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No layouts or tutorials today. Just dropping off a few pictures. We went to the cemetary today, so that my husband could visit the graves of his uncles and grandfather. Watching my husband and my youngest daughter really made me realize how important it is to honor and remember our soldiers. Those who have fought, fallen and who are fighting now. It is so important to pass on their stories and teach our children to honor these men and women. I want to say thank you to each and every one of our soldiers!! God Bless you all!!
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Australian food writer Kirsty Manning-Wilcox gives her guide to the top eateries in Hong Kong.
A highlight of any trip to Hong Kong is always going to be the food. Locals insist on the freshest produce combined with a mixture of textures and flavours on every plate, so every restaurant has to play its A-game to survive.
With so much choice, a good fodder guide is a must. On my list of the best to visit, I've included two Michelin-starred French restaurants - overkill to some, perhaps, but the food at these places is fresher and more innovative than at many of the modern French places in France.
There are great lunch deals to be had around town as time is money - people want to be in and out within 45 minutes. Nights tend to be a glittering affair with swanky bars, hawker-style eateries and serene restaurants heaving. In Central Hong Kong you can have so much within one kilometre. Here are some of the best places.
Chef Richard Ekkebus has taken modern French cuisine to new heights, relishing the abundance of fresh ingredients available in Hong Kong daily as well as the best the world has to offer. He's consistently awarded two Michelin stars for his efforts. Fresh and seasonal is the key here, with favourites including the duck foie gras presented as a cute little lollipop, Iberian pork and Lozere lamb, as well as line-caught John Dory.
Every restaurant has to play its A-game to survive.
11-19A Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong.
Elegant decor, impeccable service and commanding views of Hong Kong Harbour mean Pierre is the place for a long lunch. French chef Pierre Gagnaire has long been considered one of the forefathers of modern French fusion cuisine and his Hong Kong restaurant shows there is no chance of slowing down.
Menus change seasonally but some of the autumn highlights include the entree with abalone, pork belly, and grilled foie gras and duck infused with cinnamon.
5 Connaught Road, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong has embraced the Mexican food wave. This place doesn't take reservations, so you just have to wander down the hidden lane in trendy bar area Lan Kwai Fong and take your chances. The young and beautiful mingle and sip cocktails in a jumble of concrete, graffiti, old posters and shared tables. Don't miss the yellowfin tuna tostidas, a mix of four tacos and the fish ceviche.
20A D'Aguilar Street, Central & Western, Hong Kong 852.
Blue Butcher
Hollywood Road in Sheung Wan is the hottest zone for new restaurants and bars and Blue Butcher is the latest steak house to open in Central. It's hard to get a reservation so take your chances and squeeze into the bar, where the crowd is hip and loud.
There's a cute Prohibition-era theme going on with exposed brickwork, a meat hanging room, American diner-style bar and cocktails such as apple pie moonshine served in brown paper bags. Gimmicks aside, crowds flock for the aged beef cooked to order and served on large wooden chopping boards with sauces of your choice.
108 Hollywood Road, Central & Western, Hong Kong.
Private kitchens are all the rage in Hong Kong at the moment and Magnolia, a Louisiana-inspired Creole kitchen, is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Aussie expat Emma Levy says: "The food is all family style, so you need a lot of people to get the most out of it.
"There is no choice with the menu - you get what you're served!
"Highlights for me are the amazingly moreish corn bread, the ribs and the pecan pie."
You'll need to book a few weeks in advance and pay a deposit.
17 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan.
The writer travelled courtesy of Cathay Pacific and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.
Where the locals eat
Richard Ekkebus's restaurant Amber, at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, was the only restaurant in greater China to feature on the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants list. We asked him for the lowdown on his favourite places to eat in Hong Kong.
Dimdim Sum Dim Sum Specialty Store
The restaurant is rather sober, with mirror-panelled walls that allow you to see what the locals are ordering. Try their excellent fried stuffed eggplant treasures wrap of chicken, fish maw, mushrooms and ginger, or the pan-fried tofu skin with chicken and unusual cumin. For those going safe, the siu mai and har gow are good, too. For those more adventurous, fried nine dishes and pig's blood with XO sauce or steamed tripe with black pepper sauce. Excellent smaller sized pineapple buns and good sesame seed balls. 7 Tin Lok Lane, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
This 50-seat izakaya style restaurant with very minimalist design (wooden floors and concrete walls) opens between 6pm and midnight. It's the perfect place for informal dining and we love to go after service or even on my day off. The restaurant is open from Monday to Saturday (closed on Sunday). The chefs grill and caramelise all parts (including delicious giblets) of chicken, yakitori-style, over a charcoal fire. The restaurant makes its own signature Shichimi Togarashi (Japanese seven-spice blend). No reservations are taken, but turnover is high and there is a great bar. 33-35 Bridges Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.
Wing Wa Noodle Shop
Specialty: one of the very last places that make their own bamboo noodles above the shop. This is not a luxury dining room, and setting and service are rather basic. The quality of the bamboo noodles with barbecue pork and a great broth make up for the lack of comfort. 89 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai.
Sang Kee Congee Shop
In true Hong Kong style, for a great, authentic congee, this is probably one of the best places to go to. Recommended dishes include pig's heart congee, liver congee, chicken congee, dried scallop congee, fish belly congee and vegetarian congee. Prices are very good — normally, you will get change from $HK50 ($6). Open daily, from morning until late in the evening (there is no sign in English so you have to ask passers-by and show them the restaurant's name in Chinese). 7-9 Burd Street, Sheung Wan.
Spicy Crab under the Bridge
This is a place I go with colleagues after having a beer or two and it is open until 6am. This Wan Chai restaurant is an institution and in its version of this dish, deep-fried crab is tossed in its legendary chilli mix and has a dry, crispy mix of garlic, chilli, black beans and spring onions. Other seafood dishes it does well include clams in black bean sauce and deep-fried silverfish. Under the Jaffe Road bypass (not the ones at Lockhart Road), Wan Chai.
Trip notes
Getting there
Cathay Pacific has flights to Hong Kong from Sydney and Melbourne (about 9hr) for about $1512 return, including tax. cathaypacific.com.au.
Staying there
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel is one of the great old-style hotels of the world and a foodie's mecca, with 10 venues on site including three Michelin-starred restaurants (which include Pierre and the dazzling Krug Room). Rooms start at $HK4500 ($557) a night, plus 10 per cent service charge. 5 Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong. mandarinoriental.com/hongkong.
For a funky crowd smack bang in the fanciest shopping and bar district, and the much-awarded Amber restaurant, try The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong. Rooms start at $HK5600, plus 10 per cent service charge. mandarinoriental.com/landmark.

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When Karen Krogman visited MSU College of law as a prospective student, "it just clicked." During her visit, she found the staff, students, and professors were friendly and personable. "Overall, the environment seemed very supportive and nothing like the stereotypes of law school being cut-throat and aggressive. I just knew it was the perfect law school for me," she said.
Karen was also interested in MSU due to its large variety of class offerings and the many areas of law for specialization. "I had no clue what type of law I wanted to practice when I entered into law school, so it was important to me to have a lot of choices in classes and extracurricular activities," she said.
