Digital Commons Network^™

Harpur Palate, Volume 14 Issue 1, Summer & Fall 2014, Harpur Palate .

Harpur Palate: a Literary Journal

Julie Babcock | Kashana Cauley | Brandon Courtney | Ray Gonzalez | Anna Gates Ha | Landon Houle | Rochelle Hurt | Major Jackson| M.P. Jones IV| Devin Latham | Keith Lesmeister | Rob MacDonald | Michelle Menting | Joe Neal | Kathryn Nuernberger | Melissa Oliveira | William Palmer | Caleb Powell | Casey Pycior | Janelle Rainer | Jim Reese | Janet Schneider | Emily Schulten | M. A. Vizsolyi | Steve Warner | Stephanie Powell Watts | Charles Harper Webb | Tana Jean Welch

Pork, Caleb Powell

Harpur Palate: a Literary Journal

Pages 84-87

The Positional Player, Janet Schneider

Harpur Palate: a Literary Journal

Pages 108-127

Bunny, Steve Warner

Harpur Palate: a Literary Journal

Pages 132-139

Horse-Driven Men, Tana Jean Welch

Harpur Palate: a Literary Journal

Pages 144-145

Camas, Summer 2014

Camas

Yellow Woman’s Granddaughter / Anne Grant -- One Meal / Janisse Ray -- How They Define Mercy / Stefanie Freele -- If the Ransom is Not Met / Mercedes Lawry -- Power Outage / Gary W. Hawk -- Corner of the Garage / Russell Brickey -- The Heron / Bill Yake -- En Plein Air / Lauren De Paepe -- Love / Leslie Philibert -- Evening by the Blackfoot in Late July / Jeremy Reed -- All The Land to Hold Us by Rick Bass / J. P. Kemmick

National Security Rulemaking, Robert Knowles

Florida State University Law Review

Agencies performing national security functions regulate citizens’ lives in increasingly intimate ways. Yet national security rulemaking is a mystery to most Americans. Many rules—like those implementing the National Security Agency’s vast surveillance schemes—remain secret. Others are published, but the deliberations that led to them and the legal justifications for them remain hidden.

Ordinarily, these rules would undergo the Administrative Procedure Act’s notice-and-comment process, which has earned wide, if not universal, praise for advancing democratic values and enhancing agency effectiveness. But a national security exception from notice-and-comment in the APA itself, along with the overuse of classification authority, combine to insulate …

Aquastella Gen. Nov.: A New Genus Of Saprolegniaceous Oomycete Rotifer Parasites Related To Aphanomyces, With Unique Sporangial Outgrowths, Daniel P. Molloy, Sally L. Glockling, Clifford A. Siegfried, Gordon W. Beakes, Timothy Y. James, Sergey E. Mastitsky, Elizabeth S. Wurdak, Laure Giamberini, Michael J. Gaylo, Michael J. Nemeth

Biology Faculty Publications

The oomycete genus Aquastella is described to accommodate two new species of parasites of rotifers observed in Brooktrout Lake, New York State, USA. Three rotifer species – Keratella taurocephala,Polyarthra vulgaris, and Ploesoma truncatum – were infected, and this is the first report of oomycete infection in these species. Aquastella attenuata was specific to K. taurocephala and Aquastella aciculariswas specific to P. vulgaris and P. truncatum. The occurrence of infections correlated with peak host population densities and rotifers were infected in the upper layers of the water column. Sequencing of 18S rRNA and phylogenetic analysis of …

Town Of Chester, New Hampshire Annual Reports Of The Town Officers, Boards, Comissions, Committees, And Other Agencies For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014, Chester Town Representatives

Chester, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Fall 2014, Academy Of Lifelong Learning

Program Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Artificial Neural Network Approach For Revealing Individuality, Group Membership And Age Information In Goat Kid Contact Calls, Livio Favaro, Elodie F. Briefer, Alan G. Mcelligott

Sentience Collection

Machine learning techniques are becoming an important tool for studying animal vocal communication. The goat (Capra hircus) is a very social species, in which vocal communication and recognition are important. We tested the reliability of a Multi-Layer Perceptron (feed-forward Artificial Neural Network, ANN) to automate the process of classification of calls according to individual identity, group membership and maturation in this species. Vocalisations were obtained from 10 half-sibling (same father but different mothers) goat kids, belonging to 3 distinct social groups. We recorded 157 contact calls emitted during first week, and 164 additional calls recorded from the same individuals at …

