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Strong virilization effects (baldness, bouts of skin and body/facial hair growth), water retention related processes, acne vulgaris on the neck, chest, back, or shoulders in cases when sebaceous gland function is stimulated, mood swings, oily skin and liver disturbances.
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George Packer has a piece in this weeks New Yorker that tells you more about how Washington (and the human species for that matter) actually fits together than anything Ive read in years. Its sad and terrifying at the same time.
The full text is behind a pay wall, but a summary is here. Dont be satisfied with this, though, because the devil is in the details. Get hold of the magazine if youre not a subscriber. It contains another wonderful piece, this one by Jane Mayer and available on line. Its called The Voter Fraud Myth. The cunning little Bushie behind that myth is pictured below.


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Peter Forshaw looks at the significant impact of the Enterprise & Regulatory Reform Act 2013 on civil liability claims involving retailers from 1 October 2013.
For years, breaches of statutory duty have been pleaded in support of civil claims alongside allegations of negligence, and indeed have often been a more certain route for claimants to successfully bring employers' liability claims. This is particularly so in respect of accidents in the retail sector where the working environment involves many circumstances currently governed by statutory regulation governing the health and safety of employees. So, retail staff injured by tripping or slipping on items dropped on the floor by customers can rely on the provisions of the Workplace Regulations and plead their employer's failure to comply with their statutory duty to keep the floor free from substances. Likewise a retail assistant injured whilst carrying boxes can rely on the Manual Handling Regulations and the specific provisions requiring employers to prevent the manual transportation of items where possible or to train staff and reduce the risk to the lowest level possible where carrying is essential.
Under some of the Regulations, a retail employer can be fixed with 'strict' (no fault) liability. For example if a retail employee is injured whilst operating a defective trolley or product, the employee will succeed in their claim under statutory regulation even if the employer was not aware of the defect and could have done nothing to prevent it. Many regard this as particularly unfair to retail employers and a disincetive for them to adopt strong safety practices.
All that changes from 1 October. Under section 69 of the Enterprise Act, in respect of any accidents (or breaches) after this date, injured employees in most cases can no longer found a claim directly on the basis of breach of statutory duty.
So what does this mean for retail employers and their injured employees?
The most publicised consequence is that it means the end of 'no fault' liability. In each and every case, injured employees will have to prove common law negligence. Often this will mean that where retail employers can prove they had reasonable, documented systems of risk-assessment, inspection, maintenance, training and the like in place, it will be possible in theory to mount a defence to more claims than was possible in the past and therefore it helps to redress the balance between protecting the safety of employees during their working day on the one hand and fairness to the diligent employer on the other.
The requirement for the claimant to prove his case in negligence, and the loss of an automatic entitlement to compensation in current strict liability cases could deter some claimants from claiming in the future, particularly those claims which are spurious or where the evidence the injured person has available to them is weak. Any reduction in claims can only be a good thing for retail employers and their insurers.
However this legislative change does not close the shop door on the claimant community. Retailers are still likely to face claims in most cases where one of their employees suffers an accident, just as they do at present:-
Ӣ Breaches of statutory duty are still likely to be relied upon by employees in support of allegations of negligence. Therefore retail employers cannot ignore the statutory rule book;
Ӣ The judiciary are still likely to be influenced by any such breaches when determining whether an employer has been negligent;
Ӣ It should also be noted that the amendments only relate to statutory duties relating to health and safety at work. Breaches of statutory duty will still be directly pleaded in other contexts, most notably in respect of accidents by customers.
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|Ghailani, a key suspect in the 1998 East Africa embassy bombings, was captured by Pakistani authorities after a 10-hour gunbattle.
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Sabi and Tyga pay homage to the West Coast in "Cali Love."
It's been a minute since we last heard from pop songstress Sabi, but that doesn't mean we forgot about her. I mean, how could we?
We initially met the L.A.-born singer back in 2011 when she opened Britney Spears's "Femme Fatale" tour (WE KNOW -- OMFG), and since then Sabi's earned writing credits on Britney's Femme Fatale album, played a prominent role in Cobra Starship's single and video "You Make Me Feel...," slayed us with last year's "Wild Heart" video, and finally, hooked up with Wale for the infectious "Where They Do That At."
Now, Sabi's back and has teamed up with a different rapper, Tyga, for an assist on her brand-new track, "Cali Love."
Listen to Sabi's "Cali Love" featuring Tyga after the jump.
Produced by Mark J. Feist, "Cali Love" is just the first taste of Sabi's upcoming EP, dropping sometime in October. Set to grimy pop beat, "Cali Love" is a lyrical love letter to the West Coast: "That California sun/ Bring the west coast love/ Won't you come and get some/ Of that California dreaming").
Tyga pops up at the end of the record, and, courtesy of some T-Pain-esque Auto-Tune, sings a hook of his own: "Top down riding on the sunset/ Don't turn the music down 'cause I'm turnt up." Unfortch, there's no mention of 2Pac's "California Love," but we'll give the almighty internet a solid hour 'til an epic mashup drops.
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The five severed heads left on a road leading to Baquba each bore a message written in blood, a warning in Arabic to would-be volunteers for the new grassroots security forces supported by the Americans: "Join the concerned citizens and you will end up like this."
Residents in the area found the mutilated remains Monday, according to Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling, the commander of U.S. forces in northern Iraq. Speaking to reporters in Baghdad, Hertling also showed U.S. documentation of another brutal murder in the Baquba area, where U.S. forces have in recent days launched a major offensive aimed at routing extremists who have been terrorizing the territory for months. Grainy video from a flying drone showed several men emerge from a car parked in a field. The figures opened the trunk and pulled out a struggling victim, who was then thrown into a ditch and shot multiple times.
"This is one of four videos I have personally viewed in the last three weeks demonstrating the nature of the enemy we face," Hertling said. "In one of those videos, which we decided not to show today, after the terrorists shot the individual and left him in the ditch, they then beheaded him."
The Baquba killings will become part of the disparate statistics and numbers being amassed and studied to tally Iraq's official civilian death toll, a body count that has drawn widely differing estimates. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a new study saying that roughly 151,000 Iraqi civilians died violently during the three years following the U.S. invasion. The new U.N. report marks the most comprehensive effort thus far to document civilian deaths in Iraq, where reliable statistics are scant.
The WHO death toll represents a rough average based on a survey of nearly 10,000 households. The low estimate for the study totaled 104,000 civilian deaths, with the high figure reaching 223,000. Both tallies were well below the 600,000 estimate put forward in a disputed 2006 John Hopkins University study, which surveyed far fewer households. But the new U.N. total rose significantly above the most widely cited running tally by Iraq Body Count, a human rights group that puts the number between 80,000 to 87,000 from the start of the war until now.
According to the WHO math, an average of 123 people died each day in Iraq during the first three years of the war. The study's finding only covers the time from the invasion to June of 2006, when sectarian violence in Iraq was at its height.
