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32 CFR Part 855, Attachment 1 to Part 855 - Glossary of References, Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms
Attachment 1 to Part 855—Glossary of References, Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms
Section A—References
AFPD 10-10, Civil Aircraft Use of United States Air Force Airfields
AFI 10-1001, Civil Aircraft Landing Permits
AFI 13-201, Air Force Airspace Management
AFI 32-7061(32 CFR part 989), Environmental Impact Analysis Process
AFI 32-9003, Granting Temporary Use of Air Force Real Property
AFI 34-117, Air Force Aero Club Program
AFI 35-201, Community Relations
AFI 51-701, Negotiating, Concluding, Reporting, and Maintaining International Agreements
AFI 84-103, Museum System
AFI 90-401, Air Force Relations with Congress
AFI 99-101, Development Test and Evaluation
AFJI 24-211, Defense Traffic Management Regulation
67-1, vol 1, part 1, Basic Air Force Supply Procedures
AFM 67-1, vol 1, part 3, Air Force Stock Fund and DPSC Assigned Item Procedures
AFMAN 3-132, Air Force Aero Club Operations
AFR 170-3, Financial Management and Accounting for Security Assistance and International Programs
AFR 177-102, Commercial Transactions at Base Level
FAR, part 121, Certification and Operation: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Air Carriers and Commercial Operations of Large Aircraft
FAR, part 135, Air Taxi Operators and Commercial Operators of Small Aircraft
FAR, part 139, Certification and Operations: Land Airports Serving Certain Air Carriers
Section B—Abbreviations and Acronyms
|Abbreviations and acronyms
|Air Force Instruction.
|Air Force Joint Instruction.
|Air Force Manual.
|Air Force Manual.
|Air Force Policy Directive.
|Air Force Regulation.
|Air Force Representative.
|Air Mobility Command.
|Air Operations Group.
|Commercial Air Movement.
|Civil Air Patrol.
|Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
|Defense Personnel Support Center.
|Direct Reporting Unit.
|Federal Aviation Administration.
|Federal Aviation Regulation.
|Foreign Military Sales.
|Field Operating Agency.
|Flight Standards District Office.
|Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Contract Airlift, Directorate of Operations and Transportation.
|Headquarters United States Air Force, Environmental Planning Division, Directorate of Environment.
|Headquarters United States Air Force, Civil Aviation, Bases and Units Division, Directorate of Operations.
|Headquarters United States Air Force, Operations Group, Directorate of Operations.
|Major Command.
|Military Air Transportation Agreement.
|Maximum Gross Takeoff Weight.
|Military Traffic Management Command.
|Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Legislative Liaison.
|Secretary of the Air Force, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations).
|Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Public Affairs, Directorate for Community Relations.
|United States.
|United States Defense Attache Office.
Section C—Terms
Aircraft. Any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used, or designated for navigation of or flight in navigable airspace as defined in the Federal Aviation Act.
Airfield. An area prepared for the accommodation (including any buildings, installations, and equipment), landing, and take-off of aircraft.
Authorized Credit Letter. A letter of agreement that qualified operators must file with the Air Force to purchase Air Force aviation fuel and oil on a credit basis under the provisions of AFM 67-1, vol 1, part three, chapter 1, Air Force Stock Fund and DPSC Assigned Item Procedures.
Civil Aircraft. Any United States or foreign-registered aircraft owned by non-Governmental entities, and foreign Government-owned aircraft that are operated for commercial purposes.
Civil Aviation. All civil aircraft of any national registry, including:
Commercial Aviation. Civil aircraft that transport passengers or cargo for hire.
General Aviation. Civil aircraft that do not transport passengers or cargo for hire.
Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF). US registered aircraft, certificated under FAR part 121, obligated by contract to provide aircraft and crews to the Department of Defense during contingencies or war.
DD Form 2400, Civil Aircraft Certificate of Insurance. A certificate that shows the amount of third-party liability insurance carried by the user and assures the United States Government of advance notice if changes in coverage occur.
DD Form 2401, Civil Aircraft Landing Permit. A license which, when validated by an Air Force approving authority, authorizes the civil aircraft owner or operator to use Air Force airfields.
DD Form 2402, Civil Aircraft Hold Harmless Agreement. An agreement, completed by the user, which releases the United States Government from all liabilities incurred in connection with civil aircraft use of Air Force airfields.
Government Aircraft. Aircraft owned, operated, or controlled for exclusive, long-term use by any department or agency of either the United States or a foreign Government; and aircraft owned by any United States State, County, Municipality or other political subdivision; or any aircraft for which a Government has the liability responsibility. In the context of this instruction, it includes foreign registered aircraft, which are normally commercially operated, that have been wholly chartered for use by foreign Government heads of State for official State visits.
Government Furnished or Bailed Aircraft. US Government-owned aircraft provided to a Government contractor for use in conjunction with a specific contractual requirement.
Installation Commander. The individual with ultimate responsibility for operating the airfield and for base operations (normally a wing or group commander), as determined by the MAJCOM.
Joint-Use Agreement. An agreement between the Air Force and a local Government agency that establishes a public airport on an Air Force airfield.
Loaned Aircraft. US Government-owned aircraft made available for use by another US Government agency. This does not include aircraft leased or loaned to non-Governmental entities. Such aircraft will be considered as civil aircraft for purposes of this instruction.
Military Aircraft. Aircraft used exclusively in the military services of the US or a foreign Government and bearing appropriate military and national markings or carrying appropriate identification.
Official Government Business. Activities that support or serve the needs of US Federal agencies located at or in the immediate vicinity of an Air Force installation, including nonappropriated fund entities. For elected or appointed Federal, State, and local officeholders, official business is activity performed in fulfilling duties as a public official.
Other Agreement. An agreement between the Air Force and a local Government agency for temporary use of an Air Force runway when a local civil airport is unavailable, or to accommodate a special event or project.
Scheduled Air Carrier. An air carrier that holds a scheduled air carrier certificate and provides scheduled service year round between two or more points.
Unauthorized Landing. A landing at an Air Force airfield by a civil aircraft without prior authority (approved DD Form 2401 and 24 hours prior notice).
User. The person, corporation, or other responsible entity operating civil aircraft at Air Force airfields.
Title 32 published on 2015-07-01.
No entries appear in the Federal Register after this date, for 32 CFR Part 855.


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Representing: USA
Gender: Male
Athlete Year of Birth: 1988
Athlete Weight: 163
Athlete Height: 6'1"
Athlete Lives: Denver United States
WTS Ranking: No Ranking
ITU Points List:: 582 31.05pts
Athlete Biography
Sam grew up in Kearney, Nebraska and has been swimming competitively since the age of 7, as well as cycling and running recreationally since the age of 16. He went to college on a swimming scholarship to the University of Wyoming. After college swimming, he was given a USA Triathlon membership by a family friend who saw his potential in the sport. He started the UW triathlon club, and was put in contact with USAT collegiate recruitment shortly thereafter. Sam qualified for his elite license in October of 2011 after 2 successful seasons as an age grouper, and is now competing in his first year as an elite.
