Trout bums: Dumbest fish in America Jun 29, 2009
No mayflies or other bugs you may think as trout staples are to be seen ... Size 26, if you tie flies to match them ... The little town of Navajo Dam has plenty of fly shops offering free advice and pricy flies and other gear. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Backcountry mail pilot helps preserve way of life Jun 29, 2009
Arnold, who estimates he flies about 17,732 miles a year, has been paid $2. 45 a mile for the past several years. (Anchorage Daily News)
Boston police disband Mounted Unit in budget move Jun 29, 2009
Earlier this year, neighbors from the nearby Woods Mobile Home Park said they were concerned about noise, dust, flies, lighting and odors. Police union sacrifice represents needed cooperative spirit. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Workshop on caring for frogs Jun 29, 2009
Currently, the zoos frog care system involves inhouse breeding of crickets, fruit flies and worms in addition to the creation and maintenance of the microclimates of each species. The spawning of a second generation of poisonous rock frogs and golden tree frogs indicate the success of the zoos frog care system. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Batting third paying off for Jays' Wells Jun 28, 2009
The Official Site of the Toronto Blue Jays. Batting third paying dividends for Wells. (MLB.com -- Toronto Blue Jays)
Who's up / Who's down Jun 28, 2009
Aw, it'll be done before the snow flies. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Can't Compete On Dung? Try Mating On Apple Pomace Jun 28, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 27, 2009) In the mating world of yellow dung flies, large, brawny males almost always get the girl ... In a study published in the June 24 Proceedings of The Royal Society B, a group of Syracuse University (N.Y.) undergraduate students found that small male dung flies, which are traditionally unsuccessful at finding and keeping mates on dung pats, successfully mated with females feeding on composting apple pomace ... "This is a new chapter in the story of yellow dung flies,"... (Science Daily)
More of this story Jun 28, 2009
Fireflies light up July nights ... Flashing their tiny lanterns, male fireflies signal out their blinking messages mates wanted to the females on the ground ... The deer flies are bad during July. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Oregon Recreation Report Jun 27, 2009
A new regulation which restricts angling to artificial flies and lures went into effect this year in the Little North Fork Santiam ... Only flies and lures may be used and only adipose fin-clipped trout may be harvested ... Dragonflies of the Willamette Valley, Wednesday, June 24. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Fur flies over threat to Hasidic headwear Jun 27, 2009
Moshe Weiner holds a handmade shtreimel at his Jerusalem workshop. The traditional shtreimel is facing an uncertain future as Israel debates a ban on animal pelts from Asia, writes Jason Koutsoukis in Jerusalem. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Baskas: When kids fly solo Jun 27, 2009
Especially now that its summer, and thousands of kids are scheduled to fly alone between home and camp, grandmas house or divorced parents a perfect time for a refresher course on how to make sure your well-mannered, unaccompanied minor flies safely. How many unaccompanied minors fly. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Future gazing Jun 27, 2009
" Designing new vehicles is just one aspect of the Smart Cities Lab. Their big picture is a world where riders and vehicles make decisions based on real time data. Ideally a navigation system would tell travellers how fast they can get to their destination and which is the cheapest route to take. Robot carers This robot pet is not pre-programmed but learns to negotiate its territory Many researchers in the US are working to give robots the ability to learn about their environment without the aid... (BBC News -- Technology)
NOISE ORDINANCE Jun 26, 2009
