
David Drake
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 79 |
Web site | david-drake.com |
Date of birth | September 24,1945 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Dubuque |
Iowa | |
United States | |
Edited works | Foreign Legions |
Sworn Allies | |
With the Lightnings | |
Job | Novelist |
Education | Duke University |
Duke University School of Law | |
The University of Iowa | |
Awards | Phoenix Award |
World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional | |
Southern Fandom Confederation Awards for the Phoenix Award | |
World Fantasy Special Award - Non-professional | |
Plays | The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me |
Official site | david-drake.com |
Nominations | Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel |
Locus Award for Best Short Story | |
Genres | Science Fiction |
Fantasy | |
Notabl work | Hammer's Slammers |
RCN Series | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 486660 |
With the Lightnings
The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 2
Death's Bright Day
In the Stormy Red Sky
The Sea Without a Shore
The Road of Danger
Redliners
What Distant Deeps
Ranks of Bronze
Some Golden Harbor
When the Tide Rises
The Legions of Fire
The Way to Glory
Goddess of the Ice Realm
The Far Side of the Stars
Queen of Demons
Northworld
Servant of the Dragon
Fortune's Stroke
Mistress of the Catacombs
Paying the piper
Master of the Cauldron
Igniting the Reaches
To Clear Away the Shadows
Balefires
Fireships
At Any Price
All the Way to the Gallows
The Fortress of Glass
An Oblique Approach
Foreign Legions
The Gods Return
The Dragon Lord
The Spark
Through the Breach
The Reformer
Starliner
Into the Hinterlands
Out of the Waters
Grimmer Than Hell
The Heretic
The Dance of Time
The Storm
Dinosaurs & A Dirigible
More Than Honor
Lord of the Isles
In the Heart of Darkness
Paris at War: 1939-1944
The Anvil
Hammer's Slammers
David Drake Life story
David A. Drake is an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who has worked as a lawyer, he is now a writer in the military science fiction genre.
Why black bears love dumpster diving
By Madeline HalpertBBC News, New York
A Black Bear gave a West Virginia School Principal a major scare This Week when it emerged from a dumpster outside his elementary school.
In a surveillance footage video that has gone viral, Zela Elementary School Principal James Marsh was unlocking the lid of the dumpster when a large Bear pushed it open, letting out a large roar and leading both Mr Marsh and the furry creature to panic and sprint away.
" That was 7:15 a. m. If you are not already awake, that will wake you up, " Mr Marsh told the Associated Press .
Wildlife experts told The Bbc that as frightening as The Incident was, a dumpster is not an unlikely spot to encounter a Bear - nor is Mr Marsh the only person to come across one there.
" It's very common. As the human population is growing, We Are seeing more and more People living in Bear habitat, " said Kim Titchener, The Founder of Bear Safety and More in Alberta, Canada. " So unfortunately, there are more conflicts. "
North America is home to over 700,000 black Bears , which live in many US states and provinces in Canada. Though black Bears are rarely aggressive, they are more likely than the two other types of North American Bears - Grizzly and Polar - to come into contact with humans.
Certain places like Mr Marsh's home state of West Virginia , as well as New Jersey and Tennessee, may be more ripe for Bear encounters as they have growing populations of The Mammals , said David Drake , a professor and extension wildlife specialist at the University of Wisconsin.
And dumpsters, especially those containing food, are an ideal spot for The Creatures , who would rather eat humans' leftover lunch than dandelions and berries, said Ms Titchener.
But many areas - including Mr Marsh's school - do not have Bear -resistant dumpsters, She Said . She noted that although The Green dumpster in the surveillance video had a lock on it, the bin had plastic toppers - no match for a Bears ' strong claws.
Bear -resistant garbage bins are made out of metal and have clips to keep doors securely closed. They are common on camp grounds and in parks where Bears are more likely to roam.
Those who have doubts about whether their dumpster could endure The Wrath of a Bear Can even send them to the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in Montana. There, employees load the containers up with food and test their strength by allowing live Grizzly Bears to try to rip into them.
Some experts have even advised those living in areas with a lot of Bears to padlock their fridges, as The Creatures have been known to break into homes for food.
Ultimately, having safer storage containers helps protect The Bears themselves, as many are killed in these types of encounters, Ms Titchener said.
Bears that have become accustomed to finding food near humans will continue to come into Close Encounters with People - until they are eventually euthanised or removed from their habitat.
" A fed Bear is a dead Bear " is a common hiking expression in the US.
But the incidents Can also prove dangerous for humans. If one does come across a Bear at a garbage bin, experts advise them not to follow in Mr Marsh's footsteps.
" There's Never Ever a situation with a carnivore where you should run, " said Ms Titchener, since they may mistake you for prey and give chase.
Instead, experts said People should back away very slowly, give The Bear space, talk calmly and make themselves look big.
Having Bear Spray - a non-lethal Spray made of red pepper oil and other ingredients to deter Bears - Can also help tremendously, as not every Bear will Run Away like The One in Mr Marsh's school dumpster.
" He got lucky, " said Ms Titchener. " Kids are scared of principals and I guess Bears are too. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com