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Time for Oklahoma sportsmen to renew hunting and fishing licenses
Deer hunters shatter harvest record — more hunting opportunities still available
Wildlife Department announces winner of 2007 Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp competition
Additional quail habitat to be restored on Packsaddle Wildlife Management Area
One of the state's best public quail hunting destinations could get even better thanks to a generous donation from the Central Oklahoma 89er Chapter of Quail Forever.
At their December meeting, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission accepted a donation of $4,000 from the non-profit organization. The donation will be matched with $4,000 of Wildlife Restoration funds and will help restore native grasslands on the Packsaddle WMA.
"There is a 500-acre area on Packsaddle that was planted by the previous owner years ago in Old World bluestem. Unfortunately, this is a non-native grass that makes for very poor quail habitat, and it is also difficult to control. This donation will allow us to disc the soil and re-plant native grasses more beneficial to wildlife," said Alan Peoples, chief of wildlife for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Quail Forever, a non-profit organization dedicated to quail conservation and education, was started in the summer of 2005 by its parent organization, Pheasants Forever. Quail Forever is focused on successful local chapter development, localized habitat initiatives, and national public policy leadership and advocacy.
"One of the great things about Quail Forever is that all the money that is raised here through our banquets stays here. This project at Packsaddle is a great example of the types of on-the-ground habitat projects we hope to help with more in the future," said James Dietsch, president of the 89er Chapter of Quail Forever.
Sara Lyda, regional biologist for Quail Forever, said the young organization has a growing and diverse membership.
"We certainly have many dedicated quail hunters as members, but we also have a number of landowners, ag producers and general bird enthusiasts," Lyda said. "Quail are a species that most everyone can identify with, and they are often an excellent indicator of the overall quality of the habitat. When we restore habitat for quail, we restore habitat for all grassland birds and a host of other wildlife species."
To learn more about Quail Forever, log on centralokquailforever.com or call Sara Lyda at (405) 612-6889.
Also at the December meeting, Terry Swallow, Wildlife Department game warden stationed in Woods County, was awarded a pair of special honors. Swallow was named the 2006 Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Game Warden of the Year. Additionally, Swallow was presented with the Shikar Safari Officer of the Year award.
Shikar Safari is a 300-member international organization that has focused on wildlife conservation and wildlife law enforcement around the world since 1952.
Swallow has served the sportsmen and citizens of Oklahoma since 1979 when he began his career as a warden in Woods County. Swallow maintains excellent working relationships with landowners and outdoor enthusiasts in his county and is routinely involved in community events, including teaching four hunter education classes last year.
"Throughout his career, Terry has provided top-notch service to the sportsmen of the state and has been an excellent representative for the Wildlife Department," said Larry Manering, law enforcement chief for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Also at their December meeting, Commissioners recognized a pair of employees for their tenure of service to the sportsmen of the state:
Ron Suttles, natural resources coordinator, for 35 years of service (Suttles retired at the end of November), and;
Gayle Langston, game warden stationed in Ottawa County, for 20 years of service.
In other business, the Commission voted to accept the bid from Chesapeake Energy Corporation for an oil and gas lease on about 2,200 acres of Department-owned property in Atoka County.
The Wildlife Conservation Commission is the eight-member governing board of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The Wildlife Commission establishes state hunting and fishing regulations, sets policy for the Wildlife Department, and indirectly oversees all state fish and wildlife conservation activities. Commission members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
The next scheduled Commission meeting is Jan. 8 at 9 a.m. at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation headquarters (auditorium), at the southwest corner of 18th and North Lincoln, Oklahoma City.
License dollars support conservation
Tens of thousands of hunters have headed into the woods this fall and winter carrying their hunting licenses in their back pocket. When hunters purchase a license the Wildlife Department works hard to make sure sportsmen get their money's worth - and much more.
"When hunters and anglers buy a license we can leverage those dollars with federal funding through the Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration programs," said John Stafford, federal aid coordinator for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "For instance when a deer hunter buys a $20 hunting license, the Wildlife Department can leverage those dollars with up to $60 in matching federal funds. They may not realize it, but when a hunter purchases a license they are investing up to $80 or more into wildlife conservation in Oklahoma."
The Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration programs are a tremendous example of true partnerships between private industries, state governments, the federal government and hunters, anglers and boaters. Firearms, bows and arrows, fishing tackle, boat fuel and other outdoor related equipment are subject to special federal excise taxes which help fund conservation efforts around the country.
The federal government collects these taxes from manufacturers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administers and disburses the funds to the state fish and wildlife agencies like the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Hunters, anglers, shooters and boaters ultimately pay these taxes through the purchase of products. These same groups benefit from the funds, as states must spend the money on sport fish and wildlife habitat restoration/development, population management, user access and facilities and education.
The funds are used by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation for a wide range of important activities, including the purchase and maintenance of wildlife management areas, restoration and maintenance of fish hatcheries, user facilities, surveying fish and wildlife populations, and educating young hunters.
For more information about the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, log on to wildlifedepartment.com.
Equipment available for landowners to improve wildlife habitat
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation may be able to help landowners wanting to improve wildlife habitat on their property this winter. The Department has two tree spades and one roller chopper that are available to landowners for wildlife habitat enhancement projects. The equipment is accessible for a small rental fee used for annual maintenance costs.
"This is the perfect time of year to use both pieces of equipment," said Mike Sams, private lands senior biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "Taking the time to improve wildlife habitat now will pay dividends for years to come."
The tree spade, used for transplanting trees and shrubs, can be used on riparian habitat projects and to establish turkey roost sites as well as shrub thickets for quail and small game. Much faster than hand-planting individual tree seedlings, the tree spade is ideal for moving shrubs like sand plum or sumac and trees up to four inches in diameter. The preferred time for transplanting is during winter months when shrubs and trees are dormant. Landowners renting this equipment will be provided an operator to run the machine. The tree spades can be reserved for dates between December 15 and March 1 annually. The cost is $100 per day.
Roller choppers are large drums with a series of mounted blades. Pulled behind a tractor, they chop and crush brush, small trees, and heavy plant growth. They also disturb the soil and allow sunlight and rain to reach the surface and encourage growth of more desirable plants. Roller choppers can be used to set back rangeland succession and reduce the canopy of brush structure. A wide range of wildlife, including quail, deer and turkeys, can benefit from this practice. Landowners wanting to rent the roller chopper must have access to a tractor with at least 80 hp to pull the machine as well as provide transportation for the machine. An operator is not provided with the roller chopper rental, but the equipment is simple to operate. The roller chopper rents for $50 per day.
The equipment is located at the Wildlife Department's Northwest Regional Office in Woodward. Landowners interested in using this equipment and who would like additional information should contact that office at (580) 254-9173.
Caption: Pulled behind a tractor, roller choppers crush and chop brush, small trees, and heavy plant growth. They also disturb the soil and allow sunlight and rain to reach the surface and encourage the growth of more desirable plants. A wide range of wildlife can benefit from this practice including quail, deer and turkeys.
Caption: The tree spade, used for transplanting trees and shrubs, can be used on riparian habitat projects, establishing turkey roost sites, and to create shrub thickets for quail and small game. Landowners renting this equipment will be provided an operator to run the machine.
Deer hunters shatter harvest record — more hunting opportunities still available
Oklahoma deer hunters have already achieved a record harvest for the state in 2006 — 104,000 and counting — but their opportunities to take deer are far from being over. The state's special antlerless deer season is just around the corner. Scheduled for Dec. 22-24 and Dec. 29-31, these opportunities allow hunters to harvest does outside their combined season limit.
