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The Healthy Classroom
Share These Wise Words on Public Speaking
Editor's Note: In our back-page advice column called Life Skills Made Easy, we tackle a different question each month, sourced straight from our Teen Advisory Board members--or your students! (They can go here to submit their questions.) The goal is to provide teens with the simple, doable strategies that will help them succeed in school and in life.
Public speaking is hard. In fact, it's cited as one of the biggest fears among all Americans! But the only way to get better is to face that fear head on. That's why this month's Life Skills Made Easy question, submitted by Karli, a Choices Teen Adviser and high school sophomore from Illinois, is so important:
Karli is not alone: For many teens, knowing that a speech is coming up can fuel intense anxiety and lead to procrastination. So we turned to seasoned public speaker Berna Anat for a few tips and tricks. As the former host of the Choices How to Deal video series and the current teen community manager at Instagram, Anat knows what it's like to be in front of a large audience, and we think the advice she gives in the magazine is stellar.
To hammer her message home, download the poster below (just click on the image) and hang it up in your classroom. It will remind teens of Anat's main tip--that practice, practice, practice is the key to a stress-free speech!
Public Speaking Resources from Choices magazine:
- Check out this month's Life Skills Made Easy story, How Can I Survive...Public Speaking?
- Read our Spotlight Survival Guide, which provides additional advice for teens preparing a speech, presentation, or performance!
More Wise Words Life Skills Posters from the Choices Ideabook:
- Wise Words on Social Skills
- Wise Words on Time Management
- Wise Words on Stress Management
- Wise Words on Group Projects
Share These Wise Words on Social Skills
Editor's Note: In our back-page advice column called Life Skills Made Easy, we tackle a different question each month, sourced straight from our Teen Advisory Board members--or your students! (They can go here to submit their questions.) The goal is to provide teens with the simple, doable strategies that will help them succeed in school and in life.
Declining an invitation is tough for everyone. But for teens, who tend to put a lot of energy into their social life, saying no can be particularly challenging. Teens feel pressure to achieve, and say yes to everything--like studying more, joining another club, participating in another sport, or completing volunteer hours--and this pressure only bleeds over into their social lives.
That's why this month's Life Skills Made Easy question from Joey, a high school sophomore in Massachusetts, is perfeclty on point!
We know this issue can seem complex, so we have you and your students covered! We've contacted expert Nancy Redd, who--in her career as a television and digital on-air host--has been invited to not hundreds, but thousands, of parties and social events. Read her advice here, which will reassure your students that it's okay to say no sometimes! And don't forget to download this Wise Words poster (just click on the image below) and hang it up in your classroom to remind others of this practical, empowering life skill.
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The New Evidence-Based Way to Teach Healthy Eating
Editor's Note: Cintia Hintojosa is a researcher at the University of Chicago, who was part of the research team in a recent study that asked: What can be done to reduce unhealthy eating among adolescents? Here, in a guest post for the Ideabook blog, she explains their groundbreaking findings—and how to apply this new approach to health education in your classroom.
Childhood obesity rates have more than tripled since 1980 and despite countless school-based health interventions, effective solutions still elude experts. Why? One reason might be because traditional school health messages often rely on self-interest and future goals as motivators, but teens are more concerned about what's happening in the here and now. As adolescents, they're wired to want to feel like a socially conscious, autonomous person worthy of approval from one's peers. So we—a team of psychologists from the University of Chicago and the University of Texas—decided to test a new approach: harnessing teens' natural rebelliousness to motivate healthy eating.
Many adults know that food companies target kids and try to get them hooked from a young age. For instance, they engineer snacks to be addictive by increasing sugar and salt content, they create cartoons that draw kids to junk, and they use labeling to make foods appear healthier than they really are. Bottom line: Big Food is, in many ways, the new Big Tobacco. [Editor's Note: Read all about it in our January feature, The Sinister Science of Irresistible Junk Food, and get our round-up of related teaching resources here!]
Our research team conducted a randomized experiment in which we simply told eighth-graders facts like these, then asked the teenagers to reflect on them:
- If you want to be controlled by rich company executives who make money getting children addicted to soda and junk food, then go ahead and eat those foods.
- If you want to make your own decisions and fight back against injustice and hypocrisy, then drink water or eat healthier food.
It's the latter message that resonated with teens, and the results of the study—published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this fall—were striking: The group who got the new treatment showed a 9 percent reduction in junk food calories when the principal offered them a choice between junk food or healthy food the next day. What's more: A group that got traditional health educational materials, like diagrams from a textbook, looked no different from a group that got no nutritional information. Simply put, the traditional approach to nutrition education did nothing.
Cleary, teens do not want to be manipulated, and as educators, you have the power to utilize this desire to teach healthy decision-making. Here are three tips that can help bring this student-centered approach into your classrooms:
- TIP 1: Emphasize respect for students' autonomy. The standard methods of promoting school health— the all-school assembly, the health class lessons -- can feel to teens like adults are telling them how to make their personal choices. The more adults try, the more teens want to do the opposite. Teens need to feel respected and admired, especially when it comes to sensitive topics like how they should make personal decisions.
- TIP 2: Provide a purpose that speaks to students. Living in line with values like making the world a better place helps students feel motivated to be better and try harder. Just explaining basic health information to them, much of which they already know, doesn't. This approach isn't limited to health; incorporating a purpose for learning that students naturally value can be applied to other classroom topics too. As a society, we should give teens the information they need, but in a way that lets them feel like the kind of person who wants to put it into action.
- TIP 3: Encourage a critical eye for negative influences. Big Food and Soda marketing campaigns are more pervasive than ever. Children and teens are exposed to advertising on billboards, television, websites, games, and phone apps. We can turn the tables by using these advertisements as an opportunity to remind students of the real message behind the ads. Have your students ask critical thinking questions about the ads they see: What are they trying to sell? Who is the audience? Are they using cartoon characters or celebrities? Do you think what they are saying is true?
For more information on how Big Food and Big Soda companies target kids and what parents and educators can do to counteract it, see:
- Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss
- Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wasink
- Slim by Design: by Brian Wasink
Editor's Note: Looking for non-fiction articles that can help you utilize this anti-manipulation approach in your health or life skills classroom? Check out this handy round-up of eight Choices stories that will empower your students to think critically about the forces that influence their decision-making.
4 Ways to Make Your Classroom More Body Positive
Editor's Note: Amy Lauren Smith is a Choices Teacher-Adviser; a 6th-8th grade health teacher at the Shanghai American School in Shanghai, China; and the brilliant mind behind our Teacher's Guide each month. Visit her web site or follow her on Twitter!
This month, our debate story was inspired by the mayor of London's decision to ban all ads that promote unrealistic body images from public transportation. His argument is that unlike TV—where parents can change the channel or shield their children—public transportation has a captive audience.
