all things, and becoming Gods, even Sons of God. These are the celestial ones. These are they whom the Lord has chosen through their obedience. They have not spurned the truth, when they have heard it. These are they that have not spurned the Gospel, but have acknowledged Jesus and God in their true character; that have acknowledged the angels in their true character. These are they that work for the salvation of the human family (DBY, 152).
Faith in Christ is a gift of God obtained through belief, obedience, and righteous works.
When you believe the principles of the Gospel and attain unto faith, which is a gift of God, he adds more faith, adding faith to faith. He bestows faith upon his creatures as a gift; but his creatures inherently possess the privilege of believing the Gospel to be true or false (DBY, 154).
If we speak of faith in the abstract, it is the power of God by which the worlds are and were made, and is a gift of God to those who believe and obey his commandments. On the other hand, no living, intelligent being, whether serving God or not, acts without belief. He might as well undertake to live without breathing as to live without the principle of belief. But he must believe the truth, obey the truth, and practice the truth, to obtain the power of God called faith (DBY, 153).
We are under obligation to trust in our God; and this is the ground-work of all we can do ourselves (DBY, 154).
When you read the revelations, or when you hear the will of the Lord concerning you, for your own sakes never receive that with a doubtful heart (DBY, 155).
Our Heavenly Father does not always reveal to his children the secret workings of his providences, nor does he show them the end from the beginning; for they have to learn to trust in him who has promised to fight our battles, and crown us with victory, if we are faithful as was faithful Abraham (DBY, 156).
When men are in the habit of philosophising upon every point, only relying upon what we call human reason, they are constantly liable to error. But place a man in a situation where he is obliged or compelled, in order to sustain himself, to have faith in the name of Jesus Christ, and it brings him to a point where he will know for himself; and happy are those who pass through trials, if they maintain their integrity and their faith to their calling (DBY, 154).
Righteous works demonstrate and strengthen faith.
To explain how much confidence we should have in God, were I using a term to suit myself, I should say implicit confidence. I have faith in my God, and that faith corresponds with the works I produce. I have no confidence in faith without works (DBY, 155).
If the people will only be full of good works, I will insure that they will have faith in time of need (DBY, 154).
When faith springs up in the heart, good works will follow, and good works will increase that pure faith within them (DBY, 156).
My faith is, when we have done all we can, then the Lord is under obligation, and will not disappoint the faithful; he will perform the rest (DBY, 155).
When a person is placed in circumstances that he cannot possibly obtain one particle of anything to sustain life, it would then be his privilege to exercise faith in God to feed him, who might cause a raven to pick up a piece of dried meat from some quarter where there was plenty, and drop it over the famishing man. When I cannot feed myself through the means God has placed in my power, it is then time enough for him to exercise his providence in an unusual manner to administer to my wants. But while we can help ourselves, it is our duty to do so (DBY, 155).
A great many good people, who possess much of the Spirit of the Lord are naturally given to doubting, having so little self-reliance that they sometimes doubt whether they are Saints in truth or not. These often doubt when they should not. So long as they are walking humbly before God, keeping his commandments, and observing his ordinances, feeling willing to give all for Christ, and do everything that will promote his Kingdom, they need never doubt, for the Spirit will testify to them whether they are of God or not (DBY, 155).
If the Latter-day Saints will walk up to their privileges, and exercise faith in the name of Jesus Christ, and live in the enjoyment of the fulness of the Holy Ghost constantly day by day, there is nothing on the face of the earth that they could ask for, that would not be given to them. The Lord is waiting to be very gracious unto this people, and to pour out upon them riches, honor, glory and power, even that they may possess all things according to the promises he has made through his Apostles and Prophets (DBY, 156).
Suggestions for Study
Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospel and can be understood only by the power of the Holy Ghost.
Why does our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ give us hope?
What specific things did President Young say we must believe to have faith in Jesus Christ?
Why is faith in Jesus Christ the first principle of the gospel? (See also Moroni 7:33–34; Articles of Faith 1:4.) According to President Young, how can we come to understand faith in Christ as the first principle of the gospel?
Who are "they that work for the salvation of the human family"?
Faith in Christ is a gift of God obtained through belief, obedience, and righteous works.
