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A Cautious Congratulations To CA Hunters – Anti-Houndsmen Bill Fails To Pass Assembly
June 28, 2012
This is a couple of days old, and I apologize for not keeping on top of it. I expect ya'll don't rely on me for breaking news anyway, so I don't feel too bad. However, I'd be totally remiss if I didn't at least mention the successful efforts of CA hunters to band together and fight this bill. This is what we need more of, both in CA and across the country. We may not all be houndsmen, but we are all hunters.
The reason this is a "cautious congratulations" is that the bill only failed by a single vote. It's far from dead, as it can easily be reintroduced for another vote. Don't lose focus now in the rush to pat one another on the back. Maybe the CA hunting community is finally generating a little synchronous momentum. Let's keep it going!
Interesting Discussion Of Hunting And Fishing Ethics – Encyclopedia Of Environmental Ethics And Philosophy
June 27, 2012
I haven't had a ton of time for surfing around my blog roll these days, and even less time for reading some of the more in-depth discussions. One blog I often enjoy is Fair Chase Hunting, even though I may not always agree with what I find there. Actually, the fact that the site offers food for thought and discussion is probably the main reason I go there. Like many of my other favorite blogs, respectful and thoughtful discourse is encouraged here.
At any rate, I made time to pop over early this morning, and found the current post that links out to an online encyclopedia… The Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy. In particular, the post links to the discussion of hunting and fishing in this encyclopedia… including a fairly comprehensive look at the issues of hunting and fishing ethics.
The blog post includes a snippet of the encyclopedia entry, but the link to the full entry is where I found a real treasure of information. However, I had to choke down my initial prejudices to read the whole thing… so I'd suggest that you be prepared to do the same. Once you get into the body of the piece, it's a very balanced and neutral look at most of the key discussion points on both sides of the hunting ethics argument. It doesn't make any particular case one way or another, of course, because it is an encyclopedia. It's not an editorial.
If nothing else, the entry provides food for thought, as well as a pretty solid grounding in the arguments surrounding hunting and fishing, both on the pro and the con side (and points in between). I definitely recommend giving it a read. And if you haven't visited the Fair Chase Hunting blog before, take a little time to look around.
Once Again, Lead Ban Advocates Only Telling Half The Story
June 26, 2012
Honestly, that's the only reason I'm even bothering to write this post, and that's probably a bad reason to do it. "Keep a level head," I try to remind myself. "Reason it out."
Maybe I will by the time I finish writing this… or maybe not.
But right now, I don't care about reason or logic. And why should I, when the anti-lead campaign can apparently promote half-truths and pure speculation as fact in our major media outlets? Does it matter if I'm doing my damnedest to dig into the issue and learn all I can before I spout off, when apparently the newspapers are perfectly happy to present a one-sided argument to the readers? Just run with the press release. Change a few words and add a byline. What the hell?
The source of this morning's rant? This piece of crap article in today's San Francisco Chronicle, Condor's Comeback Imperiled by Lead Poisoning, once again, dumps the plight of the condors on the front steps of the California hunter. Nowhere in the article does it provide the evidence that supports the writer's (the Chronicle Science Editor, for god's sake!) claim that the continued lead poisoning of condors is coming from hunters' bullets. There is no examination of the fact that lead ammo has been banned in an area that encompasses not only the condor's current range, but their HISTORIC range!
Here's a little snippet…
Today, recovery efforts by determined conservationists have returned the condor population to more than 400.
Captive breeding programs, hatcheries for eggs gathered from abandoned nests in the wild and many other conservation efforts have been hailed as great successes in saving the condor from extinction.
But the analysis by Finkelstein and her team shows that nearly half the California free-flying condors have suffered from chronic lead poisoning in the past 10 years – many of them poisoned repeatedly during that time. Blood tests show that 20 percent are exposed to lead each year, but few die.
First of all, let me be clear. I do not deny that there is a link between lead ammo and condor mortality. I have spent enough time reading documentation, and in conversation with knowledgeable people to have a clear understanding of the potential danger, and the extent of that danger. It's also true that the California lead ammo ban has only been in effect since 2008, so in the 10-year period mentioned above, it's not unlikely that lead ammunition played some part in the lead poisoning statistics. I would think that's a point worth pointing out.
Reports from the CA DFG show pretty much 100% compliance by hunters in the field with the lead ban. Of course, I know (and most of you hunters do too) that compliance isn't 100%. Besides poachers, I expect there are plenty of ranchers and landowners down there who will do what they want and the law be damned. More than once while guiding, I had pig hunters show up with lead ammunition (intentionally or accidentally), and while we always made them switch ammo or use our guns, I don't doubt that some other operations may not be as careful to check. The truth is that no one is ever going to be able to bring that kind of thing to a halt. It's a fact of life. So there will probably always be a scattering of lead-killed carrion out there for the birds to eat. This simply has to be part of the equation when the condor restoration folks are planning their program.
Nevertheless, given the large number of law-abiding hunters who have complied with the ban (and I would argue without statistical proof that this is the vast majority), there should be a dramatic decrease in the rates of lead poisoning. If that's not happening (the article isn't clear on whether there's an increase or a decrease and no one asked… a shocking lack of curiousity for a "Science Editor"), then the logical thing would be to launch an intensive search to identify the sources. There are only 400 birds in the state, and the researchers have a very good picture of where they are almost all the time. It seems to me that if as much effort was put into finding the actual lead sources as there has been to throw out blanket condemnations of hunters and our ammunition, then maybe some progress could be made toward alleviating (not eliminating) the problem.
And what then?
According to the researcher quoted in the article, Myra Finkelstein, unless all of the sources of lead are eliminated from the condor range, there is no way to develop a self-sustaining, wild population of condors. And even that may not be enough…
Finkelstein and her colleagues have made a population study of California's remaining wild condors and found that without continued treatment for lead poisoning, the population will never increase, and probably even decline.
Well that is problematic, isn't it?
It seems to me that someone missed a fairly important factor in their plans to reintroduce the condor. Someone apparently failed to consider that some of the same environmental challenges that brought these birds to the brink of extinction still exist out there. To get the reintroduction program going to this point, and then suddenly "realize" that lead poisoning will defeat their plans seems like an awfully sophomoric miscalculation.
