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First successful trout reproduction documented in the Lower Mountain Fork River
Commissioners discuss historical wetlands in Garfield County
Commissioners discuss historical wetlands in Garfield County
Wildlife Department staff presented information about an important wetland area in north central Oklahoma at the May meeting of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The Drummond Flats area is located 15 miles south of Enid and just west of Drummond in Garfield County. Three creeks converge on the low-lying area forming a large, natural wetland.
Historically, the area has been an important migration stop for shorebirds and waterfowl. Today, the area is primarily used to grow crops or as pasture for cattle. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is currently looking into opportunities to restore this unique wetland habitat and create more opportunities for sportsmen and other wildlife enthusiasts.
Commissioners voted to endorse the concept of buying at appraised value – from willing sellers – about 3,000 acres in the wetland basin, plus up to 2,000 acres in the surrounding uplands.
"We've done some initial surveys of local landowners, but now we're ready to see if some type of comprehensive purchase can become a reality," said Alan Peoples, wildlife chief for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Also at the May meeting, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a resolution to designate June 3-4 as Free Fishing Days in Oklahoma. Oklahoma was the first state in the nation to offer free fishing days 24 years ago and has since been followed by dozens of other states that have established similar free fishing days.
"Free fishing days are a great opportunity to introduce family and friends to fishing," said David Warren, information and education chief for the Wildlife Department.
Resident and non-resident fishing licenses (including trout licenses and fishing and hunting legacy permits) are not required on the free fishing days, although anglers should note that local or municipal permits might be required on those days. Texoma Lake anglers should be aware that the Texas free fishing day is June 3 only. Anglers must also follow all other fishing regulations.
In other business, the Commission recognized Mackie Fairfield, clerk for the Wildlife Department's Information and Education Division for 25 years of service.
The Wildlife Conservation Commission is the eight-member governing board of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The Wildlife Commission establishes state hunting and fishing regulations, sets policy for the Wildlife Department, and indirectly oversees all state fish and wildlife conservation activities. Commission members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
The next scheduled Commission meeting is June 5 at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation headquarters (auditorium), at the southwest corner of 18th and North Lincoln, Oklahoma City at 9:00 a.m.
Oklahoma youth shoot for success
More than 200 youngsters converged at the University of Central Oklahoma Wellness Center for the second annual Oklahoma Archery in the Schools State Tournament April 27.
Eric White, a 9th grader from Sapulpa, took home the top shooter trophy, while Coweta High School captured the team high school trophy. In a very tight match, Cottonwood School in Coalgate grabbed first place in the middle school division. South Rock Creek in Shawnee took first place honors in the Kindergarten through 5th grade team category.
"It was a very intense competition this year. These kids didn't just come to participate, they came to win," said Lance Meek, Wildlife Department coordinator for the Archery in the Schools program. "Everyone had a great time including the teachers. During a couple of the shoot offs at the end of the day I thought I was going to have to get ear plugs because the kids were cheering so loud."
According to Meek, the tournament would not have been possible without a variety of important partners including the UCO Wellness Center, Sportsman's Warehouse, Norman Archery and assistance from a number of Wildlife Department game wardens.
The tournament showcased the innovative archery education curriculum called the Archery in the Schools program. Offering a two-week long archery curriculum, the program is designed to introduce Oklahoma students to Olympic-style archery. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation coordinates the ambitious program.
To date, Oklahoma is one of 36 states that have adopted the Archery in the Schools program. In 2005, about 500,000 students across the nation went through the Archery in the Schools curriculum. With more than 50 schools and 5,000 students already involved in Oklahoma, the program is quickly gaining popularity. Wildlife Department officials expect participation to double by the end of the year.
To participate in the Archery in the Schools program, teachers must simply attend a free one-day training session conducted by certified instructors. Once a teacher has completed the training course, their school is eligible to purchase an equipment kit at a reduced cost. Some equipment grants also are available through Wildlife Department. To learn how to bring this exciting program to your school, contact:
Elementary School Division
Abigail Unruh, Morris
Brooke King, Morris
Brett Maxie, Morris
Seth Garcia, Christian Heritage Academy
Brandon Muniz, Cottonwood
Bailey Cobbs, Christian Heritage Academy
Middle School Division
Courtney Dearth, South Rock Creek
Courtney Lowry, South Rock Creek
Haley Robinson, Coweta
Hunter Rasberry, Coweta
Alex Horney, Tahlequah
Jordan Parris, South Rock Creek
High School Division
Charlie Carr, Coweta
Kelli Hefley, Coweta
Tasha Byrd, Coweta
Eric White, Sapulpa
Bobby Pitcock, Coweta
Tyler Huddleston, Coweta
Squirrel season opens May 15
What more could one ask for in a hunting season? Plentiful game, a long season, thousands of acres of public access, challenging shooting – squirrel hunting has it all. Running May 15 through Jan. 31, squirrel season is one of the longest running, and most underused, hunting seasons available in Oklahoma.
Public hunting opportunities abound in Oklahoma for squirrel hunters and both the gray and fox squirrel are abundant on many of the Department's wildlife management areas. Excellent squirrel hunting can be found on Keystone, Spavinaw Hills, Deep Fork, Hickory Creek and many other wildlife management areas. Just about any tract of oaks, hickory or pecan trees can be a productive area for hunters and you would be hard-pressed to find a small crowd of squirrel hunters anywhere.
Squirrel hunting is a perfect opportunity to introduce someone new to hunting. In fact, the more eyes the better. With their sharp eyesight and hearing, squirrels have a tendency to disappear in the tree tops.
A generous 10-squirrel limit offers a challenge to those going afield with a .22 caliber rifle. Other sportsmen prefer carrying a shotgun while going after squirrels. Another option that is increasing in popularity are pellet rifles, which through the years have become adequately powerful to deliver squirrels to the bag.
To hunt squirrels in Oklahoma, you need a resident or non-resident hunting license unless exempt and a $5 Fishing and Hunting Legacy Permit, unless exempt. Resident hunters younger than age 16 can hunt squirrels without a license. For a complete list of squirrel hunting regulations consult the "2006 Oklahoma Hunting Guide" or log on to the Department's Web site at www.wildlifedepartment.com.
First successful trout reproduction documented in the Lower Mountain Fork River
For the first time ever documented in Oklahoma, fisheries biologists have documented natural reproduction of rainbow trout. The discovery was made in the Lower Mountain Fork River trout fishery below Broken Bow Lake.
"Clearly, this new information sets the Lower Mountain Fork River apart as one of the premier tail water fisheries in the nation," said Barry Bolton, assistant chief of fisheries for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Anglers reported observing trout spawning activity in December and January. A few months later, scattered reports began coming in of very small rainbow trout being caught by anglers.
"All of the trout that we stock are much bigger than a few inches, so we did a small survey with a bag seine," said Paul Balkenbush, southeast region fisheries supervisor for the Wildlife Department.
In four different locations, biologists caught a total of 17 young rainbow trout.
"Due to the nature of the river – lots of boulders and swift current – there was a very limited number of places we could use our seine effectively. The fact that we were able to catch young trout in every location was very encouraging and leads us to believe that they are abundant and widespread. We are not certain of their age but they were born here," Balkenbush said. "They may only be two or three-inches long right now, but we can say without a doubt that these are wild fish."
The Wildlife Department first stocked the Lower Mountain Fork River with trout more than 17 years ago. Since that time the 12-mile designated trout stream has seen many habitat improvements. Additionally, thanks to the efforts of Oklahoma's congressional delegation, the U.S. Congress passed the Water Resources Development Act in 1996 to ensure that cool water from Broken Bow Lake is released throughout the year to sustain the trout fishery.
