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A guest post by Andrea Slonecker
Andrea Slonecker is a food writer and cooking teacher in Portland, Oregon. Find out more on her website.
I once heard that the best way to learn about something in detail is to write a book about it. That is the essence of a single subject cookbook. I learned this by writing Pretzel Making at Home (Chronicle Books, April 2013), and another book on eggs that's in the editing phase.
Enthusiastic cooks, it seems, take to single subject subjects as well, when they want to know all about a food or dish. Here are the pros and cons of writing them:
The Upside: You Really Get into the Subject Matter
For authors, the opportunity to write a single-subject cookbook is a dream come true, providing the resources (time plus funding) to dig deeply into the subject and reveal all its potential. Total immersion in the subject makes the author a go-to expert, which opens the door for further opportunities such as interviews, articles, and, for some, spokesperson work.
Single-subject books connect the author with enthusiastic cooks who are eager to learn. Kirsty Melville, president and publisher of the book division of Andrews McMeel Publishing, says, "Single-subject books can reach a dedicated or committed readership, where the passion for the subject becomes the driver of interest." Andrews McMeel has a series of "I Love" books that match writers with readers who are passionate about their area of interest, from coffee to meatballs.
The Downside: Just How Fascinating is It?
Before pitching your highly focused idea to a publisher, you had better be really interested in it, because you will be living with this topic day for years: researching it, talking and writing about it, and, most important, eating (or drinking) it almost daily. Not to mention the promotion after the book launches.
As is true with all cookbooks, with an unlimited supply of free recipes online and in magazines, publishers are looking for a story that goes beyond just a collection of recipes. They want depth of content and a unique perspective'97a compelling reason to publish the material in book form. On top of that, you must prove a niche audience exists for the book, and that the subject warrants a whole book. Otherwise, publishers may decide it's better suited to a magazine article.
And then there's pricing. Since single-subject books tend to be affordable. Their authors typically receive lower advances than they would for a bigger, more expensive general interest book. Justin Schwartz, executive editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt says, "I'm always asking myself, '91Would anyone really pay $15 to $20 for a whole cookbook about this subject?'"
Trends are Different from Fads
When it comes to single-subject books, publishers are looking for topics that are trends, not merely fads. There are two angles: be the first to market and do it quickly to capitalize on the craze, or look for topics that Chronicle's senior editor, Amy Treadwell, refers to as "evergreen:" perennial favorites that are part of the "enduring culinary landscape." Ingredient-focused books are more wide-ranging than books on trendy food; that range will likely translate to higher sales and a longer shelf life for the book.
If your idea capitalizes on a trend, consider where the trend comes from. Often, trends begin in restaurants, but not all restaurant trends translate to home cooking. Take burgers, for example: they've been a smashing hit in restaurants over the last few years, but books on the subject can be hit or miss. As Wiley's Schwartz points out, "I just don't think anyone wakes up thinking, '91I really want a book of all burger recipes.'"
And a word of warning: with trends, there's likely competition. Writers across the globe now have access to the same ideas, and it's common for books on the same topic to come out from different publishers in the same season. "We are publishing a book called A Taste of Honey, and I noticed that another publisher also has a honey book coming out," says Andrews McMeel's Melville. "We all live and breathe the same information these days."
While authors benefit from having their book first to market, they can also benefit from being the best possible person to write the book. For instance, Wiley published blogger Gaby Dalkin's first book, Absolutely Avocados (Wiley, 2013). Schwartz says, "I'm sure any number of recipe developers could have written this book, but avocados are Gaby's true passion. This is the book Gaby had to write."
There was a time when the cookbook market wanted one book to learn "how to cook everything," but now home cooks are looking for experts to teach them how to cook one thing in the best possible way. Given the wealth of information shared on the Internet, "topics need to be carefully considered and have a little story behind them," says Treadwell. "In the end it's all about publishing the right book on the right subject at the right time."
Got a question for Andrea? Comment here and she will respond.
