The swamp is relatively low in diversity of plants because of the acid water,
low nutrient levels, and sandy soil. There are no known endemics (species found
only in the Okefenokee Swamp), perhaps due to the young age of the swamp estimated
at less than a million years. Because of the acid water, the swamp is dependent
on physical processes to convert and release nutrients. Water depth and cycles
of flood and drought, known as hydroperiod, are very important, as are UV light
mediated decomposition, and fire. Some scientists are concerned about the upsetting
of these physical processes due to man's control of the swamp's water level
by the construction of a dam, and fire prevention. Approximately 600 species
of plants are found in the Okefenokee swamp.
The dominant tree of the Okefenokee Swamp is the pond-cypress, Taxodium
ascendens , a rot-resistant species recognized by its wide base which emerges
out of the water then quickly tapers to a much narrower trunk. The cypress,
with its branches draped with Spanish moss, creates the mysterious look that
associate with the swamp. Although most of the Okefenokee Swamp's cypress was
harvested in the early 1900s, some giants are still found over 120 feet tall
and older than 400 years.
A descendant of an early tree species that covered much of North America 70
million years ago, the pond-cypress is a conifer. But unlike pines, spruces
and firs, it loses its needles in the fall. Known to hybridize with its close
relative the bald-cypress, Taxodium distichum , both trees are members
of the redwood family and are not true cypress like white-cedar, juniper, and
redcedar. The two water-loving species are distinguished from each other by
where they are found, the characteristics of their bark, and the shape of their
needles. The pond-cypress is found in lakes and ponds, has thick, deeply
furrowed bark and closed needles that lie flat, whereas the bald-cypress prefers
the moving water ofstreams and rivers, has shallowly furrowed bark that sloughs
off in thin, flaky scales, and has open needles that fan out from twigs in two
rows. Both cypress have deep, laterally growing roots, adapted for the wet peaty
soil, and a base of knees which give the treeadditional stability and may play
a role in providing oxygen to the tree in the wet environment.
Because of its decay resistance, the cypress has many practical uses involving
exposure to weather or contact with soil, and is a prized lumber for interior
trim. More than 400 million board feet of Okefenokee cypress were cut from 1909
to 1927. A testament to cypress's durability is found in theswamp, where many
old abandoned train pilings are found still standing in rows like silent soldiers
marching into the swamp.
Other trees found in the swamp include slash pine, Pinus elliotii ;
blackgum, Nyssa sylvatica ; Ogeche lime, Nyssa ogeche ; loblolly-bay,
Gordonia lasianthus; Swamp-bay, Peresa palustris; sweet-bay, Magnolia
virginiana ; water ash, Fraxinus caroliniana ; and others.
Because of the swamp's phosphate-and-nitrogen poor soil, the Okefenokee is
home to many fascinating "meat-eating" plants. Decay is slow in the
acid soil, therefore little nitrogen is available for the roots of the plant.
Carnivorous plants have adapted to these conditions by developing a variety
of strategies for trapping and ingesting insects - an excellent source of protein
in the swamp. One wonders what the swamp would be like if the carnivorous plants
grew as large as the cypress trees.
Some of the most distinctive looking plants in the swamp are the pitcher plants,
found growing in clumps around the swamp. The Sarracenia genus of plants
has eight species, seven of which are found only in the southeastern U.S. The
pitcher plants hold small pools of water inside their long stalks, or "pitchers."
Insects are attracted inside the pitchers, sometimes by the odor of decay or
sweetness, and are forced downward by pointing hairs inside thelining of the
plant. Trapped inside the pitcher's small pool where a narcotic helps drown
them, bacteria then decomposes the soft parts of the insect, and enzymes convert
the protein into usable nitrogen. Slicing open the tube of the pitcher will
reveal the black skeleton remains of many insects. Three varieties of pitcher
plants are found in the swamp: the golden trumpet pitcher, Sarracenia
flava ; the hooded pitcher plant, Sarracenia minor; and the parrot
pitcher plant, Sarracenia psittacina. The golden trumpet pitcher is recognized
by its more open top. Thehooded pitcher has a definite curving top, sometimes
with small, transparent windows on the back of its hood which help trap insects
inside the pitcher. Flying insects are attracted to the windows where they spend
their last hours. The parrot pitcher has smaller, reclining pitchers. All havea
remarkable drooping flower that helps attract insects.
A variety of sundews use a sticky substance to catch smaller insects such
as gnats. The round-leaved sundew, Drosera rotundifolia , has reddish
leaves with long, stringy red hairs covered with glistening droplets of a sticky
substance that makes the plant a type of natural flypaper. After the insect
becomes stuck to the plant, the leaf slowly closes to enclose and digest the
Butterworts and bladderworts are classified in the bladderwort family, Lentibulariaceae
, but use very different strategies for eating insects. The yellow butterwort,
Pinguicula lutea , uses a sticky substance on its leaves to trap and
digest insects. The small plant is recognized by its solitary yellowflower growing
out of a basal rosette of yellow-green, sticky leaves. There are also purple
flowering butterworts in the Okefenokee. The swollen bladderwort, Utricularia
inflata , is an aquatic plant, that eats tiny aquatic creatures such as
insect larvae, protozoa, and crustaceans. The plant is recognized by yellow
flowers on a long stalk growing out of a center of feathery leaves which look
like spokes on a wagon wheel. The leaves are made up of small air sacs or bladders.
The bladders have a small opening and a trap-door device that is tripped by
entering insects preventing their escape. There are five species of bladderworts
in the swamp.
Golden club, Orontium aquaticum , is one of the more common aquatic
plants of the Okefenokee prairie, and one of the more beautiful in the spring.
An emergent perennial, it has minute yellow flowers clustered on a golden yellow
club-like spadix. Below the yellow tip the plant is white then red. The 10-inch,
dark green, oblong-pointed leaves have a waxy coating that easily repels water
and earns the plant the swamp nickname of "neverwet." It is also considered
the "Herald of Spring," because whenthey emerge, it is spring in the
Probably the most dramatic and common flower found in the Okefenokee is the
fragrant water lilly, Nymphaea odorata. Found floating on top of the
reflective, black swamp water in large communities, the plant consists of white
flowers with yellow stamens and round, flat, floating leaves that are shiny
green on top and purplish-red underneath. The stomata or tiny openings on the
leaf surface through which carbon dioxide and other gases pass into the plant
are located on the upper leaf surface instead of underneath like most land plants.
The leaf stalk has four main channels for the movement of gases from the leaves
to the large stems or rhizomes. The rhizomes scare tourists who believe them
to resemble some undiscovered swamp snake and frequently foul the props of outboard
boat motors. When the flower fades, the stalk retreats into the water submerging
the hard-cased fruit while the seeds mature. When the case opens, the seeds
float free until they become waterlogged, sink, and take root.
The green-briar, Smilax walteri, is a vine with flowers with a putrid
smell that put it in the Smilax or carrion flower genus. It's bad-smelling flowers
attract carrion flies, which act as pollinators. The green-briar is the only
cat-claw briar species that doesn't have thorns. It's red berries, which drop
and float, are popular with waterfowl.
Climbing heath, Pieris phillyreifolia, is one of 2,500 species in the
heath family, Ericaceae , consisting of shrubs or woody perennial herbs, often
with showy flowers. Many ornamentals, such as rhododendrons and azaleas, come
from this family as do several edible fruits such as blueberries, huckleberries,
and cranberries. Heaths thrive in acid soils in temperate regions. The climbing
heath likes to grow under the bark of cypress trees and has tiny, tube-like
Spanish moss, Tillandsia usneoides, is one of the distinctive plants
of the Okefenokee, adding to the swamp's mysterious allure. Spanish moss is
not a true moss, but an air plant or epiphyte. Not a parasite of the tree, it
gets nourishment from the sun, airborne nutrients, and foliage of the host tree.
