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KC needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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Poor growth prospects spur consolidation fervor If you put $100 in a basket of stocks of agricultural chemical companies five years ago, today you'd have... $100. The same $100 invested in pharmaceutical company stocks would be worth $270 today.
That, says James Wilbur, managing director and securities analyst for Salomon Smith Barney, illustrates that the crop protection industry - herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and fumigants - "is a relatively stagnant market."
The projected five-year growth rate for the sector, which has North American sales of about $8.7 billion annual and worldwide sales of $29.6 billion, he says, is "zero."
Speaking at the recent annual meeting of the Southern Crop Production Association at Amelia Island, Fla., Wilbur said while there have been a number of technological changes to help agriculture move forward through enhanced yields or reduced costs, there has been "a very low growth environment for crop chemicals as agriculture's transformation to biotechnology occurs."
The result: the poor economics of farming, changes in strategy, and weak markets are driving the industry consolidation that has been taking place.
Crop chemical sales, he said, "are in a maxed-out position." A couple of exceptions: Roundup, which went off patent in September and has a 17 percent year-to-date sales increase, despite a 12 percent drop in price, and non-selective herbicides because of the wide adaptation of genetically engineered seeds.
Although the industry still spends a lot of money on research and development - about 11 to 12 percent of sales for the eight leading agchem companies - Wilbur said at least 40 percent of that goes to support re-registration of products, thus limiting growth in R&D.
The high costs of re-registration are causing some companies to drop products and focus on higher-paying sectors. "Bayer has announced its intent not to re-register about two-thirds of its products under European Union regulations. This can be expected to have an impact on availability in the U.S.
"And products that don't make a contribution financially will continue to be closely examined by all companies as to market viability."
Many companies are investing in or linking up with smaller firms in order to get access to new developments in seed technology, Wilbur said. "Biotechnology is changing the industry."
But, he noted, "life sciences are now passe," and many companies have backed away from this area in whole or in part. Companies are recognizing that growth drives their stock price, so they're getting rid of non-growth divisions."
While there has been much publicity about the Internet as a primary marketplace for ag chemicals and other inputs, Wilbur says many companies are finding instead that its advantage lies "in improving ways of dealing with the customers they already have, not just for physical products, but for information as well. It offers a new, faster way to do business," but the cost of getting new customers is "very high."
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Structure plugin lets you organize JIRA issues into hierarchy. It is a versatile tool that can greatly expand the ways you can use JIRA for Project Management, Requirements Management, QA and Help Desk.
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Justin Moore 'Not Concerned' About Recent Lawsuit Over His Song 'Backwoods'
Justin Moore is perhaps the most laid back guy in country. His relaxed personality and reasonable outlook on life are proving especially helpful following the news of recent lawsuit, in which a Nashville songwriter sued the singer over his 2009 hit single, 'Backwoods,' claiming that it was stolen.
But Moore pays those kind of accusations no mind.
"I honestly don't know much about it," the ''Til My Last Day' singer tells Taste of Country with confidence. "I haven't been served anything. These kind of lawsuits happen a lot in Nashville. A lot of times they're taken care of."
In the suit, songwriter Bobby Carmichael alleges that Moore and his 'Backwoods' co-writers -- Jeremy Stover and Jamie Paulin -- stole his song idea, lyrics, pitch and rhythm.
Moore assures that he's not worried about things not working in his favor, because he has faith that the truth will prevail. "I'm not concerned about it at all," Moore states. "I know and the good Lord knows that we wrote that song and didn't steal it from anybody."
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My aunt brought me a basket of raspberries from her backyard. These are extra special though, because she lives in the house where my grandparents lived for my whole life. And they were the ones who planted these raspberries. I grew up eating them off the vine, and helping my grandparents pick them... So, they were very sentimental and extra delicious raspberries.
Fresh OJ from our orange tree, fresh berries from my friend Jane's farm, a savory scone from my freezer (and from Dovetail Bakery before that), and some delicious Curried Tofu Scramble (from Appetite for Reduction.) YES.
I actually had TWO super awesome breakfasts on my birthday weekend - one with friends on Saturday, and one (with leftovers!) with Mr. Vegan Eats & Treats on Sunday. Pretty much the best.
Plus, there were waffles. It was my birthday after all!! I made a double batch of the Raised Waffles batter from Vegan Brunch, which are my favorite waffles of all. On Saturday, I added blueberries, which was super yummy - but which also resulted in the waffles totally sticking to my excellent non-stick waffle iron. So, on Sunday, I kept it simple with plain waffles. On the side was some leftover Apricot-Cherry Crisp (from Local Flavors, by Deborah Madison).
Saturday night, we had a family birthday party, and in order to accomodate the many requirements of my excellent family - we settled on a BYOBurger party. It was perfect! There were portabello mushrooms, veggie burgers, non-vegan burgers... something for everyone to feel happy. Plus, loads of delicious corn and a ginormous salad. For dessert, I made the aforementioned crisp, which turned out really great. It was easily made soy-free and gluten-free, and was so packed with apricots and cherries that it was obviously delicious. It would take some serious intervention to make something filled with apricots and cherries NOT yummy.
What about presents?? Well, this is a crappy picture, but Mr. VE&T got me a TOASTER OVEN. Just days before my birthday, my ancient toaster oven broke. Toast is very important to me. A birthday just wouldn't be a special day without toast. So, when I came home from teaching and found a beautiful, shiny new toaster oven, I was totally delighted. Now, here is a man who knows me well!


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When my wife and I told our sons that they were going to have a little brother or a little sister, they kept right on playing with their Hot Wheel track and when the next bag of fruit snacks were coming. Granted, they were very young and they have since learned to really love and protect their little sister, but their reaction was most certainly not the caliber of this little girl and boy.
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Seeing such lovely pictures together is such a treat! You have compiled them so beautifully.ReplyDelete
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Your pictures are very beautifully captured on camera.Your dishes look superb.ReplyDelete
meautiful pictures dear..happy holidays..please do check this link : http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-party-09-at-easy2cookrecipes.htmlReplyDelete
WOW... wonderful photos... Awesome!!ReplyDelete
oh yummy! i wish i could have all of them now!ReplyDelete
Wow thats great job.. colorful and wonderful.ReplyDelete
Fantastic photo shots dear..real feast for the eyes...ReplyDelete
Great Pics and lovely Presentation. Happy holidays!ReplyDelete
beautiful collage of pictures!!... very nice!!ReplyDelete
Can i get to taste everything pleasE???? lol it looks wonderful....awesome clicks...each n every dish is very inviting:)ReplyDelete
Lovely collection of recipes.