reisdent x wrote on Jun 11, 2009 1:14 PM:" other things city life brings, sirens all day and night, trash everywhere, the smell of urine all the time from people relieving themselves in the allys, rotting food all over the ground from their care free lifestyle, gunshots from who knows where, muggings, blood all over the sidewalks, broken glass everywhere, vandalism, graffiti, cockroaches, rats, flies, and enough STD's, to overwhelm MMH and our non existent law enforcement. This 'pursuit of... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Chemical Communication in Aphids Jun 26, 2009
When an aphid flies past a plume of attraction pheromone, she turns into the wind and begins to fly in a zig-zag fashion upwind, moving across the plume of pheromone until she lands on the plant from which the pheromone emanates. Non flying aphids move along the plant until they also accumulate near the source of the pheromone. (Suite101.com)
Editorial: No pain in flies Jun 26, 2009
Here s a science lesson for you, PETA. Yes, flies are technically animals. But they re animals that live only a few days, exist almost solely to serve as food for other animals, and lack one important thing that makes ethical treatment meaningful: the ability to feel pain. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
LETTERS: NCT, June 26, 2009 Jun 26, 2009
" I don't think so. Perhaps she has taken a cue from our president who, despite numbers showing unemployment rising from 8 percent to 9.4 percent, still insists 150,000 jobs have been created or saved. Do they just sit around, swat flies and make this stuff up? Apparently!A few facts in a recent Scott Atlas article ():n 80 percent of Americans say they are satisfied with the quality of their health care.n Patients in Canada and the United Kingdom wait months longer than U.S. patients for knee or... (North County Times)
Human Neurodegenerative Disorder Observed In Fruit Flies Jun 26, 2009
Because the unknown function is common to both humans and flies, it probably evolved hundreds of millions of years ago before the ancient ancestors of humans and flies diverged ... He adds that the genetically altered fruit flies are a convenient and powerful model system that may be able to help answer this question ... 20, 2006) Fruit flies get "drunk," just like humans, when exposed to large amounts of alcohol and may in future help to explain why some people are genetically predisposed to... (Science Daily)
Changes In Brain Architecture May Be Driven By Different Cognitive Challenges Jun 26, 2009
In more primitive wasps, a queen mates and flies away separately to establish a small colony. Among the more advanced social wasps, several young queens and a group of workers leave a colony as a swarm to establish a new colony that has a much larger population. (Science Daily)
13-year-old girl killed in shooting Jun 25, 2009
To OUTRAGE wrote on Jun 23, 2009 7:41 PM:" I'll give you some outrage. You don't know the story, you have no clue as to what went down. AND even then you'd be wise to stop making mess. A little girl was killed, a life taken from family and friends. Shame on you for instigating. They have enough to handle without having to swat flies. Now go to your room and think about what you just did. ". Concern Parent wrote on Jun 23, 2009 7:32 PM:" My prayers go out to the family. Parents its time for us to... (New Iberia, LA)
About the bands Jun 25, 2009
" The Corduroy Road (5:30 p.m. Saturday, Main Stage) - Kentucky natives Drew Carman and Dylan Solise had a good thing going as an old-time bluegrass duo. Adding drummer John Cable and bassist Tim Helms changed everything. "Picking up the low end added a rock feel to what we were playing," Carman says. The group now is known for bringing the explosive energy of punk rock to their live show. Their full length debut, "Love Is War," will be released this summer. Creepy (10 p.m. Friday, Flicker... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Scripps research scientists observe human neurodegenerative disorder in fruit flies Jun 25, 2009
Because the unknown function is common to both humans and flies, it probably evolved hundreds of millions of years ago before the ancient ancestors of humans and flies diverged ... He adds that the genetically altered fruit flies are a convenient and powerful model system that may be able to help answer this question. (EurekAlert!)