Flowers on the plant are small, green, and rarely seen.
The Virginia chain fern, Woodwardia virginica, is one the most primitive
plants in the swamp. Growing two-to-four feet tall, straight out of the water,
the spore cases form chains thus giving the plant its name.
The Okefenokee is a southern blackwater swamp which is defined by its tea-colored,
acidic water. Helping to create this brew is a mix of decaying organic matter,
called peat. Peat is easily found in floating peat batteries, which according
to one study are 80 percent decaying water lillies and cypress. Standing on
one of these floating islands is like standing on a waterbed, and is thought
to be the origin of the Creek Indian name O-ke-fin-o-cau: "Land
of the Trembling Earth."
The southern blue-flag, Iris virginica, is a beautiful purple-blue flower found in the swamp. A showy native iris of southern wetlands, the extremely poisonous rhizome was dried and used in small amounts as a diuretic and cathartic by Indians.
An estimated 425 species of vertebrate animals have been found in the Okefenokee,
including 39 fishes, 37 amphibians, 64 reptiles, 235 birds, and 50 mammals.
Eleven species are threatened or endangered. With more than 50 percent of the
vertebrate species, the Okefenokee's birds are the easiest to see and experience.
There is an especially high diversity of reptiles. The insect life is abundant,
as a visitor during June will attest, and an important contributor to the cycling
of nutrients. An estimated 12 to 40 percent of the forest canopy is consumed
by insects, primarily butterflies and moths.
The Okefenokee's largest mammal is the Florida black bear, Ursus americanus
floridianus, and reportedly can grow to 400 pounds, though they generally
average approximately 150 pounds, smaller than the average Appalachian bear.
This subspecies or "hog bear" as locals call it, has a healthy population
of approximately 500 animals, equivalent to the numbers found in the Great Smoky
Mountain National Park. Populations have grown to this historic high level after
the state began protecting the bear statewide in 1972. Today, there is a six-day
bear hunting season and approximately 50 percent of all bears killed in Georgia
are in Charlton County near the swamp. Okefenokee pioneers held black bears
in low regard and tried to hunt them into extinction -- not because they found
them threatening but because the bears threatened the swampers' survival by
attacking and consuming the settlers' hogs, cows, chickens, honeybees, corn
fields, fruit trees, and grape vines. Today, there's no swamper property to
protect, so the bears have made a comeback and are found mainly around the Trail
Ridge section of the swamp. There are concerns about poaching of bears for the
bogus use of bear parts in exotic medicines in the Orient.
Black bears are opportunistic feeders, and will eat berries, reptile eggs,
yellow jacket nests, insects, grasses, and palmettos, among other items. The
bears are mainly nocturnal and have a home range of approximately 8-10 square
miles. If you hear a big crashing sound in the woods you are probably hearing
The bobcat, Felis rufus, is widespread and plentiful in the Okefenokee,
which has one of the best populations in the state. Bobcats range from the dry
sandhill communities along the eastern boundaries of Trail Ridge near Folkston,
to the low wetlands surrounding "the pocket" and Jones Island on the
southwestern perimeter of the Okefenokee. Bobcats are illusive and retiring
creatures and normally are only seen at night, but increasing populations in
the swamp have made daytime observations more common. Floyds Island, in the
Okefenokee interior, houses one of the greatest concentrations of wild bobcats
in any wildlife refuge in the U.S. Here it is not uncommon to see one of these
wild creatures creeping within a few meters of a campsite.
Bobcats, unique to North America, get their name from their stubby, or "bobbed"
tail. The bobcat eats mice, shrews, rabbits, wild turkey, and other mammalian
prey and mates in the spring, producing a litter of two to four kittens in late
April early May.
The raccoon, Procyon lotor, is the masked bandit of the swamp. If any
mammal deserves to wear a facial mask of a midnight thief, the raccoon is doubtlessly
the prime candidate. These jolly creatures have earned their place in Okefenokee
folklore by chewing on hunting dogs, invading corn fields, stealing meat from
the smoke house, eating grapes from the arbor, killing chickens, and creating
mischief every chance they get. Campers should be alert that raccoons are not
only "cute" but are also intelligent, and can crack a camper's cooler
in less than five minutes. The raccoon is the most abundant fur-bearing animal
in the swamp, and it eats berries, frogs, fish, reptile eggs, and anything else
it can get its dexterous hands on.
The river otter, Lutra canadensis, is found along the main waterways
of the Okefenokee, in the open water of the prairies and in the Suwannee and
St. Marys rivers. The otter is a marvelous, graceful swimmer that feeds mainly
on fish, but will supplement its diet with just about anything including crustaceans,
small mammals such as mice, and snakes. The Okefenokee settlers made household
pets of the playful, sociable otter. Oldtimers tell stories about how otters
would eat from their dinner table and play with the children and family housecat.
Sought by trappers for their valuable fur, their numbers once dwindled but have
made a comeback with a crash in the market for their fur. Today, the otter's
main enemy is probably the alligator. You may find otters by looking for mud
slides on river banks where otters have been amusing themselves.
White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, are now common in Georgia,
and are often observed in the Okefenokee. The deer frequent a wide variety of
habitats in the swamp, and it is exciting to see onewading in the water while
foraging on berry-producing plants. Another good time to see deer is early or
late in the day as one travels the roads into the Suwannee Canal Recreation
Area or Stephen C. Foster State Park. With the general demise of the red wolf,
Canis rufus, and panther,Felis concolor, the white-tailed deer
have no natural enemies other than man. This has led some to propose the return
of red wolves and panthers to the wildlife refuge to control deer populations.
The last wolves were reported
on Floyds Island in 1921, whereas observations of panthers occur fairly frequently
with no corroborating evidence such as tracks, photos, or the animals themselves.
In a study several years ago, mountain lions, Felis concolor, with radio
collars were released in the park to see how they would adapt to the swamp environment.
Researchers found that the animals had no trouble traveling through the refuge.
One animal was shot by a poacher. When the study was completed, the animals
were picked up.
The barred owl, strix variar, has a loud barking call that will startle
you into looking for the shy bird. The owl is usually found sitting back in
a tree's foliage in a thick grove of a lowland forest. The owl is recognized
by feathered bars on its neck and an absence of feather tufts around the ears.
A nocturnal bird, like most owls it rests during the day, coming out at night
to hunt frogs, rodents and birds.
Florida naturalist Archie Carr wrote that there are only three great animal
voices remaining in the southeastern United States: the "jovial lunacy
of the barred owl ... the roar of the alligator ... (and) the ethereal bugling
of the sandhill crane." All three can be heard in the Okefenokee, and all
three can stop you in your tracks. The inexperienced can probably imagine the
hoot of the owl and the dinosaur rumble of the alligator, but the call of the
sandhill crane is unlike anything you've ever heard. Once you've heard it, I
guarantee that you will never forget the voice of the "watchmen of the
swamp." Sandhills, Grus canadensis, are the largest birds in the
swamp, standing nearly four feet tall, with a 7 foot wingspan, gray body and
red forehead. You will usually hear them before you see them, as they blend
into the landscape very well. The Okefenokee has populations of sandhills that
spend their entire life in the swamp. The sandhill cranes mate for life and
nest in open places where treesdon't block their keen vision. The are best viewed
on the eastern side of the Okefenokee at the Suwannee Canal Recreation Area.