Today, Karen is an associate at a mid-size firm in Syracuse, New York. "I focus on Labor Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence and Premises Liability, Professional Malpractice and Workers' Compensation," she said. "I use my law degree on a daily basis—for instance, when writing motions, researching, preparing for depositions, interacting with clients and arguing in court."
As a student at MSU, Karen's role as Executive Editor for the Michigan State Law Review refined her crucial legal skills. "Through hours of researching, writing, editing, and Bluebooking for Law Review, I am very confident in my ability to research and write anything that a supervising attorney assigns me," she said.
Karin's experience on Appellate Moot Court also prepared her for the practice of law. "Moot Court gave me additional experience in research and writing, but also improved my public speaking and communication skills," she said. "After numerous competitions and hours of practicing with many teammates, I feel prepared to articulate my point of view to any client, colleague, opposing counsel, or judge."
Karen dreamt about going to law school and becoming an attorney since the second grade, and she said going to MSU was one of the best decisions she ever made. "However, a legal career is not for everyone," she cautioned. "Law school is mentally, emotionally, and physically draining. I would really encourage anyone thinking about attending law school to consider the reasons for wanting this career path. Make sure you are 100% dedicated to putting in the work during the three years of law school."


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Web app security player NT OBJECTives has tabled a new penetration testing tool in the shape of NTO SQL Invader. This free release is targeted at testing pros and the wider development community as a means of identifying SQL injection vulnerabilities in online applications.
Vying to help "exploit and demonstrate" SQL injection vulnerabilities, NT OBJECTives says that "most organizations" understand that SQL injection vulnerabilities put their sensitive data at risk — as it has been the dominant method used in this year's high-profile web application attacks; with millions of sites attacked in 2011.
While SQL injections are comparatively well documented in their own right, NT OBJECTives argues that until now it has been difficult to determine if the vulnerability can actually be exploited because most existing SQL injection testing tools are executed from a command line without a supporting user interface. Without the ability to demonstrate the exploitability of a vulnerability, remediation efforts are naturally delayed.
NTO SQL Invader allows pen testers and developers to view the list of records, tables, and user accounts on the back-end database when a vulnerability surfaces. A user can exploit a web application vulnerability that was discovered manually or from a Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) tool like the company's own NTOSpider. NTO SQL Invader works as a standalone tool and includes integration with NTOSpider's reporting technology to identify and validate discovered vulnerabilities.
"Accurate vulnerability identification is a crucial and challenging task but it is only half the battle," says Dan Kuykendall, co-CEO and CTO of NT OBJECTives. "We wanted to support organizations in their analysis and remediation efforts by providing an easy to use tool that enables penetration testers to demonstrate how these vulnerabilities can be exploited. We felt it was important to provide a free and useful tool to our customers and to the entire community."
NTO SQL Invader's GUI interface enables users to paste the injectable request found by the DAST tool into NTO SQL Invader and then select "Start Detecting Injection" to identify the injectable parameter/input. Users can also feed a more detailed request straight into NTO SQL Invader from NTOSpider's report or BurpSuite. Once the injection is identified, the user is in control of how much information is harvested.
"Sometimes it just takes a compelling screenshot or video to silence the skeptics on the validity of a vulnerability. While the command-line tools are effective, they do not present polished, organized, or clear information in a presentation setting," said the company.


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Netflix still hot on Wall Street
SAN FRANCISCO Netflix (NFLX) remains a hot ticket on Wall Street.
The Internet video service's stock climbed another 14 percent Friday to reach its highest price in 16 months. The latest surge followed a 42 percent leap on Thursday that marked the stock's biggest single-day gain since Netflix went public in May 2002.
Netflix's fourth-quarter earnings spurred the stampede to buy the company's stock. The results released Wednesday were highlighted by an unexpected profit and accelerated customer growth that left Netflix with 33 million worldwide subscribers to its service that streams movies and TV shows to Internet-connected devices.
The stock is up $21.20 to $168.06 in afternoon trading. Earlier, Netflix traded as high as $169.99.
Despite the recent rally, the stock remains below its peak of nearly $305 realized 18 months ago.


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EL PASO, Texas (AP) Charles Ross ran for 154 yards and two touchdowns and Rice became bowl-eligible with a 33-24 win over UTEP Saturday night.
Ross scored on a 9-yard run to give Rice a 26-21 lead in the fourth quarter and after UTEP answered with a field goal, Jeremy Eddington returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. Eddington also ran for another score for the Owls (6-6, 4-4 Conference USA), who have won four in a row. Taylor McHargue threw for 207 yards to help give Rice a chance to go to its first postseason game since the 2008 Texas Bowl.
Nick Lamaison threw a pair of touchdown passes for the Miners (3-9, 2-6). The game was the final one for UTEP's Mike Price, who is retiring after 31 years as a college head coach.


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Tue, 20 September 2011
Gretchen Holt-Witt turned the tragedy of her son's cancer into a country wide cancer fighting fundraiser..."The Bake Sale Cookbook"...inspirational. An Iowa pilot gets busted in NY for carrying a weapon... Congressman Ron Paul in Iowa running...issues...articulate as usual. Ron Paul segment one. Ron Paul Segment Two. Segment Three. Then should Iowa vote to return to the gold standard for money? Jeffrey Bell and Rich Danker with Gold Standard 2012.
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America's current energy boom may take a new direction thanks to the discovery of a new way to turn raw natural gas into upgraded liquid alcohol fuel.
In the March 14 issue of Science magazine, chemists from Brigham Young University and The Scripps Research Institute detail a process that could reduce dependence on petroleum.
The most unexpected breakthrough in the paper was that ordinary "main group" metals like thallium and lead can trigger the conversion of natural gas to liquid alcohol. The research teams saw in experiments that natural gas to alcohol conversion occurs at 180 degrees Celsius -- just a fraction of the heat needed with traditional "transition metal" catalysts (1400-1600 degrees Celsius). The BYU team was crucial in using theory to understand how and why this process works at low temperatures and under mild conditions.
"This is a highly novel piece of work that opens the way to upgrading of natural gas to useful chemicals with simple materials and moderate conditions," said Robert Crabtree, a chemistry professor at Yale who is familiar with the new study.
The discovery comes at a time when natural gas production is booming in America -- a trend that is expected to continue for the next 30 years. The new process actually cuts out one step of the process for fuel production. Ordinarily the three main parts of raw natural gas -- methane, ethane and propane -- are separated before they are turned into fuels or other useful chemicals.
"Hardly anybody actually tries to do reactions on a genuine mixture that you would get from natural gas," said Daniel Ess, a BYU chemistry professor and one of the study authors. "Turns out we can just directly use the mixture of what comes out of natural gas and convert all three of them together."
The potential benefits aren't limited to the production of fuel, Ess said. Many chemicals derived from natural gas, such as methanol, are also important in manufacturing.
"Whether you use methanol to burn as a fuel or as a chemical commodity for products, this process cuts down energy usage," Ess said.
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Blogs Purpose:
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Ashley Family
Alice Mae Ashley
Mystery Photo of Dorothy Kendall
7 comments:
- Gini said...
Welcome Terri...I look forward to reading all about your Kentucky ancestors'...my paternal ancestors' also hail from Kentucky!
I love all Kentucky history.
- January 23, 2011 at 11:14 AM
- Anglers Rest said...
