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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clicking on the bioscience link caused some kind of
jam-up that affects all of the websites that I had open. Any ideas about how to
fix? Otherwise it appears that I will have to shut down the computer to fix it.
Anyone else have this problem? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>WT</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=bjacobs@eeaconsultants.com
href="mailto:bjacobs@eeaconsultants.com">Bill Jacobs</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=landrest@cox.net
href="mailto:landrest@cox.net">'Wayne Tyson'</A> ; <A
title=hslettel@calpoly.edu href="mailto:hslettel@calpoly.edu">'Holly
Sletteland'</A> ; <A title=ialm@erols.com href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">'Marc
Imlay'</A> ; <A title=apwg@lists.plantconservation.org
href="mailto:apwg@lists.plantconservation.org">apwg@lists.plantconservation.org</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 01, 2011 2:32
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [APWG] Exotics species
overhyped,according to Feb.2011 SCI AMER article</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">There’s
no straw man here. My comment below refers to a specific quote found
online at Scientific American (<A
href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=alien-invasion-ecologist-doubts-exotic">http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=alien-invasion-ecologist-doubts-exotic</A>)
which says, “In his book Davis picks apart the claim that invasive species are
the second-leading cause of extinctions. He traces that meme back to a 1998
paper by Princeton ecologist David Wilcove and colleagues in the journal
<I>Bioscience</I> .“ However, according to the headline in the 1998
Davis paper, the claim is actually that invasives are the second leading
threat to <U>biodiversity</U> (<A
href="http://www.edf.org/documents/836_bioscience.pdf">http://www.edf.org/documents/836_bioscience.pdf</A>).
We need to be clear whether we are talking about species diversity
(as in species extinctions) or biodiversity. The terms are not
interchangeable. Biodiversity is not limited to species diversity,
rather it includes genetic diversity and ecosystem diversity. There is
strong evidence that invasives are drastically altering ecosystems.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Bill
Jacobs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> Wayne Tyson
[mailto:landrest@cox.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 31, 2011 6:03
PM<BR><B>To:</B> bjacobs@eeaconsultants.com; 'Holly Sletteland'; 'Marc Imlay';
apwg@lists.plantconservation.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [APWG] Exotics species
overhyped,according to Feb.2011 SCI AMER
article<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">APWG:</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I'd like to see
specific comments on specific quotes from the article from all those
concerned, please. Thanks to Stringer, I've now read the transcript of the
interview. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">WT</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <A
title=bjacobs@eeaconsultants.com
href="mailto:bjacobs@eeaconsultants.com">Bill Jacobs</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <A
title=hslettel@calpoly.edu href="mailto:hslettel@calpoly.edu">'Holly
Sletteland'</A> ; <A title=ialm@erols.com href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">'Marc
Imlay'</A> ; <A title=apwg@lists.plantconservation.org
href="mailto:apwg@lists.plantconservation.org">apwg@lists.plantconservation.org</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Friday, January
28, 2011 2:48 PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Re: [APWG]
Exotics species overhyped,according to Feb.2011 SCI AMER
article<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">It
says below that Mark Davis picks apart the claim that invasive species are
the second-leading cause of extinctions. I’ve always heard that the
second-leading cause refers to the <I>loss of biodiversity</I>.
Biodiversity is more than species diversity; it includes genetic diversity
and ecosystem diversity. I haven’t read Davis’s book, but I’m
wondering if Davis makes his case based on a false premise.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Calligraphy'">Bill
Jacobs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
apwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org
[mailto:apwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Holly
Sletteland<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 28, 2011 11:34 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'Marc Imlay'; apwg@lists.plantconservation.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [APWG]
Exotics species overhyped, according to Feb.2011 SCI AMER
article<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I
subscribe to Scientific American and was very dismayed to see that
article. It takes a highly anthropogenic view of invasive species,
contending that we should only worry about them if they cause harm to the
economy or health and learn to live with most everything else. He
acknowledges that some species have proven ecologically harmful, but
downplays it, focusing instead on the supposed exaggeration of environmental
impacts. Scientific American is very widely read. I would hope that
someone with more impressive credentials than myself would take him to task
for this article in a letter to the editor.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
apwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org
[mailto:apwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Marc
Imlay<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 27, 2011 5:02 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
apwg@lists.plantconservation.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [APWG] Exotics
species overhyped, according to Feb.2011 SCI AMER
article<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Regarding
“</SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">the
exotic plant is considered a critical habitat for endangered bird species,
such as the <A
title=http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=biologists-arent-keeping-track-of-e-2009-05-27
href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=biologists-arent-keeping-track-of-e-2009-05-27"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">southwestern willow flycatcher</SPAN></A> that
nests in its branches.” so was the </SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">native cottonwood and willow trees
replaced by the salt cedar critical habitat for the bird (There was only one
listed endangered bird species, not several as implied). We have to
replace the salt cedar that we remove with the original natives. In this
case one of the benefits of the native ecosystem was retained by the exotic
ecosystem but other benefits were lost. The biological control can be
released where the endangered bird is not present but only mechanical and
herbicidal control should be used where the endangered bird is surviving,
and only gradually while the native trees grow up and support the endangered
bird. The same phenomena occurred in Hawaii when the birds that
endangered plants depended upon became extinct (because of us). It became
necessary to retain non-native birds that the endangered plants need. We
chose a less invasive species of bird to retain that worked for the plants.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Regarding </SPAN></B><B><SPAN
lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">“There have been thousands
of nonnative species introduced in the United States," he says, "and they
have not caused one native species to go extinct.", Davis is incorrect.
