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The Probe, Issue 200 – May 1999

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

As It Was in Region 5, 1949-1964 -- Clarence "Ki" Faulkner
NWCOA Holds First Board Meeting
Call for Papers-19th Vertebrate Pest Conference: March 6, 2000 - San Diego, California
Colorado County Bans Rodents
Oregon Hunters, Farmers Control Geese
Handbook Review: Wildlife Removal Handbook— A Guide to the Capture and Control of Wild Urban Animals. Revised and Expanded (1999) Authored by Stephen Vantassel. Reviewed by Rex E. Marsh, Wildlife Fish & Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis
Border Collie Loses Interest in Geese
Colorado Deer Herds Decline
Texas Wildlife Specialists Solve Predation Problems

Abstracts from the 5th Annual Conference of The …

At War With The Constitution: A History Lesson From The Chief Justice, Thomas E. Baker

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.

1999 May, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

MSU Clip Sheet Archives

MSU Clip Sheet newsletters published in May of 1999.

Private Industry Initiative At Bird Control: A Success Story, Nick Barnes, Rhian Christie, Stan Kruse

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

An increase in land development pressures and land use conflicts in urban centres with airports requires that a greater priority be placed on bird control and wildlife management. This is a particularly high concern for the siting and operation of landfills. Minimizing the potential for bird/wildlife interactions with aircraft is critical to maintaining air traffic safety. Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) has demonstrated a corporate sensitivity to the bird management issue. A corporate commitment has been made to address the issue of bird management at waste management facilities in the vicinity of airports. This paper provides an overview of two case studies …

Utah State University Commencement 1999 – Main Campus, Utah State University

Commencement Programs

103rd Annual Commencement of Utah State University

Close-Range And Satellite Remote Sensing Of Algal Biomass In The Iowa Great Lakes, Eric A. Wilson

Department of Geography: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The utility of both close-range and satellite remote sensing for assessing inland water quality was examined in the Iowa Great Lakes. The water quality of this system is of considerable interest because of its status as an environmental, recreational, and therefore, economic resource. The broad range of optical conditions present in the lakes and the wealth of literature on the system make it an ideal environment for water quality remote sensing research. The goal of this research was to survey the water quality of the Iowa Great Lakes via remote sensing, evaluate different predictive algorithms, and map the distribution of …

Pigeon And Crows Population Control By Trapping, Ben (Ze'ev) Foux

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

Feral pigeons (Columba Livia) are a safety problem all around the airdrome, as they fly in big, dense flocks crossing the runways. Pigeons are also one of the worst causes of foreign object damage in the hangars and are an environmental and health hazard. The hooded crow is found around runways in Israeli air-bases, due to the thick vegetation that can be found in the bases. Other methods for bird population control in use now involve either repulsing (glue, spikes, nets) or eliminating (poison, shooting). Trapping is an environmental friendly, cost-effective long term solution, with a history of thousands of …

Monitoring The Distribution, Abundance, And Movements Of Birds Near Vancouver International Airport, M. W. Demarchi, G. F. Searing, M. K. Mcnicholl, T. Mochizuki

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

The Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is Canada’s second-busiest civil airport and is located on the Fraser River delta—the staging and wintering ground for millions of birds representing many taxonomic groups. Consequently, YVR experiences one of the highest bird-strike rates of any airport in Canada. Since 1994, LGL Limited has investigated and monitored avian ecology as it relates to existing and potential hazards to air-traffic safety at YVR. A formalized monitoring program is on-going. The distribution, abundance, and flight patterns of birds are recorded and summarized by individual species or by taxonomic group. Monthly and semiannual reports present information that depict …

The Perspectives Of The Air Line Pilots Association On Strikes Of Wildlife By Aircraft, Paul F. Eschenfelder

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

Strikes of wildlife by aircraft cause thousands of life-threatening incidents, and hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage to aircraft every year. This hazard is largely preventable, but it has not been properly addressed to date for a variety of reasons. ALPA believes that action should be taken now before a catastrophe occurs.