U.S. military officials have touted a recent drop in overall violence in Iraq owing in part to the arrival of 30,000 additional troops last year. In December, according to military statistics, civilian deaths were down by 75%. But a series of attacks in Baghdad and northern Iraq in recent weeks have left many wondering whether the worst of the killing is really over. U.S. officials say it's too soon to tell whether the latest violence in Iraq represents a trend that could undo some of the security gains seen in recent months. Hertling warned, however, that extremists in Iraq remained determined to stage dramatic attacks and keep up killings, a message repeatedly stressed by other U.S. commanders even as overall violence lowers.
"It's unfortunate and it's tragic and it's horrific and brutal when you see the kind of murders that the Iraqis and our soldiers have seen on the street," Hertling said. "When you see severed heads. When you see people kidnapped, have their family held, and them being told that unless you drive this suicide truck laden with ammunition, your family is going to die. That's not an ideology, that's a threat."


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Marriott Hotels says it will stop automatically delivering newspapers to its guests' doors beginning June 1. Instead, guests will be able to choose between the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and the local paper.
Marriott estimates it will deliver 50,000 fewer newspapers a day, or 18 million a year.
"We were seeing a lot of unused papers and thought of the waste," a Marriott spokesperson told Reuters. "We also saw a shift in customer demand and expectations -- 25 percent of them didn't read the hard copy any more, according to our preliminary studies."


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The Logic plug-ins are not standard AU format plug-ins, therefore they will not work with the plug-in Automap system in Automap Universal. There is no way to control the Logic effect plug-ins however it is still possible to control the Logic instruments. There are two ways in which this can be done:
Logic Mixer Automap incorporates an instrument mode which was impleneted for controlling instrument plug-ins before the plug-in Automap system was introduced. To access instrument mode select the Mixer Automap template (template 39), press the left-hand scroll up button on the ReMOTE SL and then select the instrument track you want to control. This mode can be used to control the Logic instruments however you cannot determine how the instrument parameters are mapped to the ReMOTE SL. For more info on instrument mode see the 'Logic' section of the ReMOTE SL OS 4.1 Automap Universal Guide.pdf which comes with the latest ReMOTE SL installer, available to download from the ReMOTE SL downloads page.
It is possible to create a manually mapped templates (i.e. not Automap templates) for the Logic instruments which send CC data into Logic. The Logic insturments do not respond to CC messages but instead use Logic's own Fader messages (these are NOT standard MIDI messages). You can use a Transformer object in the Logic environment to translate CC data sent from the ReMOTE SL into Fader messages to allow control over the Logic instruments. All you need to do is make sure the CC numbers you assign to the ReMOTE SL controls correspond to the Fader numbers of the parameters of the Logic instrument. To find out the Fader number for a parameter connect a Monitor object to the output of an instrument channel in the Logic environment and change the parameter you want to assign. Fader messages will appear in the Monitor object in the format F2 nn xx, where nn is the Fader number and xx is the parameter value.
The advantage this method has is that you can decide how the instrument parameters are mapped to the ReMOTE SL controls when you create the template. You can create a template using the ReMOTE SL Template Editor which is free to download from ReMOTE SL downloads page. We have already created templates for EXS24 and ES2 which use this method and they are available in the 'ReMOTE SL Templates' download on the ReMOTE SL downloads page. These templates come with instructions on how to set up a transformer object in the Logic environment to translate CC data into Fader messages. If you want to create other templates using this method then it may be worth checking out these instructions and seeing how the templates are created by loading them into the Editor for an example to follow.
Note that EVB3 is an exception because some of its parameters do respond to CC data. We have created a template for this too, also available in the 'ReMOTE SL Templates' download. Some other Logic instruments allow you to assign CC messages to parameters within the plug-in, for example by using the modulation matrix in EXS24 or ES2. It may be preferable to use this system instead of converting CC messages to fader messages as described above.
How can I control the Logic plug-ins using Automap Universal?
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Assistant Captain (Assistant General Manager) - Moxy Paris CDG Airport
- Rue du Signe, 95700 Roissy-en-France, France
- Full-time
Company Description
MOXY Hotels is Marriott's newest brand, which opened the first hotel in Milan (Italy) in 2014. Moxy is designed to capture the rapidly emerging next-generation traveler. We combine stylish design, approachable service, latest technology and an affordable price. It's the new way of travelling!
Job Description
MOXY Paris CDG Airport is now searching for an energetic and ambitious Assistant General Manager, called the Assistant Captain.
As assistant Captain you have an eye for details and you know what is expected of you to give the guest a MOXY EXPERIENCE.
You are proactive, kind and helpful and you are a visible leader for the team.
As a MOXY Assistant Captain you have a deep connection to the target guest and the brand's core values – thoughtful, spirited and fun. You understand and resonate with what MOXY is all about, and focus your energy on bringing the MOXY experience to life for every guest and every Crew Member.
You build relationships in the community and bring exciting events to the hotel. You construct a property atmosphere so that guests feel like they are seamlessly moving through the hotel, rather than just checking in and out.
The Assistant Captain helps the Captain drive revenue for the business and constantly focuses on making the operation profitable. You use your passion for the brand, your personality, and your ability to draw a crowd of loyal followers to create unique guest experiences in a vibrant environment.
The Assistant Captain is up and on his-her feet for most of the day, mingling and creating a buzzing atmosphere in the hotel, while maintaining a smooth operation behind the scenes to ensure the business is in order.
Oh, and guess what? All of the Assistant Captain's drive and know-how, ultimately produces a hotel that is as profitable as it is fun – because that is what MOXY is all about.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (together with the Captain)
Recruit and train the crew, as well as having the right tools needed to give the MOXY Experience.
Make sure that the guest experience reaches the MOXY experience and is accurate to the MOXY Service Manual.
Ensure social media is updated daily and follows MOXY's creative standards
Ensure a profitable hotel operation according to defined goals and ambitions.
Make sure that the hotel follows local law and regulation in every procedure.
Be active and involved in the daily work of the crew.
Close cooperation with the sales and revenue team, to make sure business is coming in at the right price.
Be updated on the hotels forecast and be proactive in order to plan future operational
Minimum 2 years of hotel managerial experience
Flexible with working in weekends
Strong communication skills
English language
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Think you've got what it takes? Then we want to hear from you.
We are opening MOXY Paris CDG Airport in August 2019.
Come and join the new team!
Belvar is a hotel management and development Company. Belvar operates hotels in franchise agreement with Marriott International. Our team consists of experienced hoteliers, which support our real estate partner (VASTINT) within the entire process of founding and operating a brand new hotel chain called MOXY Hotels. Our goal is to achieve long-term success to every single project.
Marriott International, Inc. is a leading global lodging company with more than 6,700 properties across 130 countries and territories, reporting revenues of more than $22 billion in fiscal year 2017. Founded by J. Willard and Alice Marriott and guided by family leadership for more than 90 years, the company is headquartered outside of Washington, D.C. in Bethesda, Maryland.