Note: This article was originally published in WORDS, the newsletter of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Food Writers, Editors and Publishers section." This post contains affiliate links.
18 Responses to "Should You Write a Single Subject Cookbook?"
What a timely post! I JUST got back from having lunch with Gaby and about 10 San Diego bloggers to celebrate her cookbook as part of her book tour. And she is definitely the person who HAD to write that book; a passionate and perfect topic for her.
Today happens to be the official release date of my cookbook! A single topic cookbook on…Peanut Butter as you know. And yes, one had better get on board and LOVE their ingredient b/c you are living and breathing that ingredient for years. And eating plenty of it.
That said, in my case, just simply writing a baking/desserts cookbook wasn't seeming to be in the cards (basically what would differentiate it from the million other books like it) but when I switched my focus to a single ingredient, everything clicked into place. In my case, it was a great call and yes, I actually really still love PB!
Writing a single subject book requires researching and having great passion for your subject. Writing a trendy book might work for some writers, but I feel it may stay around for many more years if you select a common kitchen pantry item or a subject more basic. (love peanut butter!)
I chose "Olive Oil" because I feel it runs throughout my veins being of Greek decent! Spending many years working for a olive oil brand the subject of recipes came up several times during my experience with the public.
Thanks to a fellow blogger and photographer we collaborated on the project and finished it last month!
But, I love and collect single subject books! I use them for inspiration and recipes when a garden vegetable is ready for roasting or a seasonal fruit is ready for picking!
See you soon, at an olive orchard near you!
After devoting years to my big baking books, "Baking in America" and "A Baker's Odyssey" I am now writing a single subject book on souffl'e9s for Gibbs Smith as part of their series, The French Cook. It's a subject I am passionate about. I love the single subject concept because it lets me fly in all sorts of flavor directions. And I get to experiment with vegetable and fish souffl'e9s as well as with a whole bunch of sweet ones, hot or cold. It's a real gift.
I love single-subject food books. In fact, backed Kickstarter project, Short Stack, hand-crafted books-too adorable not to mention here. BTW, this is not an endorsement Dianne.
I wrote my first single-subject about salmon. But I'm stuck, like my body is buried in sand. My biggest challenge today is what to do with the manuscript. Choices are either: 1. find an agent 2. create an ebook (my original thought process) or 3. contact a publisher directly. I'm not sure why I can't move forward!
Andrea, what was the defining moment for you when you decided what to do with your manuscript?
Hi Maureen,
I had a unique situation when I pitched my first book, because I had worked on three books with Diane Morgan as her assistant. Two of the books I worked on were for Chronicle, so when I came up with the idea for my pretzel book, I already had the connections at Chronicle and they took it right away.
I have thought a lot about the need for an agent, and I am a firm believer that they know the market and how to negotiate contract terms much better than I do, so it is worth the investment. For both of my books, my agent was able to negotiate a higher advance that paid for her 15% commission. I'd find an agent to help you craft and deliver your pitch. Hope that helps!
Yes Andrea, that's a big help. I think in retrospect with regards to moving forward with the ebook, it's more work than I realized and my work effort or ROI is worth more than uploading it online. I'm sure that's one of the reasons I'm sitting on the manuscript. My next step is to craft a pitch for an agent. Thanks.
And I can't wait to read your pretzel book, I'm munching on cheese filled pretzels as I write.
I've written a number of single subject cookbooks–including three large ones all devoted to cookies–and there is good news and bad news. The good news is you do amass a huge amount of info that a writer who hasn't specialized in that subject will never know; and the confidence in knowing that you are an expert on the topic.
The bad news, at least for me (and apparently Andrea), is that I get very tired of testing so many of the same sorts of recipes while working on a single-subject book. No, no, not ANOTHER cookie–can't I just make a pie?! This is one reason I love blogging–I can work on other kinds of foods and take a little break from the book deadline grind. The other bad news, maybe, is the problem of getting type cast. Here again writing informative/interesting stories and recipes for a blog or magazines or newspapers can keep reminding peeps of your multiple areas of expertise. I got a publisher interested in my "Kneadlessly Simple" bread book after doing a very well-received newspaper article–this overcame the, "She doesn't do yeast bread" pushback.