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Athlete Education: B.A. in Spanish, University of Wyoming (May 2011)
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Craig KauffmanAmerican, 1932-2010
Sprayed acrylic lacquer on vacuum-formed plexiglas
19 x 55-1/2 x 10 in. (48.3 x 141.0 x 25.4 cm)
Norton Simon Museum, Museum Purchase, Fellows Acquisition Fund
© 2008 Craig Kauffman
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An important figure in Los Angeles' Light and Space movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, Kauffman is recognized as being the first to employ commercial vacuum-forming techniques in plastics. Kauffman exploited this new method of working to create innovative sculptures that were sprayed with acrylic paint.
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- Collection efficiency of scattered light in single-ended optical fiber sensors
- Author(s)
- Jayawardhana, Sasani; Mazzolini, Alexander P.; Stoddart, Paul R.
- Abstract
- Optical fibers allow a variety of spectroscopic sensing methods to be implemented in a single-ended backscattering geometry. Taking multimode fibers with surface-enhanced Raman scattering active tips as a model system, it is shown that the remote single-ended collection geometry can be relatively inefficient in comparison to the performance of the underlying sensor structure. Therefore the performance of the single-ended geometry has been compared to the analogous sensor structure on a nonguiding silica glass substrate. While part of the reduction in collection efficiency can be attributed to mismatches between the numerical aperture of the collection optics and that of the fiber, this study suggests that there can be an additional loss due to a mismatch between the confocal area of the collection optics and the area of the fiber core. This effect is most significant for high numerical aperture objectives. However, the collection efficiency is somewhat higher than would be expected from a simple area ratio analysis. This can be attributed to the graded-index fiber used in the model system and the relaxation of confocal requirements in the longitudinal direction.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences
- Source
- Optics Letters, Vol. 37, no. 11 (Jun 2012), pp. 2142-2144
- Publication year
- 2012
- FOR Code(s)
- 0205 Optical Physics; 0206 Quantum Physics; 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Keyword(s)
- Confocal raman microscopy; Optical fibre sensors; Scattering
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- Optical Society of America
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CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis' Brewer Jeep is one of four New Mexico Chrysler dealers on the closure list released by Chrysler LLC on Thursday.
By Sharna Johnson: CNJ staff writer
Don Brewer isn't planning to just roll over and stop selling Jeeps.
Clovis' Brewer Jeep is one of 789 Chrysler dealerships nationwide targeted for closure by the soon-to-be bankrupt corporation.
Regardless, Brewer said his dealership will remain open as Brewer Mitsubishi.
And he is looking into some other foreign products to bring online. Meanwhile, there are attorneys working through an appeal process in the hopes of saving his and other New Mexico Chrysler-based dealerships targeted by Thursday's closure sweep.
Dealers don't expect to know for a month or so —when Chrysler's bankruptcy is expected to be finalized — if they will survive.
Brewer said attorneys are arguing that the strategy of closing so many dealerships suddenly is not a good one.
Chrysler should at the least give dealers a couple of years to transition into closure, "instead of just wholesale slaughtering them," he said.
The news came Thursday morning as a list was made public by Chrysler LLC, which wants to eliminate roughly a quarter of its 3,200 U.S. dealerships by early next month.
Four New Mexico dealers are on the closure list — in Clovis, Raton, Albuquerque and Las Cruces.
Chrysler said in a bankruptcy court filing Thursday that the network is antiquated and has too many stores competing with each other.
The company, in a motion filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, said it wants to eliminate 789 dealerships by June 9. Many of the dealers' sales are too low, the automaker said. Just over 50 percent of dealers account for about 90 percent of the company's U.S. sales, the motion said.
Brewer said the news wasn't a complete surprise.
"We've sold a ton of Jeeps. Our disadvantage is that we're a small Jeep dealership without Chrysler or Dodge (product lines)," he said.
"We knew we were at risk when (Chrysler) went bankrupt."
Formerly Bailey-Strebeck, the Jeep dealership has been in Clovis about 21 years.
There are two other Chrysler dealers in the area — Bender in Clovis, and Big Valley in Portales.
In the event the closure goes through and the dealership loses the Jeep product lines, Brewer said Bender Chrysler Dodge and Big Valley Chrysler in Portales will be able to take care of service and warranty issues for area customers.
Either way, Brewer said he expects to keep all of his employees.
Bryce Bender owns the Bender Auto Group, which deals in Chevrolet, Cadillac, Chrysler, Dodge, Honda and Nissan.
Bender said he was never worried about what might come of the Chrysler problems or possible dealership closures.
"I will be real honest with you I wasn't real nervous about it. I had a backup plan," he said. "I didn't want to go to my grave over this thing, I was definitely being real optimistic about it."
Bender said the economy has caused him more concern than Chrysler's woes.
General Manager Terry Wilcox with Big Valley in Portales said news that his dealership was spared was good, making the situation bittersweet because of the effect it would have on others in the industry.
"They're trying to convince the dealers that it's going to be better for the dealers (that are left) because with fewer dealerships you're going to get more sales. That remains to be seen," he said.
"You just got to really feel for the ones that have their life savings invested and they just get shut down. … They're not even offering assistance to the ones they're closing and they're not even hardly saying they're sorry. It's a pretty bad deal."
A hearing is scheduled for June 3 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York to determine whether to approve Chrysler's motion.
Judges often rely on companies in bankruptcy to help determine what is in their best business interest, such as the closure of dealerships or cancellation of contracts.
Wilcox said his dealership has been a high performer for Chrysler and was recognized last year with an award, which he thinks helped keep it off the chopping block. But he also believes Chrysler recognizes rural customers would have to drive great distances for sales and service if they have no dealerships available.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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This year's theme is "Inside Out and Upside Down on Main Street, Where Jesus makes a difference every day!"
The theme is taken from Psalm 25: 4-5.
Each day the children will work on memorizing the theme's scripture and connecting the Bible story (parable) and verse to the word on the street.
Participating churches include Union Baptist Church, Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, New Light Baptist Church, St. Luke Baptist Church, Refugio Tabernacle and St. Memorial COGIC.
All students and adults will meet at the base church, Union Baptist Church, each day at 5:30 p.m. for opening ceremonies and refreshments and then will disburse to classes at their assigned locations.
Addresses for each location of pickup of children and phone numbers of teachers will be sent home with each child on the first day.
"We are asking that parents/guardians please bring or send all information on their children with them for registration purposes," said Patty Lewis, organizer.
Information needed includes the name of child, birthday and age, parent/guardian name, address, city, home/cell numbers.
"We are excited about the opportunity to learn Jesus' stories in fun, new ways," Lewis said.
Lottie Davis is vacation bible school director, the Rev. Eugene Lewis is minister of education and the Rev. Karl Combs is president.


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"Attacking Iran: Lessons from the Iran-Iraq War"
Policy Brief, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
December 2011
Author: Annie Tracy Samuel, Former Associate, International Security Program, JulyAugust 2014; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 20112014; Former Research Fellow, Dubai Initiative, Fall 2011
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security; Dubai Initiative
This policy brief seeks to contribute to and inform the debate concerning a possible attack by the United States and/or Israel on Iranian nuclear and military facilities. The presumed aim of such an attack would be to weaken the Islamic Republic, particularly by hindering its ability to build a nuclear weapon. However, the history of the Iraqi invasion of Iran in September 1980 calls into question the contention that an attack will weaken the regime in Tehran. This policy brief examines Iran's reactions to the Iraqi invasion in order to shed light on Iran's possible reactions to a U.S. or Israeli attack.
