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ANTIBIOTIC resistance might have giant drug companies stumped but a Winchester doctor is winning attention with a new weapon in the fight against superbugs.
New research, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance shows the engineered honey kills a wide range of bacteria and fungi. It can even beat drug-resistant superbugs, including MRSA, E coli and pseudomonas.
Dr Matthew Dryden, consultant microbiologist at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, has hailed it as potential major medical breakthrough and alternative to antibiotics for wound infections.
Honey has been used to treat wounds and burns for thousands of years.
But the new substance, called Surgihoney, has been processed to enhance its natural antibacterial activity. It works by delivering active oxygen molecules into wounds to boost people's natural defence mechanisms, helping to improve their ability to fight infections and heal.
It mimics what happens in nature when the body is injured and immune calls release low levels of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to kill invading microbes.
Dr Dryden said: "In an era of global antibiotic resistance, when a simple scratch may kill, it is impossible to underestimate the importance of a development like Surgihoney.
"Antibiotic resistance is a major global health threat which we are still slow to recognise. We need alternatives and this is where Surgihoney comes in."
He added: "It is tempting to speculate it may be a major medical breakthrough."
Dr Dryden said scientists had always looked to nature for answers.
"This is where the first antibiotics came from and we are still looking for solutions from the wonderful diversity of compounds produced in nature.
"We just have to crack the codes and make the discoveries."
Surgihoney has been developed by father and son team Ian and Stuart Staples, who live near Chichester, with the help of scientists in Ireland.
The Staples, who set up Healing Honey Ltd to develop the product, are now looking to negotiate a deal with a big wound-care company.
Ian Staples, a trained horticulturist with a strong background in business, said: "We have developed a global solution for wound-care to help people from the poorest to the richest parts of the world.
"The potential for the product is so great that we are now looking for a global business to get it out to market."
Dr Dryden's team at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester carried out laboratory experiments on a wide range of bacteria gathered from infected wounds, including superbugs.
The results showed the bio-engineered honey killed all the bacteria and fungi tested. Researchers found it was better at beating bugs than other honeys tested, including the medical grade honey, Medihoney, while equal to chemical antiseptics silver and iodine which can be damaging to healing tissue.
Clinical case studies have shown that out of the lab, Surgihoney has remarkable healing properties. Dr Dryden's team successfully used it to treat a wide range of wounds, including leg ulcers, pressure sores, burns and trauma injuries. Surgihoney can be made from organic honey from any floral source. This gives it a major advantage over Manuka which depends on nectar from a particular shrub for its potency, limiting supply.
The sterile, medical honey is approved for use in the UK and other parts of the world but is not yet commercially available.


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Topic: Daughter of Newly Diagnosed 58yo Mom
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Two weeks ago, my healthy and beautiful 58-year old mother of 5 children (ages 22-33) was diagnosed with Stage IV cholangiocarcinoma with mets to her liver, bone, lung, and lymph. We've been told that neither resection nor liver surgery are possible due to tumors on both lobes, though I wonder if this is really true given the liver's ability to regenerate, and given her strong underlying fitness and health baseline (discussed below). Also clearly not a transplant candidate given the Stage IV. When a scan early this week revealed more bone disease than originally thought, she was rushed into an emergency night-time MRI, and the next day scheduled for neurosurgery to remove her completely diseased (and fractured) C4 vertebrae and surrounding discs, replacing them with a titanium cage to which the C3 and C5 will ultimately fuse. This procedure was successful yesterday, though during it her esophagus incurred a tiny puncture which received 2 stitches so she can't eat or drink for 5 days (currently 115 lbs., 5'4"). Once she recovers from this (2+ weeks?) she'll start a traditional front-line chemo course for CC. (Likely the 2-drug combination of Gemcitabine + Cisplatin (Gem/CIS) though discussions are also being had over FOLFOX, and 5-FU). One oncologist suggested only palliative care for containment and pain-management, and the other suggests an aggressive "all out" approach to try and kill all the cancer, though all have been careful not to use the word 'cure'. One of her several UCLA oncologists (this one specializing in hepatology and biliary issues) is consulting with Dr. Javle at HDAnderson in Houston, and they're discussing treatment options. She may simultaneously have radiation to treat some additional bone spots in her thoracic and lumbar regions. Pathology reports, MRI's, PET, CT, upper endoscopies, barium imaging, x-rays, etc. have ruled out the usual primaries (breast, brain, lung, liver, colon). Belief at this time is that the primary is either CC, or it may fall into the range of "3-4% with undiagnosed primaries".
We've recently learned that she was accepted into an anti-PD1 trial, which is not chemo but leads the immune system to fight the cancer. Tissue samples from 2 separate liver biopsies and the C4 vertebral tumor are also being sent to GenenTech and the Caris Foundation for evaluation.
Interesting family history background -- Her father was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer at the age of 58 (same age of her current diagnosis), with mets to his liver and lung. He died from these complications at age 59 1/2. His cancer was treated with 5-FU, one of the same chemo's they're considering for my mom's treatment today, 23 years later. (Is this really the best course? Had medicine not advanced beyond this in 23 years?). It has been suggested to us children that we be genetically screened for Lynch Syndrome, and/or request routine PET scans in our mid-thirties onward for early identification, should anything exist. So far, the apparent trend with my mom and her father suggests a genetic predisposition, though his parents lived into their 80's on both sides (both dying of heart issues), her mother is still alive, and her 2 brothers (53 and 55) have no known issues of this nature though are pursuing testing at this time. Any known links with Lynch Syndrome and CC diagnosis? So far, doctors are mixed on this.
She has maintained a gluten and dairy free diet, takes many herbal and other supplements (including recancostat currently), avidly exercises, has utilized acupuncture and chiropractic throughout her life, and has always been proactive about her health and wellness (colonoscopies beginning at age 35 - always clear, etc.). No routine preventative exams revealed any of this; there were no liver enzyme spikes, or other abnormalities. She discovered a lump in her stomach during a Pilates class 3 weeks ago, and her PCP referred her to a specialist which revealed the lump to be liver tumors. Here we are today.
I guess what I'm looking for from this board are tips, suggestions, advice, help, support, cutting-edge treatments, research, or any other things people who have loved ones with this rare cancer typically seek. I've never done this before and it's heart-breaking, scary, and sad. I'll continue to post updates and her treatments, procedures, etc. in case it's of interest or help to others out there. Thanks and best wishes for health to all.

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Description: Despite its name, the great horned owl doesn't actually have horns. Instead, it has tufts of feathers on either side of its head that resemble horns or ears. Its feathers are brown to gray, except for the throat which is white. Great horned owls have a wingspan of approximately 1.4 meters and weigh 3 pounds.
