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Third black bear season a success with season quota met in one weekend
Oklahoma's third black bear archery season opened Oct. 1 and closed the next day after the season quota of 20 bears was reached.
The season was open in Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha and McCurtain counties, and hunters harvested a total of 31 bears with archery equipment. Last year hunters harvested 32 bears on opening day, and in 2009 hunters harvested only 19 bears over the course of 28 days.
According to Joe Hemphill, southeast region wildlife supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the quota of 20 bears is very conservative.
"When we planned the regulations for the season, we took into account the possibility of exceeding the harvest quota," Hemphill said.
According to Hemphill, the harvest of 32 bears last year and 31 this year are great signs that "we are doing things right in Oklahoma, since the presence of bears in an environment is considered an indicator of good habitat."
The season's harvest includes four bears that were harvested by teenage girls, one of which weighed 450 pounds field-dressed and was harvested by 16-year-old Kaylin Russell of Eagletown, whose father, Joe, killed the first bear in the state's first black bear hunting season in 2009. Kelsey Weaver of Poteau, who last year at age 17 became the first female hunter in Oklahoma to kill a black bear, also harvested a bear this year.
Two of the bears had been previously been tagged as nuisance bears. State wildlife officials trap, tag and relocate bears that come up to trailers, cabins and homes in search of food. A total of 18 male bears and 13 female bears were harvested, including 15 from LeFlore Co., 11 from Pushmataha Co., four from McCurtain Co. and one from Latimer County.
As with hunting seasons on all species, Department personnel review all available data following the season and work to provide optimum hunting opportunities while ensuring long-term conservation of the species.
Black bear archery season includes both hard work and excitement for those who participate. Many hunters spend weeks leading up the bear season scouting, maintaining bait stations on private lands, and practicing archery.
Black bears once ranged across North America, including the entire area of what is now Oklahoma, but by the early 1900s, sightings had become rare. Factors like land use changes, unregulated hunting and habitat fragmentation caused black bear numbers to eventually decline drastically.
In the late 1900s, however, black bears began making a comeback in Oklahoma after the successful reintroduction of black bears in the Ouachita and Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. That initial relocation of about 250 bears from northern Minnesota and Manitoba, Canada, turned into thousands of bears in the mountains of Arkansas, which then expanded into southwest Missouri and eastern Oklahoma.
This successful reestablishment of black bears led to a renewed black bear hunting season in Arkansas in 1980.
Today bears have a growing population in southeast Oklahoma and are an important part of the state's wildlife diversity. Seasons such as deer archery, turkey archery, dove, rabbit and squirrel are currently open, with several other seasons ranging from deer gun, pheasant and quail still to open before the year ends.
For more information about black bear hunting in Oklahoma, log on to wildlifedepartment.com.
Wildlife Department now on Facebook
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is now updating sportsmen on Facebook with information about current and upcoming events, hunting dates, fishing reports, programs and more.
"Facebook is a great way to reach people, and we know it will provide them with a lot of great outdoor news through a medium they like to use," said Kristen Gillman, information specialist and Webmaster for the Wildlife Department.
Some of the information being posted on the Department's Facebook page includes news updates, pictures of wildlife and interactive dialogues on popular outdoor topics in Oklahoma.
To find the page on Facebook, log on to facebook.com/wildlifedepartment.
The Wildlife Department's Oklahoma National Archery in the Schools program also is on Facebook at facebook.com/OKNASP, updating instructors and students with program news. Coordinated by the Wildlife Department, the program is part of the National Archery in the Schools Program, which partners wildlife agencies with school's and the nation's archery industry to introduce 4th-12th-graders to the sport of archery.
The Wildlife Department also updates sportsmen on Twitter and communicates with thousands of sportsmen through its free Weekly Wildlife News, which is sent to subscribers by e-mail. Follow @OkWildlifeDept to receive tweets from the Wildlife Department, or sign up for free at http://www.wildlifedepartment.com to receive the Department's free weekly news release by e-mail.
More information about the Wildlife Department is available online at wildlifedepartment.com.
Calling all young outdoor writers to compete for outdoor getaways
Oklahoma youth are getting a chance this year to share their outdoor heritage to competing for an all-expense-paid outdoor getaway.
According to Colin Berg, education supervisor for the Wildlife Department, the essay contest is an ideal way for youth to show their love for the outdoors and, in the process, possibly win a vacation in the great outdoors.
"The tradition of hunting runs deep in Oklahoma," Berg said. "Each year, when I review the youth essay submissions, I'm reminded about how important it is to pass along our heritage of hunting."
To participate, students must be 11-17 years of age and currently enrolled in any Oklahoma school or home school. Students also must use the theme of "Hunting: Sharing the Heritage" or "Archery: What I like about Archery in the Schools and Bowhunting" or the concept of the theme to develop a descriptive essay or short story. Winners of the previous year's contest are not eligible. Applicants must have successfully completed an Oklahoma Hunter Education course by the entry deadline, which is Nov. 18, 2011. There are two age categories — 11-14 and 15-17.
Winners in the 15-17 age category (one boy and one girl) will receive a guided antelope hunt in New Mexico, and winners in the 11-14 age category are competing for a scholarship within the Apprentice Hunter Program at the YO Ranch in Mountain Home, Texas. Safari Club International's Apprentice Hunter Program is a unique, hands-on course designed for girls and boys aged 11-14. The program covers topics such as the history of hunting, the ethical basis of modern sport hunting, wildlife management, field identification, tracking and interpreting sign, game cooking and the SCI Sportsmen Against Hunger Program. There are three sessions — each one week long — during the summer of 2012.
"If you don't enter, you can't win," Berg said.
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 Oklahoma State Chapter will reimburse trip travel expenses to New Mexico and Texas up to $500 per essay contest winner. The winning student essays will be published in the OSCSCI newsletter, "Safari Trails." Publication qualifies the winning entries for the Outdoor Writers Association of America Youth Writing Contest. Several past national winners have come from Oklahoma. Essays may also be printed in Outdoor Oklahoma magazine.
"We have had past winners from all across the state," Berg said. "Public school, private school and home school students can all enter."
Two educators also will be awarded all-expenses-paid scholarships 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 that 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.
Both the essay contest rules and teacher scholarship applications are available from the Department's Web site at http://www.wildlifedepartment.com
Essays and applications must be postmarked no later
than Nov. 18, 2011, or delivered by Nov. 18 in person to the
Department of Wildlife's Jenks Office at 201 Aquarium Drive,
Jenks. Address entries to: Essay Contest, Attn: Education
Section Supervisor, ODWC Jenks Office, P.O. Box 1201, Jenks, OK
74037. Fax entries will not be accepted.
Deer muzzleloader season to kick off Oct. 22
With big game hunting opportunities for black bear, antelope, elk and mule deer available, Oklahoma is becoming a "land of opportunity" to hunters. But the whitetail deer remains the most abundant big game hunting opportunity in Oklahoma, with archery season already underway and muzzleloader season to open Oct. 22.
Deer are plentiful in every part of Oklahoma, whether it be in wide-open prairie or pine-covered mountains, and many wildlife management areas across the state offer hunting opportunity during the muzzleloader season. Muzzleloader season runs Oct. 22-30, and the season accounts for about 18 percent of the total annual deer harvest in Oklahoma. The modern gun season opens Nov. 19 and runs for 16 days. Archery season remains open through Jan. 15, 2012.
During muzzleloader season, hunters can harvest a buck and two antlerless deer (at least one antlerless deer must be harvested from Antlerless Deer Zones 2, 7 or 8), and most of the state is open to antlerless hunting every day during the season. Resident muzzleloader hunters must possess an appropriate hunting license and a deer muzzleloader license for each deer harvested. Nonresident muzzleloader hunters are exempt from a hunting license while hunting deer, but they must possess a nonresident deer muzzleloader license. For a map of Oklahoma's antlerless deer zones, consult the current "Oklahoma Hunting Guide" available online at wildlifedepartment.com.