According to Mike Shaw, wildlife research supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, hunters across the state have already harvested 104,346 deer in 2006, surpassing the previous record of 102,100 deer taken in 2000. That total stands to increase with the remainder of archery and special antlerless seasons still to go. Shaw said other factors will raise the numbers as well, such as final counts from controlled hunts and Deer Management Assistance Program cooperators.
Shaw said a number of circumstances have led to the record harvest, such as the good hunting weather and peak rutting times that fell right in line with this year's rifle season.
But even with the record numbers, Shaw encourages hunters to participate in the special three-day antlerless hunts.
"We need to really focus on increasing the number of antlerless deer harvested, especially in areas that have less desirable buck-to-doe ratios," Shaw said. "And participating in the special antlerless deer season would be an excellent way to do that."
The first three-day period of the special antlerless season will be limited to the northcentral and northwestern portions of the state, excluding most of the panhandle. The second three-day period will be open for hunting in the same areas as the first part of the season, but also in most of the remainder of the state. The panhandle will again be excluded, as will the far southeastern counties. For a map of Oklahoma's antlerless deer hunt zones and to see which counties will be open for the special season, hunters should refer to page 14 of the "2006-07 Oklahoma Hunting Guide."
To participate in the special antlerless deer season, hunters must possess a special antlerless deer gun license as well as an annual hunting license and a fishing and hunting legacy permit. Resident lifetime hunting or combination license holders are exempt from purchasing these licenses.
In addition, hunters participating in the special antlerless deer season must comply with the hunter orange requirements set forth for the regular deer gun season. Archery hunters and those hunting most other species in open special antlerless zones must wear either a hunter orange hat or upper garment while hunting.
To learn more about this year's special antlerless deer season, refer to the "2006-07 Oklahoma Hunting Guide" or log on to www.wildlifedepartment.com.
Wildlife Department schedules public hearings
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation will be holding public hearings across the state Jan. 8 and 9 to collect input on a number of proposed hunting and fishing regulation changes. Citizens are encouraged to attend and voice their opinions on a broad list of proposals covering everything from deer hunting to trout fishing.
Several of the proposals involve adjustments to deer bag limits and hunting regulations, among them a proposal to reduce the state's combined annual antlered deer limit from three to two. Also on the table is a proposal to establish an Experimental Quality Deer Management Unit in southwest Oklahoma. The proposed combined annual deer bag limit for the unit would include no more than one antlered deer. Additionally, a proposal has been made to allow the harvest of a buck along with a doe during the youth gun season, resulting in a youth gun season bag limit of one antlered and one antlerless deer.
Some of the proposed changes slated for discussion could allow for increased opportunities to harvest game, such as a proposal to allow the harvest of river otters in certain counties.
Mike Shaw, wildlife research supervisor for the Wildlife Department, said the hearings provide an important part in the process of getting input from Oklahoma hunters and anglers regarding our state's game and fish regulations.
"We always endeavor to do what's best for our state's wildlife and habitat as well as the people who enjoy them. These public hearings give us a way to gather valuable input from those in our state who are often most interested in the well-being of Oklahoma's wildlife," Shaw said.
Regulation changes typically originate from proposals by Department staff and citizens, and selected proposals advance toward further consideration. After first being considered by a review committee of Wildlife Department personnel, recommendations are scheduled for public hearings, where citizens have the opportunity to comment on proposed regulation changes. Public comments and recommendations are then brought before the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Wildlife Department's governing board. The Commission can then make decisions to accept, amend or reject the recommendations.
Those unable to attend the hearings are encouraged to send their comments by mail to: Attn: Proposed hunting and fishing regulation changes – Wildlife Department, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152. All comments are weighted equally whether received in writing or delivered at the public hearings.
The following is a list of public hearing dates, times and locations:
Date: January 8, 2007
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Durant – State Fish Hatchery, 2021 Caddo Hwy
Lawton – Lawton Public Library, 110 SW 4th St.
Okmulgee – East Central Electric, Public Meeting Room, 2001 South Wood Drive
(Hwy 75)
Date: January 8, 2007
Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Muskogee – Northeastern State University Campus Auditorium, 2400 West
Date: January 9, 2007
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Ada – Pontotoc County Vo-Tech Center, 601 W. 33rd Street (Wildlife Hearing
Altus – Altus Public Library, 421 N. Hudson St.
Broken Bow – Broken Bow Public Library, 404 N. Broadway
Enid – Central Fire Station, 410 West Garriott
Oklahoma City – Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, 1801 N.
Lincoln Blvd., Auditorium
Tishomingo – Tishomingo Community Center, Fairgrounds, 816 E. 6th
(Fisheries Hearing Only)
Tulsa – Tulsa Technology Center Riverside Campus, Alliance and Conference
Center Building, 801 E. 91st St., Aud. Rm A150
Date: January 9, 2007
Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Sallisaw – Indian Capital Vo-Tech, North Meeting Room, 401 Houser Ave.
Wildlife Department announces winner of 2007 Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp competition
Jeffrey Hoff of Jamestown, N.D., was selected as the winner of the 2007 Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp competition held Dec. 8 at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's central office in Oklahoma City. His painting portraying two redheads will be featured on the state's 2007 waterfowl stamp.
The Oklahoma waterfowl stamp program was started as an effort to ensure quality habitat in the Sooner State for migrating ducks and geese. It was started in 1980 and showcases the artwork of some of the nation's most talented wildlife artists.
"It feels great when you can win a contest like this and help conservation," said Hoff, 35.
A waterfowl hunter himself, Hoff discovered his interest in painting about eight years ago, mostly by accident.
Hoff enrolled for college courses too late to get into the engineering coursework he had planned, and as a result, only one class was available for him to take — a painting class. He signed up and developed a new talent. Since then Hoff has enjoyed painting several species of North American wildlife and has competed throughout the years in more than one duck stamp competition across the nation. He received inspiration for this year's winning portrait from a photograph he had taken in a slough.
Purchased by both hunters and collectors, the stamps help fund various waterfowl conservation projects around the state.
Alan Stacey, wetland habitat biologist for the Wildlife Department, said the program has helped purchase close to 13,000 acres of wetlands and has advanced efforts to enhance, create, renovate and maintain thousands of acres of critical waterfowl habitat. Wetland development units such as Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area in southwest Oklahoma and the Red Slough Wildlife Management Area in McCurtain County have reaped benefits from the duck stamp program. Stacey said further wetland restoration and renovation work is planned for the future at a number of wildlife management areas across the state.
Four honorable mentions were named in the 2007 competition. They were: Hoyt Smith, Tulsa, Okla.; Edward Suthoff, Gardiner, Mont.; Russ Duerksen, Sioux Falls, S.D.; and Daniel Allard, Columbus, Ohio.
Caption: Jeffrey Hoff's painting of two redheads took first place in the 2007 Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp competition.
2006 Youth writing competition winners announced
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Oklahoma Station Chapter of Safari Club International recently announced the results of an annual youth writing competition focused on Oklahoma's hunting heritage.
"As always, reading these essays was a pleasure. Oklahoma's youth have again demonstrated a strong connection to their hunting heritage," said Colin Berg, education supervisor for the Wildlife Department.
Winners in the ages 11-14 category were Jesse Martin of Coweta and Courtney Ratliff of Sapulpa. Winners in the ages 15-17 category were Darrick Tyler Brown of Wister and Hannah Carroll of Tryon.
"The winners in the senior age category will receive an all-expenses-paid antelope hunt in New Mexico," said Berg. "The younger winners receive a scholarship to the YO Ranch Apprentice Hunter Program in Texas."