Diet: Modern birds don't have teeth to chew with, so owls eat their prey whole and then later regurgitate pellets of indigestible material. They feed mostly on small mammals and others birds and are one of the only animals that includes skunk in their regular diet. Owls have many fantastic adaptations that make them great birds of prey. Their sense of hearing is so acute that they can detect a mouse stepping on a twig from a distance of 23 meters! Their eyes are so large that they cannot move them back and forth like humans. Instead, they must turn their heads to look in any direction. Owls can move their heads up to 270 degrees (a three quarter turn) to look in different directions.
Habitat: The great horned owl is a solitary bird that lives in forests, canyons, and clearings.
Range: The great horned owl is found throughout the continental U.S., as well as in Alaska. Its geographic range extends southward into Mexico and Central and South America.
Life History and Reproduction: Courtship begins in January or February between a pair of mating great horned owls. Both parents incubate the eggs until they hatch at four weeks. The offspring are protected by the parents until they've reached maturity at an age of one to two months.
Fun Fact: Another unique adaptation of owls is silent flight. Most birds have rigid feathers that make "wooshing" noises when they fly. Owls, on the other hand, have softer feathers that give them the ability to fly silently and sneak up on prey.
Conservation status: There has been some animosity toward great horned owls because of their tendency to prey upon poultry. However, it is also recognized that they are beneficial to humans because they control rodent populations. Great horned owls do not have a special conservation status.
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Mallards are one of the most recognizable birds in the world. They are common throughout the continental United States and are a non-native introduction to the Hawaiian Islands. Mallards are close relatives to the Hawaiian duck, so the two species are able to interbreed. The sharing of genes is putting the rarer Hawaiian duck at risk of being bred out of existence. Right now, the Hawaiian duck is on the endangered species list.
Mallards are often seen swimming around ponds, marshes and even man-made water sources, such as pools and fountains.
Description: Male mallards are exceptionally beautiful and colorful. The males have special plumage during the spring and summer breeding season that helps them attract females. The breeding males have a bright green head and neck. At the base of their neck is a white ring.
Breeding male mallards have a dark brown chest, while the sides and most of the wings are gray. The tail is white and black. The bill is yellow.
In contrast, females and non-breeding males do not have as showy feathers. The females are mottled tan and brown. The head is a lighter tan with dark streaks near the crown and eyes. The bill has an orange tint with dark markings.
Non-breeding males look similar to the females, except that they have a yellowish bill.
All mallards have a blue speculum that is visible when the birds are in flight. The speculum is a distinctive patch of color on the wing near the shoulder which often helps identify the species. On mallards, the speculum is purplish-blue and outlined in white.
Habitat and Range: Mallards can be found throughout the continental United States. Two populations of mallards exist in Hawaii; one group is a winter visitor and the other stays year-round. Look for them near ponds and freshwater wetlands.
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|The house is one of the greatest powers of integration for the thoughts, memories and dreams of Mankind…
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Louisiana's architecture exhibition LIVING, the last in the series "Frontiers of Architecture," investigates the concept of home and new modes of life through architectural and sociocultural looks at the world today. The coupling of architecture with humanist disciplines, like anthropology and sociology, provides the undercurrent of the exhibition – the expansion of our ideas about what architecture is, and where its frontiers lie. Film, video, photography, drawings, models and installations, as well as interviews with artists and architects, visualize this diversity.
WAM architecten envisions the Inntel hotel in Amsterdam as a temporary home, alluding to that transience with the stack of houses. Visually speaking the structure is built up from a varied stacking of almost seventy individual little houses, executed in four shades of the traditional green of the Zaan region.
Living has three overarching themes: The Dream, Cell/Network and Homeland. Separate installations, each rounded off with a "case story," form part of the themes.
The Dream is related to a child's first experience of architecture pointing to a return to the childlike perception of "home" as one of the most elementary needs. This theme is introduced with a presentation of the annual festival Burning Man, where all kinds of people meet to live and live out their dreams for a brief period.
Homeland works with the two concepts housing and homing. The house means the physical dwelling, while the home applies to the habits, rituals and patterns in our lifestyle that make our dwelling a home.
The theme Cell/Network deals with the way the individual today links up with other people, how ways of dwelling and living reflect the individual and the many complex social contexts in which we humans are involved.
The huts are grouped as a herd: while each is sited towards a view of the mountains (and away from the other structures), their proximity unites them. They evoke Thoreau's simple cabin in the woods; the structures take second place to nature.
Four installations embodies the themes of the exhibition. As an introduction Belgian artist Arne Quinze has created an outdoor installation, My Home My House My Stilt House, a metaphor for the exhibition which on one hand involves the central anthropological concepts of the exhibition and on the other reflects the first theme, The Dream.
With their new multi-story building in Manhattan in New York, West 57 the Danish Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) presents its proposal for new ways of linking dwelling with people. West 57 can be described as a hybrid between the European tenement block and a traditional Manhattan high-rise.
The "case stories" relate to special places where social or political factors create a basis for ways of thinking about "home" and architecture.
Roma, architecture and identity, deals with the Roma people and their highly varied living conditions, and how they express their cultural identity and status by building "clan palaces" in Romania and Moldova.
Hong Kong is a vibrant city chock-full of people – so much so that the quality of life for those at the bottom tier is atrocious. Up to 18 strangers live in a tiny 625 square foot flat with just one toilet to share.
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It's a well known fact in link building circles that Links in Old content simply aren't as good as Links in new Content.
Taking some inspiration from a recent Whiteboard Friday I decided to test this theory. Cyrus Shepard, from SEOMoz, went through the theory that a link to your website from some old content does not pass as much "link juice" as a link from a new page; you can see the video below.
What do we mean by an "old page" when we talk about these old pages? From a technical, Google definition point of view, we're talking about something that has been previously crawled and indexed by Google. Stale content, by stale we mean content that hasn't been updated in a long time. It was written and it just stayed that way. There are no new blog comments. It has just been for two or three years the same way it was written. And old links. So this old page, all of the links that it got, it got years ago or months ago, and there are no new links coming in. That's what we're talking about when we talk about an old page. If it doesn't meet these definitions, then it's a new page.
Tim Grice, SEOWizz, did a study in March 2011 showing that links on Old Pages just weren't worth it. Over a 5 week period Tim monitored the changes in search rankings by adding site wide text links in sidebars or footers, links inserted on indexed static pages with a PR 1 or more and finally he inserted links within entirely new content in fresh blog posts.
Source: Links In Old, Crawled Content Don't Pass Weight
As you can clearly see the rankings for the "old content links" barely changed at all over the period where as the links within the new content rose quickly.
This got me thinking, especially the statement from Cyrus, that in order for Google to consider the page as new again you would need to make a significant change to it or build some links to the old content. But exactly how much of a change would you need to make to a page?
The Experiment
I decided to build links to some of my test sites using the same principles that Tim used, the old pages were already indexed by Google & they had not had any new links built to them recently.