Muzzleloader hunters must conspicuously wear both a head covering and an outer garment above the waistline, both totaling at least 400 square inches of hunt orange.
Upon harvesting a deer, all hunters must immediately attach their name, license number, and date and time of harvest securely to the animal. This "field tag," which can be constructed of anything (such as a business card), must remain attached to the carcass until it is checked either at the nearest hunter check station, with an authorized Wildlife Department employee or online at wildlifedepartment.com.
In many counties, hunters can harvest a turkey with their muzzleloaders Oct. 29-30. A fall turkey license is required, unless exempt. Turkey fall gun season runs Oct. 29 through Nov. 18, and details on the season are available in the current "Oklahoma Hunting Guide."
Hunters age 8-30 who have not completed a hunter education course can buy an apprentice-designated hunting license and hunt while accompanied by a licensed hunter 18 years old or older who has completed the hunter education course, or a licensed hunter 18 years old or older who is otherwise exempt from hunter education (includes those 31 years old or older, those honorably discharged or currently active in the Armed Forces or members of the National Guard). All hunters under 10 years old must be accompanied when hunting big game, including those who have completed a hunter education course.
For specific information regarding which areas are open to muzzleloader season, licenses, season limits, legal firearms or other details, consult the current "Oklahoma Hunting Guide" or log onto wildlifedepartment.com.
Many opportunities left for would-be hunters to attend hunter ed class before deer gun season
Opportunities to attend an Oklahoma hunter education class between now and opening day of deer gun season Nov. 19 are plentiful, and most hunters need the certification to hunt deer without supervision.
Hunters have many class dates and locations to choose from across the state before deer gun season arrives, with nearly 30 classes scheduled for Nov. 5 and Nov. 12 alone.
"People have busy schedules these days," said Lance Meek, hunter education coordinator for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "These courses are a huge benefit to those sportsmen who couldn't make it to a class earlier in the year."
With hundreds of courses are offered throughout the year, most Oklahomans do not need to drive very far to find a class between now and deer gun season.
In recent years, the Wildlife Department has offered even more last minute courses during the weekend prior to the opening day of deer gun season, and according to Meek, the turnout is worth the effort.
"Hunters have responded very well to these offerings," Meek said. "Last year, we certified over 3,000 students the two weekends before deer gun season. That's a significant percentage of the number of students certified all year."
Oklahoma hunter education courses cover a manual designed specifically for Oklahoma hunter education students. Curriculum for the manual was developed by the University of Central Oklahoma with oversight from Department hunter ed instructors. Since it is an Oklahoma specific manual, unlike most of the manuals used in the rest of the country, students will see more Oklahoma scenes and situations throughout the pages of the manual.
"The thing I love about this manual is that it really focuses on the things that are important for hunter education students to know," Meek said. "The majority of the manual focuses on safety and ethics, and those are the most important things you can teach new hunters."
Hunters 10-30 years old must be hunter education certified to hunt alone, while hunters under 10 years old must be accompanied by a licensed adult hunter 18 years old or older who is either hunter education certified or exempt. Hunters exempt from hunter education include those 31 years of age or older, those honorably discharged from or currently on duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, and members of the National Guard.
Oklahomans who are not exempt from hunter education and who are not hunter education certified may be eligible to hunt with an apprentice-designated hunting license. For full details and license requirements, log on to wildlifedepartment.com or consult the current "Oklahoma Hunting Guide."
Even those hunters who can hunt with an apprentice-designated hunting license are encouraged to complete a hunter education course.
The Wildlife Department offers a full listing of available upcoming hunter education courses online at wildlifedepartment.com. Visitors to the site can learn when and where classes will be held, and a phone number is provided if pre-registration is required.
Hunter education covers a variety of topics including firearm safety and handling, treestand safety, ethics, muzzleloader hunting, archery, wildlife identification and wildlife management. It is available as a standard eight-hour course, as an Internet home study course and as a workbook home study course. It is strongly recommended that anyone planning on hunting or shooting complete a hunter education class.
For more information, log on to wildlifedepartment.com.
Hunters reminded to check burn ban status before building campfires
Rain has been falling in parts of Oklahoma in recent weeks, causing many governor and county-declared burn bans across the state to be lifted just as the state's fall hunting seasons begin to come underway. But even with recent rains, a number of burn bans are still in effect in counties across the state, and officials with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation are reminding sportsmen in areas where campfires are legal to be extra mindful.
"The fall is a favorite time of year for hunters, and campfires are often part of that," said Lance Meek, hunter education coordinator for the Wildlife Department. "This year, though, hunters need to be extra vigilant when camping to ensure whether a campfire is legal in the county in which they are camping and hunting. If there is no burn ban in effect, hunters still need to remember that Oklahoma has been in a period of intense drought, and they should make sure their campfires are well-contained, safe and completely extinguished before leaving the area."
Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statures authorizes the governor to declare a ban on outdoor burning based on drought conditions and the recommendation of the Forestry Division in order to reduce the threat of wildfire, and country commissioners have similar authority under certain conditions and restrictions. Bans proclaimed by the governor supersede county bans on burning, and hunters can see a map of counties under burn bans online at http://www.forestry.ok.gov/burn-ban-information.
For more information about hunting in Oklahoma, log on to wildlifedepartment.com.
Department seeks youth who want to hunt waterfowl
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is searching for young hunters who want to go on a guided duck hunt this fall at one of six lakes across Oklahoma.
The hunts are designed for youth ages 12-15 who have completed the Wildlife Department's free hunter education course. Hunts are held at Altus-Lugert Lake, Ft. Gibson Waterfowl Refuge, Ft. Cobb State Lake, Hackberry Flat Waterfowl Refuge, Vann's Lake (north of Muskogee), and Wister Lake Refuge.
The application deadline is Nov. 7, and all youth have to do to apply is write their first hunt choice preference and two alternate locations on a 3"x5" postcard along with their name, address, phone number and their hunter education number and mail them to OK Dept. of Wildlife Conservation, Youth Waterfowl Hunts PO Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152. Applications must be received by Nov. 7.
Other than meeting the age requirements, applicants must have proof of successfully completing a certified hunter education course and have an adult guardian who can accompany them on the hunt.
The scheduled date of the hunt will be coordinated with successful applicants after the drawing, and a Wildlife Department employee will accompany each youth and their adult guardian for the controlled waterfowl hunt. Only the youth hunter will be allowed to hunt.
The Wildlife Department will provide successful applicants the necessary nontoxic shotgun shells, and a 20 gauge single shot shotgun will be available for use if the youth does not have his or her own shotgun. For more information, contact Jeff Neal, wildlife technician for the Wildlife Department, at (405) 396-2503. Information also is available on page 6 of the "2011-12 Oklahoma Waterfowl Guide."
See the "decoy deer" and Oklahoma game wardens in action Oct. 30 on Outdoor Oklahoma TV
Game wardens are employees of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation who are responsible for enforcing the state's fish and wildlife laws, and like with any profession, certain tools help them accomplish their mission.
On October 30, the Wildlife Department's television series — Outdoor Oklahoma — will air real footage of game wardens using the state's decoy deer, or "dummy deer," designed to help them catch would-be law violators who shoot at the deer from a public road.
It is considered poaching, or taking wild game illegally, to shoot at any wildlife from a public road, so when game wardens get word of an area receiving pressure from road hunters, they may choose to set up the decoy deer so that it is visible from the road while they wait nearby. If a poacher drives by and shoots at the decoy while believing it to be a live animal, game wardens are able to witness the violation and issue the poacher a citation. Under some situations, some or all of the poacher's equipment may be confiscated.
"In some cases, poachers can even lose their firearm or their vehicle," said Robert Fleenor, law enforcement chief for the Wildlife Department.