Students were not the only ones to receive an award. Ed Kennedy, federal grant coordinator for Eufaula Schools, was awarded the Conservation Scholarship. The honor includes an all-expenses-paid scholarship for an eight-day conservation education school at Safari Club International's American Wilderness Leadership School (AWLS) at Granite Ranch near Jackson, Wyoming.
The youth writing competition is designed to promote America's hunting heritage among Oklahoma's youth. It provides them an opportunity to express the importance of hunting in their lives and to affirm their commitment to carrying on the hunting tradition. Students use the essays or short stories to relive memorable hunts, to explain why hunting is important to them and to recognize mentors who have influenced them to grow as hunters.
"The most important thing we can do to continue our hunting heritage is to get youth involved," said Berg.
The Wildlife Department and the Oklahoma Station of the Safari Club International will submit the winning essays to the National Youth Writing Contest held annually by the Outdoor Writers Association of America.
Trout Season to open January 1 at Dolese Youth Park Pond
January 1 will mark the first day of trout season at Dolese Youth Park Pond in Oklahoma City. The sixth annual trout season is made possible through a cooperative partnership between the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the City of Oklahoma City as part of the 'Close to Home' fishing program.
According to Gene Gilliland, senior fisheries biologist with the Wildlife Department, there will be no shortage of fish for anglers to catch.
Over the course of the season, (Jan. 1-Feb. 28), about 10,000 rainbow trout will be stocked in the pond, located north of NW 50th and a half block west of Meridian Ave. Fish will be stocked every two weeks during the two-month season. Stocking dates are Jan. 4, Jan. 18, Feb. 1 and Feb. 15. The trout are purchased through funding by a local sponsor, BancFirst, and the Wildlife Department as part of the Federal Sport Fish Restoration program.
"BancFirst has donated the matching funds to help purchase the fish, and their donation is matched with sport fish restoration dollars through the Wildlife Department," Gilliland said.
BancFirst Chairman David Rainbolt said BancFirst is pleased to be a part of providing this opportunity to the people of Oklahoma.
"This reinforces our commitment and loyalty to the community in which BancFirst makes its home," Rainbolt said.
Oklahoma City fisheries biologist Bob Martin is pleased with the program's ongoing success.
"We are grateful once again to have the support of BancFirst and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation," Martin said. "They are important partners in our efforts to provide quality, local fishing opportunities for our trout anglers."
Martin said anglers should have success catching Dolese trout on
4- to 6- pound test line equipped with a slip sinker and small hook. Choice baits include salmon eggs, power baits, corn, worms, spinners, Panther Martins, and small crappie jigs.
Like its name suggests, the 'Close to Home' fishing program provides fishing areas that are often just a short drive away from urban locations, saving anglers time and gas money. In addition, it allows parents and children to fish together after school or on a busy weekend.
"It's a great chance to bring the family out that's the whole idea of the 'Close to Home' fishing program," Gilliland said. "Plus, it's not every day that Oklahoma anglers can make time for a quick cast or two for such an interesting fish."
An ordinance passed by the Oklahoma City Council in November sets a daily limit of six trout per person at Dolese Youth Park Pond. In addition, each angler may only use one rod and reel while fishing for trout.
"The new ordinance mirrors existing catch limit regulations set by the State Department of Wildlife," said Wendel Whisenhunt, Director of the City's Park and Recreation Department. "However, now local wildlife officials will have the authority to intervene should an issue arise. It is a very positive move which will help ensure our trout are more fairly distributed to all our anglers throughout the season."
Those fishing for trout at Dolese must purchase an annual state fishing license and a fishing and hunting legacy permit unless exempt. In addition, an Oklahoma City Fishing Permit is required for anglers ages 16-61 unless exempt. No state trout license is required. For more city fishing and permit information, contact the city¹s H.B. Parsons Fish Hatchery at (405) 755-4014, or visit the Lakes and Fishing page of the city¹s Web site at okc.gov. For a map, log on to www.wildlifedepartment.com
For more information on the 'Close to Home' fishing program, log on to wildlifedepartment.com. Dolese Youth Park and the H.B. Parsons Fish Hatchery are operated by the City of Oklahoma City¹s Parks and Recreation Department.
Eagle viewing opportunities abound across Oklahoma
Did you know that a bald eagle's wingspan can be seven feet? Or that their normal flight speed ranges from 20-60 mph, with diving speeds reaching 100 mph? How about that their eyesight is five to six times stronger than a human's, or that they can be expected to live 30 years in the wild? And perhaps most interesting of all, did you know you can see a bald eagle soaring in the sky right here in Oklahoma this winter?
All across the state this winter, wildlife watchers have opportunities to attend eagle-watching events. According to Melynda Hickman, wildlife biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, these events offer something for everyone. Some are more casual, offering come-and-go opportunities, while others offer presentations and even guided tours. Some of the more popular eagle-watching events are held at Kaw Lake and at Ft. Gibson Reservoir. Event dates, details and locations are available on the Wildlife Department's Web site at www.wildlifedepartment.com
Hickman points out that Oklahoma's many lakes as well as the state's climate play a role in providing ideal eagle viewing opportunities this time of year.
"We are so fortunate in Oklahoma that our reservoirs don¹t freeze for long periods during the winter, making them more attractive to eagles," Hickman said. "That means we get more opportunities to see eagles in Oklahoma."
Anywhere from 750-1,500 eagles migrate here each winter, making Oklahoma an excellent state for winter eagle watching. Eagles begin to arrive in Oklahoma as early as November, but numbers peak across the state during January as northern lakes freeze over and eagles make their way here in search of food and open water.
Hickman encourages those planning to attend an event to log on to the Department Web site to learn about the various locations and to see if pre-registration or fees apply to the event they wish to attend.
Eagle watches are hosted by state parks, lake management offices, national wildlife refuges and local Audubon societies, and most events provide eagle programs and guided eagle viewing tours. Log on to wildlifedepartment.com to find the eagle-watching event nearest you, and make sure you catch a glimpse of the majestic bird this winter.
Time for Oklahoma sportsmen to renew hunting and fishing licenses
With another year of great hunting and fishing coming to a close, Oklahoma sportsmen are reminded to renew their annual hunting and fishing licenses.
Anglers heading to one of Oklahoma's designated trout streams around the state should remember to purchase a new trout license, fishing and hunting legacy permit and annual fishing license for the new year (all expire Dec. 31).
Bowhunters who plan to hunt through the end of deer archery season (Jan.1-15, antlerless only) should also renew licenses and permits.
Unless archers possess a resident lifetime hunting or resident lifetime combination license, they will need a 2007 annual hunting license, 2007 fishing and hunting legacy permit and a 2007 deer archery license to hunt from Jan. 1 through Jan. 15. Bowhunters who purchase a new 2007 deer archery license but do not harvest a deer in January should hold on to their license. The unfilled license remains valid throughout the fall of 2007 (Oct. 1-Dec. 31).
Hunters and anglers also need a new fishing and hunting legacy permit to hunt or fish beginning Jan. 1 unless exempt.
Three licenses that do not expire Dec. 31 are harvest information program (HIP) permits and state and federal waterfowl licenses (which run from July 1 through the end of the following June). In addition, trapping licenses expire Jan. 31. A 2007-2008 trapping license must be purchased to trap beaver, bobcat, nutria, striped skunk and coyote after Jan. 31. The Bobcat-Raccoon-Gray/Red Fox license expires Jan. 31 for raccoon and gray/red fox and Feb. 28 for bobcat.