How can we develop faith in Christ? What does it mean to add "faith to faith"? (See also Alma 32:26–28.)
Why must we believe, obey, and practice truth to obtain faith? (See also Alma 32:21.)
Why did President Young say that "we are under obligation to trust in our God"? (See also Ether 12:6–7.) How do we show our trust in God? (See also Ether 3:11–12.)
How do doubt and human reason interfere with faith? How can we know for ourselves what our standing is with God? How does our faith in Jesus Christ influence our feelings about ourselves?
President Young said, "Happy are those who pass through trials, if they maintain their integrity and their faith to their calling." How can we maintain our faith and integrity during difficult times? How have your faith and integrity enabled you to successfully face adversity? (See also Helaman 12:3; Alma 32:6.)
Righteous works demonstrate and strengthen faith.
How did President Young explain the relationship of faith and works?
What did President Young say we must do in order to have the help of the Lord? What does the Lord expect of those who feel "willing to give all for Christ, and do everything that will promote his Kingdom"?
What did President Young promise those who "exercise faith in the name of Jesus Christ, and live in the enjoyment of the fulness of the Holy Ghost constantly"? If our prayers are accompanied by such faith and inspiration, what will be the result? (See also D&C 46:30; Helaman 10:5.)


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I've been out of the amp buying and even researching game for about 4 years now at least. Over that time, I'm sure some decent stuff has come out
I live in an apartment so volume is obviously an issue. While the voice in my head is screaming TUUUUBES! and there seem to be some good low wattage amps out there now (Dark Terror, OR15, Tubemeister 18, etc), I just don't know how well they would work for an apartment and for the sound I'm looking for.
I primarily play metal and am looking for that incredibly heavy chunky rhythm sound. I'd like to know if there are any Solid State amps out there that have a great metal sound without being muddy and annoying. I'd like definition in the distortion, but I'm not sure if the metal sound and clarity/definition can go together.
Have any SS amps come out in the last few years that fit what I'm looking for? I would be looking for a head as I still have an Avatar 2x12 that I fortunately never sold. For reference, I've never owned an amp and said to myself "this amp has too much gain"
Thanks for any help or insight you guys can give. Like I said, I've been away from these forums and from the amp scene for at least 4 years, so I'd just like to know if anything has hit the market or even existed before that I may have missed. I've never even considered SS amps before, so I know very little about what's available.


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Mosaic, the world's largest phosphate producer, makes agricultural fertilizer out of potash, and phosphate. Mosaic owns a 13% share of phosphate global production and a 58% share of American production.[1] Similarly, Mosaic owns a 13% of potash global production and a 40% share of North American production.[1] It makes phosphate out of ammonia and sulfur. When sulfur and natural gas are cheap, phosphate is cheap to make, and therefore more profitable to sell. [2] When the price of crops goes up, farmers try to make their land produce more per acre. Thus, a bet on Mosaic is much like short selling ammonia and sulfur futures, and going long on corn , wheat , and soy bean prices.
Mosaic Company competes directly with the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT) and Agrium (AGU) for control over the Potash and Phosphate sectors of the commercial fertilizer industry. Mosaic is deadlocked with The Potash Corporation in the Potash market, but thoroughly dominates the phosphate market from a production standpoint. [3][4]
The previous fiscal year marked steep declines in Mosaic's net sales and gross margin.[5] These losses were driven primarily by rising prices for fertilizer and decreased demand for fertilizers in the face of higher prices. Poor environmental factors, such as low levels of rainfalls, further disincentive farmers from purchasing fertilizers.[5] Concerns over soil fertility and increasing oil prices, however, are favorable outcomes for Mosaic.