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Lovely collection...mouthwatering recipies.ReplyDelete
Looking forward some great yummy treats in 2010!ReplyDelete
Lovely collection of recipes.... awesome..ReplyDelete
Wow...that's an simply superb....colorful and yummyliicousa collage.....keep rocking...have a safe, yum and happy new year.....ReplyDelete
nice presentation of pictures...all mouthwateringReplyDelete
lovely delicious, mouthwatering, colourful, perfect clicks i should they are so delectable, Mahima, A very happy new year to you and your family, let the God bless you with what all you dreamt for..,ReplyDelete
I am back again here to wish you and your family a very happy new year, love to see lot more beautiful photos and lot of your ccreations in 2010, have a wonderful year ahead dearReplyDelete
Hi Mahi, epdi iruka..This is a visual treat really..Nanna pannirukka..Take care. Happy New Year to you and your hubby.ReplyDelete
Lovely pics all in one place....nice to see! Evlo neram aachu intha collage work pana...looks great!ReplyDelete
Wish you a very happy 2010 Mahimaa! These pictures look so lovely put together.ReplyDelete
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(Reuters) - The Kansas City Chiefs' unbeaten record came to an end in Denver on Sunday as Peyton Manning led the Broncos to a 27-17 victory that gave them top spot in the AFC West.
Manning came into the game nursing a sore ankle but it was the Chiefs who limped off the field after the Broncos quarterback threw for 323 yards and a touchdown.
"It was just a good overall team win," Manning told reporters. "Our protection was great the entire game."
Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith threw two touchdowns but completed just 21 of 45 passes, while Jamaal Charles was held to 78 yards rushing in the loss.
Both teams now have AFC-leading 9-1 records.
Denver controlled the game from the outset with Manning finding tight end Julius Thomas for a nine-yard touchdown and Matt Prater kicking a 54-yard field goal for a 10-0 first quarter lead.
The opening touchdown was set up by a 70-yard pass to Demaryius Thomas who led the way with five catches and 121 receiving yards.
Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, playing despite being arrested last week for speeding and possession of marijuana, caught a touchdown in the second quarter before Denver restored their 10-point lead with running back Montee Ball's first score of the game.
Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop made it 17-10 in the final minutes of the half.
Ball scored his second rushing touchdown of the game in the third quarter and the Broncos went ahead 27-10 in the fourth on another Prater field goal.
Smith brought the Chiefs within 10 points with a touchdown pass to Anthony Fasano but they could get no closer.
Kansas City had entered the game leading the NFL in sacks but could not get to Manning all night.
"The offensive line deserves a lot of credit," said Broncos interim head coach Jack Del Rio. "They were under fire all week because Peyton got hit quite a bit (in San Diego). But they responded."
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I love the site. I thought I joined a few years ago though, but that's ok. Call me a newbie. I don't mind. Jim Carrey is the best. I love him and it's nice to have a place to share that with strangers. "I Like It Alot" lol
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lol kinda late for this post but thing site is fucking awsome who thought so many ppl liked Jim careeys stuff i dont love him cuz im a guy but i love his work he is a great actor/comedian
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This project is an outgrowth of the Museum's long-term effort to study and conserve the frames in its collection, supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and by the Friends of the Museum who contributed to a special Annual Appeal, "The Frame Project: Conservation and Restoration of Museum Masterpieces."
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benvolio needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 120 designs submitted by 36 freelance designers.
The Carbon Free Foundation is an Carbon reduction climate change foundation working globally. The Carbon Free Foundation proposes to offer carbon emission offsets, business households & personal carbon reduction accreditation & certification programs online with the aim to reducing carbon emissions globally, improving consumer information & education for clean green energy and sustainable world future.
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We're entering an increasingly crowded market place and we need to make a splash to cut through the noise and make sure we're heard. We also need to emphasise the green (environmental) credentials and objectives of the foundation so that corporations and households instantly recognise what the foundation is and does.
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tfirma needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 88 designs submitted by 34 freelance designers.
After a year in business, we've decided to update our logo. We've had too many comments on the current script logo being a little difficult to read. We are looking for clean, innovative representation for our company.
We are very excited to see the variety of submissions. Thanks in advance for you efforts!
Kazaam Interactive : http://www.kazaamweb.com
We want a FRESH logo - that is professional, yet unique and visually appealing. We aren't married to the current "deep red" color - but would be open to other color schemes (would like to keep it under 4 colors at the most).
Our company is an agency that builds interactive marketing online solutions. You can read more about us in our website : http://www.kazaamweb.com
** Please keep in mind, we are changing our name from "Kazaam web concepts" to "Kazaam Interactive"
- Clean (nothing too complicated)
- Innovative / "Different" : while we want "clean" , this doesn't necessarily mean boring - or using a standard font
- Not sure how this could be incorporated - but we are a technology company, primarily. "High tech", if possible, would be conveyed (or Web 2.0 -ish properties, if that even makes sense)
- We definitely do *not* want a "cartoonish" logo.... While "Kazaam"is associated with the batman show fights (Kazaam!) - we do not want toconvey that in our logo! :)
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I used dark chocolate for the brownies, where usually I'd be tempted to use milk or half milk/half dark. The nutella is milky and sweet and I didn't want to overdo the sweetness as I like a brownie with a strong hit of cocoa goodness!
Brownies are one of the few things that Mr CC and I disagree on (also on that list are Michael Buble, how interesting science is, coffee and capers). He can't get past the texture, which for me is the whole point of a brownie!
Footnote: this could actually be the footnote for any brownies I have ever made....Mr CC took the leftover ones into work for his colleagues...he tried one...and he liked it. But he doesn't like brownies. Except for all those brownies in the recent past he has tried and liked. Men are funny!
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i-use needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 71 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Vindallekleding (Dutch for FindAllclothing. Find = Vind, Alle = All, Kleding = Clothes)
We are looking for a logo for a website that compares clothes and accessories (like belts, hats, gloves, shoes,…).
On this site, the customer will search for a orange dress and will get all orange dresses from many brands / e-shops. It is a sort of price comparison website without the focus on the price-aspect; the real value is that fact that the customer can find all dresses on one site without having to visit 20+ e-shops with all their own functionalities, design and categories. It saves time! It's about finding clothes (positive result) instead of searching for clothing.
This is an online concept that will be translated for the Belgium users, so it must be possible to translate to logo to the French version. This means it changing the words (see brand name) without changing the lay-out / the whole logo.