All annual licenses and even a subscription to 'Outdoor Oklahoma' magazine can be purchased at any license vendor statewide or online at wildlifedepartment.com. Complete license requirements and exemptions are outlined in the '2006-07 Oklahoma Hunting Guide' and the '2007 Oklahoma Fishing Guide.' These publications are available at hunting and fishing license dealers statewide or by logging on to the Department's Web site at wildlifedepartment.com. Information is also available from the Department's licensing section at (405) 521-3852.
Hearings slated for 12 Oklahoma towns
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation will hold public hearings in 12 communities across the state Jan. 8 and 9 to discuss a broad list of proposed fishing and hunting regulation changes. Citizens are encouraged to attend and voice their opinions on a number of proposals that affect Oklahoma hunters and anglers.
The list of proposals slated for discussion includes a range of topics. Several fisheries proposals are being considered, among them a proposal to increase the bag limit on black bass at Lake Arcadia from three fish per day to six. Also affecting black bass at Lake Arcadia is a proposal to reduce the 22-inch minimum size limit to 14 inches. Another proposal slated for discussion is a reduction of the 18-inch minimum size limit on walleye at Lake Altus-Lugert to 14 inches. The New Lost Creek area in the Lower Mountain Fork River trout stream will be the center of some discussion as well.
Regarding hunting, some of the most notable proposals involve the state¹s deer hunting regulations and bag limits. One proposal seeks to reduce the state¹s combined annual antlered deer limit from three to two.
Another proposal is to establish an Experimental Quality Deer Management Unit in southwest Oklahoma. The proposed combined annual deer bag limit for the unit would include no more than one antlered deer. Also on the table is a proposal to allow the harvest of a buck along with a doe during the youth gun season, resulting in a youth gun season bag limit of one antlered and one antlerless deer.
Regulation changes typically originate from proposals by Department staff and citizens, and selected proposals advance toward further consideration. After first being considered by a review committee of Wildlife Department personnel, recommendations are scheduled for public hearings, where citizens have the opportunity to comment on proposed regulation changes. Public comments and recommendations are then brought before the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Wildlife Department¹s governing board. The Commission can then make decisions to accept, amend or reject the recommendations.
Those unable to attend the hearings are encouraged to send their comments by mail to: Attn: Proposed hunting and fishing regulation changes Wildlife Department, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152. All comments are weighted equally whether received in writing or delivered at the public hearings.
The following is a list of public hearing dates, times and locations:
Date: January 8, 2007
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Durant - State Fish Hatchery, 2021 Caddo Hwy Lawton Public Library, 110 SW 4th St.
Okmulgee - East Central Electric, Public Meeting Room, 2001 South Wood Drive (Hwy 75)
Date: January 8, 2007
Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Muskogee - Northeastern State University Campus Auditorium, 2400 West Shawnee
Date: January 9, 2007
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Ada - Pontotoc County Technology Center, 601 W. 33rd Street
(Wildlife Hearing
Altus - Altus Public Library, 421 N. Hudson St.
Broken Bow - Broken Bow Public Library, 404 N. Broadway Enid Central Fire Station, 410 West Garriott Oklahoma City - Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd., Auditorium
Tishomingo - Tishomingo Community Center, Fairgrounds, 816 E. 6th (Fisheries Hearing Only)
Tulsa - Tulsa Technology Center Riverside Campus, Alliance and Conference Center Building, 801 E. 91st St., Aud. Rm A150
Date: January 9, 2007
Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Sallisaw - Indian Capital Technology Center, North Meeting Room, 401 Houser Ave.
Winter Bird Survey offers chance to help conservation
Oklahomans who enjoy feeding and watching birds can use their hobby to support conservation efforts this winter.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is asking bird watchers to participate in the 19th annual Oklahoma Winter Bird Survey. Bird watchers can help Department biologists by choosing any two days between Jan. 11-14 to count birds at their household feeders. The information gathered from participants can then be used to help track population trends in the state¹s winter birds.
"By asking bird watchers across Oklahoma to take the survey, biologists can accomplish more in four days than we ever could have on our own," said Melynda Hickman, wildlife biologist with the Wildlife Department.
"Since there are so many bird watchers in Oklahoma, we can use the information they gather to help us look for trends."
Hundreds of households have participated in the survey in years past, and the results can help the Department decide if bird ranges and populations are normal as well as warn of potential conservation issues.
The survey involves counting birds at backyard feeders at least four times a day for two days during the survey dates and completing a form provided by the Wildlife Department. For detailed instructions and to take the survey, log on to wildlifedepartment.com and click on "2007 Winter Bird Survey." Participants have until Feb. 12 to submit results.
The Wildlife Department is currently developing an extensive bird-watching resource that will be available soon at wildlifedepartment.com. Participants will be able to use the bird-watching Web pages to find extensive winter bird information such as identification tips, diets, feeding behaviors and winter ranges as well as links to other birding Web sites.
Hickman said anyone who has a bird feeder can participate, but that certain efforts can be made to attract more birds to feeders. Black-oil sunflower seed is a good choice for bird feeders because of its high protein content that birds can use during the winter and because all seed-eating Oklahoma songbirds will eat it. Suet cakes, animal fat that is sometimes mixed with grains or peanut butter, are good for drawing in species such as woodpeckers and birds that don¹t primarily eat seeds. Finally, a source of water and cover such as brush piles or dense shrubs located near the feeders might draw more birds, Hickman said.
Wildlife Department's news service keeps sportsmen current
People with an interest in hunting, fishing or the outdoors can stay current on what's happening in Oklahoma's outdoors by subscribing to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's weekly news release. The service is free, and people can sign up by logging on to the Department¹s Web site at www.wildlifedepartment.com
News stories each week provide subscribers with information on everything from fishing and hunting news to eagle and bat-watching activities, and they refer readers to additional sources of information on certain topics relating to Oklahoma's outdoors. Put simply, the Department¹s weekly news stories provide readers with important, timely information that Oklahoma outdoorsmen need to know.
Subscribers not only receive updates on the latest Department news and outdoor-related tips and information, but they also receive the Department¹s weekly Outdoor Calendar, Fishing Report and other seasonal information such as the Waterfowl Report.
Now is an especially good time for duck and goose hunters to subscribe to the news release because the Waterfowl Report provides recent information on waterfowl populations and habitat at lakes all over the state. It can make planning a hunt much easier since hunters can get an idea of what to expect at their favorite spot as well as those places they¹ve never visited or hunted.
"The weekly news release is designed to keep people informed, and the Waterfowl Report is just one part of it that could provide an advantage to hunters," said Nels Rodefeld, Information and Education chief at the Wildlife Department. "Oklahomans have no shortage of opportunities to learn and enhance their outdoor experiences, but they need to have access to the dates, locations and other important details of these events. The Department¹s weekly news release not only provides this information, but it delivers it in plenty of time to plan to attend an activity."
In addition to current events and other outdoor news, the weekly release provides an Outdoor Calendar that gives a detailed outlook on a variety of outdoor-related events taking place across the state. Activities designed to educate people on wildlife and to hone their outdoor skills take place all year long, and annual events such as tackle shows and the Wildlife Expo provide endless entertainment.
"The news release is truly a great tool for anyone who appreciates wildlife in our state," Rodefeld said. "Oklahoman's should really take advantage of this kind of resource, as well as any of the various resources provided by the Department that might apply to them."
To learn more about the Wildlife Department and its resources for hunters, anglers, landowners and other wildlife enthusiasts, log on to wildlifedepartment.com.


