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Tracking Grizzly Bears
Keeping track of where wildlife may wander may give important keys on how they live and prosper as well as how to maintain their lifestyle. Rural areas with human development can lessen grizzly bear survival, and innovative bear rub tree surveys can successfully monitor grizzly population dynamics in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, suggest two new studies released by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Journal of Wildlife Management.
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)is a subspecies of brown bear (Ursus arctos) that generally lives in the uplands of western North America Yellowstone, Rocky Mountains). This subspecies is thought to descend from Ussuri brown bears which crossed to Alaska from Eastern Russia 100,000 years ago, though they did not move south until 13,000 years ago. Grizzly bears are found in Asia, Europe and North America, giving them one of the widest ranges compared to other bear species.
Grizzlies are normally solitary active animals, but in coastal areas the grizzly congregates alongside streams, lakes, rivers, and ponds during the salmon spawn. Although grizzlies are considered carnivores, they are actually omnivores, since their diet consists of both plants and animals. They will also scavenge when necessary.
The USGS studies highlight new dynamic tools to assist in the conservation and management of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide ecosystems, the two largest strongholds for grizzly populations in the contiguous United States.
While previous studies identified roads and developed areas as primary hazards to the bear population, the new findings also indicate that rural home development and areas open to fall deer hunting can negatively affect bear survival in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Scientists used 21 years of grizzly bear tracking information to develop a model that predicts areas potentially hazardous to grizzlies.
"Our research shows that bears living in areas with human development and activity including roads, campgrounds, lodges, and homes have a greater chance of dying than bears living in more remote and secure areas,†said Chuck Schwartz, a USGS wildlife biologist and lead of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team.
Additionally, the study indicates that survival of bears over the age of two depends on the level of human development within their home ranges(where humans want to go or to live). "This type of information is valuable to land managers when planning for resource development, recreational activities, and road building or removal throughout the region,†Schwartz said.
Another study in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem evaluated a method that uses rub tree surveys to monitor threatened grizzly bear populations in northwestern Montana. These surveys may improve insights into bear population dynamics such as growth, decline, distribution, and bear density.
Now what is a "rub"? Bear rubs are anything a bear likes to rub on: trees, posts, power poles, and cabins. Scientists mapped bear rubs, collected hair samples, and then used DNA fingerprinting to develop a new way to estimate regional population growth rates. This method is distinctly non-intrusive for the bear.
"These methods could potentially be used for other species that are difficult to study because they live in remote and rugged areas,†said Katherine Kendall, USGS biologist and lead of the Northern Divide Grizzly Bear Program. "They could also provide a reliable estimate of population trend and be more affordable and safer than collaring bears.â€
Collaring bears refers to the practice of putting a collar (about one pound in weight) on a bear's throat. The collar transmit a signal that can be recorded remotely and then plotted to show where the bear goes in its habitat and how often. This method is minimally intrusive for the bear being studied.
In 2009, the team began a full scale test to use this new method to monitor grizzly bear population trends in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem.
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This section describes basic tasks associated with setting up native access control. Native access control provides authenticated access for both Java-based and non-Java applications. However, if you plan to deploy Java web applications, you can leverage the benefits of Java-based security realms. The various aspects of Java security constraints are outside the scope of this guide but are discussed in detail in the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 Programmer's Guide to Web Applications.
For more information on the various aspects of Java security, see Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP10 Programmer's Guide to Web Applications.
Here is a simple exercise that illustrate how a native ACL is configured. To use a combination of host-based and user-based access control perform the following tasks:
Consider that you want to allow access to all files under /hr/publish/manager to a user named "manager" at Acme Corp. To use user-based access control (in addition to host-based access control), create a directory service
Since you use you first need to .
A directory service allows you to authenticate and authorize users and groups. You can configure a directory service in one of the following ways:
Set up user information in a file
Obtain user information from an LDAP server
In this example, we will set up user information in a file.
Access the Administration Server and choose the Global Settings tab.
Click the Configure Directory Service link.
From the Create New Service of Type drop-down list, choose Key File as the type of directory service. This is a text file that contains the user's password and the list of groups to which the user belongs.
Click New.
Specify keyfile1 as the Directory Service ID and HRAuthFile as the name of the file, as shown below:
Click Save Changes.