- Link type 1 was my control this is a link where I only added the link into the text with exact match anchor text.
- Link type 2 I inserted the link and inserted 1 paragraph within the content
- Link type 3 I inserted the link and added two paragraphs
- Link type 4 I inserted the link and did 5 social bookmarks to the old page
No surprises that the link only and link plus 1 paragraph saw very little change in rankings but after seeing the great performance of both link type 4 and 3 so early on in the experiment I decided to edit two paragraphs of text and do 5 social bookmarks with another test page.
So not only did the page climb the rankings rapidly it has stabilised its new ranking; better than the social bookmarks only pages.
By no means was this a completely controlled and perfect scientific experiment as there was a new Panda update during the period of the test as well as the fact that the the content in the test pages weren't all exactly the same. But as you can clearly see just by simply adding a link to piece of old content and editing just a small amount of text on an old page it has less value than adding a link, editing some text on the page and building a few links to the old page.
This will flag to the spiders that this page is now relevant and to recrawl the page. Which in turn means that the bots will follow the links within that text once again. In an ideal world it is preferable to build links within new content and shows how important it is to continue with content based link building methods such as using blogger outreach, guest blogging but if you are building links to old content i.e. broken link building it's worthwhile taking the time to add some more value to the old pages.


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Frankenstorm for Halloween? Could the Albany Area See a Hurricane?
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-By Jesper Ejsing
This illustration for Magic the Gathering, is a kind of a twin to the Baloth monster I showed some weeks back. The description was a charging beast with hooves and giant horns.
I did 2 sketches. One, which you could argue is totally wrong, since it is resting and looking mean and badass, but not charging at all. And one with the full-on charging pose.
Jeremy, my art director picked the charging one ( not surprisingly since it was the right answer to the assignment) sometimes I wonder why I think my off-suggestions are going to work. I KNOW they are wrong but I fall in love with the sketches and toy with the idea that they could be wonderfull pictures.
Well; for the face of the one that was approved I was inspired by a bat face and the jaw/face structure of a moray eel.
I transfered it to board and inked it and added greytones in black acrylic.
When the image was done I thought it looked too cute. the black snout made me think of Disney's Stitch figure. So I changed it digitally before sending it off. I am very glad I did. I constantly try to drag myself out of Cute-town. This time I kind of got a few steps before they dragged me back...
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Express Training Videos on Vimeo: March Resource of the Month
Lister Hill Library has started posting the recordings of our Monday afternoon online Express Training classes to Vimeo. Learn to EndNote, cite with APA, or search with CINAHL at your own convenience. To find out more, see the March Resource of the Month posting.
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The dish on Long Island's restaurant and food scene.
Wild Rocket now has liftoff. The little sandwich shop, with seating for 12, opened Wednesday in downtown Huntington. It's under the umbrella of the Reststar Hospitality Group, which also owns Bistro Cassis and Cafe Buenos Aires in Huntington, as well as Brasserie Cassis in Plainview, Bistro Citron in Roslyn and La P'tite Framboise in Port Washington.
The menu was devised by consulting chef Marc Anthony Bynum, a past Newsday All Star Chef who currently oversees Cue 9 in Levittown and was executive chef at Tellers American Chophouse in Islip.
"Wild Rocket is our take on fresh food," Bynum said, naming as signature items a sea spring salad of mandarin oranges, Kalamata olives, feta, mint leaves and oven-roasted shrimp over wild rocket (also known as arugula) with a citrus vinaigrette ($11), a Vietnamese banh mi sandwich of pate with pickled vegetables, grilled chicken, spicy mayo and cilantro on a baguette ($9), as well as a tropical smoothie made with pineapple, banana, peach and coconut milk ($6 for 24 ounces). Bynum added that he also offers a gluten free Brazilian cheese bread, which he features with sliders.
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Jesse B 707 wrote:victorb wrote:turso wrote:some slant, but not enough in my opinion to be called a +.
I think I'll have to check it out. I never had any problems throwing strikers a few seasons ago.
If it is anything like the Villain I'd beware, I have no problem with strikers and XXX but Halos, Riots, and the Villain I got last week reliably fall out of my hand early and end up 20 to 50 feet left (rhbh) of the line I was after...I hate those fucking rims.
this is enough to keep me on the search still. even the slightest tilted rim and it doesn't release correctly for me. it's like I can't tuck my fingers into the rim like I need to, and can't get the grip strength on them I have with regular rims.
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Topic: Good bye
I am not sure why I want to let you all know, since my visits here have been short, but my father died yesterday. I just want anyone out there reading this to know and keep in mind the difficult reality of this disease, as it is extremely vicious.
He was diagnosed in May, had failed surgery June 15th (cancer had seeded), many complications over the summer - jaundice and ascites, and had 3 chemo treatments (because he just couldn't give up). He stayed for a long time in the hospital, with my mother at his side. On Saturday he came home which he was so happy about.
My father was extremely realistic about his disease. From the hospital, with our help, he pre-arranged his funeral and finalised and signed his Will and living Will (His last visit outside was to the cemetary to check the plot my mom and I chose.) He woke up most mornings and appreciated the sunrise, his eyes sparkled when I or other loved ones walked into the room, and he cherished his grandchildren's presence. Up until the end he worried about the safety and security of his family. He was so strong, mentally.
My family and I were so nervous because we didn't know how a walking rational being dies. We didn't know what to expect. Basically my father started becoming more and more delirious in the last week. We thought this was the pain medication, but in retrospect it was the degradation of his body. But he was aware of what was becoming of his body. As an architect his entire life, he was trying to design himself thinking he was a problem to solve. He asked my mother when this farce was going to end. Later that day, he collapsed in my mother


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Everything Under the Moon Plays Harbourfront Centre's World Stage 2/18-23
A year and a half in the making, Everything Under the Moon is a creation by Toronto visual and performance artist Shary Boyle and Winnipeg songwriter and performer Christine Fellows.
Launching Harbourfront Centre's 2012 World Stage season in association with The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, this wildly imaginative tale pairing hand-animated projected image with narrative song will enchant audiences of all ages. One of Harbourfront Centre's Fresh Ground new works commissions, it premieres in a five-show run from February 18 to 23, at Enwave Theatre (through Family Day weekend and beyond.
Boyle and Fellows have enchanted audiences internationally with their daring, moving collaborations, presenting wildly imaginative performances from Dawson City, Yukon to Paris, France. With Everything Under the Moon, they've pulled out all the stops, creating a modern classic epic adventure tale that blurs the lines between musical theatre and visual spectacle.
Employing multiple overhead projectors, costumes and puppets alongside an original score performed on xylophone, percussion, wurlitzer, ukulele, cello, trumpet and voice, the production tells the story of two small, winged creatures on an urgent quest to save themselves and their respective species.