Using the decoy deer is effective, according to Fleenor, who said many deer across the state have remained protected from poachers as a result of using the decoy deer over the last 25 years.
"Game wardens have been able to catch many poachers in the act using this method, and of course the good thing is that a real, live deer doesn't get killed or wounded illegally in the process. The decoy helps us catch them in the act, hold them accountable and hopefully educate them in a way that prevents them from breaking our game laws in the future."
According to Fleenor, most hunters are responsible, legal sportsmen who follow the state's wildlife laws, which are designed to conserve wildlife and keep hunters safe while in the field.
To see the decoy deer and game wardens in action, tune into Outdoor Oklahoma TV Oct. 30 at 8 a.m. on OETA (channel 13 in Oklahoma City, 11 in Tulsa, 3 in Eufaula, and 12 in Cheyenne).
Outdoor Oklahoma also airs at 4 p.m. Saturdays on KSBI (UHF coverage includes channel 52 in Oklahoma City, channel 21 in Stillwater and channel 35 in Ada and KSBI cable channels in more than 30 communities in central Oklahoma). Additionally, the show airs on KWEM-UHF (Channel 31 out of Stillwater, Monday at 8:30 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. Channel 31's approximate coverage area includes the southern half of Noble Co. including Perry and Morrison; the western portions of Payne Co. including Stillwater, Glencoe and Perkins; the northeastern half of Logan Co. including Orlando, Mulhall, Langston and Coyle; the northwest corner of Lincoln Co. (Tryon and Carney); on KXOK-UHF 32 in Enid and nearby communities (carried on Enid's local cable network on Channel 18); on KTEW (Channel 20 in Ponca City); and free online through podcasts found at wildlifedepartment.com.
Stop traffic with a new wildlife plate
Oklahomans are enthusiastic about wildlife, even showcasing their love of the outdoors with a specialty license plate from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. And now drivers will have even more wildlife specialty plates to choose from with the introduction of plates featuring the Texas horned lizard, mallard duck, and striped bass.
Even while recent reports from the Oklahoma Tax Commission show a decrease in the sale of the state's 241 specialty tags, wildlife plates still lead the way as the most popular specialty tags sold during the 2011 fiscal year, excluding physically disabled or university tags. And the best part, according to Rachel Bradley with the Wildlife Department, is that funds from the plates are used by the Department to help fund much needed wildlife conservation projects.
"Few realize the Department does not receive tax appropriations, so we truly rely on wildlife enthusiasts to help us support Oklahoma's wildlife and are grateful for all of their contributions," said Bradley, who is the wildlife diversity information specialist for the Wildlife Department. "The funds generated by the Wildlife Department's specialty plates are essential for keeping Oklahoma's wildlife and wild places healthy."
The three new plates join six other wildlife plates currently available at local tag agencies featuring the whitetail deer, scissor-tailed flycatcher, largemouth bass, bobwhite quail, wild turkey, and rainbow trout. Order a pre-numbered or personalized tag for $38.
The large portion of the proceeds that go to the Wildlife Department are designated for the agency's Wildlife Diversity Fund, which supports conservation of Oklahoma's wildlife that are not hunted or fished through promotion of education, research, habitat conservation and other various means to maintain healthy populations.
To order a new wildlife conservation license plate, visit a local tag agency or the Oklahoma Tax Commission's website at tax.ok.gov for an application form.
Texas horned lizard
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Caption: Three
new wildlife specialty license plates featuring the Texas horned lizard, mallard
duck, and striped bass are available to drivers in addition to plates featuring
the whitetail deer, scissor-tailed flycatcher, largemouth bass, bobwhite quail,
wild turkey, and rainbow trout. Order a pre-numbered or personalized tag for $38
by visiting a local tag agency or the Oklahoma Tax Commission's website at
tax.ok.gov for an application form.
Rare endangered birds traveling through Oklahoma now
Through mid-November, a flock of one of North America's rarest birds will pass right through Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is asking state residents to report sightings.
"Just over 300 Whooping Cranes are en route from Canada to their wintering location along the central Texas coast," said Mark Howery, wildlife diversity biologist for the Wildlife Department.
By 1941, only 19 of the cranes were known to exist due to loss of wetland habitat and unregulated market hunting during the mid 1800s. Though the species has never been common, the five-foot-tall endangered birds are slowly developing into a conservation success story.
"Conservation measures such as the protection of breeding and wintering habitats have helped the small population grow fifteen-fold over the past 70 years," said Howery. "In Oklahoma, the Wildlife Department asks that you report any whooping crane sightings to aid this effort."
Howery said the birds tend to use shallow wetlands, marshes, river bottoms and partially flooded pastures and grain fields in the western half of the state.
"Whooping cranes typically migrate during the day in groups of one to six birds," Howery said. "They can be identified by their large size, bold white plumage, black tips on their feathers, red and black markings on their heads, and their long legs that extend beyond their tail feathers while in flight and long, stretched neck during flight."
Despite their distinct appearance, they are often confused with the white pelican (short legs with a large band of black feathers along the trailing edge of each wing — not just the tip), snow goose (short legs not visible beyond tail feathers, flies in large flocks of 30 or more birds), and great egret (no black feathers on its wings, holds its neck in an S-shape when in flight). Also, during low light or backlit conditions, whooping cranes and sandhill cranes will both appear dark and can look similar.
To report a whooping crane sighting in Oklahoma, contact Howery at (405) 424-2728. The Department requests to receive information such as the date, time, approximate location, number of birds and habitat they were using during the sighting during the report.
Department to hold vehicle auction
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has 31 pick-up trucks that will be up for public auction Nov. 3 at the agency's headquarters located at 1801 N. Lincoln in Oklahoma City.
"We've got a lot of great used trucks that will be up for auction," said Johnny Hill, property manager for the Wildlife Department. "All the vehicles up for auction are four-wheel drive pickups, just in time for hunting season."
The auction vehicles may fit the needs of sportsman who need a new hunting or fishing truck, someone looking to replace their daily driver or even a parent searching for just the right first vehicle for their teenage drivers.
"They could be just right for someone who spends a lot of time outdoors, or even those who want a different vehicle to drive when there is snow and ice on the ground," Hill said, since all of the vehicles are four-wheel drive.
Most of the trucks available at the auction are ½ and ¾-ton Fords and Chevrolets, with one Dodge one-ton dump truck available as well. Information about the vehicles, including make, model, VIN and mileage, are available for viewing on the Wildlife Department's website at http://www.wildlifedepartment.com .
"There's also a designated time period before the auction where buyers can come inspect the vehicles," Hill said.
Vehicles will be sold "as is" to the highest bidder and can be inspected from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Department headquarters. High bidders will be required to pay the balance in full at the time of sale, and titles will be furnished with cash & certified cashier's check only. Personal checks will be accepted (out-of-state checks not accepted); however, titles will be held for 14 days.
For more information, call Johnny Hill at (405) 521-4600.
Heavy waterfowl traffic expected this season; Zone 1 duck season opens Oct. 29
With North American waterfowl populations higher now than ever recorded, Oklahoma hunters who can find ample water supply this winter could be in for some outstanding hunting. Zone 1 waterfowl season kicks off Oct. 29, followed by the Zone 2 opener Nov. 5. Waterfowl season in the Panhandle opened Oct. 8.
Every year wildlife biologists conduct waterfowl breeding population counts in the northern United States and Canada, and this year the counts show the highest numbers of ducks ever recorded, thanks to ideal breeding ground conditions and decades of cooperative waterfowl and habitat management efforts by state wildlife agencies, the U.S. and Canadian Fish and Wildlife Services, and sportsmen's groups.