"These young trout are, in part, a reflection of all the hard work done through a number of cooperative habitat initiatives. We could have never completed these efforts without generous donations, both in financial support and sweat equity, from several dedicated trout clubs in Oklahoma and Texas," Balkenbush said.
Rainbow trout have very specific habitat requirements in order to spawn successfully and biologists have completed several projects to make the river more suitable for trout.
For example, the Spillway Creek area of the river was once mostly a swift and straight area, not the most suitable for trout or trout anglers. Today, the area is one of the most dynamic areas of the river. Wildlife Department personnel and their cooperators used large boulders and logs to improve the river channel creating a series of riffles, runs and pools - all prime trout habitat. The habitat efforts also trapped clean gravel in shallow areas of the river providing the type of habitat needed by spawning rainbow trout.
"This natural reproduction is certainly exciting, however we don't know if this is a one-time phenomenon or if reproduction will occur each year," Balkenbush said. "Hopefully, these trout will survive and grow for a couple of years and provide anglers an opportunity to catch wild fish but at this point we don't know if that will happen or not."
Wildlife Department fisheries biologists will monitor possible future trout reproduction and track the survival of these young trout.
In the meantime, fisheries biologists will continue improving habitat in the area through projects like the Evening Hole Restoration Project – the most ambitious stream restoration project undertaken by the Department. Following two years of research and development, biologists have now begun the huge task of renovating the area known as the Evening Hole located on the Lower Mountain Fork River. The project also includes the creation of a "new" trout stream almost a half-mile long that will connect to the main river channel and provide new angling opportunities. To learn more about the project log on to www.wildlifedepartment.com
To learn more about trout fishing log on to wildlifedepartment.com or turn to page 22 of the "2006 Oklahoma Fishing Guide."
Photo Caption: For the first time in Oklahoma, fisheries biologists have documented natural reproduction of rainbow trout. In four different locations in the Lower Mountain Fork River trout fishery, biologists caught a total of 17 young rainbow trout.
Wildlife Department part of bird flu monitoring effort
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation will be looking hard for something it hopes to never find – avian influenza or bird flu. The Department is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to sample more than 1,500 wild migratory birds in Oklahoma for the strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) referred to as H5N1 that has grabbed headlines around the world.
"To date, HPAI H5N1 has not been detected in humans, poultry or wild birds in North America. In addition, there is no known case where H5N1 has been transmitted from wild birds to humans. All that being said, we are taking this situation very seriously and will be cooperating with National and Central Flyway plans for the early detection of HPAI H5N1 in wild migratory birds if and when the virus should arrive in North America" said Mike O'Meilia, migratory game bird biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Migratory aquatic birds are the natural reservoir for 144 subtypes of avian influenza that are generally low pathogenic strains that rarely cause signs of illness in birds or humans. However, the particularly potent strain of H5N1 bird flu emerged in domestic poultry and wild birds in Asia in 1997. The H5N1 strain is substantially different from other types of bird flu and has caused mortality in over 80 species of wild birds and resulted in the deaths of over 100 people. Most of the people who have been infected with the HPAI H5N1 virus have acquired it through direct handling of infected poultry, eating uncooked or undercooked poultry products, or through contact with virus-contaminated surfaces or materials.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center has been carefully monitoring migratory birds in the United States, primarily in Alaska, one of the most likely points for the disease to enter into North America. To date, thousands of waterfowl and shorebird samples from Alaska have been analyzed, and no evidence of the H5N1 avian flu has been discovered.
For more information on avian flu, log on to the Oklahoma Health Department's Web site at www.health.state.ok.us or the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center's Web page at http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/avian_influenza/avian_influenza.html.
Ask a game warden at WildlifeDepartment.com
Hunters, anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts can submit their questions on a wide range of wildlife law questions through the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's Web site at wildlifedepartment.com.
Game wardens are some of the most recognized employees of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. A game warden's primary job is to enforce the fish and wildlife laws of the state. These laws ensure that all sportsmen continue to enjoy opportunities to hunt and fish for years to come.
In addition to their law enforcement duties, game wardens perform a wide range of duties in their service to the sportsmen and sportswomen of the state. Game wardens teach hunter education courses, submit weekly fishing reports from area lakes, assist fisheries and wildlife biologists in research projects, and assist landowners with technical information on fish and wildlife habitat improvement.
Becoming a game warden is no easy task. Applicants need a bachelor's degree and must take a challenging employment exam. After prospective candidates are selected through interviews and background checks, their training begins at the Wildlife Department's headquarters in Oklahoma City. There they undergo five weeks of intensive training including criminal law, arrest procedures and how to professionally contact the public. Next, new wardens attend 364 hours of training through the Council on Law Enforcement and Training (CLEET). After a rigorous final exam, they are then paired with a field training officer. The veteran officers work alongside the new wardens for 10 weeks before the wardens begin their first solo assignments.
The Wildlife
Department employees about 120 game wardens, including at least one in every
county of the state. To find a warden working in your county turn to page 40 of
the "2006 Oklahoma Fishing Guide," or log on to
DNA analysis confirms new state record black bass hybrid
The mystery fish is a mystery fish no more. DNA analysis recently confirmed that Dru Kinslow, of Oklahoma City, caught a state record black bass hybrid last March. Kinslow caught the 8-pound, 5.6-ounce bass from Veteran's Lake near Sulphur.
When he took the fish to fisheries biologists with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, they immediately recognized it was bigger than either the current smallmouth or the black bass hybrid records. However, the brute had characteristics of both a smallmouth bass and spotted bass.
Fisheries biologists sent a small fin sample to a DNA lab which has now confirmed that fish was a cross of a smallmouth bass and spotted bass. Black bass hybrids occur rarely in nature when the spawning areas of black bass species overlap.
Kinslow was using a jig and salt craw combo when he hooked the big fish in the clear waters of 67-acre Veteran's Lake.
"I was just trying out different lures to see what might be biting when I hooked the fish," Kinslow said. "It fought pretty hard and went all the way under the boat. I didn't realize how big it was until I got it in the boat."
The fish measured 22.75-inches long and was 16.5 inches in girth.
The former state record black bass hybrid was just established this February when Sean McAllister pulled a 6-pound, 14-ounce fish from Lake Texoma.
For a complete list of record fish and the procedures regarding certifying state record fish, consult the "2006 Oklahoma Fishing Guide." If you think you may have hooked a record fish it is important that you weigh the fish on an Oklahoma State Department of Agriculture certified scale and a Wildlife Department employee verifies the weight.
Biologists examine blue catfish populations
During a recent research project, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation fisheries biologists collected a 24-year-old blue catfish. More surprising than the fish's impressive age was its diminutive weight. The catfish weighed only two pounds.
"That fish was not normal but, in short, we found that it takes a long time for a blue cat to grow very large. Generally speaking, it takes 13-16 years for a blue catfish to reach 10 pounds. They have a long lifespan compared to most Oklahoma fish, but they grow slowly," said Jeff Boxrucker, senior fisheries research biologist for the Wildlife Department. "We still have a lot to learn about blue catfish, but this research will help us better understand these great fish."
Biologists spent months gathering samples and analyzing data from blue catfish populations on seven Oklahoma lakes. However, all is not equal in the realm of blue cats. That 24-year-old, two-pound fish was caught in Lake Ellsworth in southwest Oklahoma, but this spring, biologists aged a 78-pound fish caught by an angler from Texoma that was 19 years old.
"Some fish, particularly blue catfish in certain lakes, just grow slower than others," Boxrucker said. "In our study we found that blue catfish grow faster in Texoma, Waurika, Grand and Keystone lakes. On the flip side, they grow relatively slower in Hugo, Ellsworth and Eufaula lakes."