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Friday, October 17, 2008
SC State will host the "White Cane Day" on Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Kirkland W. Green Student Center on campus. This year's conference theme is "Diverse Approaches to Providing Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired."
The purpose of "White Cane Day" is to continue to promote awareness about the lives of the blind and visually impaired and the need for quality services to enhance their lives and their community.
The white cane remains one of the most important and reliable tools for people who are blind or visually impaired, as it increases the mobility of these citizens, facilitating their inclusion in all aspects of American life.
"White Cane Day" 2008 is certainly a milestone," said Shirley Madison. "We thrive each year for greater excellence and a commitment to promoting awareness in the community of the services available to individuals who are blind and visually impaired," she said.
The speaker for this year's conference is Freddie L. Peaco.
Peaco began her federal service career at the Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) in Aug. 1967.
Peaco represents the Library of Congress at conferences and meetings. She also delivers speeches for various occasions, conducts workshops and staffs national exhibits. She coordinates and conducts tours briefings for visitors to NLS. She is involved in numerous special projects and committees at NLS including: participating in the major undertaking to convert the NLS audio book collection to a digital format.
She has held several positions at NLS and is currently the government information/volunteer specialist at the Library of Congress in the Reference Section.
In addition to providing specialized reference services, she coordinates the production of two publications and produces reference publications as assigned. Also she serves as liaison with other federal agencies to identify and encourage the production of their documents in accessible formats.
Peaco is a native of North Carolina. She attended Howard University in Washington, DC, and received a bachelor of arts degree in Sociology and Psychology. She also earned a master of science degree in Public Relations and Journalism from American University in Washington, DC.
She enjoys spending time with her family, especially her two granddaughters. She also enjoys giving her time volunteering. She currently volunteers for a senior citizen facility and several organizations for the blind.
The reservation fee for "White Cane Day" is $25.
For more information about the "White Cane Day" 2008 Conference, please contact Shirley Madison, director of the Blind Rehabilitation Program at SC State at (803)533-3956.


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Legendary horse, once a barrel racing champ, dies at 35
'Million-dollar cowgirl' says it was all the horse.
Rodeo fans know the legend of a smooth-running gelding named Scamper. He bore a shy 14-year-old Charmayne James, from a small town in New Mexico, to the glory of world championship barrel racing across the United States and to the Calgary Stampede.
Scamper, 35, died of old age on the Fourth of July, the day wranglers call "Cowboy Christmas," when rodeo contestants can win their biggest payday of the year.
From 1984 to 1993, James, now a Boerne resident, won 10 consecutive world championships in the Women's Professional Rodeo Association. She was known as the first "million-dollar cowgirl," but she always credited Scamper, the first barrel-racing horse inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. She retired from competition in 2003 with 11 world championships to concentrate on breeding horses.
"He loved me right from the get-go," James said. "He was a gift and I was lucky to have the talent to take him where we went. There's no horse on this Earth as tough as that horse."
In 1984, James was 14 and struggling to make her way on the rodeo circuit. Her savings were low and big paydays eluded her. At a family meeting in Clayton, N.M., her father said she couldn't rodeo if she couldn't pay her way.
The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo was the turning point. She arrived at the Joe Freeman Coliseum to calls from some girls to "go home." At previous rodeos she had felt intimidated, but that night she was determined to show the world how good she and her horse were.
Scamper ran as if he had a time clock ticking in his head. They won the race, beginning a decade of breaking records and collecting championship buckles.
It was her first pro win on Scamper, with whom she had won several amateur competitions.
James said she was driven by the love of her horse and being able to earn her way.
"I knew how he was going to run every day," James said. "He knew he was loved, but he wasn't spoiled. He knew he had a purpose."
James won many amateur barrel races at a young age with a horse named Bardo before he broke his leg. No other horse compared to Bardo until she saw Scamper, whose registered name was Gills Bay Boy. At a feedlot, her father told James, then 11, to look the horse over, but to be careful: He had a reputation of bucking people off.
Beyond a barn, out of her father's sight, she urged him to canter. The horse bucked and she laughed. From that point they were inseparable. She trained Scamper 12 to 15 hours a day to ride for 16 seconds. She never let anyone else train or groom him.
"Personally, I don't think there'll ever be a horse like him," said James' husband and business partner, Tony Garritano. "His mental toughness set him off of the chart."
Blaine Santos, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association editor, was one of many people aware of the pair's beginnings. "Those two had one of the really unique bonds," Santos said. "The longevity of what they did was amazing. That's a mark we'll never see again."
After traveling hundreds of thousands of miles to compete at rodeo arenas, Scamper was retired in 1993. His legacy lives on in a 6-year-old stallion named Clayton — Scamper's clone. James, who breeds horses, paid $150,000 to an Austin animal genetics company to clone an identical twin to be used as breeding stock.
In his final days, James would watch Scamper walk shaded green pastures on her ranch where he is buried. And sometimes, every so often, he'd break into a trot.


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Dr Chris Conroy, head of dept of Mammals at the UC Berkeley Museum of Vertebrate Zoology says that
if he had to choose between a bear and a primate, for the Rick Jacobs photo, that he would opt for primate, because it has
calluses on the buttocks. Bears do not have that.
He also noted the long legs, and that the forelimbs are longer than the hind limbs. It all adds up to not a bear.
What kind of primate he does not know, but it is similar to a chimp.
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In this revealing book of unconventional animal portraits, esteemed wildlife photographer Art Wolfe turns his lens on one of the animal kingdom's most fundamental survival techniques: camouflage. Wolfe's carefully orchestrated portraits show animals disappearing into their surroundings through deceptions, disguises, lures and decoys meant to confuse the eyes of predators, prey and photographers alike.
In a world where nothing is truly as it seems, a lion blends into the tall grass of the savannah, a baby harp seal disappears against the snow and a mottled green chameleon clings to a moss-covered tree.
At a time when many species are threatened by permanent disappearance due to habitat loss and human encroachment, Vanishing Act showcases the beauty of animals' natural abilities to vanish, artifully illustrating the extremes they will go to in order to survive in an eat-or-be-eaten world.
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Hi all,
First, let me start with my history to give some context.
I had custom wavefront LASIK 2.5 months ago with the Zyoptix laser. I had a strong prescription (-5 both eyes, astigmatism). I also have larger than normal pupils.
There was a complication during the surgery, there was a tear in the epithelium (sp?) in my right eye. A bandage contact lens was applied to reduce discomfort and I'm guessing to hold everything in place. A few days later the bandage was removed with reassurance that it had healed well. Because of this, however, my right eye has always been a month or so behind in terms of healing and vision improvement.
In the weeks following surgery, my vision did not improve much. Through many visits, doctors insisted that my vision problems were being caused by dryness, and that my eyes were healing very well.