Our classrooms work the same way. Every day, we have a captive audience of students coming in for at least an hour at a time, so it's important that we create an environment that makes them all feel safe and welcome. If our goal is to instill a life-long passion for health and wellness, then we need to make sure we do so in a way that promotes positivity for all.
Here are four ways you can make your classroom more body positive:
1. Agree upon and enforce a set of class norms.
Most successful groups follow a set of agreed upon expectations that help them function and run smoothly. My class works the same way. Rather than give my students a list of rules that they must follow, we decide as a group what kind of behaviors we expect from each other. Using a list the students have generated themselves leads to a more inclusive, safe environment with less chance for body teasing.
2. Remove any anti-obesity messages.
With one-third of children currently overweight or obese, the fight against obesity is at the core of what we do. However, if we want to help our children on their journey to a healthy weight, we need to make sure they first feel accepted as they are right now.
To help students work towards a healthy weight, put the focus on a love of real food and physical activity, rather than on the fear of getting fat. The anti-obesity approach tends to alienate students who are struggling, and can also lead to fear or disordered eating even with those who aren't.
3. Spend time teaching media literacy.
So much of the pressure that our students feel about their appearance is pushed on them from a very young age. Teaching them to look at these messages with a critical eye is key in promoting a healthy body image. These influences don't just come from models in magazines—TV shows, children's toys, superheroes, and video games all influence the way girls and boys feel about how they are supposed to look. Make sure you're having discussions about unrealistic expectations, Photoshop, and the risks that come with comparing ourselves on social media as well.
4. Get the students to advocate for positivity.
The best way to counteract negative messages is with positive ones, so make sure your students have the opportunity to spread words of encouragement throughout your community. The act of being kind to others can also help them feel better about themselves. For some inspiration, check out how this teen used Post-it notes to start a movement in her school, and have your students spread sincere compliments of their own with our Compliment Generator activity.
Share These Wise Words on Group Projects!
Ah, group projects--as a teacher, they offer incomparable opportunities for learning, cooperation, and teamwork. But what happens when some students don't pull their weight, or when entire groups devolve into a state of chaos and frustration?
That's why we love this Life Skills Made Easy question, from Liza, a high school freshman in Florida.
We also adore the resulting advice (read the full column here) from big-time media project manager and career empowerment expert, Julie Hochheiser Ilkovich, which will help your students stay organized and accountable. We urge you download this Wise Words poster, hang it up in your classroom, and share it with colleagues. It's a crucial reminder we all need!
P.S.! Check out these other great Ideabook posts:
3 Healthy School Food Programs to Watch
Last spring, my seventh grade students had a chance to present their nutrition projects to a group of visiting executives from Sodexo, our school's cafeteria provider. The regional manager and chef were excited to hear from the students and made promises to implement their suggestions for healthier and tastier food.
And they have, to an extent—just maybe not as fast as my students would like. Sodexo is a massive company, and we're a big school. Changes of this scale have to roll out in phases, but I don't want my students to get frustrated in the process or feel like their efforts have fallen flat.
To encourage their spirit of advocacy, we're having them form a student "task force" that can help the Sodexo chefs as they implement the healthier new menu items. As I've been looking for inspiration for this project, I've found that there are many districts that are offering delicious and nutritious food, as well as sharing it on social media to encourage other schools to do the same.
If you're looking to make healthy changes in your cafeteria, here are three Twitter accounts to check out.
1. Austin Independent School District (AISD), Texas: @AustinISDFood
Since the city is known for its vibrant foodie culture, it's no surprise that their school food program is top notch, featuring fresh local food, ethnic variety, and of course, a fleet of super cool food trucks. Leave it to the fine folks of Austin to make cafeteria food tasty, healthy, and hip. Plus, last year at SXSWEdu, I had a chance to attend a two-hour workshop from AISD on their Whole Child program. Their focus on the social, emotional, and physical needs of their students was truly inspirational, and left me buzzing with ideas that I've been implementing in my classroom and my school community ever since.
2. Greenville County School District, South Carolina: @SchoolFoodRocks
Joe Urban is the director of the Food and Nutrition Services for Greenville County Schools, and his Twitter feed would rival that of some of the best food bloggers out there. Every school day, he's posting pictures of cafeteria meals that are fresh, colorful, and guaranteed to make you hungry. He also posts tips for getting students excited about new veggies, involved in menu selection, and enjoying all sorts of food. According to his Twitter account, his district is the 44th largest in the U.S., disproving the argument that big districts can't implement healthy changes.
3. Windham Raymond Schools, Maine: @chefsamRSU14
There are so many great school food programs out there, but the creative and colorful dishes from Chef Sam particularly grabbed my attention. I love the idea of a chef taking ownership over school food, and the time and passion she puts into her work are apparent in all her posts. It's exciting to see school food being used as an opportunity to teach the community about the importance of cooking and eating whole foods.
For more inspirational cafeterias, check out my growing Twitter list: School Food Programs to Watch.
How Meditation Helped My Middle School Classes
At first they were resistant. Ask a sixth grader to do something, and they might put up a fight. Ask them to sit there and do nothing, and they'll look at you like you've lost your mind.
I tried all of the different methods of coercion: reasoning, scientific research, videos of meditation in the NBA. Finally, they started settling in. When I tried to read a script and guide them through the meditations myself, they giggled and accused me of using my "hippie voice," so we turned to Smiling Mind, an app that has free guided meditation programs broken down by age group and designed specifically for the classroom. My students decided that the guy's cool Australian accent was much more soothing than mine (and I didn't mind, because it meant I got to meditate right along with them!)
We began this regular meditation practice in all of my middle school classes three years ago. For five minutes or so at the beginning of every other class, we dim the lights, find a comfortable seat, and just unwind for a bit. The shift in the classroom dynamics could almost be felt immediately, and over the years, my students and I have become more focused, centered, and engaged.
This year's eighth graders are now in their third year of a regular meditation practice, so when it came time to write a column about how meditation has benefitted my students, I figured I should just go ahead and ask them. Rather than share their thoughts only with me, I had them use our class's online discussion board, and their responses—as well as the corresponding 'likes' they received from each other—confirmed what I already knew; this seemingly small shift had become one of the most important of my teaching career.
Here's what they had to say:
"When I'm feeling stressed out, meditation helps me calm down, take a step back, and look at the situation with more perspective." -Christine
"The benefits of meditation is that you can get super calm, you won't get angry, you will calm down and you will forgive people, and lastly, you will be more creative." -Leo
"It's a way to get out of technology, social media, etc. Some time to spend with yourself." -Rachel
"To me, meditation is an escape from the world and I can focus on me instead of things that are worrying me." -Elena
Not only have they become more self-aware, but they've also become advocates for themselves, requesting meditation on days when they have big tests or presentations in other classes. I feel confident in knowing that they now have a healthy coping skill they can use even after they leave my classroom at the end of the year. In fact, as they were scrolling through each other's comments and thoughts, one of them shut his laptop, turned to the rest of us and said, "Maybe we should give this to the high school principal. I hear they don't have meditation up there, and I think we're going to need it."