Drought in Oklahoma combined with one of the hottest summers on record has caused many lakes and ponds to dry up. While recent rains have started to saturate the ground once again, finding significant amounts of water to hunt may be challenging for some hunters, according to Josh Richardson, migratory game bird biologists for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
"Many lakes have a 100-yard stretch or more of dried lakebed before you even get to the water, which makes it difficult to find a good spot to hide," Richardson said. "Still, the duck numbers are high this year and hunters who position themselves well should have ample opportunities."
Every year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes frameworks to states for structuring their waterfowl seasons and limits, and Oklahoma's long season and generous harvest limits represent a liberal season framework for hunters to enjoy.
The daily limit of six ducks may include no more than: five mallards (only two may be hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two scaup, two pintails and one canvasback. The daily limit of mergansers is five, of which no more than two may be hooded mergansers, and the daily limit of coots is 15.
To hunt ducks in Oklahoma, hunters must possess a valid hunting license, an Oklahoma waterfowl stamp, a federal duck stamp and a Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) Permit. More information and regulations — including information on goose and sandhill crane seasons — is available online at wildlifedepartment.com or in the current "Oklahoma Waterfowl Guide," available free at locations where hunting licenses and duck stamps are sold.
Oklahoma's wildlife brings fun to Halloween
From snakes and spiders to bats and other night flyers, Oklahoma is home to an abundance of iconic Halloween-related wildlife. Oklahoma's most iconic Halloween animal is the Mexican free-tail bat, declared the state flying mammal in 2006 by Governor Brad Henry.
"Oklahoma has 23 species and sub-species of bats," said Melynda Hickman, wildlife diversity biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "The Mexican free-tail, cave myotis, Eastern red bat and big brown bat are among the most common bats in Oklahoma."
While many people believe that bats are scary, dirty or that they carry diseases, they actually provide a valuable ecological and economic service to the state.
"It is estimated that bats in northwest Oklahoma may save farmers up to $3 million a year by consuming significant numbers of agricultural pests," said Hickman.
At night, bats consume at least half their body weight in flying insects such as mosquitoes, moths, flying ants and beetles. The Mexican free-tailed bats that use the Selman Bat Cave in northwest Oklahoma each summer consume 20,000 pounds of flying insects each night. Many of these insects, such as corn earworms, damage crops.
Make plans next summer to attend a Selman Bat Watch tour guided by Hickman and see millions of bats fly over your head and off into the twilight sky at Alabaster Caverns State Park near Woodward. Subscribe to the Wildlife Department's Wildside monthly e-newsletter to keep up to date with summer 2012 registration periods. Wildside is an electronic newsletter that provides information about wildlife-viewing events; common, declining and endangered wildlife species; citizen-participation opportunities; Wildlife Department projects and more. To subscribe to the free newsletter, log http://www.wildlifedepartment.com .
Depending on the type of bat, Oklahoma bats not only use caves, but also trees, bridges and other human structures such as buildings for their daytime roosts.
Instead of having a pumpkin carving contest at your Halloween party, help bat conservation and build a bat house. Hickman said homemade bat houses can even be donated to the nearest state park or wildlife management area so the park naturalists and wildlife biologists can place the bat houses in the bats' preferred locations. A 34-page Bathouse Builder's Handbook is available through the Wildlife Department's Outdoor Store on wildlifedepartment.com for $7.50. Additionally, the website provides more information on Oklahoma's bats, owls, snakes and other Halloween icons.


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We didn't want Ben's first birthday party to be too babyish, so we decided to go with a "rock" theme, toned down a bit for the 1-year-old set.
We asked all of the party guests to wear their favorite band t-shirts, and many of them did, including Ben, who sported a Rush shirt. Mom made most of the decorations by hand, including a garland of guitars, cassette tape cupcake toppers, and a sign for our 6 foot tall giraffe greeter which said "for those about to rock" (he also wore rock socks). Mom, who is an artist, also painted rock-style portraits of Ben and five of his best baby friends as a decoration/party favor.
The party was a bit hit, and Ben enjoyed rocking out and getting his first taste of cupcake!
Rockin'! Thanks Jennifer!
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AID, aminoglycoside, aminoglycoside ototoxicity, deafness, deafness streptomycin-induced, hearing loss, mitochondrial DNA, mitochondrial mutations,
, ototoxicity, streptomycin ototoxicity.
Aminoglycoside-induced deafness (AID) refers to the hearing loss that occurs in some people taking aminoglycosides, a type of antibiotic. Aminoglycosides, including streptomycin, gentamicin, kanamycin, tobramycin, and neomycin, are used to treat bacterial infections. Aminoglycosides are useful primarily in infections involving aerobic, Gram-negative bacteria, such as
, and
In addition, some
including the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, are susceptible to aminoglycosides. The most frequent use of aminoglycosides is for serious infections such as septicemia, complicated intra-abdominal infections, complicated urinary tract infections, and respiratory tract infections.
A single genetic mutation in the
gene, which encodes for a type of ribosomal ribonucleic acid (RNA), predisposes individuals to aminoglycoside-induced deafness. The
gene is located within the mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and is passed on only from mother to child. Mitochondrial DNA is located in organelles called mitochondria, which are responsible for generating most of the cell's energy supply. Evidence has shown that even a single dose of an aminoglycoside antibiotic results in irreversible hearing loss in individuals with this mutation. However, the hearing loss is not dependent on aminoglycoside exposure. Some cases of AID may be caused by other genetic mutations. In about one-third of people who develop AID, a genetic mutation is present.
Mitochondria are known as the "power houses" of cells that convert energy from food into a form that cells can use. While most of the DNA in the human body is contained in chromosomes inside the nucleus of the cell, the mitochondria contain 37 genes, all of which are necessary for normal mitochondrial function. Mitochondrial genes are inherited, or passed down among family members, from mother to child. Only maternal mitochondrial DNA is inherited.
Researchers believe that the defective
gene causes improper production of certain cells, called hair cells, in the cochlea, a part of the ear necessary for hearing. The genetic mutation associated with AID is present in about 1% of the U.S. population.
About 40% of people with a mutated
gene who have not been treated with aminoglycosides develop hearing loss by age 30. In people over age 65, this proportion increases to about 80%.
A genetic mutation in the
gene is inherited, or passed down among family members, in an autosomal dominant pattern, meaning that only one copy of the defective gene is necessary for the susceptibility to be present. This mutation seems to be inherited from the mother, although there have been rare cases in which the father appears to have passed on the genetic mutation. Mitochondrial DNA is passed on from mother to child as a single circular piece of DNA. Therefore, only one copy of mitochondrial DNA is inherited.
Signs and symptoms
Aminoglycoside-induced deafness (AID) is characterized by profound hearing loss. The onset and severity of hearing loss may vary, even among members of the same family. AID is bilateral and severe to profound, occurring within a few days to weeks after administration of any amount (even a single dose) of an aminoglycoside antibiotic. However, individuals who inherit the defective
gene may lose their hearing even if they are not exposed to aminoglycoside antibiotics. About 40% of individuals with the mutation who have not received these drugs develop hearing loss by age 30. By age 65, this proportion increases to 80%.
Because there are no other symptoms associated with AID, the only factor that can distinguish AID from age-related deafness is a family history of the disorder that shows a pattern of maternal inheritance, and that onset of hearing loss occurs following administration of an aminoglycoside antibiotic.
: Diagnosis of AID is usually based on a hearing test and genetic testing in order to distinguish it from other causes of hearing loss. A review of the patient's medical history would be conducted to determine if he or she had recently taken an aminoglycoside antibiotic.
Hearing test
: An audiogram, a type of hearing test, may help diagnose AID. During an audiogram, the patient wears headphones and is exposed to various sounds of different pitches and frequencies. The patient is asked to identify each time a sound is heard. The audiologist may also say various words aloud to evaluate the patient's hearing ability.
Genetic testing
: If AID is suspected, a DNA test may be performed to confirm a diagnosis. A sample of the patient's blood is taken and analyzed in a laboratory for the defect in the
gene. If this defect is detected, a positive diagnosis is made.
