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| Chat - Monday May 23, 2011; 2011 NAC Ends on June 3 | |
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| Topa Topa Hikers | May 23 2011, 02:21 PM Post #31 |
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WOW! I want those NAC gifts. An agent in the office just sent Dr. Sharpe a $50 check in the snail mail. 
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| Harpo516 | May 23 2011, 02:22 PM Post #32 |
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  just posted by Dr. Sharpe on FB Institute for Wildlife Studies There was a big push in the Nest Adoption Challenge this weekend. Nine nests have been adopted with a grand total of $9184. Thanks for all your support. |
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| Topa Topa Hikers | May 23 2011, 02:28 PM Post #33 |
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Great news the NAC is doing so well in this economy. 
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| Naturegal | May 23 2011, 02:49 PM Post #34 |
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Beautiful prizes and just over $9,000.00, Go Cruzers Go! |
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| cdn-cdn | May 23 2011, 03:25 PM Post #35 |
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Great news about the NAC and some terrific new prizes. Wow! :soar: Topa, thank you to the person in your office for the donation. |
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| KLJinOz | May 23 2011, 04:10 PM Post #36 |
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G'day Peeps! Great pics of the leucistic robin Cheryl, and Deb's presentation is just so blingish....   When did you go to HI Cathy? I missed something (not surprisingly ) Wow, so sad about the MI tornado.... prayers for the losses. But GREAT news for the NAC, yes, the run to the end usually produces a good outcome. Nothing like the first couple of years tho. do you think its because the PH nest is off line now? I'm trying to figure that out. My Tuesday, working from home, cool but clear however wind and rain forecasted. How was your dinner with your DD Carole? |
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| Harpo516 | May 23 2011, 06:31 PM Post #37 |
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  Visit the 2011 Nest Adoption Topic for more information on how to be a part of the solution!  and to participate in the drawings!
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| jillers | May 23 2011, 06:35 PM Post #38 |
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A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anticlimax. 1. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. 2. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car. 3. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list. 4. If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong. 5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public. 6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left. 7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. 8. Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening', and then proceed to tell you why it isn't. 9. A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station. 10. How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire? 11. Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish. 12. I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted pay checks. 13. Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says "In an emergency, notify:" I put "Doctor". 14. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you. 15. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman. 16. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. 17. The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas! 18. Hospitality: Making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were. 19. I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot. 20. There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away. 21. When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water. 22. You're never too old to learn something stupid. 23. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and then call whatever you hit, the target. |
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| Artsy Mom | May 23 2011, 07:11 PM Post #39 |
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Lily the Black Bear - Update May 23, 2011 – 9:07 PM CDT RC, Legislature, and Protection  Lily rests her head on a birch log - May 20, 2011 On this cloudy, breezy, rainy day, Lily gave Faith a break. She stayed within a 180-yard diameter area and focused on her clover patch. She was separated from June by a small lake. June was also sedentary with her 2 cubs, at least until about 3 pm when she led her cubs 0.6 miles, avoiding Lily by at least a quarter mile. Could she be showing deference to Lily and her family? Jo foraged and rested within a quarter mile area, while Juliet and her yearlings (?) moved 5.0 miles. Juliet was still with her yearlings 24 hours ago. Today is RC day.  RC and one of her cubs from 8/5/2010RC (12) wore radio-collars when she was young but hasn’t worn one since April 2006. She is the queen of bluster, but her last contribution while wearing a radio-collar was precious close-up video in a den caring for 3 cubs. As the queen of bluster, she provides the best demonstrations of nervous displays. She doesn’t wear a radio-collar because we can’t find anyone who dares to put one on this nervous bear any more. She is a faithful mother and a terror to any bear who comes close. Some of the chases she has given to interlopers have been spectacular, leaving our hearts in our throats as we fear what will happen if she catches the hapless bear. We don’t know of any serious injuries, though. Being nervous, she spends more than her share of time up trees with her cubs. The one exception to RC being a faithful mother was when she gave birth to her first cub, a female, that was lost in June 2003, reminiscent of Lily and Hope. On June 23, 2003, RC had swollen, hard breasts that became less swollen over the next 5 days. We believe she lost or abandoned her cub in the week before the 23rd. She began attracting males—One-eyed Jack, BBKing, Big Harry, and Lumpy. By late June, mating season is nearly over, but RC didn’t know that. She continued to attract males later into the summer than any other bear. This reminds us of how long Lily attracted males while she was alone. Sometime along the way, RC mated. She produced 3 cubs in 2004 (2 males, 1 female), 3 more in 2006 (1 male, 2 females), 3 more in 2008 (Sweet Jo and 2 males), 3 more in 2010 (3 males), and she still has those three with her now. Of her 13 cubs, 10 may still survive, although we don’t know, of course, about the 4 males that dispersed from the study area at 1 to 2 years of age as is usual. Deceased ones include the initial cub and 2 that were shot at 1 and 2 years of age. RC was never a bear we could walk with. She was too nervous, like her mother Shadow. This just in: Shadow has 3 cubs, described as little, sexes unknown. The person got only a brief look before cautious Shadow sent them into deep cover. Bad news from the legislature. After a strong effort and thoughtful letters from Team Protect and a host of Lily fans, the conference committee removed Representative Phyllis Kahn’s amendment. Commissioner Landwehr emailed people who contacted him that the DNR would send letters to hunters with permits for the study area. We are thankful for that, of course. The problem is that we absolutely need protection for radio-collared bears wearing ribbons. The whole future of the research, education, and the North American Bear Center hangs on these few bears. A concern of some hunters is that, if these bears are protected, people will want protection for other groups of game animals. Our goal is simply to protect these few bears. Nothing more. T. R.’s Facebook page for registering your comments to protect the research bears is at this link. The more comments the better from anywhere. We especially need comments from hunters. T. R. will bring your comments to the officials. Another need is for Minnesota residents to call, write, and/or email their state representatives and state senators to let them know you favor protection for these radio-collared bears. To find your local legislators, here is a legislator finder . If you haven’t already signed the petition to make the black bear Minnesota’s state mammal, the petition is here. It’s a tight race to stay in the big money (10th place or above) in the Chase contest. We’re trying to get the International Wolf Center back into 10th place and are just 40 votes short at this point. You have done amazing, coming up with a thousand more votes than in the first round. Two days to go. Thank you for all you are doing. —Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center |
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| Deleted User | May 23 2011, 07:37 PM Post #40 |
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I'm so late and you are probably all asleep!  Carole - Bette - Penny Eagleland and bears such a lot of work  Deb - and All - Great creative ideas for the promos!  I hope whoever getsto name TH feisty lady gives her an awesome name! She's going to be such a strong eagle like an Amazon! (I'm not prejudiced  ) Lovely gifts being offered! Penny - Such sad Tornado videos  Awesome shot of 18!Topa - How fantastic to go to lovely Maui and have such fun! Hiking and get to see a real lauau! Cheryl - Nice shot of the robin! It's really sad though the problem it has!  Jill - A lot of truisms A late 11:30PM here
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