For ideas on getting meditation into your class, check out How Can I Keep My Cool?
Share These Wise Words on Stress Management!
Editor's Note: In our September issue, we kicked off our brand new back-page advice column called Life Skills Made Easy. In it, we tackle a different question each month, sourced straight from our Teen Advisory Board members—or your students! (They can go here to submit their question.) The goal is to provide teens with the simple, doable strategies that will help them succeed in school and in life.
Teachers, I know you've been there, and so have your students: That moment when a list of seemingly small stressors—the pile of work, next period's exam, the fact that you forgot your lunch (again)—all compound to suddently send you straight into meltdown mode. Surely you've got your go-to coping strategies by now, but are your students equipped to stop a stress-storm in its tracks? Here at Choices, we believe having a stay-calm tactic is among the most essential of the essential life skills. (After all, it's the thing you have to be able to do before you can move on to other problem-solving strategies!) That's why we were thrilled when Luis, a high school senior in Texas, was brave enough to ask us for help as part of our October Life Skills Made Easy column.
Brainstorming the best experts for these columns has become a much anticipated activity for Team Choices, and this month, we couldn't stop thinking about all of the high-pressure situations that top-tier athletes encounter in competition. What do they do to snap back from anxiety? What's their secret weapon for staying calm and focused? These questions eventually led us to George Mumford, who many call the NBA's "mindfulness guru." His fantastic explanation of stress—and the easy mindfulness exercise that accompanies it—will give your students a brand new choice every time they feel overwhelmed!
P.S. We also whipped up this little sign featuring Mumford's Wise Words, which you can download for your classroom wall. (Visit this Ideabook post to also add our September poster—featuring Wise Words on Time Management—to your Gallery of Life Skills insight!)
4 Promises to My Students at the Start of a New Year
Every August, we teachers start out with new goals. Whether they're personal or professional, a new year equals a fresh start, new students, and a chance to improve our craft. But, even with the best of intentions, these goals can get buried and pushed aside for other projects and obligations.
So this year, rather than set goals for myself, I'm going to remember what being a teacher is truly is about. I'm making some promises to my students instead.
1. I will assess and hand back your projects in less than a week.
This is a recurring goal for me, and one I can rarely stick to. With so many students and projects coming in at once, it's difficult to thoroughly assess and return them in a timely fashion. But my vice principal always says that after a week, the power of feedback is lost. This makes sense. After all, when I submit work or send an email, I'm used to getting a response in a day or two, and if I don't, I start to doubt the quality or content of my work. I would hate to cause my students—especially with their need for social media likes and instant gratification—to experience anxiety over quality work they've handed in. And as for the work that isn't the best quality, asking a student to re-do an assignment two weeks later—when we've already moved onto another unit—is rarely going to lead to improvement.
2. I will give you formative assessments so that no grade is a surprise.
Assessing and grading projects doesn't take nearly as long if you've been actively involved throughout the whole process. When I do periodic check-ins and conferences with my students, I know where they're succeeding and struggling, and more importantly, so do they. When it comes time to hand in their projects, they are aware of where they're at, and I'm able to assess the final product and give them the grades they feel they deserve.
3. I will work with you to create projects that are current, relevant, and engaging.
It's not easy updating curriculum as you go, but it's also not easy to keep students engaged when you're sticking to the same lessons and projects year after year. As a health teacher, it's important that I stay on top of the latest news and ideas, and ask my students for their input along the way. In a subject as inherently personal as health, giving students "voice and choice" over what they learn takes on an even bigger sense of importance.
4. I will put you before my email and be waiting at the door when you arrive.
One week into school, and already it's started. The endless barrage of emails… school events, new systems and initiatives, announcements, meetings, and messages from colleagues and friends. While important and often entertaining, checking email is not the main purpose of my job. I'm here for the students, and while it may be tempting to sneak a look at my computer as they shuffle between classes, the last thing I want them to see when they enter the room is the back of a computer screen. I'll set aside time after they leave, but I won't allow the distractions of my technology to pull me away from the present. Then, hopefully, I can expect the same from them.
Share These Wise Words on Time Management!
In our September issue, we're kicking off a brand new back-page advice column called Life Skills Made Easy. In it, we'll tackle a different question each month, sourced straight from the mouths of our Teen Advisory Board members—or your students! (They can go here to submit their question.) The answer will come from a unique, carefully selected expert each month, and the goal is to provide teens with the simple, doable strategies that will help them succeed in school and life—from balancing school and fun, to calming themselves down in a stressful moment, to dealing with difficult people!
This time around, we had a little fun with our go-to guru, leveraging some legendary advice from none other than President Dwight D. Eisenhower. His method of time management isn't just a lesson in to-do lists; it's a fairly straightforward way to teach your students to prioritize their tasks and goals. (Check out the story and teaching resources here!)
We also had our resident art director whip up this little sign featuring Eisenhower's Wise Words, which you can download for your classroom. We'll be doing the same every month, so check back to add to your gallery of life skills insight! We have no doubt your students will appreciate the inspiration.


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Oh my God, Becki...look at slim's butt...it's just so big. He looks like one of those midget girl's husbands.
Its called DEFWU, Dont ever f*** with us,' Wolfe concluded of just what it is with this team. We arent going to go looking for a fight, but if you want a fight, were gonna fight you.
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Human nature is just the same. What happens yesterday is still happening right now. If a person sees new popular gadgets, he/she also wants to have. If everybody has that new bag, that person also wants to have.
Remember, Just because everybody is doing it, doesn't mean you need to do it.
In Noah's Time, he was surrounded by people who neglected the word of God. Before the flood, people were partying and drinking. Noah showed that the world was wrong. He did not follow the custom of the world. He remain faithful to God. In addition, Exodus 32 is a story of Israelites after they left Egypt. This was the time they built a golden calf (an idol). During that time, the people are partying and praising the golden calf, even if they know that God brought them out of Egypt. That day, about three thousand died because they neglected the word of God.
Exodus 20:4-6 said that do not make idols.
Instead, honor God and stand firm in his presence.
Are the people you normally hangout will give you Godly advice or they just influence you of doing things that you thought it is okay?
Our enemy creates a circumstances to make people think what is okay, is not okay. He will find ways to make us confused so our mind must be strong. The target of the devil is the mind.
Do not copy the customs into this world, fight against evil
Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.
#Stand Firm in his presence.
#The Mind must be strong.


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YNOT AGM and Youth Ethics Training 2015
Youth Network of Tasmania
Wednesday, 18 November 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:15 pm (AEDT)
Event Details
The YNOT AGM and Youth Ethics Framework for Tasmania Training will be held on Wednesday 18 November from 10am - 3:15pm at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre, New Town. YNOT members and non members are invited to attend with morning tea and lunch provided.