The subjects addressed in this policy brief are only a small part of the factors that must be addressed when considering a policy towards Iran that includes a military option. The ramifications of such an attack will be immense and unpredictable. It is therefore critical that we examine Iranian responses to the Iraqi invasion in order to draw whatever lessons we can and to understand the implications of a future attack. Further, Iran's security policies, and its policy outlook more generally, has been shaped enormously by the country's experience in the Iran-Iraq War. As the Iranians themselves continuously point to the lessons of the war and their bearing on the present day, it behooves policymakers to follow suit.
The Iranian Revolution of 197879 was a movement of several different groups that were united most strongly in their opposition to the regime of Muhammad Reza Shah. Following the ouster of the Shah in February 1979, the union of those groups began to break down.1 Though many of the Iranians who had participated in the revolution supported the establishment of the Islamic Republic, the system of vilayat-i faqih or guardianship of the jurist, and the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, most did not fight for the sort of absolute power that Khomeini and his allies were eventually able to yield. Further, there was little consensus among Iranians on the nature and policies of the new Islamic Republic and the scope of religious leadership, which led to a degree of disillusionment with the revolution and the new regime.
In invading Iran, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein assumed that the divided Iranians and their dilapidated armed forces would be unable to put up much of a fight. He was wrong. Iranians responded to the invasion by uniting against him and under their current leadership, even though many opposed the direction the revolution had taken. Iran's leaders quickly resurrected the armed forces by halting military trials and purges and enforcing conscription. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), which was established following the revolution to serve primarily as an internal security force, transformed into a second military and rushed to confront the invading forces.2 Thousands of volunteers were incorporated into both the IRGC and the regular military.3 They were driven to defend the country, the revolution, and the Islamic Republic by a potent combination of nationalism,revolutionary mission, and religious zeal that was stoked by the foreign threat.
The Iranian leaders effectively capitalized on those feelings by allowing them to fuel the military campaign, particularly by arming the irregular revolutionary forcesthe IRGC and the Basij, composed of the regime's most loyal supportersand sending them to lead the campaign against the Iraqis. Their dedicated and determined defense, combined with the Iraqi forces' poor performance, caused the invaders to stall and then retreat.4
The IRGC and the Basij remain today as the Islamic Republic's most devoted defenders. They have a substantial interest in the survival of the regime, and can therefore be expected to vigorously confront attacking forces, just as they did when the Iraqis invaded. In shocking displays of courage and allegiance, the Iranian Basijis became notorious in the Iran-Iraq War for their willingness to clear minefields with their own bodies in human waves. These forces can be expected to show similar tolerance for sacrifice and a war of attrition in the case of a future confrontation.5
An attack on Iran by the United States or Israel will likely add to the ranks of the regime's supporters. Just as a divided population came together to confront the Iraqi invasion, Iranians of all stripes will unite in opposition to an attack. The upshot will be a stronger, more cohesive, and more militant Islamic Republic....
The entire policy brief may be downloaded below.
1 Nikki R. Keddie, Modern Iran (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006), 240.
2 Kenneth Katzman, The Warriors of Islam: Iran's Revolutionary Guard (Boulder: Westview Press, 1993), 70, 86.
3 Edgar O'Ballance, The Gulf War (London: Brassey's Defence Publishers, 1988), 50.
4 Steven Ward, "Iran's Challenging Victory Narrative," Historically Speaking 10/3 (2009), 4142. Barry Rubin, "Iran's Revolution and Persian Gulf Instability," in The Iran-Iraq War: New Weapons, Old Conflicts, ed. Shirin Tahir-Kheli and Shaheen Ayubi (New York: Praeger, 1983), 139. O'Ballance, 58. Stephen C. Pelletiere, The Iran-Iraq War: Chaos in a Vacuum (New York: Praeger, 1992), 43. Saskia Gieling, Religion and War in Revolutionary Iran (London: I.B. Tauris, 1999), 19.
5 Lieutenant Colonel Leif Eckholm, "Invading Iran: Lessons from Iraq," Hoover Institution Policy Review 168 (Aug. 1, 2011).
Statements and views expressed in this policy brief are solely those of the author and do not imply endorsement by Harvard University, the Harvard Kennedy School, or the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
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I'm not sure if I have a legitimate "supply" issue or if I'm just being paranoid. I'm exclusively pumping for my 4 month old twin boys for now. When I'm pumping, I'm getting anywhere from 6-12 ounces per session. I pump after almost all of their feedings. Usually one feeding I miss out on pumping because I'm either half asleep or my 2.5 year old needs me for something.
When the boys eat, each of them eats 4.5 ounces or more per feeding, so in my mind pumping 6 oz isn't going to keep them fed. I do realize that by now, my milk supply is sort of balancing out with their feedings, but I want to make sure that I'm producing enough and would ideally like to have maybe a little "extra" in storage. We had an incident not too long ago where my brand-new refrigerator stopped working and I lost two weeks worth of the boys' milk, which was a TON. At that time, I was pumping about 70+oz per day. Right now, I'm not sure what I'm producing.
Here's what I've tried so far:
*pumping after every feeding for as long as possible (or until my 2.5 year old needs me)
*power pumping when I can (which isn't often anymore)
*adding in additional pumping sessions when I can
*drinking plenty of water
*taking fenugreek/blessed thistle
*eating oatmeal (I haven't had it in a while since my idiot self bought the stuff that takes a long time to cook and I don't have that kind of time. )
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Barre asbestos solution could cost $235,000
BARRE City councilors were told during an emergency meeting Wednesday night that when it comes to gear potentially contaminated by asbestos in a December fire, doing nothing probably isnt an option, doing something could cost $235,000, and where that money will come from is anybodys guess.
Less than 24 hours after learning the citys $10.5 million budget request went down in flames, councilors met with the chief and assistant chief of their Fire Department and three others with special expertise whom they have asked to collectively craft a recommendation for their consideration Tuesday.
At issue is a concern that firefighters turnout gear and other porous equipment from high-pressure hoses to straps for items such as helmets and self-contained breathing apparatus were contaminated during and after the Dec. 20 fire at Houle Brothers Granite plant on South Front Street.
City officials belatedly learned there was a significant amount of a rare asbestos material in the facility, and its fibers likely rained down on firefighters when they ripped into the roof to keep the blaze from spreading and assisted in overhaul efforts later in the day.
All of that equipment has been cleaned to the best of the departments ability and remains in service because, Chief Tim Bombardier noted, shutting the doors of the firehouse isnt really an option.
However, Bombardier has pitched a plan to replace all of that equipment at a projected cost of $235,000. Roughly half nearly $115,000 would replace 40 sets of turnout gear being used by the departments 17 full-time firefighters and members of its call force and cadet program. The balance would cover the cost of equipment most notably cloth fire hoses.
Heading into Wednesdays meeting, Bombardier had indicated there really wasnt any other option, because the personal protective equipment couldnt be tested for the presence of asbestos without being destroyed and no one would clean it and certify that it was asbestos-free.
I believe, based on everything I know at this point, that we need to replace our porous gear, Bombardier said. I havent heard anything to date that would make me change that opinion.
Moments later Fred Satink, loss control specialist for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, offered what might be a reasonable alternative at least with respect to the turnout gear. He said he had spoken with one out-of-state firm earlier in the day that performs precisely that sort of cleaning.