Touching on loss, environmental threat, adaptation and the restorative powers of friendship and community, Everything Under the Moon champions the collaborative spirit as a means of survival, while blurring the lines between musical theatre and visual spectacle. The production, a re-imagining of an old-time shadow play set to a song-based score, was created especially for an all-ages audience.
Winnipeg-based songwriter Christine Fellows has toured internationally, released five critically-acclaimed solo albums, and collaborates with artists, choreographers, filmmakers and musicians from all disciplines to create performance works, scores and spectacles. Robert Everett-Green of the Globe and Mail named her most recent CD, Femmes de chez nous, as one of his top ten for 2011.
Harbourfront Centre World Stage, in association with The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery
presents a Fresh Ground new works commission
Everything Under the Moon
A world premiere created and performed by Shary Boyle and Christine Fellows
February 18-23, 2012 at Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W.
Suitable for family audiences. A spellbinding performance that will enchant theatre-goers 5 to adult.
World Stage is committed to providing live performance of unparalleled quality.
Part of that commitment includes opportunities to engage with the artists and performers involved with the work.
Performance details:
Sat. Feb. 18, 2012: 7 p.m. (opening night reception to follow)
Sun. Feb. 19, 2012: 2 p.m. (followed artist Q&A, part of HarbourKIDS: SK8 Festival)
Mon. Feb. 20, 2012: 2 p.m. (followed artist Q&A, part of HarbourKIDS: SK8 Festival)
Wed. Feb. 22, 2012: 10 a.m. (followed artist Q&A)
Thurs. Feb. 23, 2012: 7 p.m. (followed by artist "Talkshow" conversation, hosted by Jon Davies, Assistant Curator of The Power Plant)
Tickets: $15 ($10 kids) available at the Harbourfront Box Office.
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Populated at the end of the first millennium and Terra Incognita for the Europeans until the sixteenth century, Madagascar nurtured the development of a unique civilization influenced by various factors. The daily life, the customs, the arts, the common language with its multitudes of ethnical variations is the expression an infinite diversity. A traveling exhibition entitled "Malagasy, who are you?" has stated the enigma of the Malagasy people. Just as their country, the Malagasy people are to be discovered, far beyond their legendary smile.
The compound of the "Rova" of Antananarivo has been dominating the skyline of the city for over 400 years. All successive monarchs have built a personalized residence to mark their reign, including Manjakamiadana (where it is nice to reign) commonly called the Queen's Palace. The reconstruction works of this monument destroyed by the fire started in 2006, respecting all its architectural specificities and the international regulations on historical monuments' rehabilitation.
When the interior (representing 20% of the work) is completed, the Queen's Palace will reintegrate its position as a Cultural and Historical epicenter.
Located 21 km North of Antananarivo, The Rova of Ambohimanga is a sacred hill, used by the great kings and queens as a secondary residence. The site is considered one of the 7 wonders of Madagascar. As a sacred hill (Vohitra Masina), it preserves and displays the spirit and wisdom of the Malagasy people who managed to combine environment and culture. Consisting of architectural ensembles and cultural landscapes, it also correlates events, traditions and beliefs, which, still carry a universal significance.
In December 2001, The Rova of Ambohimanga was classified as an UNESCO World Heritage site.
All regions of Madagascar have their own ritual proceedings. In the highlands, Alahamady celebrates the Malagasy New year from a lunar calendar, which counts 12 months of 28 days each. The bathing of the royal relics is an important tradition for the Sakalavas from the Boina and Menabe regions. The Fanompoambe is characteristic of the Boina, and the Fitampoha of the Menabe; the latter is performed on the banks of the Tsiribihina River. The Antakaranas from the North perform the "Tsanga Tsainy", a photographers' delight. Another spectacular tradition is the collective circumcision called Savatse by the Vezos from Anketrake in Tuléar, and Sambatra by the Antambahoaka from Mananjary. All these events are great moments of authenticity, whereby all rites inherited from the ancestors are scrupulously observed.
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The people from Sainte Marie used to be fearless whale hunters; the hunting was performed more for the glory than for subsistence. When the pirogues left, nursing women would separate from their babies, so that at sea, mother whales would do the same. Upon their return, fishermen would be triumphantly greeted by women shouting "nahazo rahavavy izahay !" (We have a new sister!).
Today, the people of Saint-Marie consider whales as relatives and deities, which they refer to as "Zagnahary Be". And each year, the whales express mutual consideration by traveling 5000km from Antartica to visit them, from July to September.
The Perfume Island is a pivot point for the Sakalava culture and history. Planted in a place that marked the life of the queen Tsiomeko, the Sacred Tree is a place of worship and offerings where red and white fabrics are dominant. To visit it, one must wear a waistcloth. Ambanoro, now covered in vegetation, used to be the second capital of Nosy Be, following Tafondro and before Hellville. Other sites of cultural interest include the ruins of the fortified city of Mahilaka, or the Mahabos: a collection of royal tombs with the Northeastern side always free from any construction to allow the spirits to wander free…
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The Awakening Association or "Fifohazana" is a Christian revival movement. One of the most famous is the one from Ankaramalaza, in the Manakara region (Southeast of Madagascar). During its yearly pilgrimage, it gathers over 20.000 people from the entire island and even from abroad.
Soatanana, in the South West of Fianarantsoa, is a center or "Toby" for a Fifohazana Association that is open to visitors. The village has a particular atmosphere with all its inhabitants uniformly dressed in white, from the school children to the elders who decorate their hats with a white ribbon for the great occasions…
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Like the Santa-bary in the region of Antananarivo, the Volambetohaka in the region of Amoron'i Mania near Ambositra celebrates the first grains of rice, but it usually is extend beyond a simple celebration. It consists of several days of celebration and gathering, when all natives make an effort to come back to their homeland. Amoron'i Mania then shows the richness of its cultural heritage through bullfighting, children's choreographies, the traditional hairstyle contest and the verbal sparring match. But the Volambetohaka's strong feature is the "Velantsihy", a common meal taken on hundreds of mats (tsihy), laid side by side on the floor. Impressive…
Work in the rice fields is hard but labor is carefully distributed between men, women and zebus. The traditional stomping or "revorevo" is still performed in the countryside, turning men and animals into strange statues of mud. During harvest, sheaf are slammed on a hard surface to release the paddy that will be left to dry before it is given to the women to be grained.
Rice is not only found on tables, but also in proverbs and other popular expressions. For example, "Love is like rice, transplanted elsewhere, it will keep growing" is one of these graphic sayings!