Boxrucker and his fellow biologists will continue to study these unique fish in order to give fisheries managers the knowledge they need to make informed management decisions. In the meantime Boxrucker has one suggestion for anglers.
"Keep all the small blue cats that you can eat and the law allows. But consider releasing the really big fish. These trophy blues are a great resource for all anglers and because of their age they can be hard to replace," Boxrucker said.
For more information about blue catfish research in Oklahoma log on to wildlifedepartment.com and go to "Fishing," then click on "Fisheries Research Projects."
June 3-4 marks Oklahoma Free Fishing Days
In case you needed an excuse to take your family fishing, here is a good one – the first weekend in June (June 3-4) is Free Fishing Days in Oklahoma.
"Free fishing days are a great opportunity to introduce family and friends to fishing," said David Warren, information and education chief for the Wildlife Department.
Oklahoma was the first state in the nation to offer free fishing days 24 years ago and has since been followed by dozens of other states that have established similar free fishing days.
Resident and non-resident fishing licenses (including trout licenses and fishing and hunting legacy permits) are not required on the free fishing days, although anglers should note that local or municipal permits might be required on those days.
Texoma Lake anglers should be aware that the Texas free fishing day is Saturday, June 3 only. Unless exempt due to age, anglers fishing on the Texas portion of Lake Texoma on Sunday, June 4 must either possess the special Lake Texoma license or a fishing license issued by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Anglers must also follow all other fishing regulations.
Top bass pros coming to Grand Lake
Over the years there have been hundreds of bass tournaments at Grand Lake in northeast Oklahoma, but there has never been one quite like this.
The CITGO Bassmaster Elite 100 Series "Sooner Run" tournament, taking place on June 1 through 4, will be one of the biggest events in the history of Grand Lake. The tournament will feature 106 of the world's top professional BASS fisherman competing for almost $700,000 in prize money, including a $100,000 grand prize.
The Elite Series is comprised of the world's top professional bass fishing pros competing in 11 events between March and September for a total of $7.4 million.
In his second year in the Bassmaster Elite Series, Terry Butcher of Talala, Oklahoma, said fishing at this level of competition is a "dream come true."
"This is what just about every bass fisherman wants – to be able to go fishing for a living," Butcher said.
And Butcher said he is glad to be fishing close to home.
"Its nice to not have to drive a thousand miles to a tournament," he said. "And being on a lake I am familiar with may help a little, although the guys fishing this tournament are really good. It doesn't take them long to find the fish no matter what lake they are on."
With water levels up, the fishing should be good on Grand Lake said Gene Gilliland, senior fisheries biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
"There may be a very few bass on the tail end of the spawn, but most anglers will likely be looking for bass in a post-spawn pattern," Gilliland said. "I expect the fishing to be very competitive and it could take as much as 20 pounds a day to win the tournament."
The fact that a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament is taking place on Grand Lake is not just a coincidence.
"In this series they are trying to put the best anglers on the best lakes at the best times of the year. The selection of Grand Lake is a great testament to the bass fishery and to Oklahoma's reputation as a bass fishing destination," Gilliland said.
Anglers are fishing for more than just the prize money, Elite pros are competing in a points race for the CITGO Bassmaster Classic, the Super Bowl of bass fishing. Halfway through the season, Butcher is in the running for one of the 36 coveted spots in the Classic. He is currently 39th in the points race and a solid showing at Grand could move him up the points ladder.
Oklahoma will be well represented at the Elite tournament. In addition to Butcher, nine other Bassmaster pro anglers call Oklahoma home including Jimmy Houston of Cookson, Edwin Evers of Talala, Jeff Kriet of Ardmore, Kenyon Hill of Norman, Dave Smith of Del City, Bradley Hallman of Norman, Ken Cook of Lawton, Jeff Reynolds of Idabel and Tommy Biffle of Wagoner.
About 8,000 people are expected to attend the family-friendly event. Both the daily launches and weigh-ins are free and open to the public at North Beach Development Area (61201 East 270 Road). Each day the launch begins at 6 a.m. and weigh-ins take place at 3 p.m. Spectators will also have a chance to get angler autographs, participate in a kids casting contest and shop for Bassmaster merchandise. The newly-designed North Beach Development Area is located east of Wolf Creek just north of Grove.
Additionally, fans can catch all the action on ESPN2 the following weekend, Saturday, June 10 at 9 a.m.
With an estimated 1,200 tournaments held each year in the state, Oklahoma offers virtually unlimited fishing opportunities. To learn more about bass fishing in Oklahoma log on to wildlifedepartment.com.
See fish, catch fish at the Oklahoma Aquarium
The Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks is offering two-fold family fun this summer. First, families can stroll through the 200 exhibits and see exotic fish from around the world. Next, families can try their hand at catching a fish at one of the free fishing clinics coordinated by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
The Aquarium, located along the bank of the Arkansas River in Jenks, features many educational displays, highlighted by a 400,000-gallon shark tank. The facility also showcases many of Oklahoma's native fish species, including the current state record blue catfish.
Anglers will want to be sure to visit the Karl and Beverly White National Fishing Tackle Museum located at the Aquarium. The Museum houses an historic collection of over 20,000 antique lures and tackle pieces. The $4 million collection is the most complete and comprehensive collection of vintage fishing tackle in existence.
On most Tuesday and Thursday nights throughout the summer, free fishing clinics are offered at the Aquarium. The kid-friendly clinics consist of several educational stations such as fish identification, proper casting technique, outdoor ethics and knot tying. After completing the education portion, participants test their newly acquired knowledge at the Casting Pond located right out the back doors of the Aquarium.
"The family fishing clinics are always a lot of fun. We love to introduce kids and adults both to fishing," said Colin Berg, education supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "During business hours visitors can stop in and pick up a Fishing Guide, buy a fishing license or find out about other Department services."
For more information about the Oklahoma Aquarium call (918) 296-FISH (3474), or go to their Web site at okaquarium.org.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's Tulsa-area offices are located at the Aquarium complex. To learn more about the free fishing clinics call the Wildlife Department's office (918) 299-2334 or log on to wildlifedepartment.com.
Leave new-born animals alone
Good intentions do not always produce good results. Such is often the case when it comes to young wildlife. The best thing to do is to stand back, stay out of the way and let nature take care of itself.
Birds and squirrels can be blown out of their nest in storms, and although they appear alone and helpless, the parents will often find these youngsters and care for them wherever they might be. People sometimes even find whitetail deer fawns.
"It is not uncommon for a doe to leave a fawn alone while she is feeding a short distance away. The safest thing for a fawn is to remain hidden. When people interfere it can cause complications. Disturbing a young deer, no matter how good your intentions, can actually compromise the fawn's ability to survive in the wild," said Mike Shaw, wildlife research supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
In Oklahoma, most fawns are born in May and June, and start becoming visible in mid to late June.
Not only is it illegal to pick up wildlife, but you're actually hurting its' chances of survival. Log onto www.wildlifedepartment.com for more information about the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.


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• Verizon's Galaxy Nexus to finally launch tomorrow for $299.99 – Google's big phone finally gets real. And Verizon posts Galaxy Nexus simulator, doesn't cap your virtual data
Update 3:29 p.m.
• Don't Support Your Local Bookseller – Farhad Manjoo at Slate trash-talks indie booksellers, saying they're inefficient, "cultish, moldering institutions". He thinks Amazon is better for the book business. Here's a rebuttal.
Updated 2:03 p.m.
• HP's proposed brand redesign project detailed in pictures and video – HP's after a new corporate look, based on these images from an agency hired to explore design ideas.
• Google+ updates: Hangout on any post, initiate Hangouts from your phone (Bonus: Raindeer faces) – You can now "dial-in" to a Hangout via phone.