They were right. My eyes would get most dry overnight. Sometimes, I would wake up in the morning, and the act of opening my eyes would cause severe pain followed by excessive tearing.
Using tear-gel at nights and a humidifier helped the problem significantly.
Finally, after reading online about night dry eyes, I determined that I sleep with my eyes very slightly open. I started wearing swimming goggles at night 4-5 days ago. After just 2 nights of sleeping with swimming goggles, my situation improved significantly.
My last visit 3 days ago (1st day after trying the goggles), I was confirmed as 20/20 in my left eye, and almost 20/20 in the right (only missed one letter). Apparently, the dryness had completely resolved in my left eye, and was almost resolved in my right eye. Very good news indeed! On top of this, dryness during the day has reduced significantly, and I rarely need to apply drops during the day (maybe once or twice, and only right eye).
HOWEVER ... all is not well. I am experiencing a lot of ghosting in my right eye, that only started a week ago, after one of those nights of waking up to severe pain caused by dryness in my right eye. The ghosting is sort of a diagonal "smear" of any semi-bright light when I'm in a dark room or outside at night (streetlights are a great example, though it also happens in all kinds of other situations). The problem goes away completely when I am in a brightly lit environment.
I brought it up with my doctor, and she brought up the 3-6 month healing period and that it will improve over time. I am concerned that:
- I did not emphasize the severity and "size" of the ghosting. My left eye experiences some haloing and (rare occasions) a very small amount of ghosting when driving at night -- all within my expectations when researching LASIK post-op effects. The ghosting occurring in my right eye is very strong and "long" to the point that I cannot enjoy watching a movie in the theater, or feeling pretty strongly impaired driving at night.
- I did not emphasize that the ghosting is new, and began after one of those dry-eye experiences from before I started wearing goggles.
What makes me a little nervous is that she did examine both eyes closely and said that the healing is very close to complete. If this ghosting is permanent, for lack of a better word, I am screwed. :(
Any advice, of any sort, is greatly appreciated. I am calling to make an appointment ASAP to discuss the points above, that I did not emphasize during my last visit. Is there anything else I should bring up with my doctor?
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KnE Social Sciences | The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries in the Changed World (EBEEC) | pages: 59-72
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Firms need ambidextrous marketing functions which is being capable of exploitation and exploration of markets. In this research, impact of ambidextrous marketing on market performance and financial peformance is revealed using Structural Equation Model (SEM). Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) operating in information technology have been selected. For this reason, sample of the study was collected via questionnaire through 392 SME's managers and owners. According to the results of the model; marketing exploitation has significant and positive direct effect on market performance while marketing exploration has significant and positive effects on market and financial performance. When dependent variables are examined, it is revealed that market performance has significant and positive direct effect on financial performance. As a result, it is demonstrated that ambidextrous marketing has impact on market and financial peformance.


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Taking a step of faith is never easy. Wandering out into the unknown is a scary prospect for even the bravest of explorers. Bear Grylls once said "Being brave isn't the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it." Yesterday I took my first step out into the terrifying world that is the unknown.
After 6 long hours I arrived at LIV Village in Durban. Find out more about LIV here. What an incredible privilege it was to see the sun setting over the beautiful place I was to call my new home. I was nervous…(heck, I still am nervous) about where God is calling me. "I wish he would just get a stable 9-5 job!" I could hear my mom saying in the back of my mind, but that is not where I have been lead…I am confident of that.
A good friend of mine told me that where God seeks to build and create mighty works, there the enemy tries his hardest to destroy and discourage. I have felt these attacks over the past few months since hearing about a position opening up at LIV. "Let me just get a normal job. Let me get a consistent salary. It doesn't matter that I'll hate the job…everyone hates their jobs, right?" These were the kind of thoughts plaguing my mind, but I just knew that God did not want that for me.
Going through months of internal conflict I found that solace did not really come from my friends (as they all had different views of my predicament and some did not think it was a good idea to go to LIV), it did not even come from family (again, they were wary of stepping out in faith)…it came only from prayer and spending time in His word. If you are ever in a period of uncertainty and feel anxiety and stress creeping into your life, pray!!! He is so loving and faithful.Psalm 145:18 says "The LORD is near to all them that call on him, to all that call on him in truth." Lean on Him in times of trouble! He may not take away the circumstance straight away…you may be under attack for a while! But never lose faith in the fact that our God is bigger than our problems and he uses them to build our character for His glory.
Now that I have overcome the doubt, fear and anxiety and have finally arrived at my new home I feel so full of joy! I am filled with relief, awe and excitement. God has led me to an incredible place. I feel like He has taught me that if you trust Him, no matter what goes on around you, your obedience will be recognised and rewarded. I know that my trials and troubles are not over, and there are plenty more to come, but I know without a doubt that He is with me.
The questions I have recently found myself asking are:
Who are you living for?
Who are you working for?
What do you want your life to mean?
How much do I trust God?
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Jelly Roll Fence Rail Quilt
This is the quilt I made for my Mom's birthday.
I used Moda "Spring Magic" by April Cornell.
I Just love the way it turned out.
I used 1 jelly roll and about 1 1/2 yards of 3 other fabrics from the stash.
It went quickly. I free motion quilted this one on my trusty old Brother machine. I hid a heart in the quilting stitches. I am going to see if my Mom kind find it ......
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Study: Overweight, obese kids have higher asthma risk
Children and teens who are overweight or obese may be more likely to develop asthma, a U.S. study suggests. While obesity has long been linked to asthma in adults, research to date has offered conflicting evidence about whether this also holds true for young people, researchers note in Pediatrics. The current study followed more than… Read More »


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Bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Somalia and Ethiopia, Kenya is a major economic and transport hub of East Africa. Despite this, employment is scarce as the country's economic and development trajectory is threatened by weak governance and corruption. Population growth has been dramatic since the mid-20th century due to a high birth and declining mortality rates. Sustained high fertility, early marriage followed by childbearing and unmet need for family planning are rampant across the country.
A stroll through any of Kenya's burgeoning slums reveals the massive poverty and huge difference in the standards of living. The gap between the haves and have-nots widens every day. It's not uncommon to find families begging for anything from passers-by. The government has ignored Kenyans living in the slums. They don't even have access to basic amenities like running water, toilets and passable roads.
The vital tourism sector contributed about 10 percent to Kenya's gross domestic product fueled by travelers from Europe and the US. However, a spate of terror attacks in the past three years have scared away package vacationers, crippling the tourism industry.
Instead, a booming child sex tourism racket has risen. Child sex tourism is rampant in the coastal cities of Kenya, and European men comprise half of the clients. Many come to these cities in search of girls aged between 12 and 18.
The industry has made Kenya tourism one of the world's hubs for child sex tourism. The coastal region is rife with teenage mothers. Girls as well as underage boys, often leave school to cater to tourists who pay them for sex. Teenagers, known as "beach boys" hook up with older white women, who have flown here specifically for sexual encounters.