Its Fathers Day and girls just wanna have fun Jun 25, 2009
I remember hitting flies to Sarah and Dylan. Shooting baskets. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Damsels De-stress Jun 25, 2009
A string of damsel flies hang on a reed at the edge of Fishing Lake on Tuesday. The lake is abuzz with insect life throughout the summer. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Algorithm Charts Evolution Of Genetic Networks During Fruit Fly Life Cycle Jun 25, 2009
" In a paper to be published online June 22 in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Xing and Amr Ahmed, a Ph.D. student in the Language Technology Institute, detail how the Tesla algorithm can be used to analyze not only evolving gene networks in fruit flies, but also changes in voting alliances in the U.S. Senate and shifts in the social network of the machine learning academic community. "Once we understand the dynamics of a network, we can build models... (Science Daily)
'Cross' Breeding: What Makes An Angry Fly? Jun 25, 2009
By investigating male flies from a large panel of lines which each carry a mutation in a single gene but are otherwise genetically identical, researchers identified particularly angry and particularly placid insects, uncovering 59 mutations in 57 genes that affect aggressive behavior ... In order to measure aggression in the flies, Mackay and her colleagues starved them for a short period, and then allowed them to compete for and defend a limited food resource ... They found that 32 of the... (Science Daily)
Southcentral fishing forecast Jun 25, 2009
Spinners, night crawlers, shrimp and flies will catch char and trout. Bag and possession limit on Cheney Lake is one rainbow. (Anchorage Daily News)
Eight miles of the Missouri Jun 25, 2009
Trout leap from the water chasing caddis flies while the sleek boats carve silver ripples across the surface. The float to the Wolf Creek Bridge lasts less than an hour. (Helena Independent Record)
Mark Bradley Jun 25, 2009
Francoeur flies to the pitcher s mound. Give him credit: It was to the deep part of the pitcher s mound. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
NASA 747 pilot tells of carrying the Space Shuttle Jun 24, 2009
The 747 flies with its nose 5 degrees up in the air to stay level, and when you bank, it feels like the shuttle is trying to say "hey, let's roll completely over on our back," not a good thing I kept telling myself. SO I limited my bank angle to 15 degrees and even though a 180 degree course change took a full zip code to complete, it was the safe way to turn this monster. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Mom & Pop bemoan humankind messing with Mother Nature Jun 24, 2009
Pop: You know when we last talked about the honeybees, I thought that they and butterflies were the only pollinators, but, apparently, we have many thousands of native pollinator species; the American Bumblebee and Rudy-throated Hummingbird are among the largest and most noticeable. Some others are: moths, ants, wasps, gnats, flies, and beetles, and bees such as Sweat, Leaf-cutter, Carpenter, and Orchard Mason. (Weymouth News, MA)
The Jekyll and Hyde of summer Jun 24, 2009
Running through the grass until your feet are wet with dew from chasing fireflies with a glass jar in one hand and the lid in the other capturing nature s living night lights ... Standing barefoot on the dge of a swimming hole with deer flies swarming around your head, nearly nauseous at the thought of diving through the algae in full bloom and floating dead insects into the murky depths teeming with snapping turtles and spiny fish. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Gila Trout: More fishing than catching Jun 24, 2009
What kind of trout won't eat dry flies. If you are ever near Silver City down in the southern part of New Mexico, go by the Internet Caf seven or eight o'clock any morning and look toward the back. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Newsweek: Infectious diseases likely to increase Jun 24, 2009
Among flies, too, malignant species are winning out: as a result of deforestation, sand flies have surged into human populations in South America and South Asia, infecting millions each year with leishmaniasis, a protozoan parasite that causes skin ulcers and attacks the liver, spleen and bone marrow. With ecological collapse, the rapid proliferation of disease agents is only half of the gruesome picture; the other is the demise of nonthreatening species. (MSNBC -- Health)
Six Transformers that could use an upgrade Jun 24, 2009
It flies higher and can watch for those pesky missiles. 2. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Moles, not magic, make worm 'grunting' work Jun 24, 2009
The only sounds were crickets chirping, woodpeckers pecking, birds singing and mosquitoes and horse flies buzzing until Revell got to work. The loud sound of metal pounding wood was followed by a steady, grunting rhythm as Revell got on his padded knees and began rubbing the stob. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Oregon Recreation Report (3) Jun 24, 2009