The anhinga, anhinga anhinga, is also called the water turkey and snake
bird, because of its turkey-like tail and snake-like neck. The anhinga feeds
by swimming under the surface of the water and spearing fish with its sharp,
yellow beak. Because the wings of this water bird do not contain oil glands
to keep them sufficiently dry for flight, the anhinga is frequently seen perched
on a branch or stump with its beautiful wings outstretched. On dark, cloudy
days, anhingas instinctively avoid the water. Their unmistakable flight pattern
is flap, flap, flap, flap, and glide.
The white ibis, Eudocimus albus , with its orange curved bill and
orange legs, is the most commonly observed white wading bird in the park. The
ibis congregates in flocks and likes to perch at the very top of trees. Found
in the shallow prairies, they move as they feed, using their curved bills to
probe the mud for insects and crayfish. During flight, their black wing tips
become obvious, and their wing beat is much more rapid than other white wading
birds. According to Dr. Bill Cribbs, "this bird was one of the favorite
game birds of early Okefenokee settlers, and it was as welcome on their table
as a chicken."
The great egret or American white egret, Casmerodius albus , was almost
pushed into extinction by turn-of-the-century market hunters and European fashion
mavens, who prized the bird's beautiful white feathers for use in women's hats.
Conservation efforts by groups such as the National Audubon Society (which was
established specifically to save the great egret and snowy egret) helped protect
the bird, one of America's finest herons. It is distinguished from other white
wading birds by its yellow beak and black legs. Like the great blue heron, the
great egret is a solitary feeder, seen standing motionless as it stalks fish,
frogs, snakes, and crayfish. Locals call the great egret a "scoggin"
or "plume bird."
The Prothonotary warbler, Protonotaria citrea , is a characteristic
bird of southern swamplands, where its bright, golden-orange plumage is conspicuous
in the dark, cypress swamps. Called the "flame bird"of the swamp,
the prothonotary has a loud, ringing "sweet-sweet-sweet-sweet-sweet"
song. It is unusual among warblers in that it nests in cavities in trees, and
has been found nesting on the refuge. The family of warblers has the highest
number of bird species found in the swamp with 32.
When cartoonists draw caricatures of swamps, they inevitably perch a vulture
in a mossy snag of a dead cypress tree. Vultures are common and nest in the
Okefenokee swamp, including the turkey vulture, cathartes aura , and
the black vulture, Coragyps atratus . These birds have a famous preference
for dead meat, and where they are seen circling is evidence of a fresh, dead
animal. The turkey vulture is the largest of the two, with black wings. The
smaller black vulture, with white patches near its wing tips, is more aggressive
than the turkey vulture and will drive it away from a carcass. Turkey vultures
locate carrion by smell, and black vultures by sight. Both birds are found perching,
or soaring high overhead on thermals.
Called the "swamp chameleon," the green anole, Anolis carolinensis
, can change color between greenand brown. It has a pink throat fan and
grows from five to eight inches long. A member of the iguana family, the adults
prefer shaded perches and the young prefer sunny locations close to the ground.
The most abundant lizard of the south, they mate from March to September, and
females can lay a single egg every 14 days, with incubation five to seven weeks.
Anoles slowly stalk their prey of flies, beetles, spiders, moths and other insects.
Anoles are the largest group of reptiles in the Western Hemisphere, with more
than 200 known species, but only the green anole is native to North America.
The southern five-lined skink, Eumeces inexpectatus , and its close
relative, the five-lined skink, Eumeces fasciantus , are both commonly
observed sunning themselves on the boardwalks of the refuge. Skinks are lizards,
not salamanders as many mistake them. The two species are recognized by their
five, beautiful yellow stripes and bright blue tales in the juveniles. Adults
lose much of the coloration of their stripes and their tales are not as blue.
The two species are distinguished from each other by the scales on the underside
of their tales. The five-lined has one row of broader scales, whereas the southern's
scales are all the same size. The tail of the skink has fracture planes, allowing
it to break off easily when grasped by a predator. The tail is vividly colored
to draw the attack away from thebody. There are five species of skinks in the
refuge and to identify them, you have to capture them. Don't grab a skink by
the tail because first, you won't capture the skink, and second, the escaping
skink's survival chances are greatly reduced because it won't have its decoy
tail when it needs it for a predator. Cats that eat the southern five-lined
have been known to lose their sense of balance or develop paralysis requiring
What would a trip to a swamp be without seeing a frog on a lilly pad or hearing
the grunt of the bullfrog? Frequently heard and less often seen, the more than
20 species of frogs and toads in the Okefenokee make their presence known by
their loud chorus of voices. Like their name suggests, the voice of the Southern
spring peeper, Hyla crucifer bartramiana , is an early announcement
of spring in the South. Usually a brownish or tan color, the inch-long, nocturnal
spring peeper is recognized by a dark X on its back (hence
crucifer - - cross). The Florida cricket frog, Acris gryllus dorsalis ,
is a tiny frog that many mistake as a juvenile version of other species. It
has a dark triangle between the eyes, a rapid, cricketlike voice, and is a good
jumper. Active during the day, the "swamp" cricket frog prefers the
margins of swamps, roadside ditches, and lakes, and is many times the creature
jumping into the water just before you as you walk along the water's edge. The
bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana , is the largest frog in the Okefenokee,
and the largest frog in North America, growing to eight inches. The bullfrog's
legs are so large that they are raised commercially and sold as meat in the
restaurant trade. A nocturnal amphibian, the bullfrog has been known to eat
small birds and young snakes, but it usually preys on insects, small fish, crayfish,
and other frogs. The bullfrog's coloring varies, but it is one of the more beautiful
animals with its dark green mottling on top and lighter coloring underneath.
It's voice is usually described as "jug-o'-rum."
Found in the drier, sandier parts of the refuge is the Easternhognosed snake,
Heterodon platyrhinos . Sufficient to identify the hognosed snake is
its unforgettable and unique behavior. The hognose will puff out its neck like
a cobra, hiss, and strike without biting. When further molested, the hognose
will roll over on its back, open its mouth, convulse a few times and play dead.
Turn the snake right side up, the snake will twist again to belly up position.
The snake has many nicknames, such as "hissing sand snake," "puff
adder," and "blow viper," but goes by hognosed snake because
of its upturned snout. The Eastern species' skin pattern is spotted, and the
coloration is widely variable (unlike the Southern hognose, also found in the
refuge, which is fairly constant), with dark patches on a yellow, brown, olive,
gray, orange, or red snake. The Eastern grows to more than three feet in length,
whereas the Southern species is a smaller, foot- to two-foot-long snake.
The Okefenokee has 37 species of snakes, but the cottonmouth snake, Agkistrodon
piscivorus , and Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus
, are the most feared by man. The cottonmouth has a venomous bite and tends
to hold its ground more readily than a water snake. When aroused, the cottonmouth
will threaten an intruder by exposing the light "cotton" lining of
its mouth and mimic a rattlesnake by shaking its tail. Its bite is more serious
than the copperhead's, and can be fatal. It is distinguished from other water
snakes by its vertical pupil and pit below its eye, and its method of swimming
with its head out of the water. You do not want to disturb or handle this snake.