That doesn't change the fact that it's happened… is happening now… and it's become the leading edge of a national assault on lead ammunition. But it also takes me sort of full circle in my thinking about this whole thing.
First of all, if all lead ammunition were miraculously removed from the US tomorrow, would condors be able to return to a self-sustaining, wild population? Or would one issue simply turn into another? Today it's lead ammo, tomorrow it's microtrash… or powerlines… or vehicle collisions… or contaminants in marine mammals. According to the research I've been reading, lead poisoning is primarily an issue for adult condors. The nestlings face myriad other challenges, particularly the ingestion of micro-trash (small bits of metal, glass, cloth, fiberglass, etc.) that is actually being fed to them by their parents. According to documents from the American Ornithologists Union (AOU), without ongoing nest monitoring and intervention, condors will not be able to successfully raise wild broods. This has nothing whatsoever to do with ammunition (although it's interesting to note that in several cases of nestling mortality, one of the listed toxicants was copper!).
Secondly, is it worth it? I know, that's a politically incorrect question to ask, but I'm really beyond political correctness right now. According to some old documentation (2009 or 2010), the condor program is going on at the cost of about $5 million per year. While much of that comes from private organizations, a good chunk comes from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Other agencies on the state level are also on the hook for associated costs. Those costs have likely increased, and will certainly go up as the population grows.
At the same time the costs are going up, a contingent of the condor recovery advocates are pushing for a national ban on the sale and manufacture of lead ammunition. This is something that will impact an entire industry, the participants in all shooting sports (not just hunters), and law enforcement agencies across the country. It is no small thing, despite constant, misleading comparisons to the bans on lead shot for waterfowl. Their argument is that lead will continue to be a problem for condors as long as it is available anywhere in the country. And in some ways, maybe they're right. With the poachers, scofflaws, and hardheads out there, as long as there's lead ammo, someone will probably be using it… and one fragmented, 150 grain bullet can (theoretically) poison an entire flock of condors. There is simply no way to completely enforce a ban on the use of lead ammo, so the obvious alternative is to make it disappear. (Of course this is just as flawed as the argument that outlawing guns will put an end to gun-related crime. I wonder as well, how long would it take, post ban, for all of the existing lead ammunition to be used up?)
And all for what? What do we get in return? A really cool carrion-eating bird who has outlived its ecological niche? We get to "save" a creature from extinction? Maybe. Because it's entirely possible that the bird won't survive even if lead ammunition suddenly ceased to exist. So what we really get for all the expense and drastic change to the shooting and hunting industry is a big, fat, MAYBE.
I don't want to make light of it. Extinction is a kind of serious thing. But honestly, it's been going on forever, way before humans ever appeared on the scene. And I grok it… if it weren't for humans, maybe this bird and several other creatures would still be doing fine. But that's a ridiculous argument because there is no "if it weren't for humans". We're here. Reality doesn't move that way.
Then again, I don't think letting the condor go extinct is necessarily the answer either. It doesn't have to be that way, obviously, because the restoration folks have already proven that they can bring the birds back in some form. I do, however, think it's time to reevaluate the strategy and long-term goals of the condor program.
In the AOU's report on the condors, one recurrent theme really stuck with me. The gist of it is that, unless something can be done to remove all toxic lead and all microtrash from the condors' habitat, the whole program will be dependent on continued monitoring, health care, and management. The West will, to all effects, become a giant aviary for these birds.
So maybe that's the answer right there. $5 million a year isn't all that bad, relative to the costs of some other programs. Hell, how much has been spent on the lead ammo ban campaign by people and organizations that have nothing to do with the condor? How much has been spent fighting it? In the meantime, continue to educate hunters about lead ammo and potential effects on non-target species, and continue to encourage alternatives and mitigation behaviors (burying carcasses, removing gut piles from the field, etc.). And in the long run, work toward equilibrium.
Maybe, over time, the lead ammo issue will become less politicized. The distrust between hunters and condor advocates will diminish as there is less of a perceived threat to the shooting sports. The hangers-on, such as HSUS who are just using the condor as a means to advance their larger agenda, will drop off and find other rallying flags. The ammo industry has already made huge strides in providing lead-free alternatives, but there is still a very long ways to go before this stuff is truly "readily available" for all hunters and shooters. And truthfully, there's probably no real reason that all hunters and shooters should switch anyway.
Yeah, maybe we'll never see truly wild condors plying the western skies from Mexico to Oregon, or across the western deserts in Utah and Arizona. But we'll see condors that are, to all intents and purposes, wild enough. Those who pay careful attention might notice that there are teams of dedicated people on the ground, checking nests, providing medical care, and tracking the movements of each bird. Does that diminish the bird, or the quality of seeing a group circling high on the thermals?
I'll stop now, before I break into a John Denver song or something…
A Little Warm Out
June 25, 2012
Not much to post today. Hanging close to the refrigerator and the AC.
Battle Brewing Over Auction Tags For Conservation Organizations
June 22, 2012
I couldn't think of a better title for this post, so bear with me. The issue is much more important than my choice of a headline.
I have been sort of following along with this issue as it developed, but I can't say I've been deeply involved in the discussion. Hell, I haven't even been shallowly involved. As usual, I've kept my opinions to myself because I'm still watching and learning as the facts are exposed and the arguments are made. I think there have been valid points made all around, but I think I've learned enough now to lean to one side.
In a nutshell, here's the deal. Many states, especially in the west, provide a certain number of special or limited big game hunting tags to conservation organizations like the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) and North American Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF). The organizations can then auction these tags off to generate funds to support their various projects. Because the tags are for premium hunting opportunities, they usually demand very high prices at auction. For example, California has a number of "Golden Opportunity" deer tags, which basically entitle the holder to hunt any of the zones or seasons around the state… including premium trophy deer zones like Goodale and Round Valley. I saw this tag sell for $15,000 at a banquet, and that was when the economy was bottoming out. The average hunter could put in for the rest of his life and never draw one of these tags in the regular lottery; so, for those who can afford it, it's an opportunity to take the hunt of a lifetime.
