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04-08-03 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 20, Issue 21)

2002 -- 2003

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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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Cal Poly Animal Science Celebrates 100th Birthday May 16-18 -- Alumni, Parents And Friends Invited To Festivities, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

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The Ticker, April 7, 2003

The Ticker

The Ticker is the student newspaper of Baruch College. It has been published continuously since 1932, when the Baruch College campus was the School of Business and Civic Administration of the City College of New York.

Mustang Daily, April 7, 2003

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

The Statesman, V. 46, I. 48, State University Of New York At Stony Brook

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 46, i. 48

Current, April 07, 2003, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2000s)

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Mobile Technologies And Boundaryless Spaces: Slavish Lifestyles, Seductive Meanderings, Or Creative Empowerment?, Nikhilesh Dholakia, Detlev Zwick

College of Business Faculty Publications

According to the instrumental theory of technology, mobile technologies - what McLuhan's refers to as electronic prostheses - promise opportunities for greater freedom, creativity, leisure, and productivity by enhancing organic bodily functions. Correspondingly, as (Cavallaro, 2000) would argue, objects such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable physiotherapy units, laptops, and portable stereos - to name just a few - seem to impart a sense of solidity to consumers' lives. Just like prostheses, they are inserted into our everyday lives, helping our "inadequate" bodies along in fulfilling practical tasks. Phenomenologically, these kinds of mobile technologies supposedly support the subject's …

Unh Dairy Barn Holds Open House April 13, Erika L. Mantz

Media Relations

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Murray Ledger And Times, April 7, 2003, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Bjc Today

BJC Today

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Interview No. 1559, David F. Herrera

Combined Interviews

Mr. Herrera recalls that in 1946, after attending New Mexico State University for two years, he began farming in Mesquite, New Mexico, with only twelve acres of land; gradually, he acquired more land, and in the mid 1950s he began hiring braceros; with the help of his friends he would pick the braceros up at Rio Vista, a processing center in Socorro, Texas; the braceros primarily helped him with the cotton harvest beginning in late August and continuing through February; he would hire twenty braceros for the harvest; the workers were housed in renovated adobe buildings with electricity and running …

Impacts Of Small Mammals And Birds On Low-Tillage, Dryland Crops, Ray T. Sterner, Brett E. Petersen, Stanley E. Gaddis, Kenneth L. Tope, David J. Poss

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

During 2000–2001, small mammals, birds, and potential corn/soybean damage were studied at a low-tillage, non-irrigated agricultural research site in the Colorado Piedmont. A small mammal surveyinvolved four trapping sessions and 18, 12-live-trap grids each. Within years, two grids each were placed at random, fixed locations in experimental corn, fallow, millet, pea, soybean, sunflower, and wheat plots at the site; two off-plot grids each were set at random, fixed locations <100m from the north and south edge of these plots. In 2001, periodic bird observations were conducted, and damage to corn and soybean plants was assessed. Capture rates were low during all trap sessions (range 0.1%–3.3%, Χ̅ = 2:2%). Sixty-three small mammals were captured and 39 were recaptured. Captures included deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus), northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster), thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus), and western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis). Deer mice accounted for 56 of …

Hollins Columns (2003 Apr 7), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Students debate war in Iraq
• Rooming solo may not be cheap route
• Tuition increase prompts questions about spending
• Two alums return to speak April 15: Lee Smith and Shannon Ravenel
• Founder of Zoetrope to give informal talk
• Campus theme houses changing locations
• Horizon program changes: A step forward or back?
• Feeling of war very close for some students
• And the winners are: the new faces of Hollins leadership
• Efforts stepped up to diversify faculty
• Changing lives, swimming with crocodiles: 15th anniversary Jamaica trip a success
• Staff profile: Richard Lee stamps approval
• Post office hours change with cutbacks …

Population Structure Of The Gopher Tortise (Gopherus Polyphemus) In Florida, Using Microsatellites, Tonia S. Schwartz

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) population sizes have drastically declined in the past 100 years. Much of this decline has been attributed to past human predation, to habitat loss from human development, and potentially to the recently discovered upper respiratory tract disease. An understanding of the genetic structure among populations is critical for the long-term success of relocation and other management strategies. This research focuses on the development of a suite of genetic markers and the answers they provided to questions concerning present day population genetics and its use in management. In addition, this study provides inference on historical …