• Apple may launch new MacBook Pro with 2880 by 1800 display resolution, say sources – According to DigiTimes.
• T-Mobile's Nokia Lumia 710 is official, $49.99 on January 11th – Still no sign of the bigger, higher-end Lumia 800 in the U.S.
• ReadWriteWeb acquired by SAY Media, Dan Frommer joins up as editor-at-large and The Price For ReadWriteWeb Was Around $5 Million
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• Introducing SkyDrive for iPhone and Windows Phone and Microsoft Just Gave Every iPhone User 25 GB Of Cloud Storage – The iOS version is essentially read-only – you can't do anything with the files, and you can't upload from your phone.
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• Google's response to Siri is codenamed Majel, could be released by end of year – Named for the actress who was the voice of the computer on the original Star Trek, it adds natural language processing to Google's existing Voice Actions. And Google Acquires Clever Sense, Creator Of Local Recommendations App Alfred
• Google pulls plug on Google Shoot View mashup – Google told the creator that the game violated its Street View terms of service.
• Google updates Chrome with multiple user profiles – These have been available in the beta and developer channels of Chrome for a while.
• FAA approves iPads in the cockpit; American Airlines to start Friday – So American Airlines pilots can use iPads in the cockpit, but Alec Baldwin can't keep using his iPhone to play Words with Friends? And Please turn off all electronic devices. Really.
• Battle Of The Browsers: iOS 5′s Browser Is Still (Slightly) Better Than Android's – iOS 5′s browser does better than the one found in Android 4.0, based on tests by developer Sencha.
• Apple hires designer Jan-Michael Cart praised for his iOS interface concepts – He's made a splash with dynamic icons and tweaks to the iOS design.
• Founding Apple Contract Sells for $1.6M – It's a copy of the document signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.
• Verizon 'Very Serious' About Making Bid for Netflix, Banker Says
• Facebook Plans First Foray Into Mobile Ads – This is expected to come about the time Facebook launches its IPO. And As Facebook Aims at Millions of Users, Some Are Content to Sit Out
• Tweetbot rides the NewNewTwitter wave – The well-designed iPhone Twitter client has shot up the charts in the wake of the reworking of Twitter's official iPhone software.
• Louis CK declares $5 standup special a success, sells 110k copies for $200k profit in 3 days – The comic had released a performance film and sold it without copy protection.
• Verizon's Galaxy Nexus hitting Costco on December 15? (update: VZW stores too)
• Moving to The Verge – Tom Warren, the creator of the popular WinRumors site, gets hired by The Verge. What will happen to WinRumors is unclear.

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BMD necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 97 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
Bowen McCauley Dance
Bowen McCauley Dance (BMD), founded 15 years ago by Artistic Director Lucy Bowen McCauley, nurtures, promotes and develops the art of dance. "Metro-DC's premier contemporary dance company" (Washington Post) is critically acclaimed for its spirited dancers, use of live music and diverse musical genre, professionalism of its concert dance performances and collaborative partnerships. Lucy's unique choreographic style partners classically trained dancers with creative repertoire that resonates with and excites audiences of all kinds.
Committed to community service, BMD introduces people of all ages, socio-economic backgrounds, and under-served populations, including people with disabilities, to the joy and beauty of dance through extraordinary performances, outreach programs and workshops.
"Washingtonian" recognized BMD as "one of the area's best dance troupes" and Lucy as one of the "top men and women who have helped transform Washington into one of the nation's liveliest centers for the performing arts." After meeting stringent standards, the Catalogue for Philanthropy has again selected BMD as one of the best community-based nonprofits in the Greater Washington region and will present the company in its 2010-11 Catalogue.
The logo will be incorporated in all BMD 2010-11 season correspondence, annual brochure, performance programs, quarterly e-newsletters, and all hard copy and electronic marketing and fundraising materials. Therefore, targeted audiences will include the Greater Metropolitan Washington DC area through major media outlets and social networks; mail and email lists; selected high profile individuals and corporations; patrons of the arts.
We would like to create a signature logo for our 15th season that conveys the celebratory nature of this significant accomplishment, the facets of the company that have made it both successful and a stand-out in the Washington DC region, as well as the visual characteristics of Lucy Bowen McCauley who is well known and respected for her talent, her much-loved personality, her strong leadership of the company, and her fiery red hair.
We envision an illustration of a simple silhouette of a woman's face with flowing, wavy red hair extending to the right of the face.
Incorporated into the red hair waves may include: musical notes (emphasizing BMD's focus on live music with our performances); other visuals that represent our exquisite dancers and/or convey movement and dance.
The logo should also feature the tag line: BMD at 15 - Red.Hot.Fabulous!
15th season logo output should be Pantone 4- color process guide-coated. Vector art: Illustrator (AI or eps) is the best and Photoshop (psd) best for anything else.
Company logo and Lucy's headshot are attached. If you wish to see some photos of the company performing, go to http://www.bmdc.org/press/. If you wish to see our website, which is in transition, go to http://www.bmdc.org.
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Buying Beauty--Cosmetics and Skin CareErinPooh -- Monday, July 15, 2002 -- 06:25:38 PM
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Remember when Elaine on Seinfeld had those big curls and a chin-length cut (towards the end of the show)? I'm thinking of getting that style. My hair is wavy. Wavy hair sucks--not quite straight, not quite curly.
This is the third place I've posted this on the 'net today, but I texturized my hair to loosen up the curl, and it looks awesome! Kinda like tight and ripply waves.
You want big, curly hair Susanne?
or soft curly hair? I have wavy hair and have become a big fan of the shine and anti frizz products, my hair looks much sleeker and doesn't get all tangled and fuzzy looking half way though the day.
I wore the most fabulous silk and linen pants and a silk blouse yesterday. It was nine thousand degrees out and I was all cool calm and collected looking then I got home and realized I had gotten little flecks of pasta sauce on the blouse and pants and will have to dry clean them. When will I learn not to eat spaghetti when I am wearing fabu dry clean onlies?
debby, don't know about Susanne, but I personally want soft and curly. I use that frizz-ease goop to help tame it, but it wasn't working as well when my hair would start to grow out.
Frizz-Ease = God. And works for curly or straight.
I'm developing a meaningful relationship with my new straightening iron, partly because straightening takes me 10 minutes, whereas curling takes me 45. (The hair on the top of my head doesn't want to curl at all -- the ends do a charming spontaneously curly thing that looks retarded attached to six inches of almost-straight hair.)
Do the caucasian women here use chemical straighteners on their hair? I have always seen these kits at Walgreen's and have always wondered if people really use them.
Not me. Conditioners and creams and gels and unguents and the hair iron. I suppose might, if my hair was curlier and I realy hated it, but I haven't really looked into it.
Erin, I don't want it to be big, I want the curls to be big. Think of Elaine's hair at the first of the show--that's what I don't want. But towards the end, she had a perm and the curls were really big and soft.
Debby, my hair tends to frizz, too. What products are you using?
I've tried to straighten mine, but I'm just not willing to put that much effort into it every day.
Where did you guys get the frizz-ease?
Drugstore. John Frieda makes the Frizz-Ease line.
Yeah, Walgreen's.
I used it on Simon's hair once, and it completely plastered down and straightened his hair, until it dried, and then he just had really, really smoothed out waves. I'm guessing he doesn't really "need" it.
Yes. I can get a sort of 40s "set" waves effect if I use a fair amount of it and blow-dry.
I just use any one of a varity of things that say anti frizz and or shine, I put a dab in when its wet and either blow dry or air dry it and viola sleeker hair.
I use Finisheen for shine. It works exceptionally well for my hair--but my hair is curly and very dark brown.