Nancy, great points, and I agree. Consider pitching a topic that you absolutely love and won't tire of, or that has enough variation that you won't get (too) sick of–I've never tired of eating pretzels or eggs, even while I was developing the recipes.
Interesting discussion about the difference between trend and fad. I can't always tell the difference myself. I sometimes wonder if the quinoa cookbooks will be evergreen or get filed away when the next superfood comes to town.
I am interested in doing a single-subject cookbook but fear I would tire of my favourite food like Nancy Baggett and her cookies. Love how she counterbalances with her blog.
Lots to think about in this post. Thanks!
I go back and forth on this. I still use my How To Cook Everything as a resource when I'm stuck. I also enjoy the single subject cookbooks for the the details. I guess it all get down to your need.
Single subject cookbooks used to come in the form of pamphlets, didn't they? I have old ones that I found in my mom's cookbook cabinet from the Florida Orange people, Florida Seafood people, one on salads, etc. I have a couple of old French ones, one all on eggs and the other on rice. I think that trends and fads aside, what probably works in single subject cookbooks are cookbooks that focus on ingredients that are always on hand, such as eggs, avocados (good!), ingredients that we just want new recipes in order to use up. Pies and cookies work, too, because they are eternal and we make pies and cookies all year round and, again, crave new recipes. Maybe one reason these cookbooks sell is because they are in some way comforting to those who are not confident cooks or bakers, allowing someone to really dscover and work on one type of recipe. I would be curious to see a study done of who buys single topic cookbooks and why.
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I heartily agree that you had better love your single subject. For me, it was easy to write my cookbook, "Soup's On!" because I've always loved soup, and there are so many ingredient possibilities so you don't get tired of the same thing. But, it can feel weird when you're testing Post-Thanksgiving Turkey Chili in July! To avoid palate fatigue, I froze a lot of my test batches in single-serving containers. They were great for my husband to take to work, to share with my elderly parents or a sick friend, or to give to my college kids living on their own. And It was very satisfying to thaw and heat a cup of something I'd worked on several weeks before, and to realize how good it tasted!


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Haunt the House is simple, yet fun flash game that looks like it was designed by Meghan Murphy. The premise is easy: scare all the people out of the house. You play the ghost and using your ability to possess objects you try to frighten the thirty people out of the house. Like I said simple, but very fun.
Haunt the House – Fun, Free, Flash Game
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Fun game but it can take a while. 30 min for my first run through scaring out 29 people and killing 1.


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Read more: "Climate report 2013: Your guide to the big questions"
This is surprisingly unclear. Some things that seemed fairly certain in the last report in 2007, no longer appear to be. For instance, the 2007 assessment confidently reported that "more intense and longer droughts have been observed over wide areas since the 1970s." This led to dire warnings of droughts to come, including an IPCC prediction that "between 75 and 250 million people [in Africa] are projected to be exposed to an increase in water stress due to climate change" by the 2020s.
But the new report says confidence is low on whether there has been any increase in droughts so far. And it makes no assessment of whether droughts might become more frequent or intense in the next few decades.
In 2007, there was also a claim that hurricanes had increased since the 1970s. Now this is again accorded "low confidence", as is any suggestion of an imminent increase.
The new report is also more wary about predicting what climate change could mean in the future for particular parts of the world. The 2007 report on the impact of climate change was peppered with forecasts of impending droughts, changing river flows and increasing storminess in particular parts of the world.
But this week's report warns that: "Over the next few decades changes at the regional scale will be strongly influenced by natural internal variability." In other words, local detail is unknowable because of natural variation in the climate.
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Dog Discussion Forum on Behavior problem, Dog training questions & answers by dog owners. We are not vets but we often can help or guide on dog health & training behavior issues.