Hi, I have nominated your blog for the Ancestor Approved Award. You can learn more about this here http://anglersrest.blogspot.com/2011/01/ancestor-approved-award.html and here http://ancestorslivehere.blogspot.com/2010/03/ancestor-badge.html
- January 29, 2011 at 2:55 AM
- Nancy said...
This is a beautiful photograph and Dorothy looks lovely in her dress and veil. She looks too young to be a bride so I wonder if this might be a church confirmation photograph, especially because of her age and the Bible and rosary that she's holding. I hope someone comes along who can tell you more about her and her possible relationship to your family.
You have a beautiful blog!
- January 29, 2011 at 8:33 AM
- TCasteel said...
It looks like a photo taken at Confirmation (when youths become adult members of the Catholic church) - so it would be her family (maiden) name.
Theresa (Tangled Trees)
- January 29, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- © 2010 Terri Merrit Rehmann said...
I appreciate all of your helpful comments! I thought she looked rather young to be getting married. I do not know of any Catholic family connections in this locality. I will have to ask around about any Catholic families with the last name Kendall on my visit to Carlisle in May. Very interesting!!! Why would my grandmother have this photo - the mystery continues!
- January 29, 2011 at 11:52 AM
- Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith said...
Welcome to the Geneabloggers family. Hope you find the association fruitful; I sure do. I have found it most stimulating, especially some of the Daily Themes.
May you keep sharing your ancestor stories!
Dr. Bill ;-)
Author of "Back to the Homeplace"
and "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories"
- January 29, 2011 at 6:49 PM
- Another Opinion said...
My grandmother's line is Robinson. Thet are from Mercer and Anderson Counties here in Kentucky.
- January 30, 2011 at 7:07 AM
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One of my big pet peeves has to do with teachers and teacher-librarians who assign research requiring students to find sources in buckets that no longer hold water.
No more than three Internet sources. You must use three books from the library shelves.
These particular buckets are no longer solid or meaningful. They all have holes. On top of that, I no longer know where my shelves really are.
A little while back, I had a student visit from another school during our evening hours. She knew we had an archive of older magazines. It seems that a perfect article for her research came from a database. But using this Newsweek article as a print-out would put her over her Internet limit. She needed to borrow or copy that article from our print magazine and physically attach it to her project.
But what is an Internet source? My reference books are on our shelves, but many are available as ebooks are online. Our state-sponsored NetLibrary collection has as many collections of literary criticism, and more new science titles than we have in our own relatively wonderful catalog. My journal collection online is way, way bigger than what I can see in our stacks.
When a student wants to use a particular article from Time or The Economist, does it really matter whether it was photocopied or downloaded from one of our feeds or databases?
I understand that what we are really looking for is that student researchers look for balance and quality in their sources. (A likely unspoken motive may be that we want to ensure our substantial investment in print materials was justified.)
But these old buckets are the kind of restrictions that unnecessarily drive good students crazy and make reluctant learners more reluctant. They also make parents wonder.
The real problem, as I see it, is that in looking for balance, our kids don't see any buckets anymore.
A stack of 8 1/2 X 11, black and white printed pages no longer looks like a table of library materials.
On those messy library tables of not so long ago, students could easily see: bookmarks noting great chapters in books and anthologies, entries in thick reference books, and perhaps, that the covers and content of magazines and scholarly journals look just a little bit different.
In 8 1/2 X 11, black and white, print-out format, ebook chapters look just like blog posts and reference and journal and magazine articles.
I now find I have to teach learners to discern some new (or old) buckets, well, buckets that are no longer obvious (even to my seniors!).
It comes up as students make decisions on how to cite those print-outs. It comes up as we ask students to evaluate their source lists for variety and balance and quality and relevance, according to their particular information task. It comes up when we ask learners if they've made use of the full range of materials available to them. (And these days those that full range includes blogs, and wikis, and tweets, as well as the stuff that makes its way through a longer publishing process. See Buffy's comment below.)
(BTW, NoodleTools does a great job with this type of work, both as students decide on the type of source they are citing and in its List Analysis tool.)
Now before a major project, in addition to discussing evaluation strategies for materials of all sorts, I find I need to teach a little lesson or game about buckets that I like to call, What am I holding?
I bring up a variety of sources relevant to the project and ask what is this?
Regardless of whether it came from a database, or the free Web, or our shelves, we look for clues together. If the source has a city of publication and a publisher, it is likely a book. If it has both a journal and issue number, it is likely a journal. If it has both an author and an editor, it is likely an anthology or collection.
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Hypnotizing Ring Routine is Like a Real-Life Screensaver [VIDEO]
This guy's superhuman dexterity allows him to manipulate rings with the fluidity of our favorite screensavers. Look at those rings go. In and out, around and around. How does he do it? Is it magnets? Camera tricks? Magic? Maybe it's just the music.
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Dolores Metzger, 82
Dolores Jean Metzger, 82, Noblesville, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at Maple Park Village in Westfield, following a long battle with kidney failure. She was born to Arthur and Luella (Kislia) Rondeau on Oct. 2, 1930, in Janesville, Wisc.After graduating in 1949 from Columbia City Joint High School in Columbia City, Dolores worked at United Telephone Company of Columbia City as a switchboard operator. She married Marvin Metzger on Oct. 7, 1950, in Columbia City. She was a homemaker and was very active in Happy Homemakers Club of Thorncreek in Columbia City.After moving to Noblesville in 1977, Dolores worked at Huntington National Bank in Noblesville. She was also very active in the local Homemakers club in Noblesville and worked at Conseco as a switchboard operator until she retired. Dolores was a member of Noblesville Baptist Church, where she was very active and sang in the church choir. She loved listening to all types of Christian music.She is survived by her brother, Don Rondeau of Ft. Wayne; son, Ron (Kathy) Metzger of Sidell, Ill.; four grandchildren, Sandy, DeAnna, Angie and Shelly all of Indiana; and five great-grandchildren, Kimberly, Michael, Andrea, Ashley and Austin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Arthur, Dale and Dick; son, Michael; grandson, Tadd.The funeral services will held at 7 p.m. Friday at Randall & Roberts Funeral Home, 1150 Logan St. in Noblesville, with visitation beginning at 5 p.m. immediately prior to the service. Pastor Seth Leeman of Noblesville Baptist Church will officiate. A graveside service and burial will be held at Fairview Cemetery in Sidell, Ill. at 11 a.m. CDT Saturday.In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana, 911 E. 86th St., Suite # 100, Indianapolis, IN 46240.Condolences may be made online at www.randallroberts.com.


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New partner joins Honobia Creek Wildlife Management Area
The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission unanimously approved a land access agreement with Renewable Resources, LLC, a private forest investment company. Through the agreement, almost 30,000 acres of commercial forestland will remain open to public use as part of the Honobia Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA).
The cooperative agreement allows continued public access by hunters, anglers and wildlife watchers to Renewable Resources' timber lands under the existing Land Access Fee permit. The property was previously owned by John Hancock and was part of the Honobia Creek WMA. Established in 1998, all revenues generated by the Land Access Fee permit are used exclusively in the management of Honobia Creek and Three Rivers wildlife management areas, both of which are privately owned WMAs made available to the public through special agreements.
