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4B Daily News ��� Friday, December 28, 2012 FEATURES Strangers��� questions becoming annoying Pain level can prompt address, phone and email. Dear Annie: I am a forI found out the hard way tunate mother of four beauthat this isn���t what it���s tiful little girls, all under the cracked up to be. The first age of 8. While I am not time, someone called to say overweight, I could be in I���d won a free trip. But the better shape. salesperson insisted that in How do I handle order to claim my prize, I strangers and distant had to come to a specific acquaintances who approach me and ask me Annie���s address and tour townhomes. I went and discovwhen my baby is due? I do ered that I didn���t win anyhave a little bit of a belly, but it is quite a stretch to by Kathy Mitchell thing at all. The second time (for assume that I am pregnant. I and Marcy Sugar which I supposedly won a find this to be incredibly rude and then embarrassing when I free car), I didn���t answer their calls, have to say that I am not actually and then I blocked their number, but pregnant. I would never approach a the calls continued. I ended up stranger to inquire about her preg- phoning them and asked them to nancy unless she brought it up first. stop calling me, but they wouldn���t It is always women, never men, listen. Finally, I said it was harasswho do this. One would think they ment, and the salesman said he might be a bit more understanding would take my name off his list. Tell people to be careful about in this department. ��� No, I Am Not those entry forms. It could be a Trying for a Boy Dear Not: We think people often scam. ��� Texas Dear Texas: These aren���t scams. open their mouths before their brains are in gear. No one should But they are misleading, and you ever assume a woman is pregnant need to read the fine print. They are based on her appearance. It is ask- similar to lotteries or sweepstakes. ing for trouble. But we will also say Could you win a free vacation or that if this happens to you so fre- car? Yes. But the odds aren���t in quently that it is disturbing, you your favor. Someone will win the might want to reconsider your grand prize, but most people will choice of clothing. You may be simply get a tour of townhomes, accentuating your tummy area more timeshares or other vacation property. than you realize. We haven���t seen your entry Dear Annie: Twice in the past year I have been at events where forms, but we suspect they actually you could win some grand prize, said to fill out the form and ���win a vacation trip or other gift. The entry free vacation��� (no guarantee) or forms required filling in my name, ���you have won a free gift,��� which Mailbox could be anything, including the tour you took. We hope readers will take your warning to heart and pay attention to forms where they must put down personal contact information. Dear Annie: I can relate to ���S.W. in California,��� the father who had a falling out with his daughter and she cut off contact. In response, he took her out of his will. My husband and I have traveled this road with our adult children. Some young adults are simply selfish and ungrateful. They expect their parents to tolerate everything they do (even drugs), allow their friends into the home (even drug pushers and felons), give them money at the drop of a hat (even when the parents are struggling financially), and allow them to use their home as a hotel or storage facility. If the parents don���t cooperate, the kids punish them by being abusive or keeping the grandkids away. I am tired of being treated so poorly. I have loved unconditionally, and in return, I���ve received disrespect and a broken heart. My job is done. ��� Indiana Mom Annie���s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie���s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. Taking youth hunters to public wildlife areas Question My son is 11 years old and a licensed hunter. We would like to duck hunt this year at state and federal Wildlife Areas. Does he need a one or two day pass? Does he need any paper work aside from his license? I would hate for him to be turned away from the check station the morning of our hunt because we were not properly prepared. (Steve H.) Answer Persons hunting under the authority of a Junior Hunting License on state Wildlife Areas (or federal areas managed by Department of Fish and Game (DFG)) where entry permits are required are exempt from the permit and pass requirements, except they must have a no-fee entry permit issued to them. Holders of Junior Hunting Licenses are only eligible for entry permits when accompanied by an adult (18 years or older). One adult may accompany up to two holders of Junior Hunting Licenses. In addition, adults must accompany holders of Junior Hunting Licenses on Type A and Type B areas. For more information regarding hunters using Junior Hunting Licenses on state Wildlife Areas, please see sections 551 (f), (g), & (h) in the 2012-2013 Upland Game and Waterfowl Regulations / Regulations for Hunting on Public Lands booklet, available online at www.dfg.ca.gov/regulations/. Specific information regarding entering and hunting on State Wildlife Areas is available for each Area online a t