So far, so good, right? I have always felt like this is a great program because it provides a real fiscal shot in the arm, not only for the big and well-established organizations, but especially for some of the smaller groups who are doing great work on a more localized basis. Along with their regular donations and volunteers, the groups are able to do a lot more work to benefit wildlife and hunters alike.
But what's happening now is that there appears to be a growing call for states to provide more tags to conservation organizations to auction off. So far, the number of special tags has represented a tiny percentage of the total tag allotment. The average hunter can still, usually through the lottery process, put in for and draw these premium tags. So (theoretically) every limited entry tag that's pulled for auction represents one less tag that's available to the public. When you're talking about hunts that are limited to a dozen tags or less, this is sort of a big deal.
The implication is that, as more tags are relegated to auction, then only hunters who can afford to pay the high auction prices will be able to take those hunts. With those tags often selling for over five figures, those hunts essentially become the realm of the rich… something of a "european" model. As you might imagine, this isn't setting well with those guys who've been putting in their lottery entries for years in hopes of drawing one of these tags. For that matter, the idea doesn't sit well with me and I don't really put in for premium tags (except CA tule elk).
As this discussion has gone on, the RMEF recently produced a press release calling for the organizations that utilize these tags to provide disclosure and transparency in how they're using the funds they receive from the auctions. Part of the argument is that conservation organizations should be doing conservation work, not supporting themselves through the proceeds of auction tags. Otherwise, the path is rife with opportunity for abuse of the system… abuse that may already be happening.
Unfortunately, I don't have much more background on this aspect of things yet, although I've been reading up. Randy Newberg, host of the On Your Own Adventures tv show (and website), has been pretty wrapped up in all of this. You can learn a lot more over at his site, or by following him on Facebook.
The Swine Invasion – Control Efforts And Research Continue
June 21, 2012
The pigs are coming! The pigs are coming!
As the wild pig issue becomes a wider concern across the U.S., it's pretty important for wildlife managers and agricultural interests to come up with more effective and efficient ways to control the spread. Hunting has a place, but it's not the only (or best) solution. Here's an interesting clip that discusses some of the other methods under consideration, particularly contraception. Take a look, and tell me what you think.
Game Cam Updates From The Manor
June 20, 2012
So I've kept my game cameras running full-time since I first got them earlier this year. It's pretty cool to start to identify specific deer, and to see how the herd is changing as the year goes by. When I got back down here Sunday, I pulled the images down onto my tablet and spent the next day or so going through them.
As you might expect, most of them are fairly repetitive shots of the same deer. There are also plenty of shots of ears, backs, and butts. But mingled amongst the blurred and blank frames are a few that definitely spiked my interest. Here are a couple worth sharing…
Made it.
June 18, 2012
Heading Back To Texas… And While I'm Gone, A Caution
June 15, 2012
After an almost interminable two weeks in CA, I'm heading back to Texas. Hopefully this will be my last round trip. Next time I drive down, that should essentially be it. Color me stoked!
At any rate, before I go, I wanted to pass along a little cautionary note.
There's a hot new product out there for target shooters… exploding targets. They are usually composed of tannerite, which is basically ammonium nitrate with an aluminum powder catalyst. Separately, the components are inert and harmless. However, once you mix them you get an explosive. The friction of a high velocity bullet causes the mixture to explode with pretty spectacular results.
These things hit the market last year, and they've become really popular. I have to say, they are pretty damned cool. They can really add a whole new dimension to a range session.
It shouldn't take a ton of common sense to recognize that something like this comes with a few caveats. For one thing, when the target blows up, it sends small fragments flying at pretty high velocity. I've seen one blow a big chunk out of a dead tree, and the shrapnel destroyed a paper target that was set up about five feet away. You wouldn't want to be shooting these things at close range (such as a pistol range).
It also shouldn't require a genius to understand that the explosion is caused by the target components' rapid combustion… aka, burning. Even though it only lasts a second, the fire is pretty hot and can easily ignite dry grass, leaves, or other flammable material. There are warnings on the package to this effect, but apparently some folks just aren't getting it. According to this article in the Idaho Statesman, at least four wildfires have been attributed to exploding targets already, and it's likely that there are going to be more.
It's summer time, which equates to fire season across the country. In particular, the west is really drying out fast, and major wildfires are already in the news. Blowing stuff up can be a lot of fun, but that fun needs to be tempered with some common sense.
Be careful out there. Please.
Hat tip to Jesse's Hunting and Outdoors for posting this up on Facebook.
HR4089 – Bane Or Benefit To Outdoorsmen?
June 14, 2012
There's been a lot of press lately concerning HR4089, AKA The Sportsman's Heritage Act of 2012 .
In a nutshell, the act is intended to ensure continued opportunities for hunting, shooting, and fishing on federal lands. The act is, in part, a response to multiple recent efforts by environmentalists and anti-hunters to close some federal lands to hunting and target shooting under the arguments that these activities infringe on the experience of non-hunting visitors (backpackers, bird watchers, etc.), present a safety hazard to other visitors, or that they present a danger to protected species (such as the desert tortoise or California condor).
I've been following the story, sometimes casually and sometimes quite closely because I'm honestly trying to understand both sides of the argument.
On the one side, we have opponents of the bill. Their arguments boil down to:
- The bill would open "all" federal lands to hunting
- The bill would open wilderness areas to vehicular traffic
- The bill would create a dangerous environment for non-hunters
- The bill would open wilderness areas to logging and mining
On the other side, the arguments focus on things like:
- The current loss of access for hunting, shooting, and fishing
- The decline in the number of hunters, shooters, and fishermen
- The potential loss of tax and fees as less people hunt, shoot, and fish
- The efforts by non-hunting and anti-hunting organizations to close more public lands to hunters, shooters, and fishermen
There's a lot more going on in the debate, but these seem to be the key discussion points.