The Eastern diamondback, the largest rattlesnake in the world, is also best
left alone because of itspoisonous and possibly fatal bite. The Eastern diamondback,
known to grow to eight feet, prefers dry pinelands and palmetto flatwoods that
surround the swamp. The snake is recognized by, of course, its rattles, its
distinct colored diamond shapes on its skin, its large head and heavy body.
Some diamondbacks will wait until the intruder is nearly upon it before it rattles.
Others will rattle when an intruder is 30 feet away. The diamondback has been
persecuted by man for "round-ups" and fear, and is becoming less common
throughout its range.
The Florida cooter, Pseudemys floridana floridana, is a very shy turtle
that is difficult to catch in the refuge. Usually about a foot long,
the Florida cooter has yellow stripes on its head, an unmarked plastron, and
donut-shaped marks on the underside of its marginals. It is frequently seen
basking, butthis turtle is extremely wary and will slide into the water before
you get too close. The Florida cooter has an unusual habit during nesting which
it shares with only two other species of turtles in the world. Most turtles
dig one nest in the ground, lay eggs in the the hole, and cover it with dirt.
The Florida cooter digs one main nest, lays most of its eggs in this nest, pauses,
and digs two side nests and places a few eggs in each of these. The reason for
this behavior is unclear to scientists. This turtle lives in the coastal plain
of the U.S.
The bowfin, Amia calva , is a fascinating fish that is a legend among
fishermen. So much so, locals have given it many names such as mudfish, dogfish,
black fish, shoepick, cotton fish, grinnel, scaly cat, spottail, Florida trout,
Cypress trout and others. The bowfin is like a swimming fossil: it is the last
remaining survivor of an ancient family of highly predaceous fishes. Relatives
of the bowfin were abundant in marine environments during Jurassic and Cretaceous
times approximately 150 million years ago, and are found represented in fossils
from those times. The bowfin has a gular bone, a flat plate on the floor of
the mouth between the lower jaws, not found in any ofNorth America's freshwater
fishes but found in some marine fishes such as the tarpon. The bowfin spawns
in spring in shallow waters where the male clears vegetation and excavates a
shallow nest. After spawning, the male protects the nest and guards the young
for several weeks after they've hatched. Bowfins are considered transitional
fishes, developed somewhere between gars and bony fishes. With partially developed
air breathing devices, the bowfin can survive a long time out of water. They
will gulp air into their swim bladders, which are equipped with blood vessels
and can serve as a primite lung. Fishermen should beware of the fish's sharp
teeth. Bowfins are common around the sill and below the sill in the Suwannee
The chain pickerel, Esox niger , also called a jackfish, black pike,
green pickerel, green pike, and justjack by swampers, is an exciting fish that
loves to jump, and more than one fisherman has beensurprised by a slap in the
face by a flying jackfish. A solitary fish, it prefers quiet waters with heavy
vegetation, where it stalks its prey. The chain pickerel is a popular gamefish
in the northeast and is caught by ice fishermen during the winter, but the world
angling record for the chain pickerel was set in Georgia in 1961 at nine pounds,
A beautiful orb-weaving spider, the golden-silk spider, Nephila clavipes , is found in the refuge. The female golden-silk spider has a one-inch long golden body, and golden legs with conspicuous tufts of black hair on the first and last pairs of legs. The male, sometimes located nearby on the web, is much smaller - only an eighth of an inch and drab colored. Also known as the calico spider, during the day the female is found perched head downward near the mesh-like center of the two- to three-foot web. Some orb-weavers replace their web every day, but the golden-silk spider redoes only one side a day and never the whole web. Sometimes, the spider can be found in large groups in shaded woodlands near water and swamps.
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We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming release to Questback 2024-3, bringing further enhancements to your user experience. Improved Dialogues and Lists: Building on the enhancements from the previous release, we’ve continued to refine dialogues and lists for improved usability. This includes ensuring that buttons are consistently positioned, and text is aligned for elements with similar […]Read more
We’re excited to announce the latest update to Questback (2024-2). This release focuses on enhancing your user experience with a series of improvements and updates. Modernized Error Messages: Say goodbye to traditional error alerts. Our error pages now feature a modern design for a more user-friendly experience. Refreshed Layout for System Emails: Enjoy a comprehensive […]Read more
In our initial release of 2024 (2024-1), we’re thrilled to introduce substantial under-the-hood enhancements to streamline the Questback platform. While most of the work is behind the scenes, you’ll notice a fresh and updated look on the login page. This release also includes several bug fixes, ensuring a smoother user experience. We appreciate your ongoing […]Read more
We’re delighted to announce the upcoming release of Questback. This release introduces several exciting enhancements to amplify your user experience. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s new: Fresh Homepage Look: Prepare to be greeted by a brand-new homepage design! The interface has undergone a significant makeover for all users, ensuring a modern and sleek appearance. […]Read more
We know that the shortest way to insights is the preferred route. That’s why we are now releasing functionality that will help you find your strengths and challenges in every quest result, as well as getting served with new insights in your mail inbox without any hassle. Debut of Top/Bottom Analysis in Reports Get ready […]Read more
We’re excited to announce our latest release with fantastic new capabilities, including keeping series comparisons when batch copying reports and chart type icons for easy identification. Set organization-specific targets with target lines in reports and enjoy a smoother experience with several bug-fixes. Contact your salesperson to activate the new target line feature.Read more
Our developers work continuously to improve the Essentials platform. With the help of your valuable feedback, we are kickstarting 2023 with the launch of the following new elements: GPDR Settings – new option for automated deletion routines for personal data used for distribution. Quest Preview – enhanced navigation, incl. the option to jump directly to […]Read more
It’s become even easier to work with display settings in reports! Instead of having them in a separate area, you will now find display settings under an icon in your actual chart or table. This way you can immediately see the visual impact of changes you make to your charts and tables. ”Seems like everything […]Read more
We are constantly building to make Questback Essentials more efficient & user friendly. Our latest addition in this fall release consists of the following main elements: 1. Quick access to insights – You can now download selected charts with feedback data and insights directly from a LiveReport. 2. Effortless work with translations – A fully […]Read more
Our latest additions before the summer break 2022 includes 3 key elements: 1. Better insights, with improved NPS reporting in our standard LiveReport, to support intuitive analysis with comparison, and flexible display settings. Click here to read more about NPS reporting. 2. More feedback, with customizable tokens for quest login! 3. Easier navigation, with overhauled […]Read more
We are happy to announce two significant new features to enhance your Questback experience. This release also features several minor adjustments to our product to make running surveys with Questback as effortless as possible. You will experience a new homepage presentation, page breaks at the beginning of quests and an updated reports section. Quick overview […]Read more

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J. B. Smoove
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Jerry Brooks (born December 16, 1966), better known by his stage name J. B. Smoove, is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian who began his TV career on Russell Simmons's Def Comedy Jam in the early 1990s. He is best known for his recurring role as Leon on the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. He currently portrays a fictionalized version of himself on the BET comedy-improv reality television parody Real Husbands of Hollywood.
Smoove was born in Plymouth, North Carolina, and grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. He attended Norfolk State University in Virginia. He shortened his name, Jerry Brooks, to "J.B." and added "Smoove" as his last name when he began performing stand-up comedy.
Smoove has had recurring roles on Everybody Hates Chris and Saturday Night Live. On SNL, he worked as a writer (and had bit roles in sketches, including playing Jimmy "JJ" Walker in a parody of the 1970s sitcom Good Times) and was a recipient of the 2007 Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy/Variety Series (Including Talk).
