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Avalanna Routh, 'Mrs. Bieber,' Dies From Brain Cancer
We're beyond bummed to report this news. Avalanna Routh, the adorable, six-year-old Justin Bieber fan known as "Mrs. Bieber," who touched our hearts when footage of her Valentine's Day date with The Biebs made national news, has died.
The little angel was from the Boston area and suffered from a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer. The condition is so rare, in fact, that only 30 cases per year are diagnosed in the U.S. and it is highly fatal.
Routh died Wednesday, Sept. 26, news which was tweeted by her heartbroken family.
Mrs. Bieber came to national attention since she was able to meet The Biebs and spend Valentine's Day with him thanks to a pretend wedding that hospital workers staged for her during treatment. A social media campaign went viral and caught The Biebs attention. He arranged to meet her in New York, and nothing, not even cancer, could wipe the smile off the beautiful little girl's face as she spent the day with her hubby!
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The Biebs tweeted about Avalanna's death, and asked fans to pray for her.
just got the worst news ever. one of the greatest spirits i have ever known is gone. please pray for her family and for her.
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R.I.P., Avalanna! Heaven is a more beautiful place now that you're there.
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OK. Don't forget about the gig at the Interdependence Project tonight at 7-9 pm at 302 Bowery, (Buzzer #2) New York, NY 10012. Be there!!
Plus there's other gigs out here "back East" as they say on the West Coast at East/West Books, Monmouth University, the Brooklyn Zen Center and the Traditional Chinese Cultural Center in DC. All details are on the link over there to your left. You must come to all of them!!
Also, back out West, there will be an all-day Zazen sitting at Hill Street Center this Saturday led by the wonderful and great Kevin Bortolin. Kevin is also a dharma heir of Nishijima Roshi. And not a drama heir of him, as there seem to be a few of! Or at least one very loud and highly dramatic one of... (I can't believe the incredible bullshit that is being put out about Nishijima these days, though can anyone really wonder why the old man isn't talking to the person spreading this deceitful, self-serving ugliness? The supposedly "antisemitic" Nishijima Roshi has done 2 or 3 speaking tours of Israel at his own expense. And that's all I'm saying about that! Except that I sometimes wish I had the wild sex life this joker wants folks to think I have! But if it sells books, I'm all for letting those rumors stand! Oh calm the fuck down! Nobody can take a joke anymore.).
There will be another one of these all-day deals at Hill Street Center in April. But I can't recall the date so I hope either Kevin or John Graves will e-mail that to me. In any case, there are sittings with the Dogen Sangha group there every Saturday while I'm on tour. Don't miss them!
I'm all wound up from traveling and being on the radio at two in the morning in New York City. So you should ignore me at this point. I gotta get out of this room. It's almost noon (i.e. 9am to my internal clock)!
I promise I'll try to talk some Buddhism here one of these days instead of just being a dork (which is also Buddhist practice sometimes).


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The decision about the incision: Is midline or transverse better for abdominal surgery?
An unusual study at the Department of Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital examined for the first time whether the incision technique used in major abdominal surgery had an effect on the results. Neither physician nor patient knew what kind of incision had been made.
The study of 200 patients showed that pain perception and the healing process were unrelated to the technique used to open the abdominal cavity. Complications were also just as frequent, except for wound infections, which were more frequent for transverse incisions, possibly due to circulatory problems. The surgeons in Heidelberg thus recommend that the surgeon make an individual, case-by-case decision on the incision technique.
The incision technique has thus far never been examined scientifically
Today, abdominal surgery is often done in a minimally invasive procedure using "keyhole surgery". But for large operations, the abdomen must still be opened with a long incision. "Whether this incision is transverse or midline depends mainly on the surgeon's preference and has thus far never been examined scientifically," Professor Markus W. Büchler, Director of the Department of Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital.
This randomised trial was carried out according to international quality criteria to clarify definitively whether the two methods are equivalent and the surgeon is thus free to choose a technique, said Dr. Christoph Seller, consultant at the Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery and Chairman of the Study Center of the German Surgical Society in Heidelberg. The study was published in June 2009 in the "Annals of Surgery," the most important international journals for surgery.
How can a surgical trial be "blinded"?
A high quality clinical study on evaluating various therapies is done as a "double blind" study. This means that neither patient nor physician or nursing staff know what treatment a patient is given. The surgeon who performs the operation does not participate in gathering data. While still in the operating theater, a dressing is put on the patient, which is not removed until two days after the operation. Before it is removed, the amount of pain medication that was given is calculated and the patient assesses the pain using a scale. "The patients have no way of knowing how they were operated on," reports Dr. Seiler.
The consumption of pain medication and degree of pain immediately after the operation were the same for both procedures. There were also hardly any differences in long-term complications: The patients were examined twice, one month and one year after the surgery. The investigators tested possible consequences of the operation such as mortality, respiratory problems, digestive problems, length of hospitalization, scar ruptures, and wound infections. Statistically, there were no differences between the two groups - only wound infections were significantly more frequent for transverse incisions.
Dr. Seiler says, "This is difficult to explain. Perhaps it is linked to less control of bleeding or the higher risk of hematoma." He added that previous studies had not indicated a higher risk. The surgeons in Heidelberg thus draw the conclusion that there is thus a scientific basis for allowing the surgeon the free choice of incision technique.
More information: Seiler CM, Deckert A, Diener MK, Knaebel HP, Weigand MA, Victor N, Büchler MW: Midline versus transverse incision in major abdominal surgery: a randomized, double-blind equivalence trial (POVATI: ISRCTN60734227). Annals of Surgery, 249, 913-20, 2009
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Adobe sucks on Oracle brain drain for HTML5 game gain
Java VM experts exit en masse
Adobe seems to be juicing its software gaming credentials against HTML5 by grabbing some hard-core Sun Microsystems talent as they slip out Oracle's back door.
Four senior and respected members of the old Sun Hotspot Java Virtual Machine team jumped clear of Oracle during March and April, and all four have landed at Adobe.
The four are Paul Hohensee, who has been named principal computer scientist at Adobe, John Pampuch, who grabbed a spot as director of Flash VM, and Igor Veresov and Tony Printezis, who were both appointed as senior computer scientists at the software-maker.
A further two Sun VM brains – Charlie Hunt, a former performance lead engineer, and YS Ramakrishna – have also left Oracle, for Salesforce.com and a small private software firm respectively.