Restart the server for the changes to take effect.
We start with creating a user ID called "manager." This will represent the person who needs to have access to all the files in /hr/publish/manager .
Access the Administration Server and choose the Users & Groups tab.
Click New User.
Select "HRAuthFile" from the Select Directory service drop-down list and click Select.
Enter the required information, as shown below:
Click Create User.
A new user is added to the file: HRAuthFile.
Next, you need to associate our virtual server, hr.acme.com, with the directory service we've created.
Access the Virtual Server Manager and click the Settings link to display the Settings page for the virtual server, hr.acme.com.
Click the Edit link next to the Directory Services setting.
Select keyfile1 in the Pick Directory Services for Virtual Server page as shown below:
Click OK and then Apply to save and apply your changes.
Now you can specify the required access control rules.
Start by creating an ACL for the virtual server hr.acme.com .
Access the Server Manager and choose the Preferences tab.
Click the Restrict Access link.
Under the Option column, select the ACL file. We choose the default file in our example and click OK.
Select Pick a Resource and then specify the following wildcard pattern to control access to all files in the /hr/publish/manager directory :
Click the Edit Access Control button.
Check the "Access control is on" checkbox and click the New Line button.
Click on Deny in the second row of the Action column.
This opens the Allow /Deny page in the lower frame of Figure 3-8: Restricting Access Control
Click Allow, if not selected by default, and then click Update.
Click on "anyone" in the Users/Groups column, in the top frame.
Enter "manager" as the user you will allow access to, and keyfile1 as the authentication database, in the User/Group page that appears in the lower frame of Figure 3-9: Access Control for User and User Groups
Click Update.
Click Submit to store the new access control rules in the ACL file.
Click Apply Changes and save and apply the changes that you have made.
Once an ACL is set users accessing the site will be required to authenticate themselves before they are allowed access, as shown below:

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No dogs. No dogs. No dogs. No dogs. No dogs. No dogs.
It's my early morning or late afternoon mantra – my feverish prayer as I run the backroads of northern Hinds County.
I have to run. It's not that I hate running really, but I must run, or I'd weigh about 300 pounds. The reason? Terrible, disgusting eating habits – especially at lunch. A couple of Fridays ago, I went down the frontage road to the neighborhood Waffle House and ordered a pork chop dinner. Double order of hashbrowns with cheese and onions. Buttery Texas toast. Man, was it good. I also ate half of a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich that one of my lunch-time partners couldn't finish.
A few days later, I was at the Chinese buffet. Wasn't that hungry, but an "it's-a-buffet-so-eat-every-item-twice" mentality set in. Why does it all have to taste so good?
Back in the office, I picked up a fax from the National Restaurant Association (NRA). It just happened to be about the lunch habits of America's full-time employees. According to the association's 1999 Lunch Study, "full-time employees are most likely to choose fruit for lunch (15.8%), followed by hamburgers (15%) and then wraps (14.8%)."
The findings make sense. Recent surveys have found that business folks are working longer hours and many are squeezing time from the traditional lunch hour. Foods that can be held in the left hand, while the right hand scrolls across a mouse pad, are popular in offices around the country. Fruit, burgers and wraps are pretty handy, easy to eat and cheap.
"The top three choices – fruit, hamburgers and wraps – point to the growing trend among American consumers to eat more portable and hand-held foods," said NRA president and CEO Steven C. Anderson. The association is online at www.restaurant.org.
The lunch study also found gender differences in food selection. One out of five female employees (20.2%) choose salad as their typical lunch. Only 8% of males typically pile salad on their plates. Females (18.2%) were also more likely than males (14.1%) to eat fruit. However, males outdistanced females on hamburgers (17%), wraps (17.2%) and luncheon-meat sandwiches (14.7%). Thirty-five percent of respondents like to use food bars.
In addition to squeezing more work time from compressed lunchtimes, U.S. workers are also using it to take care of errands, shop and work out, the study says.
Should restaurateurs be worried about this trend? I don't think so. It's great that many restaurants are offering quick menus for their time-pressed customers, but I can't imagine the lunch hour changing much more.
The social aspect of lunchtime can't be replaced by a burrito and a quick trip to the post office for stamps.