According to Satink, the advanced cleaning process, which adheres to National Fire Protection Association standards, costs $81 per coat or pair of pants. Once the cleaning is complete, he said, the company sends samples of the garments to an independent lab for analysis using a nondestructive test. That analysis, he said, costs $325 per garment, and it would be up to the city to decide how many to test.
This is a fairly reasonable option to consider, and I would encourage you to do that, Satink told the council.
Satink said he did not know whether the company could clean hoses and other equipment. Bombardier said he would look into that, determine whether it would cost extra to ship what might be viewed as hazardous material, and conduct a cost-benefit analysis in advance of next weeks council meeting.
Although there appear to be two options, councilors were told that doing nothing isnt one of them, given both the volume and the rare mix of asbestos material in the Houle Brothers plant.
Some response is warranted, Satink said. But he sought to quell concerns that firefighters and the people they come in contact with on a daily basis are in any real jeopardy.
Walking around in gear that may have marginal level of contamination really isnt an exposure concern in my judgment, he said.
Troy Hobson, a consultant the city hired after Bombardier learned in mid-January that firefighters from Barre and several surrounding departments were exposed to asbestos at the fire scene, and Scott Meyer, who works for the Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration, agreed.
However, both Hobson and Meyer said it had been nearly three decades since they had seen the amount and type of asbestos that was presumably used for fireproofing and insulation when the Houle Brothers plant was built.
According to Hobson, the material contained an unusually high concentration of amosite a brown asbestos that is mined in South Africa. It was once a common construction material but is now banned in most countries due to health concerns. Hobson said 75 percent of the insulation material at the Houle plant was asbestos and roughly one-third of that was amosite.
We dont see that a lot in Vermont, he said.
Councilors agreed to postpone a decision until they are presented with a formal recommendation next week. And, based on Wednesdays discussion, they havent ruled out legal action against Houle Brothers insurance company to help foot the bill.
Councilor Paul Poirier said that should include the other departments that responded to the fire, which have been kept abreast of the situation by Bombardier.
The citys own insurance excludes asbestos-related claims, according to Mayor Thomas Lauzon, and City Manager Steve Mackenzie confirmed Thursday that Houle Brothers insurance company has indicated it would not cover the cost of replacing gear and equipment.
According to Mackenzie, the threshold question before the council is what steps should be taken to remediate a potential health risk. He predicted it would take far longer to get a definitive answer on how the fix will be paid for.
No matter what the council decides, Mackenzie said it would likely be several weeks before the gear is cleaned, replaced or a combination of both. Once that happens, he said, the public safety building, which has been tested and declared asbestos safe, would be thoroughly cleaned a process that likely will require firefighters to stay at the BOR ice arena on Seminary Hill for several days.
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'New' book by Horace Kephart of GSMNP
I agonized over where to post this?! It DOES have the most to do with the park, and the park [GSMA] seems to have even gotten it published for the anniversary. Everyone who appreciates the Smokies oughta read Kephart's books. [Though not sure how 'relevant' this novel may be.]
It's a novel set in the Smokies in Kephart's time called: 'Smoky Mountain Magic'. Probably has some fishing in it along with local color -and characters.
Supposedly has existed since years before his death and has been 'close-held' by his family all these years.
My son sent me the notice since we'd just visited Kephart's grave a couple weeks ago in Bryson City-and I'd given him Kephart's books when he was young.
More info. at the link [IF I can get it to work]. On sale at visitor centers. Ghost
Ghost--A lot of the hype and hoopla connected with this book (Smoky Mountain Magic) is questionable. First of all, Kephart scholars (and I consider myself one, since I own an extensive collection of papers relating to him, have written a number of articles on him, did the Introduction to the reprint of Camping and Woodcraft, and edited a book which brings together his writings on gun-related matters) have known about this work for decades. The recent it has never been published, at least in my opinion, is that fiction wasn't Kep's genre. That's precisely why publishers rejected it in the late 1920s (I have some of the rejection letters). It also has some of the same faults which absolutely frost my grits when it comes to Our Southern Highlanders. Namely, misplaced and misrepresentational stereotypes of local fokways, sensationalizing of an inaccurate kind, etc. The novel is set in a fictional town (almost certainly Bryson City, my home) and is nowhere near Kep's standard when he was dealing with non-fiction.
It will sell well, because his name and fame will "carry" it, but I continue to be vexed by the way his family misrepresents some aspects of the man which those of us who are faithful to history and our mountain roots can't forget or forgive. After all, here was a man who abandoned (for good) a wife and six children, a man who struggled with chronic alcohol problems all his life (and was finally killed because of his drinking (he died drunk in a wreck where the taxi driver was also drunk, thanks to Kep sharing the illicit liquor with him), and a man who lived as long as he did SOLELY because staunch mountain folk (Granville Calhoun and his wife, on Hazel Creek) nursed him back to health from the brink of death. Yet the hype for this book suggested Kephart "befriended" the Hazel Creek folks and implies he did them a favor. Just the opposite of what happened. Likewise, Kephart's depiction of mountain folkways in Our Southern Highlanders is absolutely unpardonable.
Obviously this post, or more accuratelyk the subject of the post, touched a raw nerve. I admire a great deal about Kephart. He was the consummate woodsman and camper, Camping and Woodcraft is one of the ten best=selling outdoor books of all time, and he deserves a great deal of credit for creation of the Park. I was the one who nomiinated him for the American Camping Hall of Fame. But I also recognized, all too clearly, just how significant his faults were. Today's world and especially his descendants, along with some writers, seem all too willing to forget the facts.
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Jim, do you know if this will be another University of Tennessee Press job?
Jim, I agree that Kephart has his 'warts'-but we all do. Historically Kephart rates pretty far down the 'hate' scale compared to guys like Andy Jackson who stabbed the Cherokees in the back [relating to this area and people] . Mooney is the other extreme, an informative academic but 'vanilla'. For good or ill Kephart put 'appalachia' on the map-with generally positive results. Course that's arguable too re: the old GSM area residents who got pushed out.
And, yes, as my boy said about the 'new novel' " ...probably not a literary classic". But whatever it's provenance, I'd consider it a necessary read simply for opinions sake:-).
Personally I like both Kepharts and Nesmuks old campcraft books over the sociological ones -and some of the Adirondack folks didn't like everything Sears wrote about them either.
Regardless, thanks for the info. about the 'new novels' provenance, I'd never heard anything about it. Guess the GSMA saw it as a 'money maker' for the cause.
It'll be interesting what the 'forward' or publisher's notes say in the 'novel' itself. Ghost
Okay,I've been reading Our Southern Highlanders for the first time and taking Jim's viewpoint in mind,and what Kephart says himself,it seems to me so far that the guy just freeloaded off the mountain folks alot.Maybe he earned a living,I haven't seen that yet,so I maybe wrong on the freeloader part.
In turn he played boths sides towards the middle for his own advantage,and was not an unbiased onlooker.
He drank the "blockade" whiskey,then went on a "manhunt" with a revenuer,whom he befriended because he looked on him as an intellectual mysterious,counterpart,and looked on the mountainfolk as a backwards people while befriending them.