Collisions between aircraft and wildlife are increasing in frequency in North America due to growth in the number of migratory birds and other wildlife and the increased numbers of aircraft operations. This threat to human safety has manifested itself in several fatal strikes between aircraft and …

Raising Public Awareness Of Bird Strike Risk Issues With An Enhanced Bird Strike Committee Usa Web Site, Todd Curtis

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

Since 1997, a World Wide Web site managed by a member of Bird Strike Committee USA and a site managed by the Committee leadership were instrumental in supporting Committee efforts to reduce these hazards. Based on insights gained from these two Web sites, a new site was created that contained the most effective elements of the earlier sites and new elements designed to enhance the ability of the Committee to accomplish its mission. The new elements included the acquisition and use of the domain name birdstrike.org, the ability to electronically submit bird and other wildlife strike reports directly into the …

Nebline, May 1999

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

“Welcome to the Real World”
Perennials with interesting flowers
Sweet potatoes
Gardening for children
Use baits for sweet-loving ants
Dandelions: bad or good?
Did you know?
Clean water: do you take it for granted?
What are rain forests?
Pesticide container recycling program
Nitrogen can increase soybean yields
Controlled traffic in fields
Tips to wash pesticide-contaminated clothing
Poison ivy – an irritating plant
Tractor safety tips (part 5)
Butterfly gardening
WIC (Women Infants and Children) celebrates 25 years
Healthy Eating: Variable Vegetable Strata
The disappearing lunch hour
You CAN gain weight eating low fat foods!
Focus on Food
Family & Community …

Ticking On Your Wrist, Lisa Huston

The Prairie Light Review

No abstract provided.

The Roles Of Superoxide Dismutases Of A Plant-Beneficial Bacterium, Pseudomonas Putida, And A Phytopathogenic Bacterium, Pseudomonas Syringae Pv. Syringae B728a, During Plant Colonization, Young Cheol Kim

Biology

Both Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas syringae produced manganese-superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) and iron-superoxide dismutase (FeSOD). Genes sodB, encoding FeSOD, and sodA, encoding MnSOD, were cloned. The sodB genes were transcribed as monocistronic transcripts, expressed throughout growth phases when iron was available. The sodA genes were part of polycistronic operons, and transcripts of the operons were induced only in iron-deficient conditions. The effect of mutations in the SOD genes was observed during root colonization by Pseudomonas putida. The sodB and sodAsodB mutants were impaired in root colonization in mixed inoculations with wild-type. Growth of the sodB and sodAsodB mutants …

Roles Of Plasma Membrane Lipids In Syringomycin E Action In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Rungrach Wangspa

Biology

The bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae produces an antifungal secondary metabolite, syringomycin E. Yeast growth inhibition by this lipodepsipeptide involves sterol and sphingolipids of the plasma membrane. Using a sterol auxotroph of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, strain FY-14, it was shown that the predominant sterol in yeast, ergosterol, is not required for the mechanism of action of this metabolite. With ergosterol, cholesterol, β-sitosterol or stigmasterol as the bulk sterol, strain FY-14 was sensitive to syringomycin E with the last two conferring the highest degree of sensitivity. The type of growth-promoting sterol influenced cellular sensitivity to syringomycin E. Growth-promoting ergosterol afforded the …

Fun, Fearless And Female : The Reflection Of American Female Society Found In Cosmopolitian Magazine, Alycia Gleave

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

Speleo Spiel, No. 313, April-May 1999, Jeff Butt

Speleo Spiel

Editorial -- Club Matters -- Articles/Trip Reports… -- Classifieds -- STC Warehouse Sales

Time Stands Still : The Catalogue Of The Thesis Exhibition In Painting., Ann Price Davis 1951-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The hurried aspects of daily living exhaust me. Speed is the operative word. Apparently everyone wants more of it. Not me. While I value the innovations that speed up my onerous tasks, in my artwork I am attracted to its opposite--repose. I try to slow the pace of life around me, capturing those moments of stillness. This thesis examines a body of work, eight paintings and four drawings, that reflect this aversion to speed.

Summer Community Enrichment Programs Offered On Oxford Campus, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Are you looking for summer activities that can fun and educating? If so, check out The University of Mississippi Institute for Continuing Studies' new schedule for non-credit community programs that offer opportunities for personal enrichment or professional development; there is something for everyone.

Forage News [1999-05], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

• By-Product Feeds for Postweaning Feeding of Calves
• High Levels of Hard Seed Present in Annual Lespedeza
• Grazing Tolerance Publications Available on the Web
• Kentucky Forage & Grassland Council - President’s Corner
• Layout and Design
• Seeding Rate of Different Alfalfa Seed Lots
• What’s New in Autotoxicity?
• Upcoming Events

The L, Vol 1, No. 4, May 1999, New York Law School

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Is There A Focal Meaning Of Being In Aristotle?, Jiyuan Yu