Until their exit, they'd occupied similar posts inside Oracle as technical staff directing HotSpot or working on engineering performance. Hohensee joined Sun in 1999 and Ramakrishna in 2002 while Veresov, Pampuch and Printezis joined in 2005.
The group's members all boast deep experience in garbage collection, memory management, compilers, HotSpot development and in languages – prized among anybody interested in squeezing out micro sub seconds of performance from their software.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Hohensee is working with Adobe managers and engineers on technical direction and delivery of a "high performance and extremely reliable product" and to "contribute to overall Flash technical direction".
Oracle inherited the team along with HotSpot when it acquired Sun in 2010. Adobe, meanwhile, has them working on its ECMAScript-based ActionScript language and associated VM, which is part of Flash Player.
In November 2011, Adobe shook up its Flash roadmap in the face of competition from HTML5 and growing resistance to Flash on devices, thanks to Apple's deceased co-founder and chief exec Steve Jobs. Adobe has recast Flash as the platform for something very specific, gaming, instead of being a generic media player for broad use everywhere.
The ActionSctipt VM had been part of Flash but with Flash being sidelined either the ActionScript VM must perform better minus Flash, or ActionScript must work better on other VMs: chiefly, HotSpot.
To help, Adobe is revisiting ActionScript, which has gone virtually unchanged since its introduction in 2006. "Adobe believes it is time to revise the language to carefully steer its further evolution towards greater expressiveness as well as productivity and performance gains," the firm said.
The idea is to make ActionScript better suited to the high-performance and hardware utilisation requirements of gaming, and to improve developer productivity. The wording of the roadmap plays right into the skills of the ex-Oracle team – a complete embrace of static typing and hardware-oriented numerics.
This is big: having killed Flash for mobile, Adobe is now focusing on the browser and device hardware. ActionScript is up against its ECMAScript cousin, HTML5, which everyone from browser-makers to tablet-lovers wants to get with. The planned changes are so extreme that Adobe has warned that existing apps might not work with the new ActionScript.
While Adobe will have recognised the value of the quartet it has hired, there was no word on their LinkedIn profiles on why they've all jumped clear of Oracle all at the same time. Oracle has certainly seen a number of former Sun brains leave, the biggest being Java daddy James Gosling.
It is not unusual for employees acquired by a new owner to leave and it's possible this group have left in the wake of the vesting of any share options they might have received from Oracle. Shares in such acquisitions are allocated in chunks over a given time period to help retain the talent. Vesting periods are typically six months, a year, two years and four years. ®


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Stepping into Liberation Yoga in Mid-City feels a whole lot like returning to the loving embrace of your old college dorm room. The ambience is thanks to founders (and couple) Christine Burke and Gary McCleery, who were both theater directors and now are deeply devoted to spiritual health as well as the arts. Rice-paper lanterns dangle from the ceiling, curls of Nag Champa waft through the air, and the light remains dim throughout the day in the cocoonlike space. Classes are held both indoors and outdoors in a semi-enclosed garden area, so you can have the enlightening experience of communing with nature without having to camp or anything. 124 S. La Brea Ave., Mid-City. (323) 964-5222, liberationyoga.com. —Jessica Ogilvie
The hike through the Old Los Angeles Zoo at Griffith Park is like traipsing through a lost episode of The Addams Family. Hikers can ascend to its twisted, metal ruins, dating to 1912, making these remains of lion's dens and monkey cages almost ancient by Los Angeles standards. You begin by parking near the creepy carousel straight out of Something Wicked This Way Comes. Along the way, it may give you a chill to come across the many inhumane little cages old-timey folks thought were nice homes in which to keep the beasties. Sites like ModernHiker.com will help you plot your course so you know exactly where to go and what to bring. The full hike can cover up to three miles and take as long as two hours. For those with a less adventurous spirit, simply visit the old bear habitat off the grassy knoll. Today it's a picnic area. Griffith Park Drive, Griffith Park, 90027. (323) 913-4688, trailhead coordinates: 34.13527, -118.286357. laparks.org/dos/parks/griffithpk. —Erin E. Maxwell
One of the greatest things about living in L.A. is how easy it is to get out of L.A. Nearby beach getaways and ski excursions abound, but on the list of easy weekend trips is the often overlooked, but delightfully charming, mountain village of Idyllwild. Nestled among pine trees and home to an abundance of log cabins, it's just a couple hours east of Los Angeles, though you feel as if you're much farther north. Idyllwild is the perfect place for the ambitious outdoorsman, the California sophisticate or the chilled-out hippie. You can hike, rock-climb and mountain-bike, as well as shop the unique boutiques, go wine tasting and enjoy good dining in the town square. But there's also a vibe here, something that tells you you've found the good life. Ask the local folks, and many will tell you how they came to Idyllwild for a visit — and never left. After one weekend, you start to see why. idyllwildtowncrier.com. —Ali Trachta
"Ain't no shame in the block!" shouts yoga instructor Henry McMillan at Hollywood Power Yoga to practitioners making modifications. Serene as students may feel in Downward Dog, McMillan keeps the vibe upbeat. "It's a yoga party," he says. "It's important that people have fun and feel good." What McMillan achieves is an atmosphere that's somehow tranquil and peppy at the same time. In a word: namaste! There are no bogus sounds of the rainforest pumping through the speakers. Instead, artists like Robyn, Empire of the Sun and M83 are the soundtrack here. But lighthearted as the energy may be, the workout is serious. Like any good party, the movement is nonstop, and in no time, the air is thick with sweat. But if you need a break, McMillan says, just kick it in Child's Pose. Party on, yogis. 1310 N. Wilton Place, Hlywd. (323) 871-4088, hollywoodpoweryoga.com. —Ali Trachta
What's better than smashing a frenemy in the gut with a hard-hitting power throw during a rip-roaring dodgeball game? Knowing that doing so is helping to better the community in which you play. The recreational (yet fiercely competitive) WeHo Dodgeball league started up a little more than a year ago, and players have flocked to its courts to get their game on. But they've also found themselves part of an organization that's serious about giving back. League founder Jake Mason says, "Our fundamental belief is that WeHo Dodgeball is not only a community itself but a large part of the local community." That's meant collecting a U-Haul van's worth of clothing for the Gay & Lesbian Center, raising money for AIDS Project L.A., spearheading a toy drive for the West Hollywood Sheriff's station and hosting a fundraiser "open gym" for AIDS Walk. All that and a chance to win a trophy? Sign us up. West Hollywood Park, 647 N. San Vicente Blvd., W. Hlywd. (323) 638-4225, wehododgeball.com. —Ali Trachta