Renewable Resources, LLC works closely with professional foresters from Sustainable Forest Technologies (SFT) to manage their property for timber production. Together, SFT and the Wildlife Department will work to enhance fish and wildlife habitat and provide additional hunting and fishing opportunities. Using Land Access Fee revenue, the Wildlife Department will coordinate with SFT for various projects including the construction of wildlife watering ponds, establishment of forest openings, planting of supplemental food crops for wildlife and improving hunting opportunities. Land Access Fee revenue is also used to develop camping areas, conduct winter controlled burns, and improve roads that access popular hunting and fishing areas.
Although managed for timber production, Renewable Resources, LLC, and SFT are dedicated to enhancing Honobia Creek WMA's fish and wildlife resources and providing quality public recreation. By purchasing a Land Access Fee $16 (Oklahoma residents) or $25 (non-residents), the Honobia Creek Wildlife Management Area offers year-round recreation for the entire family.
Also at the October meeting, commissioners heard a presentation on the Wildlife Department's marketing efforts. Greg Summers, fisheries research supervisor, told commissioners that the Department is working to find out what customers want so that the agency can serve sportsmen better and more efficiently. The marketing efforts also focus on recruiting new hunters and anglers, as well as encouraging occasional sportsmen to head outdoors more often.
"These efforts of recruiting new hunters and anglers are key to the lifelong survival of this agency," said Commission Chairman Bruce Mabrey, of Okmulgee.
In other business, Stan Kimbell, of the Kimbell Ranches, was named the Wildlife Department's 2004 Landowner of the Year. The Kimbell Ranches encompass over 31,000 acres in southwest and south central Oklahoma. Throughout the history of the ranches, the Kimbells have kept wildlife considerations as a top priority when making land management decisions.
"The Kimbell Ranches are the epitome of true land stewardship," said Rod Smith, southwest region wildlife supervisor for the Wildlife Department. "Very rarely will you find an operation so willing to commit to and enthusiastically complete such a wide variety of wildlife projects.
"The Commission also accepted a $1,750 donation from the 89er Chapter of Trout Unlimited. The money will be used to purchase food to feed trout in the Lower Mountain Fork River trout rearing pen below Broken Bow Lake. The trout will be placed in the rearing pen when they are about six inches long and then released into the Lower Mountain Fork River when they are approximately 14 inches in length.
"This trout rearing pen has been an outstanding success for fishermen and the Wildlife Department," said Commissioner Lewis Stiles, of Broken Bow.
Also at their October meeting, Commissioners recognized nine different Department employees who have served at least 20 years each.
"Anytime you have this many employees with such a long tenure, it speaks well of the Department and of the state," said Mabrey.
The following employees were recognized for their service to the Department:
The Commission also voted to accept high bids to lease the mineral rights on 51 acres of Department-owned property in Atoka and McIntosh counties.
In other business, Commissioners were updated on the status on Lake Fugate located on the Stringtown Wildlife Management Area in Atoka County. The lake, which has very limited fishing access, suffered damages to the outflow structure and emergency spillway during a flood in 1990. Initial estimates indicate that repairs would cost between $500,000 and $1 million. No action was taken on the item.
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 November 8 at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation headquarters (auditorium), at the southwest corner of 18th and North Lincoln, Oklahoma City at 9:00 a.m.
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Stan Kimbell with Kimbell Ranches was named the Wildlife Department's 2004 Landowner of the Year at the October meeting of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The Kimbell Ranches encompass over 31,000 acres in southwest and south-central Oklahoma. Throughout the history of the ranches, the Kimbells have kept wildlife considerations as a top priority when making land management decisions.
"The Kimbell Ranches are the epitome of true land stewardship," said Rod Smith, southwest region wildlife supervisor for the Wildlife Department. "Very rarely will you find an operation so willing to commit to and enthusiastically complete such a wide variety of wildlife projects."
The Kimbell Ranches, primarily a cow/calf operation, use an advanced rotational grazing system to ensure both nutritious forage for cattle and quality habitat for upland birds. Each pond and creek on the ranches has also been carefully fenced to improve wildlife habitat around these sensitive areas.
"As we all know Eastern red cedar can be a real detriment to livestock operations and wildlife habitat. The Kimbell Ranches have recently completed a massive cedar control project covering 15,000 acres," Smith said.
According to Smith, the Kimbell Ranches have been very cooperative over the years in wildlife research projects conducted on their property. The Kimbell Ranch in southwest Oklahoma is home to the state's largest private land elk herd. Researchers are studying elk movements and how they use available habitat. The ranch is also home to 40-acre wind turbine farm. Researchers are studying how these facilities affect wildlife.
The Kimbell Ranch in Love County is part of the state's largest Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program (WHIP) and is currently the focus of a quail research project.
Those interested in more information on the Department's Landowner of the Year program can contact John Hendrix, the Department's private lands biologist at (405) 880-0994.
To be considered for the prestigious award, landowners must demonstrate a commitment to managing their property to provide benefits for wildlife.
Statewide meetings to discuss quail program and season outlook continue
With quail season quickly approaching the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) will be continuing a series of public meetings to discuss efforts and future directions in restoring Oklahoma's bobwhite quail.
"We are really excited about new landowner incentives to help restore bobwhite quail habitat," said Mike Sams, upland game biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "With greater financial support many landowners can now finally start executing habitat improvement plans and get the ball rolling toward on-the-ground restoration."
While restoration efforts for deer, ducks and turkey have been largely successful, quail restoration presents a unique set of challenges. To date habitat restoration is the only means identified by science to provide long-term solutions to quail restoration. A variety of land-use trends have destroyed or isolated quail habitat throughout Oklahoma.
The ODWC is sponsoring the series of public meetings to inform landowners about several habitat incentive programs, including the Farm Bill's new Bobwhite Buffers Initiative. Meetings have already been held in Oklahoma City, Elk City, Altus, Ardmore, Alva and Woodward.
"We are excited about our new direction in quail restoration and will detail a variety of programs and efforts at these meetings," said Sams. "Specifically, the Bobwhite Buffers Initiative will pay farmers an enrollment bonus, restoration cost and annual rental payments to restore native grass buffers around their agriculture fields. We will also outline the very latest scientific computer modeling that we will use to enhance restoration efforts."
In addition, both hunters and landowners will also be able to hear a report on this year's quail forecast. All meetings will run from 7-9 p.m.
Following is a list of remaining meetings on the schedule:
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Special youth deer season opens Oct. 15-17
It's not everyday an opportunity comes along to make a memory that will last a lifetime. But the special youth antlerless deer gun season, which will be held October 15-17, offers just that chance. The special season is a great opportunity for families to enjoy a weekend in the great outdoors.
"Not only is a great time of year to be in the woods, it is also a great time to introduce a youngster to the sport of hunting. The weekend offers a chance to really focus on the youth and teach the skills they will use over a lifetime of hunting," said Mike Shaw, wildlife research supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Open to kids under 18 years of age, the special youth antlerless deer gun season was created to encourage youth to head afield and to provide additional opportunities to harvest antlerless deer. Participating youth are required to be accompanied by a non-hunting adult who must partner at least 18 years of age.
For complete season dates and other regulations, pick up a copy of the "2004-05 Oklahoma Hunting Guide" or log onto wildlifedepartment.com.
Cost-share funding available for landowners who install field buffers
In many parts of the nation, grassland bird species, including bobwhite quail have suffered a significant reduction in population densities due primarily to the loss of habitat. Unfortunately, Oklahoma is no exception, but landowners will have a new management tool in their belt beginning Oct. 1.