I think it's a wonder he wasn't "kilt"....maybe he wasn't a serious enough threat because he knew what the outcome would be if he informed.The trait of a wishy washy person to me,one who knows how to keep his hide off the barndoor...just my 2 cents.
It's an entertaining book and insightful in some ways...he was an educated outdoorsman,I'll give him that much.
Rebelsoul--You pretty much have the picture as I see it. Kephart was a miserable money manager and he did indeed freeload on the mountain folks--in various ways. They saved him when he first showed up in 1904, nurtured him all through the ensuing 27 years, provided the cemetery plot where he is buried, settled his estate and his bills (he died owing money), bought him a suit of clothes when he was to speak to an august group on behalf of establishing the Park, and much more. Laura (his abandoned wife) was constantly importuning him for money, and according to no less than four different people I interviewed who knew him reasonably to very well, every time he got a letter form her he went on a week-long drunk. Amazingly, today's descendants maintain she was a great inspiration to his literary endeavors.
In the revised edition of Our Southern Highlanders, a full 40 percent of which is devoted to moonshine in one way or another, it is obvious (and extant directions from his NY publisher bear this out) that he turned to sensationalism to sell books.
He did have a knack for making close friends, although a lot of local folks turned against him once the revised edition of his book appeared. Jack Coburn, probably the area's wealthiest man at the time, was quite close to him, as was the Japanese-born photographer George Masa, local druggist Kelly Bennett, I. K Stearns (who handled his estate after Coburn was killed in a car wreck) and a few others. The common folks though, people like my father, had little use for him.
One thing I've always found strange is that while Kephart wrote a great deal about hunting and guns, if he had much of anything to say about mountain fishing I've never come across it. Yet he spent time with folks like Granville Calhoun, Mark Cathey, and Sam Hunnicutt, anglers (and hunters) all. It's surprisign, given his love of living in the backcountry, his considerable knowledge of camp cookery (he wrote a book in the subject), and his interest in living off the land.
Jim Casada
Jim, I am currently reading Michael Frome's "Strangers in High Places". After yesterday's discussion, I skipped directly to the chapter about Kephart, based on Frome's interview with Granville Calhoun.
He seems to avoid glorifying his "coming" to these mountains. I would be interested to get your take on the stories and details provided by Frome if you have, or will read the book.
I will agree on the woodsmanship aspects of his career. He was a master. Also commonly overlooked is his extraordinary knowledge of guns, ballistics, marksmanship, and related subjects.
Jim Casada
Kephart's book got a plug on Channel 5 out of Nashville last night. They stated the book was being released in connection with the anniversary of the park.
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First Back Country Fishing Trip
Hello all,
I'm planning on taking my first back country fishing trip and I'm looking for some advice. I'm planning the trip in March and I'm taking my father. He is a tough old bird but I don't want a trip that would be taxing but enjoyable for him. We really would like the solitude that the unbeaten path can give. It will be a three day trip and will overlap the weekend. I know that Eagle Creek will probably be less traveled but the fish will be smaller and Hazel Creek has higher foot traffic but the fish are bigger. I've hiked up Eagle Creek Trail to the AT before and I liked the campsites along the way (the trail sucks after campsite #97). How are the campsites on Hazel (#86, #85, & #84)? Also this is only my second time down to the Smokies to fish and in central Indiana there aren't any trout. So what fly assortment should I look at bringing? I know how to high stick and I figured that is the way we will fish the majority of the time. Am I correct at assuming this? I have never posted anything on this forum before but I've been reading different threads for about a month now and I know you guys know the smokies. Any advice will be great. Thanks
First, welcome to the board! I can't help you specifically with those streams but March can be really unpredictable in the park...you need to be prepared for extreme weather conditions as they are still very possible in March and even into April. On the plus side, you probably won't have as many people around at that time of the year... The fishing can be hit or miss in March, particularly early in the month...
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PA is correct, March can be quite unpredictable weatherwise. You might be better off over on Deep Creek or Noland Creek. If the weather turns really bad, you'd be able to get out easier. If you go to Eagle or Hazel, you'll have to depend on a water taxi to take you across the lake.
That being said, Eagle and Hazel are both more remote than Deep Creek or Noland Creek, if thats what is most important to you. I'm not sure the fishing will be much better on any of them over any other, but Deep Creek has almost as much history as Hazel Creek and probably more than Eagle Creek.
If the water temps are good you can probably do quite a bit of dry fly fishing, and if so the usual suspects work well to the backcountry trout. Namely Parachute Adams, EHC, BWOs, Light Cahills and Stimulators (plus other favorites that I know others would add). But, presentation is much more important than pattern. You should look at some of the older threads in the Smoky Mtns Forum and you can get a good idea of what folks were using the last two Marchs and what the weather was like and where they were catching fish.
As far as high stickin'; that really depends on where you are fishing and how you are fishing. Many of the brookie streams can be that way with dry flies and some of the bigger streams you can get away with that with nymphs, but I wouldn't say you would be able to do that with dries on some of the bigger streams. The most important thing down here is to adapt. You may have to change tactics from pool to pool. Stealth is the key more than anything else. And keep moving. Don't waste too much time casting to a trout that isn't interested. After about 2-3 casts I would probably move on. He's either spooked or not interested. If after a number of pools you haven't interested the fish, change flies or tactics. The fish are as selected on particular patterns but a good drift is critical. That's my $.02 synopsis!
Welcome and keep asking questions!
I would agree with all that has been written above. As far as flies are concerned, I find myself using a handful of patterns - as has been said many times, presentation is far more important than pattern. That being said, the general trend is darker-colored flies early in the season, and lighter colors as the year wears on. For a dry, you really can't go wrong with a parachute Adams; it's highly visible, and it is sort of a "generic" pattern that matches a lot of different insects. In the summer, I switch over to the yellow PAs. As for nymphs, you really can't go wrong with the basics - Prince, Tellico, etc. I tend to "go small" on my fly selection - in other words, if the general trend is to fish a #14, I'll go with a #16 - I figure that a smaller fly will pick up fish that might be a bit skitterish, particularly if the water is low and clear.
As for a location - Pete brings up a good point about Eagle/Hazel...you're kind of trapped there if the weather gets bad. I've never fished that part of the park, so I can't say much about it. However, if you're looking for some solitude, and not too bad of a hike, I would suggest the Palmer Creek and Pretty Hollow Gap trails in the Cataloochee area; while the road into the Cataloochee valley isn't the greatest ( I was up there a few weeks ago in the snow, and decided to turn around when it started to stick to the road), it isn't bad in halfway decent weather (hard packed dirt near the park boundary), and you eventually get back to a paved road once you get to the valley. I've never camped there, but I have hiked a good ways up the Palmer Creek Trail, and it isn't bad at all. Backcountry campsite #39 is on the Pretty Hollow Gap trail, which branches off of the Palmer Creek trail. Definitely invest in a good park map - LRO has the National Geographic map, and it has a lot of detail on it.
Hopefully, we'll be up there the last week of March ourselves.