UNICEF released numbers on child trafficking in Kenya reveal that almost one-third of girls age 18 and below in the region were involved in prostitution. Trace Kenya, a local nonprofit child rights organization that strives to combat child trafficking estimates there could be as many as 100,000 child sex workers in the coastal region of Mombasa alone.
According to experts, poverty is the primary driver behind child sex tourism with even parents forcing their own children to become involved. "There is a culture among parents and children that when you get yourself a white man, then you have gotten yourself out of poverty," says Paul Adhoch, head of Trace Kenya. "Tourists always take advantage of this and come here deliberately for that."
As school-age children skip classes in pursuit of easy money, sex tourism results in increasing rates of school dropouts and illiteracy. This doesn't bode well for an estimated whopping 60% of Kenyans under the age of 25.


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U.S. Naval Station Mails pouch
This 1940s era canvas mail pouch has "U.S. Naval Station Mails" stenciled on the front and was used for transporting mail. There is a row of seven grommeted openings on the top of the front of the bag through which seven metal rings protrude. The attached leather strap closes the bag through these rings. Metal studs outline the sides and base of the bag; the lower half has been strengthened with additional canvas. The back of the pouch has leather handles on the top and the bottom, as well as a ring on the right side, to which the postal lock can be affixed. Attached near the locking area is a metal plate with a centered oval cut-out. This is fitted over the ring before the mail is locked inside the pouch.
Pouches, as opposed to sacks, are generally made of a heavy canvas, locked with special postal locks, and closed using a leather strap and ring configuration. Pouches are used to carry first class, domestic, or military mail. The leather strap cinches the top of the pouch through the grommeted rings. The strap is then locked using special postal locks. Through-registered pouches, however, carry locked inner-registered sacks of registered mail. The straps on those pouches are buckled and then locked.


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Like many of the other smart designs in our Bright Ideas Lighting Design Competition, the 165 Helianthus Pendant Light is a recycled lamp inspired by forms from nature. Designed by Bao-Khang Luu, the lamp was created from 432 plastic six-pack rings, making the sculptural light fixture recycled, recyclable and quite alluring.
Developing a technique over a year and a half, Luu hand wove the plastic rings onto metal lamp rings. This method eliminated the need for new materials and adhesives to connect the six-pack rings together. At the end of its lifespan, each lamp can be easily deconstructed for upcycling or recycling.
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Filings for public office closed this week and we now know all three incumbents running for City Council will do so unopposed.Mayor Jerry Koch, Council member Ward Three Wade Demmer and Council member Ward Five Brad Johnson are all seeking another term in office. And barring a write-in campaign this fall, all three will get their wish.Turning to the Anoka County Board, three seats are on the ballot. In District Four, Sean Broom, Adam Davis, Mandy Meisner and Joe Sturdevant are all seeking the seat currently held by Jim Kordiak who is not seeking reelection. In District Five, incumbent Mike Gamache is running unopposed. And in District Seven, incumbent Scott Schulte is facing a challenge from Dave Nelson. There will be a primary for the District Four race on August 14 to narrow the field to two candidates for the general election in November.


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Here's the Monty Python election coverage routine I referred to yesterday, in connection with Hugh Hewitt's column regarding the real "two Americas." (Hat Tip to David, who still owns the web).
Election Night Special
(Racy music)
Cleese: (talking very fast, as do all the commentators): Hello, good evening and welcome to Election Night Special. There's tremendous excitement here at the moment and we should be getting the first results through any moment now. We're not sure where it will be from, it might be Leicester or from West Byfleet, the polling's been quite heavy in both areas. Ah, I'm just getting… I'm just getting… a buzzing noise in my left ear. Urgh, argh! (removes insect and stamps on it). And now let's go straight over to Leicester.
Palin: And it's a straight fight here at Leicester and we're expecting the result any moment now. There with the Returning Officer is Arthur Smith the sensible candidate and next to him is Jethro Q. Walrustitty the silly candidate with his agent and his silly wife.
Idle: (clears throat) Here is the result for Leicester. Arthur J. Smith…
Cleese: Sensible Party
Idle: …30,612. (applause) Jethro Q. Bunn Whackett Buzzard Stubble and Boot Walrustitty…
Cleese: Silly Party
Idle: …33,108. (applause)
Cleese: Well there we have the first result of the election and the Silly party has held Leicester. Norman.
Palin: Well pretty much as I predicted, except that the Silly party won. Er, I think this is largely due to the number of votes cast. Gerald.
Chapman: Well there's a big swing here to the Silly Party, but how big a swing I'm not going to tell you.
Palin: I think one should point out that in this constituency since the last election a lot of very silly people have moved into new housing estates with the result that a lot of sensible voters have moved further down the road the other side of number er, 29.
Cleese: Well I can't add anything to that. Colin?
Idle: Can I just say that this is the first time I've been on television?
Cleese: No I'm sorry, there isn't time, we're just going straight over to Luton.
Chapman: Well here at Luton it's a three-cornered contest between, from left to right, Alan Jones (Sensible Party), Tarquin Fin-tim-lim-bim-lim-bin- bim-bin-bim bus stop F'tang F'tang Ol
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Volume 21, Number 1 - October 1974
Mammal Silhouettes No. 2
by Robert J. Boles
Published by Emporia Kansas State College
Prepared and issued by The Department of Biology, with the cooperation of the Division of Education
Editor: Robert J. Boles
Editorial Committee: James S. Wilson, Gilbert A. Leisman, Jo Lynne Dick, Robert F. Clarke
Online format by: Terri Weast
The Kansas School Naturalistis sent upon request, free of charge, to Kansas teachers, school board members and administrators, librarians, conservationists, youth leaders, and other adults interested in nature education. Back numbers are sent free as long as supply lasts, except Vol.5, No.3, Poisonous Snakes of Kansas. Copies of this issue may be obtained for 25 cents each postpaid. Send orders to The Kansas School Naturalist, Department of Biology, Emporia Kansas State College, Emporia, Kansas, 66801.
The Kansas School Naturalist is published in October, December, February, and April of each year by the Kansas State Teachers College, 1200 Commercial Street, Emporia, Kansas, 66801. Second-class postage paid at Emporia, Kansas.
"Statement required by the Act of October, 1962: Section 4369, Title 39, United States Code, showing Ownership, Management and Circulation." The Kansas School Naturalist is published in October, December, February, and April. Editorial Office and Publication Office at 1200 Commercial Street, Emporia, Kansas, 66801. The Naturalist is edited and published by the Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas. Editor, Robert J. Boles, Department of Biology.
Mrs. Lucille Papes and the following members of Dr. Spencer's Wildlife Management class helped in the collection of material used in this isse of The Kansas School Naturalist: Randy Huston. Charles Horner, Randy Clark, Larry Washburn, Debra Gorden, Ernie Reusser, Schwann Tunkikorn, Aik Vathana, Danny McDonald, and Tom Sheeley.
