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• On one trip to Antarctica, explorer Admiral Byrd decided to see how prolonged isolation
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On November 18, 1820, an American seal hunter named Nathaniel Brown
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the frozen continent. Palmer proclaimed the frozen terrain before him to be
Palmer Land, and the Palmer Archipelago still carries his name. Come along
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• The lowest reliably measured temperature of a continuously occupied
station on Earth was −128.6°F (−89.2°C) on July 21, 1983 at Vostok Station.
• In summer, the population of Antarctica averages about 5,000. In winter,
it drops to 1,000. About 40,000 tourists visit each year. There are no
permanent residents.
• Antarctica is the only continent without a time zone. The scientists who
reside there go by either the time of their home land or the supply line that
brings them supplies.
• Antarctica is the world's largest desert. In Antarctica's Dry Valleys, it hasn't
rained for more than 2 million years. The ground and climate so closely
resemble the surface of Mars that NASA did testing there for the Viking
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• Early astronomers plotted the circle of the sun passing in orbit around the
earth. (This was in the days when they thought the earth was the center
of the universe.) The circle passed through the constellation of the Great
Bear, whose name was Arktos. That is how the northernmost regions of the
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Fifty million years ago Antarctica had a temperate climate, evergreen forests and many more kinds of animals than
it has today. As the icecap slowly formed, most of the animals that lived there in ancient times were obliterated.
Evidence of this once warm climate is in the fossils of plants, including fossil ferns, found by scientists.
• Hugh Blackwall Evans was the first Canadian to spend a winter
in Antarctica.
• Evans was born in England in 1874 and moved to Canada
at the age of 16. After attending an agricultural school in
the Northwest Territories, he spent the next three years as a
hired hand on a cattle ranch. He returned to Britain in 1897
where he landed a job on a sailing brig called the Edward
which embarked on a sealing expedition to Desolation Island.
Desolation Island is one of the most isolated points on the
planet, located more than 3,300 km (2,051 mi) away from the
nearest populated place. It's situated halfway between the
Australian continent and Antarctica. Evans' job was to collect
specimens for display in a museum.
• Because of this experience, Evans was hired to be the
assistant zoologist for the British Antarctic Expedition in
1898. The Norwegian born captain, Carstn Borchgrevink, was
determined to be the first expedition to spend the entire winter
on the Antarctic continent. This was also the first expedition
that pioneered the use of sled dogs in Antarctic travel.
• They embarked in August of 1898 in a ship called the Southern
Cross. The ship dropped off 75 sled dogs, a winter's worth of
supplies, and ten men (including Evans) at Cape Adare, the
northwest-most extremity of the Ross Sea coastline. Once
camp was established, the Southern Cross sailed away,
leaving the men alone on the Antarctic for the duration of the
winter. The men constructed a hut that was 15 feet square
which was the first building on Antarctica. Additional huts
provided storage space and shelter for the dogs.
• When the main zoologist died of intestinal problems half
way through the winter, he became the first person buried in
Antarctica (with the help of dynamite to dig the grave) and
Evans took over as the main zoologist.
• During this time there were two near-fatal incidents, once when
a candle left burning beside a bunk set fire to the hut and
caused extensive damage, and another time when three of the
party were nearly asphyxiated by coal fumes as they slept.
• The man kept themselves busy by taking scientific
observations, exercising the dogs when weather permitted,
and soaking in an improvised sauna in a snowbank outside
the hut. Still, boredom was rampant. It was 11 months before
the Southern Cross returned for them. Before returning the
England, they explored the Ross Sea and set a new record for
the farthest south ever reached by humans.
• They returned to England where they received a lukewarm
reception. Captain Borchgrevink was, after all, half Norwegian
and only half British. The geographical society of London
had been planning a similar expedition and was upset that
Borchgrevink had beaten them to the punch. Borchgrevink's
book about the expedition, First on the Antarctic Continent,
was published the following year.