Hopefully, we'll soon realize that we're all probably working just a bit too hard. Taking time out a few days a week for friends and colleagues, and even the much ballyhooed "networking," is good for business.
And so I guess I'll keep noshing on the pita wrap or a banana at the iMac with occasional trips to Waffle House and the buffet tossed in – for the camaraderie. And of course the running. Have to keep it up. And perhaps my runs will remain dog free. Unless it's one of those chili cheese Coneys from Sonic. Those are pretty good, too, and worth the extra miles.
Jim Laird is editor of the Mississippi Business Journal. His e-mail address is email@example.com.


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Bokang Instruments Co., Ltd. was founded in Wenzhou, China in 1992. It's one of the main manufactories in China which specialize in the production of various types of digital blood pressure monitors., Mercury-free sphygmomanometer, aneroid/mercury sphygmomanometer, as well as stethoscopes. The factory locates in Air port road of Wenzhou and possesses a 10,000 square meter mordern stanrdard production facility and office.
There are more than 200 employees now. The "Bokang" series of products are covered by CE, ISO9001, ISO13488, and FDA certification. In addi-tion, the trademark has been registered in 25 coun-tries, including our home country: China, Japan, Ger-many, and Italy. More than 85% of products are sold on overseas markets and enjoy a favorable reputation for their quality, as does after-sales service.


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Smiths share their designing life
Camden — Coastal Quilters will meet Saturday, April 12, gathering at 9:30 a.m. for socializing and coffee, followed by program at 10 a.m. at the Camden Lions Den on Lions Lane.
This month's program features Harry Smith, a well-known local artist, prolific in numerous art genres — painter, jeweler, sculptor, miniaturist, designer and an author. His work is available in limited edition prints, paintings and carvings and more. Smith is rated as one of America's top traditional craftsman by Early American Life and his one-man show in New York City was attended by the greats of the of art world.
Smith's studios, on Mt. Battie along the edge of Camden Hills State Park, overlook the coast of Maine. From the window of an 1860s sea captain's house, he paints sailing vessels, lobster boats and osprey. He steps out of the studio to sketch animals, wildflowers from trillium to lady-slippers and birds. Moxie, the Smiths' 20-pound Maine coon cat, resides in the studio and has occasionally been a model, as well.
One of the primary aspects of Smith's art is Licensing Design — original design, creations done in collaboration with wife Marsha, who will appear with Smith to focus on this aspect of the art. Their love and respect of nature is reflected in each of the artists' signature pieces, as are their gardens. These designs are commissioned by numerous well-known national/international companies including Neiman Marcus, Forbes Magazine, New York Magazine, Brinkley Dome and others.
The Smiths will discuss their design process from start to finish, going from that first seed of an idea in the mind through the process that results in a design translated to numerous products. Their designs turn up in a wide array of formats for promotions/products from catalog and other cover art to bolts of fabrics, pillows, rugs, dinnerware, etc. Anyone who is a seamstress or quilter and creates Maine-related pieces is likely to have used fabrics designed by the Smiths.
Smith's series of three-dimensional sterling silver Christmas ornaments, created from intricately carved wax masters are in numerous museums and private collections worldwide, as are his miniature furniture and fine art paintings. All have been the subject of many books. In addition, Smith has written and illustrated several books including three children's books, "ABCs of Maine" (in print since 1980), "ABCs of New Hampshire" and "Michael & the Mary Day." Other books include "The Art of Making Furniture in Miniature," "Windjammers of the Maine Coast" and "Miniatures." To explore the full array of Smith's art, visit harrywsmith.com.
The program will be followed by a refreshment break, Show & Tell and a short business meeting. Coastal Quilters' programs/meetings are free and open to all. For more information about the program or the group, call 236-3821 or 236-6215.
Courier Publications' A&E Editor Dagney C. Ernest can be reached at (207) 594-4401, ext. 115; or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Habitat for Humanity Sponsors Dance Nov. 22Nov. 20, 1997
As part of the 10th anniversary celebration of its collegiate program, Habitat for Humanity International will sponsor a dance Saturday, Nov. 22, in Knox Hall of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame. The event will run from 6:30-11 p.m.