If you're into being fit but looking for something a lot more adventurous, try Cirque School L.A. fitness classes, which work every part of your body combined but offer far more excitement than a spin class ever could. Aerial Fitness gets you in shape while getting upside down. If you're not up for the aerial route, try an AcroFit ground class. There's also a 90-minute stretch class that safely increases your flexibility no matter your current range of motion. The staff at Cirque School L.A. is prepared to train anybody, regardless of current fitness state and goals. Classes are small, and tasks are tailored to each student, so it never becomes routine. If you haven't been able to commit to a fitness plan, or if your current workout regimen is more regimen and less gratification, don't despair. Join the circus, or at least Cirque School L.A. 5640 1/2 Hollywood Blvd., Hlywd. (424) 226-2477, cirqueschoolla.com. —Diamond Bodine-Fischer
This year at the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design graduation, Dean Jennifer Wolch introduced the commencement speaker, landscape architect Randy Hester, by calling his Augustus F. Hawkins Natural Park one of her favorite public parks in L.A. Opened in 2000 in a former pipe-storage yard used for William Mulholland's water empire, the park has a serene, grassy field with picnic tables, and a web of winding paths leading to areas organized by plant type, such as a wetlands, a citrus orchard and a cactus garden. This oasis in a neighborhood of concrete warehouses is named for the first African-American congressman elected west of the Mississippi River, who worked on labor issues and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 while representing South Central from 1963 to 1991. 5790 Compton Ave., Central-Alameda. (323) 581-4498, laparks.org/dos/parks/facility/augustushawkinsnaturepk.htm. —Zachary Pincus-Roth
Tennis buffs know there's nothing more frustrating than playing on free city courts. Street noise, rowdy players and unkempt surfaces are just some of the problems. Step into leafy and mostly hidden Rustic Canyon Park in Pacific Palisades, just past the Santa Monica city border, to find six dream hard courts recently resurfaced and relined. Sycamores edge the park and the courts are a short walk from the parking lot and street, an advantage, as there are no traffic distractions. Nearby ocean breezes keep the park's microclimate fine and temperate — and ideal for tennis almost year-round. Sporting a private– country club vibe, the city of Los Angeles–owned courts are free, although there may be a wait on weekends. Adult and children's tennis lessons and clinics can be booked through the Rustic Canyon Recreation Center. 601 Latimer Road, Pacific Palisades. (310) 454-5734, laparks.org/dos/parks/facility/rusticCynPk.htm. —Kathy A. McDonald
With two Santa Monica locations, Bryan Kest's Power Yoga is a Westside yoga consortium offering equal-opportunity health and wellness via its donation-based payment program. Patrons pay what they can for each class (the recommended donation is $15), and donations are collected via honor system, so there's no weird pressure or strange money quandaries messing up the postyoga good vibes. This place's appeal goes far beyond simple economics, however. The studio spaces are cozy and clean, and classes are led by a friendly, well-trained crew of instructors, who focus on the mind and spirit, as well as the body. Power Yoga offers at least six classes a day, ensuring that there's one to fit every schedule and level of ability. The nearby Bhakti Yoga Shala offers a similar sliding fee, and excellent instruction. 1410 Second St., Santa Monica. poweryoga.com. —Katie Bain
Since 1989, PAWS/LA has helped seniors and sick and disabled people to keep their much-loved pets when times get tough. Considering that pets often are credited with contributing health and happiness to one's life, the organization is undertaking important, even life-saving work — and it relies on volunteers to carry that out. House-bound clients need pet food delivered to them, and someone to look after their pets in case of a long hospital stay. That's where you come in. You can be a foster parent of sorts for that lovable dog or cat, or walk a client's dog or drive a pet to the vet. PAWS itself needs people to pick up supplies and pet-food donations and to help out with various pet-adoption events. There are tons of volunteer opportunities, so reach out and lend a hand. 1150 S. Hope St., #A, dwntwn. (213) 741-1950, pawsla.org. —Patrick Range McDonald
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Founded in 1989 in response to the AIDS crisis, Project Angel Food's staff and volunteers cook and deliver nutritious meals to people with AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses in Los Angeles County. It's important work: Since its founding, Project Angel Food has delivered more than 8 million meals to sick people. Eighty percent of the organization's work is volunteer-driven, which means it needs you. It doesn't matter if you know how to cook — staffers will teach you in the Project Angel Food kitchen. You've been wondering what to do with your weekends, and you've had it with meaningless hours spent shopping. Do something that feels right. You also can deliver meals or help recruit other volunteers through the organization's outreach program. With services offered from the Antelope Valley to Long Beach, there are plenty of places for you to meet people who need a smile, a meal and your help. 922 Vine St., Hlywd. (323) 845-1800, angelfood.org. —Patrick Range McDonald


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(CNN) -- From style icons like Tom Ford to glamorous locations like China, last year Art of Life brought you the best of good living.
Monita Rajpal at the Great Wall of China for Art of Life
This month we look back on some of our favorite moments from the past 12 months.
Tom Ford exclusive
No one sums up Art of Life's aspirational brief better than fashion guru Tom Ford. Join Monita Rajpal as she gains exclusive access to the man who brought glamour back into fashion with his reign at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. We revisit the launch of Tom Ford's own brand and gain exclusive insight into his feelings about leaving Gucci and his own personal strategy for the future. We catch up with him at his Mayfair home and visit some of his own favorite London haunts.
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The empress of Chinese contemporary art: Pearl Lam
Outlandish and outspoken Pearl Lam is the doyenne of China's contemporary art scene. Part party-girl, part intellectual aesthete, Pearl introduces us to some of the hottest names in Chinese contemporary art. We meet two ground-breaking members of the Chinese literati - Shao Fan and Zhang Huan - who are drawing on Chinese tradition and history to explore a rapidly changing modern culture. We find out why Chinese Art is experiencing such a boom in the West and how the western perception of Chinese Art differs from the Chinese view.