The target audience are people who buy their clothing online. Although buying clothing online is popular, the majority of the buyers are people within the age of 14 – 45 years old (roughly). We estimate that 68% of the visitors is female.
There's the most important part: the name "Vindalle" (1). After this word it must be able to add a specific word. On the website there will be a lot of subsections. For example; FindAllShoes, FindAllBelts and sofort (2). A visual element / icons / logo before the Vindalle (3).
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* A readable logo
* A sans serif font type (logo for online use)
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They chanted Tim Tebow's name at the Meadowlands on Thursday night, but New York Jets coach Rex Ryan didn't give the home crowd its wish despite a 32-point halftime deficit.
There won't be any change next week either, when the Jets host the Arizona Cardinals.
Ryan announced after Thursday's 49-19 blowout loss to the Patriots that Sanchez will remain the Jets' starting quarterback despite providing one of the all-time bloopers against New England. That might be because Tebow couldn't play even if Ryan wanted him to.
"Mark will be the starting quarterback this week, and we'll see where we go from there," Ryan said, via The Star-Ledger.
Ryan's "we'll see where we go from there" qualifier was telling. Sanchez probably has one more loss to work with, if Tebow can get healthy. Tebow revealed after the game that he has two broken ribs, according to the New York Daily News.
Tebow said he thinks the injury occurred on an offensive play against the Seahawks in Week 10. "I didn't really know," he said, according to The Associated Press. "I just kept playing and started to feel it later on."
"We're about as wounded as you can possibly be, but we're not dead," Ryan said.
If this is only wounded, dead sure is going to be ugly.Follow Gregg Rosenthal on Twitter @greggrosenthal.


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Connecticut Earn an ABA Certificate On Campus
Considering ABA certificate programs that could help you explore the exciting field of applied behavior analysis? Then it's time to get started! Campus-Based ABA certificate programs might be a top choice for students hoping to participate in traditional classroom learning while potentially preparing for challenges in their field. Below, check out some useful info on earning behavior certificates that may be best for your interests and goals.
So What Is ABA?
Before exploring potential aba certificate programs, it's a good idea to understand what exactly aba stands for! The answer: applied behavior analysis. That's the science of behavior, including how people learn new behaviors or change the way they act depending on the environment. Have you always wondered why children act the way they do, or how people with developmental disabilities navigate the world? A board certified behavior analyst might be able to explain. Applied behavior analysis is used for a variety of purposes, ranging from discovering how we learn new behaviors to helping specific populations, like autistic people, interact with others in positive ways.
How Might ABA Certificate Programs Be Different from other ABA Graduate Programs?
An aba certificate program might fall under the umbrella of aba graduate programs, but it's not the same as, say, earning a PhD. Most certificate programs are non-degree programs that may help introduce you to an aspect of the field. For example, you might earn behavior certificates that focus on behavior intervention or autism, along with programs that offer more general curriculum. Often, a certificate program is shorter in length than earning a graduate degree, though this could depend on factors like your status as a full-time or part-time student. There could be a few potential reasons to earn an applied behavior analysis certificate, like pursuing a prospective new career path or enhancing your knowledge of an existing professional area.
Could I earn a BCBA Certificate?[i]
Be careful not to mix up aba certificate programs with bcba certification! BCBA stands for board certified behavior analyst, and it is a professional certification awarded by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. In order to earn BCBA certification, you must fulfill certain requirements, like earning a graduate degree and completing approved behavior analysis coursework. If you've already earned a graduate degree but are looking for ways to pursue the required aba courses, it may be a good idea to check with the Board to learn if earning an aba certificate could potentially fit the bill.
Why pursue an applied behavior analysis certificate on campus?
Today's students may have the option to learn online, from the comfort of home. So why choose a campus-based certificate in applied behavior analysis? There may be a few potential reasons to take the more traditional route. Here are just a few to consider:
Your learning style – Some students may find it easier to stay motivated in a more traditional learning environment. If you focus better in person or enjoy the unique energy of a classroom, perhaps aba certificate programs on campus are perfect for you!
Student life – Not everyone is a social butterfly, but for some, getting involved on campus may be one of the most exciting parts of being a student. If you choose to pursue an applied behavior analysis certificate program on campus, you may find opportunities to join student-run organizations and professional associations. Plus, meeting like-minded peers can be fun!
Services and resources – While online learners may have access to many of the same resources as traditional students, those who study on campus may have access to a few additional perks – like the fitness center, computer lab, and dining hall, to name a few potential services. Looking for something in particular? Contact your prospective school to see if they have, say, child-care services or a student-run theater.
Evening and weekend courses – Online learning may be a great way for busy, working students to pursue their educational goals. But these days, campus-based programs may offer more flexible options, too. If you have kids or work full-time and can't schedule classes during the day, contact your prospective aba certificate programs to see if courses are available when you need them!
How might I tell which certificate in applied behavior analysis program may be perfect for me?
Ready to start evaluating prospective applied behavior analysis certificate programs? Good for you! Here are some criteria you may want to keep in mind as you weigh potential programs.
Location, location, location. If you're interested in exploring campus-based behavior certificates, location may be key. For one, are you willing to move in order to pursue your educational goals? If so, consider where you may like to live and study – in a major city or low-key town? At a large research university or a small college? Keep factors like cost of living in mind. If you're not able to move, look for prospective aba certificate programs that are convenient to where you live or work.
Accreditation. Employers may prefer candidates who have graduated from an accredited school or program. For example, employers of mental health counselors may keep an eye out for accreditation by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs.[ii] And keep in mind that if you are eligible for federal financial aid, which may be available for qualified students, your school should be accredited by an accreditation organization.[iii]
Reputation. Does your prospective applied behavior analysis certificate program have a reputation for satisfied students? One way to find out may be to speak with current or former students. You can also check the program's retention rates and graduation rates, among other stats. Finally, the Better Business Bureau or your state higher agency may be good resources. And don't hesitate to contact your program with any questions you may have!
The next step is yours!
If pursuing an aba certificate sounds like an exciting journey, your next step is to check out programs that may suit your interests and goals. Below, you'll find a few worth exploring. Just click each program for more details!
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Jason 'Wolf' Hamlin Impresses 'American Idol' Judges With Johnny Cash's 'Folsom Prison Blues'
The final contestant to earn a golden ticket during 'American Idol' on Sunday night was 24-year-old Jason Hamlin. His friends call him 'Wolf,' and it's easy to see why. The golf course mechanic is a larger, much hairier Johnny Cash lookalike.