Semi-Wild Chimpanzees Open Hard-Shelled Fruits Differently Across Communities, Bruce Rawlings, Marina Davilla-Ross, Sarah T. Boysen

Ethology Collection

Researchers investigating the evolutionary roots of human culture have turned to comparing behaviours across nonhuman primate communities, with tool-based foraging in particular receiving much attention. This study examined whether natural extractive foraging behaviours other than tool selection differed across nonhuman primate colonies that had the same foods available. Specifically, the behaviours applied to open the hard-shelled fruits of Strychnos spp. were examined in three socially separate, semi-wild colonies of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) that lived under shared ecological conditions at Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage, and were comparable in their genetic makeup. The chimpanzees (N = 56) consistently applied six techniques to open …

Male Brush-Turkeys Attempt Sexual Coercion In Unusual Circumstances, David A. Wells, Darryl N. Jones, David Bulger, Culum Brown

Reproductive Behavior Collection

Sexual coercion by males is generally understood to have three forms: forced copulation, harassment and intimidation. We studied Australian brush-turkeys, Alectura lathami, to determine whether some male behaviours towards females at incubation mounds could be classified as aggressive, whether males were attempting sexual coercion and, if so, whether the coercion was successful. We found that some male behaviours towards females were significantly more likely to be followed by the cessation of female mound activity, and hence could be classified as aggressive, while others were significantly more likely to be followed by the commencement of female mound activity, and hence could …

President's Note

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

No abstract provided.

Community

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

No abstract provided.

We Are The Hsus

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

From retiree to activist

To The Rescue

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

Desert tortoises find new homes.

Humane Backyard

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

CHEAP THRILLS

Soda bottle bird feeders, pie plate butterfly pools: You don’t have to go broke to create a backyard haven.

Where Are They Now?, Michael Sharp

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

“I don’t know why everything’s happened to them that has. But I do know they have a reason to be here”: Meet nine animals who have found their way home from desperate situations.

At The Care Centers

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

A new life for lovable Les; a wildflower blooms in Texas

Q&A

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

TUESDAYS WITH PRANSKY

A dog walks into a nursing home; her owner walks out with enough material for a book.

Front Lines

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

AHEAD OF THE GAMES NOW; THAT’S A WALKING HORSE; VICTORY FOR VEAL CALVES

In The Limelight

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

Jenna Dewan-Tatum on staying beautiful and cruelty-free in Hollywood; book reviews

All In A Day's Work, Michael Sharp

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

They serve on the front lines of animal protection, lobbying legislators, assisting rescues, helping shelters and so much more. They’re the HSUS state directors: the first point of contact and often the last hope for animals in need.

In The Kitchen

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

MEATLESS MONDAY, TEXAS-STYLE

Tofu chili garlic noodles offer a lean, green alternative to mesquite-smoked hamburgers and inch-thick steaks.

Hometown Heroes

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

FROM CHAINED TO CHERISHED

“Their devotion to the dogs in their care is without bounds”: Jasmine’s House shelters dogfighting victims.

Celebrating Animals

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

Photos from our readers

Your Pet

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

HAPPY FEET

Does your pet run to the closet when you reach for the clippers? Follow these tips for nail-trimming success.

Breeding Grounds For Abuse, Tia Pope, Karen E. Lange

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

The same people who endanger the health and lives of dogs for profit often endanger the health and lives of children. An HSUS rescuer describes how puppy mills can be just one element in a circle of violence.

E-Cigarettes: An Up To Date Review And Discussion Of The Controversy, Zachary Sanford, Lynne J. Goebel Md

Internal Medicine

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) present a novel method for nicotine delivery that is reportedly advantageous when compared to traditional cigarette usage. Manufacturers and consumers claim reduced chemical exposure, decreased symptom profiles, and efficacy in smoking reduction and cessation greater than conventional nicotine replacement therapies (NRT). However these products present new challenges and concerns to legislators, clinicians, and public health advocates. Questions of authority in state and federal legislation, establishing product quality control, assessing long-term studies on e-cigarettes and quantifying usefulness in harm reduction represent only a portion of the many unanswered topics being discussed. The purpose of this article is to …