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Deer hunters on pace for another record
Although the gun deer harvest for opening weekend was slightly lower than in 1998, Oklahoma's deer hunters are positioned to break last year's record.
In an annual survey conducted after opening weekend of deer gun season, personnel from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation monitored 30 check stations across the state. Hunters checked in 5,150 deer at those stations, including 3,293 bucks and 1,947 does. That's almost an 11-percent decrease from opening weekend of the 1998 deer gun season. The sample is usually a reliable indicator of statewide harvest success, but when you add the harvests from muzzleloader season and the first half of archery season, hunters are actually on track to break last year's record of 80,008 deer.
"When we combine the total deer harvest since the opening of archery season, there is actually an increase of more than seven percent over the 1998 harvest at this time," Shaw said. "The tremendous increase of harvest during the early archery and primitive firearms season overshadows the relatively low decrease during gun season. We definitely have a chance for another record harvest."
Despite the large number of deer taken this year, Shaw said he is concerned about the low number of antlerless deer in the tally. That is a continuing trend that could have significant long-term implications for the state's deer herd, he added, but hunters could improve the situation simply by taking advantage of their many opportunities to harvest antlerless deer.
"We continue to set overall harvest records, but the proportion of doe harvest is not keeping pace with the buck harvest despite the Department's efforts to encourage hunters to take antlerless deer," Shaw said. "If this trend continues, we could be in a desperate situation in a few years. My best advice for Oklahoma deer hunters concerned with the future is to pass up young bucks and instead choose to harvest a doe," said Shaw.
In certain parts of the state, hunters will have as many as three days to harvest antlerless deer at the close of the deer gun season. In northwest Oklahoma and Beaver County east of US-83, hunters will be able to take antlerless deer Nov. 26-28.
In central and northeast Oklahoma, hunters are allowed to take antlerless deer Nov. 27-28.
South of I-40, hunters will be allowed to take antlerless deer on Nov. 28.
In Texas and Cimarron counties, hunters were able to take antlerless deer only on Nov. 20.
During opening weekend, high temperatures limited deer movement during the middle part of the day. Hunters reported high levels of deer activity in the mornings and late evenings.
Deer gun season ends Nov. 28. The rut appears to be in full swing in the northern half of the state, but rutting activity seems to be subsiding in the southern half. With continued forecasts of good weather, hunters should expect to enjoy excellent hunting for the remainder of the season. Check out the Oklahoma Hunting Regulations for information regarding hunting in specific parts of the state.
Department announces auction hunts for 2000
In the year 2000, Oklahoma sportsmen will have equal opportunities to bid on four high-quality hunts across the state. These hunts will include an elk hunt, a rifle deer hunt at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, a spring turkey hunt and a two-man quail hunt.
In 1998, the Oklahoma Legislature authorized the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to auction as many as five permits a year for special hunts outside regular hunting seasons. Money raised through the special auction hunts will be used for wildlife conservation projects and habitat enhancement in Oklahoma.
In January 2000, bids will be taken for one elk hunt at Cookson Hills Wildlife Management Area, a modern firearms deer hunt at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, a spring turkey hunt at the Osage-Western Wall Wildlife Management Area and a quail hunt for two people at Packsaddle Wildlife Management Area.
"These auction hunts provide a unique opportunity to participate in a very special hunting experience that wouldn't otherwise be available," said Alan Peoples, chief of the Department's Wildlife Division. "The revenues generated through these hunts are used to enhance wildlife habitat throughout the state to improve public hunting opportunities for all Oklahomans."
The four auction hunts were created in addition to more than 4,000 hunting permits available annually to all Oklahomans through the free Controlled Hunts drawing, Peoples said. They are not subtracted from the number of opportunities offered through the Controlled Hunts, and any legal hunter may bid on the hunts. Like any other hunting situation, participants are not guaranteed success.
In 1999, the Department offered two hunts; an elk hunt at Cookson Hills WMA and a spring turkey hunt on the McCurtain County Wilderness Area.
Sealed bids must be submitted by mail to the Department no later than Jan. 31, 2000. For more information, call the Department's Wildlife Division at 405/521-2730 or visit the Department's website at www.state.ok.us/~odwc.
Watch eagles in northeast Oklahoma
On December 4, Elephant Rock Nature Park near Tahlequah will provide one of this winter's first opportunities to catch a close-up glimpse of the bald eagle.
The park will be open from 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and offers eagle viewing from nature trails overlooking the Illinois River. A biologist from the state Wildlife Diversity Program will be on hand to assist newcomers to eagle viewing and give informative presentations at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Elephant Rock Nature Park is located three miles east of Tahlequah on Highway 62 and two miles north on Highway 10, opposite the Scenic Rivers Commission Building. For more information, call Rod Foster toll-free at 877/462-9878.
Dog care improves November quail success
For quail hunters, a bird dog is a valuable partner. Therefore, it's important to take proper care of your dogs to ensure hunting success during early quail season.
Steve DeMaso, upland bird biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, said one of the biggest mistakes hunters make in early November is hunting hard from sunup to sundown. Such hard-driving activity during warm weather takes a heavy toll on both dogs and hunters, especially during the middle part of the day when hunting conditions are less than ideal.
To get the best performance from your dogs, DeMaso recommends hunting during the first two to three hours after sunrise and the last two or three hours before sunset. That allows dogs to take advantage of the day's best scenting conditions when temperatures are cool and comfortable.
"When the sun gets up and it starts getting warm, that's a good time to head into town for a bite to eat and a take a long rest," DeMaso said. "That also gives your dogs a much-needed break. If you leave your dogs in a box, make sure you park in a shady place so they don't get too hot."
While hunting, DeMaso added, it's very important to give dogs plenty of water. This helps keep their mouths and noses moist, allowing them to scent birds better throughout the day.
"Give dogs a little water about every 45 minutes," he explained. "That's the equivalent of three times during a morning hunt or three times in an evening hunt. I try to start at a pond or windmill so they can get a long drink when I start hunting, and then make sure they get a long drink when I stop hunting."
It's also important to give your dogs the proper amount of food during the hunt, as well as the proper type of food. Proper feeding will help keep their energy levels up and help prevent fatigue.
"When you get up in the morning, give your dogs about 1/2-cup of food per dog," DeMaso advised. "Grass burrs are worse than ever this year, so you'll also want to boot your dogs. Around noon, you may want to give each dog a can of moist dog food. That's got a lot of protein, and it also has a lot of water."
Above all, hunt at a pace that's comfortable to both you and your dogs, and avoid wasting their energy hunting during unproductive times.
"The key is to use your dogs smart," DeMaso said. "If you hunt in early November the way you hunt in December or January, it probably isn't going to work. Avoid wearing dogs out by running them in the middle of the day. Instead, hunt at times when you have the best probability of finding birds."
"As far as tactics go, quail hunters are more bound by tradition than any other group of hunters, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't adapt to the prevailing conditions," he added. "Hunt smart. Don't just do something because that's the way your father did it, and the way your grandfather did it before him."
Student wins award for wildlife conservation
With assistance from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Justin Steckman of Carnegie recently placed second in the National Future Farmers of America Proficiency Awards competition at Louisville, Ky.
A graduate of Carnegie High School, Steckman is a freshman at St. Gregory's University in Shawnee.
The FFA competition focused on wildlife conservation. Steckman made it to the national competition after succeeding at the state and regional levels. After winning the state contest, he competed among finalists from the FFA's Western region in August. His project was selected from among those submitted from 13 states to represent the Western region to advance to the national FFA competition. A panel of eight judges reviewed the project.
Steckman's ambitious project developed a wildlife management and placement program by establishing a game preserve on 200 acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program. The preserve was designed to attract and increase populations of white-tailed deer, turkey and bobwhite quail.
Using scientific survey techniques, Steckman determined that the overall health of the deer population increased 25 percent . The number of deer on the property increased from 50 to 75, with as many as 200 deer visiting the property during the survey period.
The turkey population increased from 10 birds to about 40 over three years, and the quail covey increased from 20 to 35 birds.
In high school, Steckman was active in the Carnegie FFA under the guidance of adviser Danny Wedel. With the assistance of Wedel, Caddo County Game Warden Paul Cornett and Gary Purdy of the National Wild Turkey Foundation, Steckman provided feeding areas for the wildlife and transplanted 10 turkey onto the land. The NWTF also sponsored Steckman's trip to the national finals.
"I am very grateful to everyone who helped with this project," said
Steckman, who hopes to establish a career at a large wildlife foundation.
"I especially would like to thank Paul Cornett. Without his help, I never would have made it anywhere."
Special Youth Deer Hunt in Alfalfa County
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Oklahoma Station of Safari Club International are hosting a special deer hunt for youth early next month.
Ten permits will be drawn for applicants between 12 and 14 years old for a fully guided antlerless deer hunt on private land near Amorita, in northcentral Oklahoma.
The hunt will be conducted Dec. 11-12, in an area defined to have a high abundance of antlerless deer, said Wade Free, wildlife division northwest regional supervisor. Hunting is the most effective management strategy used to control whitetail deer populations, and this hunt offers additional opportunities for Oklahoma's youth to enjoy a high-quality hunting experience.
"This hunt is considered a population management tool that will help manage a rapidly expanding deer herd in Alfalfa County," Free said.
Safari Club International is a highly respected organization of dedicated hunters concerned with conservation. The successful Sportsmen Against Hunger program, which used donated venison to provide more than 250,000 meals for Oklahoma's hungry last year is organized annually by the Oklahoma Station of SCI and the Wildlife Department, said Steve Scott, club president.