The humped cattle is a typical image of Madagascar. The sacrificial victim of many great demonstrations, its meat is not shared to fill the stomachs - as the speeches will stress - but to seal the "Fihavanana", which is the cardinal virtue of the Malagasy social life. Zebu is even present in death: skulls cover the tombs of the Deep South to show the rank of the departed. Everything in the zebu is useful and valuable: its quiet strength for plowing and towing, its skin for crafts, its horns for the "ranomena", a potion used for countless purposes, its meat for food, and its sacrifice to attract the favors of the ancestors…
The national dish is undoubtedly the "romazava", a delicious stew containing a large range of leaves. Also very popular are the shredded cassava leaves with pork or "ravitoto sy hena kisoa", which are always served during themed dinners. Coconut Chicken, fried tilapia, or stuffed eel are some of the delicacies appreciated in Malagasy family gatherings. These gatherings are an occasion to cook the tasteful grain-fed poultry or prepare pork and beef cooked together to make the rich "kisomby ». All these "laoka" as the Malagasy call them are served with rice. Many varieties are available, but the red rice or "rojo mena" with its nutty flavor is exclusive to Madagascar.
Madagascar is renowned for the talent of its artisans. Some localities are now identified through their specialties, like Ampanihy and its magnificent mohair carpets, or Ambatolampy and its cast iron saucepans and sculptures. But the prime localities are along the National Road 7: Ambositra, located 258 kilometers from Antananarivo, is the capital of marquetry, thanks to its proximity to the Zafimaniry people and their long tradition of forestry and woodworks. Or Ambalavao, which specializes in "Arindrano" Betsileo fabrics and the handmade "antemoro paper".
It is hard not to mention the raw silk, also called wild silk, which is used for fashion accessories, interior decoration but also fashionable clothing for men or women….
Fanorona is a very popular strategy game opposing two players, each with 22 pieces. Observers are allowed to give their toro or advise, but it is up to the player to follow them or not.
In contrast with the quiet concentration required for playing this game, Savika is a form of killing-free bullfighting, which is deeply rooted in the Betsileo culture.
Either gripping the horns or the hump, the bullfighter's goal is to infuriate the bull and wear it down. Injuries are common and the bullfighters boast them with pride: the zebu will never be considered as an enemy, but some sort ofvbig toy which has to be handled with care…
Three Festivals stand out, thanks to their national extent and their growing international fame. The most recent one is Angaredona, which focuses on traditional music, and shares the treasures of this heritage.
Madajazzcar was created in 1988 to allow the encounter of Jazzmen from Madagascar and the rest of the world.
Lastly, Donia, inseparable from the Island of Nosy Be, needs no introduction. It was created in 1994 by a small group of tour operators and quickly became the biggest Tropical Music Festival in the Indian Ocean. Donia is a celebration of life, which is its actual meaning in the Sakalava dialect…
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Daynara Castillo has a good ear for music, which serves her well as she pursues her love of salsa dancing. She has a very bad ear for the word, "No," and her inability to hear it is good news for everybody.
She didn't hear it in her Chula Vista middle school, when the Powers That Be thought the girl from Mexico City should be in English as a second language classes and the girl thought otherwise. She didn't hear it when she helped her mother sell language books door-to-door and people were not in the mood to buy.
And she refused to hear it when common sense said there was no way a volunteer could create a salsa program for the homeless students of San Diego's Monarch School when the students had no dance shoes, the school had no room and no one had any money.
As usual, Castillo thought otherwise.
"I've seen how dance transforms adults in my salsa community, and I thought the same thing could be done for children," said the 37-year-old Castillo, who was working as a real-estate agent at the time. "I thought, 'Real estate will always be here, but I have to do this now.' "
It started in the spring of 2012 with a chance visit to the Monarch School, the downtown K-12 complex that serves children and families struggling with homelessness. Castillo asked if the students would like to learn salsa. The volunteer coordinator said they had been praying for a salsa program. As is often the case with this good-karma magnet, there was more providence where that came from.
A conversation with a man she barely knew led to the donation of 40 pairs of dance shoes. A drop-in visit to Queen Bee's Art and Cultural Center in North Park resulted in the donation of dance-studio space. And on the day her students tried on their new dance shoes, a few questions led to a whole new adventure.
One student asked if she could also teach them hip-hop. Another one asked for jazz. A third one asked about ballet. So Castillo decided that what the Monarch School really needed — in addition to the after school salsa lessons that she hadn't actually started teaching yet — was a summer dance camp. And she was the one who would do it
"Someone asked me, 'How are you going to do a camp?' " Castillo said over tea last week. "I said, 'I don't know, but I'll get it done.' "
Getting things done is what Castillo does. Born in Long Island, N.Y., Castillo moved with her single mother to Mexico City when she was 7, where she caught the can-do spirit watching her Mom manage a boutique. They moved to Chula Vista five years later, where Castillo convinced the Bonita Vista Middle School administrators to let her study with the English-speaking kids, even though she barely spoke English at the time.
Castillo caught up with English, moved on to Bonita Vista High and then to graphic-design studies at San Diego State University. Eventually, she ended up in real estate, a career she stopped loving when she was moved to the new-home sales pressure cooker. Salsa lessons helped her cope, as did an interest in volunteering that grew in leaps and impressive bounds.
"I don't think she is scared to ask for anything," said Alexis Rodriguez of the JDRF juvenile-diabetes organization, where Castillo has been a community-outreach and fundraising volunteer for the last few years. "She is genuine in how she asks, and her passion definitely comes across. I don't know what it is, but she is always able to convince people and get them on board."
Naturally, the Monarch School twice-weekly dance classes were a hit, with former after school program director Claudia Alvarado calling Castillo "one of the most enthusiastic and charismatic people I have had the pleasure of working with." The seven-week summer camp happened, too. Castillo developed the curriculum, taught the camp's salsa classes and raised the funds to hire hip-hop and lyrical-jazz teachers.
In the fall of 2012, the Padres honored Castillo's volunteer efforts with a Hispanic Heritage Comunidad Award. Her real-estate career is still on hold, as she works to expand her "Solid Rhythm" dance- and self-esteem curriculum into a studio where low-income and at-risk kids will be the main clientele, and money for lessons will never be an issue.
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Lattice top: Done!
Backing: In the works!
I'll be quilting it on a long-arm machine at my LQS and I'm pretty excited about it!
To quilt a 72x72 inch quilt in an hour... instead of 4 days on my little Janome...
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It's beautiful! And I'm so jealous you get to quilt it on a long arm quilter. I did my last queen size quilt on my itty-bitty home machine and I swear I thought I pulled a muscle!
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Unfortunately, the Boy Scouts of America can make no such disclaimer in the wake of this week's announcement that its national executive board will consider ending the Scouts' 103-year-old ban on gays. Whatever happens, the decision will create problems for a generally exemplary organization that has more than 110,000 units across the U.S. – 70 percent chartered by religious organizations.