I just wanted to say thanks for the help. Also how quickly can the weather change? I was leaning to Eagle Creek because if we did have a bad weather snap we could hike out on the fontana **** but the plan was to watch the weather reports and once we saw that the weekend was looking good we would head off. My work is pretty good about letting me off on short notice and my dad is retired. The last time I came down I fished a elk hair caddis with a drop prince nimph. Would that still be a good setup to use? I'll still start tying some parachute adams.
that time of year, you're gonna be into some BWO, blue quill, or quill gordon hatches. or you may have no hatches at all. it's unpredictable. I'd come armed with BWO's in #16-18, quill gordons in #12, and blue quills, maybe a #16 give or take a size. the adams will generally imitate these as well. as for nymphs, you'll have to ask someone else. by march I'm usually chomping at the bit for dry fly action.
As far as the weather in March, it can be very drastic changes in a very shory period of time. I was up there the first weekend in march last year and the weather went from 55-60 degrees in the evening to 1-2 snow on the ground the next morning. Just be prepared.
Don't forget wet flies. Soft hackles do well in the early spring. I've had good luck with wet March Browns in size 14 and 16. And of course the fabled Smoky Mountain Black bird is a must-have, fished alone as a soft-hackle or dropped off a Para Adams!
Ok, smokey mountain black bird. Just a black soft hackle? I hear about this fly a lot, but have never figured out what it is.
Welcome Indianafly,
99 % of my FF takes place in the back country of the park. I have fished the Eagle system and its tribs many times. Here are some bullet statements to consider for you and your dad's trip.
Weather- Can change in an instant and the local weather forecast my or my not be of help. Different altitudes of the park have their own micro-climate and the best bet is to be prepared for all contingencies. Plan well and you will be richly rewarded! I've fished 70 degree days and had the night temps plummet and rains swell the river to the point that I almost didn't make it out! Just sayin
Stream Crossing- You have hiked this stream so you know whats in store. If its really cold the "multiple" crossings are going to bite. If you come behind a bunch of rain it could be very dangerous. If it rains hard one night you my be stranded in cold and high water conditions and have to wait it out(carry extra food) Even high altitude rains can be a beast. Ummm, I've had this happen.
Gear- Pack light-freeze at night! More than likely you have hiking/camping experience from your post. Again, plan well and enjoy.
Fly Fishing- You mentioned size of fish. I was surprised at the size of the fish in this stream. The lower section above fontana will hold the larger fish of course. Depending on how far you are going to hike up, the tribs offer a good time,especially if you like fishing small streams like me.
Flies- Lots of info already given. I like dry fly fishing! I'm not a purist,but darn close. I hardly ever fish any thing other than an EHC(brown,green,back), BWO, Yellow Stimi and Para-Adams, yup even in the early spring. I usually use sizes #12 to #20. I carry others but they never see the water and are just eye candy at camp.
Trail- You are right,the trail above #97 is impassable and there is NO fishing to be had!
Solitude- This time of year and with its location you will most likely have the place to yourself. But don't be surprised to see a couple of ol'timers that stomp this ground 4 seasons and the obligatory hikers. Maybe even me. I'll be above #97 trying to clear a trial for others?
Have a great trip, and give um a sore lip.
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ŌĆ£This was not a rash decision. We tried a lot of aversion conditioning,ŌĆØ said Joe Yarkovich, an elk biologist in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ŌĆ£Euthanasia is a last resort for us but this one bull was such a safety risk we had to put it down.ŌĆØ
Meanwhile, a bull elk in the Oconaluftee herd had its antlers sawed off by park rangers after it charged people and even smashed into a car during mating season.
While the elksŌĆÖ forays toward humans were deemed too close for comfort, the elk were actually the victims of people ŌĆö not the other way around, according to Yarkovich.
Visitors routinely try to cozy up to the elk, walking up into the fields where they graze to get a better look ŌĆö or a better photo. And some people actually feed the elk.
An online video captured the young bull elk in Catalooche, which is now dead, sparring, head butting and nuzzling a man from Weaverville. The video went viral last week, pulling in more than 1 million views.
In the video, the man was sitting on the edge of the road that runs through Catalooche Valley in an apparently defenseless position as the elk stamped around just inches from him. After several minutes, the man finally pushed the elk in the chest with his hands, got up and walked away.
He was one of several photographers lining the field taking pictures of the elk that day back in October. The incident was captured on video by another photographer who had been nearby.
ItŌĆÖs unclear why the many onlookers didnŌĆÖt intervene by yelling or throwing things to scare the elk off, or why someone in one of the nearby cars didnŌĆÖt drive up to the elk to get it to move back. Park rangers also arenŌĆÖt sure exactly what led up to the elk approaching that man and sparring with him in the first place.
Technically, based on the video footage, the man didnŌĆÖt break the law.
ŌĆ£It is illegal to willfully approach a bear or elk within 50 yards or any distance that disturbs or displaces the animal,ŌĆØ Yarkovich said. ŌĆ£The problem with the wording is it doesnŌĆÖt say anything about them approaching you.ŌĆØ
A statement from the park suggests the man should have taken steps to move back as the elk approached.
ŌĆ£If an elk approaches you, it is your responsibility to back away slowly to provide space for the animal to pass,ŌĆØ according to the park.
Yarkovich said the photographerŌĆÖs behavior wasnŌĆÖt ideal.
But, ŌĆ£The real problem was contributed by the 2,000 people before him,ŌĆØ said Yarkovich. ŌĆ£It was basically a beggar.ŌĆØ
Park wildlife biologists first noticed this particular elk approaching people back in September. Yarkovich suspected it had been fed by people in the past and was now actively looking for handouts.
To confirm his theory, Yarkovich filled an empty potato chip bag with rocks and tossed it on the ground when the elk was watching. When elk sprinted over to it, it was clear this elk had developed a predilection for human junk food.
Park rangers tried to discourage the elkŌĆÖs bad eating habits. They would stand in the field and crinkled a potato chip bag, let the elk come running up and then douse it with pepper spray. After a few times, the elk wasnŌĆÖt so keen on the sound of crinkling potato chip bags anymore.
ŌĆ£It would run the other way at the sound,ŌĆØ Yarkovich said. ŌĆ£It was working.ŌĆØ
But the elkŌĆÖs fear of crinkling potato chip bags stopped there. He wasnŌĆÖt fazed by people in general.
But neither the elkŌĆÖs repeated advances toward the photographer nor the videoŌĆÖs rampant rounds on the internet were the tipping point, however.
Twice last week, the elk charged at a local man who regularly walks his dog along the road in Cataloochee Valley. It became clear to park rangers then that their attempts to instill a natural fear of humans simply werenŌĆÖt working.
The video going viral at about the same time was a case of unfortunate timing. The morning before the video made primetime, Yarkovich had sat down with fellow Smokies Wildlife Biologist Bill Stiver and talked about what to do, concluding they should put the elk down.
Now, it looks like the park rangers were pressured to put the elk down because of the negative publicity, but that isnŌĆÖt the case, Yarkovich said.
The park had considered relocating the elk to another area, or even moving it to other public lands outside the park. But park rangers concluded they couldnŌĆÖt do so in good faith, since the elk could continue to pose a danger to people wherever it was moved to.
ŌĆ£By initiating physical contact with a visitor, the elk displayed an unacceptable risk to human safety,ŌĆØ according to a statement by the park. ŌĆ£When wildlife exhibits this behavior it often escalates to more aggressive behavior creating a dangerous situation for visitors.ŌĆØ
The park likewise couldnŌĆÖt give it to a zoo or captive wildlife preserve due to state and federal regulations, which prevent the transport of elk due to fears of chronic wasting disease.