"SCI is proud to play a part in the shaping of attitudes toward hunting of such an impressionable age of today's youth. We are even hand-picking a club member to guide each of the 10 successful applicants," said Scott.
Lodging arrangements will be up to the individual participant, but SCI will provide lunch for all the participants each day.
For the controlled youth deer gun hunt, the Department will issue a total of 10 antlerless deer permits through a special drawing that will be held Dec. 3 at the Department's headquarters in Oklahoma City. Permit applications must be received at Department headquarters no later than 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 2.
Any youth between ages 12-14 on the date of the hunt can apply for the Controlled Youth Hunt. To participate, however, youths that draw a permit must have successfully completed a hunter education course before the hunt date. Participants will have the choice of using either primitive firearms, shotguns with slugs or modern rifles. A non-hunting adult may accompany each participant. The companion will not be required to possess an Oklahoma hunting license.
Deer taken during these hunts will be considered a bonus deer and will not count against the youth's aggregate limit.
To apply for this hunt, applicants must send an index card titled, "Safari Club International Youth Hunt." The application must contain the hunter's name, mailing address, telephone number, birthdate and hunter safety card number. Also, include the name of the non-hunting partner. Applications must be received at Department headquarters no later than 4:30 p.m., Dec. 2. The drawing will be held Dec. 3 at 8 a.m. Successful applicants will be notified by phone on Dec. 3.
Applications must be sent to Safari Club International Youth Hunt, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105 City. For more information concerning drawing details, contact the Wildlife Division at 405/521-2739.
Committee approves conservation bill
America's wildlife resources moved closer to securing funding for the next century last week as the U.S. House Resources Committee approved the Conservation and Reinvestment Act.
Disdaining partisan politics, Democrats and Republicans banded together on November 10 to pass the landmark Conservation and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 701) by a 37-12 majority. CARA, as it is known among the public, would reinvest $3 billion annually from federal offshore oil and gas lease revenues back into the environment through various federal, state and local conservation programs. These programs include wildlife conservation, endangered species recovery, coastal and marine conservation and restoration, land conservation, outdoor recreation, and historic preservation. Oklahoma could expect to receive up to $17.7 million if the bill passes.
"This new federal funding would help keep songbirds singing in Oklahoma backyards, keep game plentiful on rural ranches, and help recover endangered species and prevent more species from becoming rare," said Greg Duffy, executive director for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "It also would preserve Oklahoma history and provide more state and local parks."
The CARA bill passing out of committee implemented a compromise between H.R. 701 and another bill called Resources 2000 (H.R. 798). Oklahoma Representatives Wes Watkins and Frank Lucas were original co-sponsors of H.R. 701.
For Oklahoma, the stakes are huge. While the state can boast some of the nation's finest state parks and most abundant and diverse wildlife, there are serious challenges that threaten this rich heritage. First among these is the historic loss, alteration or fragmentation of wildlife habitat. Of more than 900 vertebrate wildlife species in Oklahoma, at least 15 percent are at risk of becoming threatened or endangered in the near future, including species such as the Texas horned lizard and lesser prairie chicken.
A key factor in Oklahoma is that 97 percent of the landscape is privately owned. That makes it a priority to offer incentives and programs to assist landowners since they manage the habitat that sustains all wildlife species. CARA contains new provisions to protect private property rights and increased congressional and local oversight.
In addition, the legislation would greatly benefit local, state and federal parks and preserves in Oklahoma. CARA could also support landowner incentive programs, habitat demonstration projects and sites on private lands. Other benefits could be improving statewide monitoring of non-game species and aquatic systems, researching ecosystems and non-game species, and expanding urban wildlife and law enforcement.
Also, CARA could produce more nature trail and wildlife viewing opportunities on public land, as well as watchable-wildlife projects and nature tourism training with landowners and communities. It also could mean expanding current wildlife education programs such as Project WILD, hunter education clinics, fishing clinics and cost-share grants to schools.
Below are highlights of projected funding estimates for each title or section of CARA (H.R. 701). These are estimates only. The grand total for Oklahoma from all titles is about $17.7 million.
TITLE I: Impact Assistance and Coastal Conservation: This creates a revenue sharing and coastal conservation fund for 27 coastal states and eligible local governments to mitigate the various impacts of offshore activities and provide funds for the conservation of coastal ecosystems.
TITLE II: Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Revitalization: This fund would provide $6.7 million for Oklahoma. It guarantees stable and annual funding for LWCF at its authorized $900 million level. This dedicated funding would provide for both the state and federal programs included in the LWCF, while protecting the rights of private property owners.
TITLE III: Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Fund: This fund would provide $5.5 million for Oklahoma. It would enhance the successful Pittman-Robertson program, reinvesting the development of nonrenewable resources into a renewable resource of wildlife conservation and education. CARA nearly doubles federal funding for wildlife conservation.
TITLE IV: Urban Park and Recreation Recovery (UPARR): This fund would provide $1.5 million for Oklahoma. It provides matching grants to local governments to rehabilitate recreation areas and facilities. It also provides for the development of improved recreation programs, sites and facilities.
TITLE V: Historic Preservation Fund: This fund would provide $2 million for Oklahoma. It provides funding for the programs of the Historic Preservation Act, including grants to states, maintaining the National Register of Historic Places, and administering numerous historic preservation programs.
TITLE VI: Federal and Indian Lands Restoration: This provides $1 million for Oklahoma. It would provide funding for a coordinated program on Federal and Indian lands to restore degraded lands, protect resources that are threatened with degradation, and protect public health and safety.
TITLE VII: Conservation Easements & Species Recovery: This would provide $1 million for Oklahoma. It provides annual and dedicated funding for conservation easements and funding for landowner incentives to aid in the recovery of endangered and threatened species.
For more information about the new CARA legislation, call the Wildlife Department at 405/521-4616 or visit the website: www.teaming.com.
Deer gun season looks promising
With deer populations near record levels, Oklahoma deer hunters can expect excellent prospects during the upcoming deer gun season.
Running Nov. 20-28, deer gun season is undoubtedly Oklahoma's most popular hunting event in terms of overall participation. Modern firearms hunters also enjoy the greatest success in terms of harvest. In 1998, for example, more than 185,000 gun hunters checked in more than 54,000 deer, nearly 68 percent of last year's all-time record harvest. With good weather, hunters may approach that mark this year, said Mike Shaw, research supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
"With favorable weather throughout the nine-day gun season, we certainly have the potential to harvest a sizeable number of deer," Shaw said. "I'm counting on a heavy gun harvest because we rely on gun hunters to achieve the greatest measure of herd control. With burgeoning numbers of deer statewide, we need a good harvest to stabilize herd growth. It will be especially important to harvest a good proportion of does.
"Whether we can set another all-time record remains to be seen," he added, "but the prospects for the gun season look really, really good."
Although this year's primitive firearms harvest was up from last year, there are still lots of deer available for deer gun season. In addition, the rut will reach its peak over the next few weeks, which means deer will be more active during daylight hours. All things considered, hunters should have excellent opportunities for success throughout the nine-day gun season.
"Opening weekend is so important because 50 percent of the gun buck harvest occurs that first weekend," Shaw said. "With more deer in the woods than usual, hunters should have plenty of chances for success with a little effort."
Despite a dry fall, deer have access to a variety of food items throughout the state, Shaw explained. Acorns are abundant in some areas and scarce in others, so hunters should take special note of deer feeding patterns as the season opener approaches. Keying on the right food source could make a big difference for hunters who spend some time doing a little legwork.
"We have a fairly decent acorn crop in some areas, but some areas have hardly any," Shaw said. "The availability of acorns, along with the presence of green browse, could affect deer movements and locations, so it's important for hunters to know what type of food items are available for deer in the areas where they plan to hunt."
As always, pre-season scouting gives hunters a big advantage because it allows them to pattern deer movements and pinpoint areas of high activity. By spending a little extra time afield before the season starts, hunters can position themselves for an outstanding deer season.
To participate in the deer gun season, Oklahoma residents must possess an annual hunting license and appropriate deer gun permit or a lifetime hunting or combination license. Non-residents must possess the appropriate non-resident deer gun permit. For more information, consult the 1999-2000 Oklahoma Hunting Regulations.
Lake Texoma yields record blue catfish
When you go trick-or-treating at Lake Texoma, you never know what sort of surprises will end up in your goodie bag.
For Darrell Long of Oklahoma City, a Halloween visit to Texoma produced the treat of a lifetime, for that was the night he caught Oklahoma's new state-record blue catfish.
Fishing off the dock at Buncombe Creek Marina, Long caught the fish Oct. 31 at 3 a.m. He was using shad entrails for bait along with an Ambassadeur 6500 C3 reel and a Bass Pro Tourney Special rod and 17-pound test line. The fish weighed 85 pounds. It measured 54 1/4 inches long and 34 1/2 inches in girth.
Already known as one of America's finest lakes for trophy blue catfish, Lake Texoma currently holds four line-class world records for blue catfish, and Long's fish certainly enhances the lake's stellar reputation.
"Lake Texoma is everything you look for when you talk about world-class catfishing," said Paul Mauck, south central region fisheries supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "It takes a long time for a catfish to get that big, but Texoma has been producing them for years, and it also produces large numbers of catfish. We're proud to have such a high-quality fishery in our state."
For Long, the adventure occurred at a time when one might expect some sort of Halloween surprise, but it took awhile before he knew he might have hooked something special.