Georgia Tech's Strategies For Global Engineers, Jack R. Lohmann

Enhancement of the Global Perspective for Engineering Students by Providing an International Experience

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Wildlife Damage Management Education Needs: Survey Of Georgia County Fasat Agents, Michael T. Mengak

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

The Service and Outreach Program of the Warnell School of Forest Resources at the University of Georgia conducts an annual county agent training program: Forestry: Area Specialty Advanced Training (FASAT). This training is provided to one or more lead agents in each county cluster (2-4 counties) throughout Georgia. At the spring 2002 training, 58 agents were surveyed to assess their needs for wildlife damage management information and programs. Agents were asked to supply information on the type of training programs they would find most useful. Agents were also questioned about the nature of damage calls they received in the past …

Mediterranean Engineering Schools' Network (Rmei), Zile Soilihi

Enhancement of the Global Perspective for Engineering Students by Providing an International Experience

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Developing A Curriculum For The Nuisance Wildlife Control Industry In New York, Paul D. Curtis, Jill Shultz, Lynn A. Braband, Gordon Batcheller, Louis Berchielli

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

The nuisance wildlife control industry continues to expand in New York State. Each year during the past 5 years, approximately 1,200-1 ,400 private Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators (NWCOs) were given authority to handle wildlife conflicts by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). These NWCOs were required to complete a trapper education course, and a personal interview or exam prior to obtaining a permit. The education and experience requirements for NWCOs varied by region in New York. The goals of this project were to: (1) develop a core curriculum for individuals who desired to handle nuisance wildlife and …

Perspectives Of The Private Wildlife Control Industry, Tim Julien

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

As urban and suburban areas have grown, a new industry has developed to provide service in dealing with wildlife-caused problems. State agencies have been faced with pressure to provide effective oversight to the persons providing wildlife damage services, or Wildlife Control Operators (WCOs). The National Wildlife Control Operators Association (NWCOA) can offer discussion and assistance on drafting administrative rules and can offer industry insight on the effects of these rules. This manuscript provides sample wording for a general administrative rule that can be used by state wildlife agencies to provide oversight to the WCO industry.

The Role Of Research In Expanded Regional Management Of Double-Crested Cormorants, Scott C. Barras, Mark E. Tobin

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

The number of double-crested cormorants (Phala crocorax auritus) breeding in the Great Lakes states and provinces has increased during recent decades. Their abundance and foraging habits have thrust this species into conflict with the aquaculture industry and fisheries interests. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a change in the management of double-crested cormorants recently to alleviate these conflicts, especially with aquaculture, natural resources, and federal fish hatcheries. Research activities should be an integral component of these expanded efforts to manage cormorants, including further investigations on cormorant impacts to the aquaculture industry and evaluations of the added benefits of …

A Synopsis Of The Final Environmental Impact Statement On Double-Crested Cormorant Management, Shauna Hanisch, David Reinhold

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Our presentation will provide an overview of the EIS process and will cover highlights of the Final EIS and management plan for double-crested cormorants prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. It will also discuss the future of cormorant management in the U.S.

Evaluation Of Gnrh Contraceptive Vaccine In Captive Feral Swine In Florida, G. Killian, L. Miller, J. Rhyan, T. Dees, D. Perry, H. Doten

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

We evaluated a GnRH contraceptive vaccine in penned feral swine that were captured throughout Florida. In March 2002, pigs (~7-30kg) were segregated by sex and assigned to two GnRH treatments, given as a single IM injection in the rump using AdjuVac adjuvant. Ten males and 9 females received 1000μg GnRH-KLH; 10 males and 9 females received 2000μg GnRH-KLH. Untreated males and females served as controls. In mid-June 2002, blood was taken and males and females were combined into two large breeding pens. Animals were euthanized in December and blood and tissue samples were taken. Reduced testicular and ovarian size , …

Incorporating Experimental Design In Education On Managing Human-Wildlife Conflicts At Colorado State University, William F. Andelt