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Rochdale's Dick Bove went on a tirade this morning on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" claiming the joint state-federal mortgage settlement, which he dubbed in a note earlier as "the mortgage deal from hell," unfairly impacts those homeowners who pay their bills.
"If you're going to do something which is going to reduce the value of existing homes where people are making their payments, every American should stop making his payments on his mortgages, send a letter to the Attorney General in his state and say 'I qualify to have my principal reduced because I'm not going to make any more payments on my house,'" Bove said.
The banking analyst also said the agreement, which is expected to be around $26 billion and could increase if more banks join, will hurt the U.S. economy rather than stimulate it.
"These people were not making payments on these houses in the first place and, therefore, they're not getting the new flow of cash ... they're not getting anything other than the government has decided to pay everyone who cheated on their mortgages 2,000 bucks, right. The second thing is, you are going to be reducing the prices of a lot of houses in the United States where payments are being made because the house next door is seeing the principal balance on the mortgage taken down," he explained.
"This is not a stimulus to the United States economy. It depresses the United States economy."
As of right now, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi and Ally Financial are all expected to be part of the mortgage settlement.
Bove said he does not expect a major impact on earnings.
"Most of the big banks have set aside reserves [for] this payment. ... The bulk of the mortgages that are thrown into this agreement have already been written down and the principal has already been forgiven ... It's unlikely that there'll be a major earnings impact."
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East Region Game by Game Previews – 1st Round (pt. 2)Posted by nvr1983 on March 20th, 2009
EAST REGION GAME PREVIEWS – PART TWO (By Dave Zeitlin and Steve Moore)
Once again, we will be picking the East Regional games, while also pitting non-basketball alums from each school in a no-holds barred battle for March supremacy.
Friday's Games – Dayton, Ohio
(8) Oklahoma State vs. (9) Tennessee (12:25 p.m.)
DZ: This match-up is about as even as they come. Both teams play fast-paced, high-scoring basketball. The Cowboys' James Anderson (18.6 ppg) will be the best player on the court, but the Vols are stronger in the interior with Tyler Smith (17 ppg) and Wayne Chism (13.8 ppg). I'll go with Bruce Pearl and the Vols here – but you might be better off just flipping a coin.
SM: Usually, these 8 vs. 9 games include at least one so-called mid-major team against a BCS conference team, and I usually lean toward the little guy with my pick. But as the only 8/9 game between two mediocre big boys, this is a total toss up. I have to go with the team I know more about, and that would be Tyler Smith and Tennessee. The real question is whether Bruce Pearl will break out the day-glo orange blazer.
Alumni Throwdown – Gary Busey (Oklahoma State) vs. Chris Hadfield (Tennessee)
DZ: Like the real game, this has all the makings of a great match-up with an actor lost in space going up against the first Canadian to walk in space. But the astronaut wins when Busey gets distracted trying to figure out the life force of a basketball.
SM: Busey had a great turn in a recent season of Entourage. But once you've appeared on a reality show called Celebrity Rehab, you're disqualified. I'll go with the Canadian astronaut, eh?
(16) East Tennessee State vs. (1) Pittsburgh (2:55 p.m.)
DZ: If the national championship hopeful Panthers have a hard time with this one, they could be in trouble. High-scoring guard Kevin Tiggs (21.5 ppg) helped ETSU win the Atlantic Sun tournament championship, but you may have heard Pitt has a couple of stars in its own in DeJuan Blair (15.6 ppg, 12.4 rpg) and Sam Young (18.8 ppg). The Panthers coast into the second round.
SM: I'll lay it on the line – Pitt is my pick to win it all. So if they show ANY signs of trouble against a school whose finest alum is a late bishop, my bracket could be in trouble. Tiggs may be a small-conference gunner against Lipscomb and South Carolina-Upstate (yeah, that's a real school), but DeJuan Blair is a big enough force to block out the (Atlantic) Sun. Panthers rest the starters late, and still run away by 20-plus.
Alumni Throwdown – Bishop Earl G. Hunt Jr. (East Tennessee State) vs. Mark Cuban (Pittsburgh)
DZ: It will take a wing and prayer for ETSU to beat Pitt, but prayers are what the late bishop has (sorry, there aren't many famous ETSU alums). Look for the bishop to prove faith is stronger than money by knocking off the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks in the feel-good upset of the (fake) tournament.
SM: I don't want to vote against a bishop, but I also don't want Mark Cuban to rip me on his blog or his Twitter or whatever it is the kids are doing these days. Cuban politely edges Bishop Hunt in this one, but then gets fined by David Stern for excessive celebration.
Friday's Games – Boise, Idaho
(4) Xavier vs. (13) Portland State (7:25 p.m.)
DZ: The Musketeers notched some signature wins early but have just a .500 record since Feb. 7. Meanwhile, pint-sized guard Jeremiah Dominguez, the two-time Big Sky MVP, fuels a very good shooting Portland State team that knocked off Gonzaga, on the road, earlier in the season. Xavier is a tourney-tested team under head coach Sean Miller, but I like Portland State here in the East Region's upset special.
SM: I'm on record saying Xavier is a little high as a four seed, but Portland State may be the one team in this region with an even more favorable ranking. I was the one person who watched the Vikings win the Big Sky title at the buzzer, and they did not look like a 13 seed. The Musketeers handle their business rather easily in this one. After that, though, I make no promises.
Alumni Throwdown – Robert Romanus (Xavier) vs. Holly Madison (Portland State)
DZ: Madison, one of Heff's girlfriends on Girls Next Door, matched up against the actor who played Mike Damone in Fast Times at Ridgemont High? This one would be over before it starts with the Playboy model easily wooing the overconfident sleazeball. ("I woke up in a great mood. I don't know what the hell happened.")
SM: Blondes aren't usually my thing, but in this matchup, it's a no-brainer. I mean she's a Playmate, for goodness sake. Personally, I would've gone with Phillies legend and Xavier grad Jim Bunning, but a certain Mets' fan picked this alumni matchup. At least he has a World Series title to back it … oh, wait.
(5) Florida State vs. (12) Wisconsin (9:55 p.m.)
DZ: Averaging over 20 points per game, the Seminoles' Toney Douglas is one of the best players in the region. But Wisconsin is a pretty solid team for a 12 seed, allowing less than 60 points per contest. Florida State should win a close one, but I wouldn't be shocked to see a 12-13 game in Round 2 here.