So where's the truth? Personally, I'm pretty cynical any time politicians start cooking up laws with attracive names (Sportsmen's Heritage Act… really?). I get even more suspicious when they start trying to sneak the bills in on the coat tails of other bills (in this case, they've attached it to the new Farm Bill… which is a monstrosity in its own right). At the same time, I've lost all faith in organizations like Center for Biological Diversity and others who call themselves "conservationists", but tend toward the extremes when it comes to environmental and animal rights issues. The CBD, in particular, has really stooped to new lows in misinformation and even downright lying to fatten the donation coffers and push their various agendas.
To begin my personal quest for elucidation, I read HR 4089. I recommend this course of action to any interested parties. The actual text provides a pretty solid baseline from which to launch into interpretation and dissection. I'm tempted to post the bill in its entirety, but I think it's probably more reasonable to provide a link directly to the US Government Printing Office, where you can review a certified (unadulterated) copy. This way, you can be sure that I haven't made any alterations to support my own arguments.
Let's be clear here, in case there's any doubt. I am not a lawyer. I am not a politician. I'm just a guy with reasonable intelligence and a lot of questions. I am a lifelong hunter, shooter, and fisherman, so I admit that I may have a bias in this issue. However, I think people who know me, and maybe those who've read my writing over time, would agree that I usually take a pretty balanced point of view when it comes to sorting out this kind of thing.
Also, I recognize that documents drafted by lawyers and politicians can carry layers and layers of nuance. It can be dangerous to take these things at face value, and that a layman's read of these documents may have little relationship to what it's really saying. But then again, words can only be twisted so far. I believe a logical and careful reading can expose most of the sneaky stuff.
So here's my take, after reading through the document a few times.
First of all, the bill's language takes pains to make two things clear. One is that nothing in the bill changes existing laws, regulations, or policies that relate to the prohibition or allowance of hunting, shooting, or fishing on federal lands. If a place, like a national park, is closed to recreational hunting due to existing rules, then it stays closed. If a wilderness area is closed to vehicular traffic in order to preserve the habitat and wilderness environment, it will stay closed to vehicular traffic. No matter how I tried to twist the language, I couldn't make it spell out a requirement to build roads, quad trails, or anything else in existing wilderness areas. It does, however, clearly state that providing access for hunting, shooting, and fishing should be a priority on lands where such activities are not otherwise prohibited. That is, indeed, the stated purpose of the bill.
The second thing it clarifies is that any new changes to prohibit or restric hunting, shooting, or fishing on federal lands that are currently open must be justified by legitimate considerations such as safety, scientifically proven environmental sensitivity, or national security. These restrictions must then be revisited and approved on a regular basis.
The bill also makes clear that management of the public lands, whether National Parks, BLM, or National Forest remains in the hands of the current managers. These managers are still authorized and charged to develop and implement land management decisions… including hunting, shooting, and fishing access. However, decisions that restrict those uses must meet the above requirements, and must be reviewed regularly. It's clear, by the way, that public safety is both a legitimate and reasonable rationale for restricting hunting and shooting in some places. It is also clear that the bill will require the land managers to justify their decisions to prohibit hunting, shooting, or fishing and that future management plans must address these uses. After the issue in the Los Padres National Forest last year (or was it 2010?), I have to agree that this level of accountability and oversight is necessary and good. It may place a little additional burden on the land managers, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
There were a couple of points in HR4089 that I found intriguing. The first was the stipulation that, even on public lands closed to hunting, volunteers could be utilized to manage populations (e.g. elk, deer, and feral hogs). This is already in practice in some places (Rocky Mountain National Park, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, etc.), and if I understand the bill correctly, this would extend to any federal land where such a program could be safely utilized. I don't think that's a bad idea at all. The other interesting addition was the section that apparently seeks to clarify the language in the Toxic Substances Control Act that prohibits the EPA from regulating lead ammunition and fishing tackle. This is clearly an effort to head off the assault by the CBD and associated organizations to force the EPA to ban lead ammo and fishing tackle. I don't know if it's really warranted, but I don't see it as a harmful addition.
What I really don't see here is anything that specifically does any of the things the bill's opponents are claiming. In fact, to my eyes, the bill addresses most of these concerns directly.
Am I missing something? I don't think so, but I'm open to other perspectives.


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BFS Business Printing Installs Komori Spica 529 Perfector
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Press release from the issuing companyRolling Meadows, IL, October 1, 2008 – Komori America Corporation, a premier manufacturer of sheetfed and web offset printing presses, today announced it has installed a fully automated five-color, Spica 29 Perfector offset press at BFS Business Printing, operating on five city floors in the heart of Boston. The company was founded in 1965 as a printer primarily servicing architects, engineers, and developers. During the 1970s, BFS Business Printing expanded, adding a commercial offset printing division that continues to thrive. The company chose the Komori five-color Spica 29 Perfector for its small footprint that easily accommodates the company's limited space, faster makeready time, and to move from a 25" to 29" sheet for added capability.
The Spica 529P is receiving instant approval from BFS Business Printing and its customers due its drastically shorter turnaround. "We will be able to double the amount of jobs we can accomplish with this press. A job that would require an hour of makeready time on our older presses now takes only 20 minutes on the Spica," said John Merrill, co-owner and chief financial officer of BFS Business Printing. "This press was the perfect size and weight for our facility. The compact footprint allows us the maximum press possible for our available floor space. And we're enjoying increased quality with the Spica's sharper colors and ink key system. Having five-color capability also speeds our time to market."
Loaded with the latest automation features, the Spica 529P answers the company's need to quicker turnaround, lower costs, and high quality. BFS Business Printing reports they particularly like the single touch panel and tool-less clamping as it reduces the workload for its operators, again adding to productivity.
The Spica 529P streamlines traditional turnaround constraints of the offset printing process. BFS general manager Andrew Luce says, "We know that we can rely on the superior quality and service of the Komori press. The Spica 529P is a monumental upgrade to our offset department. Not only will it enhance quality and turnaround time, it opens the door to new capabilities for us."
"We're excited to offer BFS Business Printing a multi-functional press in a compact design that can meet their quality standards," said Ken Sabol, vice president of sales for Komori's Eastern Region. "The ability to help a company like BFS achieve expand business opportunities is very satisfying."