"When it first bit, I didn't think it was very large," Long said. "The security guard at the marina was there with me, and he asked if I needed a net. As it got a little closer, it started fighting harder, and that's when I thought it might be a little bigger than I originally believed."
After about five minutes, Long maneuvered the fish close to the dock, but it made a run for cover. Long battled to keep the fish away from the dock pilings, where it would have surely snapped the line. The fish surfaced for an instant, at which point Long estimated it to be about 50 pounds.
"I told the security guard that we might need the net after all," Long said. "He made a big run and stripped off about 75 yards of line. I got him back to where we could net him, but when he felt that net, he made another run of about 50 yards."
When the security guard finally eased the net over the fish's head, he couldn't lift it onto the dock. The net frame started to bend and the rings began to straighten, so they summoned another man to help them.
"I said at the time he was as heavy as a sack of concrete, and that's 80 pounds," Long said.
It was even bigger than that. At about 5 a.m., the fish reportedly weighed 90 pounds on the scales at a local business. Randel Currie, a Department fisheries technician, certified its final weight of 85 pounds.
Although Long specializes in catching trophy catfish, his record fish was more than twice as large as any he had ever caught previously, and he said the experience taught him a few lessons.
"I consider myself pretty knowledgeable about catching big catfish," Long said, "but to catch a fish of this size, I can tell you there's also a lot of luck involved. Everything went right that night. I was lucky."
Change tactics for November quail
One of the hottest early Novembers in Oklahoma history has resulted in poor conditions for the opening part of this year's quail season. In some areas, nighttime low temperatures have been higher than the day's normal lows.
Even in normal years, hunting conditions in November are different from those of December or January. Therefore, hunters shouldn't use the same tactics to hunt quail in early November as they do later in the season, said Steve DeMaso, upland bird biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. During the early part of the season, hunters often hunt in the wrong places at the wrong times, he added, and when they are unsuccessful, they conclude that there aren't any birds in those areas.
Truth is, however, that those areas often do have birds, but many hunters don't find them because they are unwilling to adapt their tactics to the conditions. Those who make the necessary adjustments can enjoy successful hunts throughout the season.
"A man told me the other day that there weren't any birds on Black Kettle WMA this year," DeMaso said, "yet others were out there the same time he was, and they moved six or seven coveys a day. If you try to hunt now the way you hunt in mid-December or January, then you're probably not going to find many birds, but that doesn't mean they're not there. They're just in different places than you're accustomed to seeing them."
In November, humidity is higher early in the morning and late in the evening, creating better scenting conditions early and late. Low humidity and wind during the middle part of the day deteriorates scenting conditions, making it tougher for dogs to find birds. Warm temperatures sap the energy of both dogs and hunters, diminishing the performance of both later in the hunt.
"You'll do best hunting for the first two to three hours after sunrise, and the last two to three hours before sunset," DeMaso said. "Once it starts getting hot, the dogs start getting tired and lose interest in hunting. That's when you know it's time to give it up. Go and get yourself something to eat and maybe take a long nap before going back afield later in the afternoon."
Equally important is choosing the best areas to hunt. Quail feed early and late, but they spend most of the day loafing in brushy cover. Hunters should also pay particular attention to the availability of quail forage. For example, ragweed is a favorite quail food, but ragweed doesn't drop its seeds until after a hard freeze. If you hunt over green ragweed in early November, you're probably not going to find any quail there. However, you can count on finding them there later in the season.
Of course, the main ingredient for success is to get out and hunt. Nobody has ever enjoyed a successful quail season sitting at home watching TV.
Commission increases antlerless opportunities
In its regular November meeting, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission voted to increase the number of days available for antlerless deer hunting across the state for the 2000 season.
The most noticeable changes will occur in the 2000 primitive firearms season. In most parts of the state, hunters will be able to harvest antlerless deer for six days during blackpowder season, and as many as nine days in the northwest. Also, hunters in the northwest zone will be able to harvest antlerless deer for all nine days during the 2000 modern firearms season.
"We've come a long way to the point where we're getting more and more requests to harvest does," said Richard Hatcher, assistant director and former chief of wildlife for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "With these requests and the increasing success and popularity of our Deer Management Assistance Program, we know there's a lot of support for this proposal, and we feel it would be of great benefit not only to our state's sportsmen and landowners, but to our deer resources in general."
The Commission, which tabled the issue in October for further study, passed the measure unanimously.
In a fisheries-related item, the Commission accepted a donation of $60,000 from Jack Barrett, Mayor of the City of Holdenville, to help share costs in the construction of a water recirculation system at Holdenville State Fish Hatchery. When the project is completed, it will allow the hatchery to recycle most of the water it uses in its operations, reducing the demand on Holdenville City Lake by as much as 90 percent.
In his monthly financial statement, Robert Taylor, the Department's fiscal services coordinator, reported that license sales are up nearly 8 percent from this time last year, while total revenue is up nearly 17 percent. Sales of Senior Citizen Licenses are up nearly 10 percent.
Taylor also updated the Commission on the status of the Department's Y2K conversion.
"The new applications and systems are ready to go," Taylor said. "All license systems should be integrated into one system by the time we begin selling Year 2000 licenses."
In other business, the Commission listened to a proposal by the City of Jenks to offer office space to the Department at the Oklahoma Aquarium, which is scheduled to be built on the banks of the Arkansas River at Jenks. The Commission voted to approve a potential partnership with the City of Jenks based on the proposal. The office would eventually replace the Department's offices at the Tulsa Fairgrounds.
As an informational item, the Commission listened to a presentation on license sale trends from Greg Summers, the Department's fisheries research supervisor. During the ensuing discussion, the Commission exchanged ideas on how to encourage more people to participate in hunting and fishing activities.
In personnel-related business, the Commission honored Paul Mauck, south-central fisheries supervisor, and John Streich, chief of the Department's Law Enforcement Division, each for 30 years of continuous service. Also, Director Greg Duffy announced the promotions of several employees. Richard Hatcher was promoted from chief of wildlife to assistant director. Melinda Sturgess was promoted from human resources coordinator to chief of administration. Alan Peoples was promoted from assistant chief of wildlife to chief of wildlife. Sherrie Schluchter was promoted to administrative assistant to the director and Rhonda Hurst was also promoted to administrative assistant to the assistant director and chief of administration.
The Commission will hold its next meeting Dec. 6 at 9 a.m. at the Department's headquarters in Oklahoma City.
Extra doe days will benefit deer
When dawn breaks over deer season in the year 2000, hunters will have a lot more opportunities to harvest antlerless deer across the state.
Last week, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission approved increasing the number of days available for antlerless deer hunting. Next fall, hunters will be able to harvest antlerless deer for six days across most of the state during the primitive firearms season. The northwest zone will offer nine days of antlerless hunting opportunities. Also, hunters in the northwest zone will be able to harvest antlerless deer for all nine days during the 2000 modern firearms season.
"Across Oklahoma, deer herds have grown to the point where there is now an intense need to increase the harvest of antlerless deer," said Richard Hatcher, assistant director for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "In many parts of the state, buck-to-doe ratios are way out of balance - as many as 20 does per buck in some places - and that's just not a healthy situation for the herd. The obvious solution is to harvest more antlerless deer, and we hope to achieve that goal by expanding the number of doe days."
Because antlerless deer are more numerous in many parts of the state than antlered bucks, the changes could enhance deer hunting opportunities for most hunters. The additional doe days could also be helpful in introducing youngsters to the sport of deer hunting, which in the long run would be beneficial to Oklahoma's wildlife resources in general.
"There are a lot of side benefits that come from increasing antlerless deer hunting opportunities," Hatcher said. "Oklahoma's deer herd has made tremendous progress over a short time in terms of both quality and quantity, and it's important to remember that the changes we've made were made for the benefit of the state's deer herd. If the public takes advantage of their expanded opportunities, it won't take long for everyone to notice some very positive results."
Muzzleloaders top 1998 blackpowder tally
Taking full advantage of favorable hunting conditions, Oklahoma's blackpowder enthusiasts were considerably more successful during the 1999 primitive firearms deer season than they were in 1998.
At 30 check stations surveyed each year by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's Wildlife Division, hunters checked in 3,464 deer during the primitive firearms season. That represents a 38-percent increase from the 2,507 taken during the 1998 blackpowder season. This year's muzzleloader harvest includes 2,903 bucks and 561 does.
During the first seven days of the primitive firearms season, which ran Oct. 22-31, hunters experienced warm, sunny temperatures that made for generally pleasant hunting conditions. Deer were fairly active throughout the day during that period, and some hunters reported seeing advanced rutting activity. Rain and wind greeted hunters during the final weekend throughout most of the state, resulting in fewer antlerless deer being taken.
"The muzzleloader harvest was significantly higher than it was last year, but it was still slightly lower than it was in 1997," said Mike Shaw, the Department's wildlife research supervisor. "Part of that success is attributable to good weather throughout most of the season, but the fact is, there are more deer in Oklahoma than ever before, which translates to larger numbers of successful hunters."
One thing that caught Shaw's attention was a 54-percent increase in the number of bucks taken during the 1999 blackpowder season over the 1998 season, compared to a 10-percent decrease in the number of does harvested from 1998. Compared to 1997 harvest, the 1999 doe harvest dropped 38-percent, while the buck harvest fell just four percent.
"It's very important for hunters to increase the harvest of antlerless deer, and muzzleloader season offers ample opportunities to do that," Shaw said.
Unfortunately, rain limited those opportunities, but opportunities will increase considerably next year when muzzleloader hunters will be allowed to harvest antlerless deer for six days during the 2000 primitive firearms season. The northwest zone will offer nine days of antlerless deer hunting opportunities.