SM: I'm much higher on the Big Ten than most folks this year (Purdue to the Elite 8!), but not in this case. The Badgers have been totally unimpressive this year, and first-round games are often decided by the best player on the floor. In this case, that is FSU's Toney Douglas – this year's breakout star in the East Region. The 'Noles win a tight one late, possibly on a Douglas trifecta.
Alumni Throwdown – Burt Reynolds (Florida State) vs. Stephen Ambrose (Wisconsin)
DZ: Because why wouldn't we pit a famous actor and former Florida State football player against a late historian and author of Band of Brothers? I'm going with cool guy Reynolds since Ambrose was accused of plagiarizing one of my old professors at Penn.
SM: That's the best a large state school like Wisconsin has to offer? No Bud Selig, Steve Miller, Joan Cusack, or Charles Lindbergh? This one goes to Burt Reynolds in a landslide. The man nearly stole the show in Boogie Nights – a film that included Heather Graham and not a lot of clothing.


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New Takes on the Traditional Wedding Guestbook
Gone are the days of the hardcover book filled with guests' good wishes that you proudly display on your coffee table... and likely never open. Couples are finding new ways of commemorating their wedding day with personal — and personalized — objects they can incorporate into their home and enjoy every day.
1. This home-inspired Southern wedding (photographed by W. Scott Chester Photography and seen on Green Wedding Shoes) carried the homey theme right through to the guestbook. Guests signed various fabric squares to be stitched together into a quilt for the couple.
2. At a New York wedding (photographed by Carla Ten Eyck and seen on Style Me Pretty), guests were asked to sign a wooden bench, which would make a beautiful family heirloom. If you're especially crafty (or know a talented woodworker) you could even build your own.
3. For an instant art piece, the couple from this San Francisco wedding (by Orange Turtle Photography via Style Me Pretty) printed one of their engagement pictures, then used it as a canvas for guests to pin personalized Polaroids.
4. Very fitting for a vino-loving couple or a wine country wedding, this Napa reception (Sylvie Gil via Style Me Pretty) had guests sign a magnum bottle of wine. (Or, offer a selection of the couple's favorite wines, have all of them signed, and open each one on an anniversary — a beautiful way to relive the memories of the day.)
5. At a Pocono Manor wedding (by Sweet Little Photographs via Style Me Pretty), guests signed a cross-section of a large tree trunk. This type of guest "book" would be perfect for an outdoorsy couple or a mountain wedding.
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The purpose of this document is to assemble all pertinent biological and physical data to devise
and implement a management plan for improving Purcell City Lake's aquatic resources. To
create a more comprehensive plan, all lake stakeholders will be invited to participate in the
planning process. Plans from other government agencies that have already been developed are
being implemented and will be taken into consideration.
Use and ownership
The City of Purcell constructed the lake for municipal water supply, flood control, recreation and
wildlife habitat. Water usage is controlled by the city. Purcell uses the lake water for irrigation
and municipal water needs. The surrounding lake property is comprised of the Hillside
Cemetery, Chandler Park, Chandler Airport and the Purcell Golf Course along with several
private residences.
Physical features
Purcell City Lake covers 150 surface acres and was constructed in 1930. It impounds a tributary
of Walnut Creek which runs into the South Canadian River in east-central McClain County. The
reservoir is located 2.1 miles SSW of Purcell, Oklahoma at Latitude: 34°N 59' 39.92" and
Longitude: -97°W 22' 41.37".
The lake has 4 miles of shoreline which is comprised mostly of sand and red clay. The shoreline
development index is 2.3. The watershed occupies 2,432 acres of residential and agricultural
lands. The surrounding rolling red prairie occupies the Cross Timbers eco-type region of the
Southern Plains. Average annual precipitation is 37 inches.
The conservation pool is 1,068 MSL (mean sea level) and the reservoir has a total capacity of
2,600 acre-feet of water. The maximum depth near the dam is 32 feet and the average depth is
17.33 feet. The water exchange rate is 0.31 (inflow/storage capacity).
Prevailing winds are out of the south most of the year at 5 to 15 mph. The reservoir receives a
total of 3,341 heating degree days. The lake level fluctuates on average 2.00 feet each year.
Currently, there is no water level management plan in place to benefit fisheries or wildlife.
Limnological features
Chemical properties were measured by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) in 2007
and 2008 according to their Beneficial Use Monitoring Program (BUMP). Samples collected
were compared to the Oklahoma Water Quality Standards (OWQS) and fell within acceptable
levels. Normal surface temperatures range from 48 to 90ºF annually. The reservoir is somewhat
clear the majority of the time except during the summer due to algae blooms. An average secchi
disk reading of 22.4 inches was measured at mid lake. BUMP samples indicated mild turbidity
with a NTU (Nephalometric Turbidity Unit) score of 14. A score of 25 or less is deemed
acceptable by the OWQS. Salinity values range from 0.19 to 0.23 ppt (parts per thousand). The
water is neutral to slightly alkaline with pH values ranging from 7.17 to 8.37. The conductivity
was 374 to 463 μS/cm. Dissolved oxygen (DO) readings were under 2 ppm (parts per million)
for 50% of the water column in August. The lake stratifies normally in mid-June and forms a
thermocline at around 8 feet. The hypolimnion typically has less than 2.0 ppm DO. The OWRB
has identified Purcell City Lake as being eutrophic. The Carson's Trophic State Index indicates
high primary productivity (TSI = 51). The lake is phosphorus limited with a Nitrogen to
Phosphorus ratio of 24:1.
Habitat types
Estimates of the percentage of surface area of the lake with natural habitat types beneficial to fish
and other aquatic organisms include: aquatic vegetation (3%), terrestrial vegetation (20%), rip-rap
(10%), standing timber (3%) and dock structures (2%). From 1980 to 1990, large beds of
Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) covered the lake. Wright (1980) suggested that
Purcell spray areas of the lake to reduce milfoil coverage. He also hoped that recent droughts
would expose weed beds during the winter months and eliminate some of the milfoil. Beginning
in 1981, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) stocked grass carp
(Ctenopharyngodon idella) to control the milfoil. More that 5,000 grass carp were stocked over
a 10 year period (Table 1). Between the carp, droughts and natural die-off, the milfoil was
totally eradicated.