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Crepes at stage right: Theatergoers can rejoice. The Peninsula-based Whispers Cafe & Creperie has just opened its second San Jose location: next door to San Jose Repertory. With this space dark so long, stage fans had been limited in their pre-theater dining choices. Now, with Whispers open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays and until 10 p.m. the other nights, they also will have a post-theater option just steps away for those heady debates that start when the curtain drops. Although the restaurant is known for its crepes and omelets (served all day and into the evening), it also offers a half-dozen entree choices, including salmon, steak and fish and chips. Still, the sweet-tooth crowd rules: Owner Danny Qutami says the bestsellers are the Whisper Crepe (Nutella-topped strawberries and bananas, with cinnamon and brown sugar) and the Coolum Crepe (strawberries, raspberries, marshmallows, cinnamon and brown sugar, topped with white chocolate sauce). Details: Open at 8 a.m. daily. 150 S. Second St., San Jose.www.whisperscafe.com.
Cooking, the stage show: Broadway San Jose is bringing Alton Brown, TV's mad scientist of cooking, to the Center for Performing Arts for one night, Oct. 24. "Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour" is a touring stage show that promises "highly unorthodox culinary demonstrations," plenty of opportunities for onstage audience participation (yikes!) plus live music. Tickets go on sale Aug. 24 via Ticketmaster. Prices start at $25.50; the high-end tickets, at $101.50, include a preshow reception with Brown and VIP seating.
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(Emphasis, mine)stoicbird wrote:Face it america. You're a rapidly changing country. You know have females and immigrants deciding who runs your land. Within the next 4 decades America will not function as she has. She sat and watched the richest nations tear each other apart ignoring everything except her own interests.
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Has anyone put Smart TVs in their hotel and if so have they had any issues?
What Brand
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I am hesitant as I was advised by a salesman that Netflix could be a problem if the guest didn't sign out that the next guest could access their account and could cause an issue. Also someone leaving browsing history.
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Of course, the annual Independence Day parade in Georgetown is the highpoint of summer (see photos of the 2010 parade here.) But there are other events on the social calendar. Last weekend was the annual Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department Auction. The auction provides a opportunity to pick up things you didn't know you needed or wanted (and which you can donate to the auction next year…) But there is always an amazing array of "good stuff," including paintings by local artists, antique furniture, boats of various sizes and means of locomotion, etc. Here are a couple of shots that give a flavor of the event:
Another Midcoast summer event is the annual "Salad Days," a fundraiser for the Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, in Newcastle — just across the bridge from Wiscasset. Watershed is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving ceramic artists a place to hone their art, work in association with other potters and — for one talented individual each year — a year of full financial and artistic support at the center. In exchange, this artist creates several hundred individual salad plates which form the basis of the Salad Days event. For a $30 donation, attendees receive a plate of their choice, upon which they can then heap salads prepared by local restaurants, caterers, and the center staff. There is music (a talented bluegrass band played this year), an invitational show and sale of ceramics by artists associated with the center, and tours of the facility. A couple of pictures, taken by iphone and a bit fuzzy:
Come early for the best selection of the plates (if you come too late, they may be sold out).
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Guest artist Yun Kyong Kim will present an organ concert at Hope College on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Concert organist Yun Kyong Kim is in great demand as a solo organ recitalist. Concert reviewers have described her as "a splendid keyboard soloist" ("Dayton Daily News") and have said that she "plays with great sensitivity and with great élan" ("The Diapason").
The program will consist of: "Comes Autumn Time," by Leo Sowerby; "In Memoriam: Titanic, Op. 10 No. 1" and "Elfes, Op. 7 No. 11," by Joseph Bonnet; "Concert Etude on an Australian Folk Tune," by Robert Ampt; "Clair de lune (Suite II, Op. 53, No. 5)" and "Les Cloches de Hinckley (Suite IV, Op. 55, No. 6)" from "Pièces de Fantaisie," by Louis Vierne; and "Conversations," "Fast Dance," "Nocturne" and "Finale" from "Fiesta!," by Iain Farrington.
Kim was born in Korea and moved to the United States at age 16. After completing undergraduate organ study with Carole Terry at the University of Washington, she received both her master's and doctoral degrees in organ performance with minors in early music and music theory from Indiana University, where her principal teachers were Christopher Young and Elisabeth Wright. She has also studied and performed in North Germany and France, and made her French debut in Paris at Sainte-Clotilde in 1997. Kim is a prize winner at both regional and national competitions in organ performance sponsored by the American Guild of Organists, and has also served on the juries of local and national organ competitions.
Recent engagements have included solo performances at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in South Carolina, Washington National Cathedral, Ohio University and Miami University performing arts series, and as a featured recitalist at two National Conventions of the Organ Historical Society and at two Region V Conventions of the American Guild of Organists. Her performances have been broadcast nationally on "Pipedreams," Seattle Public Radio's "From the Organ Loft" program and on Dayton Public Radio.
Kim is past dean of the Dayton Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and has served on the faculty of the Pipe Organ Encounter at Ohio University, and has chaired the Dayton Church Music Workshop. She is instructor of organ and harpsichord at Sinclair Community College and serves as organist and choirmaster at Christ Episcopal Church in Dayton, Ohio.
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I always try to let people know how important it is to watch for copyrights when putting music on their videos. Most people who do many videos know that a copyright violation can get your video taken down or have your entire YouTube channel deleted. Many of those same people know that having just the right music can set the mood and increase views. So, that is where the problem lies for the occasional YouTuber…they want great music and may not understand the copyright issues.
That is what happened to one video that went viral. One dad (Brent Gordon) was very proud of his 9 year old daughter (Sam Gordon) and wanted to show the world how great she was at football. He made an awesome video and it went crazy (1/2 a million views in no time). I even saw it on our local news. Problem was, he used music that he didn't have the rights to use. OOOPS! Yes, it was yanked right down! (Not sure of the view or comment count wen the video was removed)
Let me just break here to call out those copyrights holders. I think that was a pretty jerky thing to do. Although I am not sure if YouTube ID'd the music and sent out an auto notice or if a rights holder did it. Either way, I wonder if there is any way that copyrighted music could be used on a non commercial, non monetized video? I know that right now it may not be an option, but maybe these music companies might want to think about it.
Now back to the video. I have found several copies of the video all over YouTube. The ones I found did not have great music. But, since the girl has been in the news so much, they are getting views. Which brings me to another issue that gripes my ass…people have copied the original video and are now monetizing it. </rant>
I am not sure that her video would have drawn so much attention if he had put different music on the original. The music played a huge role in the response. He is still just as proud of his daughter and wants to show her off, but he is probably afraid of using most decent music.
So the 2 lessons in this…
1) Picking music that enhances the video can really make a difference.
2) Using copyrighted music can get you video yanked.
So there ya have it.
Oh, if you didn't see the video or see her on TV…Sam can haul it! She put the boys to shame! In fact you can see her and some of the football footage at Girl Football Star Sam Gordon, 9, Wows With Spectacular Highlight Reel. Wait until you see this girls stats…she really is good and cute too.
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I identify as a feminist for a variety of reasons, but I haven't participated in any feminist groups besides this one. I am curious about what the various perspectives on breastfeeding are within this group.
I breastfed my two children for a total of about 3 years. I worked for about half of that three years. I was in a situation where my work was located very close to my daycare provider, and I could go nurse my babies on my lunch break. I had to work, as my hubby was on disability, and I also had to take care of my little guy. We could travel easily, as all my supplies for feeding baby were in me, not in my diaper bag. For someone who isn't a natural organizer by nature, I never had to wonder if I had enough milk packed along. It was always very important to me to provide the best start for my kids, but I also found it terrifically convenient and practical. I figured out how to carry and breastfeed my little baby in a sling while doing other things, and I also figured out how to night-time feed by co-sleeping. My son got most of his nutrition at night when I was sleeping or the next thing to it. It also meant that I had to eat like a horse and lost baby weight at the same time.