www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/w a/index.html. Catching salmon while fishing for halibut? Question I have an ongoing debate with a friend and am hoping you can resolve it. Lets say salmon season is open but I���m drifting for halibut and hook up on a legal-sized salmon on a halibut rig, what is the protocol? I was unable to find anything about this in the regulations booklet, but I did find where it says it is illegal to catch and waste fish. Also, what is the protocol if trolling for salmon with regulation gear and hook up with an untargeted ling cod? If you can cite which code is correct for these situations, I can finally put this to bed. Your help will be greatly appreciated. (Tom C.) Answer First of all, salmon may only be taken on a barbless hook. Possession of salmon taken on any gear other than the gear described in regulations is illegal. Thus, unless your halibut rig is a barbless circle hook (doubtful), you would have to immediately release any salmon you catch on it, regardless of the condition of the salmon (California Code of Regulations Title 14, section 27.80). Hooking and keeping lingcod on your salmon rig is permitted as long as you are within the depth limit of the groundfish management area, and the groundfish season is open (CCR Title 14, sections 28.27 and 28.65). How to avoid bear "baiting" situations? Question The regulation booklet says no baiting for bear or no bear shall be taken within 400 yards from baited areas. I'm confused, since the law says NO BAITING, but then it WHY I ��� CORNING! An Olive City essay contest! A fun opportunity for residents and visitors alike to share why they love living, working or visiting California���s Olive City in 300 (three hundred) words or less. First, second and third place winners will be published in ���Corning 2013,��� the annual community resource guide and information directory, published January 31, 2013. Digital version will be published online for a full year, with links to the interactive edition posted on the Corning Chamber, City of Corning and Tehama County websites. Deadline for receipt of entries: Friday, January 11, 2013 1ST Prize: 2ND Prize: 3RD Prize: $200 $100 $50 DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY and T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 HOW TO ENTER: Via Email: Send c/o tehama.up@gmail.com Via Mail: I love Corning c/o The Daily News, PO Box 220, Red Bluff CA 96080 Entries must be accompanied by name of author, address, telephone number and email address if any. Original work only. All entries become the property of The Daily News and cannot be returned. Entries may be republished by The Daily News in whole or part, and may be afforded to the Corning Chamber of Commerce for community promotional purposes. Selection of winners will be made by a committee composed of representatives of The Daily News and Corning Chamber of Commerce. says no bears to be taken within 400 yards of a baited area. Is the law implying that baiting is allowed as long as the hunter shoots the bear from more than 400 yards away? How can Fish and Game tell if a bear was taken from areas with or without baits? How can hunters tell if the area was baited or not? Also, what if I had just dressed a deer and the next day a bear came after the remains, and I shot the bear. Is that not legal as long as I have a bear tag? Please clarify. (Pao H.) Answer Regulations prohibit placing feed, bait or other materials capable of attracting a bear in any location for the purpose of taking a bear (CCR Title 14, section 365(e)). This portion of the regulation prohibits these acts and is not dependant on distance. It is illegal to place "bait" out for the purpose of taking a bear. In addition, the regulation also prohibits taking a bear within 400 yards of a garbage dump or any place where bait has been placed even though you may not have put it there. It is your responsibility to carefully inspect the area you intend to hunt and determine it complies with the law. Under this regulation the remains of a deer constitute feed or bait and it is illegal for you to dispose of them with the intention of attracting a bear to the site, and to take any bear within 400 yards of the remains. Limit on number of sand crabs? Question I've been advised that there is a limit on the number of sand crabs a surf fishermen can possess. Is this true? (Drew B.) Answer Yes, there is a limit on the number of sand crabs (Emerita analoga) a fisherman may possess. The limit is 50 sand crabs (CCR Title 14, section 29.85(d)). Carrie Wilson is a marine biologist with the California Department of Fish and Game. While she cannot personally answer everyone's questions, she will select a few to answer each week. She may be contacted at CalOutdoors@dfg.ca.gov. write replacements joint surfaces DEAR DOCmove easily TOR K: We���ve all against each other, heard of hip and creating a flexible knee replacements and pain-free ��� but is it true wrist. (I���ve put an that you can have illustration on my your wrist website, AskDocreplaced too? torK.com.) IndiDEAR READER: We like to Dr. K vidual knuckle and finger joints think of ourselves by Anthony L. as irreplaceable, Komaroff, M.D. may also be replaced. but the truth is that People with