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Sam Benrubi, who has led advertising sales, will remain at Sirius reporting to Mr. Turcotte, where he will oversee ad sales for "The Howard Stern Show," and "Howard 100" and "Howard 101," the two 24/7 channels dedicated to all things Howard Stern.
Going, not leaving
Mr. Turcotte called Sirius a "cool and interesting" opportunity. "This is not so much about me leaving as much as me going," he said. "Hachette's been phenomenal for me. This is just a good opportunity to join a growth company, so here I go."
Sirius is waiting for Federal Communications Commission approval to complete a planned merger with XM Satellite Radio that would create a single satellite-radio provider with more than 14 million subscribers. "Honestly," Mr. Turcotte said, "Sirius' situation is at the point with subscriptions that they've got enough scale, and there are some real advertising opportunities there."
Defecting to digital
With the move, Mr. Turcotte joins the ranks of magazine pros who have defected to digital media, a group that already includes Jack Haire, Eileen Naughton, Stephen Colvin, Atoosa Rubenstein, Mark Golin, Michael Caruso, Jimmy Jellinek and John Lumpkin.
Before Mr. Turcotte was named Hachette's senior VP-corporate sales and marketing last March, he had been VP-publisher of the Hachette Entertainment Group, which comprised Sound & Vision and the now-defunct Premiere. He previously had been publisher at titles including Men's Health and Yahoo Internet Life.
A Hachette spokeswoman said the company will fill his position shortly. "We hate to lose Paul," she said. "He's so creative and an excellent marketing and sales talent. We wish him the best, and it sounds like this new job will be a real challenge for him."
Mr. Turcotte's last day at Hachette is Jan. 15; he assumes his new post Jan. 22.


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Before I was married this sweet dog found her way into my home. She was one of those hard luck cases. A sweet dog that was being bumped from home to home until she landed at the local humane society. When Morgan was born Nala was very unsure about him. She'd been bumped from her last home due to a new baby being brought in.
She was so funny keeping her distance from him. One day she made the mistake of standing near his swing while he was in it, & he leaned over & pulled on her tail. She gave a growl & backed away. We told baby & dog off, & from that moment forward they were best of pals.
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The Effects of Ego Strength, Failure Tolerance, and Performance Anxiety on School-Age Children`s School Class Adjustment: A Focus on Gender Differences
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Korean Journal of Child Studies
Volume 37, Issue 2,
2016, pp.13-25
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Korean Association of Child Studies
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The Effects of Ego Strength, Failure Tolerance, and Performance Anxiety on School-Age Children`s School Class Adjustment: A Focus on Gender Differences
Kim, Se Young;
Objective: The purposes of this study were to examine the effects of school-age children`s ego strength, failure tolerance, and performance anxiety on their school class adjustment, and to model the relation structure of the variables. Method: For these purposes, a questionnaire survey was conducted with 562 6th graders. Results and Conclusion: The results of this study are summarized as follows. First, ego strength, failure tolerance, and performance anxiety were significantly different according to gender. Second, in male students, ego strength, failure tolerance, and performance anxiety had a significant direct effect on school class adjustment. In addition, ego strength and failure tolerance had a significant indirect effect on school class adjustment. Third, female students` paths to school class adjustment were similar to male students` but the effect of failure tolerance on performance anxiety and the effect of performance anxiety on school class adjustment were not significant. Fourth, in the results of multi-group analysis, the effect path from ego strength to school class adjustment was different between male and female students, and the effect was higher in female students than in male students.
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I'm happy to announce one of my short stories will be in a new steampunk anthology called Clockwork Cairo, released on May 28th. Clockwork Cairo is a collection of Egyptian-themed steampunk that includes twenty stories.
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March & April see the World Players Association unite to advance the dignity and humanity of sport
Shortly after unveiling its strategic vision #WorldPlayersUnited, the World Players Association concluded a series of key meetings and discussions in late March and April to ensure that the dignity and humanity of everyone involved in sport including the players is at the top of sport's global agenda.
"Whenever players have organised and acted collectively to advance their profession, sport has benefitted in commercial and social terms," Brendan Schwab, the Executive Director of the World Players Association, said today. "The World Players Association strives to continue this legacy at the global level."
In a highly active six week period:
- The Executive Committee of the World Players Association met to approve a proposed Universal Declaration of Player Rights with the purpose of embedding internationally recognised player rights within global sports law
- 75 of the world's leading player development professionals and player association executives gathered in Paris for the 2017 World Player Development Conference to agree upon a set of standards to ensure that world sport focuses on the holistic development of players as people and that players can successfully transition into their post-sport lives
- The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) resolved to hold the first global dialogue on the work of professional athletes
- UNESCO identified the safeguarding of athlete rights as a key pillar in the development of an action plan to be presented to the world's sports ministers in July to protect the integrity of sport
- The World Players Association continued to advance the work of the Mega Sporting Events Platform for Human Rights and the Sport and Rights Alliance to embed the human rights of everyone involved in the delivery of the world's great sporting events including the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA EUROs and the Commonwealth Games.
"We are gaining confidence that the world of sport is at a turning point," Schwab said. "The understanding has grown that the biggest threats to sport – corruption, cheating and the abuse of human rights – can only be addressed in partnership with those most affected by them: the players, the local communities, the workers, the journalists and the fans."
This understanding is now seeing some concrete actions. UNESCO's International Charter on Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport acknowledges that ILO standards apply to the work of professional athletes. The historic commitment of the ILO Governing Body on 15 March 2017 to hold a global dialogue forum will enable employers, governments and player unions to discuss the application of ILO standards in a practical and meaningful way.
On 30 & 31 March, the World Players Association, as a member of the Permanent Consultative Council to CIGEPS, UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport, assisted in preparations for "MINEPS VI", the July meeting of the world's sports ministers. The preparations include an action plan to protect the integrity of sport in a way that expressly empowers athletes whilst safeguarding their fundamental rights.