Sketches by Robert J. Boles.
Mammal Silhouettes No. 2
by Robert J. Boles
This is the second of a series depicting mammals whose forms are so distinctive that they can usually be recognized by just seeing their silhouettes. The first (Vol. 19, No.1) included some of the larger mammals, primarily the hoofed plant-eating forms.
This issue contains the silhouettes of some of the well-known carnivores. or meat-eaters. Information about the life histories, distribution, dangers or vallues to man, and their present status (e.g., endangered or not) has been included.
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Few animals have been feared and persecuted as has the wolf. Indeed, he has long been an enemy of man. Many years ago, when large packs roamed over Europe, they no doubt included unfortunate travelers, along with unarmed peasants in their fields, as a part of their diet. To be fair, we must also recognize that the wolf is responsible for one of our most cherished pets, as it is generally believed that it was from this animal that the domestic dog was derived. Wolves, raised from puppies in captivity, have been found to be intelligent, loyal, and affectionate.
Once found through much of the world, the wolf has been largely exterminated from large parts of the continental United States, though they may still be found in Alaska and Canada.
Wolves are large animals, with weights often exceeding 100 pounds, and have been reported to reach 175 pounds or more. It takes large amounts of meat to feed these voracious and active predators-a fact that brings them into direct conflict with man. A farmer or rancher cannot be blamed for demanding protection when he loses valuable stock.
Wolves travel in packs, typically about four, though the early pioneers reported rare cases of large packs of 30 or more individuals.
The extermination of the wolf in areas of civilization has been both necessary and inevitable. Hopefully. however, there is still a place for him in the northern wilderness, and this and future generations may still have the opportunity to thrill to the wild and exciting howl of this magnificent animal.
The coyote, about the size of a collie dog, is the largest living meat-eater in Kansas. Some sheep ranchers dislike the coyote because of the sheep it may occasionally kill, but the majority of the cattlemen and farmers like the coyote because it is one of the chief natural enemies of jackrabbits, cottontail rabbits, ground squirrels, and other grain- and grass-feeding animals.
The coyote lives only in the western hemisphere, largely in North America. It has adapted itself to live in deserts, woodlands, plains and mountains.
Four to seven pups are born per litter in a den dug in the side of a bank or under a tree or log. Often their home is the abandoned den of a badger, fox or skunk. The pups leave the den in 3-4 weeks, and, when they are about 10 weeks old, they join their parents on hunting trips.
The coyote lives a life of constant danger. It is hunted, trapped, and poisoned by man in an effort to control its numbers, but because the coyote is so clever and adaptable he will probably never vanish from the range. An old Indian legend has it that the coyote will be the last animal on earth.
Though they look like large ungainly dogs, hyaenas belong to an entirely different group of mammals. They are found in India, the Near East, and Africa.
The striped hyaena of India is a cowardly carrion-feeder and loathed everywhere because it digs up human burials. It has been reported to have carried off small children. They live in holes, caves, and even in tombs. If taken young, the stripeu nyaena is reported to make a very amiable and loving pet.
Unlike many animals that show sexual dimorphism, or distinct differences between males and females (e.g., color, size, etc.), it is almost impossible to determine the sex of this animal without dissection.
The spotted hyaena of Africa is a terrifyingly powerful brute, with jaws and teeth that put even the largest of cats to shame. It can chew up the heaviest of bones, even those of a hippo or elephant. Though considered by many to be a cowardly animal, the spotted hyaena may actually attack a lone man, anything injured, or carry off children. Sometimes they travel in rather large packs. Recent studies have shown that hyaenas may actually make many of the kills once attributed to lions. They are noisy creatures, however, and give out the most blood-curdling howls, growls. and barks, ending in an insane laugh.
Hyaenas should probably be considered as beneficial, as they help to maintain a cleaner environment by feeding primarily upon the bodies of animals that have died from various causes.
The Common or Red Fox is found all over North America south to Mexico. It is but one of about a dozen species of foxes found throughout the world. It is a burrowing animal, and, though sly and cunning, not nearly as smart as tradition would lead us to believe. A great amount has been written about the fox throughout the ages, but most of this verbiage is purely fictitious. Though it will kill all kinds of game, it does a great deal more good than harm by helping control rodent pests that might destroy our crops.
The Red Fox may be recognized by its bushy tail and bright reddish-yellow fur. It is not a large animal, weighing between ten and fifteen pounds, and reaching a length of twenty-two to twenty-five inches.
The pelt of this animal is highly prized by those who wear furs. In spite of heavy hunting and trapping pressure, however, the red fox has been clever enough to survive over much of its original range.
Dogs come in many different sizes. colors. and shapes. All. however. can probably trace their ancestry back to the wolf. probably the first animal that man domesticated. There is evidence that dog-like animals lived with or near man over 10,000 years ago. There are now well over 100 different breeds, ranging from the 250-pound st. Bernard and the Irish wolfhound that may be over 40 inches tall, to the tiny Chihuahua, whose six-inch tall body may easily be held in one hand. Even the most pampered lap-dog is at heart a wolf and, given a chance. will revert to type. One naturalist reported that he saw. in a deer-killing pack of semi-wild dogs in Mexico, a preposterous little Chihuahua: At heart he was still a wolf-a pretty tiny wolf, to be sure, but still a wolf.
Dogs are unspecialized mammals, and have adapted to conditions all over the world. They serve many useful purposes for man. Some herd man's sheep, others are valuable as hunting dogs, while others pull heavy loads, especially in the severe cold of the icy North. Police regard them as valuable companions in their fight against crime, and they are invaluable as seeing-eye dogs. devoting their lives to leading and protecting their masters.
Though dogs may learn many "tricks," and are near the top as to their intelligence when compared to other domesticated animals, they rate lower than many wild animals. The normal life span for a dog is nine to fifteen years, though some may live to be twenty.
Lions are large members of the cat family, Once rather common in Africa and some parts of Asia, their numbers have been greatly reduced due to heavy hunting pressure, Today lions may still be seen in east and east-central Africa, but probably less than 200 still live in the wild in Asia.
Lions have yellowish-gray pelts, with a black tuft on the tip of the tail. Males, by the time they are five years old, usually have a mane of specialized long hairs on their heads, shoulders, chests, and elbows, Male lions. which are larger than the females, may be up to nine feet in length and have been reported to reach a weight of over 400 pounds.
Social animals, lions hunt. travel. and live in groups called prides, A pride is usually composed of an adult male. several females. and their young, Prides of as many as 30 animals were reported by early travelers in Africa, Lions are carnivorous. preying upon a variety of hoofed animals. such as zebra, wildebeest, and gazelles, They will eat carrion when other food is not available, and sometimes drive hyaenas from their kill, instead of making the kill themselves, When larger prey is scarce, they will turn to smaller animals. such as rats and mice, The lioness, rather than the larger male. does most of the hunting and killing prey. A small pride of lions has been observed to make a kill, such as a zebra, about once a week.