• Hugh Blackwall Evans returned to Canada where he married,
had two children, and raised cattle for many years. In 1923 he
became a founder of the Alberta Wheat Pool and eventually
retired in Vermilion, Alberta where he helped establish the
Anglican Church.
• He died in February of 1975 after being awarded the Polar
Medal as the oldest living explorer from the heroic era. He was
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On Saturday, December 13, 2014 citizens of the Greater Fort Smith Region are invited to
help honor the servicemen and women of our community, who have made the ultimate sacrifice
for our nation at the 6th Annual Christmas Honors. Family, friends and volunteers will transform
the Fort Smith National Cemetery by placing one wreath on each of the 13,500 headstones in
their honor.
Christmas Honors was inspired from www.WreathsAcrossAmerica.org where as part of the
program, the Arlington National Cemetery’s grave sites are decorated every Christmas season
with wreaths with red ribbons to honor those who have given their lives to provide the freedoms
we enjoy in our beloved Nation. The cemetery is transformed into a vision of beauty, and the
families of those buried at Arlington take comfort in seeing the respect that is shown to their
grandfathers, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, friends and other fallen
heroes who so loved our Country.
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November 22 - 2nd Annual “Gaslight Gala” to be held at Clayton
House, 514 North 6th St., Ft Smith.7pm to 10 pm. The Christmasbedecked party benefits the organization’s preservation of the
Victorian home. Guests will enjoy Christmas decorations by area
designers, heavy hors d’oeuvres by chef Suzy Smith of Beland
Manor, a variety of beverages, a silent auction of Christmas
gifts, a wine bottle drawing, piano music, & a quartet of the Ft
Smith Chorale. Reservations are $50 & can be ordered online at
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November 22 - The Drennen-Scott Historic Site owned by UA Ft Smith will host a Victorian Holiday Open House from 5:30-8:30
pm at Drennen-Scott House at 221 N 3rd St in Van Buren. This
free event will feature the historic house decked out in holiday
decorations from the Victorian Era, & includes refreshments,
luminaries & a Victorian Santa Claus. Limited parking available
at site. For more info contact Tom Wing 479-262-2750 or tom.
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November 24 - The UA- Ft Smith Chorale & Women’s Chorus
will usher in the holiday season with a seasonal concert at 7:30
pm at the Breedlove Auditorium on UAFS campus. The concert
will showcase the students’ choral literature they have learned
in the 2nd half of the fall semester, including music from the
Renaissance all the way to the 20th century. For more info, 479788-7543 or [email protected].
November 25 - The annual lighting ceremony at UA- Ft Smith
will be 7 pm outside the Stubblefield Center. The ceremony
will take place between the UAFS women’s & men’s basketball
games, occurring at 5 pm & 7:30 pm. Vocalists will perform
live seasonal music, & hot chocolate will be served. After the
ceremony, audience members can walk around campus & view
the lighting. For more info , contact Box Office 479-788-7300.
December 1 – UA - Ft Smith’s Season’s Greetings Concert
will be held at 7 pm at the Arkansas Best Performing Arts Center
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than 100 student musicians from UAFS. The concert is part of
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at Arkansas Best Performing Arts Center, Ft Smith Convention
Center, 55 S. 7th St., featuring more than 100 UAFS student
musicians. The concert is part of Season of Entertainment 34, a
yearlong lineup of entertainment sponsored by UAFS. For more
info, contact Box Office 479-788-7300.
December 5 - Tim Mulvihill, station archeologist for the Arkansas
Archeological Survey, will present & discuss recent archeological
findings from the Drennen-Scott Historic Site at 7 pm/ The
presentation is part of the Ark-Homa Chapter meeting hosted by
UAFS, & is free & open to the public. The meeting will be in room
211 of the Math-Science Building on UAFS campus . For more
info, 479-788-7812 or [email protected].