The day will begin with an overview of the Youth Ethics Framework for Tasmania, followed by the short and snappy YNOT AGM. The Youth Ethics Framework for Tasmania Training will consist of two training and professional development sessions facilitated by Andrew Cummings.
Andrew has worked in the youth sector for nearly 30 years. His roles have included being Executive Director of the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition and Secretary General of the European Confederation of Youth Clubs. Andrew will be running two training sessions to explore in more depth the Youth Ethics Framework for Tasmania. The first session will look at the principles in the framework and explore what they mean for those working with young people. The second session will look at ways to understand and apply the principles in your work with young people, with colleagues and with other stakeholders.
The Youth Ethics Framework for Tasmania is available on the YNOT website and hard copy booklets will be available for purchase on the day. Certificates of Attendance for the training and professional development sessions are available upon request.
If you have any questions or want more information please contact Bek at email@example.com or on 6223 5511.
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Tasmanian Hockey Centre
19 Bell Street
New Town,
Tasmania 7008
Wednesday, 18 November 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:15 pm (AEDT)
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The Youth Network of Tasmania is the peak body for the non government youth sector in Tasmania.
YNOT is the peak body for the non-government youth sector in Tasmania. It is funded by the Tasmanian Government to improve the Tasmanian community's response to youth issues by:
Involving young people and service providers in identifying and responding to youth issues;
Developing coordinating mechanisms across the youth sector; and providing advice to government and other agencies on youth issues.
YNOT also encompasses the Tasmanian Youth Forum (TYF) and the Tasmanian Youth Conference (TYC).


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Mother of three on the brink of being homeless again
Having fallen on hard times, a mother of three has designed a plan to get back on her feet. Latoya Hemmings, 32, a resident of Green Island in Hanover, is seeking the public's help in becoming a homeowner.
She now occupies the dwelling as a tenant, but the board house is up for sale as the owner now wants it off her land. The problem, however, is that Hemmings has no money.
The two-bedroom board house is being sold for $175,000.
Currently unemployed, Hemmings said she is struggling to care fore her three children, ages 16, two, and nine months old.
"Many times I can't find food for them, but my priority is having a roof over my head for the children," Hemmings told THE STAR.
Our news team was told that Hemmings was living on the street when she approached Food For The Poor for a house.
"I did not have my own land so they could not give me a house. I saw a house that was up for rent and went back to Food For The Poor and they paid the first month's rent of $8,000 for me. After that I began to pay because I was working as a cashier at a gas station at the time," she said.
Susan Moore, director in charge of social outreach and health care, told our news team that although they are not familiar with Hemmings' case, she might have got assistance from the parish's poor relief department.
"Each parish has a poor relief department and they may know someone needy. They would do a field visit and sometimes do a short assistance. That may have been the case", Moore said.
Meanwhile, Hemmings said she resigned her last job to take better care of her children, but with no steady source of income to support the household, she is currently seeking employment.
"I had to resign from the last work because the children were coming home from the daycare with bites and losing weight. A better job could get better daycare which would treat them better, and I would concentrate on keeping the job to pay the bills," she told our news team.
Hemmings said the father of her last two children is unable to assist her to buy the house. She currently owes $48,000 for rent, and said she has not idea how she will be able to clear it at this point.
She has until Monday to pay for the house, failing which she could be on the streets. If she is successful in purchasing the house, Hemmings said that she already has authorisation from a relative to have it relocated to a nearby property.


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E. Coli From Cesspool|Blamed in Baby's Death
(CN) – A Texas woman claims in court that her 22-week-old son died because the company in charge of her apartment complex failed to do anything about contamination from a leaking cesspool.
Heather Heath, and her husband Kenneth, filed the petition in Montgomery County Court after she became so sick that doctors were forced to prematurely deliver her 22-week-old son, Charles.
"As Heather's water broke, Doctors stated they could smell the infection," the petition says.
Heather had an E. coli infection, the petition says, which she had contracted from water the cesspool began leaching contaminates into the environment.
Her son contracted charioamnionitis, a bacterial infection in the uterus that is commonly caused by E. coli infections, the medical examiner said.
"Recognizing the severity of his condition, Doctors wrapped baby Charles in a blanket and left the room so plaintiffs could be alone with their son," the petition says.
Charles died just two hours after birth, according to the petition.
The Heaths moved into the Bellshire Apartments complex in December 2013. It is located in Conroe, a city just north of Houston. Merced Housing Texas owned and Hamilton Valley Management managed the complex, according to the petition. Both are Texas companies.
The Heaths began to get sick in June 2015 with what the petition described as "various illnesses": vomiting, diarrhea and urinary tract infections. According to the suit, other residents had similar health issues.
Heather learned she was pregnant in November 2015, and once again became ill in February 2016. She was hospitalized with a scorching fever, the petition states, and doctors were forced to induce labor.
Also in February, a plumbing company allegedly told Merced and Hamilton that a cesspool beneath the complex had contaminated the drinking water with E. coli.
The plumbing company submitted a detailed proposal to fix the problem, the petition says, yet Merced and Hamilton did nothing and "… the contamination persists to this day."
The Heaths seek damages under Texas's wrongful death statute, punitive damages, and damages for emotional distress over witnessing the death of their son.
Danna Hoover, vice president at Hamilton Valley Management, said he's read the petition and that, while it sounded very tragic, he denies the company was ever given a report or advisory about an E coli. contamination from a plumbing company, nor a plan to mitigate it.
He also said the petitioners have since moved out of the apartment complex and did not alert management to any persistent illnesses or contaminated water.


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Koch Bar
The commencement of a new Bradley mens basketball season will bring the opportunity for many players to step up their games.
This season, Koch Bar will be the most valuable player on the mens team, without a doubt. Despite only entering his sophomore year of play, the 611 center will pick up right where he left off after his freshman season and with the potential to go beyond that.
During his inaugural 2016-17 season, Bar aligned himself in the company of elite players of Bradley basketball program history with 41 total blocks good enough for the third most in school history. This feat places Bar just behind first-round NBA picks Patrick OBryant and Danny Granger.
This defensive prowess will be essential to the Bradley bunch as they look to keep opposing offenses at bay.
Yet, it is not just his defensive ability that provides Bar the potential to be a stand-out star this season; the Sudanese native also led the Braves with a 51.7 field goal percentage. Bars ability to not only shut down opposing offenses but also produce scoring makes him a complete player which will prove to be valuable for the mens team this season.
AJ will try and tell you that Bar is too young to be the best on the team, but the Bradleybasketball program is built on youth, providing ample time for a young player to step up and lead the group for years to come. This will allow young players like Bar to leave behind a foundational legacy for future players to follow. While Luuk van Bree is also an effective player offensively, his defensive play is just not as strong as Bars.