In August, President Bush announced a new Conservation Reserve Program practice called habitat buffers for upland birds (or CP33). This new practice will provide cost-share assistance to establish field buffers, pay landowners a signing bonus, pay landowners a practice incentive payment, and pay landowners an annual rental rate per acre. Oklahoma has been approved to install up to 9,500 acres of buffers across the state under the CP 33 provisions.
"'Old timers' are often quick to point out that the cleaner and larger farming operations have changed quail habitat. Years ago, fields were smaller and were bordered with thick, weedy, fencerows. These areas served as important nesting cover and feeding areas for bobwhite quail, pheasants and other upland bird species," said Mike Sams, upland game bird biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
The new buffer areas are designed to restore habitat and provide food and cover for upland bird species in cropland areas. Secondary benefits will include reducing soil erosion from wind and water, increasing water quality, protecting and enhancing the on-farm ecosystem.
"This program makes great sense for landowners who are interested in wildlife habitat and their farm's ecosystem health," Sams said.
According to Rod Wanger with the Farm Service Agency, in an example enrollment of 160 acres of agricultural ground, this program will pay an incentive payment of $2,480.00 to install the buffers as well as an annual rental payment of $890.00 per year for the next ten years.
The following are the CP33, habitat buffer for upland bird guidelines;
Average buffer width must be a minimum of 30 feet and a maximum of 120 feet.
Buffers must be around the perimeter of the field or at least the inlet and outlet of the runoff area.
Buffer must be installed in a cropped field and the buffer cannot encompass the entire field.
Landowners can sign-up for this voluntary program at their local Farm Service Agency. More information on this and other initiatives is also available at the Farm Service Agency's Web site at: www.fsa.usda.gov
Trout fishing offers the perfect centerpiece of a fall getaway
The heat of summer is now gone and the rush of the holidays is still a month or two away. Now is the perfect time to take a weekend vacation to do some trout fishing, some hiking with the family and a whole lot of relaxing.
Beginning Nov. 1, trout season opens at the six designated winter trout areas managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. From the panhandle to southeast Oklahoma, these fisheries provide trout fishing in areas where warm water temperatures are not suitable for trout during the summer.
"The neat thing about many of these areas is that they are near some really great state parks. It is a great way to spend some real quality time with the family," said Barry Bolton, assistant chief of fisheries for the Wildlife Department.
There are plenty of adventures to choose from. You can camp out at Roman Nose State Park near Watonga, you can stay in a cozy cabin at Robbers Cave State Park in southeast Oklahoma or you can really "rough it" at the first class Quartz Mountain State Park Lodge in southwest Oklahoma.
"The fall and winter are great times to give trout fishing a try," Bolton said.
Trout are stocked approximately every two weeks with catchable size rainbows providing a worthy challenge on fly fishing or light-spinning tackle.
Savvy anglers can find maps, fishing tips and even up-to-date trout stocking schedules on the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's official Web site, www.wildlifedepartment.com.
"The trout stocking schedules have proven to be a popular service," Bolton said. "We have always tried to provide anglers with the information they need to make their time outdoors as enjoyable as possible."
However, Bolton noted, anglers need to be aware that trout stockings are subject to change without notice due to circumstances beyond the Department's control.
Once logged on the Fishing page within the Department's Web site, choose "Trout Areas" then "Stocking Schedule" for the complete schedule.
To fish for trout in Oklahoma, anglers need either a resident or non-resident fishing license, as well as a trout license, which costs $10. Youth trout licenses are available for just $5. There are no exemptions from purchasing the trout license. Before visiting one of Oklahoma's trout areas, check the "2004 Oklahoma Fishing Guide" for complete regulations, as well as maps and additional information for each area.
Winter trout fishing areas:
Quartz Mountain - The trout water is in the North Fork of the Red River directly below the dam at Lake Altus-Lugert. Trout season runs Nov. 1 - March 15. To get there from Altus, take OK-44A north about 18 miles. Lodging and camping facilities are available at Quartz Mountain State Park.
Blue River - The Blue River flows through the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area near Tishomingo. Trout season runs Nov. 1 - March 31. To get there from Tishomingo, go four miles east on OK-78 and then six miles north. Bank access and wade fishing is available throughout the area. Primitive camping is allowed at the Blue River campground.
Robbers Cave - Located in Robbers Cave State Park, the Robbers Cave trout fishery is in the Fourche Maline River directly below Carlton Dam to the south boundary of the park. Trout season runs Nov. 1 - March 15. To get there from Wilburton, go five miles north on OK-2. Bank access and wade fishing is available anywhere within state park boundaries. Camping facilities and cabins are available at the park.
Lake Watonga - This 55-acre lake is in Roman Nose State Park. Trout season runs Nov. 1 - March 31. To get there from Watonga, go seven miles north on OK-8A. Bank access and a boat ramp are on the west side of the lake. Camping and lodging are available at the park.
Lake Pawhuska - This 96-acre lake is about three miles south of Pawhuska. Trout season runs Nov. 1 - March 31. During that time, the City of Pawhuska waives the City fishing fee. To get there from Pawhuska, go three miles south on OK-60, and then go 1.75 miles east on a marked County road. The lake has a boat ramp, fishing dock and restrooms. Primitive camping is available at the lake.
Lake Carl Etling - This lake is at Black Mesa State Park in Cimarron County. Trout season runs Nov. 1 - April 30. To get there, take US-325 28 miles west of Boise City. Boat ramps are on the south and east sides of the lake. Primitive and developed camping facilities are available at the park.
In addition to these areas, the Department also manages year-round trout fisheries at the lower Illinois and lower Mountain Fork rivers. The Department stocks both of these areas with not only rainbow trout, but brown trout as well.
Mountain Man mentality not needed for muzzleloader season
While some may call it the primitive firearms deer season, you don't have to have a coonskin cap or a grizzled gray beard to participate. It may conjure up images of mountain men, but even novice hunters can quickly learn the skills of using a muzzleloading firearm.
Hunting deer with a muzzleloading firearm is a special opportunity for Oklahoma hunters. The statewide season runs Oct. 23-31, offering nine days of prime hunting.
In addition, the fall woods are generally less crowded during the muzzleloader season compared with the modern firearms season, allowing hunters a chance to hunt deer that haven't been heavily pressured. Consequently, muzzleloader hunters stand an excellent chance of bagging a big buck.
Oklahomans are blessed with a wide variety of terrain that whitetail deer call home and a great diversity of wildlife areas managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Regardless of where you go it is always a good idea to do a little scouting before the season. Wildlife management areas offer a number of good deer hunting locations, here is a short list to get you started:
In southeastern Oklahoma, the expansive Honobia Creek and Three Rivers wildlife management areas offer thousands of acres of rolling oak and pine-covered hills. These areas are also the annual home of some of the state's longest-running deer camps. Located in parts of McCurtain, Pushmataha and Latimer counties, these areas offer more than enough mountains, ridges and bottomlands for any hunter to test his new hunting boots.
Just barely in Oklahoma, the Love Valley Wildlife Management Area is a great destination. Located south of Marietta on the banks of the Red River, the area is characterized by open river flood plain habitat and deep thickets where the deer grow big.