December 5 & 6 - The Frontier Trails BEST regional robotics
competition 35 teams from 5 states will compete at Ft Smith
Convention Center & UAFS campus. It will take
place throughout the weekend. Events open to
the public begin at 8 am Dec 5 & culminate in an
awards ceremony at 4 pm Dec. 6. Finalists from
7 robotics competitions held in states including
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado & Missouri
will vie for a slew of awards & will feature several
local schools. Open to the public & FREE. For
schedule visit www.uafs.edu & search for “Frontier
Trails BEST.” For more info, contact Jason Merritt by
479-788-7877 or [email protected].
December 6 - Ft Smith Trolley Museum’s Annual
Polar Express - 100 South 4th Street - 9 pm.
Children & their families enjoy a reading of Chris
Van Allsburg’s classic Christmas story, The Polar
Express, in the vintage railroad dining car. They will
then be treated to hot cocoa & cookies. After a visit
& photo shoot with Santa, they can take a ride on
the Trolley. Children are encouraged (though not
required) to wear their pajamas, as the children on
the train in the story do. Admission Free Contact
Info: 479-783-0205 http://www.fstm.org/
December 7 - The Academy Orchestra, Youth
Symphony Orchestra, & the Prelude String
Orchestra will perform at UA – Ft Smith at 3 pm
to celebrate the holiday season as part of the
Academy’s On Stage series in the Reynolds Room
of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center on UAFS
campus. Admission is by an On Stage series
ticket or $6 for adults & $5 for children 10 & under.
Tickets available in advance from the UAFS Box
Office. 479-788-7300.
December 12 - Winter Campfire Fun Janet
Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center 8300 Wells Lake Road Ft Smith, 5:30 pm Enjoy a
brisk night by the campfire as we share local tales,
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& play a few campfire games. Fun for all ages. Bring
a blanket or a lawn chair!
Contact Info: Chad Lowe 479 452-39 93 http://www.
rivervalleynaturecenter.com/
December 13 - Ft Smith Museum of History Christmas Open House 320 Rogers Avenue 2:00
- 5:00 pm. Welcome the holidays with the Ft Smith
Museum of History. Enjoy cookies, hot chocolate &
free museum admission before or after the Ft Smith
Christmas Parade. Learn the city history as you
enjoy the tradition of Open House & the Christmas
Parade. Free. Donations appreciated. Info: 479-7837841 http://fortsmithmuseum.com
December 13 - 74th Annual Ft Smith Christmas
Parade Downtown Ft Smith - Garrison Avenue 1
pm. Kick off the holiday season with the sights &
sounds of the Ft Smith Christmas Parade! Festive
floats; marching bands; & Santa Claus! Sponsored
by Ft Smith Jaycees. Contact Info: Tamara Masters:
479-353-0867 or [email protected]
December 13 & 14 - The Academy of the Arts at U
A - Ft Smith will perform a rendition of J.M. Barrie’s
classic play “Peter Pan” at 2 & 7 pm Dec.13 & 2
pm Dec.14 at the Breedlove Auditorium on UAFS
campus. The performance is part of the Academy’s
On Stage Series, Tickets are $12 for adults &
$8 for children 10 & under. For tickets, contact
UAFS Box Office 479-788-7300 or visit www.uafs.
universitytickets.com.
December 13 - Greenwood December 5K
Yule Run will be held at the Means Wilkinson
Community Room in Greenwood.If you go to www.
greenwoodarkansas.com, click on “CALENDAR OF
EVENTS” and then December, click on the 13th & it
will bring up the form. Forms will also be available
at the Chamber Office. For more info 479-996-6357.
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New Pharmacy In Town!
“The patient comes first” is the motto
of a new pharmacy in town. “Your health is
our concern” is how the website, psgrx.net,
puts it. Quickly approaching one year in Fort
Smith, Pharmacy Specialties Group (PSG)
Pharmacy opened their doors December
17, 2013. The pharmacy is conveniently
located and tucked cozily into one of the
buildings that comprise the Copper Creek
Market at 12110 Highway 71. It is next
door to Beef ‘O’ Brady’s at the intersection
of Riley Park Drive and Highway 271 and,
more specifically, between the car wash
and liquor store.