Luuk van Bree
As Bradley mens basketball closes in on the start of their season, there are still many unanswered questions about their upcoming 2017-18 play. The team has had their share of ups and downs the past few years, but one thing has remained consistent for the Braves: Luuk van Bree. With two solid years of play under him, the junior will look to continue leading the team both on and off the floor.
During his freshman campaign, van Bree saw plenty of action; starting in 28 of his 30 appearances in 2015. He went on to lead both the team as well as Missouri Valley Conference freshmen in 3-pointers with 44, the most a Bradley player has recorded since the 2007-2008 season. The forward was also named to the MVC All-Freshmen team, averaging 9.4 points a game in conference play the second highest on the Braves.
While van Bree took on a smaller role with less minutes last season, he still produced well for head coach Brian Wardle with 6.5 points per game and led the team with 26 steals on the season.
While these numbers may not jump off the page, the Netherlands native has consistently given the Braves a balanced attack, with solid two-way play. Van Bree has also proven time and time again he can deliver big performances, including his double-double freshman year against Texas Christian University with 19 points and 11 rebounds and his career-best 20 points against University of Northern Iowa last season.
While Sammy may tell you that Koch Bar will be the most important piece of the Bradley puzzle, van Bree is poised for a breakout season. With one of the most complete offensive skillsets on the team, the junior is ready to take the MVC by the reins and lead the charge for this coming season.


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(ASPT1705-1) Translate 60 Software Product Web Articles and Implement into Wordpress
Budget $200-250 USD
We need a freelancer with IT knowledge to translate 60 web pages from English into Brazilian Portuguese. The web pages are intended to help SEO and are about Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android related software products and corresponding use cases.
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- From English into Brazilian Portuguese.
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- Since the English source texts don't always have good quality or has been written for products of other manufacturers, please make sure to rewrite the text in your own words, rather than just literally translating them.
- Translate the texts using as much Meta Keywords as possible. Find the meta keywords for each SEO page into the document "SEO Pages [login to view URL]". Please also note the column "Comments" of the Excel table, which includes instructions for the translation.
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Hi there. I know this probably is a big longshot, but I am looking for someone who might have my old CS-Movie. I saw that some years ago, you wrote a post about my CS-movie, and I was wondering if you might still have it. If you do, I would be so happy. Please send me an email if possible
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I began my Saturday by carrying out the trash.
That is when I discovered that my trash cans were missing. Somebody had stolen them, again.
This was the third time in 13 years that somebody has copped my cans. This time the trash cans disappeared on Memorial Day weekend. The time before that, it was Christmas of 1989. The first time the cans were hijacked was just before Halloween in the mid 1980s.
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Can anyone link me to a good, easy-to-read article on the corrupting influence of rock music?
And maybe one defending it too?
Thanks in advance.
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Corrupting influence of rock music.
You know, the sort of thing religious types and Conservatives write about how listening to rock music is destroying the morals of young people. Can be modern or from the fifties or sixties. Needs to sound as reasonable as one of these things can reasonably sound and be readable by someone with basic English.
Probably not quite going to cut it, unfortunately.
I'm after a slightly more conventional conservative view of its shortcomings.
The second result is this thread. The third result's awesome. Still doesn't save me from having to search through 'em all to find something people who can't speak much English will be able to read...
Actually, this'll be fine once I write it up a bit...
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Are you a purple person? I often refer to my customers who just love purple as purple people because they often can't resist a predominantly purple canvas. While sending these images off to someone and thought oh why not spread the word and have a blog post. The top one, Columbines, is absolutely gorgeous. I […]Read More


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Brief CV - Hans Hess
President of Swissmem and Vice-President of economiesuisse
Hans Hess has been President of the Swissmem industry association since November 2010. He graduated from ETH Zurich as a materials engineer in 1980 and, in 1989, was awarded an MBA from the University of Southern California in the United States. He subsequently held a number of managerial positions at various Swiss industrial companies, and was CEO of Leica Geosystems from 1996 to 2005.
Today, Hans Hess is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Comet Holding AG and Reichle & De-Massari Holding AG, and a member of the Board of Directors of Burckhardt Compression Holding AG and dorma+kaba Holding AG. He is also Vice-President of economiesuisse and manages his own consulting company, Hanesco AG.
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Dallas Black Dance Theatre will commemorate its 40th anniversary season during its seventh annual Cultural Awareness Series. The series will be held Feb. 17 to Feb. 19 at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in the AT&T Performing Arts Center, ...
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Terrace Bay Pulp will soon begin to move forward after reaching an agreement with its creditors to pay back the $35 million in claims! This is great news for the community of Terrace Bay. Read the full story from the Chronicle Journal here!
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Sato, Zuberi and José Luis were sitting around the campfire, while the guide was already sleeping in a tent near them. A terrifying shaman appeared suddenly and started talking, but José Luis did not notice any of this. The truth is that he was feeling dizzy and exhausted. His thoughts were focused on Montserrat since he told the group why he had left Spain. He still could not understand what happened. Montserrat seemed to haunt him more and more. Since he left Spain, he could not recognize himself in his attitude and feelings. He used to be so positive and vigorous.
I should have never come here
"Hey! José!"
José came back to reality and did not know who was calling him. There was only Zuberi gazing at him.
"Where is Sato?" José Luis asked.
"He left us to follow that crazy shaman. We have to save him!" Zuberi said.
"Wait! What? What shaman are you talking about?" José Luis asked in disbelief.
"A shaman came and tried to convince us to follow him in order to heal our wounds, but I think you were not listening. Sato chose to follow him, but I fear he is in great danger. That shaman seems really bad and he does not say everything he has in mind. I feel great darkness in him."
Zuberi stood up and moved into the path that Sato and the Shaman had taken, and turned round towards José Luis. Two white eyes stood out of darkness and were looking at José Luis.
"Come!" Zuberi said.
The two men were walking and they could see a village lit with fire. It looked even more rudimentary than the one they had gone first. As they were approaching it, they could hear and see that something was going on. A bald man was tied to a cut tree trunk, and people were gathered around him. A shaman wearing a mask was dancing and two people were bringing a dead alpaca. They laid it on the soil before the bald man and put a bowl beside his head. The shaman took a knife out of his tunic and cut the animal's throat. Dark blood was flowing and the shaman filled the bowl with it. The villagers shouted louder to encourage their shaman. He walked towards the bald man and poured the blood on his head while shouting unintelligible words for Zuberi and José Luis, who were seeing this terrible scene.
"I can't believe this. . ." José Luis said in disgust. The two men reached the edge of the village. There was no guard. Everyone was at the centre. They came closer and could see what was happening without being noticed.
The poor bald man was shaking and the people around him were repeating what the shaman had said. Then the shaman took off his mask. He was the shaman who had come to the campfire. He filled the bowl with blood another time and came back near the bald man.
"No! Please, don't!" the bald man screamed in tears. It was Sato's voice. The two men recognized it. They pushed many people in the crowd and reached the centre. It was complete silence and everyone was shocked. The shaman looked at them.