Prenatal DNA testing
: If there is a family history of AID, prenatal testing may be performed to determine whether the fetus has the disorder. Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) can diagnose AID. However, because there are serious risks associated with these tests, patients should discuss the potential health benefits and risks with a medical professional before doing so.
During amniocentesis, a long, thin needle is inserted through the abdominal wall and into the uterus. A small amount of amniotic fluid is removed from the sac surrounding the fetus. Cells in the fluid are then analyzed for normal and abnormal chromosomes. This test is performed after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The risk of miscarriage is about 0.25%-0.5% in patients who undergo this procedure. Some patients may experience minor complications, such as cramping, leaking fluid, or irritation where the needle was inserted.
During CVS a small piece of tissue (chorionic villi) is removed from the placenta between the ninth and 14th weeks of pregnancy. CVS may be performed through the cervix or through the abdomen. The cells in the tissue sample are then analyzed for the mutation in the
gene. Miscarriage occurs in about 0.5-1% of women who undergo this procedure.
: Aminoglycoside-induced deafness (AID) is not a curable condition. Instead, treatment focuses on managing hearing loss. AID is bilateral and severe to profound, occurring within a few days to weeks after administration of any amount (even a single dose) of an aminoglycoside antibiotic. About 40% of individuals with a mutation in the
gene who have not received aminoglycoside antibiotics develop hearing loss by age 30. By age 65, this proportion increases to 80%.
Hearing aids
: People with AID who experience hearing loss may benefit from hearing aids. These battery-operated devices allow people to hear a greater range of sounds by amplifying sounds and are available in three basic styles: behind the ear, in the ear, and inside the ear canal. Patients should talk to their healthcare provider to determine the type of hearing aid that is best for them. A behind-the-ear device is used for mild-to-profound hearing loss. The device is worn behind the ear and is attached to a plastic ear mold inside the outer ear. In-the-ear hearing aids are worn inside the outer ear and are used for mild-to-severe hearing loss. Canal hearing aids are smaller hearing aids that fit inside the patient's ear canal. They are used for mild-to-moderately severe hearing loss.
If hearing loss is severe, patients may benefit from cochlear implants. These electronic devices are surgically implanted inside the ears. Unlike a hearing aid, which amplifies sound, a cochlear implant compensates for damaged parts of the inner ear.
Integrative therapies
Currently, scientific evidence on the use of integrative therapies for the treatment or prevention of aminoglycoside-induced deafness (AID) is lacking.
: Aminoglycoside-induced deafness (AID) may be prevented by obtaining a rigorous family history and undergoing molecular testing. Once people who have the defective
gene are identified, they can be educated to avoid exposure to aminoglycoside antibiotics, including streptomycin, gentamicin, kanamycin, tobramycin, and neomycin. However, some individuals with the genetic mutation can develop hearing loss even without exposure to aminoglycoside antibiotics.
Genetic testing and counseling
: Individuals who have AID may meet with a genetic counselor to discuss the risks of having children with the disease. Individuals with family histories of AID, but who have not been diagnosed with the syndrome themselves, may meet with a genetic counselor to determine whether they carry the defective
If an individual who has not yet been diagnosed with AID is found to have inherited one of the defective genes, he or she may undergo genetic counseling before conceiving a child. Genetic counselors can explain the options and the associated risks of various tests, including preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), amniocentesis, and CVS.
PGD may be used with
in vitro
(artificial) fertilization. In PGD, embryos are tested for the defective
gene, and only the embryos that are not affected may be selected for implantation. Because AID can be detected in a fetus, parents may choose whether to continue the pregnancy. Genetic counselors may assist parents with these difficult decisions.
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Aminoglycoside-induced deafness (AID) may be dose dependent, meaning that the risk of AID increases as the dose of aminoglycosides increases. AID may also be unrelated to dose and instead be caused by a genetic predisposition, meaning that an individual must have a mutated form of the
Individuals are susceptible to AID if they have a genetic mutation or defect in the mitochondrial
gene. The
gene is located within mitochondrial DNA. The AID mutation is therefore transmitted by maternal inheritance, as mitochondrial DNA is passed down only from mother to child. Mitochondrial DNA is the DNA located in organelles called mitochondria, which are responsible for generating most of the cell's energy supply. Evidence has shown that a single dose of an aminoglycoside antibiotic results in irreversible hearing loss in individuals with this mutation. The genetic mutation associated with AID is present in about 1% of the population. AID can occur even if the mother does not have AID, since this mutated gene in the mitochondrial DNA can occur spontaneously. However, if a mother carries the genetic mutation in her mitochondrial DNA, the child will certainly inherit the mutation. There is a lack of information on whether individuals can be asymptomatic carriers of AID.
Mitochondria are known as the "power houses" of the cells that convert energy from food into a form that cells can use. While most of the DNA in the human body is contained in chromosomes, which are pieces of DNA that carry many genes inside the nucleus of the cell, the mitochondria contain 37 genes, all of which are necessary for normal mitochondrial functioning. Researchers believe that the defective
gene causes improper production of hair cells in the cochlea, a necessary part of the ear for hearing. Information on the exact mechanisms of how the gene becomes defective is currently lacking. Some cases of AID may also be caused by other genetic mutations, but little is known about this.
Risk factors
Exposure to aminoglycoside antibiotics can increase an individual's risk of developing aminoglycoside-induced deafness (AID). Evidence has shown that even a single dose of aminoglycoside antibiotic results in irreversible hearing loss in individuals with a mutation in the
gene. However, hearing loss is not always dependent on aminoglycoside exposure. Some cases of AID may also be caused by other genetic mutations. In about one-third of people who develop AID, a genetic mutation is present. Furthermore, if an individual's mother has a defective
gene, he or she is at increased risk for developing AID, because the
gene is located in the mitochondrial DNA, which is passed on from mother to child. Individuals who inherit this defective gene may lose their hearing even if they are not exposed to aminoglycoside antibiotics. About 40% of individuals with the mutation who have not received these drugs develop hearing loss by age 30, and in people over age 65 with the mutation, this proportion increases to 80%. AID appears to affect males and females and all races and ethnicities equally.
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Services for Edward "Eddie" G. Nelson, 86, La Mirada, Calif., will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 2, at Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs. Burial will be at Leavenworth National Cemetery.
Mr. Nelson died Wednesday, June 23, 2010.
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Survivors include two sisters, Anna McCready, Tonganoxie, and Alma J. Mumford, Linwood.
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by George Zamora
SOCORRO, July 5, 2006 – Almost 200 geoscientists from around the world are expected to soon converge on the New Mexico Tech campus to attend a weeklong international scientific meeting that will focus on the occurrence, properties and uses of zeolites, a naturally occurring, highly porous minerals that are commonly used for various agricultural, medical, environmental, and industrial applications.
"Zeolite '06," the 7th International Conference on the Occurrence, Properties, and Utilization of Natural Zeolites, will be held July 16 – 21 at the state research university in Socorro.
This year, the annual conference, considered the premier venue for scientists working on natural zeolite research and applications, will include research paper and poster presentations, special symposia on zeolite science, technical sessions on zeolite properties and applications, and two field trips, including one to a zeolite-mining operation at the St. Cloud Mine near Winston, New Mexico.
Zeolites are a class of more than 200 natural and manmade minerals possessing a highly regular structure of pores and chambers that form "molecular sieves" which allow some molecules to pass through, and cause others to be either trapped or broken down.
Natural zeolites typically form where volcanic rocks and layers of ash react with alkaline groundwater.
Currently, the world's annual production of natural zeolite is estimated to be about four million tons, with more than half of that being shipped to China to be used in the concrete industry.
In addition, zeolites are widely used in chemical separations, water purification, soil treatment, detergent manufacturing, and oxygen-generation systems.