Although the space is small and filled
with both over-the-counter and prescription
items, the space truly does not feel
cramped. A carousel as big around as
a kitchen table and the full height of the
pharmacy holds prescription medications.
All of the typical over-the-counter pharmacy
items in a variety of brands and options
can also be found at PSG. Bath and
shower gifts, gift bags and hair and nail
brushes and much more also populate the
shelves. Poster-sized football schedules
for Greenwood, Northside and Southside
High Schools contribute to a small town
atmosphere with a more personal feel.
Flu shots are offered at PSG, with
a full gamut of options, ranging from
pneumonia, meningitis and shingles to
school shots. Plenty of comfortable seating
awaits patients, whether they are awaiting a
flu shot, waiting after the shot or waiting on
a prescription to be filled.
After a decade of working in and
managing a corporate pharmacy, Al
Alzufari, PSG owner and pharmacist,
decided to open a pharmacy that focused
on the patient. “We are here to help you,”
Alzufari said. Initially, he had planned
for PSG Pharmacy’s target market to be
specialty drugs, such as transplantation,
chemotherapy, blood disorder and diabetic
medications.
Insurance
companies,
however, required PSG to be a retail
pharmacy before they would pay for their
services as a specialty pharmacy.
Offering a special delivery service
with a one hour delivery
program, PSG is also easily
accessible. Customers can call
the pharmacy at 648-0000 or
they can skype. Patients can
even use Facebook to place
prescription orders with PSG,
and the Facebook page is
Pharmacy-Specialities-Group.
Alzufari even offered to text a
patient once her medication,
which had to be ordered, was
received. If there are products
or services customers would
like to see at PSG, drop them a
Facebook message.
Committed to keeping prices “very, very
reasonable,” Alzufari extends patients the
opportunity to pay out their deductibles.
PSG tries to get the “cheapest price for
the patient and for the insurance.” As
a steady stream of new and existing
patients patronized the pharmacy, Alzufari
demonstrated he was very knowledgeable
about the insurance plans and co-pays of
his customers. He also knew his customers,
their families and their medications.
Patients with high dollar deductibles
and co-pays, he said, can be set up on an
interest-free payment plan. For example, a
patient with a $2,500 co-pay on a $5,000 or
more specialty drug might not be able to
afford the medication. After three months
of the more affordable $700 per month
payments, the deductible is satisfied and
GardenBits In the Garden
with Janet B. Carson
Courtesy of University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service.
Q.
My 12’ tall gorgeous red camellia
that I salvaged with duct tape and
package strapping when it split right down
the middle in the ice storm a few year ago,
now has something munching on it. The
leaves are yellow on top and white speckled
underneath. What is it and how do I control
it?
Your camellia has the most common
problem of camellias—tea scale. The tiny white specks you see on the
undersurface of the leaf are the scale insects. The small insects have piercing mouthparts
which suck the sap of the plants causing a
yellow stippling of the leaf’s upper surface.
Once they get started, they continually
reproduce during the warm months from
April through October. Heavy infestations
can lead to damaged plants. While the scale
can be killed by spraying with a dormant
oil, the problem is thorough coverage
is difficult, since the insects are on the
undersurface of the leaves. For that reason,
systemic insecticides are best for control. Imidacloprid, Merit or Bayer advanced tree
and shrub food or Orthene can give control.
I have some large 30 year old compacta
hollies in my landscape. They have
numerous dead branches. They are going
to be difficult to remove very close to the
A.
Q.
porch and sidewalk. Instead of removing
the plants, will cutting back to the bare limbs
cause new growth? Can I prune them now?