If you enjoy stalking the woods for deer, Keystone Wildlife Management Area is hard to beat. Just a quick drive southeast from Tulsa, the area offers more than 16,000 acres of river bottomlands, mixed grass prairie and upland forests.
If the wide-open spaces of western Oklahoma are more to your liking. try the Cooper Wildlife Management Area. Located just a short drive from Woodward, the rolling plains offer plenty of room to get out and stretch your legs on a hunting trip. Ft. Supply WMA is a good choice nearby.
For specific information regarding public hunting areas, licenses, bag limits, clothing requirements or legal firearms, consult the "2004-05 Oklahoma Hunting Guide."
Waterfowl hunters - the long wait is nearly over
Ever so slowly the winds are beginning to shift to the north bringing ducks and geese southward on the their annual fall migration.
Many Oklahoma hunters have spent the long summer months repainting decoys, training their retrievers and building blinds. The wait is just about over for these waterfowl enthusiasts with opening day approaching faster than a flock of green winged teal.
This year the waterfowl seasons will remain essentially the same as last year. Many duck species experienced slight declines this year but are still above their long-term average, allowing for a liberal season and daily limits. Duck Zone 1, which takes in most of northwest Oklahoma, will open on Oct. 30 and Duck Zone 2 will open on Nov. 13. Canada goose hunters will want to take note that goose season will open on Nov. 6. Sandhill crane season will open Oct. 30, west of I-35 only with a daily limit of three birds.
Duck hunters will be allowed a daily limit of six ducks combined, no more than five of which can be mallards. Of those, only two mallards may be hens. Only three scaup, two wood ducks, two redheads may be included in the daily limit. There is a shortened season on pintails and canvasbacks with a daily limit of one pintail and one canvasback during the specified time period in each of the established duck seasons.
Hunters can log on to www.wildlifedepartment.com to check out the latest wetland status reports. Once the season begins, periodic waterfowl reports are also available on the Department's Web site.
Hunters who wish to participate in the waterfowl season must have a resident or non-resident hunting license, a 2004 Federal Duck Stamp, and unless exempt, a 2004 Oklahoma Waterfowl License and a Harvest Information Program Permit. The federal duck stamp costs $15 and is available at U.S. Post Offices. Hunters should also pick up a new Harvest Information Permit (HIP) the permits are available free of charge at wildlifedepartment.com or for $3 at license vendors across the state. Hunters pursuing sandhill cranes must also purchase a separate $3 sandhill crane hunting permit.
Hunters should also be reminded that non-toxic shot must be used when waterfowl hunting. This year, three new non-toxic shot types (tungsten-bronze-iron, a new formulation of tungsten-iron, and tungsten-tin-bismuth) have been approved.
"Protecting our waterfowl populations while ensuring waterfowl hunting opportunities are two things we take very seriously," said United States Fish and Wildlife Service Director Steve Williams. "With each new shot type approved, hunters will have a wider range of choices as they continue to play a key role in the conservation of waterfowl and its habitat."
For more information on toxic and nontoxic shot, log on to www.migratorybirds.fws.gov/issues/nontoxic_shot. For more specific information on rules and regulations regarding waterfowl hunting in Oklahoma, pick up a copy of the "2004-05 Oklahoma Waterfowl Hunting Guide." The Guides are available at Department installations or license vendors statewide or on the Department's Web site at www.wildlifedepartment.com.
A rare species travels through Oklahoma
One of the rarest birds in North America, the whooping crane, is currently migrating through Oklahoma and may be spotted during the next several weeks. The entire migrating population, 234 birds in all, will pass through the central one-third of the state between now and the first week of November, according to Mark Howery, natural resources biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
"The population size is remarkable, especially considering there were no more than 15 whooping cranes left in 1941," Howery said.
Twice a year, whooping cranes face a long and potentially hazardous migration. In the fall, they travel from nesting grounds in Alberta, Canada, to wintering grounds along the Texas coast at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
"If you see a whooping crane, let us know," Howery said. "Reports help us better understand the migration needs and behavior patterns of these birds."
Report sightings to the Department's Wildlife Diversity Program at (405) 521-4616. Reports should include the date, location, number of birds seen, and what they were doing (i.e. – flying, feeding, loafing). That information will be shared with a federal tracking program led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Howery said that Oklahoma's sportsmen account for about one-third of whooping crane sightings each fall and are good at distinguishing the endangered species from more common birds.
A few distinguishing characteristics are the white body, black wingtips, red fore head, and height - it's the tallest bird in North America. Also, the neck and legs extend straight when in flight.
Sandhill cranes have a similar body shape, but in contrast, are gray overall with dark gray wing feathers that do not have black tips. White pelicans are also sometimes confused with whooping cranes because they are similar in color. However, the pelican is stockier, usually travels in large flocks and does not extend its legs when in flight.
Two other species of confusion are snow geese and egrets. Snow geese are much smaller and do not extend their legs in flight. Egrets lack the black wingtips of the whooping crane and hold their necks in a "S" shape during flight.
Whooping cranes may be seen during the day foraging in small groups of two to six birds in open, marshy habitats like wet, agricultural fields or river bottoms. At night, they gather in communal roosts on mudflats and often roost alongside sandhill cranes.
Perhaps the most reliable place in Oklahoma to see a whooping crane is at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, which is designated critical whooping crane habitat. Recently, eight whooping cranes were seen from the Sand Creek Observation Area on the northeast side of the refuge.
Another place to see whooping cranes is Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area in Tillman County. Wildlife Department Biologist Kelvin Schoonover recently received a whooper report there. He has not yet confirmed the sighting, but said it came from a reliable source.
Time is running out for essay contestants
Students have until Nov. 24 to submit their best essay for a chance to win a guided antelope hunt in New Mexico or an all-expense paid week-long session at a summer camp for young hunters.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) and Oklahoma Station Chapter Safari Club International (OSCSCI) are looking for Oklahoma's top conservation minded students and teachers. Through a youth writing contest and teacher application, OSCSI and ODWC will reward a state teacher and several students with trips of a lifetime.
"There's some really great prizes offered through this contest. In fact, I wish they had this contest when I was a kid," said Colin Berg, education supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
The theme of the contest is "Hunting: Sharing the Heritage" and students in the 11-14 age category are competing for an all expense paid trip to the Apprentice Hunter Program at the YO Ranch in Mountain Home, Texas. The Safari Club International's Apprentice Hunters' Program is a unique, hands-on experience which covers a wide range of topics including; the ethical basis of modern sport hunting, wildlife management, field identification, and wild game cooking. The Oklahoma Station Chapter Safari Club International will provide travel reimbursements to attend the weeklong course.
Winners in the 15-17 age category will receive an all-expense-paid guided antelope hunt in New Mexico. Funding for the trips, including a full shoulder taxidermy mount, is provided by the Oklahoma Station Chapter Safari Club International.
"Not only are there some great prizes, this contest offers teachers a innovative way to get students to write about two of the things they enjoy the most – their families and their hunting adventures," Berg added.
The four statewide winners and their legal guardians will be invited to Oklahoma City to attend an awards ceremony in March. In addition, the top 25 essay entrants will receive a one-year youth membership to Safari Club International. The winning student essays will be published in the OSCSCI newsletter Safari Trails. Publication qualifies the winning entries for the National Youth Writing Contest sponsored by the Outdoor Writers Association of America. Several past winners have come from Oklahoma.