Harvest Through Muzzleloader Season
So far hunters checked in 4,663 deer at the 30 sampled check stations through the muzzleloader season. The harvest includes 1,199 deer checked during the first half of the archery season, a slight decrease from the 1,215 deer checked during the first half of archery season one year ago. The combined archery and muzzleloader harvest is comprised of 3,544 bucks and 1,119 does and represents a 25 percent increase over the combined harvest of 3,722 deer at this time last year.
As the modern gun deer season opener approaches on Nov. 20, deer activity will continue to increase, and favorable weather should contribute to an excellent harvest. The second split of archery season runs Nov. 29 - Dec. 31, offering additional opportunities to end the year with some memorable hunting experiences.


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APPLETON, Wis. – Marietta College, the most storied program in Division III baseball history, officially welcomed Whitworth to the NCAA Division III finals with a 13-2 win over the Pirates on Friday night in the tournament's opening round at Fox Cities Stadium.
The Pioneers, the defending champions and top-ranked team this season, hammered out 22 hits against Pirate pitchers. Austin Blaski, the NCAA Division III Pitcher of the Year, held Whitworth scoreless over the first six innings on only two hits.
Whitworth started with Dan Scheibe on the mound and the freshman righthander kept Marietta off of the scoreboard for the first two innings despite giving up a pair of hits in each inning. But Aaron Hopper got the Pioneers on the board in the top of the third with a two-run homer to left, his fifth of the season. That was the only Marietta hit that went for extra bases with the other 21 hits going as singles.
Leadoff hitter Kirby Becker went 5-7 to do much of the damage for Marietta. Catcher Alex Toth went 4-6 and drove in three runs, while first baseman Evan Brockmeier also had three RBIs while going 3-5.
The Pioneers added single runs in the fourth and fifth innings before breaking the game open with a pair of runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh.
Gerhard Muelheims went 2-3 and scored the Pirates' first run at the Div. III World Series in the bottom of the eighth inning. He scored on Tyler Pfeffer's double to right center field. Landon Scott, who went 2-4, then drove in Pfeffer with an RBI single.
Scheibe went five innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on 11 hits with four strikeouts and two walks. He fell to 7-3 this season, his first loss on the mound after seven consecutive victories. Taylor Isadore allowed five runs on seven hits in 1.1 innings, while Nick Combo finished up the final 2.2 innings and gave up four runs on four hits.
Blaski improved to 13-1 this season after going 6.0 innings and allowing only two hits. He struck out eight and walked three batters.
Marietta (44-7), looking for its sixth NCAA Division III title in its record 22nd appearance at the finals, advances to play 2nd-ranked St. Thomas (Minn.) (39-8) in a winners' bracket game on Saturday night at 7:45 pm (CDT).
Whitworth (30-15-1) will take on Christopher Newport (Va.) (34-9) in a loser-out game at 1:15 pm (CDT).
St. Thomas defeated CNU 12-7 on Friday. In the tournament's first two games Wheaton (Mass) defeated Webster (Mo.) 3-2 and SUNY-Cortland topped Kean (NJ) 10-5.

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Editor's note: This live event has concluded. You can replay our full coverage of the announcement in the Cover It Live module at the bottom of this post. To get the key details on what was announced--including the long-awaited TouchPad tablet, an upcoming version of WebOS for desktop and laptop PCs, a new version of the Pre phone, and the new Veer smartphone--read our summary post here.
What follows here is a collection of excerpts from the live blog with some of the newsier and more interesting entries. To get all the nitty-gritty details, reader comments, and our editors' witty banter, replay the live event in the player below.
A day after archrival Dell showed off some of its latest tablets, Hewlett-Packard will hold an event in San Francisco to give a look at some new WebOS developments, and this is the place to be for live coverage.
HP's event will kick off at 10:00 a.m. PT Wednesday in San Francisco, and I'll be there with live play-by-play coverage, accompanied by CNET's Eric Franklin and Donald Bell. The event is expected to provide one of the first looks at what HP has accomplished since bringing in Jon Rubinstein and the rest of the former Palm engineers, and could include tablets, new Pre smartphones, and maybe even printers.
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Transcript of live blog starts here (All entries are from Tom Krazit, unless where noted otherwise.):
10:04 a.m.: We're here at the Herbst Pavilion at Fort Mason Center on the north side of San Francisco, formerly known for hosting such awesome tech events as Oktoberfest. It took quite a while for everybody to filter in, so we're probably about ten minutes behind schedule.
10:05 a.m.: Looks like HP jumped the gun on its own event, btw. http://www.shopping.hp.com/notebooks;HHOJSID=XQQnNSGFb9K5b2TbYSnlyHRJ1N2nz7DvpLhVJ8vMttdCPhgNvs4G!278391064?jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/lateralnav_notebooks
10:10 a.m.: It looks like HP pulled any of the new devices from that Shopping page, for a brief time there were listings for the TouchPad and other new devices that PreCentral got the drop on earlier today. From what I understand, their site is getting inundated at the moment, but earlier this morning they posted a few specs on the devices, and Robert Scoble also claims to have some information: http://scobleizer.com/2011/02/09/preview-of-hp-launch-today-smartphone-so-small-it-is-cool/
10:16 a.m.: Lights are dimming, music gets louder, I think it's showtime.
And Todd Bradley, leader of HP's client group, is out on stage.
10:17 a.m.: "I'd like you to think back to that moment in time when you experienced something for the first time," Bradley says. He's recounting some of his favorite first times, like driving an electric car and using the Halo videoconferencing systems. (I think he's censoring himself to a certain degree.)
10:18 a.m.: Technology companies get to create these experiences, he says, which is fun. HP is about creating amazing experiences, he says. They're showing off the Envy 14 on a slide behind Bradley's stage, as well as the Pavilion dm1.
10:19 a.m.: Bradley says we're going to see how HP has delivered new experiences for millions of people around the world, although if we're talking about tablets and smartphones, hard to understand how that's possible. He's now recounting HP's history of innovation, like pocket calculators, oscillators, ink-jet printers, and such. HP has 1 billion customers around the world, he says.
10:20 a.m.: He's talking up HP's global reach, saying they like to deliver "innovation at scale." HP shipped 120 PCs in the last 60 seconds, he claims.
10:21 a.m.: The size of the market for "connected devices" is "immense," Bradley says. "We're in the early stages of a market that's going to continue to grow in size, importance, and relevance for many years to come."
Palm time: since acquiring Palm, HP has blended HP engineers with Palm engineers to work on WebOS devices, and they've begun putting together some of the devices that the original WebOS team envisioned five years ago, he says.
10:23 a.m.: Developers are also part of this, with HP "making sure we keep the tools in the garage unlocked." David Packard, co-founder of HP, said that companies exist to make a contribution, according to Bradley. And when Bradley first started talking to Jon Rubinstein (then CEO of Palm), they thought they could make a contribution.
10:24 a.m.: Most people have multiple mobile devices, Bradley says. And at the same time there's a number of digital services and content that has been built around those devices, people accessing cloud content more than ever. However, no one has developed something that works ubiquitously across devices, Bradley claims, standing before a slide with prominent companies of the mobile Web.
10:25 a.m.: "Our intention with WebOS devices is to enable people to transform how they think, how they feel, and how they connect." It starts with unique technology and technology that will excite both consumers and developers, Bradley says.
10:26 a.m.: "You see it, and you know with certainty that progress is happening." Up next in the presentation? Jon Rubinstein, former president of Palm and current leader of HP's WebOS efforts.
10:27 a.m.: "It's great to be presenting for the first time as part of Hewlett-Packard," Rubinstein says, saying that Palm finally has the scale and reach to move WebOS out more broadly to the world. He's talking about Synergy: not the overused business term but the technology inside the Pre that connects updates and notifications between users and cloud services.
"Today marks an important new beginning," Rubinstein says.
10:28 a.m.: CNET's Bonnie Cha gets name-dropped from her original review of the Pre.
10:29 a.m. (from Donald Bell): Bonnie Cha is #1! Gets credit in presentation for her positive Palm review.
10:29 a.m.: Rubinstein's running through a series of platitudes from the tech media regarding WebOS. The team has been working on the user experience constantly, with over-the-air updates for games and business users.
10:30 a.m.: WebOS 2.1 is the most important release so far, he says. It takes the multitasking and notification features and takes them further, also adding 50 new features.
10:31 a.m.: "It's time to take things to a whole new level," Rubenstein said. As they considered which device to make next, they wanted to do something different. People are making larger and larger devices, but people want something with the power of a bigger device with a more compact design.
"So today, I want to show you how HP is thinking beyond by thinking small." He shows off the HP Veer, as the cameras pop.
10:31 a.m. (from Donald Bell): That thing looks like a choking hazard.
10:32 a.m.: It's somewhat like the Pre with a slider design that moves up to reveal a QWERTY keyboard, one of the best they've made, he says. 2.6-inch screen, a gesture area, and it supports Flash. Built-in GPS.
10:33 a.m.: It also has a 5MP camera, and a USB port. It supports HSPA+, Wi-Fi, 8GB of storage, and the same memory as the Pre 2. It's got the Snapdragon chip running at (I think) 850MHz. It can also be a hotspot for up to five other devices.
The Veer is to be available in early spring. No pricing released.
10:34 a.m. (from Donald Bell): I gotta say, though, with the trend of smartphones getting as big as tablets, going small could be a good strategy.