Fish species
Sportfish in Purcell City Lake include: largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), white and
black crappie (Pomoxis spp.), channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), flathead catfish (Plyodictus
olivaris), white bass (Morone chrysops), bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus), green sunfish
(Lepomis cyanellus) and redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus). Bass, crappie, sunfish and
catfish have been the predominant species supporting the fishery. White bass have shown up
recently and their numbers are sporadic.
Other common fish species include: common carp (Cyprinus carpio), gizzard shad (Dorosoma
cepedianum), inland silverside (Menidia beryllina), warmouth and longear sunfish (Lepomis
spp.), brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), and the mosquito fish (Gambusia affinis).
Largemouth bass -
Purcell City Lake has historically produced a fair to good largemouth bass fishery. Bass
numbers were above the regional average (Wright, 1980). Angling opportunities were good and
small scale bass tournaments were common. Purcell City Lake was a popular destination for
OKC-metro area small craft anglers.
Florida strain largemouth bass (FLMB) were first introduced in 1986 by ODWC to increase
trophy bass numbers (Table 1). As a result, several 8 pound+ bass were reported by anglers or
sampled during surveys (Table 5). Additional stockings have been requested in recent years but
because of the lake scored low on the agency's stocking criteria, it has not received fingerlings
since 2002.
Following the milfoil depletion, electrofishing catch rates for largemouth bass have been far
below acceptable minimum statewide levels for a balanced population (Table 2). Body condition
has stayed fairly constant over the last three decades. Acceptable numbers of juvenile fish were
sampled in 1980, 1989, 1991, 1992 and 1995. Recent surveys have produced unsatisfactory
numbers (Figure 2). The absence of suitable nursery cover severely impacted survival and
recruitment of bass in the past (Summers, 1983).
A 14-inch minimum length limit was recommended in 1984. This recommendation was never
enacted as an ordinance by the City of Purcell so currently only the statewide six per day creel
limit is in effect. Prey species abundance has declined in recent years and is evident in bass body
condition reported as relative weight (Wr) in Table 2. Purcell City Lake bass Wr range from the
high 80's to the low 90's. A healthy population will exhibit Wr values close to or slightly above
The drought of 2005 severely affected the lake's fish population. The lake level went down an
estimated 10 feet during this period. All fish, but particularly sunfish species, sustained large
losses due to predation, competition for food and possible increased harvest by anglers.
Crappie -
White crappie were fairly abundant and slow growing (Wright, 1980). Growth is slow for the
first 3 years at Purcell. Figure 4 compares white crappie average lengths per age category at
Purcell City Lake vs. other regional lakes. In 2007, Purcell City Lake ranked 1st statewide for
total catch with trap nets. This ranking is misleading because the majority of the fish were less
than 6 inches in length. Small reservoirs typically produce stunted crappie populations due to
high reproduction rates and/or low bass numbers, their main predator. Without a healthy bass
population, crappie numbers can get out of balance (Boxrucker, 1987).
White crappie body condition is fair according to the 2007 survey (Table 4). Black crappie are
present but found in very low numbers.
Bluegill and redear sunfish -
The lake produced excellent angling opportunities for trophy sunfish during the 1980's and
1990's. Numerous quality sized fish could be caught near the dam and in the upper arms of the
lake during the summer. Fish numbers declined in conjunction with bass numbers (Table 3).
Over-fishing and lack of nursery habitat has reduced their numbers in recent years (Thomas,
1998). Body condition for Purcell sunfish was good to excellent in the 80's and 90's but is
below average now.
Channel catfish -
Beginning in 1953, the ODWC has stocked over 47,000 channel catfish into the lake (Table 1).
The status of the channel catfish population is presently unknown. An occasional fish has been
observed while conducting spring electrofishing surveys or during gill net samples.
Flathead catfish –
Numbers of flathead collected by electrofishing have been low and incidental. A 20-inch
minimum length limit was applied to flathead catfish statewide in 1995.
Prey species -
Green, longear, and warmouth sunfish numbers are consistent among surveys. Gizzard shad
numbers are stable when compared to previous gill net catches. Predator relative weights and
prey specie abundance information indicate that the system may have reached carrying capacity.
Threats to the fishery:
Pollution and trash, OWRB
• Non-point source - Runoff from commercial, residential and agricultural practices around the
lake such as the golf course, cemetery and the resident flock of geese.
• Point source - None
• Increased visitation due to added park features around lake.
Declining water quality, OWRB
• Due to erosion and turbidity the lake has average water clarity. The OWRB posted a 14 NTU
in 2008. Listed as partially supporting its beneficial use.
• Accelerated algae levels due to high primary productivity according to OWRB.
• 700+ resident Canada geese use the lake. Possible high fecal coli-form counts in lake water.
• Poor oxygen levels in mid Summer at meso-limnion and hypo-limnion
Competing water uses
• Speed boat races
• Purcell Golf Course
Non-native species
• Grass carp are still present in the lake in low numbers and are known to occupy the
surrounding watershed. Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), Quagga mussel (Dreissena
rostiformis bugensis), hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata), salt cedar (Tamarix aphylla) and
common reed (Phragmites australis) are not present in the lake but pose threats. All of these
organisms are exotic and could become problematic. These organisms will compete with
native species, destroy native habitat and disrupt the overall balance of the ecosystem.
• Other water born organisms - Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) and golden algae
(Prymnesium parvum)
• Fish consumption advisory - The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
has never sampled the lake through their Toxics Monitoring Program, however there is a
statewide advisory for mercury. Children under age 15 and women of childbearing age are
advised to consume no more than one meal per week of predator species.
Review of existing plans from other agencies:
• OWRB - Beneficial Use Monitoring Plan (BUMP)
• ODWC - Conservation Wildlife Management Strategy (CWMS) and HACCP (Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Point) plans
• Watershed development and land use practices (shoreline erosion and siltation) follow
OWRB and Oklahoma Conservation Commission plans (Project 10)
• Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan
Management Objective: Return the lake's fishery back to mid-1990's conditions based on
catch rates of important sport and prey species. Increase all largemouth bass, sunfish and
channel catch rates and relative weights by 5% or greater when compared to current values
within 5 years.
Sampling schedule
• Trap netting for crappie - monitor catch, size structure, age & growth and trends (5 yr cycle
starting in 2010)
• Electrofishing for bass - catch (annual assessment), age & growth, size structure and trends
(5 year cycle starting in 2010)
• Gill netting for white bass, channel catfish and gizzard shad - catch, size structure and trends
(5 year cycle starting in 2010)
• Remove common and grass carp as time allows to protect aquatic plant growth at various
plant sites.