"We're going to get a reaction one way or another," said John Gliot, scout executive of the Anthony Wayne Area Council, which serves about 6,200 Scouts between the ages of 6 and 20 in 11 area counties. If Gliot has a personal opinion, he's wisely keeping it to himself, since the local organization is bound to follow policy set at the national level.
And because that policy could allow each organization to establish its own admission guidelines – many of the 270 organizations in this area are also church-affiliated – Gliot knows opinions and practices are likely to differ dramatically.
"We're taking a wait-and-see approach until we know how the vote goes," said Gliot, who has heard from both sides since news of the possible policy change broke this week. "But I do think about it, playing out all the scenarios in my head. We've been around 100 years, but this is new ground for us."
Politically speaking, replacing a national one-size-fits-all mandate with the freedom to establish policy at the chapter level makes sense. Some organizations, including local United Way chapters, have withheld support for Scouting because of its alleged homophobia. If the policy change would increase support without undermining local control, who could argue?
Perhaps the estimated 30 or 40 Catholic churches in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend that sponsor Scout chapters. Although officials have not yet discussed the Scouts' possible policy change, "the church's teaching (on homosexual behavior) is pretty clear," Communications Director Sean McBride said.
So let us assume that Catholic chapters and others will continue to exclude gays, just as some civic groups, schools and churches with a more elastic view of Scripture will welcome them. Will everyone then live happily ever after?
Anyone who believes that deserves a merit badge in wishful thinking.
For one thing, gay-rights advocates aren't about to rest until all units are forced to open their doors to everyone.
For another, Gliot conceded that "integrated" units could pose challenges during camping trips and other activities. Only a very open-minded parent – or a very clueless one – would view sharing a sleeping bag in quite the same way I did.
And even if harmony prevailed at the chapter level, the National Jamboree attracts more than 40,000 Scouts from around the country. Would individual chapters be willing to put aside their differences should some include gays and others exclude them?
This is not, contrary to popular opinion, a matter of "rights." As the Supreme Court affirmed in 2000, gays do not have a right to become Scouts. As a private organization, it is free to establish its own membership guidelines.
But cutting the baby in two worked only for Solomon. About 280,000 Scouts nationwide are in chapters linked to the Catholic Church and 420,000 in Mormon chapters – churches that have signaled the no-gays policy in the past.
But this is not really a religious or moral issue, either, despite the Scouts' pledge to serve God and country and stated principle of being "morally straight" (how's that for irony). Scouting often requires a certain degree of contact and even intimacy, and if the potential temptations posed by the proposed policy shift are more imagined than real, they could nevertheless cause Scouting to be less attractive to some parents and boys than in the past.
In fact, parents concerned with liberal influence on the national Girl Scouts organization in 1995 created an alternative group. Today, the American Heritage Girls' membership numbers more than 18,000, many of them Catholics, and is growing fast. Could a conservative alternative be created for boys depending on what happens next week?
"Who knows?" McBride said.
It would be nice if so-called progressives would take that approach, too, instead of constantly trying to reshape (and thereby undermine) traditional organizations in their own image.
Happily, the Scout motto is "Be prepared." Good advice for those who value the organization's time-tested ideals more than contemporary politics.


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Coffee Talk: Wrestlemania is Nearing, so what's going on?
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Hey everyone. DK Wrestling Savior here with another edition of Coffee Talk. We have a mere six weeks to go before Wrestlemania is upon us. I know a lot of people aren't overly excited about it. But my question would be, why? There are so many things to ponder about Wrestlemania and what's going to happen with certain people over the course of the next six weeks. But I'll tell you what. We have Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter. We had a Cena/Punk match this past Raw. And we have HHH vs Brock Lesnar kicking into high gear. So we'll talk about these and other things. Grab your cup of joe, your espresso, latte, steamer, whatever your heart desires, and let's enjoy some Coffee Talk.
How about that match with Cena and CM Punk? I know not many people here in the world of the internet like John Cena, but come on. Gotta give it up for that match with Punk. It wasn't a situation where Punk carried the whole match. Cena held his own. That match had everything we could've expected. Close calls, high spots by both men, and even some major surprises like a John Cena hurricanrana and CM Punk delivering an old school Piledriver. Both men laid it out on the line and I know everyone hates that Cena won, but I clap for both of them for what could be the best match I've seen on Raw in a long while. But there's something else. Something that really made that match. And it was Michael Cole's commentary. That may have been the best called match he's ever done. It's been forever since I was on the edge of my seat during a match on WWE. Cena and Punk did NOT disappoint, and Michael Cole did a fantastic job.
Did anyone else love seeing the bloody mess that Brock Lesnar was at the beginning of Raw? It was a nasty cut and what an explosive opening to Raw. Now we all knew that when McMahon called out Heyman, it was going to lead to a Brock sighting and a HHH save, but when HHH's music hit, it was a definite goosebump moment. Not if we have to deal with six weeks of explosive brawls between the two, it will get old. So, I'm going to throw a question out there for everyone. What are some developments in this second feud between the two, that you would like to see. They already brought in Stephanie and HBK the last time. So what else can they really do to give us that "collision course" feel to the upcoming WM match? Maybe they can do a segment with Brock and Ric Flair? Or Heyman and Shane McMahon? Keeping the whole McMahon/Heyman dynamic is important here. So what can they do?
I must say, I absolutely love this new Jack Swagger. Zeb Colter is basically a JBL-like mouthpiece during his heel turn and switch from Bradshaw to JBL. But I like Zeb. He has a nasty look on him and with a vicious Swagger just standing behind him, arms crossed and all, they make quite a dangerous duo. I think Swagger wins at Wrestlemania, but the feud obviously continues. It would actually be quite a disservice to have Swagger lose. They've pushed him to be on a serious mission. I'm not sure ADR winning would be the best thing, unless they're trying to make a hero out of him. He can still be a face, and keep momentum, even if he loses. A good feud is brewing here. But this is sort of a bridge into my next question.
What's going on with Dolph Ziggler? At first, it seemed like he was on an absolute roll. *No that I liked it, but I cannot deny it*. Then the whole MITB thing just got pretty old. He's held the briefcase for far too long in my opinion. There have been many situations where it seemed ideal for him to cash in and start his world title reign. And at first, when Jack Swagger won the Elimination Chamber, I had this whole three title changes in one night idea at Wrestlemania. Swagger beats Del Rio. Ziggler cashes in. Then Ziggler's match with Jericho is a WHC match where Jericho wins thanks to Swagger screwing Ziggler. With Ziggler and Swagger's past, it's a scenario that would've made sense. But with Swagger's direction, it really doesn't make any sense at all. Now we all assume it's going to be Jericho vs Ziggler at WM. And it will be a good match. But again, what's going on with Ziggler? He got bounced around like a ping pong ball by Ryback. So what was the thinking behind that match? It probably should've ended in a DQ with Langston interference and be done with it. Instead, he lost, yet again. Part of me thinks his cash in is going to fail. Cena may have started a trend with the losing the cash in opportunity. It's a shame, but there's not really anything for Ziggler to do right now, except fight Jericho in a rather meaningless match.