Mosaic announced record Q3 earnings of $542.1 million as compared to Q3 earnings of $222.6 million for the third quarter in the previous year.[6] Driving these earnings were an increase in net sales in Q3 FY2011. Net sales increased to $2.2 billion as compared to $1.7 billion in year ago results.[6] Phosphate sales as well as potash sales increased to 2.4 million tons and 1.9 million tons respectively.[6] Their respective selling prices were $543 and $358 per ton.[6] Similarly, gross margin increased to 39% of net sales as compared to 28% of net sales in the third quarter of the previous year.[6] In other words, Mosaic's gross margin was $853.6 million in Q3 FY2011 as compared to $476.5 million in year ago results.[6]
Mosaic tripled its net earnings for the first quarter of 2011 as compared to first quarter results the previous year[7] Earnings posted at $297.7 million as compared to $100.6 million in year ago results.[7] These earnings were driven by improved gross margin as a percent of net sales. Gross margin for the quarter was 23% as compared to 15% in Q1FY2010.[7] Net sales similarly improved from year ago markers. Mosaic's net sales improved from $1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2010 to $2.2 billion in Q1FY2011.[7]
These earnings are set against the backdrop of higher potash sales volumes and higher prices for phosphate sales; potash sales prices, however, partially offset these gains for the first quarter.[7] Net sales in Phosphates increased by $400 million for the quarter culminating at $1.6 billion.[7] Potash's net sales increased to $621.9 million from $333.3 million in the previous quarter.[7]
Mosaic posted net earnings of $6.8 billion for FY2010, a decrease from $10.3 billion the previous year.[5] Gross margin similarly decreased from $2.8 billion to $1.7 billion.[5] Operating earnings decreased from $2.4 billion in 2009 to 1.3$ billion in 2010.[5] Overall expenses, whether they are general, administrative, or other operating expenses, increased in 2010 from $365.8 million to $422.5 million.[5]
Large farming regions within the United States, India, and China are experiencing severe drought conditions that makes growing crops extremely difficult. On one hand, higher demand for food due to lower supply will improve demand to fertilizer. On the other hand, farms will not pay for fertilizer if there is not enough water to grow crops. [8]
Despite drought conditions in California, however, the Midwest is expected to yield a record corn and soybean crop in 2009. Good weather and favorable pollination conditions have driven crop prices down, anticipating record supply surpluses. [9], [10]
Even with supply surpluses, the world food crisis will place some upward pressure on food prices. A 2008 FAO report pegged the number of undernourished people in the world at 963 million, nearly 15 percent of the world's population. [11] Many liberal organizations blame US fertilizer companies for misleading farmers and partially contributing to the world shortage, but at the end of the day, high demand for food will translate into high fertilizer demand absent a severe worldwide drought.
High food prices, and moderate drought conditions will improve demand for the The Mosaic Company's products. Severe drought conditions will disrupt demand for Mosaic's fertilizer because it is pointless to fertilize dead fields. Low food prices, and great weather will decrease demand for Mosaic's fertilizers.
Ethanol in the U.S. is produced from corn, one of the most fertilizer and nitrogen intensive crops. [12] The demand for Ethanol and biofuels increase with rising gas prices. People only consume biofuels, it seems, when gas prices are extremely high. When there is greater demand for ethanol, there is greater demand for corn fertilizers. Higher gas prices benefit the Mosaic Company by increasing demand for bio-fuel, and therefore Soybeans and Corn.
The amount of arable land worldwide is dwindling. The population boom has cut the amount of arable land per person in half over the past 50 years.[12] As population and personal incomes in developing regions of the world increase, the worldwide demand for food also has increased. Worldwide population has grown 12% in the past ten years, while farm acreage has grown only 2%.[13]
Brazil, China, and India are three of the five most populous countries and are trying to meet the growing demand for food, fuel, and feed for livestock. Brazil, China, and India each have just 7%, 15%, and 49% of arable farmland, respectively,[14] and with their respective populations on the rise, these countries need to make the most of the arable land they have. In addition, weather factors such as temperature, rain, floods, droughts, and hurricanes destroy arable land for a particular crop season and render land unusable for a few seasons.
Reduction in arable land should increase the demand for yield-increasing fertilizers in the long run and benefit Mosaic. In the short run, however, violent destruction of arable land through natural disasters could disrupt Mosaic's contracts and damage the company's profitability.
Mosaic has few competitors since the fertilizer industry has significant barriers to entry and Economies of scale. It would cost from $1.6-$2.5B for a new company to enter the industry. A company would need five to seven years of development time to build mines and factories, build rail and gas lines, and purchase rail cars and storage before it could even begin making a profit from Potash or Phosphates. [3] [15]
Mosaic primarily competes with the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT), and to a lesser extent with the Nitrogen giant Agrium (AGU). Nitrogen based fertilizers are not a significant part of Mosaic's business model.