The growing voice of the players
In its two-day meeting held in Paris on 6 & 7 April, the World Players Association Executive Committee praised the growing voice of the players in world sport, commending:
- The continuing effort and desire among players throughout the world to form players' associations in a variety of sports. Players want their voice to be heard in the governance of sport, and to negotiate the terms of their involvement. Fundamental to this is the right to be represented by persons and organisations chosen by the players themselves
- The rising activism of female players demanding gender equality as exemplified most recently by the collective actions of the national women's football teams of Ireland and the United States, as well as the US women's ice hockey team. The Executive Committee restated its gender equality principles to inform labour negotiations for women athletes.
"The increasing commitment of players to organise collectively is significant," Schwab said. "It recognises the ever growing demands that sport is imposing on players to perform at an elite level often in the absence of decent working conditions. It also shows a strong response to the far-reaching regulatory commitments imposed by sport governing bodies on players."
A recent study by Braham Dabscheck, Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne, reveals that of 174 player and athlete associations worldwide, 80 have been formed since the year 2000. Five emerged in 2016 alone. However, players commonly do not enjoy the right to organise and collectively bargain despite it being among the fundamental rights at work according to the ILO.
The Executive Committee also noted with concern:
- The ongoing division and lack of confidence among all stakeholders regarding the future of the global anti-doping regime. To this end, the Executive Committee reiterated its fundamental concerns with current anti-doping policy
- The ever-rising challenges facing players seeking to successfully transition into a post-sporting career from a playing environment characterised by intense pressure, insecurity, injury, media scrutiny and commercialisation.
Proposal for a Universal Declaration of Player Rights Approved
The Executive Committee approved a proposal for the adoption of a Universal Declaration of Player Rights, and is finalising the text having regard to the fundamental rights of players under international human rights law and standards.
"Our objective is for the Declaration to be entrenched within international sports law. This will enable sports to take proactive measures to respect and uphold player rights in accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights," Schwab said.
"Given the re-occurring concerns over player rights coupled with the violation of internationally recognised human rights around the staging of major sporting events, the time is right for a strong assertion of player and human rights in world sport. A universal commitment by the whole of sport is now essential for sport to retain its social licence."
In keeping with the spirit of the Declaration, the Executive Committee reiterated its support for the lifting of the hijab ban in basketball and for the campaign of American basketball player Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir which successfully culminated on 4 May 2017 with FIBA adopting a new headgear rule.
Prior to publication, the Declaration will undergo a further process of review and consultation among players, players' associations, athlete representatives and international human rights experts.
Players are people first
Championing the theme #people first – embedding holistic player development in world sport, the 2017 World Player Development Conference held in Paris on April 3, 4 & 5 saw expert exchanges on the current challenges and future scenarios regarding the personal development and social wellbeing of players.
"Players are people first, and athletes second," Schwab said. "We are determined to ensure that players not only have every opportunity to maximise their sporting careers, but also fully develop their human potential over their entire life's journey."
The presentations and discussions highlighted the acute need for sport to develop players holistically given that players are entering an ever-more competitive, demanding, dangerous and precarious environment at an increasingly young age. This career path and work environment has compounded the challenges that players confront in transitioning throughout their career and in their post sporting lives.
Despite the inherently intense, short term and precarious nature of the athletic career, the conference noted the absence of any worldwide minimum conditions to safeguard and resource the personal development and wellbeing of professional athletes.
Accordingly, the conference developed The Paris World Player Development Standard 2017, a comprehensive policy document designed to underpin player development and wellbeing in world sport. The Standard will serve as a tool for player associations in the negotiation, development, implementation and measurement of player development programs, and to provide a benchmark against which the world of sport can be assessed regarding the value it places on developing players as people as well as athletes. An expert group appointed by the conference will finalise the Standard in June.
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The world record holder and reigning Olympic gold medalist in the marathon won't seek to retain his title.
Many U.S. athletes are training for the Olympics and will stay thousands of miles away from the site of the games.
That's right, the 2008 Olympics are in Beijing, China in two days, but some U.S. teams are staying in other countries, like South Korea.
The Ethiopian man mentioned at the beginning of this column won't run in the marathon competition he dominates because of an asthma problem that will be made worse by China's air pollution.
U.S. Olympians will be offered masks to wear in token resistance to the lung clogging pollutants. That's why U.S. athletes are training for the games far away from the games, to steer clear of Beijing's polluted skies as much as possible.
All of that alone makes it seem crazy that the Olympic powers that be should have the games in China.
What troubles me even more is that journalists are willingly giving up their rights to report all the sights and sounds in China during the games. Initially, China made overtures that they would drop their communist guard and let reporters report with free access unhindered on the internet.
Ah, but just a week ago or so the overtures became underhanded as China rescinded its promise, blocking some websites.
There was no world outcry and the games continue.
Surprisingly, journalists who decry any obstacle to open government and are all about open access have become apparently mute. Hoping, I guess, that nothing newsworthy will happen in China other than the games.
So in the face of all this, why are the games in China and why, apparently, is no news agency willing to take a stand.
These are not the Olympic games, these are the Madison Avenue games...the official street of these games.
There will be brilliant spectacle, to be sure, with athletes trying their best in stunningly designed stadiums and buildings. China's history and culture, edited by its communist handlers, will be on full display.
You'll watch, though, and I'll probably watch the opening ceremonies...and accompanying commercials.
But don't watch for the usual camaraderie that exists at Olympic games when athletes from around the world live together in a campus at the host city.
Don't watch for any world records in outdoor endurance sports.
And, of course, don't look for much investigative journalism from Beijing outside of the arenas.
That's because in all likelihood they won't be there.
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Google has won a legal battle over the Android trademark. The judge ruled in favor of Google and the companies using Android OS that were targeted by an infringement lawsuit filed by Erich Specht.
Erich Specht is an entrepreneur from Illinois who was behind a company called Android Data. In 2002, it received trademark protection for the name. However, on the same year, the company folded resulting in the trademark being abandoned.
Specht filed suit against Google seeking $94 million in damages despite his previous company earning only less than a million in revenue before it collapsed.
Google filed a motion to throw out the case and the judge agreed citing that the Android Data trademark has been abandoned. The judge went on to cancel Specht's trademark to prevent it from causing confusion with Google's mobile OS.