He had a major role for seasons two and three on the Fox network sitcom 'Til Death with Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher. In June 2008, he taped several episodes of The Gong Show with Dave Attell as one of the celebrity judges. Smoove was also a cast member on the short-lived sketch comedy program Cedric the Entertainer Presents.
Smoove hosted the standup comedy series Russell Simmons Presents: Stand-Up at The El Rey on Comedy Central in July 2010 and also appeared on an episode of The Simpsons titled Angry Dad: The Movie in February 2011. Also in 2011, he starred in the American Dad episode "The Worst Stan" and appeared in an episode of Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil called "Dude, Where's My Wade."
Smoove has been a regular cast member on the HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm since its sixth season in 2007, playing Leon Black.
Smoove voiced Hackus in The Smurfs 2.
He had a cameo as a grave digger in the episode of Louie entitled "Barney/Never".
He also played a supporting role in Season 4, Episode 7 "The Vapora Sport" in the American sitcom The League on FX. He plays "Wheelchair Guy", with whom the main characters have recurring comedic run-ins.
He also plays one of the "Replacers" for Call Of Duty: Black Ops II
He's also in the show Real Husbands of Hollywood.
He hosts a talk show on the MSG Network called "JB Smoove:Four Courses".
He provides the voice of Dr. Ray D'Angelo Harris, host of the Chakra Attack radio show in the video game Grand Theft Auto V.
Smoove will be voicing Hackus in The Smurfs 3.
Smoove appeared in the 2013 film Dealin' with Idiots as "Coach Ted."
In 2013, Smoove became a cast member of the CBS comedy The Millers, playing the character "Ray".
Smoove has been married to singer Shahidah Omar since 2007.

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IMPORTANTS ATHLETIC DATES:
3/18/2014 - The Lady Falcon Softball team will be travelling to El Campo, Tx on Tuesday and will host Bellville Saturday (3/22/2014) @ 10:00 am.
On Thursday, April 10th, 2014 the Farm Business Management team traveled to Sam Houston State University to compete in the Area III FFA Career Development Event. Click the Title to view the full article.
For full details either click on Title for full report or visit the C.T.E. webpage (http://www.royal-isd.net/Domain/385) and view the full article.
The play took home a total of five awards, 4 acting and one crew. You will have one chance to see an encore performance April 24th & April 25th. For the full details click the Title to see the full article.
The full article has Show, Sale, Parade and Auction Schedule!
Great things are happening at RHS...Our new radio station, KBCP Radio, will be broadcasting the Boys Basketball Playoff Game Versus the Wharton Tigers LIVE 2/25, which begins at 6:45 PM. For more information read full article!
More details in the full article, by FFA student Desire Torres
Royal FFA Parade Committee Announces Theme!!
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Last Day of 5th 6 weeks
6:00 PM Baseball v.s. Wharton
6:00 PM Baseball @ Needville

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Reviews of Our Books
I’m HUMBLED by the reviews of my books. It’s been my passion to educate and help EVERY child who needs it. It’s with great enthusiasm that I write every page and hope that the information I share helps your family too!
Let’s grow together
“Every so often a book comes along that you know you have to recommend to the families and caregivers of the kids you work with. This wonderful, self-published book by OT by Cara Koscinski is one of those must-have publications that everyone involved with your school-age client will benefit from reading from cover to cover and referring to again and again.”
A MUCH needed resource!
By Angie Voss, OTR
“As a sensory integration OT I have found our schools to be one of the most challenging environments for our children with special needs and sensory differences, as well as an overwhelming area of concern for the children’s parents. This handbook is an EXCELLENT tool that covers just about every area you can think of in regards to the school setting! And the best part is Cara breaks it down in to very practical topics and questions, and offers practical on the spot “out of the pocket” solutions. I highly recommend adding this book to your resource library!”
“The most appealing feature of this book is its accessibility-making the topics possible to grasp for parents and carers with even limited background knowledge. It aims to educate families about the root causes of specific difficulticies faced by children with special needs, and follows up with practical strategies and activities.”
British Journal of Occupational Therapy
“Cara continues to offer teachers, parents, and heck — anybody who cares about ANY child’s learning — consistently positive, workable, RELEVANT tips that simply make learning what it should be: WONDERFUL. Her understanding of kids whose gifts and challenges may befuddle others is utterly sincere. Meaning that every chapter is infused with authentic respect, empowering information…and a whole lot of smarts that actually work. Most of all, Cara knows what it is to be brave: to feel afraid and do it anyway. And because of that compassion, BRILLIANT kids the world over will have the chance to amaze the most important people of all: themselves.”
-Jennifer O’Toole, Asperkids Author and Founder
I’m a As an OT with over 20 years experience, I was amazed how much info is packed into this small book. It is so thorough, you would think it was a text book but it is just written concisely and is easy to read. For parents it is a great gift for those with a child just diagnosed with developmental concerns as it explains many terms used in therapy, gives suggestions on everyday activities to IEPS for school aged children. It is a great resource not just for parents but for therapists too, to help explain terms, give home suggestions and treatment planning. Thanks Cara for putting this together.

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Explore Almeria's most spectacular beaches in an off-road vehicle on this Mónsul & Genoveses Jeep Tour. We'll also visit the gold mining area of Rodalquilar.
Mónsul & Genoveses Jeep Tour
We'll meet at 5 pm at the Rambla de San José to start our jeep tour of the virgin beaches of Almeria. Our first stop will be at the historic gold mines of Rodalquilar, where we'll learm about the importance of this precious metal for the local economy until the mine's closure in the mid-20th century.
Afterwards, we'll make our way to some of the area's most spectacular virgin beaches. We'll admire Genoveses Beach from the 4x4, a wild stretch of coastline where many adverts and video clips have been filmed. The off-road vehicle is equipped with television screens where we can watch some of these iconic scenes.
Next, we'll stop at Mónsul Beach, where we'll climb out of the vehicle to take photos and take in the views. This coastline was chosen by Steven Spielberg to shoot a scene in the film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". You'll be captivated by the beauty! What's more, if you take the tour during the summer, you'll have free time to enjoy a refreshing dip in the sea.
The tour will then take us inland to discover the local architecture and natural landscapes, and we'll hear all about the tragic event that took place here which inspired Federico García Lorca to write "Bodas de Sangre".
The tour will end with drop off back in San José at 7:30 pm.
2 hours 30 minutes.
The activity takes place with a guide that speaks in English, although it may occasionally be done in two languages.
Transport in an off road vehicle with TV screens.
English speaking guide.
When to book?
You can book up until 36 hours before the activity as long as there are still places. Book now to guarantee your spot.
Type of voucher
Electronic. Show the voucher on your phone.
Not wheelchair accessible.
All services published on Civitatis are carried out in accordance with our Sustainability Code.
Our providers commit to:
- Provide a safe and satisfying experience.
- Reduce, reuse, recycle.
- Incorporate eco-conscious technologies.
- Uphold fair employment standards.
- Foster the growth of local communities.
- Preserve the integrity of local culture.
- Safeguard both cultural and environmental heritage.
- Ensure ethical treatment of animals.
- Operate with honesty and transparency.
- Encourage sustainable behaviors among customers and staff.
This particular activity contributes as follows:
- No printing of documentation required.
Frequently asked questions
Q - How to book?
A - To reserve the activity, choose the date and complete the form on this page. You will receive your confirmation immediately.
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Rambla de los Frailes 26, San José.

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A few months after premiering the third season of Stranger Things, Netflix has now confirmed Season 4.