10:34 a.m.: Now we're moving into a "work" related portion of the presentation. People have slightly different needs for work, needing collaboration tools but also wanting power to play games waiting in airports. That phone is called the Pre 3.
10:35 a.m.: Same upward-slider design as the Veer and other Pres. It has the largest QWERTY keyboard of any WebOS phone yet. Much larger screen than the Veer with 3.6-inch display, and twice the resolution of the Pre. It shoots HD video and has a forward-facing camera.
10:36 a.m.: Two versions of the Pre 3: HSPA+ and EVDO World Phone. Wi-Fi, 8GB or 16GB of storage, and the same memory as the Veer. Its Qualcomm chip runs at 1.4GHz, which Rubinstein calls "stunning." The Pre 3 will be available this summer. Again, no pricing.
10:37 a.m.: They both work with HP's Touchstone cableless charging system, Rubinstein says. They can show different content when they know that they are docked on a Touchstone, he says.
WebOS has been all about smartphones, but "today that changes," Rubinstein says. He pulls out the long-awaited tablet: the HP TouchPad.
10:37 a.m. (from reader bdb777): any news on which carriers?
10:38 a.m. (from Donald Bell): No carrier announcement yet, bdb777.
10:39 a.m. (from Donald Bell): Thank god, it's larger than the Tab. Has 9.7-inch display.
10:39 a.m.: The first in what will be a WebOS TouchPad family, Rubinstein says. It's 1.5 pounds, and 13.7mm thick. It has a 9.7-inch 1024 by 768 display. Supports video calling and Beats Audio technology.
10:40 a.m.: Comes with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Can store 16GB or 32GB of data and has twice the memory of the Pre 2. It has a dual-core Snapdragon processor at 1.2GHz.
10:41 a.m.: "What sets the TouchPad apart right from the start is the WebOS interface," Rubinstein says, with what appeared to be a jab at Google's Honeycomb event last week. WebOS for tablets is slightly different, with organizational features and the same multitasking system used on WebOS smartphones.
10:42 a.m.: He's walking through the software features of WebOS on tablets, such as the contacts and calendars. He's now talking about the Synergy technology referred to earlier, showing how you can get your contacts and calendars from other Pre phones on the tablet by just logging in.
10:43 a.m.: Work users will have a touch-screen QWERTY keyboard and it will run Microsoft Office documents. They are working with Skype on something for the tablet, in reference to the earlier question.
10:44 a.m.: The tablet also supports Flash, and plenty of multimedia features like videos, magazines, movies, and music. Accessories will also be available, a lightweight case, a wireless keyboard, and a TouchStone charging dock.
10:45 a.m.: "That's just a brief overview of one of the most exciting products we've ever launched, Rubinstein says. Sachin Kansal is coming out on stage for a more thorough demonstration.
10:45 a.m. (from reader Ming): Any details on pricing yet?
10:46 a.m. (from Donald Bell): Nothing, Ming.
10:46 a.m.: Kansal runs through a scenario where he's heading home but needs to send one more SMS to confirm his flight to Barcelona next week for MWC. He's showing off how the Pre3 allows you to navigate to the SMS application. Once he gets home, he puts his phone in the TouchStone charger, and it then switches into a mode that shows you photos stored on the device as well as upcoming appointments.
10:48 a.m.: But once he's at home, he'd rather use the TouchPad tablet than the phone, Kansal says. He receives an incoming SMS on his phone, but the TouchPad can also see that message, as well as incoming phone calls, because the devices are set up to share information when on the same wireless network.
10:49 a.m.: We're now getting a demo of how WebOS switches between applications, such as e-mail, messaging, and so forth. This is the "cards" UI that Palm/HP has been using for a while.
10:50 a.m.: New apps can be launched from a quicklaunch bar on the bottom with favorites or a launcher with all apps installed on the device. You can also stack cards, like putting a browser page over a to-do list to keep related things together.
10:52 a.m.: He's now demoing the e-mail application on the tablet. He's using a Gmail in-box, showing how you work through new e-mails and older ones. The demo gods sneeze, as part of the screen glazes over as he scrolls through e-mail.
10:53 a.m.: You can have a combination e-mail box to have your work and personal e-mail all in a single application, switching between in-boxes as necessary. Most of this is pretty basic stuff, like showing how you can select multiple e-mails at a time.
10:55 a.m.: QuickOffice is in the mix, and it supports Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and PDF software, including editing for Word and Excel. He's now showing the different ways you can organize your e-mail, such as pulling out individual e-mails as "cards" to put over calendars, for example. This is possible because multitasking was designed into WebOS from the start, he says.
10:55 a.m. (from Donald Bell): Virtual keyboard looks pretty nice. It's big, with number keys running across the top.
10:56 a.m.: Apparently Kansal's daughter likes Kung-Fu Panda, and she's not talking about Pablo Sandoval. Kansal brings up a video on the tablet to show how playback works. The most amazing thing about this demonstration is that somebody greenlighted a Kung-Fu Panda 2.
10:57 a.m.: He's now showing off a browser window for a cooking site. He's hovering over a chicken-ranch pasta salad that he's not quite sure about, but as he's pondering the recipe he shows off how incoming notifications work, for both incoming e-mail and IMs.
10:56 a.m. (from reader reddy): how fast does the interface appear to work? faster than the pre?
10:57 a.m. (from Donald Bell): It looks smooth, reddy. Faster and more fluid than many of the Android tablets I've reviewed. At least, that's what it looks like from here.
10:58 a.m.: Incoming messages can be sorted, deleted, or opened from within the browser window, launching the message application when you find something you have to read and/or respond to. That also pops up the touch-screen keyboard. They added a numbers row at the top of the keyboard, and you can select four keyboard sizes, from extra small to large.
10:59 a.m. (from reader Ben): The Touch pad Site is Live http://www.palm.com/us/products/pads/touchpad/
11:00 a.m.: The numbers at the top eliminate the need to switch between different keyboard layouts, as you have to do on many other smartphones. Now he's showing off how one can tweet from the TouchPad, because nothing really happens until it's tweeted.
11:01 a.m.: WebOS has "seamless integration with social networking," Kansal says, also mentioning Facebook. Photos are an important part of social networking, he says, showing off how the photos application supports social networking. You can share photos on Facebook right from the applications, and you can see albums from other social sites like Facebook or Photobucket.
11:02 a.m.: Being that Palm is now part of HP, printing is baked into the photos application pretty closely, Kansal says. You can print to just about any wireless or networked printer that HP has shipped over the last couple of years, he says.
11:03 a.m.: You can also see Facebook comments in the photo applications without having to actually visit Facebook, and respond to those comments from within the app. The printer's on the side of the stage, and he holds up the output.
11:03 a.m. (from reader Charles): Pre and Veer site is live: http://www.palm.com/us/products/phones/index.html
11:04 a.m.: So far we've seen the core WebOS applications but developers have also been working on their own apps, such as games. Armageddon Squadron 2 is a game that was created from the WebOS SDK just a few days ago, it's a flight simulator controlled by tilting the tablet.
11:05 a.m.: More details about the SDK will be shared later today, Kansal says. HP has partnered with some magazine companies on reader applications for the TouchPad, as they demonstrate a Sports Illustrated reader application.
11:06 a.m.: They're partnering with "leading publishers," Kansal says, and they are also making it possible to have a Kindle application on the TouchPad.
11:08 a.m.: Kansal's library is on display, showing how you can go into your e-books and get the familiar tablet e-book reading experience: just like everybody else, the pages move like you're actually turning a page. They're now showing off the incoming call features, how you can take a call while in the Kindle application. Rubinstein calls, and they switch to video calling to show off that part.
11:09 a.m.: Rubinstein gives Kansal a five-minute "wrap-it-up" warning and hangs up. Video calling will be built into all core applications, and they're working Skype and Verizon when the devices are available.
Not sure about the link to Verizon, that was a throwaway line, but suggests a partnership down the road.
11:10 a.m.: Kansal is now looking for a restaurant for tonight. He's researching on the TouchPad, but doesn't want to bring that out to dinner. So he moves over to his Pre 3, hits a button, and shows how you can link Web pages from your tablet to your phone without having to enter the Web site into the phone: it just loads it from the TouchPad. That's called "Touch to Share."
11:11 a.m.: Rubinstein comes back out on stage as the demo winds down. He's reviewing the features of the TouchPad, such as the dual-core processor and instant-on productivity tools.
11:12 a.m. (from Donald Bell): The touch-to-share demo wasn't exactly swift, but still pretty cool.
11:13 a.m.: "TouchPad is nothing short of a breakthrough," he says. Some partners will be allowed to play around with the TouchPad prior to launch, including DreamWorks. Gaming titles for TouchPad like Shrek and Kung-Fu Panda will be available at launch. [DreamWorks'] Jeffrey Katzenberg is making a taped video appearance talking up the close relationship between DreamWorks and HP: he's done this dozens of times at HP events over the past decade or so.
11:14 a.m.: The video ends, and Rubinstein's back. A Wi-Fi version of the TouchPad will be available in the U.S. and a few other countries this summer, and 3G/4G devices will be arriving at a later unspecified date.
11:16 a.m.: Other partners are getting shout-outs now, including Qualcomm. Snapdragon processors are in all the Pre and TouchPad devices shown off today, and Paul Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm, comes out for his turn at talking up his company and how awesome it is, etc.
11:22 a.m. (from reader kman306): When is the tablet going to be available in the us?
11:23 a.m. (from Donald Bell): @kman306: Looks like the Wi-Fi version will hit this summer, with a 3G/4G sometime after.