So it was no surprise that the singer used a Cash song to get to Hollywood. After giving a lackluster rendition of Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Midnight Special,' he added some fury to 'Folsom Prison Blues.' The mini-set list was enough to convince a worn out judging panel to move him along to the next round.
Wolf admitted he hadn't been singing long. He first picked up the guitar — which he calls a 'git fiddle' — three years ago when his father handcrafted it for him. The original piece even had a howling wolf on the stock. Mr. Wolf passed away one year ago, and Hamlin admitted that if his father were aboard the U.S.S. Midway with him during his audition, he'd be "giddy" and proud of him.
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The Tampa Bay Rays have signed six players to minor league contracts, each with an invitation to major league spring training: outfielder Rich Thompson, infielder Mike Fontenot, right-handed pitcher Matt Buschmann, infielder Shawn O'Malley, right-handed pitcher Will Inman and first baseman Nick Weglarz.
Thompson, 33, returns to the Rays organization after playing 23 games in the majors last year with Tampa Bay. He was acquired by the Rays on May 16 from the Philadelphia Phillies and made his debut later that night—eight years and 24 days after his last major league game on April 22, 2004 with the Kansas City Royals. He had played 915 minor league games in between major league appearances. On May 17, he became the oldest American League position player to get his first major league hit since Minnie Mendoza (36 years, 167 days) of the Minnesota Twins on May 2, 1970. Overall, he appeared in 23 games with the Rays in 2012, including 12 as a pinch runner, and went six-for-eight in stolen base attempts. He has played 13 seasons in the minor leagues and owns a career .281 average with 37 home runs, 482 RBI and 464 stolen bases in 1,452 games.
Fontenot (FAHN-ten-oh), 32, spent 2012 in the Phillies organization, including 47 games at the major league level where he hit .289 (28-for-97) as a second baseman and third baseman. The utility infielder is a career .265 hitter and has played parts of seven seasons in the majors with the Chicago Cubs (2005, 2007-10), San Francisco Giants (2010-11) and Phillies (2012).
Buschmann, 28, re-signed with the Rays after spending the 2012 season in the organization. The right-hander split the year between Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham and went a combined 7-8 with a 3.98 ERA (151.1-IP, 67-ER) in 26 appearances (24 starts). Over seven minor league seasons, he has compiled a 52-47 record with a career 4.27 ERA.
O'Malley, 24, also re-signed after spending seven seasons with the Rays, who selected him in the fifth round of the 2006 June Draft. In 2012, he combined to hit .240 (81-for-337) with 18 stolen bases at Montgomery and Durham. For his career, he has hit .246 with 147 stolen bases.
Inman, 25, pitched for Triple-A Pawtucket in the Boston Red Sox system last year and went 1-3 with a 2.23 ERA (48.1-IP, 12-ER) in 35 relief appearances. He has pitched at the Triple-A level in each of the last four seasons and has spent time with the Red Sox (2012), San Diego Padres (2007-11) and Milwaukee Brewers (2005-07) organizations. For his career, he has a 48-48 record with a 3.67 ERA and has averaged more than a strikeout per inning pitched (830.1-IP, 845-SO).
Weglarz, 24, hit .239 (88-for-368) with 14 home runs, 58 RBI and 58 walks in 109 games at Double-A Akron in the Cleveland Indians organization last year. He was drafted by the Indians in the third round of the 2005 June Draft and has hit .252 with 82 homers and a .375 on-base percentage over eight minor league seasons.
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Saskia Hamilton was born in Washington, D.C., in 1967, and earned a BA from Kenyon College and an MA from New York University.
She is the author of Corridor (Graywolf Press, 2014), Divide These (Graywolf Press, 2005), and As for Dream (2001). She is also the editor of The Letters of Robert Lowell (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005) and the coeditor of Words in Air: The Complete Correspondence Between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell (2008).
In a review of Divide These, Raymond McDaniel wrote in The Boston Review: "Hamilton's writing has been called spare and delicate, but neither of these quite gets at the effect of her poems, which are delicate only in the way a suspension bridge is: neither is marked by unnecessary ornament or fragility, and it would be a mistake to regard either as anything other than rigorously tough."
Hamilton is the recipient of fellowships from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and the National Endowment for the Arts. She has worked for the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. and the Lannan Foundation in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She currently teaches at Barnard College in New York.


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Everything They Say We Are
I want to have adventures and take enormous risks and be everything they say we are.That quote comes from a post at Shiri Eisner's Bi Radical blog called "The myth of myth-busting: normalcy discourse and bisexual politics", a post I discovered via a friend's link on Facebook. The post questions and challenges the assumptions of another blogger's post called "Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know, or: 'how I came to stop worrying and like the word bisexual', Part 2", which sought to counter some "myths" about bisexuality, namely:
--Dorothy Allison
- Existence. Yes – we do.
- Monogamy. Yes – we can.
- Fidelity. Yes – we can. And – we do.
- HIV & AIDS. No – it's not all our fault.
- Confusion. No – we're really not.
- Indecision. No – that's not what fluidity means.
- Greed. Yes, we can have just one piece of cake.
- Pants. Yes – we're as capable as anyone else of keeping our various bits in them.
- Choice. No – we cannot choose to be straight; we cannot choose to be gay; we did not choose our sexual orientation in some thoughtlessly frivolous moment of rapacious abandon. Who does?
Eisner summarized this as:
No, we're not promiscuous. No, we don't sleep around. No, we're not infectious. No, we don't choose to be the way we are (SRSLY, why would anyone choose that?). Yes, we're normal. No, we don't threaten your sexual identification. Yes, we are just like you. No, you are not in danger of being like us. No, we don't threaten your beliefs, your society or your safety.She then offered a point-by-point exploration/rebuttal. And now a complex discussion has begun in the comments section of the post, at the moment focusing on the last part of that summary (the "ubiquitous [all-existing, all-domineering] Straight White Middle Class").
Needless to say, all this is aimed towards the ubiquitous (all-existing, all-domineering) Straight White Middle Class. The one we don't threaten, yes?
In the comments, the original blogger, TSB, has, it seems to me, a moment of missing the point, or at least missing the point about the power of the word "normal" and the work it does to create unmarked and marked categories (for more, see this PDF). "I guess, my point," she says, "is you posit a monolithic concept ('normalcy') and spread it far & thin ('in our society') and give it a great deal of unshiftable power ('forever') that I do not agree it has." I'd agree that the word "forever" suggests an immutability that it's probably best to reject, but otherwise the commenter here is actually making Eisner's point for her. This is, in fact, the trouble with "normal". While certainly there are variations on what in any region, city, town, neighborhood, street, house, family is accepted or not as "normal", that doesn't mean we can't speak generally of what is and isn't unmarked. The desire to be normal is the desire to be unmarked, to be the default. What is unmarked is what is, sometimes, most common; as often, it is what is most powerful: it is what is able to shape and construct perceptions of the norm.