The giant streaming service teased the new upcoming season with a new video titled ‘We’re not in Hawkins anymore.’
Season 3 came in with impressive numbers and broke viewership records after it was watched by 40 million households in the first four days. The series takes reign on the streaming service, as the most-watched, more than any other film or series in its first four days.
Season 3 starred Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbour as Chief Jim Hopper, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler to name a few.
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Name: John Snow
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Fully vetted for his age
This guy is the life of the party. He loves attention and is very out going. He also has two different color eyes which makes him stand out. He will need house training as he is still a pup.
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Broward Workshop Documents - May 15th
BSO FY19 Presentation
BSO Budget Presentation
Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Documents
Fiscal Year 2018 Adopted Operating Budget
Fiscal Year 2018 Adopted Capital Budget
Fiscal Year 2018 Adopted Budget-In-Brief
Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Process
The FY19 budget process begins in March. The Board will hold a pre-budget workshop in March to discuss preliminary general fund projections for the upcoming year. Additional workshops will be held throughout the process, and the budget timeline for FY19 will conclude with two public hearings in September.
The Fiscal Year 2018 budget, and all other adopted budgets since FY 2006, can be found by accessing our Budget Documents page.

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Two opposite-sex characters have a scene where they’re smiling at each other and walking to class? Definitely fucking. Two same-sex male characters die for each other, profess their need for each other and have others call them “boyfriends”? Best friends, obviously.
Whether the homoerotic subtext is dismissed as yaoi fanfiction or written off as “actors’ chemistry,” on-screen characters have had their sexualities pigeonholed for decades. If they’re heterosexual, then their sexual orientations are hardly discussed, or rather, they’re assumed.
With homosexual characters on the other hand, large swaths of plotline and character development are dedicated to mining their sexual proclivities. The end result is a fetishizing of gay relationships, in which screenplays put an undue focus on the sex lives of gay characters, while assuming that all inexplicitly gay characters are hetero.
Which all leads me to ask, “Why make it straight in the first place?” Older generations are comfortable watching relationships bud between a (conventionally attractive, white, middle class) guy and girl, but they tend to ignore the heavily-implied romantic undertones of the two male background characters. Why isn’t this idea challenged? Why are directors and screenwriters too scared to confirm a relationship, past or present, between two people of the same sex?
Ultimately, it all revolves around the question of why. Why do people assume that the default setting of sexuality is hetero? The fallout from making that assumption comes when characters stray from that default, because then film and TV media fixate on how gay they are.
Try to name the last movie you saw that focused on a gay character, but didn’t focus on their sexuality or relationships. Oooh, they’re gay? Yes tell me more about how that thing works out—ignore their life goals and problems and more consequential issues—let’s hear more about the banging. Why hello, ratings.
At the same time, I’m not trying to dismiss the queer films we have today – considering the stigma gay culture has endured, it must have taken a hell of a lot of courage just to make anything. Gay movies are great. Gay shows are a thing now. But what’s the point of representation if the characters’ orientations and relationships are the only focus?
I just want to go on Netflix, find a title under the action genre and have a blasé same-sex pairing at the end. How sick would that be? A witty, sarcastic, film about a government conspiracy that ends with two girls finding the cure to the zombie apocalypse, then having the two of them turn to each other and make out. If a studio made a movie like that, without sexualizing the girl-on-girl action, leaving it just as nonchalant as you would with a hetero pairing, they might find themselves overwhelmed with the LGBTQ+ support.
It may sound hypocritical, vying for actual gay characters while shaming audiences for caring about their sexual orientation, but the perception that audiences are scared of change is a paralyzing problem within the film industry. All the LGBTQ community asks for is valid representation—not your college-phase romcoms, or your pornographic sex scenes confirming how “fun” and “free” some character is—no, just your average good story coupled with some real-life homosexuality.
Some shows even do this shit for fun. “Queerbaiting” is when TV shows imply, insinuate or heavily allude to the possibility of a same-sex couple to attract gay audiences. It’s a manipulation tactic of sorts, designed to get viewers into a show because of the subtext between two characters, only to crush their hopes and dreams when they end up going for the “safe” route (*cough* “Supernatural” *cough*).
Although there’s always hope for a show to end up surprising us all (hello, season 12), it’s unlikely to result in anything substantial between the two main characters, as it’s asserted time and again that the gay couples are there for comic relief and creating awkward situations (unwanted attention or flirting, assuming partners to be siblings, assuming siblings to be partners, etc.).
I’m not usually the one to take the pessimistic route, but on this one—let’s just say that we can hope, pray, beg and write, sure, but when push comes to shove, it’s what the creators are willing to do with their characters, what they’re willing to accomplish in the show and what barriers they’re alright with breaking down.
I take pride in the shows I watch and the representation they give to a variety of characters, because a cast with even a handful of queer, minority or disabled individuals helps spread awareness to their struggles. Shows like this normalize these disparaged groups, which leads to them eventually feeling safer, more valid and more included.

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What a Mighty Good Man Dishcloth | Boldfaced
This dishcloth was inspired by Salt-N-Pepa. Because it's everyone's job to clean. Our new solid blue "Macho Rags" were designed specifically for men.
The original Swedish dishcloth material was invented by a Swedish engineer in 1949. Bold Faced Design's dishcloths are made of the same materials. 70% wood cellulose from FSC certified forests and 30% cotton. It dries stiff and flat but once wet it is a soft and handy rag for all cleaning purposes.
- Perfect for household chores, from cleaning up spills to polishing.
- Can be used with just water, soap, or cleaners.
- Cleans counter tops, granite, stainless steel and glass. (streak-free)
- It can be cleaned in the washing machine or in the top rack of the dishwasher.
- Bleach safe.
- Hang over the faucet or lay flat to air dry. Do not tumble dry.
- It is 100% natural and printed with water-based inks.
Wood cellulose and cotton
Dishcloth measures 8" long by 6.5" wide
Machine washable or place in the top of dishwasher. Do not place in dryer. Compost when ready.


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Inching closer to TSIS familiar artist Logic's upcoming release date for his sophomore album The Incredible True Story, Logic hops on Juicy J's new song "I Ain't Fukin Wit Cha" only days after the recent release of his self-produced solo single "Fade Away."
On this unexpected collaboration remix we hear Juicy's verse followed by a fierce addition from Logic. Calling out fakes and displaying a more aggressive side from Logic than we are used to seeing. Listen and grab a free download below. Enjoy
Juicy J Ft. Logic – Ain't Fukin Wit Cha | Free Download
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SHOW HOME COMING SOON
17 SWEETGRASS PLACE, SYLVAN LAKE, AB
We anticipate to open our first ever Show Home and Sale Center in the late spring of 2018. Located in the prestigious new development of Sixty West at Sylvan Lake.
Our show home will feature a very unique modern farmhouse style on a reverse walk-out corner lot. With 1,231 square feet on the main floor, 499 square feet on the upper floor and a fully finished basement with another 1,235 square feet! There will be ample room for a family of any size!
Show Home Hours | TBD
Give us a like on Facebook to stay up-to-date on construction progress of our show home
Thoughtfully set among undulating hillsides, a 5-acre forest, and a romantic old railway trail, an initiative by the town that serves as a tree-lined walking path, Sixty West will create an exceptional residential setting that is unlike any community in Central Alberta. With over 700 homes and more than 25 acres of trails, parks, ponds, and natural spaces with breathtaking views, Sixty West is sure to become the vibrant new heart of Sylvan Lake.
With Phase one set to open Spring of 2018, Lots are starting to sell!