With several open-pit mining operations in place throughout the state, such as the St. Cloud Mine, New Mexico is the major producer of natural zeolite in North America.
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text: hello, i looked through the remoting lib and didn't find an example to get the mailbox traffic, also i noticed that when i create a mailbox the quota of the mailbox isn't checked against the client mailbox quota, so i guess i have to handle this myself. regarding the mailbox traffic, can i query the db just with Code: // $sql = "SELECT * FROM mail_traffic"; // $app->db->queryAllRecords($sql) to get all records or won't that scale if there are more servers? how does ispconfig handle scaling, does it store the user information seperately on each server and does the adminpanel just pull everything together or does it keep all information on the "master" server ? to my quota issue, i thought about storing the quota limits in my application, which i think is a bead idea because if anything changes over the ispconfig panel my data would be inconsistent, so i guess i've to write a sql query to do the check for me which brings me back to my previous question.


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Hear Ariana Grande's Original Song 'Higher'
Ariana Grande is pretty much poised to take the high octave, pop diva baton from Mariah Carey as she preps the release of 'Yours Truly,' out Sept. 3. The singer and pop powerhouse, currently on tour with Justin Bieber, decided to gift fans with a clip of an original song she wrote and performed called 'Higher.' It's a preview cut from her demo.
It definitely has a bouncy, '70s pop vibe and it crazy catchy, all in the space of two minutes.
Grande even indicated that she may sing the track while she is on tour. It was a passing suggestion, but you never, ever know. Performing before Beliebers is a big deal and could open lots of ears to her music. She may stick with album cuts or she may surprise us all by playing 'Higher' and bringing it into the light.


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Cisco IOS Queue Wedges Explained
An interface queue wedge is a class of vulnerability in which certain packets are received and queued by a Cisco IOS router or switch, but due to a processing error, are never removed from the queue. This is a problem as there are a finite number of packets that may be queued on an individual interface. Should the queue become full, the device will be unable to receive new traffic via that interface.
Although this type of problem could affect any networked device, queue wedges are a classic security problem for Cisco IOS. There have been several instances of queue wedges on Cisco IOS that resulted in Cisco Security Advisories. Here are some examples:
- Cisco IOS Software Mobile IP and Mobile IPv6 Vulnerabilities
- Cisco IOS DHCP Blocked Interface Denial-of-Service
- Cisco IOS Interface Blocked by IPv4 Packets
In order to gain a better understanding of why these vulnerabilities exist and are considered severe, we need to examine things in a bit more detail.
Packets received by a Cisco IOS device that must be process switched are placed into an interface-specific input queue. There are many types of packets that must be process switched, such as packets destined to an IP address on the local device or transit packets that need additional processing by the device CPU, perhaps to be logged via Access Control List logging or due to the presence of an IP option.
However, strictly speaking, an interface input queue is not a queue at all. On Cisco IOS each interface has what appears to be a software queue into which received packets are stored. In reality, the input "queue" is simply a means to quantify and limit the number of packets stored for each interface. The packets are stored elsewhere in memory, and the interface input queue is just a counter that indicates the number of stored packets that happen to have been received on a particular interface. When a packet is received, the counter is incremented. When a received packet has been processed satisfactorily—even if that processing resulted in a negative response or handled error—the counter is decremented.
Therein lies the problem; it is only after a packet has been "processed satisfactorily" that the counter is decremented. If for any reason a packet is received but not completely processed, the counter might have been incremented but not decremented. Received packets are counted against the interface input "queue," which is of a limited and relatively small size. For example, on most interface types on most platforms the default interface input queue is only 75 packets, a value that can be configured via the hold-queue value in interface configuration command. Once the input queue contains nothing but packets that, due to a bug, will never be dequeued, the queue is said to be wedged. More recently this condition has been termed as a blocked interface.
This can be seen on a Cisco IOS device when the input queue size is equal to or greater than (depending on the Cisco IOS version) the input queue max value, as shown below. In this example, the current "size" of the input queue is 75, which is equal to the "max" size of the input queue, which is also 75.
Router# show interface Ethernet 0/0 Ethernet0/0 is up, line protocol is up Hardware is AmdP2, address is 0001.0001.0001 Internet address is 10.1.1.100/24 MTU 1500 bytes, BW 10000 Kbit, DLY 1000 usec, reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255 Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set Keepalive set (10 sec) ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00 Last input 00:00:20, output 00:00:05, output hang never Last clearing of "show interface" counters never Input queue: 75/75/44/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0 Queueing strategy: fifo Output queue: 0/40 (size/max) 5 minute input rate 4000 bits/sec, 9 packets/sec 5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec 2937 packets input, 182298 bytes, 0 no buffer Received 7 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles 0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored 0 input packets with dribble condition detected 58 packets output, 6540 bytes, 0 underruns 0 output errors, 0 collisions, 1 interface resets 0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred 0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier 0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out Router#
After an interface has been blocked, it is not possible for the Cisco IOS device to receive additional packets for local processing via that interface. However, the interface may still send traffic, or receive traffic that is to be forwarded as opposed to processed locally by the CPU. In addition to making it impossible to access the device via the blocked interface, this condition can cause ARP or the IGP to fail, effectively rendering the interface useless. (Yes, I know this excludes the esoteric Selective Packet Discard, but if you know that, you're likely not learning anything from this post. 😉 Currently, the only way to recover from a blocked interface is to reload the device.
Cisco has provided a few detection mechanisms that may be used to identify a blocked interface on Cisco IOS. This includes an EEM script specifically for this purpose and a whitepaper describing how this condition can be detected using SNMP.
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I wasn't feeling well yesterday, add a horrible night with a teething toddler (molars are the worst!), the fact that I get migraines with seasonal changes and lack of sleep, and the time change kicking my butt – it was the perfect combination to make the executive decision to stay home and rest so things didn't get worse.
Sometimes a sick day with a little sunshine is just what the doctor ordered (even though I still have the nagging sore throat and general head yuckiness).
Things I learned today:
1) Blanket tents are great at all ages. I made a quick one for Baby A and she enjoyed it for a little while.
2) Rocks are awesome! Even better than school buses apparently. And especially to an almost 15 month old. Baby A was so cute picking them out of our rock landscaping. She stood on our steps and held my hand – maybe for balance, maybe just to be sure that mama wasn't going anywhere, maybe she just wanted to share her little adventure with me. Whatever the case, it was great.
3) I finally figured out the secret to filing her toe nails. Let her play with above rocks as a distraction while I file. She wasn't thrilled with it, but it wasn't nearly the fight we normally have.
4) Discovering shadows for the first time – and watching this discovery unfold was amazing.
5) Juan Pablo (for you Bachelor fans out there) is still awful and getting worse as I get closer to the finale – yeah, I'm still catching up. I can't wait to see the Women Tell All episode. It should be interesting to say the least.


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We may as well bind their feet
Article by AnyBody member Susie Orbach in The Observer , July 22, 2007
I'm in Milan talking to girls of 10 to 16, all from working- and lower-middle-class backgrounds. What they are saying chills me, despite having heard it plenty of times before. They are fretful about what goes in their mouths, and critical about their bodies.
There is not one even slightly podgy girl among them but they all feel fat and want to keep their weight low. They live in the fashion capital of Europe and do not seem to understand that growing requires weight gain; that you can't stay at your 10-year-old weight for ever.
They dream of being models. They don't know the reality of selection for the catwalk, or about the critical remarks about weight gain, or how many girls in the business have difficulty with food and drugs. Or if they know about it, they see it as a price to be paid for glamour.
The recent interim recommendations from the Model Health inquiry make some innovative proposals - a trade union (three cheers, Baroness Kingsmill), health checks, banning girls under 16 from London fashion week, raising awareness about eating disorders and developing support groups for models.