Emergency and First Aid Kit for Dogs
Be prepared for disasters or emergencies, carry a kit in your car and have one at home.
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Is my dog starting labour???
Your dog is in heat or was with another dog... Reproduction is natural but we often need or want to control it. Let's discuss dog breeding here.
Is my dog starting labour???
My dog is pregnant and this is her 8th/9th week of pregnancy. She is not eating her food and is very restless. She keeps going outside and sniffing and running round and then she comes back inside and lays in her basket but she doesn't go to sleep- she figdets and whines and rips her bedding up. When my other dog comes near her or walks past her she growls/snaps at him and won't let him come near. I have also noticed that her nipples and vagina are much bigger and swollen. Overall she is basically being: restless, aggressive, refusing food and her nipples and vagina are bigger/swollen. Is she starting labour soon? Or are these signs that the labour is a few days away?
sounds like you'll be having babies soon. Has she seen a vet? normal gestation is 54 - 68 days with 63 days being the norm. also depends on liter size. she by what she is doing is nesting (ripping her bedding up) and overall agitation. What is her temperature? if you have been monitoring her temp for the last couple of days and it has dropped and stayed down puppies will be here within 12-24 hours. Good Luck, I hope you are going to have her spayed after this litter.
No- she hasn't actually seen a vet but yes, her temperature has definetly dropped. I'm slightly worried because tomorrow I'm visiting my mum and my dad will be working until around lunch time- what if the puppies arrive and we're not in???
how can you tell (without having an x-ray) how many puppies your dog will have? what is the average litter for a JRT's first litter?
lack of a better thing to say..... dogs have puppies all the time without human prevention. does she have a place to whelp her pups without the other dog bothering her? maybe she'll have them before you have to leave. make sure she has plenty of water with her and she is isolated from all other animals. Her whelping area (not that she'll use it if she has found another area) should be layered with newspapers and such. very messy job here. Visit www.k9puppydogs.com/dog-discussion-forum and what to expect during the final stages of pregnancy. good reading
kimc, as usual I couldn't find anything even remotely related to whelping puppies on the link you provided. Sorry, no offense but that is usually the case with the fido links. I think you meant "human intervention" not prevention. lol.
Here is actual info for the OP on whelping & how to care for the puppies.
http://www.k9puppydogs.com/dog-discussion-forum/dog-breeding your site is great, but I knew I had seen something on the fido site. maybe this link will help. I guess I had a super long weekend and when I said human prevention yeah I meant human intervention. Human prevention would have been before the pregnancy if you know what I mean. Suebgone, did I read somewhere that you are taking care of rescue dogs. I really appreciate your comments and expertise. you don't mess around but tell it like it is. you don't see that very often.
Thank you, some don't appreciate it, but I was never a froo froo type person. I am very concerned about the pet & if the persons toes get stepped on in the process - so be it. I will admit I don't have much patience with people in certain situations (stupidity) but I try to always think about the lurkers that may learn something as well.
As for rescue, I retired from 15 years of ACO/sheltering law enforcement. In 1997 I founded a shelter because I didn't like the writing on the wall that I saw at the SPCA. Mine is still going strong having contracts with most of the municipalities in the county to take their homeless pets.
Got to admire you for that. takes a very special person to take on that responsibility. I am afraid if I was to go that route, I'd be divorced, or worse yet, I'd become to attached to all the animals and would do anything to keep them with me. but in some small ways I do what I can for animals. (I have 4 dogs, 1 cat and 3 snakes... what can I say?) I also walk dogs for the elderly and take care of animals while the owners are on vacation here in my neighborhood and my own folks. That is what I am doing right now with my parents dog. Family emergency forced them to travel to Atlanta with no time to get him to the vets office for boarding. So instead of 3 dogs sleeping with me I have 4 (makes for a very long nite)
Your dog NEEDS to see a vet. Should have been there as soon as you even suspected she was pregnant. She could be in trouble & need a C-section. We certainly can't diagnose that over the internet.