Once "normal" gets tinged with morality, it becomes a weapon of power: normal equals good and desirable and is opposed to abnormal, which is bad and should be eradicated.
The discourse of normality often pops up, as here, with anti-choice, biological-determinist discourse. "Choice" is entirely the wrong word to use, because the folks who hate queers don't care if choice is involved. (A terminal disease is not a choice, either.) If your sexual identity is not a choice, then it's something that could be cured, perhaps, or segregated from normal society, or at least pitied as an affliction. If it is a choice, then it's a bad one. Damned if you choose, damned if you don't.
Much of the original list is aimed at a certain type of traditionalist morality, a morality that sees monogamy, fidelity, and abstention as inherently good. It sees any behavior other than monogamy, fidelity, and abstention as not only abnormal, but shameful. It is suspicious of experimentation and ephemerality (it would certainly never want something to be "a phase", even though all of life, against the fact of nonexistence, is just a phase). If "Yes -- we can" then "we" must try, must put forth effort, must aspire. We are able, we are capable. We can be normal. We can be good.
Dorothy Allison's essay "A Question of Class" is a worthwhile follow-up to this discussion. As is Samuel Delany's Times Square Red, Times Square Blue.


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Jennifer Garner campaigns for new early education bill
Actress JENNIFER GARNER headed to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday (13Nov13) to address U.S. politicians about the importance of early education programmes.
The Daredevil star, an ambassador for the Save the Children charity, joined Senator Tom Harkin and Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Capitol Hill as they championed The Strong Start for America's Children Act, a new bill aimed at expanding and improving access to pre-school activities.
The mother of three said, "My kids have everything they need, so what I give my heart to - besides parenting my own kids - is early childhood education for kids all across America, especially for those growing up with less."
Discussing the topic further with news channel CNN, Garner explained, "The playing field for kids in America is not equal. Without starting from the very beginning and getting an earlier start on their education, they have very little chance of catching up if they start as far behind as they're starting in kindergarten."
Garner is no stranger to political activism - she teamed up with fellow celebrity mum Halle Berry in August (13) as they successfully campaigned for a new anti-paparazzi law, which imposes tougher penalties on cameramen who constantly tail public figures and their kids, and also makes it easier for parents to sue for damages over harassment.


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Justin Bieber Teases New Song 'It's Working' [AUDIO]
Justin Bieber teased his fans on Instagram a snippet of a new song titled 'It's Working' and fans can't help but wonder if Biebs singing about Selena Gomez.
Despite being a really brief clip, you can hear the emotion in Bieber's voice as he sings the lyrics: "You know exactly what to do to hurt me / It's working / It's working." From the snippet, it sounds as if Bieber is singing about heartbreak in this seemingly downtempo R&B tune.
Needless to say, Bieber fans are wondering about whether the song is about on-again, off-again girlfriend Selena Gomez. Their relationship this year has been a whirlwind as they've been spotted together a few times including at SXSW in Austin and at Coachella. But recent reports regarding Selena suggest that she is looking to make a change in her life for the better after she purged her Instagram account and vowed to "take her power back."
In any case, we'll have to wait for Bieber to release the entire song to get a better sense at the message he's getting at. Click on the clip above to hear a teaser of the song.


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Here's the background:
The Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) is a body tasked with research into underlying concepts, themes, and technologies related to the Internet as a whole. They act as a research organization that cooperates and complements the engineering and standards-setting activities of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
The IRTF is divided into issue-specific research groups, each of which has a Chair or Co-Chairs who have "wide discretion in the conduct of Research Group business", and are tasked with organizing the research and discussion, ensuring that the group makes progress on the relevant issues, and communicating the general sense of the results back to the rest of the IRTF and the IETF.
One of the IRTF's research groups specializes in cryptography: the Crypto Forum Research Group (CFRG). There are two current chairs of the CFRG: David McGrew <email@example.com> and Kevin M. Igoe <firstname.lastname@example.com>. As you can see from his e-mail address, Kevin M. Igoe is affiliated with the National Security Agency (NSA). The NSA itself actively tries to weaken cryptography on the Internet so that they can improve their surveillance, and one of the ways they try to do so is to "influence policies, standards, and specifications".
On the CFRG list yesterday, Trevor Perrin requested the removal of Kevin M. Igoe from his position as Co-chair of the CFRG. Trevor's specific arguments rest heavily on the technical merits of a proposed cryptographic mechanism called Dragonfly key exchange, but I think the focus on Dragonfly itself is the least of the concerns for the IRTF.
I've seconded Trevor's proposal, and asked Kevin directly to step down and to provide us with information about any attempts by the NSA to interfere with or subvert recommendations coming from these standards bodies.
Below is my letter in full:
I'm aware that an abdication by Kevin (or his removal by the IETF chair) would probably not end the NSA's attempts to subvert standards bodies or weaken encryption. They could continue to do so by subterfuge, for example, or by private influence on other public members. We may not be able to stop them from doing this in secret, and the knowledge that they may do so seems likely to cast a pall of suspicion over any IETF and IRTF proceedings in the future. This social damage is serious and troubling, and it marks yet another cost to the NSA's reckless institutional disregard for civil liberties and free communication.From: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <firstname.lastname@example.com> To: firstname.lastname@example.com, Kevin M. Igoe <firstname.lastname@example.com> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 16:29:13 -0500 Subject: Re: [Cfrg] Requesting removal of CFRG co-chair On 12/20/2013 11:01 AM, Trevor Perrin wrote: > I'd like to request the removal of Kevin Igoe from CFRG co-chair. Regardless of the conclusions that anyone comes to about Dragonfly itself, I agree with Trevor that Kevin M. Igoe, as an employee of the NSA, should not remain in the role of CFRG co-chair. While the NSA clearly has a wealth of cryptographic knowledge and experience that would be useful for the CFRG, the NSA is apparently engaged in a series of attempts to weaken cryptographic standards and tools in ways that would facilitate pervasive surveillance of communication on the Internet. The IETF's public position in favor of privacy and security rightly identifies pervasive surveillance on the Internet as a serious problem: https://www.ietf.org/media/2013-11-07-internet-privacy-and-security.html The documents Trevor points to (and others from similar stories) indicate that the NSA is an organization at odds with the goals of the IETF. While I want the IETF to continue welcoming technical insight and discussion from everyone, I do not think it is appropriate for anyone from the NSA to be in a position of coordination or leadership. ---- Kevin, the responsible action for anyone in your position is to acknowledge the conflict of interest, and step down promptly from the position of Co-Chair of the CFRG. If you happen to also subscribe to the broad consensus described in the IETF's recent announcement -- that is, if you care about privacy and security on the Internet -- then you should also reveal any NSA activity you know about that attempts to subvert or weaken the cryptographic underpinnings of IETF protocols. Regards, --dkg
But even if we cannot rule out private NSA influence over standards bodies and discussion, we can certainly explicitly reject any public influence over these critical communications standards by members of an institution so at odds with the core principles of a free society.