"If you want to join the healing ritual, it is not too late yet," he said.
"Yeah. . . We came for that," José Luis said. "We changed our mind." He glanced at Zuberi, who shook his head.
"Well, come!" the shaman said.
The two men got closer to the shaman. When Zuberi was close enough, he punched the shaman to the head and José Luis took him his knife to untie Sato. The shaman was unconscious and the indigenous people were looking at them in disbelief. When Sato was free, Zuberi, José Luis and he began to run in order to flee the village. Soon after, they heard screams behind them. The indigenous people were running after them. . .
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Subject: Re: Black Magic Ritual
Fri 15 Apr - 19:44
It took me over a minute to realize that the bald man tied to the tree was, our friend, Sato. There was something about the helplessness in his eyes that shocked me. And at the exact moment when our eyes met, when I felt his fear, I knew we could not leave him. There had to be a way to free him.
Everything that happened in the next few minutes seems like a blur to me. I remember punching the shaman and seeing from the corner of my eye, José untie Sato. We had to make a run for it. We must have ran for an hour before the indigenous people stopped chasing us. We were clearly in a disadvantageous position. It was their mountains, their natural environment, these people knew the paths of the mountains by heart. It was dark and they probably hoped the carnivorous animals would get us first and if it was not them, it would be something else. The mountains were full of dangerously deadly surprises. We did not stop running and I knew we had to stay off the tracks. There was no other way, or else they could find short cuts and catch up to us. We stumbled through the forest. I could feel the branches snap beneath my feet, the sharp edges of wood cutting the surface of my flesh. The wind was cool yet it felt like a constant slap on my face. Sato and José were running behind me, I couldn't look behind me to check on them but I could hear their heavy footsteps pounding on the ground and their heavy breathing. I heard someone fall, probably over the root of a tree but I did not look to see who had fell.
It wasn't until we reached a high point of the mountain that we allowed ourselves to stop running. We had a good view of the cleared area below us. We could see them arrive way before they would ever notice us. We had a good panoramic view of the cleared space below us, the ground seemed rocky and slightly uneven. In the middle sat an enormous flat gray rock although it seemed rusted and stained with huge splashes of orange and red.
The deforested place contrasted with its heavily forested surroundings. As though it had been cleared for a reason.
As the night fell completely dark, the moon set high in the sky. It was a full moon, the night where a huge amount of magic can be drawn. Miracles happened during these nights. As my comrades were slowly falling asleep, I heard a rumble through the forest below us. The rumble then grew loud and aggressive and I could hear piercing shouts of excitement as though a festivity was about to happen. I saw them come in from every side of the forest, all of them gathering around the huge stained rock. Some were starting a fire, an enormous one. There must have been at least two hundred of them. Their faces were covered in black symbols and they wore what seemed like animal teeth around their heads, necks and wrists.
I couldn't see very well from afar but their teeth seemed sharp-edged like the ones of a shark. I woke Sato and José up, terrified that these men would see us, terrified by what they were about to do. We all hid behind a fallen tree trunk, our heads raised just enough to see the spectacle that was arising below us. It was at this moment that a man, clearly the chief, arrived in the clearing. Behind him, were a line of five prisoners, hands tied. They were brought up to the rock. At this point the excitement of the tribe was at its peak. They seemed so uncivilized and aggressive, I could feel goosebumps rising on my arms. The men were jumping around and pushing the prisoners, practically tossing them around, flashing their teeth and terrifying smiles. They kept chattering their teeth, it was disturbing to watch.
José was the first one to speak up, whispering:
"What is happening?
" he asked.
I don't understand but we're about to find out
" I replied.
One of the prisoners was brought on the rock and forced to lie down. It was at this moment that I understood why the rock was tainted with red: it had been stained with blood, human blood. I stared at the chief while he approached the prisoner and looked at his prey's fearful eyes. He smelled the flesh of the terrified prisoner and without hesitation plunged his shark-like teeth deep into his prisoner's skin. The crowd grew wild and the feast began. I closed my eyes but my ears could still hear the piercing screams of the prisoner.
One word raised to my mouth, the only one I could pronounce:
" I muttered.
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Tatsuhiro Satō
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Subject: Re: Black Magic Ritual
Tue 19 Apr - 9:31
Sato had lost track of time. Everything was foggy around him and he could not feel anything.
-Am I dead?
He was seeing lights across the sky dancing like wild horses in shades unknown to man. The colors were melting like candle wax and then swirled in misty smokes in the night. He felt the forest closing upon him and his blood started to pound to his ears.
Suddenly, a shadowy creature with a deer head appeared in front of Sato. He had a strange necklace around his neck with a serpent-shaped pendant. He pronounced strange sounds with no meaning and the young man felt he was being restrained. Locks of his hair started falling in front of his eyes before he had time to realize what was going on. Panic settled in.
A dead alpaca was brought before him and in a firm blow, the shaman cut the animal's throat. Blood was poured in a bucket and brought upon Sato's head. He started screaming when the blood ran down his face and a lot entered his mouth. The young man pucked trying to spit out the thick liquid.
Suddenly, the demonic deer redirected his attention somewhere in the wood and everything went blurry. Sato felt his bonds cut loose and he would have fallen to the ground if it was not for the friendly arm of José. Without thinking, Sato began to run towards the woods. They ran for what seemed an eternity and the young Japanese thought more than once that he would fall dead to the ground for so he was exhausted beyond his limits. His legs were of cotton and he felt dizzy. The taste of blood in his mouth made him threw up a few time and symptoms of dehydration began to appear. They did not stop until the moon was high up in the sky and Sato dropped on the ground, half dead. The world seemed to spin around him and he thought that he could no longer move. He was reattached to reality when the word
was uttered.
Screams followed shortly after and Sato could not help himself but to join his own voice to their despair. He felt a large hand trying to cover up his mouth, but he could not be silenced. He was at his wits' end. He heard men yelling in a strange language and footsteps aproaching. Sato looked at his companions and they all understodd they had not the courage nor the energy to run away anymore. The cannibals surrunded them in no time and the three young men were dragged in the center of the ritual.There was blood everywhere gleaming under the moonlight, but it is not what caught Sato's eyes. The cannibal leader, the one with the knife, had a very familiar snake pendant.
- We have not moved, muttered Sato.
Once this thought had sunk in, the world put on a new color. Sato recognized the tree to which he was attached and the dead alpaca's corpse next to it. He felt the foggy cloud covering his mind lifting up and took a closer look at the cannibals. Each and every one of them was obviously under the influence of hard drugs. He did not know how but the young man concluded that he and his comrades had also been under such influence. It would also explain how the cannibals had not followed them in the forest and how they had not achieved that much of distance is such a large amount of time.