Although the plants are not the most
attractive now, I would say that has been
the case for a while. I would wait until winter
has passed before doing a major haircut. Shearing the overall plant back by 1/3-1/2
and removing the dead branches should be
done in late winter/early spring right before
new growth normally would begin. If you
do it now, you remove any possible winter
protection. After pruning in the spring,
fertilize and see how they rebound. If they fill
back in you are good. If they still look half
dead, consider replacing them. I recently purchased a weeping willow
from a local nursery while they were on
sale. It is a beautiful specimen approximately
10’ tall with about a 2.5”-3” diameter trunk.
They actually had the tree planted in the front
of their building with the roots still bound.
While digging it up, they had to sever several
roots that had grown through the burlap
which had the root ball bound. Once I got
home with the tree, I immediately planted
and watered it in my back yard. The hole
was much larger than the root ball and I had
mixed some fresh dirt and compost in with
the original soil. By the next day, the tree had
A.
Q.
completely wilted which I fully expected it to
do. Then the leaves began turning brown
and falling off the tree. A couple days later,
the limbs began to turn brown at the tips.
Some limbs are completely dead and brown.
Most of the limbs are green for only about
the first third or so. I still did not give up on
it hoping it was just in “shock”. I continued
to water it almost daily. I noticed a couple
days ago that I now have fresh leaf buds
popping out on the green parts of a few
limbs. My question is: Should I remove the
dead portions of each limb now or wait until
spring? Once again, most limbs are green
for about the first third or half. The rest of the
limb is brown and dead.
At this point I would just sit back and
wait until spring to see what is alive and
what is dead. Weeping willows are beautiful
trees, but not the best yard tree for Arkansas. They like a lot of water during the growing
season, and often tend to be a bit brittle and
short lived, but you have it planted, so let’s
make the best of it. Shock of transplant is
not unusual, and since the plant is heading
into fall, they should be dropping leaves. You can’t know for sure until spring when
they begin to leaf out whether a branch is
alive or dead, so wait and see and hope for
the best.
A.
By Samantha Weaver
۩ It was beloved American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson who made the following
sage observation: Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.
۩ As the holidays and the inevitable family gatherings approach, you might want
to prepare yourself to engage in logomachy -- a battle fought with words.
۩ In the African nation of Swaziland, it is illegal for a witch to fly a broomstick
at an altitude above 150 meters.
۩ If you're like 91 percent of Americans, you sometimes eat breakfast for dinner.
۩ You may have been unaware of it for the past 11 months, but 2014 has been the
International Year of Family Farming, so declared by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations.
۩ Place-names sometimes enter the English language through roundabout
means. Take Arkansas, for instance: That state's name comes from the word
akansa, which is a French pronunciation of an Algonquin name for the Native
American Quapaw people. The original word means either "people of the south
wind" or "downriver people."
۩ You might be surprised to learn that the fax machine was invented in the 19th
century. In 1843, a man named Alexander Bain patented Bain's Telegraph,
which was able to transmit an exact copy of lines, letters and shapes to
chemically treated paper on the other end of the line.
۩ In 2013, for the first time, the United States offered a larger market for wine
than France".
******
Thought for the Day: "All one's life as a young woman one is on show, a focus of
attention, people notice you. You set yourself up to be noticed and admired.
And then, not expecting it, you become middle-aged and anonymous. No one
notices you. You achieve a wonderful freedom. It's a positive thing. You can
move about unnoticed and invisible." — Doris Lessing
(c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.
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the co-pay lowers. Patients are required
to make a payment before receiving
their next dosage of the medication(s).
Patient deductibles can be paid out in
two to four payments, and patients, who
might not otherwise be able to afford their
medications, do not have to interrupt their
medications. Every medication dispensed
at PSG includes a label stating they will
even call the FDA for side effects.
PSG wants to be the patient’s choice.
Offering a “different concept” in “town,”
in “society” and maybe even in the
“pharmacy” business, Alzufari said, PSG’s
main goal is to build trust. When a patient
goes to a pharmacy, it is like going to a
doctor’s office, he said. At PSG, customers
will receive “personal, professional
pharmaceutical care,” Alzufari said. “We
would love for you to come do business
with us.”