You posted on AUG 20th that her temp had dropped. That was WEEKS ago. GET HER TO A VET!!!
Obviously you have no idea when she was bred, she is not pregnant OR you are a troll
Geesh! you are right! God I wish people would start their own threads
Well then, tricky when is your dog due? What were her breeding dates. What does the vet say. I am going to assume that you meant to write is my dog near giving birth.
It sure makes hard when people just add onto others threads doesn't it?
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Stefan Janoski Art Show in NYC.
Tomorrow, Saturday Dec 10th Stefan Janoski will be having his first art show in NYC. Opening will be at Three Squares Studio from 8pm-11pm. 444 West 17th St. NY,NY 10011. Please stop by and join in the festivities. Beer and wine will be provided.


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More than a year ago, police suspected that James Berry III had killed a man during a triple shooting in Bolton Hill, and they presented their evidence to prosecutors.
At the time, the case was not deemed strong enough to merit arresting Berry, once a promising boxer with Olympic dreams. It wasn't until last month that detectives got the green light to charge the 25-year-old with murder, after another triple shooting — which left two men dead — focused police attention on him again.


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The importance of keeping your child safe is a concern that should never be ignored. When traveling in the car there are precautions that should be taken other than careful driving. If purchasing a car seat, you need to make sure you are getting exactly what you need because there are several different styles of car seats that serve varying purposes. Once you purchase your car seat there are other important things you need to know to ensure the wellbeing of your little one. Make sure you follow these tips in order to keep your baby snug and safe.
The first tip is that you need to know what you are getting for your money. There are three typical types of car seats that you can purchase: the rear-facing, the convertible, and the 3 in 1. Each seat has different perks, but which one is right for you?
The rear facing child seats are typically used for infants until they are 22-35 pounds. These seats are usually removable, with a base securely clipped into car while the actual seat can be removed as necessary. Most also have carrying handles to make traveling easier. Some models include strollers that go with them so the seat is even more mobile. You can also purchase additional bases to be used in other cars, bypassing the need to purchase several different complete car seats.
Convertible seats can start out as rear facing and at the right time be changed to forward facing. They tend to be bulkier than most infant seats, and unlike typical rear-facing seats they are not removable. The perks of these is that they can be used for longer, because weight limitation tends to be higher. Since convertible car seats are bulkier, it is important to make sure the seat fits snuggly no matter what position they are in. At times they can be harder to fit in smaller cars, so factor the style of car you drive into your decision making.
The final seat option is the 3 in 1. The biggest appeal of these seats is that they can be used for the longest amount of time, making sure parents get their money's worth. They are bigger so they can be used for heavier children and can be used as a rear-facing, forward-facing, or as a belt-positioning booster.
Now that you know the different types of car seats offered there are other tips that should be followed in order to keep your child safe. After purchasing your car seat it is important to make sure that it fits snuggly into the seat. As I mentioned earlier, some of the bulkier seats have a hard time fitting in certain models of cars. When purchasing the seat it is not only important to look at the safety of the seat, but also make sure it can be used to its full potential while in your vehicle. Make sure when buckling it in that it doesn't move more than a few centimeters, if that. You want it to stay stable and not jerk around while you are in the car. It is very important to make sure that the seat is not too big and not too small for your child. When installing your car seat you should also make sure that it is angled properly. You don't want an odd angle that could cause discomfort for your infant.
One long standing belief is that once your child is a year old and weighs at least 22lbs, you can change them to a forward facing position, however new studies question that belief. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics it is wiser to wait until your child's second birthday before facing them towards the front. Crash test results prove that toddlers are much safer when riding rear-facing. They should wait until they have outgrown their infant seat completely before facing forward, so although it's understandable wanting to see your little one's smiling face in your rearview, it is best to wait until you are out of the car.
Another important fact about car seats is that they should always remain in the back seat. While many may think that is common sense it is important to bare that in mind. They should never be put in the passenger's seat, particularly one with an airbag. This of course is not only important for infants in car seats but all children under the age of twelve and under a certain height and weight. Airbags, while used for protection, are very dangerous for children.