My final point is this. Six weeks to go, Raw is in Dallas TX, and no Undertaker. Clearly, Undertaker will not be a Wrestlemania this year and I think that's the best move. But it sort of leaves Punk in the dark. So what can CM Punk do for Wrestlemania? Who can he fight that makes any sense at all? It's Rock vs Cena and they're not going to touch that. I don't think there's enough time to start something with anyone else, at least not that makes sense. But it's CM Punk. They can't leave him off. Will it be a meaningless match for him at WM? Miz is really the only person currently available, unless that feud with Cesaro will continue. Sheamus and Orton are busy with The Shield. Who else is on a CM Punk WM match level? So I'm thinking, Mick Foley. Punk comes out on a night upcoming where Backlund and Bruno are there, He talks smack about how he's a better champ then them. Foley comes to their defense. Voila. WM Match in virtually Mick Foley's home town. Won't be a fantastic match but would keep the crowd excited, and Punk would obviously win. Then he can pursue the title post-WM.
So as you can see, we have sort of a sketch of what WM is going to be, but there are many opportunities to paint the picture a little more clearly. I'm interested in seeing how they approach the Punk and Ziggler situations. I also want to see what direction they go with Brock vs HHH. I'm thinking it may be a Hell in a Cell match. Rock and Cena will be a decent build up too. As the weeks dwindle down and WM approaches, we should get a better idea of what's going to happen fairly soon.
I hope you enjoyed this edition of Coffee Talk. Leave a comment and let's hear some of your ideas.
Thanks for reading. Be Safe.


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TPWD News Release — Dec. 19, 2007
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
International poaching: Dec. 4, Zapata County game wardens spotted a Mexican boat heading into Texas waters. Around 6 p.m., the Mexican fishermen approached the brush line where the game wardens were sitting. A pursuit ensued and three subjects were arrested. The boat, the motor, and approximately 3,000 feet of gill net were seized. The three fishermen were charged with fishing with no commercial fishing license, possession of illegal equipment in prohibited waters, insufficient number of PFDs, and failure to display navigational lights.
Bottles, line and — oh yeah — a gill net: It is time for the winter crappie run on White Rock Creek. On the night of Dec. 2, while on patrol along White Rock Creek in Dallas, a Dallas County game warden was checking fishermen. The game warden came across four individuals sitting at the edge of the creek. They stated that they were fishing with bottles and line but had no fishing licenses. IDs were taken and the four were directed to clean up the site of their trash and go to the parking lot. While investigating the creek bank where they had been, the game warden started to pull up what looked like the end of a stringer. What was pulled up was 100 feet of gill net with more than 100 fish; mostly crappie, sand bass and black bass. Multiple cases were filed and are pending.
Kids say the darnedest things: Dec. 1, a Hill County game warden located some illegal duck hunting activity at the Navarro Mills Lake Corps area in Hill County. Since duck season was closed due to a split in the season until Dec. 8, the game warden asked one of the hunters what they were out hunting for, and the hunter stated that they, two other adults and two kids were goose hunting. After checking their guns, the game warden knew that there weren't any violations since goose season was open; then he asked one of the kids, "So, y'all didn't shoot any ducks this morning?" The kid then stated that they shot one, but they could not keep it because it was not a good duck. After a brief investigation, one of the subjects admitted to shooting the duck, a Northern Shoveler.
Lousy shot, but at least he didn't lie: Dec. 1, a Motley County game warden and a Dickens County game warden were exiting a ranch in Motley County when they witnessed a pickup pulled to the edge of the road. When the wardens approached the pickup, two subjects were standing next to the fence, one with a rifle pointed out in the pasture. One of the game wardens asked the subject if he had hit anything, and he replied: "Naw, I missed." Charges were filed.
I only poach at night: Dec. 1, a Hale County game warden was checking a large group of pheasant hunters when he encountered a man he had filed numerous charges on in previous years. The man could not produce a hunting license and stated he did in fact have one because, as he said: "I tagged the mule deer buck I shot last night with a tag from it." That statement started a four-hour investigation that resulted in seizure of three illegal mule deer from three different locations and charges on four individuals for no hunting license, improperly tagged deer, untagged deer, tagging a deer with another person's tag and hunting without landowner consent.
Busy day on the water: Dec. 1, Chambers County game wardens were patrolling Trinity and Galveston Bays for oyster violations. While stopped to look at oyster boats, an unregistered vessel came up and stopped right next to the patrol boat. Citation was issued. The wardens then began boarding oyster boats. On the first boat, the wardens counted 30 percent undersized cargo; citation issued, 25 sacks returned to the reef. Second boat had 26 percent undersized; citation issued, 17 sacks returned to the reef. On the horizon, one of the game wardens saw a recreational boat coming and the "game warden intuition" kicked-in. After a short ride, the wardens caught the boat and the two occupants had eight undersized red drum, six over the daily bag limit of black drum, and one of the guys had no fishing license. Citations issued. One of the other wardens pointed to another oyster boat and said they needed to check that boat, and the wardens found 46 percent undersized oysters; citation issued and 14 sacks were returned to the reef.
The long memory of the law: A game warden received an Operation Game Thief call about five hunters who came down from California last year to hunt exotics at a local ranch. They had bought the $45 non-resident five-day special hunting license. During their stay at the ranch, they decided to help the ranch with their white-tailed deer management. The five hunters took a total of 11 white-tailed deer- one of them scored 123 Boone & Crockett and another 119 Boone & Crockett. The ranch manager stated he confronted the hunters about getting the appropriate license, but they did not want to spend the unexpected $300. The ranch owner was contacted by the game warden and informed of the violations, and he stated those same hunters will be back this year. The game warden met them at the ranch this season, and although the hunters had the right licenses this year, they were cited for hunting without a valid non-resident hunting license last year. The heads of the two bucks were returned, and restitution will be pending on the 11 deer.
Lots of problems with this trophy: Dec. 1 a Limestone County game warden initiated an investigation into the taking of a 161 5/8 Boone & Crockett whitetail deer that was entered into a local Big Buck Contest. The hunter claimed to have killed the deer at 5:30 p.m., but Austin Communications reported that the hunter's license wasn't purchased until 7:30 p.m. on that same day. The game warden also discovered that the deer had been tagged with an antlerless tag and that the hunter did not have the required hunter education. Cases and restitution pending.
Game wardens help with Hunt for Heroes: The "Show of Support Military Hunt-Hunt for Heroes" began Nov. 29 in Midland for 26 men wounded in the war that were brought in from many states for an all-expense-paid military hunt. The soldiers from all branches of service were first honored at a reception at the Midland Hilton on Wednesday night when the group and their wives arrived in town. Thursday, the group was again honored with a dinner to thank our heroes who put their lives on the line. Each soldier was issued a rifle and enjoyed good company and good food. Game wardens assisted the soldiers on their hunt.