A Google representative said that the company was "pleased to see the case dismissed as it was baseless from the start."


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Tips for Losing Weight Fast
Ever since last winter and the holiday foods, you have gained a couple of pounds and summer is fast approaching but you feel as if though you are not ready to whip out a bikini of your liking from the back of your closet and look amazing since you have gained a little weight. In a society where only certain stereotypical body types are promoted, we must go against the grain and support body types that are different but there's nothing wrong with wanting to lose weight. What is important is how comfortable you are in your own skin and if it takes you a few changes to be completely comfortable in your own skin, you should do so.
Losing weight can be a hard process, it would require major lifestyle changes and cutting out all fizzy drinks from your diet but if you want to lose weight, changes has to be made. The tips that we have mentioned below will help you make the lifestyle changes necessary in order to shed a few pounds before summer rolls around.
Change your diet
Some individuals who desire to lose weight try various kinds of detox tea and exercise machines when all you need to lose weight is to maintain a healthy diet. One of the important factors that contribute to weight loss is your intake of calories and the nutritional values of the foods you consume. So if you're looking to shed some pounds, you should keep track of your calories in order to make sure that you consume a lesser amount of calories than you usually do.
If you are trying to lose weight by cutting down the amount of calories, transitioning from eating over two thousand calories per day to eating less than thousand five hundred calories will be difficult as it will leave you with less energy since your body is used to consuming a lot more amount of calories and the ultimate solution for this is to consume foods that are rich in energy and nutritional value so that you will not feel as if you are starving throughout the day.
Exercise routine
Drinking your detox tea and changing your diet will give you good results but if you are not a person who has acquired a love for tea or you cannot seem to stop eating from fast food chains, you can definitely resort to this option to help you shed those pounds before summer. If you want quicker results and you wouldn't mind following all two methods mentioned above, you will definitely find yourself slimming down before the weather changes and summer comes your way.


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Many different bands could be sited as having created the Boulder music sound. Since the 1970s and even before, Boulder has been an outlet for "freaks" everywhere to unite and be free in artistic creation and expression. Along with having a large population of young people from University of Colorado's Boulder campus, the spirit of the town itself has always been young, wild, and free. Of all the artistic mediums, Boulder's live music scene and support has always seemed strongest. Thanks to many different bands and organizations, bluegrass music in particular has always found a home in our big city, or large town. Lyons, Colorado, just down the road, has hosted the Rocky Grass Festival for nearly Forty years now. The improvisational spirit of the music and the restless nature of the lyrics cliqued accordingly with the freaks in Boulder and surrounding (Nederland, Ward, Jamestown, Lyons) and still holds strong today. One band in particular has stood the test of time, twenty-two years of edgy bending of the bluegrass medium.
Leftover Salmon is not quite bluegrass, really its not quite any particular genre. Founder Vince Herman (Guitar, Vocals) describes Salmon's music as Cajun slam-grass. And it's no joke. There is an undeniable calypso edge to their brand of grass. And the slam means fast, aggressive, and silly, but always with intent. Unlike another Boulder-born grass outfit like Hot Rize, Salmon never concerned themselves with duplicating convention; rather, they played a sort of party music with substance. Americana with reconsidered styling. Though Leftover Salmon has consisted of many rotating members, most notably jazz drummer Jeff Sipe, the original Leftover Salmon lineup was Herman, Drew Emmitt (Mandolin, Guitar, Vocals), Bill McKay (Piano, Organ, Vocals), Mark Vann (Banjo, Vocals). The band enjoyed their heyday of whatever commercial success mattered to them in the 1990s.
Their tour was brought to a screeching halt with the tragic and untimely death of banjo-man Mark Vann who died of pancreatic cancer at age 39 in the spring of 2002. Vann's presence in the band both musically and ethically was non duplicable and Leftover went on a multi-year hiatus to heal and revamp. They began playing scattered reunion shows throughout the mid-2000s, rotating different talented scene banjo players until settling unanimously on a young banjo played named Andy Thorn. The band has since enjoyed a revitalized energy and has finally announced a solid touring year of shows all over the country, along with a soon-to-come new album. It's safe to say they are experiencing a revival stride. From cult festival and theatre performances to a full-scale touring outfit. Unfortunately Bill McKay, long-time member and piano extraordinaire, was not a performing member this last tour. Reasons why are to be speculated but not assumed. He was missed at this last Colorado run, however the music did not suffer in his absence.
I had the distinct pleasure of catching a surprise appearance at Avon's Snowball Festival, and both Fox Theatre Boulder dates on their stretch of Colorado shows. I have been seeing Salmon since I was little kid with my folks, and in my dozens of Salmon shows I have to say that night one of the two night Fox run was one of the best I had seen in a while. That night they busted out a rarity, "Alfalfa's" which is a parody of Boulderites and their favorite health food store. I had never heard this one performed live and it was truly a sentimental moment. The next night was Wednesday and the Fox appeared sold out for an anticipated second night. The house was full of familiars and fixtures in the Boulder County bluegrass community. Even concert-painter Scramble Campbell showed up to paint his way through both three-hour shows. As the house lights dimmed and the boys rambled onstage for the first set, the crowd cheered amicably, but quieted down to give the music a chance to roll out.
First set highlights included bluegrass-ripper opening tune "Blue Night" into a Salmon calypso classic "Carnival Time". This one in particular is the essence of the Salmon sound. Herman's goofy vocal stylings evoking a banana-boat jam feel and swingy mandolin punches to keep the beat. The boys continued to play classics and standards, pleasing the stoney crowd and both young and old. The boys busted out a moon-song double header with "Valley of the Full Moon" and "Sing Up To The Moon". One thing that Salmon has that other "newgrass" outfits don't is truly unique vocal stylings. Between Emmitt's yodel serenades and Vince's assured playfulness they really set themselves apart from anything else out there. Emmitt's presence came through in the meandering but ponderous "Highway Song" which allowed Andy Thorn to show off his banjo chops as well. The highlight of set one came with an off-kilter version of the standard "Hot Corn-Cold Corn". Vince and Drew got the crowd involved in a call-and-response contest (audience right won) and played challenging changes creating a powerful rendering of this classic.