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• Penguins have never been seen at the North Pole.
However, they do live near the Equator. Penguins live
in many places such as on the ice off the Antarctic
continent, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and
even as for north as the Galapagos Island which is
near the Equator. All of these areas are touched by
cold ocean currents, which the birds love. They refuse
to cross warm currents.
• Penguins raise their families a little differently than
most animals— the male is the one who incubates the
egg while the female is totally out of the picture. The
female lays the egg on the ice, then immediately takes
to the ocean and is not seen again for the next two
months or so while she feeds in warmer waters. The
male holds the egg on the top of his feet and under a
special pouch of blubber. He neither eats nor moves
much as he incubates the egg through the two months
of the worst winter weather. When the chick hatches,
he feeds it a milk-like substance produced in his crop,
and the chick eats from his throat. Only then does the
female return, and the male goes to sea to replenish
his blubber while she takes over. When he returns,
they share the business of feeding Junior. If both
parents are out fishing, the chick will be left in the care
of another adult babysitter. Rookeries can contain
more than a million birds. Since each pair lay only one
egg per year, populations have a hard time recovering
from disaster.
• Penguins return to the very same nest year after year,
building it up with new stones in a ring. When they
return to their nesting grounds each year, the old
nest is buried under several feet of snow. Still, the
penguins know exactly where it is located and will
place additional stones on top of the ice. When the
snow melts, the new stones will be laying exactly on
top of the old ones.
• In Welsh, “pen” means head, and “gwyn” means
white, giving us the word penguin.
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• The Antarctic has about eight times as much ice as the Arctic
because the Antarctic is a continent and the Arctic is an ocean
covered with ice. Land does not hold heat nearly as well as
water does, so the ocean moderates the climate in the Arctic.
The Arctic is not always cold: summer temperatures above 70°f
(21°C) are fairly common. At Fort Yukon near the Arctic Circle in
Alaska, it has even reached 100°f. (38°C) in the shade. However,
the average year-round temperature in the Antarctic is -18°f.
(-28°C) Summertime highs seldom go above freezing.
• Both the Arctic and Antarctic are classified as deserts because
annual precipitation totals less than 4 inches (10 cm) a year—
but the snow that falls stays. In the Arctic, the ice eventually
drifts and melts, but in the Antarctic it accumulates year after
year. The deepest layers of ice in the Antarctic are some 3 million
years old. In the Antarctic, the ice averages more than a mile (1.6
km) thick and is over 14,000 feet (4.2 km) deep at its thickest. The ice in the Arctic Ocean averages only 8 feet (2.5 m) thick. Only 5% of the Antarctic continent is ice-free. The weight of
the ice on the Antarctic continent is so great that it has pressed
much of the land below sea level. If all the ice were removed,
much of the land would probably not rise above the water. • There are only three species of flowering plants living in the
Antarctic, plus 75 kinds of moss and 400 kinds of lichen. In
the Arctic, there are 900 types of flowering plants, 400 kinds
of moss, and 2,000 species of lichen. The largest known land
animal living on the Antarctic continent year-round is a wingless
relative of the common housefly that is only 1/10th of an inch
(.2 cm) long. The Arctic teams with wildlife such as polar bears,
wolves, and musk ox. Furthermore, there are about 315 million
people living within a radius of 2,700 miles (4,345 km) of the
North Pole, but only 4,600 living within the same distance of the
South Pole— and half of those only live there temporarily.
SOUTH POLE COLDS
• Scientists in Antarctica rarely suffer from colds because they
are isolated from infected humans. However, when the supply
ships arrive bringing visiting scientists, colds run rampant. In
an experiment, each scientist was issued packets of iodineimpregnated tissues and instructed to sneeze and blow their
nose into them, then wipe their faces and hands with a clean
iodine tissue. Furthermore, they were asked to wipe their hands
and faces every hour with the tissues. As a result, the number
of new colds reported daily dropped from an average of 4.3 to
1.7. Biologists report that Antarctica has only one bacterium per
pint of snow making it difficult to pick up illnesses that aren't
imported.