11:25 a.m.: Jacobs is mercifully done. Rubinstein comes back out. HP's exclusive relationship with Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Beats Audio is a big part of the Pre and TouchPad, and Iovine is coming out on stage to talk about the relationship.
11:26 a.m.: "We're trying to fix the degradation of music that the digital revolution has caused," Iovine says. It's one thing that music gets stolen, but it's another that the music simply doesn't sound as good, he says.
11:28 a.m.: Iovine is talking about how they are working with digital companies, including Apple, to emphasize audio quality on digital. He met Todd Bradley a while back to bemoan the fact that no matter how great a headphone you make, it doesn't sound very good because the computer squashes the sounds.
11:29 a.m.: He's relating a tale about talking to an engineer who said that nobody in the PC industry cared about sound, so they cut costs in that area. Iovine has been trying to get the PC industry to approach sound quality in a more direct way. Bradley agreed, and the two started working together.
11:30 a.m.: The Envy was the first product they worked together on, with Dre and HP engineers, with Intel spokesman Will.I.am also involved. One million laptops have Beats Audio and HP technology built in, he says. The CE industry is in as much trouble as the music industry: they need differentiation as the world becomes more and more about commoditization, he says.
11:32 a.m.: Sound is the most important application on the PC, Iovine says, dismissing anything else that people build. HP's laptops "actually feel the way the music feels in the studio to us," he says. "It's a really incredible moment for the music industry," he says, and departs.
11:33 a.m.: Rubinstein's back. He's talking about how developers and content creators are interested in the new technology, and it's another testimonial: this time from Steven McArthur, SVP for applications and services at HP. This is starting to drag on a bit.
11:34 a.m.: McArthur comes out and talks about the devices again, and says they are just the start of a plan to "build the largest installed base of connected devices in the world." This part of the pitch is designed to get developers interested in seeing WebOS the same way they do Apple's iOS and Google's Android: as essential for their applications. At a certain point, developers can start to get overstretched.
11:35 a.m.: McArthur starts talking about Facebook. Facebook WebOS users are big fans of that application, as he demonstrates some of the features of that app.
11:36 a.m.: He moves on to a company called SelfAware Games, a company that built a WebOS-based business on collaboration card games like poker. They have an in-app payment structure and are developing games for the TouchPad.
11:39 a.m.: We're now talking about SDKs, and it sounds like HP is holding a separate event for developers later today to talk about more details about building apps for the new Pre/Veer and TouchPad devices.
11:40 a.m.: "We think TouchPad will be the best gaming experience on the tablet form factor," McArthur says. That will be a tall order given the head start other companies have in this market.
11:41 a.m.: Talking up AmazonMP3 as means for shopping and downloading music. Jimmy Iovine probably throwing a conniption fit back stage. Sorry it's not lossless 24 bit, Jimmy.
Another partner demo: we're watching a video of what Time-Warner has done with WebOS.
11:43 a.m.: The commercial is over, and yet another partner speech is coming up: Randall Rothenberg, chief digital officer of Time is coming out.
11:45 a.m.: "HP understands our business, the business of creating content," Rothenberg says, having embraced the Jacobs model of speaking.
11:54 a.m.: Now Bradley's coming back out. He's going to talk about future WebOS plans.
11:55 a.m.: Two new smartphones and the first WebOS TouchPad came out today, he recaps. "But we're thinking beyond today." The WebOS footprint will expand to other devices this year, he says, including printers, brand-new form factors "you haven't seen before," and market entrances with "meaningful intent."
"I'm excited to announce our plans to bring the WebOS to the device that has the biggest reach of all: the personal computer."
Now that's a BOOM.
11:56 a.m.: WebOS will be tweaked for the personal computer and that will expand the reach for developers, he says. "Do the math on two PCs a second," he says. This could be HP's ace in the hole: if they put WebOS on all those laptops, instead of Windows, developers will be unable to ignore what the largest PC company in the world is shipping.
11:57 a.m.: No mention of whether or not HP will still sell Windows PCs, just in anticipation of those questions. Hard to imagine they'd cut off business customers just like that, but who knows: very few details were related about that strategy shift.
11:58 a.m.: HP will roll out a new marketing campaign over the next few weeks, and we're getting a preview of the TV commercials. They're showing how everybody is on the Web now, set to the music of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side."
11:59 a.m.: "Everybody On" is the tagline for the ads, and if you watch TV you'll probably see one very soon.
12:01 p.m.: Bradley and Rubinstein came back on as the video closed. Rubinstein is thanking partners and employees for their efforts to date. Rubinstein began his career at HP, he said, and a lot has changed, as they show a picture of Rubinstein from the '70s (or maybe the '80s) that is truly hilarious.
Serena Williams and MC Hammer are here, Bradley says. In closing, he wants to emphasize three things: WebOS and the ease-of-use experience is a truly differentiated platform. This is "innovation that matters to customers."
12:02 p.m.: Second: the commitment HP is making to develop the full potential of WebOS in the marketplace, calling it a "complete buildout." This is not going to play well in Redmond.
12:03 a.m.: Finally, HP is working with developers and content creators to bring the experiences "to life." This is nothing less than HP formally breaking from the WinTel alliance to bet the farm on its own OS. I think the old-school PC era is just about done.
12:04 p.m. (from Donald Bell): Thanks folks, that's a wrap. Great comments from everyone. Check CNET.com for more analysis of today's event and info on the individual product announcements.
12:05 p.m. (from Donald Bell): Time to get our hands dirty. There's a showcase room next door.
12:05 p.m.: We'll also try to get more answers about HP's plans for WebOS PCs.
12:05 p.m.: We know you have a choice in live blogs, and we appreciate you hanging out with us. Until next time.
Editors' note: The original, pre-event version of this story was published February 8 at 12:17 p.m. PT.
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Consecration of Bishop Nikephoros of Amorion
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On Sunday morning, February 2, 2014, at the Divine Liturgy commemorating the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple, the consecration of Bishop Nikephoros (Psychloudis) of Amorion took place at the Patriarchal Church of St. George. The consecration was announced by the Chief Secretariat of the Holy and Sacred Synod on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Bishop Nikephoros currently serves as the Abbot of the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegic Monastery of Vlatadon in Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Glee Club Reunion Connects Past, Presentby Gary James '10 • October 1, 2007 Share:
The past and the present converged this weekend as former and current members of the Wabash Glee Club prepared for their Homecoming Concert.
For the seventy alumni in attendance, it was a chance to reflect on old memories and reconnect with classmates, while doing something they all loved. For the students, it was a chance to bond with former glee club members and learn more about what they all have in common.
See Glee Club Concert Photo Album One, Two, and Three.)
"Music is amazing," Glee Club Director Richard Bowen told the a full house in the College's Lewis Salter Concert Hall. "As we get older, maybe we can't run the 100-yard dash like we used to, but we can still sing. And at the end of the evening, everybody wins."
The first Glee Club Reunion was in 1975. The last one was seven years ago. The reunion festivities began with a buffet dinner on Friday evening. After various rehearsals, parties, luncheons, and performances, the combined glee club came together Saturday night in Salter Hall to sing more than a dozen songs under Glee Club Director Richard Bowen and former directors Frederic Ford and Professor Music Larry Bennett.
With the different generations of Glee Club members in attendance, from the class of 1941 to the class of 2011, the nostalgia in the air this weekend was potent.
"I think this is a wonderful experience," said Glee Club Secretary Patrick Griffith '10.
"It's the only time I'll be able to experience this as a student at my time at Wabash, and I'm really excited about it. I'm going to be singing in a choir of a 150 voices or there about and I think it's just awesome."
"I love the opportunity to come back and sing," said Joe Little '86. "It's a wonderful experience to get to hang with other guys who have done this over the years and to get to sing with my dad is a wonderful thing. My dad is class of 1959. It's just fun. The music brings back memories of other times we've song this. And to get to relive those memories is a wonderful, wonderful opportunity."
"Bob Mitchum was our glee club director," said Fred Lacosse '56. "He was six feet one inch and an ex-marine. He was our guy. He had gone to Butler's music school and gotten to know the Four Freshmen. I sang in a quartet here, the Wabash Harmonaires, my sophomore, junior, and senior years. We sang a lot of that close harmony stuff that Bob Mitchum brought to the table. Those are some of my really fond memories, singing with that quartet. We didn't have any big tours overseas. Our biggest tour was two nights in Chicago. That was it."
As the former Glee Club members recounted their experiences and reflected on what the reunion meant to them, current members showed their respect for tradition it all represents to them.
"I think it's a great thing that alumni are coming back to see the campus and uphold the traditions here," said Stephen Kleitsch '11. "It means a lot to me that there are traditions on this campus. It makes Wabash, Wabash"
"I think it's really great that all these guys are coming back," said Josh Watson '11. "It really shows that they really do love and support this college. A lot of these guys are coming from really far away and at their own expense just to sing with us and uphold the traditions that are Wabash."
"This is great," said Mark Stutz '77. "The very first one of these would have been 1975. I was here at school. We had a load of fun doing that. And I always said I'd try to come back for all of these that I could in the future. Most of us have song a lot of this music before. So we're not learning anything new. We're reliving a lot of memories, seeing old friends, and it's great to see Fred Ford who directed the Glee Cub when I was here.
"It's another excuse to come to campus but it's for something that was a lot of fun; something that was a big part of my Wabash experience when I was here and to relive that brings back the entire experience."