Growing pains
This is the first elk to be euthanized due to nuisance behavior inside the park. But as the elk population grows and tourists flocking to see them show no signs of letting up, more conflicts can be expected.
Yarkovich pointed to Rocky Mountain National Park, where elk are a long-established part of the landscape and a tourist darling.
ŌĆ£When you have crowds of people around male elk in September and October there is inevitably going to be a defensive maneuver by that animal,ŌĆØ Yarkovich said.
The Smokies have borrowed from the practices used out West by establishing an Elk Bugle Corp. These teams of volunteers patrol elk viewing areas and run interference with visitors.
ŌĆ£Responsible wildlife viewing is the best thing we can ask for from visitors,ŌĆØ Yarkovich said.
While the national park has never put down an elk for its behaviors inside the park boundaries, twice elk have been intentionally put down for human encounters outside the park. Once, park rangers themselves put down an elk that was causing problems in populated areas outside Cherokee.
And once, a dairy farmer in Haywood County shot an elk that was routinely damaging his property.
As the growing herd begins to migrate outside park boundaries, a few have become known as saboteurs to farmers and property owners. TheyŌĆÖve been blamed for desecrated graveyards, leveled plots of corn, trampled gardens, broken fences ŌĆö the list goes on.
This summer, the N.C. Wildlife Commission issued permits to two farmers in Haywood County giving them permission to shoot an elk if it is caught in the act of damaging crops or fields.
Illicit field day with the elk
Meanwhile, an 800-pound elk in Oconaluftee had its antlers sawed off recently after it charged people and even smashed into a car while defending its turf.
A couple of close encounters with the bull elk happened during the federal government shutdown in October, which had essentially closed down the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The main road leading through the park was open to thru-traffic during the shut down, but the rangers and volunteers who are normally posted along the roadside for crowd control at the more popular elk hangouts had been sent home.
With no one there to enforce the rules, some visitors had a field day with the elk ŌĆö literally.
It was the worst possible timing. The elk were in the middle of their rut, or mating season. Bulls get highly territorial as they spar with each other for control of female harems. They arenŌĆÖt very tolerant of people venturing into the fields.
Yarkovich said the visitors violated federal law by approaching the Oconaluftee elk so closely. The bull was within his rights, so to speak to fend off a perceived threat from a visitor.
ŌĆ£Defending a harem is natural behavior for a bull elk,ŌĆØ Yarkovich said.
But as wildlife biologists analyzed the overt and unprovoked advances by the elk in Cataloochee, there was a clear distinction.
ŌĆ£The spike bull in Cataloochee was displaying offensive behavior by actively seeking contact with humans in search of food handouts and had charged visitors along the roadway multiple times,ŌĆØ according to a statement by park officials. ŌĆ£Animals displaying offensive behavior towards humans pose a greater risk to human safety.ŌĆØ
That was the rationale behind the fateful decision to put one bull down, while another bull only had to part with his antlers ŌĆö which for elk fall off every winter anyway.
How to haze an elk
When elk show signs of being too friendly with people, park rangers try to teach it a lesson.
ŌĆ£The simple way of looking at it is us trying to put the fear of humans back into the animals,ŌĆØ Yarkovich said.
They try a dose of old-fashion scolding ŌĆö hollering, screaming and waving their arms at the elk.
They can ramp it up by firing rubber bullets, bean bag rounds and even paint ball pellets at the elk, using clear paint though so the elkŌĆÖs coat doesnŌĆÖt get spotted.
This isnŌĆÖt sniper-style, however. The rangers want it to be perfectly clear that they ŌĆö i.e. humans ŌĆö are the ones being such a pain in the derriere.
ŌĆ£So when the animal is in a situation we want it to avoid, like sticking his head in a car window, we get the elk to focus on us by yelling, ŌĆśHey elk, hey elk, over here,ŌĆÖ and then we hit it,ŌĆØ Yarkovich said. ŌĆ£Every time that elk comes up to a car we chase it away, and eventually that elk learns not to approach vehicles.ŌĆØ
At least, thatŌĆÖs what is supposed to happen.
Sometimes, the gauntlet of rubber bullets isnŌĆÖt enough to deter the elk from the Cheetos waiting on the other side.
ŌĆ£If we donŌĆÖt see a return on those aversive efforts at first, we try capture and release,ŌĆØ Yarkovich said.
The rangers shoot it with a tranquilizer dart and put it inside a cattle trailer. When it comes to, it spends some time in the trailer purgatory before being let it go. Theoretically, being captured is supposed to be so distressing that they abhor humans afterwards.
It works brilliantly for bears, who have an impeccable sense of smell and wake up covered in human scent as a stiff reminder of who did this to them.
ŌĆ£For bears it is a really negative experience to be handled by us,ŌĆØ Yarkovich said.
Elk arenŌĆÖt quite as turned off.
ŌĆ£Elk are just really tolerant of non-lethal pressure,ŌĆØ Yarkovich said.
Hoofed animals, after all, were the easiest for humans to domesticate. Cows, horses, llamas, camels, bison ŌĆö they arenŌĆÖt terribly hard to tame or terribly hard to hunt.
The Smokies park rangers are among the best when it comes to their deterrent tactics.
ŌĆ£Our aversion conditioning program has national recognition,ŌĆØ Yarkovich said. ŌĆ£We have hosted elk aversive conditioning workshops here that other states and natural resource managers have come to. We even travel around and put it on for other agencies.ŌĆØ
Sadly, it just didnŌĆÖt work this time.


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I may get to go home this weekend. If I can get this punchlist done today.
Going to try and be out of here by noon and won't be home til somewhere around 7:00 pm. May get to see the Truck Race.
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#98697 - 03/16/03 04:14 PM Re: Performance poetry
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It's not very funny, but there's a poem that John Denver used to do called "The Box," by Lascelles, which I used to recite on the speech and debate team in high school. I found it at http://www.his.com/~rwells/thebox.html. I always juxtaposed it with the poem http://www.civilwarhome.com/blueandgray.htm. Of course these are not funny poems.
One of my all-time favorite poems is Nash's Kindly unhitch that star, buddy at http://www.geocities.com/vdgaines/classic_poetry/nash.html.
Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn did performance poetry - really good - recited love poems to each other - could bring tears to your eyes.
#98698 - 03/17/03 01:32 PM Re: Performance poetry
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Thanks everyone, and some really interesting links (I haven't had a chance to look through all of them yet). I've more-or-less managed to put a piece together and hopefully it'll go down well - it's going to be kind of in the style of John Hegley (not sure if any non-UKns have heard of him) Particular thanks for the tip on Slam Poetry.
#98699 - 03/24/03 01:40 AM Re: Performance poetry
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You know what is really funny, AnnaS? I KNEW immediately what you meant by "beat poetry".......prolly 'cause you and I are a bit older than our young friend bonzai! His age only affords him Rap as a point of reference, so that was his first thought, naturally.
This just amused me.......I love seeing evidence of generation gaps at hand. Not because of any riffs it may cause, but because it fascinates me to see how our points of reference stay the same, even as we age!
#98700 - 03/24/03 02:40 PM Re: Performance poetry
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So apart from the generation gap, what's the difference between beat poetry and rap poetry?
By the way, anyone heard of Benjamin Zephania? Would you call what he does rap poetry?