Students aren't the only ones eligible to win. A conservation education scholarship is also available for educators. One teacher will be awarded an all-expenses-paid scholarship for an eight-day conservation education school at Safari Club International's American Wilderness Leadership School (AWLS) at Granite Ranch near Jackson, Wyoming.
The AWLS program is conducted during the summer and presents an outdoor program for educators, which concentrates on natural resource management. Participants learn about stream ecology, map and compass, language arts and creative writing in an outdoor setting, fly tying, shooting sports, wildlife management, the Yellowstone ecosystem, camping, white-water rafting, educational resources and how to implement outdoor education ideas. Lodging, meals and training materials will be provided by Oklahoma Station Chapter Safari Club International. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation will cover transportation to Jackson, Wyoming.
Both the essay contest rules and scholarship applications are available from the Department's Web site www.wildlifedepartment.com/out_ed.htm. Essays and applications must be postmarked no later than Nov. 24, 2004, or delivered by 5:00 p.m. Nov. 24, 2004, in person to the Department of Wildlife's Jenks Office at 201 Aquarium Drive, in Jenks. Address entries to: Essay Contest, Education Section Supervisor, ODWC Jenks Office, PO Box 1201, Jenks, OK 74037.
State duck stamp contest deadline nears
Entries for the 2005 Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp design competition will be accepted through 4:30 p.m., October 29.
The snow goose is the waterfowl species selected for the 2005-2006 Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp. All artists must depict this species, and any habitat appearing in the design must be typical for the snow goose in Oklahoma.
The winning art will be printed on the 2005-2006 stamp, which is required of most waterfowl hunters.
Duck stamp sales help finance many projects that not only benefit waterfowl, but also several non-game species. Since the duck stamp program began in 1980, thousands of acres of wetland habitat have been created through duck stamp revenues.
Artwork may be of acrylic, oil, watercolor, scratchboard, pencil, pen and ink, tempera or any other two-dimensional media. The illustration must be horizontal, 6 1/2 inches high and 9 inches wide. It must be matted with white mat board 9 inches high by 12 inches wide with the opening cut precisely 6 1/2-by-9. Artwork may not be framed or under glass, but acetate covering should be used to protect the art.
Entries should be sent to the Duck Stamp Competition Coordinator, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152.
Entries will be judged on anatomical accuracy, artistic composition and suitability for printing. The winner and three honorable mentions will appear in a future issue of "Outdoor Oklahoma" magazine.
A non-refundable entry fee of $20 (cash, money order or cashier's check) must accompany each entry. No entries will be accepted after 4:30 p.m., Oct. 29.
The winning artist will receive a purchase award of $1,200 and 50 prints (special artist's proof editions) of the design, if the Department makes such a reproduction. The winning entry will become the sole and exclusive property of the Wildlife Department. The winning artist will be required to sign and number a minimum of 25 prints, if the Department makes such reproductions.
For more information about the contest call the Department at (405) 521-3856.
Outlook is good for upcoming quail season
"You never really know till opening morning," said Gordon Thomas.
Maybe not, but Thomas says he is very optimistic about the upcoming quail season. Thomas operates the Washita Hunting Camp near Reydon and annually hosts hunters from as far away as Florida and Alabama.
"With all the rain and vegetation we have this year, it has been a little difficult to see them throughout the summer, but that is a good thing. When we have a relatively wet summer, it seems like we usually have a good quail year," Thomas said. "I'm really looking forward to opening day."
While the consensus from the field is that this year's bird crop will be good, annual surveys conducted by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation show a statewide decrease of eight percent compared to the previous 14-year average.
"We have been getting good reports from both landowners and biologists. However, the cool wet summer has allowed the quail to really spread out instead of being forced to the roadside bar ditches where they can be spotted by survey participants more readily," said Mike Sams, upland game bird biologist for the Department
The survey decrease is reflected in all regions with the exception of the Northwest and Southeast regions, which reported increases over the average of 26 percent and 49 percent respectively. All other regions reported numbers lower than the 13-year average. In fact, the statewide 2004 index decreased 20 percent over 2003.
According to Sams, quail populations in the Southeast region seem to be responding favorably to timber harvest practices. Both biologists and sportsmen have reported seeing a number of quail in the clear cuts and young pine plantations on the Honobia and Three Rivers wildlife management areas.
"Overall, I think the outlook for the quail season is good. We had good weather conditions throughout the spring and fall and as always, we are hoping for favorable weather during the hunting season," Sams said.
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation biologists have conducted the roadside surveys during both August and October for the past 15 years. The surveys, which consist of 20-mile routes, give biologists an estimate of quail abundance.
Observers count the number of quail seen to provide an index of quail abundance and reproductive success. There are 83 routes with at least one route in every county except for Tulsa and Oklahoma counties.
Running Nov. 13 through Feb.15, quail season is much anticipated both by Oklahomans and non-residents. Oklahoma regularly ranks among the top three quail hunting states in terms of both quail populations and hunter success, and Oklahoma promises to be a major destination for bird hunters again this year.
For more information about quail hunting and to see the complete survey, log onto wildlifedepartment.com.
Time running out to vote for the national conservationist of the year
Bill Crawford of Frederick has been named a finalist for a prestigious national award for his contributions to the cause of wildlife conservation.
Crawford, a former Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commissioner, is one of four finalists for Budweiser's 2005 Conservationist of the Year award.
The winner of the award will receive a $50,000 grant and the runners up will receive $5,000 each to be used towards wildlife conservation efforts. Budweiser and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will award the grants. The award will be decided by votes registered at budweiser.com. To vote, log onto budweiser.com, click on "Game Time," then "Outdoors," and finally "Conservationist of the Year." The deadline to vote online is November 26, 2004.
Crawford led a six-year effort to restore what was once the state's largest natural wetland, Hackberry Flat. The effort involved various corporations, businesses, and the City of Frederick in a partnership that also included state and federal agencies and non-profit conservation organizations. The project began in 1993 and now covers 7,120 acres of wetlands and surrounding uplands.
"Hackberry Flat is the most important wetland restoration project ever attempted in Oklahoma," said Greg Duffy, director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "Since its dedication, Hackberry Flat has been a haven to thousands of migrating waterfowl, and has provided sportsmen with amazing migratory bird hunting opportunities. The area has also attracted a diversity of wading birds and shore birds. It is rapidly becoming one of the states most visited watchable wildlife areas."
To learn more about Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area log on to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's Web site at www.wildlifedepartment.com.
Additionally, Crawford is an active member in the Oklahoma Station of the Safari Club International. He has been strong supporter of the organization's efforts to increase youth hunting opportunities.
Currently, he and his wife also are creating a natural history museum in downtown Frederick. The museum will house taxidermy mounts from across the world and the museum is designed to educate the public about the important role sportsmen play in wildlife conservation.
Special tower blind raises kids with disabilities to new heights
It's quite an odd-looking contraption. A camouflage box with hydraulic stilts, all situated on a trailer that can be towed behind a truck. But to at least a few kids it's a thing of beauty.
A portable tower blind was used in a special hunt for kids with disabilities during the special youth antlerless deer season. The innovative blind allows hunters with disabilities to enter the blind from the ground level and then raise up 20 feet in the air. The solar-powered blind was acquired by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation with donations from the Mid-America Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Oklahoma City Sportsmen's Club.