I'm having fantasies about having long, glamourous hair with highlights and so forth. Talk me down, someone.
There are a zillion knock-offs too, if the Frieda's too spendy or they don't have it. Just make sure it's mostly silicone, and it will do the job.
Debby, you could breathe/not faint in the silk/linen blend? That's what my current Very Dressed-Up Shirt is made of, and my mother is telling me that if I wear it to her wedding (August, Connecticut) I will fall over dead.
I'm going to hit the sales this afternoon to look for something lighter, but I like my Very Dressed-Up Shirt, and besides, it was $$$ enough already.
Oh, sorry about the pasta sauce.
No the silk/linen was light as air and cool, but they were very light weight fabrics, I imagine you could use the same materials to make a heavier fabric.
This is fairly airy stuff, but long-sleeved.
I would really like to find some lovely silky flowy pants to wear to a wedding in a couple of weeks (along with a lovely gossamer shirt I got recently and have yet to wear), but I haven't seen anything. Where did you buy yours, debby?
Nancy, did you look at Chico's?
I got mine at Lord and taylor, I think they were Kate Hill.
No! I'll try that.
Edit - Chico's, that is. No Lord & Taylor around these parts.


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Ali Fakih, owner of Beirut, Lebanon's Big Sale discount shop, says he meant to stir no "hubbub" by selling the shoes. But as the Lebanon-based blog NowLebanon explains:
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Iowa State has quite a number of Olympic gold medal winners in freestyle wrestling, including the well-known Dan Gable. Pictured above is Glen Brand who was one of the first Iowa State alumni to win a gold medal (1948). He graduated in 1950 in civil engineering. The original photograph can be found in the University Photograph Collection (RS 24-12-A, box 1963).
The 2012 Olympics are now in full gear – only one week left until the closing ceremonies! Did you know that Iowa State has quite a few alumni who have competed in the Olympic Games? (More on how you can find additional information here in the Special Collections Department can be found at the end of this posting.) Below is a listing of our alumni who have received Olympic medals:
Glen Brand: 1948 gold medal in wrestling
Nate Carr: 1988 bronze medal in wrestling
Dan Gable: 1972 gold medal in wrestling
Jeff Grayer: 1988 bronze medal in men's basketball
Danny Harris: 1984 silver medal in 400 hurdles
Kevin Jackson: 1992 gold medal in wrestling
Nawal El Moutawakel (Morocco): 1984 gold medal in 400-meter hurdles
Ben Peterson: 1976 gold medal in wrestling
Cael Sanderson: 2004 gold medal in wrestling
Chris Taylor: 1972 bronze medal in wrestling
Sunday Uti (Nigeria): 1984 bronze medal in 4×400 relay
Although it would be too extensive to highlight all the medal winners listed above, there are a few we'll take not of in this post. More on current and past Olympians with Iowa State connections can be found in the Thursday, July 26, 2012 issue of the Iowa State Daily.
We should not leave out Ron Galimore from this post. Galimore (1981 speech communications) was the first African American to be named to the U.S. men's gymnastics Olympic team. Unfortunately, he was unable to compete in the 1980 Olympics due to the United States' boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. This was due, in part, to the USSR invading Afghanistan.
Ron Galimore is pictured (far right) on the cover of the 1981 Cyclone Gymnastics Media Guide (RS 24/08, box 1, folder 7).
Nawal El Moutawakel (1988 physical education) has a very impressive list of firsts, in addition to winning a gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles in the 1984 Olympics for Morocco. She was the first Iowa State woman, the first Arab woman, the first African woman, the first Muslim woman, and the first Moroccan of either gender to win an Olympic gold. Not only that, she had a perfect 1984 season at Iowa State, and won the gold medal after her freshman year at Iowa State. 1984 was also the first year the 400 meter hurdle race was held for women. She is active internationally in promoting sports for women, and in 2004 served as Chair of the Olympic Evaluation Commission. In the 2016 Olympics she will chair the Olympics coordination commission (and her impressive list of firsts continues – she is the first woman to ever chair the Olympics coordination commission)!
Nawal El Moutawakel was honored in the 1985 Women's Track Media Guide on page 10 (RS 24/23/00/06, box 1, folder 1).
Iowa State's current wrestling head coach, Kevin Jackson (1991 human sciences), won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He transferred to Iowa State for his senior year and became Iowa State's wrestling Head Coach in 2009.
Cael Sanderson, ISU student-athlete in wrestling, finished his Iowa State career as the only undefeated four-time champion in NCAA history (159-0) in 2002. Two of Cael's brothers, Cody and Cole, also wrestled at Iowa State with impressive records of their own. Cael won a 2004 Olympic Gold Medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics and was formerly Head Coach of Iowa State Wrestling (2006-2009).
And one cannot forget Dan Gable who won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling in 1972. More on Dan Gable can be found in a previous blog post.
One resource for finding information on Dan Gable is the 1969-1970 Iowa State Wrestling Media Guide, where he is pictured on the cover and has a feature on him inside (RS 24/12/00/06, box 1, folder 1).
More on Iowa State wrestlers who competed in the Olympics can be found in a recent Iowa State Daily article.
Wondering about how you can find more information on Iowa Staters who have competed in the Olympics? The University Archives maintains biographical files on Iowa State students where you can find news clippings and other publications (RS 21/7/1). Please note that the files on alumni and former students are not comprehensive, but if they made the news there is a decent chance we will have a file with news clippings. Additional information on the athletic career here at Iowa State of current and former Olympians can also be found in various records found under the Department of Athletics. Good places to start are often the media guides, programs and news clippings. Alumni who have gone on to work at Iowa State, such as Cael Sanderson and Kevin Jackson, can be found under the departments where they worked. Sanderson has his own collection (RS 24/12/51), which primarily contains news clippings (1999-2011). We also have a folder of news clippings related to Kevin Jackson under RS 24/3/1.
Photographs can also often be found in the University Photograph Collection, although sometimes you will need to look in other places for images, such as the media guides or the Bomb (Iowa State yearbook).
Occasionally you will find photographs unrelated to the athlete's sport. Shown above is a photograph of wrestler Glen Brand (gold medal in 1948 freestyle wrestling).
For more on another Iowa Stater who was very much involved in the Olympics, please see our post on Barbara Forker or the finding aid describing the Barbara Forker Papers.
A selection of recent Iowa State publications related to the Olympics, many of which are articles in the Iowa State Daily, can be found in the library's new Digital Repository (a blog posting by our new Digital Repository Coordinator, Harrison Inefuku, can be found on the Preservation Department's blog).
If you're curious about other athletes from the state of Iowa who have won Olympic medals, the recent issue (July 2012) Iowa History Journal has an article by Don Doxie, "Olympic dreams blossom in Iowa". The periodical is available both in the General Collection (most recent issues in the Periodical Room) and here in Special Collections under call number F616 I59x. In addition, the July 5, 2012 issue of the Iowa State Daily has a listing of ISU alumni who have recently competed in the Olympics. Curious about other Olympic medalists? The official website of the Olympic movement has a database of medalists.
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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Tigers held a basketball shooting contest among players and coaches the last couple weeks, part of Brad Ausmus' effort to build camaraderie in his first Spring Training as manager. The players got into the spirit, not only for the skill of performing another sport, but the fun of competing against each other.
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He didn't have to block shots. All Moya had to do was stand there and put his hands up to block the line of sight.
In past Spring Trainings, that might have been the biggest impression he made in camp. In this camp, it's hard to miss Moya in the stats book, too.
"He's swung the bat well from Day One," Ausmus said on Monday after Moya went 3-for-6 with four RBIs, falling a home run shy of the cycle in the Tigers' 17-5 win over the Cardinals. "He really hasn't let up at all offensively."