Kevin M. Igoe, please step down from the CFRG Co-chair position.
And to anyone (including Kevin) who knows about specific attempts by the NSA to undermine the communications standards we all rely on: please blow the whistle on this kind of activity. Alert a friend, a colleague, or a journalist. Pervasive surveillance is an attack on all of us, and those who resist it are heroes.
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An announcement in May by the IRTF chair indicated that Igoe will retire in 2015 and plans to step down from the chair position at that point.
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Hackage at Baltimore
After the ICFP 2010 conference proper had come to a close, I came along for some Haskell-related revelry in Baltimore, from Thursday evening (Sept 30) to Sunday night (Oct 3). My paper-reading queue is chock full, and my wallet less so. Anyway, I had a good time and met some amazing people. I was there for a good reason, though.
I gave a talk at the Haskell Implementors' Workshop about Hackage, which you can find at http://vimeo.com/15464003. It's 35 minutes in total.
The presentation part is a straightforward overview. Open discussion starts at about 16:30. You can get the slides here [PDF].
I hope it gives you a better idea of where Hackage is going. During the weekend, I had some great discussions about Hackage, and comparing functional languages, and finance (of all things). Even better, there was actual solid planning. On Sunday, Duncan Coutts and I materialized a plan for switching over to the new Hackage. It's up online at the Hackage trac wiki, and the current revision looks something like this:
- *Live mirroring (user-immutable, all accounts are historical)
- Get archive.tar.gz of all ~10,000 packages on Hackage
- Investigate unmirrorable packages (e.g. binembed-example, network-info, old-time)
- Get cabal-installs pointing at it
- Implement backup for newer features (not all essential):
- Download statistics
- Candidates
- Preferred versions + deprecation
- Get data migration (schema updates) working more smoothly
- *Live server beta testing (user-mutable, all accounts are active)
- Disable registration; main Hackage accounts imported in
- Still mirroring the main Hackage
- Changes made here will be wiped out when server is fully deployed
- Configure server with Apache to support the tracs, support https on Hackage
- When ready to deploy: turn off upload on current Hackage
- Construct export tarball with these features:
- core (packages, user db, admin list)
- upload (trustees, maintainers)
- tags (based on categories, initially)
- distro (from current files: arch + debian, eventually exherbo + ubuntu)
- download (from logs, give expected format to Galois log holders)
- versions (deprecated packages, preferred-versions)
- Wipe server state and restore from tarball
- *Switch!
Throughout all this there will be testing for backups and performance. The starred items are the significant ones that'll be announced. They look like "use it with cabal-install!", "use it as you please unofficially!", and "use it as you please officially!". If you'd like to learn more about some of the ideas behind hackage-server, the architecture document is a good starting point, as well as past blog posts and the features themselves.


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When Montana's Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist A.B. "Bud" Guthrie Jr. penned The Big Sky — his classic story of the early 1800's fur trade era and of the Indians and mountain men who lived it — he had a definite message in mind: It is our nature to unknowingly destroy the things we love.
Simply by exercising the unrestrained freedom available to them, the mountain men of Guthrie's novel (and their real-life counterparts) helped destroy the wild country that made their idyllic lifestyle possible: They trapped out the beaver and made serious dents in the populations of many other native American creatures, "civilized" the Indians, and blazed trails for the multitudes of immigrants who would follow in the coming years. After the harm was irrevocably done, only then did they stop to look around in confused horror and notice that most of the wild, unfettered frontier they so loved had disappeared.
Fortunately, our forebears didn't consume it all, and even in 1985 America still has a few living symbols of the West as it was when the land was young. And foremost among those symbols is Ursus arctos horribilis — he whom the mountain men referred to respectfully as "Old Ephraim" — the American grizzly bear.
It has been estimated that when Lewis and Clark made their historic trek across wilderness America in the first years of the 1800's, there were as many as 100,000 grizzly bears roaming the unsettled and unspoiled country on the afternoon side of the Mississippi River. Today, the big bruin has lost some 99% of his original range, and his numbers have dwindled to a remnant 800 or so survivors holding forth in small, isolated populations scattered through the mountainous states of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, with a few, very few, individuals roaming the mountains of Washington.
Of that estimated 800 remaining grizzlies, Montana boasts approximately 75% of the total — along with a corresponding bear's share of grizzly-related problems. Among those problems are sometimes violent encounters between humans and bears in tourist packed Glacier and Yellowstone national a parks, Park Service mismanagement, unprincipled big-game outfitters, habitat lost to development, sheep grazing on public lands, poaching, and legal hunting.
Who Needs Bears?
But should America — you and I — even care whether the grizzly bear survives in the lower 48 states? After all, there's a healthy wild population of the big bruin in Alaska, and a sufficient number of grizzlies are incarcerated in zoos around the world to assure, at least for the foreseeable future, that the species won't totally disappear. What's more, there has been an increasing amount of grizzly-related violence in and near Glacier and Yellowstone national parks of late, prompting a spirited and complex "Are our national parks for bears or for people?" argument.
For those reasons and more, some say that the grizzly is a bothersome anachronism — particularly in cases where the animal stands in the way of human economic or recreational ventures (which are often difficult to separate, especially in our national parks).
But the bear isn't without friends. One of the most outspoken is get-out-there-amongst-them grizzly researcher, photographer, and writer Doug Peacock, who pushes aside such anti-grizzly arguments as those above as being "uninformed crap" (and worse).
Although Peacock minces no words when expressing his feelings about the bears and those who would threaten them, most who know the adventuresome former Green Beret would say that he's more than earned the right — by spending a decade of solitary summers actually living among the big bears, between stints as a Glacier Park fire watch — to voice a strong opinion. (Another thing Doug Peacock has earned over the years is the somewhat dubious distinction of having stood his ground in the face of no less than 20 grizzly charges and lived to tell about it.)