"It is really a neat piece of equipment," said Todd Craighead, with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "It's just perfect for kids in wheelchairs and other individuals with disabilities."
Craighead serves as coordinator of the annual hunt which is hosted by the Christian Sportsmen's Fellowship at the Chain Ranch near Seiling.
"This year is our fourth year to host this Special Youth Challenge and it just seems to get better every year. There's quite a few volunteers and organizations that are instrumental in putting on this event," Craighead said.
According to Craighead, the Central Oklahoma Chapter of Buckmasters and the Friends of the NRA both donated funds to house and feed the kids and their parents for the three-day hunt.
For more information about next years Christian Sportsmen's Fellowship Special Youth Challenge Deer Hunt contact Jerick Henley, national director of special events for the Christian Sportsmen's Fellowship, email@example.com.


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Archive for the 'Big Oil' Tag
Need Gas Relief ? How 'bout Sticking it to OPEC and Big Oil.
Four Dollars "a gallon" looks like a done deal. Big Oil's profits are up. Happy Memorial Day Weekend ! … for us, or for them ?
I'm sure many will be taking shorter trips this long holiday weekend. While most of us will probably just enjoy the weekend at home with family and friends. And then there's a few of us, that will be seething at the mouth, conspiring ways to stick it to OPEC and Big Oil !
Here's a few ideas from a contributor on how to get 'er done … give it a read, and hit the comments with your take.
The Beef …
1. We need to break up OPEC….they have too much oil to be a monopoly!!!
2. We need independent evaluations of their oil fields… how much oil is available there to pump and how do their reserves look!!!!
3. We need a totally "free market" on oil without supply manipulation and monopolization!!!
4. If a country is caught holding back oil from the market they will be fined millions of dollars!!!
5. We need World Trade Organization, foreign governments, economist, geologist, engineers, accountants, and lawyers to bring this all together…..We don't need Big Oils involvement because they love OPEC….OPEC keeps prices inflated and Big Oil's profits up!
WE HAVE GOT TO BREAK THE BACK OF OPEC AND GET THESE OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES TO START COMPETING AMONG THEMSELVES AND THE PRICE OF OIL WILL FALL LIKE A ROCK!!!!!!!! ~ Gary Author/Contributor
Thanks Gary for the contribution.
I'm inline with getting in line this weekend, but only for soda, beer, hot dogs, hamburger, and chips. If I'm going to experience gas pain, its not going to be from filling up at the pump :)
P.B. (Post Beef) …. Enjoy the long weekend, drive safely, and take a moment to remember and reflect upon the U.S. men and women that gave their lives for our country and provided us with freedoms we enjoy today. I am especially thankful for the right and freedom to beef, and appreciative to all of you that have shared your thoughts and comments on this site … you've made my life a better place.


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Whitewater canoeing wraps up in Wausau
Submitted: 07/14/2013
- Canoeing with a friend on the weekend can serve as a great way to relax.But this weekend in Wausau, canoeing was everything but peaceful.The Whitewater Park played host to the Open Canoe Nationals.The course had a fast water current with rocks and other obstacle.Competitors from around the world tried to navigate the stretch. Canadians Paul and Willa Mason use canoeing to bond as a family. They think this is the toughest course in the country. "Especially tandem it's really hard to get both people through the gate and not hit it with your stern," Paul Mason said. "You will see us all looking back as we go through, so it is very challenging, probably the hardest we've been to."The events consisted of men's, women's, and mixed classes for both tandem and solo canoes.John Kazimierczyk has canoed for 37 years. He believes the sport is always looking for new people."Start with a canoe club, and dont be afraid to get wet and dont be afaid to make mistakes the first time you try it," Kazimierczyk said. "Its fun, you have to do it for fun."The next event at the Whitewater park will be in August. That event will include freestyle canoeing with paddlers doing flips and twists throughout the course.
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Guest soprano Juliana Ayech Rodriguez will perform Wednesday, Sept. 10, in Dimnent Memorial Chapel at 7 p.m.
The concert honoring Puccini's 150th Anniversary, is free to the Hope Community but you must have a ticket, which you can reserve by calling ext. 7890.
Ms. Rodriguez has studied at the Santa Cecilia's International Academy in Rome, Italy under the direction of the soprano Renata Scotto. Collaterally she also studied with tenor Sergio Di Bari. She also was selected by the Verdi Opera Studio to perform Opera "Il Trovatore", at the Teatro Regio di Parma in Italy, under the conduction of Bruno Cagli. Later she received the "Nicolai Ghiaurov" foundation scholarship to become member of the Centro Universale del Bel Canto in Modena, Italy under the direction of Italian soprano Mirella Freni.
She has been granted first places in important international contests of opera such as "Vincenzo Bellini", "Sanremo Lirica Classica", "Città di Roma", "Premio Selezione Giovanni Professionisti della Mùsica", "Nicolai Ghiaurov", among others. She also received the "Beato Angélico Award 2006 for women."


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Men's track cycling
Key dates: Aug. 2, team sprint finals; Aug. 3, team pursuit finals; Aug. 5, omnium finals; Aug. 6, sprint finals. Venue: Olympic Park Big story: The host nation hopes to earn up to 10 cycling medals, and the large majority of them are expected on the track. Chris Hoy of Scotland (above) won three gold medals in Beijing and hopes to repeat that success. Top U.S. prospects: Bobby Lea has the U.S. omnium spot, and Jimmy Watkins of Bakersfield will represent the U.S. for the men's sprint, though neither are likely medal contenders. Others to watch: Gregory Bauge and Kevin Sireau of France could win multiple medals, and Germany's sprint trio -- Robert Forstemann, Max Levy and Stefan Nimke -- have said they will challenge British supremacy. Little-known fact: Track cycling has been in every Olympics except 1912, when Stockholm was unable to build a velodrome.
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An interface or its children can be altered in many ways. This chapter describes APIs for the most common of these.
Note: By default, each CAPI interface runs in its process. It is important to understand that an on-screen interface must be altered only in its own process. In most circumstances the user alters the interface by a callback inside the interface, which will automatically happen in the correct process. However, calls from other processes (including other CAPI interfaces) should use
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The west side of the church, with parish hall
St Michael and All Angels
Richard Norman Shaw
Bedford Park, Turnham Green, London W4
With its open roof and upper-level windows, the church interior is unusually bright and airy. It was redecorated in 2007, using colours similar to those first employed. From the beginning, the woodwork was painted "a dark sage green, the walls were terracotta pink and the ceilings white" (St. Michael & All Angels). The benches were to Shaw's design.
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The Royalties for the Regions program ran over four years from 2012–13 to 2015–16 and provided support for infrastructure projects that addressed identified local needs. The Royalties for the Regions program has now closed. Work continues on infrastructure projects funded under the program, including successful Round 4 projects.
The Queensland Government continues to support regional communities by replacing the Royalties for the Regions program with a regional infrastructure funding program called Building our Regions.
Four focused infrastructure initiatives make up the $375 million Building our Regions program:
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- Royalties for Resource Producing Communities Fund
- Remote Communities Infrastructure Fund
- Transport and Infrastructure Development Scheme.
Read more about the Building our Regions program.