Moya, the Tigers' No. 20 prospect, according to MLB.com, is 7-for-17 in Grapefruit League play, and that doesn't include the two-hit, four-RBI performance he put up in the opening exhibition against Florida Southern. He's having the kind of spring that would win a job for many players, but Moya has yet to play a game above Class A ball. The logical jump for him would be to start the season at Double-A Erie, not Detroit, and he's making a convincing case for that.
The more Moya bats, the more he learns, however, the closer Detroit seems on the developmental table. He has been described as a boom-or-bust prospect. If he ends up the former, Moya could be the next great hitter to come through the Tigers' pipeline, joining third baseman Nick Castellanos and now-White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia.
"[Moya's] really the complete package," assistant general manager Al Avila said.
With a tall, lanky, muscular frame, Moya looks like he should be playing small forward for a major college program. Shockingly, however, he never played basketball other than for fun. Born in Puerto Rico but living in the Dominican Republic, Moya had another sport before he took baseball seriously.
"I was doing karate," he said.
Moya didn't commit to baseball, he said, until he was 14. He grew up idolizing Roberto Clemente, but watching outfielders like Torii Hunter. He did not have the baseball player's kind of frame back then.
"I've always been like a tall guy," Moya said, "but when I was 14, I was real skinny. I was like 6-4 and 130 pounds."
Moya was thin enough to be a shortstop in those days, he said. Not until scouts took notice of him and began to realize he had some more growing to do did he convert to the outfield.
Moya filled out a little bit as he began lifting weights, but he still didn't look the part. The one thing Moya had was a big swing, no matter which side of the plate he used.
Moya is a natural right-hander. He didn't swing left-handed until somebody dared him.
"I never swing lefty before, but I knew that I could hit lefty," Moya said. "So, I started hitting lefty and sending it out. Since that day, I started hitting from both sides, until the day I signed. The team told me they wanted me to focus on just one side, and don't worry about left-handed pitchers, that I will learn."
Thus began his long, sometimes frustrating journey up the developmental ladder. Moya hit .252 with six home runs in 60 games as a 17-year-old in the Dominican Summer League, then struggled mightily the next couple years in the states. As a 19-year-old at Low Class A West Michigan, he hit just .206 with 12 walks and 127 strikeouts in 323 at-bats.
When Moya connected, though, he hit the ball hard -- 13 home runs, 10 doubles and a triple. That has always been the draw, through injuries that ranged from a hamstring strain in 2011 to an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery in 2012, then a shoulder sprain to begin last season.
Once he got on the field last year, Moya showed signs of adding experience to the athleticism. He struck out 106 times against 18 walks in 96 games, but hit .255 with 19 doubles, five triples and a dozen home runs. Moya began to form a game plan to set up the swing.
"Thinking better approach in counts," he explained, "knowing pitchers aren't going to throw me a fastball every time, knowing the situation of the game, what they're trying to do. Those things, knowing the game better, have made me a better hitter."
Moya also began to look to hit the ball up the middle rather than pull everything. The result was an all-around approach and a swing that could impress in games as well as in batting practice.
"He's really got a classic left-handed swing," Ausmus said, "and a 6-7 frame to go with it."
When Moya hits the ball, it still goes places. It just goes all over, not just to right. He just missed an opposite-field home run on a line drive Saturday that instead was a double.
On Monday, he drove in two runs by slapping a ground ball just inside first base, down the right-field line and into the corner, clearing the bases on a triple as Moya's long stride chewed up ground on his way to third. Two at-bats later, he sent a ground ball to left for a two-run double.
A home run for the cycle would seem like his forte, and his swing in Moya's final at-bat reflected it. A meeting with sidearming reliever Pat Neshek, however, wasn't in his favor, ending in a strikeout.
The strikeouts are going to happen, no matter the level. Moya's task at Erie, should he open there, will be to cut them down and get more of those hard swings to connect.
The potential, however, is obvious.
"I think he's got a real chance to be a major threat as a hitter," Ausmus said. "But he still has to get at-bats, get experience."
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason.


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Author Rajiv Malhotra Born in 1950, Rajiv Malhotra is an Indian American researcher, writer, speaker and public intellectual on current affairs as they relate to civilizations, cross-cultural encounters, religion and science. He studied physics at St. Stephens College in Delhi and went for post-graduate studies in physics and then computer science to the USA.
Rajiv served in multiple careers, including: software development executive, Fortune 100 senior corporate executive, strategic consultant, and successful entrepreneur in the information technology and media industries. At the peak of his career when he owned 20 companies in several countries, he took early retirement at age 44 to pursue philanthropy, research and public service. He established Infinity Foundation for this purpose in 1994.
Rajiv has conducted original research in a variety of fields and has influenced many other thinkers in India and the West. He has disrupted the mainstream thought process among academic and non-academic intellectuals alike, by providing fresh provocative positions on Dharma and on India. Some of the focal points of his work are: Interpretation of Dharma for the current times; comparative religion, globalization, and India's contributions to the world.
He has authored hundreds of articles, provided strategic guidance to numerous organizations and has over 300 video lectures available online. To best understand Rajiv's thoughts and contributions, his books are a good resource. Besides Invading the Sacred, in which Rajiv is the main protagonist, he has authored the following game changing books:
Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism
Breaking India: Western Interventions in Dravidian and Dalit Faultlines; and
Indra's Net: Defending Hinduism's Philosophical Unity
The Battle for Sanskrit: Is Sanskrit Political or Sacred, Oppressive or Liberating, Dead or Alive?
Academic Hinduphobia: A Critique of Wendy Doniger's Erotic School of Indology
Currently, Rajiv Malhotra is the full-time founder-director of Infinity Foundation in Princeton, NJ. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Center for Indic Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, and is adviser to various organizations.
Infinity Foundation has given more than 400 grants for research, education and community work. It has provided strategic grants to major universities in support of pioneering programs including: visiting professorships in Indic studies at Harvard University, Yoga and Hindi classes at Rutgers University, research and teaching of nondualistic philosophies at University of Hawaii, Global Renaissance Institute and a Center for Buddhist studies at Columbia University, a program in religion and science at University of California, endowment for the Center for Advanced Study of India at University of Pennsylvania, lectures at the Center for Consciousness Studies at University of Arizona.
Rajiv Malhotra inspired the idea of Swadeshi Indology Conference. The first ever Swadeshi Indology Conference was held at IIT, Chennai from July 6 to July 8, 2016. This conference hosted well-researched papers that highlighted the discrepancies and mistranslations in the studies of Indology done by Prof. Sheldon Pollock. This conference is the first of a series of conferences that have been planned to address multiple issues raised by Western Indologists requiring astute examination, analyses and rejoinders, culminating in a published volume with a selection of papers.
Another major initiative of the Infinity Foundation is the HIST series. The HIST (History of Indian Science and Technology) series is a compilation of multi-Volume History of Indian Science and Technology based only on solid academic scholarship, and not on wild extrapolations. To accomplish this, each volume was subjected to rigorous peer reviews. The following volumes have already been published and printed as part of this IF project:
- Marvels of Indian Iron Through the Ages
- Indian Zinc Technology in Global Perspective
- Water Management and Hydraulic Engineering in India
- History of Metals in Eastern India and Bangladesh
- Harappan Architecture and Civil Engineering
- Beginning of Agriculture and Domestication in India
- History of Iron Technology in India
- Indian Beads History and Technology
- Himalayan Traditional Architecture
- Animal Husbandry and Allied Technologies in Ancient India
- Harappan Technology and Its Legacy
- Reflection on The History of Indian Science and Technology
- Chalcolithic South Asia: Aspects of Crafts and Technologies
- Traditional Water Management
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"When the woman in your life tells you she wants to spend a weekend in the country, bear in mind that most country-house hotels now come with spas attached. She's likely to believe that a trip to the spa is one of the weekend's vital components and it behoves a modern man to join in, even if he would rather, in truth, head for the bar in search of televised sport and a bottle of red wine. If spas are unfamiliar territory this guide will help you give the impression that you're sufficiently sophisticated to be entirely at ease.