#98701 - 03/24/03 03:40 PM Re: Performance poetry
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Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn did performance poetry - really good -
...anything on video?
#98702 - 03/26/03 09:24 AM Re: Performance poetry
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...anything on video?
No idea. I saw them many years ago - before, I think, videos had become ubiquitous.
#98703 - 04/25/03 05:56 PM Re: Performance poetry
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Yes please, can anyone give a link to a comprehensive (insomuch 'comprehensive' as anything abt poetry/literature can be) link to beat poetry/literature? I've tried googling, but not found a satisfactory explanation (they're either too vague, or too abbreviated or both.)
#98704 - 04/25/03 06:06 PM Re: Performance poetry
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I did a search for "Beat Poets" on alltheweb, and got lots of returns..._________________________
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#98705 - 04/30/03 05:41 PM Re: Performance poetry
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I'm just beginning to explore the first of those links... and it promises to be a treasure.
Many thanks, etaoin.
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Big news today coming from the Phillies as the team announced that Larry Bowa will return to the coaching staff for the 2014 season as Ryne Sandberg's bench coach while Pete Mackanin returns to the team as Sandberg's third base coach. The three men, Bowa, Mackanin, and Sandberg, couldn't possibly be more intertwined. Bowa and Sandberg were traded on January 27, 1982 in a deal that may wrightly stake claim to the title of "worst trade in Phillies history".
The Phillies sent the pair to Chicago for Ivan De Jesus. Bowa would spend three-and-a-half seasons with Chicago before wrapping up his career with the Mets in 1985 while Sandberg went on to be a Hall of Fame second baseman. DeJesus would hit just .249/.319/.319 in three seasons with the Phillies. Meanwhile, Macknanin was a coach in the Cubs minor league system while Sandberg was with the Cubs.
Bowa managed the Phillies from 2001 through Game 160 of the 2004 season, posting a 337-308 record with the club, while Macknanin was Charlie Manuel's bench coach from 2009 through 2012. Both Bowa and Mackanin, of course, were also players with the Phillies: Bowa a five-time NL All-Star and two-time NL Gold Glove-winning shortstop and Macknanin a .176 hitter in 18 games with the Phillies between 1978 and 1979.
It was also announced today that Steve Henderson will return as the Phillies hitting coach but that Wally Joyner has decided to pursue different opportunities.
Analysis: The big fear here is that the Phillies are not bringing in fresh faces to motivate the clubhouse. That idea is not necessarily true, however. Of the current roster, Bowa's tenure as manager overlaps with just three players: Jimmy Rollins (622 games), Chase Utley (135 games), and Ryan Howard (17 games). Bowa's energy could be a positive to jump start a rebuilding team, much like he did as manager of the over-achieving 2001 Phillies.
Mackanin's presence, however, is not so new. Of the active 40-man roster, including potential free agents, Mackanin's time in Philadelphia overlapped with 23 of the 40 players.
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What about Juan Samuel? Will he be back?
Juan Samuel is the man!!
They better keep him!
How about bringing Milt Thompson back!!
No thank you. If Milt Thompson was a decent hitting coach, he would be one somewhere. As far as I know, he isn't employed anywhere in baseball.
we need to go forward with this team so bringing back ex-bench is out of the question…we need fresh talent…bowa is a difinate and i knew pete and charlie had their bouts so i'm glad he is back too we need a good pitching coach….any ideas??
Lisa the person that immediately jumps out at me is Jamie Moyer. I think he has what it takes. He also played on the Cubs with Sandberg so ….you never know! But my guess would be Rod Nichols who was Sandberg's pitching coach at LHV. But then what the heck do I know? lol
Anybody know anything about Bryan Price and his availability now that Dusty is gone?
I've read good things about him but dunno.
I like the idea of Bowa as bench coach. I think his no holds barred approach and sometimes in your face personality will work well with this team. I thought his tenure as the manager brought out the best in some players
Personally, I would love to see Davey Lopes back!! He was an AWESOME 1st Base Coach!!
Yes, Lopes was awesome. He was sorely missed as the team looked lost running the bases. Letting him go to save money reminded me of all those cheap spending Phillies teams of the 80's and 90's.
I agree bring lopes back
I don't think the Dodgers will let Lopes go, and they have plenty of cash.
This team needs more players like Bowa! Guys who give 110% every time they take the field and not players going through the motions! Rollins and Utley looked genuinely disinterested and Howard is just miserable. Asche seems like he's got the fire, Ruff not do much….
Probably not worth anything, but Andy Martino writes this…
Here's another small tidbit: The Phillies re-hired franchise icon Larry Bowa as bench coach yesterday. Cano was extremely close with Bowa when both were with the Yankees. Ruben Amaro Jr. seems ready to be his swashbuckling offseason self again (and you have to figure Chase Utley would move somewhere for Robinson Freaking Cano). Does this add up to anything? Probably not, because it's all about the money. But if the money is there, maybe Bowa becomes a secondary factor in a complicated decision..
Ken…let's say that there was something to it and we did get Cano. Where would you put Utley, in leftfield?
Around the horn with Asche, Rollins, Cano and … Utley. That looks good!!!
Oh, I forgot …
Ya have to live with others thoughts on the "possibility". Personally, I think it's horribly unlikely, but Martino's a credible enough former Phils beat guy, and Bowa did have Cano, so it wasn't completely wild beyomd sharing it. But I have no earthly clue where Utley would be moved to. Oh, well, I do, but I don't think first base is too likely. .
I envision Utley making a throw from left field….His throwing motion is so awkward.
Ugh! Whatever were they thinking of? Bowa got fired for being a rotten manager who demoralized the team by his obnoxious personality.
Obnoxious AND rotten are not the safest traits for longevity as a manager, but obnoxiousness is sometimes tempered with age and experience; the same with competence.
Not every obnoxious, incendiary manager can boast Earl Weaver's record (or Billy Matin's) but obnoxious obviously does not automatically make for a bad manager or necessarily get you fired.
Some people might say (perhaps a few ex-players included) that the Phillies won their first World Series in part out of their intense hatred for Dallas Green. I find that a bit hard to believe but it's a popular old rumor. I'm not qualified to say whether Dallas was a good tactician or not but he did inherit a pretty darn good Phils team to begin with, then went on to manage under .500 Yankees and Mets teams. Still, I think most fans have fond memories of Dallas and 1980 no matter his personality and of course, he's back consulting the team to few critical complaints. Perhaps Bowa is/was a lousy manager but makes a superb bench coach. Having been hired for the latter job I'm inclined to give him a chance. One thing that no one can deny about Larry Bowa – he's a first -rate competitor who doesn't accept losing easily. It's hard to imagine that attitude not being a good one in any clubhouse. Let's hope he can channel it well these days.
Personally, I like seeing him back in Phillies red.
I agree with this comment. In fact I think Bowa was one of those that said things about hatred for Dallas Green, it's no wonder he'd take that approach himself. But I agree it's really just his persona.
The other important point IMO is that he will not be the manager, just an assistant. He can be just as obnoxious as he wants, he's not the final say. In fact, maybe Ryne was looking for someone to play "bad cop" for him.
Personally I like Bowa's – let's call it- enthusiasm.
Bo will do fine as he won't put up with any B.S. bfrom prima donnas. Bring back Greg Gross and fire Rueben.