The most often heard whitetail vocalization is probably the snort or loud "whew" of disturbed deer. Every hunter has heard this familiar warning sound, followed by bright white tails disappearing rapidly. Whitetails communicate in many ways, including body language, scrapes, rubs and vocalizations. Deer interact through visual, tactile, chemical and acoustic means. Body language is [...]
The never-ending battle between the Bush administration and Congress over the Mexican truck demonstration / pilot program continues. In August the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), as instructed by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters, extended the cross-border trucking project for two more years. This is the same program that Congress has tried numerous [...]
Debra Deschamps is a registered dietitian and licensed dietitian/nutritionist as well as a certified diabetes educator. There are two types of cholesterol: that which the body makes naturally (75 percent) and that which is from food sources (25 percent). The body makes excess cholesterol in response to a diet high in saturated fat and trans [...]
Boy, isn’t that the story of life in general? But for a crew chief on NASCAR’s elite Sprint Cup Series, the line between hero and zero is razor-thin. This year, seemingly more than ever, the crew chiefs of upper-echelon teams are being pummeled on talk radio by fans who want desperately to find someone to [...]
Taking 2,000 Steps = 1 Mile = 100 Calories Burnt. Use it or lose it, right? Turns out that simply adding exercise to your daily routine helps keep your weight down, your metabolism up, gives you more energy during the day, and helps you sleep better at night. Baby steps… If you’re looking to shed [...]
Truckers who smoke have a high risk of heart attack, heart disease, cancer, COPD, emphysema, stroke and sudden death. Smoking contributes to health problems that interfere with strenuous job requirements, such as loading or unloading freight, cranking down landing gear and other physical demands of the job. Most employees perform their jobs under the watchful [...]
It seems that time has passed us by very quickly. Wasn’t it just yesterday that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were trading verbal blows over various political standings, what was right for the country and who from the Democratic Party would do a better job? Surely it hasn’t been months since John McCain blasted all [...]
Drivers transporting concert tours and touring Broadway shows are as tightlipped as CIA agents about what they see and hear on the job. Their mantra: What happens on the road stays on the road. “It’s really a glorified circus life,” observes Dan Chajkowski, who drives for Janco Ltd. in Wayne, N.J. “You have to go from city to city and you have a whole cast of characters.”
Stars Talk About Their Experience. Reality TV has made some citizens famous and wealthy beyond their dreams. It has spurred competition among good friends and couples and made people fall in love with the partner of their dreams. But is reality TV real? How does it get made? What’s its future? The Survivor Picture the [...]
The Road Hammers are loaded up and southward bound, ready to hit U.S. musical highways If you’re a fan of trucker songs of yore, you’ll love The Road Hammers. Inspired by the hardworking truckers who are the life line to the economy in more ways then the average person or politician realizes, The Road Hammers [...]
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