No, no, no. It's not that kind of massage. Who do you think you are, an ex-head of the International Monetary Fund?
You need to remove your trousers and your shirt. However, unless there's a very good reason to believe otherwise, your underwear stays on.
If you want a rigorous sports massage then say so, to avoid being given nothing tougher than a back rub. Whatever it is you want, be clear - many spa treatments promise nothing more tangible than a sense of wellbeing.
If in doubt, ask. MR PORTER has a friend who, while staying at an Aman resort, spent a lot of money on a massage to relieve the aches brought on by a week's skiing. He went for a reiki massage, but discovered too late that it was non-touching - the masseuse merely passed her hands over his body.
Will there be a pool? Or a sauna? Who knows, but it's always worth packing a pair of swimming shorts just in case.


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August 26, 2011
James Sajdak
Theme: Sound Substitution — The Z sound is changed to a DS sound in familiar phrases.
Theme answers:
- 20A: Easy-to-use sock drawer organizer? (PEDS DISPENSER).
- 28A: Dog show eye-catchers? (COOL BREEDS).
- 36A: Feline alpha groups? (TOP PRIDES).
- 48A: "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Are the Champions"? (QUEEN SIDES).
- 56A: Winter Olympics winner's wall hanging? (BLADES OF GLORY).
Today we're looking at a simple sound substitution theme. It's a cute idea, but I can't help thinking a bunch of Zs would make the grid more interesting, so it's kind of shame they're being taken out. What I'm really looking for in a theme like this is a theme answer where both the original and resulting phrases are interesting and colorful. Two of the five fit the bill today: COOL BREEDS and BLADES OF GLORY. But look at the others. PEZ DISPENSER is cool, but PEDS DISPENSER? Besides the fact that I don't even think it makes sense (PEDS = socks??), I've gotta believe that if "sock drawer organizer" is the best clue you can come up with for a theme answer, I'd say it's time to look for a better theme answer. QUEEN SIDES is an interesting phrase (and it has a great clue), but it started out as QUEEN-SIZE which is … a type of mattress. TOP PRIDES has the distinction of being a boring answer and based on a boring phrase. Ta-da!
- 1A: Henri's here (ICI). Starting right off at 1-Across with … French!
- 10A: Druid's sacred hill (TARA). There were Druids in "Gone With the Wind"?
- 18A: Bandit feature? (ONE ARM). Cute clue! This is a reference to a slot machine. But you knew that.
- 63A: 36 for nine, often (PAR). Golf.
- 64A: Votes for (AYES). Tricky. "Votes" in the clue is actually a noun, not a verb. E.g., "We've got three votes for and two against."
- 66A: Owner of Abbey Road Studios (EMI). Anyone else try ONO here first?
- 2D: Set pieces? (CAMERAS). Movie set.
- 6D: Appearance announcement (PRESTO). I couldn't tell what this clue was going for, but this is a great entry.
- 29D: No right __ (ON RED). This is embarrassing to admit, but I actually entered OF WAY first. Yes, I realize that's a terrible answer.
- 39D: Subj. of an '80s-'90s financial crisis (S AND L). I had a hard time parsing this. It's Savings & Loan.
- 40D: EPA concern (AQI). Air Quality Index. I think.
- 46D: St. Louis team, familiarly (THE RAMS). I know it's only been, what? fifteen years or so? I just can't think of the RAMS as being in St. Louis.
- 57D: Price or Battle (DIVA). I knew these were both last names of opera singers, but.
- 66A: Owner of Abbey Road Studios (EMI).
- 8D: Empty weight (TARE).
- 30D: Jasmine neckwear, perhaps (LEI).
- 58D: Genesis grandson (ENOS).
Everything — 1A: Henri's here (ICI); 4A: Sci-fi psychic (EMPATH); 10A: Druid's sacred hill (TARA); 14A: What Lin's D.C. wall commemorates (NAM); 15A: Craps table tactic (PARLAY); 16A: Like some terrible reviews (ACID); 17A: Wee (SMA); 18A: Bandit feature? (ONE ARM); 19A: Watch lights, briefly (LCD'S); 20A: Easy-to-use sock drawer organizer? (PEDS DISPENSER); 23A: Emphatic words (I REPEAT); 24A: Run-of-the-mill (USUAL); 27A: Track position (RAIL); 28A: Dog show eye-catchers? (COOL BREEDS); 32A: Cornerstone abbr. (ESTAB.); 34A: Just outside of (NEAR); 35A: Rolls in the grass? (SOD); 36A: Feline alpha groups? (TOP PRIDES); 40A: Palm Sunday carrier (ASS); 43A: German battleship Graf __ (SPEE); 44A: 1945 "Big Three" conference site (YALTA); 48A: "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Are the Champions"? (QUEEN SIDES); 52A: Slangy negatives (NAHS); 53A: 14th-century Russian prince (IVAN I); 54A: Retro tees (TIE-DYES); 56A: Winter Olympics winner's wall hanging? (BLADES OF GLORY); 60A: Prussian pair (ZWEI); 62A: Stimulate (INCITE); 63A: 36 for nine, often (PAR); 64A: Votes for (AYES); 65A: Semi-sheer fabrics (VOILES); 66A: Owner of Abbey Road Studios (EMI); 67A: Orkin target (PEST); 68A: Speak with conviction (ASSERT); 69A: Decoding org. (NSA); 1D: Fire up (INSPIRE); 2D: Set pieces? (CAMERAS); 3D: Cry from one reaching the top (I MADE IT); 4D: Lyrical poetic form (EPODE); 5D: Zealot-plus (MANIAC); 6D: Appearance announcement (PRESTO); 7D: Gain __: get further ahead in the race (A LAP); 8D: Empty weight (TARE); 9D: Mass music (HYMN); 10D: "Honor Thy Father" author (TALESE); 11D: Grows (ACCRUES); 12D: Purged (RID); 13D: Spots with slogans (ADS); 21D: Egg toss miss indicator (SPLAT); 22D: Light carriage (SURREY); 25D: Flap (ADO); 26D: Dr. Leary's turn-on (LSD); 29D: No right __ (ON RED); 30D: Jasmine neckwear, perhaps (LEI); 31D: Wicked (BAD); 33D: Sarajevo's region (BOSNIA); 37D: Forgetful writer's letters? (P.P.S.); 38D: Louvre Pyramid designer (PEI); 39D: Subj. of an '80s-'90s financial crisis (S AND L); 40D: EPA concern (AQI); 41D: Toyota RAV4, e.g. (SUV); 42D: Navy builders (SEABEES); 45D: Expose (LAY OPEN); 46D: St. Louis team, familiarly (THE RAMS); 47D: Ancient kingdom on the Tigris (ASSYRIA); 49D: Sign on (ENLIST); 50D: Star of France (ÉTOILE); 51D: Bakery utensil (SIFTER); 55D: Discharge (EGEST); 57D: Price or Battle (DIVA); 58D: Genesis grandson (ENOS); 59D: H.S. courses (SCIS); 60D: Cook quickly, in a way (ZAP); 61D: Three-switch railroad track section (WYE).


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Courtney Love Goes Ballistic at Sight of Cobain Picture
[There was a video here]
Courtney Love's band Hole was in the middle of a performance at the SWU Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday when she saw someone in the crowd holding up a photo of her late husband Kurt Cobain. That's a no-no. She lost it.