Lions may breed at any time of the year, and have a gestation period of about 68 days, The mother gives birth to from one to six cubs, As lions do not have permanent dens, the mother must move her cubs from place to place by carrying them in her mouth, one at a time, Mortality of the cubs is high in the wild, but lions reproduce readily in zoos, with most of the young surviving.
Tigers have black stripes on a fawn-colored background, though there may be variations, all the way from nearly black to albinos. Most tigers grow to be about the size of the lion, but in some races, such as the giant Siberian tiger, they may be much larger, measuring as much as 13 feet in length and weighing as much as 650 pounds. Unlike the lion, the tiger has no mane, but instead has a long ruff of fur around its face. Tigers and lions will interbreed, producing "ligers" or "tiglons," according to which is the father. Tigers were probably originally an Arctic animal. and still appear to suffer from the heat in the warmer parts of their range. Limited numbers of this great animal can still be found in the cooler parts of China and Siberia, as well as in the humid jungles of India and Burma.
In spite of their great size and strength, tigers are usually timid animals, and try to avoid contact with man. However. they can be dangerous, especially old tigresses or wounded individuals. A tiger leaps and hugs its victim. and then bites it through the throat. Their diet normally consists mainly of meat. which may be either fresh or rotten. A larger tiger may eat 200 pounds of meat at a session. In rare cases a tiger may become a man-eater. One tiger is known to have killed 213 humans. Their greatest enemies are packs of feral dogs and the wild Dholes (sic), which worry them to death. Elephants have been known to beat them to a pulp and kneel on them, and an attack on a water buffalo may result in the goring of the attacker.
The bobcat, sometimes aptly called the wildcat, is a small fearless hunter. It is an important check on mice and other rodents, as well as on the rabbit population. A hungry adult may occasionally kill a small sheep or calf and, justly or unjustly, has been accused of killing deer. A fully mature bobcat may weigh up to 25 pounds (a 40-pounder was reported from Wyoming), and be close to three feet in length.
It is a very adaptable animal, much more than its cousin. the lynx. The bobcat lives comfortably most anywhere in North America where there is sufficient forest and bushland to provide it with cover. Its home is usually an underground den or a hollow tree.
Bobcats may have a "home range" of from five to 50 miles in diameter. They hunt by stealth, being built for short bursts of speed and not for long runs. Most of the prey is caught by stalking, with the bobcat relying on its highly developed sense of sight and hearing, rather than smell. Because of its habits, this wary animal is seldom seen, and is not as rare as one might think.
In the late spring two to four young are born, staying with their mother until fall. Bobcats are solitary animals. Except for the mother-young relationships, they do not get along well with each other. This animal is apparently becoming more numerous in Kansas.
The mountain lion, also called a cougar, puma, panther, or catamount, is, next to the jaguar, the largest American cat. A large adult may be up to nine-and-a-half feet long, thirty inches high at the shoulder, and weigh up to 250 pounds, though most individuals are somewhat smaller. The female is not as large as the male, The body color is uniform, but may vary from tawny to gray, The face is usually marked with dark around the eyes and upper muzzle. Once found all across North America, the mountain lion is now restricted to the western third of the country. A few are left in southern Florida, It is probably extinct in the East and the rest of the Southern States. There are occasional unverified reports of people seeing one of the large cats or its tracks in Kansas, They prefer open country to dense forests, and are most common in the drier mountain areas, They are reported to be the most difficult of the large mammals to see.
The mountain lion's principal prey is the deer. Some biologists believe that their presence is necessary for a healthy deer herd, as they help to eliminate the sick, diseased, and older members of the herd.
The female gives birth to two or three tiny, spotted cubs, When captured as young kittens, mountain lions make playful and interesting pets. However, as they become older they become unpredictable and untrustworthy.
When their natural foods are scarce, they may turn to man's domestic animals, Because sheepmen and cattlemen blame many of their losses upon the mountain lion, it has been not only hunted relentlessly, but has also had a high bounty placed on its head in many places. Taxpayers might speak out a little more in favor of the mountain lion if they only realized that the control program costs considerably more than the actual losses from this animal.
Black bears are the smallest of the American bears, They are not always black, and in some areas the "blacks" are mostly brown, Even "cinnamon" bears (which are really blondes) are not too uncommon. Standing fifty to sixty-five inches tall at the shoulder and rarely weighing over two hundred pounds, black bears. are certainly less frightening than other bears. They are shy and timid, and much less dangerous than their cousins, the larger brown bears of the Far North. Black bears may still be found throughout much of the wilderness areas of North America.
Except during the mating season or family groups, the beasts tend to be solitary, and have a well-defined area in which they hunt. A black bear will mark its territory by biting and/or clawing at trees. They are omnivorous, eating things as small mammals, berries, pine cones, roots, and grasses. They especially like honey, and, in spite of the stings of hundreds of angry bees, do not hesitate to raid a wild hive when they can find it. Unlike the grizzly, they have short, curved claws which permit them to climb trees with agility.
Black bears are hunted for sport, their furs, and food. Early pioneers considered bear meat a delicacy. Stories of the damage these animals do is usually greatly exaggerated, especially by those who raise sheep and cattle.
New-born cubs are about the size of large rats, blind, and almost naked. In the winter they go into semi-hibernation, and may arouse into action should anyone inadvertently stumble into their winter home. Man is the principal enemy of the black bear.
The grizzly bear is the next to the largest living land carnivore, It is closely related to the coyote, bobcat, raccoon, and wolf. Individuals may range from six to nine feet in length, and have been reported to reach a weight of up to 1500 pounds, The grizzly bear may be distinguished from the black bear by its "dished in" face and the hump on its shoulders, The front claws are very long, and make dangerous and formidable weapons.
The common name for this bear comes from the color of its fur, which is yellowish-brown to dark brown to almost black. The hair is usually tipped with white, Hence, the hair looks frosted, or "grizzly."
The grizzly bear originally ranged over the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota, twothirds of Kansas, to the Pacific Coast. Because of the relentless hunting of this great beast, not only for sport and its fur, but to protect livestock from its depredations, the grizzly bear has been exterminated over most of its former range, and is now restricted to Alaska, Canada, and, in the continental United States, to Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.
These animals are omnivorous, eating both vegetable matter and meat. Its primary foods are berries, fruit, seeds, bark, fish, rodents, and carrion.
The grizzly bear is dangerous to man only when provoked, startled, in the mating season, when wounded, or when the mother is protecting her cubs. Though attacks on man are rare, when they do occur they are very vicious. The violence of the attack of an angry grizzly bear has been the center of many hair-raising legends and tales of the Indians and early pioneers.