For these recommendations to have any bite the British Fashion Council needs to impress on its membership some economic realities of who wags the tail. British fashion needs to be less in thrall of the designer names and more cognisant of the street from which they develop their ideas. The wealth that is led by the high street. Top Shop, Mango, Zara, Primark, George at Asda, New Look etc sell 80 per cent of the clothes bought by fashion-conscious youngsters. And they aren't size zero. Far from it. Their major sales are in the mid range. At sale time that you see the tiny sizes left on the racks. Funny that.
The inquiry will publish its final report in time for next summer's London fashion week. Will it be brave enough to address the impact fashion has beyond the models too? Will it dare to say to designers that they should use their brilliance to design sexy clothes for girls and women in all sizes?
It sounds trivial but it's not. Ordinary girls in Milan, in London and elsewhere are having difficulty with their food and their bodies. It's just taken as part of being female today but it's a new version of bound feet. It's not the fashion industry's fault but they could do something to transform it.


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The Seamstress (A Song of the Shirt)
Anna Elizabeth Blunden (Mrs. Martino), 1830-1915
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Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street. 1854, No. 133.
Several Victorian painters took up the defence of the overworked and exploited seamstress, in particular Richard Redgrave. This picture, like Redgrave's, is inspired by Hood's poem "The Song of The Shirt," first published in Punch in 1843. Miss Blunden developed a crush on Ruskin, and pestered him with letters asking for help and advice (published by Virginia Surtees in Sublime and Instructive, 1972. — Christopher Wood, Blessed Damozel


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From Executive Producers Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights and Parenthood), Bates Motel delves into the sadistic and twisted relationship between serial killer-to-be, Norman Bates, and his mother Norma. A prelude to the classic horror film Psycho, the series takes a contemporary glimpse into Norman's formative years and reveals how he became one of the most infamous murde...
After the tragic death of her husband, Norma Bates (Vera Farmiga) buys a motel on the outskirts of an idyllic coastal town seeking a fresh start. Her handsome and shy teenage son Norman (Freddie Highmore) quickly catches the eyes of the local girls, much to his mother's horror. Norma and Norman soon discover the idyllic town isn't what it seems, and the locals will do anything to protect their ...
Dylan wastes no time causing trouble at home and all the while, the Bates family is inexorably drawn into the dark underbelly of White Pine Bay.
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Norman desperately seeks his mother's return home as Norma gets some much needed help. Norman and Emma find more clues that lead to a big discovery, while Norman continues to pursue Bradley.
Dylan asks Norman to move in with him. Chaos ensues at the Bates home as Norma tells Emma that some things are better kept to themselves.
Norma's first guest at the Bates Motel is not what she expected. Norman discovers that even popular girls are complicated.
Norma finds herself in conflict with a mysterious stranger. Rumors spread at school and Bradley is not enthused. Dylan and Remo go on a road trip that has a violent outcome. Norman takes up a grisly hobby.
Abernathy amps up the pressure, but Norma doesn't know what he wants. Dylan and Bradley connect. Norman has an active imagination, which Miss Watson encourages. Emma goes on a trip.
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Generally speaking Intel was a waste of time. We had several calls and one in-person visit. They spent more time talking about scaling our software to their new quad-core CPU's than talking about how they could help our business strategically.
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pitbullmamaliz wrote:Meat is actually only like 16% protein, just an FYI.
He won't do green beans or carrots, I assume?
pitbullmamaliz wrote:Oh I'm not arguing against your specialist, just letting you know.
plebayo wrote:I would also like to add, with most prognosis most vets will give you the 6month number. I know you trust the specialist, but they seriously slap 6mos on EVERYTHING, it's a guideline.
iluvk9 wrote:Harley LOVES his mirtazapine! It has keep him alive and eating for a year now. How about Sucralfate to calm his stomach? Worked great on Harl. He also had liquid barium 2x a day to coat his belly. Both were inexpensive; that is why I mention them.
SisMorphine wrote:Will he do sweet potato chews?
TheRedQueen wrote:the anemia was better at the hospital, after staying over the weekend before. This was his test after being home. I'm headed to MY vet tomorrow, to pick up the new meds, and I'm going to ask them for a copy of the tests.
I really, really, really don't like this specialist, or the entire clinic...so once things are settled down (like now), I'm going to do a sit down with MY vet and get the answers I'm looking for.
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The SEC's changes to money market fund regulations aim to make the funds less vulnerable to a rush of withdrawals in times of financial stress. But the new rules will also make money funds, especially prime funds, a less hospitable destination for short-term corporate cash.
For corporate treasurers, the regulatory changes pose challenges ranging from the uncertainty created by the possible imposition of liquidity fees and gates to the effort and cost treasuries will have to expend to prepare for the changes.
The SEC voted in July to allow money funds to use liquidity fees and gates to limit investor withdrawals in times of stress. The agency also mandated that municipal funds and institutional prime funds—those that invest in corporate debt—use a floating net asset value (NAV) instead of the stable, $1-a-share pricing that is currently the standard. Money funds have two years to comply with the changes.
"Part of the advantage of money funds has always been the stable NAV and the ease really of working with them, as well as diversification and professional management," said Greg Fayvilevich, a director at Fitch Ratings. "Now you have some of these advantages going away, at least for some funds, especially the institutional prime and municipal funds, which are going to have floating NAV."
The changes "make it operationally probably a little more difficult to work with money funds," Fayvilevich said.
Tom Deas, chairman of the International Group of Treasury Associations and vice president and treasurer at Philadelphia-based FMC Corp., said fees and gates may be a bigger concern for treasurers than the floating NAV.
Treasurers' "first responsibility is to assure we have access to the corporation's funds, that we'd be able to get at them if we need to," Deas said. "The whole essence of the liquidity gate is that once it comes down, you may not be able to get your funds."
Investment Policies and Escrow Agreements
Treasuries also have work to do to prepare for the changes. For starters, most companies will likely have to revise their investment policies.
Policies may not specify that money funds must have a stable NAV, but they often talk about the importance of capital preservation and liquidity, said Tom Hunt, director of treasury services at the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP). Given the rule changes, companies will want to be more specific in their policies about what they're willing to invest in, Hunt said.
Revising an investment policy can be a big project, especially now that more and more policies have to be approved by the company's board, he added.
"When you enter into a new arrangement where you want to increase your investment options, you go through a process where you get certain people comfortable with it, typically, and then you bring it to the board," Hunt said, citing accounting, internal audit, and external auditors as some of the parties treasury would need to educate about the change.
Deas noted that many treasuries also have escrow agreements, in some cases many escrow agreements, and each of those agreements includes directions on how the bank is to invest the money in the escrow account. "All of those agreements are going to have to be changed in some way," he said. "It's just a big administrative effort that's got to get underway."
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Switching to a floating NAV from a constant NAV also entails tax and accounting changes as companies deal with the gains and losses on the funds. In conjunction with the SEC's changes, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service proposed allowing corporate treasuries to simplify the accounting by aggregating gains and losses on money funds. Tyler Haws, director of business development at Clearwater Analytics, wrote in an email that that announcement "alleviated many of the concerns with floating NAV.
"Now, [money market fund] investors will not be required to track gains and losses individually, and will be able to instead take more of a net approach," Haws wrote.
But Deas, pictured at left, said treasurers are still working through analyses to determine whether the IRS exception will work for their company's particular circumstances and under various market conditions.
Even if treasuries can aggregate the gains and losses, they still have to keep track of them, which will require systems changes. "Both fund managers and the investors who will invest in floating-NAV money funds will have to make some systems changes that will cost money," Fayvilevich said.
"Our systems are not geared up to keep track of these changes in net asset value or the associated short-term gains and losses that would arise from buying a share at one price and selling it at another price," Deas said. "Those would all have to be programmed into treasury systems."