HIGH, WIDE AND COLD
• The average altitude of the land is 6,000 feet (1,828 m) which is
more than twice as high as any other continent. The ice is about
8,000 feet (2,438 m) thick on top of the mountains, making the
total average height of the continent 14,000 feet (4,267 m). SEAL CAMS
• Researchers supported by the National Science Foundation
wanted to find out what goes on in Antarctic waters. So the
8-member team based out of McMurdo Station strapped video
cameras, infrared LEDs, and data recorders to 15 Weddell seals,
released them, and then tracked their movements over the
course of three summers. The laboratory was located above the
only blow hole for miles around, so the wild seals had to return
to the same spot to breathe and were prevented from swimming
away with the equipment, which was worth some $25,000 per
seal. The information the seals brought back led to new insights
on the behavior of two little-known fish species, the silverfish
and the toothfish, and the way seals hunt their prey. Scientists
intend to use the "seal-cams" again in the future to study other
deepwater species.
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This is an easy and delicious way to use some
of your leftover Thanksgiving turkey. You may want
to freeze several 2-cup packages of turkey so you’ll
have the main ingredient at hand. After one bite, we
think you’ll want to make this often and will be glad
you have some turkey stashed away in the freezer!
1 (10 :-ounce) can reducedfat chicken soup
b cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 cup water
1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
2 cups diced cooked turkey breast
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Charleston Dog Shelter has again been
inundated with puppies, many sizes and
shapes! If you are looking for a lifetime friend
ADOPT— don’t breed or buy while homeless
pets die! You can see our puppies and dogs at
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Why Does Dog Chase Its Tail?
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Send your questions or comments to [email protected]. Readers
whose questions are published in the print edition will receive a free copy
of my booklet, "Fighting Fleas," also available as a Kindle download.
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This is Birdie. She
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Pointer/Terrier Mix.
She is spayed,
fully vaccinated,
heart worm
negative, and
available for adoption. Her adoption fee
is $125 which includes microchip.
Animal Rescue Facilities.
Give them a call and ask them what they need
3 Girls Animal Rescue (479) 883-2240
[email protected]
-- money, pet food, volunteers, labor, etc.
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DEAR PAW'S CORNER:Our dog “Jimbo” recently took to
chasing his tail. He does it in the living room, and he does it when I
take him outside. Often he’ll snap at the base of his tail. It stops for
a few hours, and then he’s back at it. I’ve looked, and I can’t see
any fleas or anything. What causes this? -- Dale in Charlotte, N.C..
Dear Dale: There are several possibilities as to why Jimbo
keeps chasing his tail. While it’s true that almost all dogs do this
occasionally, frequent tail-chasing signals that something else is
going on.
The most common cause, as you were thinking, is itching or other
irritation in a spot on a dog’s hindquarters that is hard for it to reach.
A flea or tick infestation certainly can set if off, but since you didn’t
find evidence of fleas (such as flea dust -- tiny black specks that are
basically flea droppings -- deep in Jimbo’s fur) or ticks, the mystery
gets deeper.
Another possibility is some kind of allergic reaction. He could
be experiencing anxiety. Or, he could have an underlying health
problem, such as an infection.
Take Jimbo to the vet first to rule out any serious problems. If a
cause isn’t found, the vet likely will recommend a medication -either an antihistamine to calm allergic itching or an anti-anxiety
medication, or both. If these help your dog, then you’re halfway to
finding a cause.
Observe Jimbo more closely. Where does he hang out during
the day? Are there certain places where he likes to walk or romp
outside? Does he begin exhibiting the behavior after the same
event or the same feeding time? Look for patterns and behavior
triggers, and you can begin working forward to calm his tail-chasing.
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