As the commercial and retail center of the area, Waterford Station will bring grocery, pharmacy, service, and retail amenities to the residents of Sixty West, while maintaining an unparalleled commitment to aesthetic design. With feature fountains, landscaped gathering islands, and pedestrian-friendly boulevards, Waterford Station will create the ideal environment for people to shop, dine, celebrate, laugh, and connect with each other.
Find us at the corner of 60th street and memorial trail, only a 4 minute drive to downtown Sylvan Lake and with easy access via Highway 11 east to Red Deer, Calgary, Edmonton, and West to the Rocky Mountains.


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*UPDATED* Guide To Find the Splash Pads In the Bangor Area
Summer is here and you know that oppressive, Maine summer heat is right around the corner.
Here's a list of the few splash pads in the Bangor area for your kids to visit this summer vacation. We want to build our list of any missing splash pads as a resource for Bangor area families so email us or message us on Facebook with the splash pads we missed!
Knowlton Park, 11 Shore Road
According to the City of Ellsworth's website, this splash pad is open from late May to mid October. The water will be flowing as long as it's above 65-degrees Fahrenheit, seven days a week from 10 AM to 8 PM.
Old Town has a splash pad available that overlooks the Penobscot River.
Perkins Avenue Park, 151 Perkins Ave
There's an additional splash pad (thank you to Facebook Followers for this one!) in Old Town behind the Middle School on Perkins Avenue.
Davenport Street Playground
Here's another Facebook Follower contribution of another splash pad available in the Bangor area.
Bangor - NOW OPEN!
Bangor Housing Authority has finished up a new addition to the 'Splash Pad List'. It is located off of the Davis Road and is open to the public!


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WABASH COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Sensing something special
Wabash College football players open up first practice
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:30 PM
Darryl Kennon's senses went into overdrive.
The Paper photo by John Groth
Wabash College football players run stretching drills during their opening day of practice Tuesday.
Before Wabash College's opening football practice, the Little Giants' senior defensive lineman took in the moment.
His eyes told him how committed the Little Giants stayed to their first summer football theme - "up the ante".
His ears listened as players yelled, whooped and teased each other about the new head coach Erik Raeburn's upcoming drills.
Even his nose could sniff out something different Tuesday afternoon.
"I don't think I've ever been as excited to start a season as I am (Tuesday)," Kennon said. "There's something special about this team. There's something in the air. Guys really dedicated themselves over this summer."
Wabash's first fall football practice started promptly at 3 p.m. Tuesday, with Raeburn quickly getting to work.
After some quick team exercises and stretching, he divided players into different specialty groups and had them work through offensive, defensive and workout drills.
Coming off an 11-2 season, third straight North Coast Athletic Conference championship and NCAA Division III Elite Eight appearance, the Little Giants enter this year with a new head coach and new offensive and defensive schemes.
Raeburn replaced former Little Giants' coach Chris Creighton, who was named the head football coach at NCAA Division I-AA Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
But Wabash players remain as hungry as ever to reach an even higher level - and get to what they hope will be the NCAA Division III Final Four and championship game.
That's why they implemented their first summer football theme, making players exercise and work out harder than ever before.
Junior starting quarterback Matt Hudson (who threw for 2,769 yards and 25 TD's last year) acknowledged he increased his workout load - running five times per week and throwing more passes than normal this summer.
"We picked it up a notch this summer over the last couple of seasons," Hudson said. "We needed to get after it. We have all the tools to make a good run this year."
Kennon, who led the team with 14 sacks last year, increased his exercise and strength routines - working with a personal trainer at home in Phoenix, Ariz., and picking up Muay Thai boxing over the summer.
Muay Thai boxing is a form of hand martial arts boxing which involves punching, kicking, elbowing, standing, grappling and head-butting opponents, according to the Thai Boxing of the USA's Web site.
Kennon wanted to work on his speed, especially with his hands and feet - which you need to keep moving on the defensive line.
"I can tell the difference (Tuesday) already," he said. "My feet feel a lot quicker. My hands are a lot better. This summer, I started to focus on it. Last year, I didn't have great hands. So I got after it this year."
Wabash doesn't open its season until Sept. 13 at conference rival Denison and will have nearly four weeks of practice time before its first game.
Hudson is excited to start the year with a conference opponent and can't wait to get football started again.
"It'll keep our heads on straight and gets everybody focused and ready to go from the start," he said. "We know if we don't win the first one, we can't win the conference. We have to keep that in mind."
Junior running back Evan Sobecki wasn't in pads during Tuesday's practice. He pulled both glut muscles during workouts.

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Genetic and environmental influences on fruit and vegetable consumption and depression in older adults
Background: Prior work suggests that higher fruit and vegetable consumption may protect against depression in older adults. Better understanding of the influence of genetic and environmental factors on fruit and vegetable intakes may lead to the design of more effective dietary strategies to increase intakes. In turn this may reduce the occurrence of depression in older adults. Objectives: The primary aim of this study is to estimate the genetic and environmental influences on the consumption of fruit and vegetables in older adults. The secondary aim is an exploratory analysis into possible shared genetic influences on fruit and vegetable intakes and depression. Methods: Analysis of observational data from 374 twins (67.1% female; 208 monozygotic (MZ); 166 dizygotic (DZ)) aged ≥ 65 years drawn from the Older Australian Twins Study. Dietary data were obtained using a validated food frequency questionnaire and depressive symptoms were measured using the 15-item short form Geriatric Depression Scale. The contribution of genetic and environmental influences on fruit and vegetable intake were estimated by comparing MZ and DZ twin intakes using structural equation modelling. A tri-variate twin model was used to estimate the genetic and environmental correlation between total fruit and vegetable intakes and depression. Results: In this study, vegetable intake was moderately influenced by genetics (0.39 95%CI 0.22, 0.54). Heritability was highest for brassica vegetables (0.40 95%CI 0.24, 0.54). Overall fruit intake was not significantly heritable. No significant genetic correlations were detected between fruit and vegetable intake and depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Vegetable consumption, particularly bitter tasting brassica vegetables, was significantly influenced by genetics, although environmental influences were also apparent. Consumption of fruit was only influenced by the environment, with no genetic influence detected, suggesting strategies targeting the food environment may be particularly effective for encouraging fruit consumption.
Open Access Status
This publication may be available as open access
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Award-winning cartoonist Bill Watterson details the further adventures of Calvin, a mischievous young boy with boundless energy and imagination, and his lovable stuffed tiger.Watterson, Bill is the author of 'Essential Calvin and Hobbes A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury' with ISBN 9780836218053 and ISBN 0836218051.

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Get Your Flu Shot to Stay Healthy This Holiday Season
It’s always important for people to do everything they can to stay healthy, but with the added stress of the holidays it becomes more essential than ever. There is one simple step that everyone can take to protect themselves, their family and the community this holiday season: get immunized against the flu.
Influenza Vaccination Week is December 4-10, 2011, and it could not have come at a better time. The first two cases of influenza in Montana have been identified for the 2011-2012 flu season. The Cascade City-County Health Department wants to take this opportunity to remind people that it is not too late to seek protection from this potentially serious illness. Getting your flu shot now can give you the protection you need to stay healthy throughout the winter.