Impact on Same-Day Withdrawals
There's also concern that money funds using a floating NAV might not be able to provide withdrawals on a same-day basis. "There are times when we want to get the money out during the day, and we're presently able to do that," Deas said. "But it could be that the funds are going to restrict redemptions until maybe the next morning, when they've computed after the close what the exact NAV is based on the price of securities at the close."
Fund companies have not said how they will handle the question. But Fayvilevich said fund companies operating funds with floating NAVs will have to decide how many times a day they will price the securities in those funds. "Getting that kind of information can be costly for them," he said. "Do you mark to market every hour? And if you do, does that limit redemption requests to certain times during the day?"
Any move away from same-day settlement would be another factor making money funds less popular with treasurers, Deas said.
There's speculation that many corporate treasuries will exit prime funds once the rules take effect, perhaps to move to government funds, which aren't required to use a floating NAV. Treasuries have already trimmed their holdings of prime funds in recent years. AFP's 2014 Liquidity Survey showed just 9% of the assets in treasury portfolios were held in prime funds, down from 16% in 2009.
Yields are currently very low on both prime funds and Treasury funds, which means there's little financial incentive for treasurers to take on the additional risk and go through the administrative chores required to continue investing in prime funds once they shift to a floating NAV, Hunt said. "If govvie funds were earning 4.5% and a prime fund 5%, maybe some companies would say, 'I'm comfortable with the risk, I'm comfortable with the accounting treatment,'" he said. "But in this environment, probably not."
If treasuries do pull their money out of prime funds, that could end up hurting companies that get some of their funding by issuing commercial paper, one of the types of securities purchased by prime money funds. "A lot of Tier 2 commercial paper issued by industrials like my own is purchased by these prime money market funds," Deas said. "If there's less demand, then our rates could go up."


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The following is an open letter from Shmuel Aweida to all those "peace activists" rising up against Israel. Listen carefully, as the Israeli Arab pastor of a Hebrew-speaking Israeli Messianic congregation, Awieda is a man who knows of what he speaks!
Dear so-called "peace-seeking people", "pro-ceasefire people" and "peace and reconciliation activists",
Forgive me for not taking your nice dreams and peace demonstrations and wishes so seriously... People who didn't care about the suffering people in Gaza under the Hamas regime for years can't really be considered morally superior to any IDF soldier that's on the ground there now. You might seem to be better and kinder, but not really... Sorry...
If you really care, then free Gaza from Hamas and other Islamic jihadist organizations! How can you feel sorry for the innocent children hurt accidentally by Israel when you don't care that the same children grow up to learn to hate intentionally? You claim to feel sorry for the hungry children while ignoring the poison they are fed every single day at Hamas and Fatah schools and on TV.
How can you feel sorry for the women crying now when you didn't care that they've been humiliated, discriminated and even raped and killed regularly for years?
Here's another thing I don't get:
These kind, sympathetic, peace-loving people who automatically want and pray for a ceasefire in Israel's war(s) against the evil, anti-Semitic, anti-human, blood-thirsty terrorist organizations like Hamas (not against the Palestinians) - they make Israel never finish "the job" and then on the top of it all, their governments and NGOs send billions of dollars of "aid" to this corrupt evil system.
And guess what happens time and again - instead of feeding the hungry with food, they feed themselves with weapons. Instead of teaching the children math, they teach them hate and jihad against the Jews. Instead of building houses and hospitals above the ground, they build terror-tunnels under the ground.
The tunnels found in the past days have cost hundreds of millions of US dollars to build! The IDF blew up millions of your money, dear nice people in the naive West!
I'm not saying that Israel is without any fault here, but sometimes I really wonder if the Palestinians' best friends are in reality the ones that maintain their oppression under this Islamic regime?
I simply don't get it! Someone here needs to get a better grasp of reality!
As much as I hate this war and the price that's being paid by our dear soldiers and the innocent civilians on both sides, I hate the fact that it's necessary! May the needed pain of war bear good fruit of peace for all! May the Lord of Hosts and Armies give us His Shalom!
There has been quite a lot of activity in the social media in the past month. I was disappointed and frustrated of some my Facebook friends and the level of naiveté and blindness with regard to the real situation and the roots of the conflicting the Middle East.
Do they really not see what the Hamas is all about or what Islam really is? Are they all so blind to what's happening around us in Syria, Iraq and all over? Don't they see what Hamas is doing to the poor population that lives under this terror daily? I don't know why I keep being surprised...
To my anti-Arab friends:
But what really surprised me was that, with regard to this operation in Gaza, the hatred, revenge and racism that filled the [Facebook] statuses of those who support Israel.
They expressed such joy over going to war and causing destruction (a joy I'm glad our leadership doesn't have). The fact they quoted Bible verses didn't make it any less stinking. So I threw those people out of my Facebook just like I did with others that posted pornography and other disgusting stuff. Trash is trash is trash.
Praying that God may protect our soldiers who are serving us and giving their lives for us - proud of the moral code of the IDF and the legitimacy of this necessary operation. Praying for those making the tough decisions - but with much more humility.
I guess we need to pray that we'll all guard our hearts from hatred, revenge, racism, pride and other destructive things that do not honor us, nor the God of Israel.
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"Battle of Mill Spring, on the Cumberland River, near Jamestown, between a confederate force, 8,000 strong, under General Zollicoffer, and the Federal troops, 4,000 strong, commanded by General Thomas, fought Sunday, January 19th, 1862- flight of the Confederate Army. One of the most dashing, desperate and decisive battles of the war took place on Sunday, January 19th, 1862, when a Confederate army of 8,000 men, led by Generals Zollicoffer and Crittenden, were totally routed by General Thomas, at the head of about 4,000 Federal troops. The cannonading began at four o'clock in the morning, and the engagement soon became general. Zollicoffer found, however, that instead of surprising General Thomas, that able and vigilant officer was ready for him. The Confederates fought gallantly throughout that dismal Sabbath day, and owing to their decided superiority in numbers the result was doubtful till near the conclusion of the conflict. The death of Colonel Peyton, who fell gallantly at the head of his regiment, had materially damped the spirits of the Confederates, but the fall of their commander, Zollicoffer, about ten minutes past three in the afternoon, completed their rout. At that hour, as the Fourth Kentucky regiment was deploying on the flank of the Confederate army, Zollicoffer, attended by several of his aids, mistook his way in the underwood, and suddenly emerged before Colonel Fry, who was also with several officers. At first they mistook each other for friends, but upon the mistake being discovered one of the Confederate officers fired at Fry and shot his horse. Almost at the same instant Colonel Fry drew his revolver and shot General Zollicoffer through the heart. His aids, seeing their commander slain, deserted the body, which was taken charge of by the Federal troops, and carried to Somerset. The news spread like wildfire through the Confederate army, which fled with precipitation, and at half-past three not a confederate stood his ground." — Frank Leslie, 1896
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Designed to provide application testing functions for "complex and highly realistic, load-intensive scenarios", BlazeMeter aims to analyze the performance and scalability of apps which (in the case of Facebook) will typically need to serve extremely high volumes of users with zero tolerance for slow response or downtime.
BlazeMeter claims to be able to reduce the time to test extra-large capacity applications from days or weeks to minutes. Its performance testing cloud handles "intricate load" scenarios, complex scripts, and rich applications to simulate traffic that represents tens of thousands of concurrent users.
"When developing applications for Facebook, you hope the application will go viral and you also fear it will go viral, so capacity testing is critical," stated Mike Valenty, technical director of Double Jump Games, a San Diego start-up in the social game space. "Waiting to provision dozens of test servers and manage the intricacies of distributing large scale load tests is too costly and simply unrealistic in traditional IT environments."
Users are able to run tests on demand, using any desired size or configuration. In addition, every user receives a dedicated environment per test, providing a cluster of up to 60 servers comprised of dual and quad core servers with up to 15 GB of memory each — and the geo-location of their choice.