Even if the cannibals were tying him up to a tree (again), Sato felt in full possession of his senses and it delighted him. His happiness wore off quickly when they took José and brought him to the sacrificial rock.
Sato felt helpless.
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José Luis García
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Subject: Re: Black Magic Ritual
Wed 20 Apr - 14:22
"Hey! Wake up!" said Zuberi.
José Luis felt terribly tired and dizzy. He felt as if he were losing control of his senses since they started running in the woods. Now he was beside Zuberi and Sato. Zuberi was waking Sato up, who seemed even more in madness than José Luis. Suddenly, the trees began swirling more and more.
"Stand up, we have to go or they will catch us!" said Zuberi. "We have to flee those cannibals."
José Luis had not noticed the cannibal ritual and the screams, but now that he was hearing them, his fear grew incredibly in him. Zuberi tried to get up, but he too seemed to be dizzy. The noise from the cannibals grew louder and his head hurt him. He wanted to leave this place, feel safe again. . .
José Luis put his hands on a tree trunk. A man shrieked. The scream threw José Luis into a fright. He pushed with his legs to stand up while supporting himself on the tree. While doing so, Sato screamed. The world swirled even more and more, José Luis lost balance and fell on the soil. His head hit a rock. He was now lying on his back and looking to the sky. The tree branches and the stars were unifying and making spirals. José Luis lost consciousness. . .
José Luis opened his eyes. Where was he? He felt something cold on his back. His feet and his hands were tied. The indigenous cannibals brought him there. He then realized he was on a rock, a rock where he would be sacrificed. . . He turned his head to his right. Zuberi and Sato were also tied to a tree. Behind them, the cannibals were making a lot of noise. There were some suction noises between the screams. The three men were terrorized.
Suddenly, a silhouette in the shadows approached them. Sato, on his guards, took a large branch, ready to hit, until the stranger's face was lit by the moonlight. It was their guide, the wise pilgrim that had brought them here. Once again, he seemed in perfect control of the situation and he put a finger to his lips to tell the three miserable to stay quiet. He then instantly disappeared again in the shadows.
Not so far, the ritual was still taking place. From his point of view, José Luis could not see if the victim was still alive or even if the cannibals were eating him. The screams had stopped and had let place to strange disrupted music.
Shortly after, a few noises could be heard from all around them like small steps took on soft grass. Then everything went silent for a few minutes and the most unbelievable sound was heard. There was a rumble growing louder and louder. All of a sudden, a bright light dazzled José Luis. The Spanish man thought it was a helicopter. He heard people speaking in Spanish. However, he could hear the cannibals' screams fading away. There were also gunshots. Were those men from the helicopter soldiers? He believed they were and at the same time, José Luis could feel that someone was undoing the ties. . .
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They're driving me nuts!!
Actually, it's not so much the wolves as it is wolf people.
Specifically those who want to have assloads of them to romp in the daisies with and to hell with how the locals feel about it; and those who come up with utter bullshit stories about ravening 250-pound Canadian werebeasts being released willy-nilly around Washington.
As a hunter, I'm more worried about the latter camp, however.
As wolf populations continue to grow, our rabidly howling fringe has the potential to drag the reputation of sportsmen as a whole down with it and break bridges with wildlife-oriented groups that we otherwise share common goals with, namely protecting habitat and having lots of critters in the woods.
Since reading it in the preface to E. Donnall Thomas' fantastic book, How Sportsmen Saved The World, my motto has become, "When wildlife advocates work together, wildlife wins; when they bicker, they lose."
If we let those of us who spout lies about wolves, threaten to shoot legislators because the state can't do anything about federal protections, or allegedly poach elk while preaching that Canis lupus is the enemy, control the campfire, it's going to go out in the future for want of company.
AND NOW FOR THE OBLIGATORY I-ain't-a-wolf-lover/hugger/apologist statement to assure the foaming folks that, although I'm a defender of wildlife, I am most definitely not a member of Defenders of Wildlife.
I am not a wolf lover, wolf hugger or wolf apologist.
I wish wolves had remained north of the 49th Parallel.
I wish they weren't in the same valley that I've hunted deer in for the past decade and a half.
But they are, and that's how it is.
Just like moose showing up all over Eastern Washington and Northeast Oregon from their Idaho strongholds, mountain goats wandering from the Beaver State's Elkhorns clear across the Columbia to the Mt. Adams area, wolves have legs too and they like to wander, and what the hell can you do to stop them from crossing lines on a map?
And since I am a law-abiding sportsman — as are the vast majority of us — you won't even hear me telling the very stale joke, "Those aren't wolves, boys, those are just real big coyotes, and coyote season's open, yuck, yuck, yuck."
FOR WHATEVER REASON, we in the media gravitate like flies to poop to the loudest, shrillest voices in the tiniest of minorities, overlooking the quiet, moderate middle ground.
Guilty. As. Charged.
Some of it is to "stand up for the little guy" — a good idea in many instances — but how long before guys like "Wolfbait" at a popular hunting board pop up as "Concerned Local Hunter" on the evening news spewing their factless stories?
Because it really is only a matter of time that one of the reporters from the revolving door that is KOMO News drives over the pass and knocks on Wolfbait's door and sticks a mic in his face and thinks he/she has the scoop of his/her life — and then all of us hunters suddenly look like kooks?
This week Wolfbait is continuing to peddle his illicit Twisp wolf release tale.
(You can replace the word "malamute" with "wolves" below because someone in the thread above Wolfbait's post suggested that canids seen in cages elsewhere in the state might actually have been, say, sled dogs.)
In 09 when the WDFW released malamutes in the Methow Valley, less than a mile from down town Twisp I might add, we had malamutes sightings and malamute problems all summer long. The malamutes were killing chickens and a cow and her calf, we even have pictures of these malamutes in town. Funny after winter came the malamutes disappeared, and we haven't seen any malamutes around town since. Some who know wolves, er malamutes say that after these critters were released they didn't know where to go so they hung around where they were released and then when winter came they dispersed.
Wolfbait and his story first began to pop up in May 2009, which wasn't too long after a dead cow was discovered on the Golden Doe Wildlife Area above Twisp. A local rancher says he saw two wolves by the carcass. Tracks of coyotes, ravens and dogs were also around it, but a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service agent couldn't tell what had killed it. Then, by July, someone going by the name of Longshot — who may or may not be Wolfbait by a different name — was spreading the wolf-release story on a Methow Valley community bulletin board.
Wolfy made his latest malamute/wolf allegations in a thread asking about releases near Mt. St. Helens.
Since a June 2010 article in a Lewis County paper about WDFW's wolf management plan and one man's comments in that piece that, if it's ever approved, wolves could theoretically be translocated to the flanks of the volcano, the land of Bigfoot has apparently also become the land of sneaky state biologists trucking in wolves to reduce the elk herd.
Never mind that we hunters have been providing that service for free to the cash-strapped agency the past several years since WDFW began giving us more opportunities to help trim the St. Helens herd to better match the available habitat.