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Arie van't Riet became an artist by accident. As a medical radiation physicist, van't Riet experienced first-hand the technological developments in quality image x-rays. One day, a colleague asked him if he could x-ray one of his art paintings. van't Riet had never done anything like that before, but found that it worked and became curious about what else he could x-ray. Starting with a bouquet of tulips, van't Riet found that the image resembled a black and white negative. After digitizing the image and using Photoshop to color the image, people began to tell him that he was creating art, and the rest is history. van't Riet refers to these stunning images as "bioramas."
"Looking with X-ray eyes to nature. That's what I like to experience with my X-ray camera. I prefer X-ray objects of ordinary scenes like a butterfly nearby a flower, a fish in the ocean, a mouse in the field,a heron along the riverside, a bird in a tree and so on. Each time it is challenging me to arrive at an X-ray photograph that represents the sentiment of the scene, do raise questions and excite curiosity."
van't Riet relates his incredible journey and his artistic process via this TEDxGroningen talk from October of this year. (via my modern met)


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Posted on June 6, 2011 | | Categories: Cybersecurity, File Security, HIPAA
Most data breaches are caused by simple acts of carelessness.
Last March the Ponemon Institute released its findings for the 2010 Annual Study: U.S. Cost of a Data Breach. The study (based on the actual data breach experiences of 51 U.S. companies from 15 different industry sectors) revealed that data breaches grew more costly for the fifth year in a row. They jumped from $204 per compromised record in 2009 to $214 in 2010.
The increase in cost, however, pales in comparison to the reputational cost of companies that have been victimized, particularly in the healthcare sector.
Consider that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has begun posting the data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals as required by section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act. The New York Times has labeled this site "The Wall of Shame." Why? Because if patients have no faith in electronic record-keeping, the future of healthcare record automation will be jeopardized: Law suits and government regulation will bury any cost-savings.
What are the stories behind the most severe healthcare sector data breaches reported in 2010? Here are the ten most expensive stories, in ascending order of cost, documented in the Privacy Rights Clearing House database. While they're sober reminders of the problem of keeping data secure, they're also instructive: none of these breaches were malicious hacks, but were instead the results of theft, poor record-keeping policies, and simple human error.
(Note that the estimate of liability uses the $214/ record cost identified by the Ponemon Institute in its annual report. We have purposely not published the names of the reporting institutions.)
On June 29th of 2010 a thief stole four computers from a physician specialist's office in Fort Worth, Texas. This theft resulted in an estimated 25,000 patient records being exposed. The patient records contained addresses, Social Security numbers and dates of birth. Estimated liability: $5,350,000.
On the weekend of May 22nd, 2010 two computers were stolen from a medical center in the Bronx. Names, medical record numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, insurers, and hospital admission dates of patients were known to be on the computers. Total records compromised: 39,000. Estimated liability: $8,346,000.
A computer stolen from an Optometry office in Santa Clara, California on Friday April 2nd, 2010 contained patient names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, birth dates, family member names, medical insurance information, medical records, and in some cases, Social Security numbers. Though the files were password protected, they were not encrypted. A total of 40,000 records were lost, with an estimated liability of $8,560,000.
Medical records were found at a public dump in Georgetown, Massachusetts on August 13th, 2010. The records contained names, addresses, diagnosis, Social Security numbers, and insurance information. A medical billing company that had worked for multiple hospitals was responsible for depositing the records at the dump. The exposure required the hospitals to notify patients - an effort that continues to this date. The total number of records known to have been exposed is 44,600, but the search continues. Estimated liability: $9,544,400.
On March 20th, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois, a contractor working for a large dental chain found his laptop stolen. The computer held a database containing the personal information of approximately 76,000 clients, including first names, last names and Social Security numbers. Estimated liability: $16,264,000.
On June 30th, 2010 a medical center in the Bronx reported that it had failed to receive multiple CDs containing patient personal information that was sent to it by its billing associate. These CDs were lost in transit. Information of 130,495 patients included the dates of birth, driver's license numbers, descriptions of medical procedures, addresses, and Social Security numbers. Estimated liability of $27,925,930.
In Westmont, Illinois, a medical management resources company reported on May 10, 2010 that a portable hard drive had been stolen after a break-in. The company believes the hard drive contained personally identifiable information about patients including name, address, phone, date of birth, and Social Security number. The company acknowledged that this hard drive had no encryption. As a result, 180,111 records were exposed, creating an estimated liability of $38,543,754.
On April 10th, 2010 a New York managed care service in the Bronx reported that it was notifying 409,262 current and former customers, employees, providers, applicants for jobs, plan members, and applicants for coverage that their personal data might have been accidentally leaked through a leased digital copier. The exposure resulted because the hard drive of the leased digital copier had not been erased when returned to the warehouse. Estimated liability: $87,582,068.
The theft of 57 hard drives from a medical insurance company's Tennessee training facility in October of 2010 put at risk the private information of an estimated 1,023,209. customers in at least 32 states. The hard drives contained audio files and video files as well as data containing customers' personal data and diagnostic information, date of birth, and Social Security numbers, names and insurance ID numbers. That data was encoded but not encrypted. Estimated liability to date: $218,966,726.
A Gainsville, Florida health insurance company reported in November of 2010 that two stolen laptops contained the protected information of 1.2 million people. This is an on-going story, as new estimates are calculated. To date, the estimated liability is $256,800,000.
These cases document that the majority of the data breaches which occurred in 2010 were not the result of hacking activities, or even unauthorized access by personnel. The greatest data losses were simply the result of computer theft of portable devices and misplaced media. Had the contents of the files been encrypted, this could have significantly reduced the risks and liabilities of these data losses.
Time and time again, industry experts point to data encryption as the key method by which organizations can prevent inadvertent exposure of sensitive data.
Of course, no healthcare organization wants to be listed on the US Department of Health and Humans Services' Wall of Shame. And the costs - in dollars and in reputation - can be extraordinary.
Isn't it about time your management got serious about data encryption?


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The adventurous pianist, composer, and bandleader Jason Moran added guitarist Marvin Sewell to his band on 2005's Same Mother. Sewell is back and melding further with his own funky blues-based playing on Artist in Residence, which is a far-reaching jazz record combining elements of post-bop, New Orleans jazz, funk, blues and even post-20th century classical music to Moran's array of shades and colors to play with. The repetitive sampled spoken word loop by Adrian Piper which acts as the ground for both the opener "Break Down" and "Artists Ought To Be Writing" is a bit h jarring when the band lights up under her. As she chants "Break down the barriers/Break down, misunderstanding/Break down, the artworld/Break down, the artist/Break down, the general public . .," the band uses it (looped continually through the piece, even in the solos) to ground everything in a circular rhythmic principle. Just as unsettling is Alicia Hall Moran's soprano vocal in near Webern-like lieder as the introduction to "Milestone" atop Moran's lilting piano before the band kicks it in prosaically at the one-minute mark. She frames her wordless vocal just as Moran's left hand begins to spin out a melodic figure for everyone else to play around, though the entire piece sounds like an intro. Bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits earn their keep trying to ground this piece as it spirals to near and far Eastern shores. But it gets so much stranger as the improvised bass intro to "Refraction 2" begins to introduce the players almost sideways, and where melody and harmony appear almost as if by accident. Yet it's all motion, building, falling, spilling, and being contained within a harmonic grid that is nearly wide open. The breakdown theme restates itself only to become more fleshed-out as narrative essay in "Artists Ought to Be Writing," but the solo piano that follows is so speculative it never really takes off. The long-ish improvised intro that finally gels as "Rain" is the album's most exciting tune. From its cryptic, elliptical movement into a full-fledged angular yet funky post-bop tune, it is breaking apart by its end nearly 12 minutes later. People may initially have a hard time with Artist in Residence. But it moves so freely and yet so purposely that it draws the listener into its unique soundworld slowly but deliberately, and offers plenty for the effort. ~ Thom Jurek


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Blogs and Blogging...
Those who keep track of this blog through a reader -- (Google Reader, Bloglines, Yahoo Homepage, Netvibes, etc. -- will notice that I've gone back to a full feed.
I am doing this so Technorati will pick up and list my tags again. My tags used to work just fine. Then they quit working. Now, I'm hoping that with the full feed and another tweak, they'll work again.
In case anyone else is having this problem, there is a link to your atom feed that you can put in the head section of the blog template html that might help, along with using a full feed.
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A committee on co-existence was established in 2005. Until the committee's results have been published and discussed, the Greek government will not draught relevant legislation.
Since no GM crops are commercially cultivated in Greece, the country has no pressing need to regulate co-existence. Nevertheless, a committee has been working on this topic, and proposals for legislation are expected in 2006. Most consider co-existence in Greece a challenge because average field sizes are small.
Legislation on liability for economic losses due to mixing of non-GM harvests with GM products is expected as soon as the committee on co-existence publishes its findings.
As soon as co-existence regulations come into practice, measures to enforce compliance will be retroactively implemented.
Greece participated in a state survey (a questionnaire for the National Authorities) concerning the liability rules applicable in the case of economic losses due to admixture of GMOs in non-GM crops. The survey was organised by the Austrian presidency during spring 2006. The following are extracts from the Greek responses.
Did your country already introduce legislation (at the national and/or the regional level) regulating the cultivation of genetically modified crops or are you about to do so? If so, please list the relevant instruments, preferably with a brief description of their respective scope. Please indicate in particular whether and to what extent they specifically address the coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and/or organic farming.
Answer: NO
Are there any specific provisions in the laws of your country dealing with the costs associated with sampling and testing of GMO presence in other products, either in the case of justified suspicion of GMO presence or in the case of general monitoring?