National Influenza Vaccination Week provides an opportunity for public health professionals, health care providers, communities and families from across the country to work together to promote flu vaccination before the traditional winter peak in flu activity. The flu is now in Montana, and it is important that everyone 6 months of age and older get vaccinated if they haven’t already done so. The City-County Health Department provides flu shots on Tuesdays 8:30-11:30am and Wednesdays through Fridays from 8:30-11:30am and 1-4:30pm. No appointments are necessary, and the cost is $14 for children and $25 for adults. Cash, check, credit and insurance cards are all accepted. If someone is healthy and between 2 and 49 years of age, they may be able to get the vaccine through a nasal spray instead of the flu shot that is administered with a needle.
The flu vaccine is still the single best way to prevent the flu. As people travel and gather for the holidays it is more important than ever for them to protect themselves and their loved ones from influenza.
Health officials also continue to recommend frequent and effective hand washing and covering all coughs and sneezes with your sleeve. Anyone who is ill with flu-like symptoms should stay home from school or work to prevent the spread of illness to others. For more information, visit CCHD’s Immunizations page or www.flu.gov.

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Unclogging Austin City Hall
It takes too long to get a building permit, so here’s what’s being done about it
Austin’s Planning and Development Review Department is slowly beginning to make headway on the backlog of residential permit applications that has created months-long delays for renovations and new homes for the past year.
To help clear permits, the City Council has authorized $188,000 for four new review positions. On top of that, six posts left vacant after staff left the department last year have been filled. But it’ll likely take months for the new hires to be brought up to speed, so permit filers — whether they be big development firms or a homeowner seeking a larger bathroom — shouldn’t expect speedier reviews anytime soon.
Some fear the situation has the potential to scare off new development and economic progress. Professionals of all types report being hindered. Realtors, for instance, are held back by a lack of product to sell. Meanwhile, existing homes that need some remodeling can be a tough sell because buyers are aware that it could be several months before they can get the city’s OK to rehabilitate them.
“The customers want us to go to work, we want to go to work, the architects have done their work, and we’re just all sitting around,” said Jeremy Martin, who owns contractor RisherMartin Fine Homes.
One kitchen-and-bath remodel he’s working on will spend more time waiting for a permit than in construction, he said.
Don Birkner, who heads residential permit review at the city of Austin, said his team is aware of the problem.
“We’re literally doing everything we know how to do,” he said.
His department of eight reviewers lost six people in 2012. The usual turnover is two people.
Robert Grattan covers government, courts and economic development for the Austin Business Journal.
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Along the coast of western Australia, a region called the Kimberley is home to 50 continuous miles of fossilized dinosaur tracks made 130 million years ago. Some prints are a colossal 5 feet long, created by the great Sauropods, huge quadrupedal plant-eaters to which Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus belong, and the largest land animals to have ever walked the Earth.
In 1994 reports of the tracks were so spectacular that accounts of them were thought to be embellished and were left unstudied for some time. Once examined, the “Broome Dinosaur Highway” was found to have representatives from at least 15 different species including carnivorous, herbivorous, and possibly armored dinosaurs like Stegosaurus. Aside from a few bone fragments, this is the only indication of dinosaurs found in western Australia, and some species are unprecedented in the entire country. But the fate of this so far unbroken stretch of irreplaceable historic evidence is in jeopardy.
The Kimberley is a remote and sparsely populated region and has only recently been recognized for its scientific and economic possibilities. Gas giants Shell, BP, and Woodside Energy of Perth hope to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing plant in the Browse Basin at James Price Point, a coastal zone at the northern end of the dinosaur track line. The commercialization of these offshore natural gas sources would feed a multi-billion dollar export deal made with China.
Construction of this plant would mean certain destruction for some of the prints, but scientists are further concerned that indirect consequences could endanger a much larger section of coastline. The proposed jetties and sand dredging involved in building the gas hub is likely to cause shifting sands along the coast and could obscure several more miles of the dinosaur prints, many of which are already only accessible at low tide. The research value of the tracks doesn’t come from just independent impressions, but from the study of the collection as a whole, possibly providing answers to long time questions regarding dinosaur social behavior and travel.
Prominent paleontologists have been pleading for the preservation of the area due to its unmatched scientific significance. Dr. Tony Thulborn of the University of Queensland sent a petition with the names of over 80 scientists from 16 countries protesting the project to the state government. Dr. Steve Salisbury, also of the University of Queensland, has expressed his apprehension through various media outlets. On the Public Radio International show The World, he described the site as “phenomenal in terms of the sort of information we get out of it for understanding dinosaur movements.”
The fossilized footprints have been getting a lot of press, and because of their fame the Browse Basin plant has become the poster child of industrialization that covets the entire Kimberley region. So while evidence of extinct animals are under some threat, what of the living ones of this millennium?
Conservationists from multiple organizations are concerned with the processing plant’s effects on both the terrestrial and marine environments. According to Environs Kimberley, construction would destroy over 5500 acres of land, likely including several hundred acres of rare rainforest-like habitat called Monsoon Vine Thickets.
Also at critical risk is the endemic Flatback turtle along with 5 other endangered turtle species found in the vicinity. Fear for the disturbance of manatee, Humpback whale, and Snubfin dolphin (only just recognized as unique to Australia) whose migratory patterns are not well known have organizations demanding caution and further study.
Without an established knowledge base like those on the eastern side of the continent (now containing protected areas like the Great Barrier Reef), environmentalists claim there isn’t enough groundwork yet to make educated decisions about industrial opportunities.
As for the people who make the Kimberly their home, opinions have been divided. On May 6th, after much deliberation and negotiation, Aborigine landowners voted in favor of a deal with the state government allowing the project to go through. The government had already begun obtaining the rights by compulsory acquisition, creating some bitterness with much of the population, and splinter groups are still determined to continue the fight against development.
The final jurisdiction lies with Australian Environmental Minister Tony Burke. At his authority, several large sections of the Kimberley region including James Price Point are being considered for classification as a National Heritage Site. This may not be enough to prevent the LNG plant however. Heritage listing only requires that potentially irreparable damage to heritage value be taken into account before industry approval. Burke may deem the plant’s high economic value to outweigh negligible disturbance to the environment.
A decision was originally expected late last year, but Burke postponed it in order to further assess the situation and consider public feedback. By June 30th the world will see what is to become of western Australia’s scientific relics and pristine ecosystems.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Natural Gas is investigating and warning customers about a scammer using the company name to demand money.
According to ONG and several customers, the scammer is calling, claiming to be the gas company, threatening to turn off gas and demanding pay from the customer.
Cherokee Ballard, the public relations manager for ONG says that's not a call her company would make to any customer.
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There was a recent article in the Forum about credit card traps to be aware of.
Coming this Sunday, January 28 there may be another fee to be aware of, Credit Card Checkout fees. Merchants will be allowed to charge a fee for accepting Mastercard and Visa. It doesn’t mean they will, but some might.
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Donald Trump has made two moves that will intensify the refugee crisis, but only one is on the public’s radar. The first high-profile move is Trump’s controversial ban on many Muslim refugees who seek asylum in the United States. But the second move exacerbating the plight of refugees came earlier in Trump’s first week in office, when he blindfolded and handcuffed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and shoved it in a closet under the guard of climate change denier Scott Pruitt.
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Jim Surowiecki has a good piece on Iceland this week. "When we look at Iceland’s predicament," he says, "we should say that there but for the grace of China go we."
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I do differ with Surowiecki on one thing, though. He says that the troubles currently besetting Iceland are a direct consequence of the subprime crisis and the ongoing credit crunch. In a narrow sense, that’s true, but looking at the bigger picture Iceland has always had a very fragile economy. And the main reason is its insistence on having an independent, free-floating currency.
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