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

At the beginning of Metaphysics Γ Aristotle claims that there is a science which is concerned with being qua being. 'Being’ is said in many senses. Different beings are not said to be purely homonymous, but rather to be “related to one thing (πρόσ ἕν)”(1003a33- 4). G.E.L Owen translates this ττρός ἕν formula as "focal meaning", and in his paraphrase, it means that all the “senses [of ‘being’] have one focus, one common element”, or “a central sense”, so that “all its senses can be explained in terms of substance and of the sense of ‘being’ that is appropriate to …

Animal Science Newsletter, Spring 1999

Department of Animal Science: Departmental News

Contents:

From the Department Head's Desk
New Department Head Hired
Graduate Program
Thank You, Roger...
Undergraduate Program
Animal Science Centennial Celebration
Animal Science Graduates
Prize Winning Newsletter
Dalbey-Halleck Research Farm
Faculty Development Leave
Integrated Resource Management (IRM)
Cattleman of the Year
Bud Britton Animal Science Golf Classic
New Faculty
Master's Week Honoree
SPF Secretary-Manager Accepts New Position
Farm Bureau Honors Waldo
Block and Bridle Activities
Emeriti Addresses
Officers for 1998-1999
Activities for 1998-99
Recent Department Awards and Recognitions
Judging Team Activities
Newsletter Committee
Alumni News
Calendar of Events for 1998 – 1999

Does Tall Grass Reduce Bird Numbers On Airports?: Results Of Pen Test With Canada Geese And Field Trials At Two Airports, 1998, Thomas W. Seamans, Richard A. Dolbeer, Mark S. Carrara, Richard B. Chipman

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

A suggested management plan to reduce bird numbers and bird-aircraft collisions at airports is to maintain grass 15-25 cm high. However, 3 studies conducted in the United States in 1998 indicated tall-grass management may not result in fewer birds. First, Canada geese (Branta canadensis), in a replicated experiment lasting 9 days in 6 pens in Ohio, showed no preference (P = 0.53) for short-grass (4-11 cm) over tall-grass (16-21 cm) plots. Second, we compared bird use of 8 tall- (23.3 ± 0.5 cm high, x ± SE) and 8 short- (14.3 ± 0.2) grass plots totaling 46 ha at Burke …

Clemson Commencement Program, May 1999, Clemson University

Clemson Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Cave Research Foundation Newsletter, Volume 27, No. 2, May 1999, Candice E. Leek

Cave Research Foundation Newsletter

Contents: South Central Kentucky Karst placed on the list of the Top Ten Endangered Karst Ecosystems -- CRF Bulletin Board -- Risks of Cave Pollution -- Hamilton Valley Building Committee Update -- Mammoth Cave Historic Entrance Ecotone Restoration Update -- Cave Workshops -- Hamilton Valley Building Fund Update -- Cave Restoration: Carlsbad Caverns National Park -- The Mammoth Cave Story Continues... -- Session on Karst Sediments Proposed for Fall 1999 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting -- An Update on the Fringed-Myotis Bats in Carlsbad Cavern -- Grants & Fellowships -- Museum Collection Profile Mammoth Cave National Park -- The …

Ecology Of The Malay Civet (Viverra Tangalunga) In A Logged And An Unlogged Forest In Sabah, East Malaysia, Christina P. Colon

Publications and Research

Malay civets in a dipterocarp rain forest were studied from December, 1995, through June, 1997, in the Ulu Segama Forest Reserve in Sabah, East Malaysia. To investigate the basic ecology of this species and explore the potential impact of selective logging, data on home range, activity and diet were collected on study animals in an unlogged and a selectively logged forest, and comparisons made.

Density in the unlogged forest was 1/0.46 km² , and 1/1.07 km² in the logged forest. Mean home range size based on a 95% minimum convex polygon was 110 ha. and did not differ …

On Recovery In Tort For Pure Economic Loss, Eileen Silverstein

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Pure economic loss is not considered a recoverable harm in tort law. Professor Silverstein asks, "Why not?"

Is There An Obligation To Listen?, Leslie Gielow Jacobs

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Article thoroughly considers the question whether the constitutional guarantee of "freedom of speech" includes an obligation to listen. It first reviews the scopes of the right to speak, the right to listen, and the right to be left alone from things other than unwanted speech, and the relevance to each of physical location. It concludes that, consistent with constitutional doctrine and the Court's articulations, the government's ability to protect individuals from unwanted speech should not vary according to the listener's location. After noting that the actual protection of unwilling listeners may differ because of the different physical realities of …

Genealib Archive 1999-05, Genealib

GENEALIB Archive

No abstract provided.

Behavioral Correlates Of Heart Rates Of Free-Living Greater White-Fronted Geese, Craig R. Ely, David H. Ward, Karen S. Bollinger

Condor

No abstract provided.