Set break time can sometimes be stressful with crowds getting restless, long bathroom lines, and inescapable cigarette smoke out-front for those who want a breather. But the Salmon scene is strong and old, and everyone seemed to fall in with old friends respectively. Taking a reasonably short set break, the boys emerged right on time for set two. They started off soft and slow with the first few songs, allowing some tension to build just in time to unwind at the appropriate moment. Vince introduced a new song, one that I had heard a few days earlier in Avon. "Here Comes The Night" fits into the Salmon catalogue well and I can't wait to hear other new tunes that will compromise their upcoming album. To the thrill of the crowd the band busted out the title track of their classic "Euphoria" album. Not a Salmon original, but certainly re-coined stylistically, the crowd jumped, jammed, hooted and hollered. Then another Vince rant led into "Shannon" one I had never heard before and seemed to evoke a Frank Zappa feel. Next came the old-standard "Down in the Hollow" which Drew always performs with his whole presence. He would have made Bill Monroe proud with his rendition. The rest of the set included energetic versions of John Hartford's "Up on the Hill Where They Do The Boogie" and "Joseph's Dream", both staples of the Salmon catalogue. The later was particularly appreciated and performed in Vince's half-cocked kookiness.
This show went by quick and by encore call the audience seemed exhausted from nearly three hours of partying and singing/dancing along. Their manager got the audience roused for the cliché encore call. The band came back to perform "Better" into the Led Zeppelin classic "Rock 'n' Roll" performed a'la Emmitt. Two long nights at the Fox and this twenty-two year old band, that has performed more than any other act there, left the friends and family to themselves to get home safely, or continue the party in town.
I am so proud of the direction that Salmon has gone with their project. Vince and Drew had been plenty busy with "Great American Taxi" and "Emmitt-Nershi Band" but they knew the importance of celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Fox with their hometown crowd. Definitely check out Salmon's tour dates. You may be surprised that they are coming to a town in your neck of the woods. Maybe somewhere they haven't been before. To start the tour in Colorado was the natural right choice. To twenty-two years and beyond!


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Design of Maintainable Drains for Earth Retaining Structures
Principal investigator:
- Andrew Boeckmann | email@example.com | University of Missouri - Columbia
Project status
Start date: 10/01/15
End date: 03/31/17
Report: Design of Maintainable Drains for Earth Retaining Structures (1.39 mb pdf) May 2017
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About the research
Poor drainage is by far the most common cause of poor performance for earth retention systems. Poor performance includes burdensome serviceability problems that can progress to outright failure of the earth retention system if not addressed.
A common method for improving earth retaining wall drainage is to include weep holes, which relieve water pressure by creating a controlled seepage path through the retaining wall face. Maintainable drains are a more reliable means of promoting retaining wall drainage than traditional weep holes, which are likely to become clogged during the lifespan of the wall.
To evaluate performance of retaining walls with maintainable drains, the researchers constructed and tested two physical model retaining walls in the large-scale geotechnical modeling laboratory at the University of Missouri. The first wall retained a silty sand backfill, and the second wall retained a fine sand backfill. For each wall, a series of tests was conducted with varying drain type (maintainable and conventional weep), drain size (diameters of 2 in., 4 in., and 6 in.), and drain spacing. For each test, a constant height of water was impounded behind the wall backfill while measuring drain outflow and backfill pore pressure.
The research team created three-dimensional (3D) finite element models to evaluate the results of the physical models. The researchers created additional models to evaluate the effect of facial drainage features on a generic retaining wall.
The research team then developed design criteria for maintainable conical drains that penetrate the wall backfill, as well as for drains that do not penetrate the wall backfill, including conventional weep holes. The design criteria are general and do not address all situations, including situations when permittivity controls affect outflow, backfill is not compatible with the drain geotextile, or multiple rows of drains are used.
The final report documents the project's research methodology, results, and interpretation. The interpretation culminated in the development of the team's Design Guide for Maintainable Drains, which is included as the Appendix to the report.


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Apparently cryogenic freezing ruins latex. That's why the laboratory stripped it off Selene (Kate Beckinsale) when they froze her after the humans rebelled against the ghoulies occupying their planet. So that means that when she wakes up, it's laying there perfectly preserved for her, and she gets to tug it on and begin kicking everyone's butt again. Such is the beginning of the fourth Underworld masterpiece. Usually, I would have a hard time watching the fourth movie in a series like this because my eyes would be stuck rolling skyward, but these movies move me to shadowbox alongside them because they're such dumb fun. If you're already making a face like you smelled something bad, I can assure you that this movie isn't any different from the others, so you should go away or stay accordingly.
None of the three dimensions are safe from the werewolf-on-vampire massacre. Who knew my days of dog walking would come back in such a visceral way while watching werewolf after werewolf get served and land perilously close to my face? Aside from a decent helping of melodramatic twists that I don't want to spoil, that's all you get to see here. I mean, the vampires get bloodied too, especially since the main Lycan is like Cujo v.2 when seen through a magnifying glass, but really, it's not that complicated. In fact, if you've never seen another Underworld pic, you don't need to in order to get up to speed on who-did-what-to-who.
The only thing resembling a plot leads to having to discuss spoilers, and let's face it: that's all the story line has. So suffice to say that you already know Selena was frozen, but she wasn't the only one, and now the Lycans have used her escape as a signal that it's time to stop hiding and start chomping.
I really want my monsters to be ultra-violent, and I am pretty sure that all of the action in alternate-universe Twlight got sucked out by a big vacuum cleaner and deposited into the Underworld receptacle. The movie never stops, and those melodramatic twists I mentioned? They're pretty messed up. So the teenager inside me that gets really psyched over freaky contact lenses and sharp stabby objects feels completely satisfied by this. Some of the film excellence includes: Selene showing us what heart surgeries in the future will look like, and the best use of a chandelier since The Phantom of the Opera. Can't wait for number five hopefully entitled Underworld: Now That Everyone's Awake, Let's Use People's Spines for Suspenders.
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