Music for the dance will be provided by Dallas bands Tripp and Rhythm. Maxwell House will distribute coffee from its mobile cafe and Big Daddy's hamburgers and Dr Pepper will serve food and drink. Outside the Ranger Hall of Fame, the Baylor chapter of Habitat for Humanity will sponsor various games.
More than 500 people from throughout the United States are expected to attend the 10th anniversary celebration, which runs Nov. 21-23 at Baylor. Opening ceremonies for the weekend event will begin at 7 p.m. Friday in Jones Concert Hall. Millard Fuller, founder and president of Habitat for Humanity International, will deliver the keynote address.
To kick off Habitat's goal of building 100 new homes during the next year, dedication ceremonies of a home constructed by the Baylor chapter of Habitat for Humanity will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at 1218 N. 15th St.
Baylor was the first university in the U.S. to organize a collegiate Habitat chapter. Currently, more than 470 chapters in nine countries participate in Habitat's Campus Chapters and Youth Programs.
Admission to the dance and Fuller's speech are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Carter Jackson, director of the Waco Habitat for Humanity office, at 756-7575
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Many student-athletes may be asking themselves, 'What do I do now since signing my National Letter of Intent?'
Well, my answer is simple: don't change a thing.
For the lucky players to have signed, it took hard work and sacrifice, right? Well, that gives you all the more reason to work harder, commit more and sacrifice to the fullest.
Let's start with the most important part: Take care of business in the class room. Take a look at your GPA; if you drop more than five points from now until June, that raises a red flag.
If you are a borderline qualifier and just cleared, work your tail off. I'm telling you, your college coaches know everything about you. Your improvement in the class room would sit real nicely in your future coach's eyes when arriving on campus with a positive finish to your high school academic career.
Remember, just like a game, it's not how well you start -- it's all about how you finish!
Next, I'd suggest e-mailing your future position coach every month and updating him on your progress. How much do you weigh? What are you working on? Provide academic updates, and how your family is doing.
College coaches will enjoy your updates, especially when they are unprovoked. This is the most exciting time of your life. Please doesn't take this opportunity for granted, because you aren't finished yet. Make sure you maximize every day in order to take one step closer in your eventual goal, which is earning a starting position.
Finally, continue to work on your body. You are about to encounter a slew of some of the top-performing athletic machines from all over the county, the best of the best. Do the necessary work and try to gain mass to your body index. Work on quickness, agility and your 40 time.
I highly suggest working with a speed coach if you don't already have one. Do everything in your power to jumpstart your college career and further your athletic development.
Simply put, you want to walk onto a college campus as the best version of yourself.
Steve Levy covers football for MSG Varsity. Follow him on Twitter: @Stevelevy3


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Bay Area hip-hop artists plan a special show with Jurassic 5 at the Greek Theater Read »
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Metallica's lead guitarist Kirk Hammett is one of the world's leading collectors of horror movie memorabilia. And after two years of showing off a selection of his film posters and costumes at music events in an... Read »
Metallica's lead guitarist Kirk Hammett is taking his well-known love for scary movies to the next level with his own music and horror event called Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEvil, set to take place at Regency... Read »
An indie punk festival celebrating the LGBT community returns to San Jose this weekend for the fourth year in a row. Read »
Tips to navigate and maximize the big event on October 19-20. Read »
Hip-hop truth-teller headlines a new music event on Sept. 21. Read »
No tickets to Outside Lands? Watch select performances online. Read »
Outdoor music festival also features Yacht, Bleached, K. Flay and more. Read »
Modest Mouse, Passion Pit, Beach House, and Toro y Moi are among the performers at this inaugural event on August 24-25. Read »
The 10th anniversary of hip-hop festival Rock The Bells features posthumous performances. Read »
Paul McCartney, Red Hot Chili Peppers and much more take over Golden Gate Park on August 9-11. Read »


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Ruby denies affair with Jamal Mubarak
Egyptian controversial singer/actress Ruby has stated that her appearance during a court hearing for a tax evasion settlement wearing a scarf on her head does not imply she decided to wear the hijab (Islamic headdress). Ruby did state that she hopes to wear the hijab one day but currently she is not prepared for such a commitment.