Polar bears inhabit the Arctic region and the islands and pack ice of the Arctic Ocean. They are large, elongated bears, with long necks, small slender heads, and small ears. Their fur is very dense and unformly yellowish white. They even have fur "overshoes" that protect the soles of their feet. They stand four-and-a-half feet tall, and may be up to nine-and-a-half feet in length. One of the heaviest of the bears. they may weigh as much as 700 to 1000 pounds. and have been reported to weigh as much as 1700 pounds in extreme cases. Females are about one-fourth smaller than males. Polar bears are quite different from brown bears, and do not even belong to the same genus.
Their principal food consists of seals, though they will eat most any thing, including seaweed and plant matter in the summer when they may roan inland for short distances. They may be extremely dangerous animals when provoked, either in or out of water, though they usually prefer to avoid man when possible. Strong and graceful swimmers, they may swim for miles at a time. About the only thing they really need to fear is man.
In January two cubs are born in a den dug in the snow. Only the warmth of the mother's body and fur keeps them from freezing at birth. Because the animals are a source of food and clothing for the Eskimo. and the pelts are valued as trophies by hunters and so-called "sportsmen," the polar bear has been subjected to heavy hunting pressure. Never present in great numbers in their harsh northern environment, they have now been placed on the endangered species list. As polar bears may be on the American side one week, and on the Siberian coast the next, international protection measures must be established to protect this vanishing species.
The raccoon is a common animal throughout the United States except for some areas of the Rocky Mountains. It is easily recognized by the black "mask" over its eyes and by the alternating yellow-white and black rings around the tail. Adults range in size from about twelve pounds to individuals that may exceed thirty-five pounds. The raccoon usually makes its home in a hollow tree near a stream. Being omnivorous, it may eat fruits, nuts, grains, insects, crayfish, bird eggs, and almost anything else that is available. Sometimes it may damage roasting-ear corn and raid poultry houses.
Raccoons are hunted and trapped for their fur, which is used to trim collars, make muffs, and other items of clothing. The hides were worth an average of ten dollars back in the early 1930·s. They then fell in value until it was unprofitable to sell them. Only in the last few years has the price risen to ten dollars or more per pelt. Raccoon hunting is a popular sport in some areas. Hounds that track by scent are turned loose in areas where 'coons may be found, where they trail their quarry until it runs up a tree. Such a sport takes place at night, as the mammal is noctournal (sic).
When captured young, they tame easily and make intelligent and interesting pets. However, as they get older they tend to get into mischief, and have to be chained up or returned to the wild after a period of time.
Badgers are very flat. broad, powerful mammals, yellowish-gray in color, with an identifying white stripe from the nose to the back of the head. The front legs are thick and strong, with very long claws. When full grown, badgers may weigh over twenty pounds and be up to three feet in length.
They are highly adaptable animals, and may be found in parts of the United States and Mexico. They normally live in dry open country where the soil makes burrowing easy. Their feats of evacuation are almost incredible. Their resting and nursing quarters may be thirty feet below the surface of the ground. They readily dig up prairie dogs (once their principal food) and ground squirrels. They will also eat rabbits, rats, insects, and berries. They have been reported to eat considerable amounts of vegetable matter when meat is not available.
Their skins are exceedingly thick and tough, and appears to be about a size-and-a-half too big for their bodies. The ability to "turn in their skin," plus their powerful teeth and claws and the fact that they are fearless when cornered, makes them, pound-for-pound, about as tough a customer as may be encountered anywhere. Related to the skunks, they give off a powerful odor from their scent glands that also helps in warding off enemies.
They have a strange habit of going into some form of profound sleep or coma, so that they appear dead and somewhat rigid. Should someone make the mistake of handling them when in this state, they may find that the animal comes out of it quickly, fighting and snapping viciously.
To the Indians of the North the wolverine is known as the carcajou and to the fur-trapper he was the 'glutton' and the skunk-bear because it robbed and destroyed their food caches, usually spreading a disagreeable scent over what they could not eat. It is the largest member of the weasel family, reaching up to 40" in length and a weight of 40 pounds. It is related to the skunk and the badger. Outwardly resembling a small bear, they are considered to be one of the strongest animals alive for their size. The legs, lower surface and tip of the tail are dark brown. The back is a little lighter, while the sides are usually almost fawn-colored. They ask for and give no quarter, and have been known to have forced adult bears to give ground over the ownership of a carcass. Forever hungry, their search for food can lead them many miles from their dens. They are strict carnivores, and their habitat of northern coniferous forests and treeless tundra does not offer much upon which to live. Consequently, they are solitary animals, and have learned to rob traps, steal bait, and destroy food stores to keep from starving. When cornered or threatened they may become extremely dangerous, though they will try to avoid contact with man if at all possible. Discounting the pressures put on them by man, they have no natural predators. The coarsely-haired pelt is normally of no great value. However, it is prized above all others for trimming parka hoods because it is one of the few furs that will resist frosting in a very cold climate.
There are four species of skunks in the United States, the hog-nosed, striped, hooded, and spotted, The best-known, and also the largest, is the striped skunk, It is black with a white "V" down its back. An adult may weigh from six pounds to as much as 14 pounds. It, like the other skunks, is a nocturnal animal, and does its foraging for food at night. They are omnivorous, and feed upon mice, eggs, insects, grubs, berries, and carrion.
The skunk is a shy animal which will not cause people any harm unless it is provoked. When it does feel threatened, however, it can either bit or use its foul-smelling liquid spray to ward off its enemies.
Skunks live in small underground dens, under old buildings, beneath boulders, or in old wood piles. The female usually brings forth four to ten young in April. Juveniles grow to almost adult size by late summer.
A word of warning - skunks are one of the most common carriers of rabies or "hydrophobia." Any skunk that does not show the usual fear of man should be avoided, and dogs and other domestic animals kept away. If you are ever bitten by a skunk, report it to a doctor immediately. Capture or kill the skunk for examination if at all possible. Call your County Health Officer or Doctor for instructions concerning the examination of the possible rabies carrier.
During the summer months the weasel is brownish in color, with lighter colored feet and undersides. Though courageous and bloodthirsty, and sometimes guilty of killing more than they can eat, they are rather small. elongated mammals, They prey upon mice, rats, shews. moles, and larger animals such as squirrels, rabbits. and poultry. They have been reported to have killed animals over 100 times their size.
The short-tailed weasel is common in the North. It may reach a length of ten inches. In the winter its pelage turns to white. The more common long-tailed weasel reaches lengths up to 16 inches. The smallest of our weasels. the least weasel, is also the smallest of the carnivores, seldom reaching a length of over six inches when fully grown. In their white winter coats weasels are referred to as ermine, and are relentlessly sought for their valuable pelts.
Weasels are chiefly nocturnal, but may sometimes be active during the day. They have been reported to be the "quickest" mammal alive. Sometimes they may hunt in small packs, darting about like vast insects, never still, examining every nook and cranny, and ganging up for the kill.
The female gives birth to from four to eight young, which have been described as "looking like tiny cocktail sausages." In five to seven weeks the young are able to take care of themselves.
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