While it is true that invasive plant species alone on the mainland have
caused few extinctions the same can be said for other causes. It is the
cumulative impact that generally causes extinction. Examination of
endangered and extinct species has shown that replacement by monocultures
occurs over a significant portion of the ranges of about 40% of endangered
species. For example, in a paper by Sam Fuller and myself, we
did a field survey of the endangered mussel, Elliptio waccamawensis, in
North Carolina We found that the invasive Asiatic clam, Corbicula
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt">manilensis</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">, replaced the native
mussels which we found dead on the banks but only where the creeks were
disturbed by the Army Corps of Engineers. Where the Asiatic clam had not yet
reached the disturbed habitat the mussels survived. The Asiatic Clam was
present, but in a much lower density, in pristine unpolluted habitat and the
mussels also survived. </SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Fuller, S. L. H. and M. J. Imlay.
1976. Spatial competition between Corbicula <BR>manilensis (Philippi), the
Chinese clam (Corbiculidae), and the freshwater <SPAN
style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt">mussels (Unionidae) in the Waccamaw River
basin of the Carolinas (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Association of Southeastern
Biologists, Bulletin 23(2):60. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt">[Abstract]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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Dead mussel shells and abundant living Corbicula manilensis (Philippi, 1841)
were found below the confluence of the Waccamaw River with the intracoastal
Waterway (Horry County, South Carolina), where the river is profoundly
disturbed by human activities. Above this confluence, where the river is, in
general, little disturbed, mussels were found increasingly dominant over C.
manilensis, as samples were taken further upstream, until the latter
disappeared. C. manilensis reappeared in Lake Waccamaw (Columbus County,
North Carolina), but mussels persisted in apparently diminished numbers. The
lake is almost encircled by extant and potential land development, but its
floor remains negligibly damaged. It appears that C. manilensis does not
(and perhaps cannot) dominate indigenous bivalves in nearly or quite natural
habitats, at least in slowly moving, soft bottom Coastal Plain streams of
the Atlantic drainage. Corollarily, not to disturb aquatic habitats may be
man's best defense against domination of the benthos by C. manilensis.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P><B><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Cheers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Marc Imlay,
PhD,</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Conservation
biologist, Park Ranger Office</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">(301) 442-5657
cell</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: navy">Marc.Imlay@pgparks.com</SPAN></A> <A
title=mailto:ialm@erols.com
href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</A></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Natural and
Historical Resources Division</SPAN></B><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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title=http://www.pgparks.com
href="http://www.pgparks.com">www.pgparks.com</A></SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Alien Invasion? An Ecologist
Doubts the Impact of <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 30pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Exotic
Species<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P id=articleDek
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5.25pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in"><B><SPAN
lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Many conservationists have
dedicated their lives to eradicating invasive plant and animal species, but
Mark Davis wants them to reassess their missions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=articleinfo1><SPAN class=byline1><B><SPAN lang=EN>By <A
title=http://www.scientificamerican.com/author.cfm?id=1575
href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/author.cfm?id=1575"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">Brendan Borrell</SPAN></A>
</SPAN></B></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> | <SPAN
class=datestamp3>August 14, 2009 |</SPAN> <A
title="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=alien-invasion-ecologist-doubts-exotic&page=2#comments#comments
comments on this article"
href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=alien-invasion-ecologist-doubts-exotic&page=2#comments#comments"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">43</SPAN></A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 18.75pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR>As Chew and his
co-authors point out in the March issue of <A
title=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122240688/abstract
href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122240688/abstract"><EM><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Restoration
Ecology</SPAN></EM></A>, salt cedar was just a scapegoat in the <A
title=http://www.scientificamerican.com/topic.cfm?id=water
href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/topic.cfm?id=water"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">water</SPAN></A> wars that have gripped the
Southwest. Today, many early claims have been refuted and the exotic plant
is considered a critical habitat for endangered bird species, such as the <A
title=http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=biologists-arent-keeping-track-of-e-2009-05-27
href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=biologists-arent-keeping-track-of-e-2009-05-27"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">southwestern willow flycatcher</SPAN></A> that
nests in its branches.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 18.75pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">In his book Davis picks
apart the claim that invasive species are the second-leading cause of
extinctions. He traces that meme back to a 1998 paper by Princeton ecologist
<A title=http://www.princeton.edu/step/people/faculty/david-wilcove/
href="http://www.princeton.edu/step/people/faculty/david-wilcove/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">David Wilcove</SPAN></A> and colleagues in the
journal <EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Bioscience</SPAN></EM>,
which he derides for being based on the "opinions" of field researchers.
Moreover, most species said to be imperiled by invaders were located in
Hawaii and on other islands, not the mainland U.S., where he is skeptical
that alien species can gain a foothold. "There have been thousands of
nonnative species introduced in the United States," he says, "and they have
not caused one native species to go extinct."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: apwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org
[mailto:apwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of Craig Dremann
- Redwood City Seed Company<BR>Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 8:32
PM<BR>To: apwg@lists.plantconservation.org<BR>Subject: [APWG] Exotics
species</SPAN></B> <B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">overhyped,according to Feb.2011
SCI AMER article</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Dear
All,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">February 2011
Scientific American article, page 74-77 "A Friend to
Aliens,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">by Brendan
Borrell, an interview with Mark Davis of Macalester College
in<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">St. Paul
MN.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Sincerely,
Craig Dremann<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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