I ran into a lot of women who wouldn't consider breastfeeding because it made them feel like a cow. It took too much time and it prevented the Dad from being able to do it. I always took the approach that I am a mammal and breastfeeding was a skill I intended to master. It made it an easier choice for me, and I had more support than some since I had a Mom who bucked the trend and breastfed all of her children. It has been considered 'low class' for decades. Only poor, ignorant, or immigrant women would do it. There is still a big taboo around it and I know a lot of women who breastfeed but are confined to their homes for feeding times because of the taboo around it. They start bottle feeding so that they don't feel so stuck in their homes. Public breastfeeding is something that I support wholeheartedly. It's just something that after a while people get used to. Usually it's the women who are freaked that their husbands will be tempted to look at boob who object most strongly. And this in a culture that's saturated with images of boobs.
So when boobs are doing some job besides making men drool, why is that taboo? And where are the non-lactating women who will support other women in feeding their children where and when they need fed?
On a totally different tack Fatwa on Breastfeeding Co-Workers
An islamic cleric has suggested that if women want to be out of their homes more or join the workforce, that they should breastfeed their male associates or co-workers so that they can't have sex with them. I find this profoundly disgusting and counter-intuitive. As if exposing my breasts to a man and letting him suck on them would make him in any way less likely to seduce or rape me.
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I agree. Furthermore, I consider breastfeeding the first and foremost infant's right. As you state, we are mammals, it's a matter of health. To take it a step further, I consider the intent not to breastfeed to be of the very lowest ethics. The intent not to breastfeed should be an automatic procreation disqualifier. And this goes for rental wombs also. I completely disagree with rental wombs for two reasons: the health consequences to the infant and the commodification of women's bodies. So to EVERY sterile (medical or lifestyle) couple out there, ADOPT, there are millions of potential orphans in the world. If you can't adopt, FOSTER, there are thousands of foster kids out there in horrible situations. As for couples who are "desperate" to procreate, DON'T, despair is the absolute worst reason to procreate. And couples wanting to procreate to solidify their relationship, let's not even go there.
The past trend to not breastfeed had several social consequences: unhealthy babies, increased reliance on a pharmaceutical lifestyle, and increased fertility rates. Luckily, it is a trend that is passing. I say past specifically, because from what I see, breastfeeding is making a comeback. Damn good thing, I hate it when doctors and Nestle try to improve on a perfectly functional aspect of nature.
Then there is also the issue of pumping oneself. I imagine there is some degree of degradation of the quality of the milk, depending on how long between the pumping and the feeding, which generally is not too long. I find it a little creepy to have males pretending they're females, when it comes to milking, but maybe that's just me. Through the years I've read several studies of the importance of the infant's face touching the mother's breast as it suckles. I'm not going to redo a bunch of past research, but I prefer to a woman breastfeeding, rather than pumping to feed later while hidden or for the father to pretend to be mom... Way back when I was a young adult, there were a number of infants who'd died or who had problems due to ingesting air from badly designed bottles. I think those bottles are no longer available in North America... but the rest of the world... who knows?
I breastfed my kids a little over two years each for a total of little over four years. It was a lot of work and I am a stay at home so work was not an issue for me. I lived in WV then where there is a huge culture against it. I even had the hospital chew me out for not feeding my baby when I did not order formula. That in hospital help is invaluable. With no mother or older woman to guide a new mother along, pretty much everyone has pain and feels unnatural. If the baby does not latch on right, there is going to be a lot of pain. Also, some women have inverted nipples and need nipple shields. Women need some help from minute one if they've never done it before. I didn't get to see a lactation specialist until my oldest baby was three days old. By then I had blood blisters. Yes, that hurt a lot.
The hospitals could stand to be a lot more supportive in WV.
Although, I never had many problems with men, my worst critics were other women. I don't know how many times I was told to feed my babies in the bathroom. Yuck! Would they eat their meals in the bathroom with someone pooping in the next stall? Gross! People go out of their way to be offended by breastfeeding. Most the time, the women are more covered than a Muslim beach party. Really, you'll see more on the beach than in a roomful of breastfeeding mothers. Most women try to be very modest and those who aren't, the baby's covering more boob than a lot of bikinis.
But that's WV for you...
It's a myth formula feeding is easier. You have to heat. mix and clean up a lot with formula. Plus the baby poop smells a million times worse.
It amazes me how people are offended by such practical, sensible things and would rather do something complex, wasteful and impractical to avoid them. I remember some high school classmates comparing it to urinating in public. (Well, I have caught more men urinating in public than women breastfeeding.) Taboos against breastfeeding marginalize children by putting someone else's prudery ahead of feeding a baby. Once again, if you are offended by the appearance of something, avert your eyes! Most people get pretty skilled at being discreet about it, too.
Since I was young it seemed like it's gotten better, more accepted, with more laws allowing it in public places. Then again there are always resurgences in fundamentalists...
More about the pro-choice aspect of it: I've read opinions that were understanding of non-breastfeeding women. Basically, breastfeeding supporters shouldn't be saying there is something wrong with women if they have problems with breastfeeding, find it painful, or it doesn't come naturally to them.
I breastfed for 20 months with my first, and of course it isn't as often as when they are newborns. I would have liked to have breastfed my son longer than 1 year, but it didn't work out. I would like to see the norms pushed more to 1 to 2 years. It was just such a good way to get a cranky toddler settled down for a nap. And the occasionally breastfed toddlers don't get sick as often (in my experience at least), which is especially important if your kid is in daycare. And it is really during the 8 month plus period that I lost the last of the baby weight and then started loosing a lot of pre-baby weight also. It's also very protective for the mum for breast cancer.
Eh, I know a few women who consider them fun toys, as well.
I think most of my siblings and I went to at least 4. I don't see why they can't serve both purposes.
My daughter, who is almost 8 now, asked me what I was reading about and I told her 'breastfeeding' and she got this disgusted look on her face and said 'Ew'. I don't want her getting the dumb idea in her head that it's 'gross' at this age. So i got after her for being ignorant about it and explained why it is 'normal' and 'natural'. I asked her if she knew what a mammal is and explained that all mammals feed their babies with some sort of boobs and that's not gross. We decided it would be more gross if I regurgitated partially digested hunks of food like some birds do, and that really milk is not very gross.
It will certainly be years before she has to worry about lactating, but I think attitudes become formed at a pretty early age. I wish all kids could be around family members or friends who are nursing babies in a very casual way, otherwise they don't really become used to it as adults as easily. Kids certainly have a lot of questions and are quite openly fascinated with the process. I have sat breastfeeding with an enthralled little kid beside me lots of times.
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President Obama will host leaders from around the world in Chicago this weekend for an important diplomatic summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This Chicago Summit will be the first NATO summit on American soil in 13 years, and the first ever outside of Washington.
In addition to the opportunity to showcase one of our nation's great cities, our hosting of the summit in Chicago is a tangible symbol of the importance of NATO to the United States. It is also an opportunity to underscore to the American people the continued value of this alliance to security challenges we face today.
Indeed, NATO is vital to U.S. security. More than ever, the Alliance is the mechanism through which the United States confronts diverse and difficult threats to our security together with like-minded states who share our fundamental values of democracy, human rights and rule of law. Our experiences in the Cold War, in the Balkans and now in Afghanistan prove that our core interests are better protected by working together than by seeking to respond to threats alone as individual nations.