And the agency's been working with Weyerhaueser to open up hundreds of thousands of acres of their woods to us.
AND making money off of us through general and permit hunting license fees.
Talk about crafty bastards!
As the St. Helens wolf story goes, a guy's buddy heard something on a local talk radio station a few days before and … well, pretty soon someone with "credible" sources inside WDFW reported that the agency is indeed gonna turn loose hordes of packs inside Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument to eat up the elk.
Of … course.
As if there is some sort of holding facility somewhere stocked with wolves that Harriett Allen or Ed Bangs can call up and place an order any ol' time.
"And will you be paying for your two large Canadian wolf packs, one medium-sized pack plus four loners with a credit or debit card?"
Never mind all that red tape that actually keeps government from doing anything that fast.
Like doing a study to make sure that the habitat is suitable for wolves and they're not compounding one wildlife problem with another.
Or holding public meetings in the area.
Or writing up a draft management plan.
And then having a public comment period on the plan.
And then rewriting it.
And then getting the Fish & Wildlife Commission to sign off on it.
Hell, WDFW's been working on their wolf plan since 2007, and it's STILL three-quarters of a year away before the commission looks at it.
And even then state environmental policy act, or SEPA, studies will have to be done before any wolves are loaded into crates and actually released.
Never mind all that, because it just doesn't fit into the narrative of sneaky/greenie biologists hell-bent on killing hunting as we know it.
BUT TWO MORE LUDICROUS STORIES of the big bad wolf being loosed in Southwest Washington sure do.
One has it that 25 were parachuted into Weyerhaueser lands west of I-5 "to help eliminate elk and deer which were feeding on young trees the timber companies planted."
Never mind that liberalizing deer and elk seasons would have accomplished the same thing for the timber company.
And Weyco wouldn't have had to pay a penny for chopper pilot time.
Another story, related to me via email last year, is of 10 wolves spotted in the woods outside Pe Ell in 1995.
I don't know what the emailer really saw, but I don't think that two wolves somehow managed to find their way to the Willapa Hills, discovered true love, raised a litter and then completely disappeared off the face of the earth without being seen by anyone else except the emailer. It just doesn't pass the smell test.
The Willapa Hills are not deepest darkest Central Idaho.
They are not close to the Canadian border whatsoever.
They are a low mountain range shot through with logging roads on the other side of a major metropolitan area as well as at least two interstates and several U.S. highways.
A story that fantastic would surely have caught the attention of even the laziest reporter at the Aberdeen, Centralia or Longview papers, and then made it into the Seattle Times where it could be dredged out of its much-searched-for-wolf-news archives as proof that the Lookout Pack wasn't the first pack in the state in 70 years.
When I tried to jar the longtime Willapa Hills wildlife biologist's memory about the episode, he hadn't the foggiest idea of what the hell I was talking about.
He probably now has my work number on call block.
His counterpart to the east of I-5 did have a very cloudy recollection that at some point in the 1990s there was a group of animals that were hanging out in the Mt. Adams area one fall and winter. Two or three were shot, one or two died. He figures they were dog-wolf hybrids because of the way they hung around a campground.
Do wild wolves hang around campgrounds?
I'm no expert, but maybe if they did, Idaho hunters would have had a better wolf hunt last winter instead of failing to meet the quota by a couple dozen animals.
And did wild wolves hang around Twisp hassling chickens in summer 2009, like Wolfbait asserts?
I'm no expert, but if they did, maybe a search of the Methow Valley News' Web site for "chickens Twisp wolf" would have turned up more than one result — a dead-of-winter 2010 interview with the owner of the Red Cedar Bar whose grandparents lived up Wolf Creek and had a mess of hens.
I was once a weekly news reporter and for the life of me, I cannot imagine that the folks at the paper — which is based in Twisp — would not have been all over the story of a clandestine wolf release gone horribly awry …
"TWISP–The bloody mauling of a Rhode Island red nicknamed 'Henny' behind the Antlers Tavern at Twisp and Glover last Tuesday evening has revealed a state plot to seed Okanogan County with hundreds — maybe even thousands — of gray wolves.
"Bloody paw prints from the scene of the attack lead straight back to the headquarters of the Methow Wildlife Area, where reporters for this newspaper surprised a half-dozen WDFW employees bottle-feeding wolf cubs …"
SOME SPORTSMEN HAVE HAD ENOUGH of Wolfbait's claim that he has proof wolves have been released all over the state. They've been demanding factual evidence, but Wolfy hasn't produced any so far.
He instead promises some sort of documentary that's coming out sometime soon and we'll all just have to wait to see the mountain of evidence that's been amassed.
Since it apparently will talk about the Methow Valley, where I hunt deer and obsessively report on, I'll watch it.
Will it gel with what the biologists tell me?
I doubt it, because the biologists aren't to be trusted, after all.
That's because in the back of many hunters' minds is Lynxgate.
As the first act of the story goes, in the late 1990s WDFW, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Forest Service folks hell bent on locking up the woods for the little kitties slipped some bobcat and tame lynx hair into samples sent to a lab for DNA tests. An alert reporter at the Washington Times caught wind and the rascals were caught red-handed.
Eco-fraud exposed!
However, Act two, which hardly anyone sticks around for, shows that the bios actually were suspicious that lab workers couldn't tell lynx fur from Lulu-Belle hair, and they were right.
End. Of. Story.
But never mind that, because it doesn't fit the narrative.
Nor will coming news that WDFW actually wasn't trying to block the return of Nevada antelope to Washington.
UNASKED FOR, I GOT SOME ADVICE earlier this week from someone who has read almost everything that's been reported on wolves the past few years.
He said:
"What I see is a lot of time spent debating wolves as a surrogate for states' rights and animal rights (fringe issues). There is a lot of survey data that suggests most people are happy to have wolves managed like other species; the problem is that the folks in the middle are silent on the issue while those on the extremes of the debate drive the rhetoric, polarizing what should be a non-issue. From a practical standpoint, wolves have been extremely divisive in the West, which doesn't serve conservation well at all.
I hope you folks in Washington have a better go of it than your friends to the East."
I also hope that.
And as hunters, I hope that we continue to pay attention, inform ourselves and participate in all things wolfish. We have a lot of valid concerns that need to be addressed.
But wild tales of wolves illicitly released at the doorstep is not one of them.


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I love spring! Perhaps it's the gardener in me, but this time of year is just so vibrant and magical. The snow in the valleys has slowly trickled away and the trees and mountains are tinged with a delicate, youthful green. Crocuses and other spring flowers break through the soil and begin to blush with vivid colors. Everything is imbued with life and energy. I could happily live in a world with just two season, so long as those seasons were spring and summer. For this Camera Shy post, I thought I'd share some of the photos I've taken this spring. I hope you enjoy!
What are some of your favorite flowers? Let me know in the comments!