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<DIV>While Tuesday night we volunteers were thanked by CINP and CINMS superintendents, we CINC volunteers shout-out our THANK YOU to Shauna, Derek, Clare and all the rest responsible for organizing, administering, the great training and keeping it real! </DIV>
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<DIV>Now, check out this cool multi-media from Scorpion Ranch's visitor center. <A href="http://www.nps.gov/chis/photosmultimedia/multimedia.htm">http://www.nps.gov/chis/photosmultimedia/multimedia.htm</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Science and intepretation for the public in our Channel Islands National Park and Marine Sanctuary is fun and exciting while exploring dynamic theories including:</DIV>
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<DIV>1) evolutionary island sizes (rising seas: astrogeology, Daniel Muhs' Marine Terraces, Santa Rosea; Tanya Atwater's rising rocks folding faulting slipping sliding thrusting crashing; unexplored undersea villages);</DIV>
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<DIV>2) evolutionary animal sizes [Dwarfism: 1/3 sized Pygmy Mammoth, 2/3 sized island Fox, and Gigantism: Island Scrub Jay 40% larger]; </DIV>
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<DIV>2) dates of human arrival at Arlington Springs, mammoth extinction, method and dates of island fox arrival sourthern and northern Channel Islands; </DIV>
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<DIV>3) cause of mega-fauna die-off about 12,900 years ago (great chill, kill, ill, or grill from cooling, hunting, human to animal disease transfer or nanodiamonds from "Kennett's Comet");</DIV>
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<DIV>Recent Darwinius controversy comments of paleoanthropologist David Begun, namesake of our former collegue who was most deservedly honored Tuesday night, further demonstrates dynamic science in action. <A href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091021/ap_on_sc/us_sci_controversial_fossil">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091021/ap_on_sc/us_sci_controversial_fossil</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Marty</DIV></td></tr></table>