Gold Ray Reservoir (not including the reservoir) upstream to the boat ramp at Shady Cove Park is restricted to artificial flies and lures, Nov. 1 through Dec. 31 ... Casting or trolling lures or flies can also be effective ... Trout have been rising to dry flies on the Crooked River. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Richard J. Rich’ Llewellyn Jun 24, 2009
He fished only with fly tackle for 48 years, and he tied his own flies. He fished the Livingston spring creeks with the best flyfishers in America, starting in the 1960s with Outdoor Life fishing editor Joe Brooks, and he more than held his own. (Helena Independent Record)
Reservoir budget cut in half by Parks Dept. Jun 24, 2009
Wednesday June 24, 2009. Parks Department cuts more than half from Ridgewood Reservoir’s development funds. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
A Brief History of the Giallo Film Jun 24, 2009
Dario Argento has returned to giallo perhaps more than any other director, turning out films like The Cat O Nine Tails (1971), Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971), Deep Red (aka Profondo Rosso, 1975), Tenebrae (1982), and an upcoming film, simply titled Giallo, slated for 2010 release. Lucio Fulci, a cult figure in America for his grisly zombie films, made movies in nearly every imaginable genre, and giallo was no exception; his psychedelic Lizard in a Woman s Skin was released in 1971, and was... (Suite101.com)
- From the desk of: Summertime memories 0 Jun 24, 2009
She remembers her mother s main concern was to avoid restaurants along the way that had dead flies in the windows, and, to be on the lookout for clean motels. I am once again looking forward to spending time at the beach with family and friends. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Memories May Be Formed Throughout The Day, Not Just While Sleeping Jun 24, 2009
(June 12, 2006) Researchers at Northwestern University have pinpointed a brain area in flies that is crucial to sleep, raising interesting speculation over the purpose of sleep and its possible link with learning. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Murder Boys -- Not Flies! Says PETA Jun 23, 2009
Murder Boys -- Not Flies ... Murder Boys -- Not Flies. (Human Events Online)
Toxic molecule may help birds "see" north, south: research Jun 23, 2009
A bird flies by a group of birds perched on a wall in Hollywood, California March 10, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
- Just Warming Up: Killing a fly is an ‘execution’? (1) Jun 23, 2009
The problem with this, as we know, is that we don t want flies in the wild. We hate flies in the wild ... We spend much of our time trying to avoid flies and mosquitoes and cockroaches. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Three generations of motherhood stick together Jun 23, 2009
Carter is a spry centenarian who flies through Beverly Lewis novels and can make some serious time when she's using her favorite walker. She shares a bedroom with great-granddaughter Caitlyn, the roomies in side-by-side twin beds. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Danny Henley: An insect that triggers good memories Jun 23, 2009
To be sure there are insects I have little use for - wasps, hornets, flies, fleas, chiggers, ticks, termites and mosquitoes ... I admire the beauty of butterflies, particularly when one sits still long enough to allow me to snap a few photos ... When I look outside around dusk on a late spring/early summer evening I can t help but pause and stare as twinkling fireflies arise from the grass in a neighbor s yard. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Insects' Sex Scents Can Save Lives Jun 22, 2009
30, 2006) It's all about "the birds and the bees." And now, "the silkworm moths and the fruit flies." A chemical ecologist and a genetics researcher at the University of California, Davis, have joined forces. (Mar. (Science Daily)
A Fly in the Ointment Jun 22, 2009
Obama is finding out that honeymoons, like house flies, don't last forever. According to NBC Deputy Political Director, Mark Murray, a new poll by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News shows. (Townhall.com)
Duluth man turns old farmstead to wildlife haven Jun 22, 2009
A Sora rail flushes from cattails at another pond, squealing rhythmically as it flies off. "Water is the key," Kausch says, moving from pond to pond. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Apache trout Jun 22, 2009
Small streams, small fish and small flies were things we would just have to get used to ... She stocks plenty of flies, tying materials and some pretty cool gifts to carry home. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
River fishing is on in western Montana Jun 22, 2009
The bugs Persico is referring to, of course, are the famous salmonflies ... The salmonfly hatch is the biggest hoax of all, salmonflies unlike most other aquatic insect never spend anytime on the water surface, other than an occasional one that gets blown onto the surface the trout could care less about them ... The only people who catch anything on those silly big salmonfly flies are the flyshops who catch loads of suckers coming into their shops to buy totaly overpriced gear and book float... (Missoulian, MT)