At NATO's last summit in Lisbon, Portugal, nearly 18 months ago, the allies unveiled a new Strategic Concept that defines NATO's focus in the 21st century. Building on the decisions taken in Lisbon, the allies have three objectives for the Chicago summit: Afghanistan, capabilities, and partnerships.
On Afghanistan, the ISAF coalition has made significant progress in preventing that country from serving as a safe haven for terrorists and ensuring that Afghans are able to provide for their own security. These are both necessary conditions to fulfill the president's goal to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaida.
At Chicago, where Afghanistan is concerned, the United States anticipates three outcomes in particular: an agreement on an interim milestone in 2013 when ISAF's mission will shift from combat to support for the Afghan National Security Forces, the NSF; secondly, an agreement on the size, cost and sustainment of the ANSF beyond 2013; and, finally, a roadmap for NATO's post-2014 role in Afghanistan.
Regarding capabilities, NATO's ability to deploy an effective fighting force in the field makes the alliance unique. However, its capacity to deter and respond to security challenges will only be as successful as its forces are able, effective, interoperable and modern. In the current era of fiscal austerity, NATO can still maintain a strong defense, but doing so requires innovation, creativity and effectiveness. The United States is modernizing its presence in Europe at the same time that our NATO allies, and NATO as an institution, are engaged in similar steps. This is a clear opportunity for our European allies to take on greater responsibilities.
The United States continues to strongly urge those allies to meet the two percent benchmark for defense spending and to contribute politically, financially and operationally to the strength of the alliance. In addition to the total level of defense spending, we should also focus on how these limited resources are allocated and for what priorities. NATO has made progress towards pooling more national resources, which is exemplified through the capabilities package that the United States anticipates that leaders will endorse in Chicago. This package for Chicago includes missile defense, the Alliance Ground Surveillance program, and Baltic air policing.
Allies are, furthermore, expected to endorse the Deterrence and Defense Posture Review, the DDPR. The DDPR will identify the appropriate mix of nuclear, conventional and missile defense capabilities that NATO needs to meet 21st century security challenges, as well as reaffirm NATO's commitment to making consensus decisions on alliance posture issues.
Finally, the Chicago summit will highlight NATO's success in working with a growing number of partners around the world. Effective partnerships allow the alliance to extend its reach, act with greater legitimacy, share burdens, and benefit from the capabilities of others.
Allies will not make decisions on further enlargement of NATO in Chicago, but they will nonetheless send a clear, positive message to aspirant countries in support of their membership goals. The United States has been clear that NATO's door remains open to European democracies that are willing and able to assume their responsibilities and obligations of membership. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Georgia are all working closely with allies to meet NATO membership criteria.
In conclusion, the three summit priorities -- Afghanistan, capabilities, and partnerships " demonstrate how far NATO has evolved since its founding six decades ago. The reasons for its continued success are clear. The alliance has over the last 63 years proven to be an adaptable, durable and cost-effective provider of security.
When President Obama welcomes his counterparts to Chicago in just over a week, the United States will be prepared to work with our allies and partners to ensure that the alliance remains vibrant and capable for many more years to come.
Stay tuned to DipNote this week for more posts on the Chicago Summit. On Twitter, follow @USNATO and #Chicago2012 for Summit updates. All week, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder (@USAmbNATO) is answering your questions. Ask him using #AskIvo. You can watch a video preview with Ambassador Daalder of what President Obama and other leaders will be discussing in Chicago here.
For more information on the Summit, please see the Department of State's 2012 NATO Summit website.
Related Content: NATO -- Chicago and Beyond | LiveAtState -- Upcoming NATO Summit in Chicago | The Chicago Summit and U.S. Policy
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Nato Should intervene on corrupted lobby and financial thieves establishing an international intelligence office but Nato serve the few instead than the many - nato serve corruption instead than honesty nato serve money instead than lives
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history has shown that prolonged wars has weakened the strong bonding between partners' their economic interst and so as their moral and ethical views. This is what happening . The think tank must reconsider it .NATO and US must redesign their comprehensive NEXT FOREIGN POLICY for PEACE , STABILITY AND BETTER TOMORROW for the WORLD we LIVE IN.


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Gross! Watch Alicia Silverstone Feed her Kid Like a Bird [VIDEO]
Picture a mother bird feeding its baby...the mother drops food from her mouth into her babies mouth right? Well that is exactly what's going on in this video except it's Alicia Silverstone and her 11 month old son Bear (yes, that says Bear). It's one of those things that is so gross you can't help but watch, so go ahead, take a look - I know you want to.


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Officially California has voted "No" on Proposition 37, which required labeling of genetically modified foods (GMOs), even though 96 percent were in favor of labeling before elections according to MSNBC poll.
A $46 million ad campaign by Monsanto, DuPont, and the food industry succeeded, claiming that labeling would be a major inconvenience that would raise costs and food prices.
Organic farmers, retailers, environmentalists, consumers, and other groups comprising over 10 million individuals raised $8 million. In the end, the vote was 4.8 million against Proposition 37 to 4.3 million in favor, according to Acres USA, Jan. 2013.
Because of "unexplained anomalies," Lori Grace, head of the Institute for American Democracy and Election Integrity, has started a recount, according to independent public television station KCET.
Although it is believed that the basic premise of the majority of "Yes" voters is the desire to be able to make an educated choice regarding food, many feel that GMOs are actually toxic and look to studies done outside the industry for reliable information. One such study came out in September 2012.
According to an article in Le Nouvel Observateur, quoted in the Nation of Change, that study was considered so controversial that the researchers used encrypted emails, banned phone conversations, and even created a decoy study to prevent sabotage.
A two-year study showed increased formation of tumors and early mortality using the rat's lifespan instead of the usual 90-day safety-testing period. The study, by Gilles-Eric Séralini, et al., was called "Long Term Toxicity of a Roundup Herbicide and a Roundup-Tolerant Genetically Modified Maize" and was published in the peer-reviewed Food and Chemical Toxicology Journal, September 2012. Research.
What Is Roundup?
Roundup is the chemical glyphosate. This herbicide is not toxic to the plant directly as previously used herbicides were. Glyphosate becomes deadly by chelating protective minerals such as magnesium, copper, and iron from plants, making the plants susceptible to pathogens that are naturally in the soil.
Dr. Don Huber, a soil biologist, in a video with Dr. Mercola, describes the weeds as having AIDS. They die, and the soil is left full of plant pathogens, as Roundup also kills off the beneficial bacteria as well.
Glyphosate itself does not break down, but accumulates in the soil, as it has been used as an herbicide for over three decades without alternating it with other herbicides. The super weeds, that take more Roundup than ever plus other herbicides to kill, have developed resistance to the soil pathogens, just as some of us have developed a natural immunity to mumps, according to a Sept. 22, 2012, article on Mercola.com.
The Study
A French study researching the effects of GMOs was conducted on 200 rats.
A New York Times opinion piece by Andrew Revkin cited the French academies of agriculture, medicine, pharmacy, technology, science, and veterinary medicine as banding together to say the study "spread fear among the public," had "numerous gaps in methods and interpretation," and the corn type GMO NK603 was already "proven safe."
Out of the 200 rats, 10 of each sex were given the non-GMO variety of corn closest to GMO NK 603.
Roundup-tolerant GMO NK603 corn was given to one group of 60, and GMO NK603 sprayed with Roundup herbicide was given to another 60.
The groups were further divided into 11, 22, and 33 percent GMOs in their diets, so all diets were under 50 percent GMO. This GMO corn is a type approved for animal feed in Canada.
Three groups (60 rats) were given Roundup only in their water in the following amounts: the amount allowed in tap water, 4 parts per billion; the amount allowed in animal feed; and half the minimal amount used for spraying crops.