Only one casualty as shot is fired: Nov. 28, McMullen and Starr County game wardens were working land patrol as participants in Border Star 4. The road that they were working is known to all law enforcement in the area as a hot spot for illegal hunting activity. They spotted a vehicle coming out of Hidalgo County onto their road and proceeding about 200 yards north of their location. There was activity around the vehicle at that location and flashlights were seen. The wardens decided to go have a look and talk to the people involved and left their set. The occupants of the vehicle apparently saw their headlights and sped up. The road they were on is extremely rough and full of pot holes. The wardens followed as fast as was safely possible, and it appeared the vehicle's driver had turned the lights off about 2 miles before he came to the pavement. This portion of the chase was about 5 miles in length. Upon reaching the hardtop, the wardens were able to draw up on the vehicle and affected a traffic stop. As they left their patrol vehicle, they were on high alert due to the circumstances involved in catching the Ford pickup. As the wardens came to the front of their vehicle, but staying behind the lights, they heard a gunshot come from within the vehicle. Weapons were drawn and the driver was made to vacate his vehicle. A search of the pickup revealed a Llama .380 semi-automatic handgun lying on the passenger seat. Also found was a hole in the dashboard just above the radio and ricocheting back into the air conditioner. The man stated that he had wanted to hide the weapon and it had gone off. After a thorough search of the vehicle, and the man's history, and several lectures on the handling of weapons, the man was released with a dead air-conditioner. The main thing is that everyone came out of it safe; the wardens did not overreact and start shooting back; and all went home in one piece.
We've been looking for you: While patrolling Espiritu Santo Bay at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 26th, a Victoria County game warden and a Wharton County game warden boarded a commercial vessel to check for compliance. A Seadrift native well-known by coastal game wardens was arrested after wardens confirmed 10 outstanding warrants from TPWD involving cases of six different game wardens from two regions. Wardens escorted the vessel to Port O'Connor where it was towed by a wrecker service after it was secured by Calhoun County game wardens. After obtaining bids, the subject's catch of flounder were sold to the highest bidder. The subject was transported to the Calhoun County Jail where he will remain until he pays over $4,000 in fines or time served in custody.
Group hug, anyone? Nov. 24, at approximately 6:30 p.m., a Houston County game warden and an Angelina County game warden came upon a camp with two untagged buck deer on the ground. After visiting with the lady of the camp, it was determined that the two men were in the woods looking for a third buck they had taken a shot at. While waiting, the wardens looked around and found another buck head. The wardens followed the blood trail into the shed and located a walk-in cooler with six more deer inside. One was untagged, one was an illegal buck, and the others were not tagged properly. A check of the coolers revealed duck breasts with no identification as well. There was another camp close by and a quick look at their deer revealed an untagged doe and an improperly tagged buck. The wardens issued seven citations, fifteen warnings and seized two deer. Charges filed for over the bag limit of buck deer, untagged deer, improperly tagged deer, fail to complete harvest log, and possess illegal buck less than 13 inches. As the wardens prepared to leave, the hunters not only shook the wardens' hands, they gave them hugs for not putting them in jail. Cases pending.
Helping out a neighbor: Nov. 25, a Gray County game warden Logan Hudson received a phone call at his residence where the caller stated his name and that he needed help before the call was terminated. The game warden recognized the name as being that of a gentleman who hunts the property north of the game warden's home. The game warden patrolled up to the property and located the man's pickup. As he approached, he could see the man slumped over the steering wheel. Believing the man may have had a heart attack; the game warden approached the truck and called out to the man. Getting no response, the warden reached through the window and touched the man's shoulder. The man sat up with license and pen in hand and said: "I've just killed the biggest deer I've ever seen and my phone had gone dead and I think I'm going to need help to load it." Warden Hudson asked him where the deer was and he said, "It's out there about 75 yards and I haven't had the guts to go look at him but you can see his rack from here." The man and Hudson were able to load the 14-point whitetail, which weighed in at 305 pounds on the hoof.
It's a small state after all: A Travis County game warden was in West Texas for the Border operation during mule deer season, and on the first day he got to check hunters standing in the snow. Ironically, the first hunter the game warden checked on opening day had a mule deer not properly tagged and he was from Austin. The hunter's name seemed familiar to the game warden, so he ran his name for warrants and sure enough he had an outstanding warrant from the same game warden. The game warden gave him a citation for the tagging violation and advised him to contact him about the warrant when he returned. When the game warden returned to Austin, the hunter took care of his warrant.
Good detective work leads to felony charges: Nov. 22, a Wise County game warden observed an area known for Thanksgiving Day trespassing. At about 8:45 a.m., two suspects were observed scoping a large grassy pasture with their rifles. The game warden was able to get behind the suspects and detain them. Neither suspect had a valid hunting license. The leader of the two identified himself as a well-known poacher, who has a lengthy criminal record with TPWD. The lead poacher was also found to be in possession of narcotics. He stated that he was only hog hunting and did not need a license. The game warden explained that a grunt call was not required to hog hunt. The game warden requested assistance from a Wise County colleague. While the second game warden was securing the gate, she observed a small blue extended pickup being driven by a female. The game warden believed that this was possibly the vehicle that had dropped off the trespassers. The second game warden was able to locate a container that had methamphetamine in it. When the first game warden returned to photograph the scene, he observed a vulture leaving a wooded area, which he found to be unusual because the area had been observed for several days. The warden later located a cleaning site in the wooded area and a rear half of a white-tailed deer carcass. Believing that this deer had something to do with the blood that was found in the rear of the pickup, a search warrant was requested and granted. One nine-point deer was located at the suspect's residence. Two days later, a second nine-point deer was found in the next pasture. DNA evidence was collected from the suspects, the vehicle and the scene to determine if the suspects were involved. Bullets were removed from the carcasses to determine if they matched the guns of the suspects. Felonies are pending
Stolen honor ends in charges: A special operations game warden received information concerning three subjects discussing their ability to obtain free active military super combo licenses, even though they were not active military. The three discussed their misdeeds on an internet chat room on a hunting based Web site. They told other hunters how easy it was to obtain the free license and that they had been checked many times by game wardens and never caught. Information was gathered on the ringleader regarding where he worked, lived, hunted, and what he killed. The information obtained was passed on to another game warden who was more than willing to visit with the talkative Web chatter. She caught the subject while hunting and filed on him for hunting with an invalid license. Additionally, the game warden was able to seize last year's buck from the subject and file restitution charges because he had bragged about shooting the deer on public land and getting checked but not caught. Investigation continues into additional subjects.