MacDonald makes successful pro debut Jun 22, 2009
Jimmy Gulliver flies out to center fielder Brian Kemp. Wade Gaynor called out on strikes. (Danvers Herald, MA)
School of hard knocks still follows tradition, say parents Jun 22, 2009
The conditions for bullying were fertile at Farrer during the 1990s when Mr Gregory was a student, because the school's philosophy was to give year 12s responsibility for the discipline of their juniors, creating what one former student described as a Lord Of The Flies effect. Old boys have told of punishments such as having their heads held between speakers on loud volume, being forced to fill a pond on the prefects' lawn one cup at a time from a tap 50 metres away and being stripped naked and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Rain doesn't cloud NBC's U.S. Open coverage Jun 22, 2009
When Barnes faltered in the middle of the round, Miller explained that his swing is "two wrongs to make a right" and when his right elbow flies, bad things happen. The final round concludes today with coverage starting on ESPN at 9 a.m. ET before moving to NBC at 11:30 a.m. ET.. (USA Today -- Sports)
Pests Found on Cabbage Plants Jun 21, 2009
Whiteflies are small flies with white wings ... When disturbed, whiteflies fill the air around plants. (Suite101.com)
Obama Pokes Fun at Broadcasters' Annual Dinner Jun 21, 2009
President Barack Obama knows a little something about catching flies -- knowledge he says he's using to help win over groups in solving the nation's health care crisis ... "It proves true the old expression that it's easier to catch flies with honey. And if honey doesn't work, feel free to use an open palm and a swift, downward wrist motion.". (Newsmax)
Racing pigeons a hobby for Northwest Iowa folks Jun 21, 2009
The birds are released from a certain point and each flies back to its residence or loft. But prior to that, there's a lot of preparation. (Sioux City Journal)
Fishing report Jun 21, 2009
A monster 35-inch brown trout caught on the Big Hole River and reports of salmonflies have many area anglers eager to wet a line ... Big Hole River: The Big Hole is fishing quite well and salmonflies have been spotted at a number of locations, said Roger Oettli of Great Divide Outfitters in Divide ... The big bugs are crawling around at Browne's Bridge and white gate just above Melrose, he said, and Great Divide owner Al Lefor spotted a few salmonflies as far upriver as Mallon's. (Montana Standard, MT)
Letters to the Globe magazine editor Jun 21, 2009
Flies in the face of all logic, doesn t it. The kids most likely to use this scholarship are also least likely to be able to fulfill its requirements. (Boston Globe)
Cabrera's 2-run double lifts A's to 7-5 win Jun 20, 2009
A pair of sacrifice flies by Cabrera and Bobby Crosby gave the A's a 3-2 lead. San Diego tied the score at 3-all in the bottom of the inning on David Eckstein's RBI single. (Anchorage Daily News)
Taking a romp through the swamp Jun 20, 2009
The sand flies and leeches do not share our high regard for our place in the greater scheme of things, and to the many mosquitoes at Sedili Kechil, were nothing more than walking blood banks. Maybe wed all be better off if every swamp was drained. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
NOISE ORDINANCE Jun 20, 2009
reisdent x wrote on Jun 11, 2009 1:14 PM:" other things city life brings, sirens all day and night, trash everywhere, the smell of urine all the time from people relieving themselves in the allys, rotting food all over the ground from their care free lifestyle, gunshots from who knows where, muggings, blood all over the sidewalks, broken glass everywhere, vandalism, graffiti, cockroaches, rats, flies, and enough STD's, to overwhelm MMH and our non existent law enforcement. This 'pursuit of... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Editorial: No pain in flies Jun 20, 2009
Here s a science lesson for you, PETA. Yes, flies are technically animals. But they re animals that live only a few days, exist almost solely to serve as food for other animals, and lack one important thing that makes ethical treatment meaningful: the ability to feel pain. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Tiny crustacean big on reproduction Jun 20, 2009
Ostracods are not the only animals with extra-large sperm, it also occurs in fruit flies, scientists have reported. While many animals produce large numbers of sperm, others like the ostracods produce fewer, extra large ones instead as a means of competing with other males to fertilize females. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Father and son fishing 50 states in 50 days Jun 20, 2009
He also provided us with two great eight weight fly rods and a variety of poppers and Clouser minnow flies. We threw everything we had at them including our backs and shoulders. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