Contrary to those who feel threatened by the grizzly's size and reputation for occasional violence, and knowing the great bear as he does, Peacock suggests that it's exactly those intimidating qualities that make the grizzly such a valuable creature to have around. We need Old Ephraim, this modern-day Grizzly Adams believes, precisely because he is big and threatening and occasionally chooses to give no quarter and slug it out rather than turn tail and run at the first whiff of a human.
"Hiking unarmed into Griz country," Peacock reasons, "can provide us with a unique opportunity to experience the humbling power of nature. And in being humbled we're reminded of our original and proper place in the natural world. The grizzly bear offers us one of our very few remaining opportunities to sample a little of the wild and woolly flavor of the American West our forefathers knew."
When confronted with the suggestion that perhaps the fatal grizzly maulings that have occurred in and near Glacier and Yellowstone parks recently might well be taking the "humbling" experience a bit too far, Peacock counters that those areas are the bears' rightful home and that park visitors should remember that they are just that: visitors. People who feel the need for guaranteed safety in the outdoors, Peacock believes, should do their hiking and camping in places where there are no grizzlies — which is just about anyplace except Glacier, Yellowstone, and a few other scattered and shrinking redoubts in the mountainous Northwest.
The Politics of Extinction
But even if we accept the reasoning of Doug Peacock and those who share his conviction that the big bear is unique and well worth saving (and even making a few economic and territorial concessions for) ... still, is Old Eph actually in sufficient danger of extinction in the lower 48 states to justify curtailing even a small amount of human activity in his favor?
One of the many who think so is Lance Olsen, a stout, easygoing Montanan who is president of the Great Bear Foundation (GBF).
According to Olsen, the consensus among bear experts is that the grizzly population in the lower 48 states is up against the wall right now. "If a series of important decisions isn't made in favor of the grizzly within the next two to five years," Olsen says, "the American public and the officials who represent us will have signed the grizzly's death warrant. It may take as long as 30 or 35 years until the last of our grizzlies is gone, but our inaction now and in the near future will nonetheless have set the wheels of regional extinction in motion."
What can be done to prevent such a die out? According to Olsen, in order for the grizzly to recover to optimum supportable population levels in the lower 48 states, the bear needs just two things: protection from being killed faster than he can reproduce, and enough habitat in which to live undisturbed.
Unfortunately, satisfying those two basic needs has so far been complicated — and in some cases rendered virtually impossible — by a web of complex problems.
The first (and many bear experts feel foremost) threat to the grizzly arises from the federal government's long-standing policy of permitting sheepmen to graze their flocks on public lands occupied by the bears. Grizzlies have proven their ability and willingness to coexist peaceably with cattle, but not so with sheep. And it's an unwritten law among many sheepherders to shoot bears on sight.
The second major cause of grizzly deaths is a practice shared by various land- and wildlife-management agencies: killing grizzlies in order to tame the wild for people.
Another significant threat to the bear is extensive timber cutting in national forests. In Olsen's words, "We have to impress upon the Forest Service the necessity for moderation and restraint in issuing cutting permits. Some lumbering in grizzly country can be undertaken without harming the bear's ability to make an honest living, as long as it doesn't involve clear-cutting or road building; roads are especially harmful in that they provide easy access for people, and people mean trouble for wildlife."
A problem similar in effect to excess timbering on supposedly multiple-use public lands is energy exploration and development, especially along the Rocky Mountain Front (the east-facing side of the Rocky Mountains in west central Montana). This too results in more roads, more people, less wilderness, and fewer bears.
A step in the right direction for the welfare of the bears — and many feel, for the future of America as well — would be to strictly limit the development of vacation-home and condominium subdivisions in grizzly-occupied cattle ranching country such as the critical Rocky Mountain Front habitat. In addition to his mountain and forest turf, the wide open spaces and varieties of graze that the adjoining ranching country provides are essential to the bear's survival in lean years (a majority of the grizzly's diet is composed of grasses, sedge, forbs, and other succulent graze vegetation). In some areas along the Front, however, creeping subdivision activity has driven out both bears and ranchers.
Tourism-related commercial development in Glacier and Yellowstone national parks, especially the latter, is also a growing threat to the bears. For example, all who are familiar with the shrinking Yellowstone grizzly population (perhaps 130 to 180 bears at the most) agree that Fishing Bridge Campground — which is located smack in the middle of grizzly habitat so ancient that the bears are compelled by instinct to visit it frequently — should be closed to prevent further bear-and-camper encounters there.
The Park Service has said that Fishing Bridge Campground will, in fact, be phased out over the next few years, to be replaced by a new motorized-camping area (Fishing Bridge is extremely popular among travel trailer and motor-home campers) located in the less bear-traveled Grant Village area. But so far, even though "replacement" facilities are under construction, there's no sign of any serious intent to close Fishing Bridge Campground.
This lack of action is due in large part to the strenuous opposition to the proposed closing registered by commercial interests in nearby Cody, Wyoming, together with a highly organized lobbying campaign undertaken by recreational vehicle owner groups. (Ironically, those motorized park visitors clamoring for more development might someday find themselves caught on the horns of novelist Guthrie's "we've destroyed what we came here to enjoy" dilemma.)
"No one is saying that people shouldn't be allowed to enjoy our national parks," GBF president Olsen is careful to explain, "only that the Park Service should ease up on development, especially as it relates to motorized tourism."
Another development-related problem is exemplified by Ski Yellowstone, a huge winter resort complex proposed to be built on Forest Service land adjacent to the park and just north of the town of West Yellowstone, Montana. The development would bring an influx of people while simultaneously destroying large areas of important grizzly habitat bordering the park.
To Hunt or Not to Hunt?
One of the most visible points of controversy over the bears arises from Montana's legal grizzly hunting season. While most outfitters, guides, and hunters are in favor of continuing the annual limited-kill hunt, others, including national conservation organizations such as Defenders of Wildlife, are strongly in favor of halting all hunting of the big bears.
Probably the most popular argument in favor of continuing a limited grizzly-hunting program is that hunting instills fear of humans in the bears, thus reducing problematic encounters.
This hunting-instilled fear of people may account, so the theory goes, for the fact that there have been no unprovoked grizzly attacks in areas where the bears are hunted (such as the Bob Marshall ecosystem, which is home to a larger number of grizzlies than any other area in the lower 48 states), while the frequency of attacks has steadily increased in Glacier and Yellowstone parks, where hunting has long been prohibited.