Answer: Greece is upholding a temporary national ban of seeds of all GM maize hybrids registered in the Common Catalogue. Moreover, before the adoption of co-existence measures including liability measures, there is in force the Common Ministerial Decision No 332657 since 2001. This national legislative measure concerns sampling and detection of adventitious GMO presence in seeds of conventional varieties. The cost of these checks are not directly paid by the involved seed enterprises, but they are incorporated in the fees paid by them for official checks dealing with the quality of seeds. A similar regime exists also for food and feed imports.
In case your country did not (yet) introduce a special liability regime as described in point 2, how would the general liability rules apply in the case of economic damage resulting from GMO presence in conventional or organic crops. Please use the questions in annex 1 to describe how the rules would apply.
Answer: See answer as above
To the extent specific legislation as just described has not yet been passed, are there any plans at present already to introduce such rules into the laws of your country in the future?
(a) If so, at what stage is the legislative process currently?
Answer: In the first place, measures for co-existence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic cultivation have not been taken yet in our country. However, the co-competent Services of our Ministry, in co-operation with scientific experts, are at the stage of processing these measures, intending to include them in our national legislation.
(b) To what extent are stakeholders included in the process?
Answer: Stakeholders will participate as consultants to find solutions in every problem that will arise. Additionally, other Ministries will also be involved in time.
(c) Please describe the intended measures according to the guiding questions listed supra for the existing regimes (including Annex I below to the extent applicable).
Answer: All topics, mentioned in Annex I, are already taken in consideration and they will further be developed.


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I think I know better, but I think I'll try to cure it with booze.
But the cold started up last night with the scratchy, bad tasting roof of the mouth thing and a plugged nostril.
I've got a cold too, full blown.
Just got back from the hospital,
Quote from: JesseVader08 on August 9, 2005, 04:56 PMJust got back from the hospital, Wow, you must be sick... isn't the hospital like a 3-4 hour car ride over to the nearest "real" town?
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Just got back from the hospital, I've got pneumonia. Lucky me, I get to go back to the hospital everyday for a week for IV antibiotics.
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For more, visit our 100 Best Medium Workplaces list.See our methodology and credits
Over 74,000 US employees provided input to this year's Best Small and Medium Workplaces lists.
Fortune's research partner, Great Place to Work, analyzed each organization's performance on over 50 survey questions anonymously rated by their staff. All employees were invited to participate in the survey, which is designed to reveal whether the organization is consistently a great place to work for all its people. Meaning: Do employees trust the people they work for? Are they treated fairly and with respect? Are people proud of their work? Do they enjoy the folks they work with? Are great experiences available to everyone – or does it depend upon who you are and what job you perform? How effective are executives at leading the organization and giving everyone an opportunity to innovate and contribute to the organization's success? How does the workplace compare to others of a similar size or industry?
Great Place to Work also collected demographic and program data from companies, but rankings were driven by employee feedback. To be considered, companies had to meet the Great Place to Work-Certified standard and their survey results needed at least a 95% confidence level, 6% margin of error. Companies with 10 to 99 employees were considered for the small list and 100 – 999 employees were considered for the medium list.
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IslandVal avait besoin d'un nouveau design de page web et a lancé un concours sur 99designs.
Un gagnant a été sélectionné de 28 designs proposés par 11 designers freelance.
Turks and Caicos Islands
Consulting firm for the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board. Looking for fresh ideas to give this highly visible site a face lift
Sun Seekers and beach lovers world wide who want an ideal tropical vacation
We are looking for design enhancements for the official website for the Turks & Caicos, – in two parts
Part 1 (Design updates to modernize and facelift the overall site look & feel):
o Update the image background for entire site (from navy to something with an effect like http://www.nassauparadiseisland.com…avel-blog/ or http://www.novascotia.com)
o Modernize the menu dropdown items
o On white horizontal bar on footer of each page, change from being a static image to a scrolling box of features that are clickable and continuously scroll horizontally. Features would include things like
Link/logo to http://www.onecaribbean.org
Link/logo to http://turksandcaicoshta.com
Island Insights Blog http://www.turksandcaicostourism.com/blog/
Special Deals & Promotions (page not created yet, but will be a page featuring many different hotel/resort promotions)
Contest (Win a Free Trip to Turks & Caicos!)
Share your story feature http://www.turksandcaicostourism.co…hotos.html
Weddings in Paradise http://www.turksandcaicostourism.co…dings.html
Be the first to find out! (link to subscribe to mailing list)
Part 2 (Design updates to modernize the homepage – http://www.turksandcaicostourism.com): (See PAGE DETAILS)
Face lift for Home Page
Increase the size of the facebook & twitter icons
Image of featured video using vimeo shell (video still in production) to launch a new video page that will be created on the site: see how clip is embedded in the header http://www.hellobc.com/
o Update the main flash image to have short sentences featuring different highlights of TCI (clickable) – see http://www.novascotia.com as design example
o Increased space for Announcements to show 5 entries
o Include small expedia logo on bottom of booking engine and add a list of 5 Special Deals & Promotions and a link to view more (specials will have a clickable title, hotel name, and 75 char description).
o Include an interactive map type component where user can click different islands to go to that specific page (kind of like http://www.turksandcaicostourism.co…pping.html but would like something more like: http://www.bahamas.com)
o Make Tripadvisor icon smaller
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The need for Garage door repair Belmar,NJ is a serious one. Having a faulty garage presents safety and security dangers. It also increases the probability of inflicting costly damage that gets worse the longer it's left unattended to. Not to mention the inconvenience of not being able to enter or exit the garage easily. Our professional garage door repair Belmar NJ services include:
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A properly working garage can allow for easy access in and out of the garage. It also protects your home from intruders and environmental problems. Obviously you need garage door repairs when it doesn't lift or close properly. Having a professional like the experts at Tri-State Garage Services conduct regular garage door inspections is key. We properly maintain garage doors and preventing bigger problems in the future. If you suspect there is a problem with your garage door, give us a call immediately so we can diagnose the problem, fix it efficiently, and save you precious time and money.
No garage door issue is too tough to tackle for Tri-State Garage Services. It's important to be mindful of the following problems you may experience with your garage door. These warrant inspection by a professional garage door technician.
The garage door moves on its own. It is springs to blame if your garage door does not remain closed or open. Garage door torsion spring repair or spring replacement may be required to get the door working properly. The issue may also be caused by damaged parts that need to be replaced, which should only be done by a professional to ensure safety.
The garage door stalls or jams as it moves, or it's stuck in a closed/open position. A jammed garage door could signal a mechanical-related issue or a roller issue. Off-track rollers can cause a rough operation for the garage door, which may warrant garage door roller repair or garage door track repair.
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Some of the country's leading code organizations are moving forward in the development of the NFPA Consensus Codes set—a full set of codes for the built environment. NFPA's partnerships with the Western Fire Chiefs Association (WFCA), Fallbrook, Calif, and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), Los Angeles, will ultimately result in an integrated set of codes developed through open consensus.
As part of the Consensus Codes project, NFPA is developing the NFPA Building Code. IAPMO and NFPA are partnering to develop plumbing and mechanical codes under American National Standards Institute (ANSI) guidelines. In November 2000, a formal call for proposals will be issued. Interested parties can participate in the process to update these codes, which will be published in 2003.
"IAMPO is committed to an open code development process," says Russ Chaney, executive director of IAPMO. "ANSI accreditation and participation in a full set of consensus codes are the next logical steps for our organization, as we continue to enhance the value of our codes."


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Bamboo Bikes Australia
Melbourne designer Mik Efford recently unveiled the "Panda," the third of his bamboo bike prototypes. Like her sisters 'Daisy' and 'Maisy' The Panda is hand made from locally grown bamboo.
The bikes are still under development but you can join the waiting list to be advised when the bikes are available for commercial sale. You can also follow progress on the fourth prototype 'Samurai' on the bamboo bikes Australia website.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Exploring Communication
|Are These Shapes Congruent? | Try It Yourself: Congruent Shapes | Problem Reflection | Your Journal
In this section, we take a look at your, rather than your students', approach to a geometric task and your own internal communication about the task at hand. As you work through the activity, pay attention to the methods and vocabulary you use to think about the problem, as well as the questions and any new geometric insights that come to mind. Also, notice the role of vocabulary as you use language to explain and justify your reasoning.
Before you move on to exploring the Interactive Activity, answer the questions below involving two-dimensional shapes. Imagine that you can move the shapes by sliding, rotating, or flipping (reflecting) them.
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NM Bureau of Geology Releases Book on Mining in NM, Jan. 25, 2006
by Shawna Carter
SOCORRO, N.M., Jan. 25, 2006 —The New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources has recently published Mining in New Mexico: the Environment, Water, Economics, and Sustainable Development, produced in conjunction with the fourth Decision-Makers Field Conference that was held in Taos in May of 2005.
The 176-page paperbound volume, which contains many full-color graphics and pictures, is an anthology of 30 articles that cover the geology and landscape of the Taos region, watershed protection and restoration, mineral and aggregate resources, current regulatory practices, issues with abandoned mines, financial assurance and bonding, and sustainable development.
Copies of Mining in New Mexico: the Environment, Water, Economics, and Sustainable Development can be purchased for $15 plus $5.50 for shipping and handling through the Bureau Publications Office. For more information about this or any other Bureau publication, write to the Bureau Publications Office, c/o New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, or call 505.835.5490, or visit the Bureau's website at http://geoinfo.nmt.edu.