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Knowledge about how to design research experiments is important when evaluating the extent of damage caused by wildlife, the effectiveness of damage management interventions, as well as evaluating if the design, conclusions, and inferences of research conducted by others is appropriate. I emphasize experimental design in FW565: Managing Human-Wildlife Conflicts, a 3 credit senior/graduate level class that I teach at Colorado State University. I provide a 1-hour lecture on the basics of experimental design. I then provide an example of an elk (Cervus elaphus) repellent experiment and request students to indicate what were the treatments, dependent variables, etc. The students …

Educating Students About Wildlife Damage Management: A Cooperative Venture Between Academics And Extension At A Land Grant University, James B. Armstrong

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

The discipline of wildlife damage management, under the broader umbrella of wildlife management, is an evolving field; techniques change and the social and political atmosphere that influences our actions is shifting constantly. As time /money constraints pinch tighter into the education system, it is imperative that we pool resources and expertise. Many schools are doing that already and this paper provides a synopsis of those efforts and addresses some of the concerns about not having a wildlife damage course. I sent out an email questionnaire to all state wildlife specialists and received responses from 24. The questionnaire focused on their …

Vultures: Soaring To New Heights Or Flapping In The Breeze - A Texas Perspective, Denise M. Ruffino

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Common throughout the Texas landscape, turkey vultures (Carthartes aura) are routinely observed in a variety of habitats ranging from off shore islands to urban rooftops. Gregarious birds, turkey vultures are often joined by black vultures (Coragyps atratus) throughout the southeast where their ranges are sympatric. These communal roosts have increasingly become problematic for Texans incurring monetary losses from building and vegetation damage, livestock losses, and sanitary cleaning expenses. Additionally, human health and safety concerns rise proportionally with length of stay and population size. The North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) and the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) report positive population …

Use Of Alarm/Alert Call Playback And Human Harassment To End Canada Goose Problems At An Ohio Business Park, Philip C. Whitford

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Burgeoning resident Canada goose (Branta canadensis) populations have led to increased goose/human conflicts. Playback of recorded goose alarm/alert calls coupled with human harassment was used to attempt removal of resident geese from a 24.2 ha business park, Dayton, Ohio, 26 February-15 August 2002. Many geese present were reusing nest territories of previous years. Removal efforts began following territorial establishment. Call playback used 3 "Goosebuster" units (Bird-X Corp. Inc., 300 N. Elizabeth, Chicago IL 60607). Goose use of the property dropped from an estimated 1600-1800 goose hrs/day before testing to fewer than 150 goose hrs/day by week three and to 0 …

Better Mouse Traps: The History Of Their Development In The Usa, David C. Drummond

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Out of a total of 165 patented and manufactured mouse traps considered within the context of the USA Patent Office's classification system of animal traps, 7 'better mouse traps' are identified, described and illustrated. It is also revealed how only three of these better mouse traps gave rise to most of the very large number of differently named mouse traps that are currently available from a variety of manufacturers for use by both householders and pest control companies.

Within-Burrow And Surface Feeding Of Oat Grain By California Ground Squirrels, Ursula H. J. Mahl, Terrell P. Salmon

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Because the response of California ground squirrels to different baits varies with changes in the location, time, and mode of bait application, a solid understanding of ground squirrel foraging behavior is necessary for the development of effective, reduced risk baiting strategies. It has been assumed that ground squirrels will not consume bait placed in their burrows and that they may scatter it on the surface while clearing out their burrows. To determine how placing grain within the burrow affects the level of bait consumption by ground squirrels, we compared bait consumption when grain was applied within the burrow versus when …

Training Deer To Avoid Sites Through Negative Reinforcement, Dale L. Nolte, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Kelly R. Perry, Suzanne E. Adams

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Deer frequently visit areas where they may cause damage. Incidents along roadways and runways inflict numerous injuries to animals and humans, and cause considerable economic losses. Concerns are increasing that deer interactions with domestic animals may contribute to spread of disease. Deer foraging in residential areas, agricultural fields, or plant propagation sites can impede growth and possibly survival of desirable plants. We conducted a series of trials to determine whether mild electric shock would induce place avoidance in deer. Shock was delivered through a device attached to a collar. A noise cue was emitted as an animal approached a defined …