The first two GMO-fed males died of huge kidney tumors a year before the first control died. In the 22-percent-GM-diet group, the first female died eight months before the first female control died. Two females and three males out of the 20 controls died before their life expectancy.
Altogether, 50 percent of the females on the GMO diets died before their life expectancy. Even in the lowest concentrations, Roundup in water also claimed almost half the females.
Of the females in the GMO-grain group, 70 percent developed mammary tumors. Of the females in the Roundup-in-water group, over 90 percent got mammary tumors. Over 64 percent of the females had pituitary tumors and dysfunction.
Of the treated males, 87 percent had liver pathology, 97 percent had digestive pathology, and 82 percent had chronic progressive kidney disease.
Although industry scientists considered the GMO corn to be as safe as regular corn, there is one small but significant difference in the chemistry of the two corns. GMO corn is lacking in the amount of ferulic and caffeic acids, two phenols found in regular corn that are cancer-protective and prevent oxidative stress in the kidneys. This study "Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize" was published in Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 50, Issue 11, November 2012.
Eat Like a President
The chef of the Clintons and Bushes, Walter Scheib, said to Mother Jones: "Nearly all the product used was obtained from local growers and suppliers. There was a small garden on the roof of the White House where produce was grown.
"The ethic of the purchasing and the cooking at the White House under my direction and under the continuing direction of Cris Comerford [the current Obama White House executive chef] is one of respect for the pedigree of the product and manner it is grown, gathered, raised, or caught."
We could agree with our intrepid leaders on one issue: Eat organically. As long as GMOs remain unlabeled, eating organic food is the only way to avoid GMO.


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There was a moment when Valerie Gotay realized that, amid all her meticulous preparations for the Beijing Olympics, something had gone wrong.
For six months, she had thought that the life she lived at home in San Diego could continue at the national judo training center in Brownsville, Texas: Her two daughters could come with her, and she could go on home-schooling them as she always had.
But in the end, she could not – and making the decision she had so desperately wanted to avoid, she sent her girls back to her husband in California.
"This was not the life I wanted for them," says Ms. Gotay, who will compete in the US Olympic trials for judo on June 14.
She is one of 18 mothers with their eye on competing in Beijing – from hurdler LaShinda Demus, whose schedule juggling infant twins is so hectic that she sometimes forgets to eat, to weight lifter Melanie Roach, who sees squatting hundreds of pounds of iron as a refreshing break from the responsibilities of the rest of her life.
For Gotay, however, the days since her daughters Breanna and Isabella left Texas nearly a year and a half ago have unspooled as a different test of character from any she has learned from a mat or a match-ending chokehold.
"Sometimes I think I am weakened mentally and emotionally" as a competitor by being a mother, says Gotay, who has not been back to see her family in San Diego since January. "But it also strengthens you – to fight for your kids, for all your sacrifices."
There have been many. Indeed, even in the opulent, Beaux Arts-style Chicago ballroom where she and other Olympic hopefuls gathered in April for a media summit – in a setting that bespoke white-fingered gloves rather than roundhouse kicks – her intensity percolated like a rumbling coffee pot past boil.
How do birds fly, Mom?
Gotay is making up for missed opportunities. There was a time, nearly 20 years ago, when she was the 18-year-old up-and-comer – a Barcelona Olympian whose promise and confidence suggested that the podium was more a matter of time than doubt.
"Since I was 4 years old, I was training intensively," says Gotay, who was drawn to the sport because her father was a judo master in France. "I loved the training, I loved the intensity, I loved it all."
But she pushed herself too hard to reach that moment on the verge of her first Olympics. She had tried to compete in a lower weight class than was natural for her body type, and before the weigh-in, she collapsed and went into convulsions. The illness was so severe that there was little choice but to quit judo.
Yet the intensity that had once taken form in a precocious young judoka, drinking in the life of an elite athlete as though through a hosepipe, now found another outlet: her daughters. It began as a dissatisfaction with her local schools and became the focus of her second act: being a teacher as well as a mother.
She had no course curriculum, only a deep desire to touch her children's inquisitive minds.
"Any time my daughter had a question – like, how do birds fly – it was like: That's our lesson for today," says Gotay, unable to prevent a grin at the memory. There were days spent surfing the Internet, building models, and cooking – a great way to teach children math, Gotay insists.
"It's teaching a love of learning," Gotay adds. "Once you do that, there comes a point when you just step away."
That point came sooner than she expected – when she returned to judo full-time and moved to Texas. "I was completely overwhelmed," she says. "Over time, I realized I had to let this go."
Easiest part of the day: pumping iron
For other Olympian mothers, the feeling of being overwhelmed is familiar. "Weightlifting is the easiest part of my day," says Roach.
It is an odd thing to hear from a 5-foot-1, 30-something with a pageboy haircut. Then she talks of being owner-operator of a gymnastics academy, wife of a Washington state legislator, a Sunday School teacher, and a mother of three, including an autistic son – all in her high-energy, quick-talking, perma-smiling persona – and Olympic weightlifting does appear a welcome distraction.
"Because I spend my day preparing the kids for the school bus, making sure we have dinner, getting the kids off the bus, getting homework done … when it's time to go to the gym, I get to take a breath," she says. "It's like a moment to myself, something that most moms don't get."
Last month, Roach was named to the No. 1 slot on the four-woman team that will compete in Beijing.
Ms. Demus, the hurdler, gets that moment away from her year-old twins, Dontay and Duaine, thanks to her husband. For an Olympic sprinter, perhaps, it is natural to see parenthood as the Great Relay Race: "[My husband] doesn't have to go to work until the afternoon, so it's basically, 'Tag, you're it.'"
A silver medalist at the 2006 World Championships, Demus says she's had to work twice as hard as other Olympians to return to podium-level performances. When she started running three months after giving birth in June 2007, she was losing races to her mother.
"You know you're 50 percent behind [your competition] so you have to work that much harder, so I did things I never would have done" as a sprinter, including 40-minute jogs, she says. "I wanted to quit about 1,000 times … but I'm stronger because it was 10 times harder getting back to normal."
With US trials for Track & Field coming up at the end of June, her times have been improving steadily. From late April to early May, she dropped nearly 1.5 seconds off her 400-meter time, finishing in 53.99 at a race in Martinique – the fastest time posted anywhere in the world this year, and 1.65 seconds off the world record, set in 2003.
A comeback 12 years after quitting
Gotay came back to judo essentially on a dare. Although she had one brief and aborted comeback attempt in 1996, she had gone some 12 years without training when she learned that the 2004 national championships would be held in her hometown of San Diego. Four months before the event, she decided to try to qualify.
In her first tournament back, in Britain, her goal was not to lose in the first round; she made it to the finals. Without much effort, she acknowledges, she qualified as an alternate for the Athens Games. But that ambivalence was her spark.
"I really should have tried," she says. "I always felt that I've never lived up to my potential."
In the Chicago ballroom, these two sides of her nature seem to be at war: The child of unrealized promise versus the mother who found such fullness in days spent with her daughters, learning a little about everything.
She loves talking about judo, but there is far greater pride when she notes that her older daughter, currently finishing fifth grade at a San Diego school, reads at an 11th-grade level. Separating herself from them is her great concession to who she thought she once could have been – judo champion and Olympic medalist.
"Other athletes only have to worry about themselves," she says. "They can go home and go to sleep. I go home and it's, 'Mommy, I'm hungry.' "
"When I had the children with me [in Texas], I was still a mom," she adds. "It took my mind off what my mind needed to be focused on." But, she concedes: "They're coping better than I am."


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