• Refer to Figures 7 and 8 for electroshocking and net sampling locations at Purcell City Lake.
Fish stocking
• Collect and stock adult sized sunfish annually from 2010 through 2015 (Source - Canadian
County farm ponds)
• Stock grow-out channel catfish annually from 2010 through 2015
Habitat improvement projects
• Negotiate with City of Purcell to maintain stable lake level during spring and summer months
in order to enhance bass and sunfish reproduction and recruitment. Pursue possible solution
of piping treated water directly to lake or golf course storage tanks to reduce lake draw down.
• Continue aquatic plant introductions. Maintain and expand existing sites.
• Recharge existing brush piles (4 year cycle starting in 2010)
• Mark all habitat sites with fish attractor buoys, maintain existing buoys, record and publish
GPS coordinates.
• Inspect PVC spawning containers for use by channel catfish. Add more if effectiveness is
Angler satisfaction
• Conduct annual stakeholder meetings to exchange information on management progress and
get input on modifications that the public would like to see.
Lake access
• Utilize new city sales tax dollars for capital improvements as match with Sportfish
Restoration Boating and Fishing Access funds.
• Renovate existing courtesy dock
• Install new double ramp at north ramp area.
• Extend south ramp slab to permit use during low water conditions.
• Install new courtesy docks at both ramps.
• Create parking lots at north and south ramps.
• Re-attempt cove clean-out at courtesy dock cove during low water conditions.
Recent accomplishments towards management strategies:
2007: Twelve plant exclosures were constructed around the lake using PVC coated welded wire
and poultry fencing to discourage herbivores (Figure 5). Native aquatic plant species were
introduced to increase fish habitat, reduce shoreline erosion and improve water quality. Plant
species included: water willow (Justicia americana), soft stem bulrush (Scirpus validus), water
lily (Nymphaea ordorata), long leaf pondweed (Potamogeton nodensus), Illinois pondweed (P.
illinoensis), sago pondweed (P. pectinatus), bulltongue (Sagittaria lancifolia), arrowhead (S.
latifolia), lizard tail (Saururus cernuus), pickerel weed (Pontederia ordata) and water stargrass
(Heteranthera dubia).
2008: Several fish spawning beds were placed around the lake's shoreline in 2008 (Figure 6).
Each site measured roughly 10' x 10' and was set in 3 to 5 feet of water. One ton of 2 inch
gravel was used. Construction of the gravel beds was carried out by using the ODWC habitat
barge and a front end loader via the City of Purcell Street Department.
2009: Six catfish spawning vessels or "condominiums" were placed at select spots around the
lake to enhance reproduction (Figure 6). Each vessel is constructed of 10 inch PVC pipe, is 48
inches in length and is capped on one end. Condos were placed in 5 to 7 feet of water.
2010: Fifty large cedar trees were cut at the west end of the lake. Existing fish attractor sites
were recharged. The City of Purcell helped load the trees onto the ODWC pontoon boat.
Boxrucker, Jeff. 1987. Largemouth Bass Influence on Size Structure of Crappie Populations in
Small Oklahoma Impoundments. North American Journal of Fisheries Management
7(2): 273-278.
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. 2009. Standardized Sampling Procedures for
Lake and Reservoir Management Recommendations. F-69-D-4-J02. Oklahoma City,
OK. 44 pp.
Oklahoma Geological Survey. 2008. Earth Sciences and Mineral Resources of Oklahoma.
Educational Publication 9. Norman, OK. 21 pp.
Oklahoma Water Resources Board. 2008. Purcell City Lake Capacity and Water Quality 2008.
Report to the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District. Oklahoma City. 12 pp.
Oklahoma Water Resources Board. 2007. The Oklahoma Water Atlas. Oklahoma City, OK.
109 pp.
Summers, Greg. 1983. Fish Management Survey and Recommendations for Purcell Lake.
Oklahoma Fishery Research Laboratory, Federal Aid Report Final Report.
F-38-R-06 Job 01. Norman, OK. 22 pp.
Thomas, Keith. 1992. Fish Management Survey and Recommendations for Purcell Lake.
Oklahoma Fishery Research Laboratory, Federal Aid Report Final Report.
F-44-D-03 Job 01. Norman, OK. 20 pp.
Thomas, Keith. 1995. Fish Management Survey and Recommendations for Purcell Lake.
Oklahoma Fishery Research Laboratory, Federal Aid Report Final Report.
F-44-D-03 Job 01. Norman, OK. 20 pp.
Thomas, Keith. 1998. Fish Management Survey and Recommendations for Purcell Lake.
Oklahoma Fishery Research Laboratory, Federal Aid Report Final Report.
F-44-D-03 Job 01. Norman, OK. 20 pp.
Wright, Garland. 1980. Fish Management Survey and Recommendations for Purcell Lake.
Oklahoma Fishery Research Laboratory, Federal Aid Report Final Report.
F-38-R-03 Job 01. Norman, OK. 22 pp.
Contact Information
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
3800 N. Classen Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Internet: www.owrb.ok.gov
Okla. Department of Environmental Quality
707 N. Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Internet: www.deq.state.ok.us
Fax: 405-702-1001
Oklahoma Conservation Commission
2800 N. Lincoln, Suite 160
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
Internet: www.conservation.ok.gov
Phone: (405) 521-2384
Fax: (405) 521-6686
City of Purcell
P.O. Box 71
Purcell, OK 73080
Internet: http://www.cityofpurcell.com/
Phone: (405) 527-4656
United States Army Corps of Engineers
1645 S 101 E Ave
Tulsa, OK 74128-4609
Internet: www.swt.usace.army.mil
Phone: (918) 669-7366
Fax: (918) 669-7368
Natural Resource Conservation Service
McClain County Office
1726 N. Green
Purcell, OK 73080
Phone: (405) 527-3452
Figure 1. Purcell City Lake, McClain County, Oklahoma.
1980 1983 1986 1989 1991 1992 1995 1998 2001 2003 2007
Fish per hour
Total C/f < 8 inch > 14 inch
1980 1983 1986 1989 1991 1992 1995 1998 2001 2003 2007
Fish per hour
Total C/f < 3 inch > 6 inch
Figure 2. Electrofishing catch rates for largemouth bass at Purcell City Lake.