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text: The central subjects of Richard Raiselis's paintings is Boston, and about the act of seeing. His urban landscapes are either close ups or expansive views of the city, common only in their use of unusual vantage points. To make his paintings, Raiselis has been known to set up his easel on the upper floors of buildings, to facilitate looking down or closely at subjects high up. Recurring subjects include telephone poles in different qualities of light, clouds, buildings, and crowded streets. In his paintings of the streets, Raiselis includes minute details including spray paint markings that have accumulated on the pavement from construction and urban planning, but no figures. The titles he gives to his works belie his influences and inspirations, sometimes referring to jazz and mythology.


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Hampton man sentenced to year in jail for selling drugs
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BRENTWOOD — A Hampton man was sentenced to a year in jail for allegedly selling oxycodone to a confidential informant in Plaistow and Derry during an investigation by the Rockingham Sheriff's Drug Task Force.
Bruce Rubin, 56, pleaded guilty to three counts of sale of a controlled drug as part of a negotiated plea agreement in Rockingham County Superior Court.
Rubin also received a suspended 2- to 4-year state prison sentence following his plea earlier this month. The suspended sentence can be brought forward if Rubin runs afoul of the law while he remains on probation for the next two years, according to court records.
Rubin sold the drugs on Dec. 4 and March 29 after filling prescriptions at area drug stores, prosecutors said.
Had Rubin been convicted by a jury, he could have faced up to 7½ to 15 years in state prison and $200,000 in fines, according to indictments.
The confidential source working with investigators met with Rubin for the first drug sale on Dec. 4 just outside a 7-11 store on Crystal Avenue in Derry, according to a police affidavit.
The informant gave police "23 pink pills which were believed to be 10mg oxycodone in a ripped pharmacy bag" after the first drug sale, the affidavit said.
Another purchase was arranged between Rubin and the informant in front of a CVS store in Plaistow on March 2.
Rubin filled his prescription of 140 pills in the store and sold 30 of the pills to the confidential source, according to the sheriff's department.
Rubin had his prescription filled again at the same store on March 29, and again sold 30 pills to the confidential informant while being under surveillance, the sheriff's department said.
Rubin was being held on bail at the Rockingham County jail prior to entering his guilty plea in court earlier this month.


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An Austrian lumber company plans to build a $130 million sawmill near Live Oak employing 350 people, a project touted as a shot in the arm to the local economy.
An Austrian lumber company plans to build a $130 million sawmill near Live Oak employing 350 people, a project touted as a shot in the arm to the local economy while also raising concerns about its impact on the timber supply and competing sawmills as well as its cost to taxpayers.
The Klausner Group would build the mill on U.S. 90 just north of Interstate 10 and another in North Carolina to turn Southern yellow pine into 2x4s and other dimensional lumber for the construction industry.
The mill is expected to have a $56 million annual economic impact and create an additional 600 jobs for suppliers and from the additional spending in the community, according to estimates by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO). It also would be a boon to timberland owners, who have seen demand and prices for timber fall from the collapse of the housing market that has started to rebound.
The Klausner project is what Florida legislators had in mind when they created incentives to lure businesses to catalyst sites through the Rural Areas of Economic Concern program. The idea is to bring in companies that will draw additional businesses and provide enough jobs to have an impact that extends to surrounding counties.
Dennis Cason, president of the Suwannee County Economic Alliance, said he already is working with companies that could use Klausner's byproducts — sawdust, wood chips, dry shavings and bark — such as pellet and plywood manufacturers.
"Probably within a couple years there will be several other companies out there," he said.
To bring the Klausner Lumber One mill to Suwannee County, the state and county have committed to more than $5 million in incentives directly to the company. That includes $3 million in state money from the Quick Action Closing Fund for economic development projects and $1.7 million from the state Qualified Target Industry tax rebate with a $420,000 match from the county. Payouts from both programs depend on Klausner meeting performance goals such as the number of jobs created.