Doug Peacock, drawing on his broad personal experience with the park bears, feels, however, that this prohunting argument is weak. "The park bears are hunted," he says. "Not only by park personnel and poachers within Yellowstone itself, but when the bears range into the national forests and private lands surrounding the parks — which they do on a regular basis — they're also vulnerable to trigger happy sheepherders, unscrupulous outfitters, and black bear hunters who can't tell the difference between the two species."
The bottom line of Peacock's rebuttal of the "hunting teaches bears to fear humans" argument rests on a philosophy he developed as a Special Forces combatant in Vietnam: "Death is a poor learning experience."
Despite their differing views on the hunting question, Peacock and Olsen agree that the concentration of grizzly encounters in and near the parks is not due to the bears losing their natural fear of humans, but to the fact that there are so many people in the parks these days. Bears and humans are much more scattered and thus insulated from each other in the less roaded expanses of the non park national forests and wilderness areas.
A related problem is what many see as Park Service mismanagement in dealing with "problem" bears — which far too often ends in the execution of the accused bruin.
Demonstrating objectivity, however, these same critics also feel that the federal government should severely reduce or even eliminate the Park Service's tort liability for bear incidents. If a visitor is injured in a grizzly encounter in Glacier or Yellowstone, the Park Service feels pressured to trap and relocate — or kill — the suspected bear in order to show "good faith" and minimize its liability. Consequently, if visitors weren't allowed to bring civil actions against the Park Service for bear incidents, that agency would be under less pressure to kill and manhandle the grizzlies charged to its care.
"Besides," adds Doug Peacock, "in the vast majority of human-and-bear confrontations, people could have avoided trouble if they'd known what to do and had the courage to do it. It's inappropriate human action that most often elicits attack responses from bears, not some instinctive grizzly blood lust."
But Not All the News Is Bad
While it might seem that any situation where grizzlies and people attempt to coexist is destined to end in conflict, there is evidence to indicate that it doesn't have to be that way. An example of cooperation between the two species comes from the rolling grass lands and brushy foothill country of Montana's Rocky Mountain Front — and more specifically, from the private ranchlands surrounding a grizzly paradise called the Pine Butte Swamp (owned by the Nature Conservancy) near the town of Chateau. The Pine Butte Swamp and a few smaller aspen and cottonwood bogs along the Rocky Mountain Front are the only areas in the lower 48 states where the grizzly still regularly frequents the open plains.
Both ranchers and bears seem to have adapted to the situation, with neither causing the other much trouble. The grizzlies are most active at night and rarely kill or disturb the livestock that freckle the face of the foothill plains. And the ranchers are hardworking folk who keep regular hours and have predictable habits. The bears know the ranchers, the ranchers know the bears, and problems are rare.
At least, problems are rare most of the time. On a few occasions recently, grizzlies have taken a few sheep or even an occasional cow, and all is suddenly less than quiet on the Front.
When this happens — as it did this past fall — motivation for the sheep killings can usually be traced to extenuating circumstances, such as an early snowstorm that destroys berries and other traditional pre-hibernation foods essential to the bears' survival ... or to some form of unintentional baiting of the bears, such as locating a "boneyard" (a spot where the carcasses of dead livestock are dumped to rot) too near an area where sheep are kept. In this scenario, the smell of decaying meat catches the attention of hungry grizzlies, the bears spot the sheep while following their noses to the boneyard — and suddenly, quite without premeditation or aforethought, the blue plate special changes from carrion to leg of lamb.
Traditionally, when the bears have occasionally been forced by the threat of starvation to prey on livestock, the dominant feeling among area ranchers has been to look the other way. But hard economic times have fallen on western ranchers to the point where, for some, the loss of even a few head of stock can make the difference between staying in the saddle or biting the bitter dust of bankruptcy.
In such cases, the ranchers can see only two choices: to be reimbursed for stock lost to bears, or to fall back on the Code of the West and (quite illegally) gun down the rustlers.
The Great Bear Foundation doesn't want to see any of the many ranchers who willingly share their land with Old Eph forced to take such drastic action. So it's implementing a "rancher reimbursement" program to accept tax-deductible contributions and then distribute the money to private (as opposed to public-lands) ranchers who can verify losses from grizzly predation (and who can show that there was no contributing negligence on their part).
GBF president Olsen feels that this type of program is among the most important activities that can be undertaken to help the bears, since, in his words, "The grizzly's fate is in the hands of the locals. Their feelings about the bear are critical."
Is It Down to "Bears or Butter"?
The contention that "The grizzly's fate is in the hands of the locals" holds true for non ranching bear-country residents as well. Trouble is, lots of folks in the Rocky Mountain north have been given to believe that protecting the grizzly and the wilderness he lives in will result in curtailed logging and mining, slowed economic development, and, consequently, fewer and less-lucrative jobs.
When that problem was put to Olsen, he responded that in the Northwest, as in many other parts of the country today, people are apprehensive about their futures. "They're worried about jobs and security and so are inclined to believe anything some developer or corporate public relations person comes along and tells them. But in fact, it's not necessary to the economic well-being of the American people to compete with the bear for use of the limited land left available for his survival. If our natural resources are carefully managed, and harvested wisely, we can — to adapt an expression used by economists — have both bears and butter."
The Choice Is Ours
Although the grizzly is not in immediate danger of total extinction — but only of being wiped from the lower 48 states (with Canada not far behind, given the continuation of current trends) — many concerned Americans feel that if we allow the magnificent bruin to disappear from our land at the behest of the money changers, we'll be not only sacrificing our country's most impressive wild creature, but relinquishing as well a significant part of our American heritage and national pride.
Writing in the July 24, 1983, issue of Parade magazine, the sapient octogenarian A.B. Guthrie Jr. — whose thoughts opened this essay and run like an invisible thread through any intelligent discussion of mankind's use and misuse of nature's gifts — concluded a requiem for his friend and neighbor the grizzly with these personal observations:
"Despite all these efforts on behalf of the bear, men who are not so optimistic predict that he will be gone from the lower 48 states in the next 35 years. If they are right, there will have disappeared from our wilds the grandest animal Americans have known. And old men, their eyes lost in the past, will be saying, "I remember ...."
But it doesn't have to end that way. Not if all the bear's friends act now to see that it doesn't.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Great Bear Foundation is an organization dedicated to educating both policymakers and the public on matters concerning the plight of all species of bears, and to raising money to fund groups and programs aimed at seeing that Old Ephraim and his kin remain among the living. Additionally, GBF publishes a quarterly newspaper, Bear News.
All donations to the Great Bear Foundation are tax deductible. Individual GBF memberships are $12 and include a one-year (four-issue) subscription to Bear News.