"You know, I don't need to see a picture of Kurt, asshole, and I'm going to have you fucking removed if you keep throwing that out," she raged. "I'm not Kurt. I have to live with his fucking shit and his ghost and his kid every day."
Watch how this drama unfolds into Love (via a mediator wearing a very low-rise pair of jeans) forcing the reluctant audience to shout, "The Foo Fighters are gay."


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Active time: 1 1/2 hr Start to finish: 18 hr (includes chilling)
- Yield
- Makes 8 cups
- 5 lb veal knuckle bones
- 4 qt plus 1 cup water
- 2 large leeks, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 lb carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 lb onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 celery ribs, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- 2 large fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs
- 1 bay leaf (not California)
- 1/2 tablespoon black peppercorns
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Arrange veal bones in 1 layer in an oiled large roasting pan and roast in middle of oven, turning once or twice, until browned, 30 to 45 minutes. Leave oven on.
- Transfer bones with tongs to a tall narrow 7- to 8-quart stockpot and add 4 quarts water. Discard fat from roasting pan, then immediately add 1/2cup water to hot pan, stirring and scraping up brown bits, and add to stockpot. Bring liquid to a tremble (bare simmer; about 190°F) and cook, skimming froth frequently during first hour, about 10 hours (use a flame tamer for lowest heat if necessary).
- While stock is cooking, wash leeks in a bowl of cold water, then lift out and drain well. Oil roasting pan again and spread leeks, carrots, onions, and celery in 1 layer. Roast in middle of oven, stirring once or twice, until golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a bowl and immediately add remaining 1/2 cup water to hot pan, stirring and scraping up brown bits, then add to stockpot. Cool vegetables and chill, covered.
- Add roasted vegetables and remaining ingredients to stockpot for last 2 hours of cooking.
- Remove bones with tongs and discard. Pour stock in batches through a large fine-mesh sieve into a 4-quart pot, discarding solids. Cool stock, uncovered, and chill, covered, then scrape congealed fat from chilled stock. If you end up with more than 8 cups stock, simmer it, skimming froth, to reduce. If you have less, add water.
Cooks' note:
· Stock can be chilled 3 days or frozen 1 month.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories29
- Carbohydrates1 g(0%)
- Fat1 g(1%)
- Protein4 g(9%)
- Saturated Fat0 g(1%)
- Sodium57 mg(2%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat0 g
- Fiber0 g(1%)
- Monounsaturated Fat0 g
- Cholesterol17 mg(6%)


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Present them, we beseech you, on
our behalf to Jesus Christ, through the merits of His own most Sacred
Passion and Death, together with your sufferings at the foot of the cross. Through the united efficacy of both, obtain the
granting of our petition.
To whom shall we have recourse
in our wants and miseries if not to you, Mother of Mercy?
You have drunk so deeply of the chalice of your Son, you can with
compassion receive our sorrows.
Holy Mary, your soul was
pierced by a sword of sorrow at the sight of the passion of your divine
Son. Intercede for us
and obtain from Jesus these petitions if they be for His honor and glory
and for our good and the good of our nation.
our nation's leaders remove those U.S. Marshals who guard abortion
chambers and station them on airplanes to protect innocent travelers,
Our Lady of
Sorrows, hear us.
our president may call for a moratorium on abortion while the war against
terrorism is waged,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear
That all those injured in the
terrorist attacks recover quickly,
That the souls of the departed
rest in the eternal peace of your Crucified Son, Jesus Christ,
That the families of all those
lost in the terrorist attack may know the comfort of Christ's constant
That the parents, grandparents
and health care professionals who kill the innocent by abortion may
receive the strength to seek Christ's forgiveness,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear
That the biologists,
scientists, pharmaceutical company executives, medical school professors
and others who are involved in the daily killing of the preborn may
recognize the evil they perpetrate, and repent,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hears
That our soldiers,
firefighters, policeman, and medical personnel will be protected by the
grace of God,
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European Commission - Press release
Strong impetus to energy savings and energy efficiency
Brussels, 22 June 2011 - The cheapest energy is the one we do not consume. The counting down has started to achieve Europe's 20% energy efficiency target for 2020. If nothing changes in the coming years, the EU will achieve only half of the target. This threatens our competitiveness, our fight to reduce CO2 emissions and our security of supply. This is still a high cost for every consumer's bill. A new set of measures for increased Energy Efficiency is proposed today by the European Commission to fill the gap and put back the EU on track. This proposal for this new directive brings forward measures to step up Member States efforts to use energy more efficiently at all stages of the energy chain – from the transformation of energy and its distribution to its final consumption.
"Our proposal aims at making the way we use energy in our daily life more efficient and at helping citizens, public authorities and the industry to better manage their energy consumption, which should also lead to a reduced energy bill. It also creates an important potential for new jobs throughout the EU "said Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner responsible for Energy.
In a nutshell, the Commission proposes simple but ambitious measures:
The Commission's proposal follows the latest calls for action by the European Council (4th February 2011), Energy Council (10th June 2011) and European Parliament to achieve the objective to reduce by 20% the EU's anticipated energy consumption for 2020. Latest estimates made by the Commission, taking into account the national energy efficiency targets for 2020 that Member States have set for themselves in the context of the Europe 2020 strategy, show that the EU is still far from being able to achieve its objective.
To meet this challenge, the European Commission has first put forward, on 8 March 2011, a new Energy Efficiency Plan proposing a range of energy efficiency measures to be implemented throughout all economic sectors to achieve further energy savings. This plan has been warmly welcomed by the Energy Council and the European Parliament.
Today, the Commission presents the legislative proposal for a Directive on energy efficiency which transforms into binding measures many of the key actions proposed in this Energy Efficiency Plan. It builds upon the existing Directives for Cogeneration and Energy Services1 and merges them into one comprehensive legal instrument addressing energy efficiency in energy supply and in final energy consumption.
The Directive also foresees that the Commission will make in 2014 an assessment of the progress made towards the EU's 20% energy efficiency objective for 2020 and, if necessary, bring forward a further legislative proposal to set mandatory national energy efficiency targets.
For more information:
The Energy Efficiency Directive:
See also MEMO/11/440.
Directives 2004/8/EC on cogeneration and 2006/32/EC on energy end-use efficiency and energy services
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Eat red for Valentine's Day
Red is the color of Valentine's Day. Instead of treating yourself to a box of chocolates, try serving up some red-hued fruits or vegetables. Red-colored fruits and vegetables are sure to love you back.
You've probably heard the term phytonutrient before. "Phyto" is Greek for plant so it means plant nutrient. Phytonutrients give plants their color – from blush red of tomatoes to sunset orange of peaches to midnight blue of blueberries. Phytonutrients are neither a vitamin nor a mineral, but they are just as essential for life. Phytonutrients protect plants from viruses, bacteria, fungi, UV rays and other invaders. When we ingest phytonutrients, they protect us too.
Foods such as red grapefruit, guava, watermelon, dried apricots, tomato sauce and unsweetened ketchup contain a phytonutrient called lycopene. Lycopene gives these fruits and vegetables their red color, but lycopene also has health benefits touted to reduce the risk of prostate cancer, heart disease, macular degenerative disease and may also reduce inflammation.
Other red foods such as chili peppers, cayenne pepper, paprika and pimentos are sure to spice things up. These foods contain the phytonutrient capsaicin. This phytonutrient is made into a topical ointment used for pain reduction.
Raspberries, strawberries, cranberries and pomegranates contain a red phytonutrient known as ellagic acid. This phytonutrient may help prevent cancer.
This year send your body a healthy Valentine – eat red phytonutrients!