The county also is expected to give up 10 years' worth of property taxes when Klausner applies for tax abatement.
Another $14 million in county, state and federal money will be spent when all is said and done to buy the site, prepare the land, widen and rebuild roads, add turn lanes, and build water and stormwater facilities.
Suwannee County Commissioner Phil Oxendine said county taxpayers are having to bear too much of the cost of the project.
The county has approved plans for Klausner's first building — for log processing — and the company has to select a contractor that then can apply for building permits, Suwannee County Administrator Randy Harris said.
A Klausner spokeswoman did not reply to emails for comment.
Klausner would occupy 120 acres of the 175-acre site purchased by the county at U.S. 90 and 169th Road just north of I-10. According to Florida DEO estimates, construction will employ more than 500 people.
Cason said the mill will have a tremendous economic impact on the community, with lumber going out of the county — and even out of the country — and "fresh dollars coming in."
"Those dollars turning over will increase business within the county," Cason said. "It will allow businesses to hire people or rehire people. Restaurants will come. People will be able to do things — buy homes, buy cars that they were not able to afford before."
Suwannee County lost about 1,000 jobs between 2007 and 2009, according to the DEO, but has since added nearly 2,000 to a labor force of nearly 19,000 people. Unemployment stood at 5.7 percent in April, compared with a state rate of 7.2 percent. The biggest employer is the Pilgrim's Pride chicken processing plant with about 1,500 workers.
Klausner would pay an average annual wage of $30,000 compared with the county average of $25,182, according to a state report.
According to Klausner's air quality permit application, the mill would include four blocks of kilns with 12 to 16 kilns each heated with hot water from four natural gas-fired boilers and two biomass-fired boilers that would use wood waste from the mill and from off-site sources. The mill also would include two saw lines, two planer lines, four sorting lines, two storage silos, two debarking units, one biomass boiler ash silo and five emergency generators.
The mill would have a maximum annual production capacity of 700 million board feet per year, although actual production likely would be a lot less.
In talking with people familiar with the project, forest utilization specialist Jarek Nowak of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said the mill is expected to produce 375 million board feet per year.
Nowak ran some numbers from the U.S. Forest Service's Forest Inventory Analysis and determined that 138 million board feet of pine saw timber that is not currently being used by existing mills is available within a 100-mile radius of Live Oak.
Bryan Olmert, president of Loncala in High Springs, said the mill will be good for forest landowners and encourage them to start planting trees again after other sawmills closed in the region in recent years, including the Georgia-Pacific plywood mill in Hawthorne.
Loncala owns and manages about 50,000 acres of timber and agriculture land between Ocala and southern Georgia.
A study by the University of Georgia Center for Forest Business showed that demand for pine timber within an 85-mile radius of the planned mill fell 37 percent between 2006 and 2012, while the mill could increase demand by 61 percent.
Although home construction is starting to increase demand for saw timber, President Roland Stern of Great South Timber and Lumber sawmill of Lake City said it doesn't make sense to open a large new sawmill in light of the other mills that have closed in recent years.
He said about a quarter of the sawmills in the U.S. have closed since the housing collapse and that the rest have cut back on hours.
Stern spoke out against so much government support for a mill that he said will hurt existing mills such as Great South.
Although there is plenty of timber supply now, he said he doubts there will be enough timber to supply the mill.
"You have the new biomass plant coming in at Gainesville before long, and that's going to cut into the growing stock before it's over with," Stern said. "I really question whether the raw material will be here after a year or two."
On the other side of the business, Stern said he hopes his logging crews can supply the Klausner mill.


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How do you identify and hire future partners as part of your firm's succession plan?
It's a lot more complicated than placing an ad, interviewing a slew of eager candidates, and picking from the top of the list.
As we advisors start to go gray (or already are!) and think of retirement–like many of our clients–it's become increasingly hard to find talented, new advisors to fill the ever expanding void in the industry. A survey done last year by Cerulli Associates Inc. showed that only 22% of financial advisors were under 40 (only 5% were younger than 30), and the average age of advisors was 49.6. At the same time, the total number of advisors decreased 4.3% from 334,919 in 2004 to 320,378 in 2010.