Figure 3. Electrofishing catch rates for bluegill and redear sunfish combined at Purcell City Lake.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
LENGTH (inches)
PValley '08 Tbird '07 Purcell '07 Arcadia '05 ,Acceptable
Figure 4. Mean length at age for white crappie at Purcell City Lake vs. other Central Region lakes.
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- gravel bed
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Figure 5. Re-vegetation sites at Purcell City Lake.
Figure 6. Artificial habitat sites at Purcell City Lake.
Figure 7. Gill and trap net sites for Purcell City Lake.
Figure 8. Electrofishing sites at Purcell City Lake.
Table 1. ODWC fish stocking records for Purcell City Lake
Date Species Size (in) Number Weight (lbs)
12/9/1953 Largemouth bass N/A 14,400 N/A
12/9/1953 Channel catfish N/A 8,000 N/A
12/9/1953 Crappie N/A 4,500 N/A
12/9/1953 Redear sunfish N/A 10,000 N/A
11/25/1957 Largemouth bass N/A 12,300 112
11/??/1959 Largemouth bass N/A 12,000 N/A
11/??/1959 Channel catfish N/A 12,000 N/A
10/6/1981 Channel catfish 6 4,000 293
11/19/1981 Hyrbid grass carp 8 288 65
9/13/1982 Channel catfish 7 6,750 750
8/14/1983 Channel catfish 6 7,550 419
9/14/1983 Channel catfish 8 500 71.5
11/4/1983 Grass carp 11 260 280
5/23/1986 Florida largemouth bass 1 4,500 4
7/11/1986 Channel catfish 10 250 62.5
9/4/1986 Grass carp 11 2,001 1,000.5
9/12/1986 Channel catfish 12 250 125
9/26/1986 Grass carp 16 498 622.5
5/9/1987 Largemouth bass 0.75 15,500 14.9
7/29/1987 Channel catfish 8 300 42.9
8/10/1987 Grass carp 4 1,940 60.6
5/24/1988 Largemouth bass 0.75 2,150 1.99
6/21/1988 Channel catfish 9 250 58.1
10/24/1989 Channel catfish 5.5 1,875 78.13
4/23/1991 Grass carp Adult 179 N/A
12/11/1991 Channel catfish 10 1,206 402
7/1/1998 Florida largemouth bass 4 1,700 22.7
6/10/1999 Florida largemouth bass 3 1,704 14.2
6/15/2000 Florida largemouth bass 3 3,864 28
6/19/2002 Florida largemouth bass 3 1,755 11.7
8/28/2007 Channel catfish 2.25 3,200 16
10/15/2007 Channel catfish 7 1,507 137
Table 2. Largemouth bass spring electrofishing total catch rate (C/f), catch by size group and
mean relative weight (Wr) from Purcell City Lake.
Total C/f C/f ≤ 8 inch C/f ≥ 14inch Effort
Year (≥40 preferred) (>15 preferred) (≥ 10 preferred) (hours) (Wr)
1980 66.30 48.60 5.30 1.75 88
1983 12.86 7.10 5.14 3.50 91
1986 28.00 9.33 2.67 2.25 90
1989 86.67 35.33 22.67 1.50 94
1992 74.00 24.00 14.67 1.50 90
1995 84.00 49.71 18.28 1.75 91
1998 36.00 9.50 12.00 2.00 92
2001 4.00 1.33 1.33 0.75 96
2003 21.33 4.00 8.00 1.50 99
2007 11.33 0.00 8.00 1.50 88
Table 3. Bluegill and redear sunfish spring electrofishing total catch rate (C/f), catch rate by size
group and mean relative weight Wr) from Purcell City Lake.
Total C/f C/f ≤ 3 inch C/f ≥ 6 inch Effort
Year (> 45 preferred) (> 10 preferred) (≥ 15 preferred) hours Wr
1986 107.33 9.33 1.33 1.50 97
1989 110.00 22.00 12.67 1.50 88
1992 138.00 4.00 63.00 1.00 100
1995 238.00 44.00 192.00 0.50 88
1998 135.20 49.60 11.20 1.25 106
2003 53.00 4.00 7.00 1.00 93
Table 4. White crappie total catch rate, catch rate by size group and mean relative weight (Wr)
from Purcell City Lake. 1980 data collected by gill net, 2007 data collected by trap net.
Year Total C/f C/f ≥10 in. Effort (hrs) Wr
2007 2 5.35 0.03 222 91
Table 5. Trophy bass management for Purcell City Lake. %F+F1 indicates percent Florida
phenotypes in samples of age-1 bass collected by electrofishing. Number of fish >8 lbs.
documented by electrofishing, Angler Recognition/Lake Record Program or tournament results.
LAKE REGION YEAR % F+F1 # fish > 8 lbs.
Purcell CR - West 1990 N/A 0
Purcell CR - West 1991 10 1
Purcell CR - West 1992 N/A 0
Purcell CR - West 1993 N/A 1
Purcell CR - West 1994 N/A 1
Purcell CR - West 1995 N/A 2
Purcell CR - West 1996 N/A 1
Purcell CR - West 1997 N/A 1
Purcell CR - West 1998 N/A 1
Purcell CR - West 1999 50 0
Purcell CR - West 2000 13 0
Purcell CR - West 2003 7 0
Table 6. Descriptions, locations including GPS coordinates, date installed and depth for fish
habitat sites at Purcell City Lake.
Name Marked
(ft) Latitude Longitude
1 Log Pile Mid lake No No 1994 10-15 34°59'34" 97°22'55"
Dock No Yes 2010 8-10 34°59'24" 97°22'40"
3 Log Pile
Rip Rap
Jetty No Yes 2010 6-8 34°59'41" 97°23'13"
Pt. No Yes 2008 4-6 34°59'28" 97°22'37"
Corner No Yes 2008 4-6 34°59'41" 97°22'48"
Shoreline No Yes 2008 4-6 34°59'39" 97°23'7"
Ramp No Yes 2008 4-6 34°59'36" 97°23'19"
Bend No Yes 2008 4-6 34°59'31" 97°22'50"
Berm No Yes 2010 12-14 34°59'32" 97°22'52"
Berm Yes Yes 2010 7-9 34°59'39" 97°22'14"
Berm Yes Yes 2010 7-9 34°59'29" 97°22'19"
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