rheumasome of our parts are replaceable. The joint toid arthritis are most likereplacements you hear ly to benefit from a total most about are those of wrist replacement, but it the knees and hips, but can also help people with surgeons also have been osteoarthritis or traumatic replacing hand joints for arthritis. Wrist replacement is decades. Joint replacement major surgery and recov(arthroplasty) in the hands ery takes several weeks. If is actually more challeng- you���re considering joint ing than in larger joints replacement, weigh the such as the hips or knees. benefits and risks. Age is That���s because of the an important factor. But hands��� intricate bone the final decision is based structure and smaller joint on your level of pain and size. Joint replacement how much your wrist stiffsurgery in the hands is a ness and pain limit your delicate procedure. You activities. Wrist replacement wouldn���t use the word ���delicate��� to describe a surgery may be a good hip or knee replacement, option if one or more of even though the surgery the following apply to does require considerable you: ��� You cannot comprecision. Wrist arthroplasty plete normal daily tasks involves removing dam- without help. ��� You have significant aged bone or joints and replacing them with artifi- pain every day. ��� Pain keeps you cial, or prosthetic, joints. The artificial joints pro- awake at night despite the vide patients with a better use of medications. ��� Nonsurgical range of motion and more stability. This makes approaches have not everyday tasks like writ- relieved your pain. ��� Less-complicated ing much easier. Wrist arthroplasty can surgical procedures are be done as an inpatient or unlikely to help. ��� Pain keeps you from outpatient procedure. Sometimes general anes- doing daily activities or thesia is used; other times, your job. ��� Pain doesn���t subside you are awake, but feel no pain because the nerves when you rest. ��� You suffer severe from your hand are side effects from the mednumbed. In the surgery, the sur- ications. Joint replacement geon removes the first row of carpal bones (the bones surgery is one of the great that lie between the fore- advances of medicine in arm and the hand). Then the past 40 years. I speak the surgeon shapes the end as a grateful recipient of a of the radius (the main hip replacement. forearm bone) to fit one Dr. Komaroff is a part of the artificial joint, which is attached to the physician and professor Harvard Medical end of the bone. The other at To send part of the artificial joint School. go to fits over carpal bones in questions, or the wrist. A plastic spacer AskDoctorK.com, fits between the two com- write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second ponents. Now the two artificial Floor, Boston, MA 02115. Private picture of Mark Zuckerberg���s family leaked SEATTLE (AP) ��� Even Mark Zuckerberg���s family can get tripped up by Facebook���s privacy settings. A picture that Zuckerberg���s sister posted on her personal Facebook profile was seen by a marketing director, who then posted the picture to Twitter and her more than 40,000 followers Wednesday. That didn���t sit well with Zuckerberg���s sister, Randi, who tweeted at Callie Schweitzer that the picture was meant for friends only and that posting the private picture on Twitter was ������way uncool.������ Schweitzer replied by saying the picture popped up on her Facebook news feed. The picture shows four people standing around a kitchen staring at their phones with their mouths open while Mark Zuckerberg is in the background. Randi Zuckerberg, who used to run Facebook���s marketing department and now produces a reality television show, eventually said Schweitzer was able to see the picture because they had a mutual friend. Those tweets have since been taken down. Schweitzer declined to comment when reached by The Associated Press. Randi Zuckerberg didn���t reply to a message via Twitter seeking comment. Randi Zuckerberg used the dustup to write about online sharing etiquette. ������Digital etiquette: always ask permission before posting a friend���s photo publicly. It���s not about privacy settings, it���s about human decency,������ she posted on Twitter. But Randi Zuckerberg���s comments sparked sharp reactions from people who thought the issue wasn���t about etiquette, but rather Facebook���s often changing and often confusing privacy settings. ������The thing that bugged me about Randi Zuckerberg���s response is that she used her name as a bludgeoning device. Not everyone has that. She used her position to get it taken it down,������ said Eva Galperin of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a privacy advocacy group in San Francisco. While Facebook has made improvements in explaining the social network���s privacy settings, Galperin said they remain confusing to most people. She added that with people using Facebook as part of their everyday lives, the consequences of fumbling privacy settings can become serious. ������Even Randi Zuckerberg can get it wrong. That���s an illustration of how confusing they can be,������ she said. The Menlo Park, Calif., company recently announced it is changing its privacy settings with the aim of making it easier for users to navigate them.