Why the shortage?
Well this isn't your father's financial advisory industry. Competition is fierce, margins are shrinking, and changing regulations (including legal and compliance issues post-Dodd-Frank) can be overwhelming.
The new crop of advisors also has to straddle the thin line of supporting baby boomers while adapting to the changing needs of the younger, tech-savvy generation. It's a bit of a split-personality–balancing what has worked in the past with what's old news by the end of the day.
That being said, our business is booming, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the report, the number of jobs for personal financial advisors has a projected increase of 32% by 2020 (or 66,400 jobs). This is significantly higher than the average growth rate of 14% for all occupations.
So what will the next generation do for the industry and more specifically, your clients? How do you find someone who ultimately wants your job?
Start with hiring
I've said this before: it's critical that you find advisors who share your values (see my previous post on avoiding hiring mistakes). This goes beyond stellar credentials and experience; you need to convey very clearly to a candidate what you do, what motivates you, who your clients are, and why you do what you do every day.
If you want to be successful, you have to take your time in the hiring process–and be clear and articulate that what you're looking for long term matches what your candidate wants.
That's not to say you want a clone, absolutely not. New ideas should be expected, you just need to stick to your guns when it comes to core values.
Introduction and immersion
You never know for certain if a new hire is "the one," but if you've done your homework in the hiring process, you can feel secure knowing that this person will fit into your team and help build your practice.
If you've also ensured that the rest of your team has vetted the candidate, there should be little resistance to accepting this new advisor into your team. Everyone should be as excited as you are.
Staying on track
Once you've set the tone, don't lose momentum. Set up regularly scheduled meetings to discuss not just the firm but also the advisor's evolving ideas, concerns and challenges. Whether or not you decide this advisor should become a part of your firm's future, new perspectives are never wasted.
These regular meetings should also serve as mentoring sessions, where you can share your experiences and help build leadership skills that can take an advisor beyond client management into practice management.
Getting out of the way
Yes, it's your firm, but times are always changing.
It's impossible to run a business in today's market without adapting to meet the needs of today's client. With new advisors, your job is to equip them with the tools, knowledge, and guidance necessary to be successful managing your firm. But then you have to do something unimaginable. You have to step away.
A completely fresh perspective is not only exciting, it's also necessary to succeed down the road. And like advisors, clients, too, are changing. In this "real-time" era of the Internet, smartphones, email, tablets, and social media, clients are now more informed and engaged. Post-2008, planning for retirement and financial planning are at the top of clients' priorities, and it's no longer just about financial performance. Clients today are focusing more than ever on quality of life. Who you choose to succeed you will determine how well your firm will evolve along with your clients.
Despite the challenges, it's an exciting time to be in the financial advisory business. And no matter what changes in the industry, one thing will always remain the same: our shared goal of helping clients plan for their future. Now, isn't it time you spent a little time planning yours?


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Young fielded a similar barrage of requests ("Cinnamon Girl!" "Down By the River!") and comments ("You're the man!") from the sold-out crowd at the Dolby Theatre good-naturedly.
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Here is a great offer I found on a gluten-free list-serve yesterday.
General Mills jumped into the gluten-free market with their gluten-free Rice Chex. They quickly followed with Chocolate and Strawberry Chex and has launched a growing line of gluten-free baking mixes. Reaction in the gluten-free community has been strongly positive. Now we have another reason to like General Mills.
For a limited time, you can contact General Mills to receive a coupon for a free Gluten Free Betty Crocker baking mix. At $4.49 per box, that's a pretty good freebie!
The list-serve included a message from General Mills:
"Folks can let us know if they want ongoing info/offers about General Mills' growing line of GF products… If they call our Consumer Services number: 1(800)446-1898 (same as is on the boxes), they can sign up. The real perk of this re: the new products is that we have coupons that we'll be sending to each household that signs up this summer so they can try a box of the new Betty Crocker® Gluten Free Dessert Mixes completely on us."
I called for my coupons today. Here is how it works.
Call General Mills Consumer Services number: 1(800) 446-1898. At the main menu, hit #4 or say "four."
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It was that easy. My coupons are coming the second week of August.
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