Ruby added that on the day of the trial she had woken up late and did not have time to fix her hair so she decided to put a scarf on her hair. She said that upon arriving at the court house she was shocked by the amount of press present, who began taking photos of her.
Ruby said that the press assumed she had decided to wear the hijab and published articles that she intends on resigning from her career and never bothered to confirm the news with her.
According to the internet website MBC.net, Ruby also denied circulating rumors that she was involved in an affair with ousted Egyptian President Husni Mubarak's son Jamal. She stressed that the rumors are a fabrication by sick individuals who are just trying to cause problems for her.
Ruby stressed that the lawsuit filed by Egyptian lawyer Nabeeh Al Wahsh calling to boycott her from all media in Egypt and accusing her of being involved with a number of political figures from the former Egyptian regime is absurd.
Ruby stated that she never met Jamal Mubarak in person or any political figure from the former regime. She added that the only politician she had seen in person is the former Minister of Culture Farouq Husni, adding that she did not talk to him and only saw him from far.


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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Gay marriage isn't the law in Washington yet. But national opponents are already preparing for a repeal campaign. The Washington House Wednesday is expected to send a same-sex marriage measure to the governor for her signature.
Christopher Plante with the National Organization for Marriage is in Washington for the vote. He says a fall referendum campaign will target voters who are not comfortable with gay marriage, but have resigned themselves to it becoming legal.
"Well, they have to understand that this is not live and let live," Plante says. "We need to look forward two, three, four, seven generations to how redefining marriage, how redefining husband and wife, redefining mother and father will impact our society."
Plante predicts supporters of traditional marriage will have no trouble gathering the necessary signatures to put a repeal measure on the November ballot. He expects both sides will spend millions of dollars waging their respective campaigns.
In 2009, Washington voters upheld gay domestic partnerships, but Plante says marriage is different.
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Everyone who starts a business in New Mexico expects to fill out lots of forms. Besides the application for a Combined Reporting System, or CRS, the business owner might need special permits to handle food or alcohol sales or to operate in specific industries.
But other permissions are required for a range of business activities that might not be as obvious. And it's the duty of the business owner to know what they are.
The Basics
Because most New Mexico businesses pay gross receipts, compensating and withholding taxes, they need to register with the Taxation and Revenue Department to obtain a CRS number. They use this number to report and pay the state, county and local taxes the business collects on behalf of several taxing authorities.
Businesses also pay income taxes. A sole proprietor uses her personal Social Security number to file taxes, but a business organized as a corporation or a business with employees has to secure a Federal Employer Identification Number, or FEIN, from the Internal Revenue Service. Corporations exempt from gross receipts taxes — those not involved in the sale or lease of tangible and intangible goods and property — don't need a CRS number, but they might need to file a corporate income and franchise tax return and register with the Corporations bureau at the New Mexico Secretary of State's office.
A business with employees has to register with the state Department of Labor and learn if it's required to withhold state income taxes from employee paychecks, pay state unemployment taxes and provide workers' compensation coverage.
The state Regulation and Licensing Department requires some businesses — in the child care, food handling, gaming, construction and financial services industries, among others — to obtain special permits and submit to extra scrutiny. To determine if special permits are needed, the business owner should contact the department in person.
In addition to a CRS number, oil and gas sector businesses need an Oil and Gas Reporting Identification Number from the Oil and Gas Bureau.
Local Permits
Businesses — including those based in the owner's home — should register with the municipality or county where they are based. Some New Mexico municipalities simplify that registration by categorizing home-based businesses depending on their neighborhood impact — for example, no impact, low impact and conditional use. Each category has different requirements for the number of employees allowed, hours of operation, noise and percent of floor space the business can use. Registration fees are often less for home-based businesses.
If the business has a sign, it has to obey community laws about sign size and placement. Historic districts often restrict the designs and colors allowed on signs. The municipality's building or planning department typically issues these permits.
Some municipalities require businesses to get a permit for any burglar or fire alarms — usually from the police or fire department. And any significant modification to the business's building or grounds usually requires a construction permit from the building or planning department.
For more information about the rules and regulations that apply to businesses in New Mexico, visit http://financenewmexico.org/steps-to-starting-a-business/.
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