Now that you have a car seat of your liking and it is safely placed in the back seat, it is necessary to make sure that your child is buckled in securely. When buckling your child in, the chest clip needs to be level with his armpit and the clip should be right on his chest. The straps should always remain over your child's shoulder. As your child grows it is important to keep adjusting the seat belt so it remains as safe and comfortable as possible. While they should not be digging into your child you should not be able to pinch extra slack in the strap. Being able to slip a single finger under the strap is enough space. These straps will ensure the safety of your child should an accident occur. Along with the comfort of the seat it is a good idea to always keep your child covered. Keeping a baby blanket on hand to make sure your little one is comfortable during car rides can make trips a lot easier. The more comfortable they are the less likely you will have a cranky baby on your hands.
As time goes on there is a good chance that your infant may outgrow their car seat by height before weight. It is important to always pay attention to how your baby fits in their seat. Make sure your infants head is more than one inch below the top of the car seat shell. With these tips in mind you can be rest assured that your little one will be safe and sound while in the car.


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Starkville's Kate Mattox has always found ways to be motivated in an athletic competition.
When she was 10-years-old, Mattox was seeded eighth in the breast stroke for the state swimming championships and was supposed to finish last.
There's one twist to the story.
The meet was being held in Oxford, the home of the University of Mississippi.
While spending the previous night in an Oxford hotel, Mattox knew she was going to have a good meet.
The reason?
"Did you see the name over that pool?" Mattox said, referring to Ole Miss. "I'm going to get out of there as fast as I can."
Mattox ended up winning the state championship in the breast stroke.
The first love for Mattox was soccer and felt at one time that she could play collegiate soccer. Her focus has since shifted from soccer and swimming to cross country.
Mattox won her second consecutive individual cross country state championship on Nov. 10 and leaves Thursday for the Foot Locker South Regional in Charlotte, North Carolina. The race is Saturday.
"It's very exciting and I love it," Mattox said of cross country competition. "It's fun hanging out with my friends at cross country. I really think God is getting me through this. He has been with me the whole time and is going to continue to be with me, so I want to give glory to God. I love it and hope to continue to love it like I do now."
Mattox is being taught to live in the moment, trust God and follow His will in her life.
Faith is very important to Mattox and the support group around her. Prior to leaving for Charlotte, one of the events Mattox participated in was a birthday party for friend and fellow runner Shanika Musser. She gave a devotional book as a gift.
Mattox will participate in the 13-14 age group in Charlotte. Since the Foot Locker South Regional is not an open race, family and coaches believe it was in the best interest of Mattox to compete with the younger age group.
This is the first time that Starkville cross country coach Caroline Woomer has ever had a runner to participate in a meet like the Foot Locker South Regional.
It's not surprising to Woomer that Mattox is the first.
"It does make me proud," Woomer said. "She won every race she ran this year except for the Twilight meet when she was running with the elite. (The Foot Locker) is going to give her more competition. She's better when she has someone pushing her. I'm excited for her and this is just a 3K and not a 4K or 5K that we run in high school, so it's going to be fun for her.
"She has a very strong work ethic, no doubt about it. She can run more and longer. She works and wants to do her best. She believes she has been given a gift and wants to do the best she can with the gift she has."
Mattox has made it a habit to train hard in practice, do what the coaches say and consider what kind of competition she will face during practice.
Because of that dedication to the sport. Mattox has earned respect from her friends and cross country teammates.
"She's an inspiration because she's always got a good attitude about it," Kelly Coble said. "Even when she's really good, she's always encouraging everybody else."
Mattox expressed her thanks to her family, friends, her track coaches Woomer, Steve Griffin and Joe MacGown and soccer coach Anna Albritton for supporting her cross country endeavors. She also appreciates the Starkville Running Club for getting her started in running, and her church family for their support and especially her pastor, Sunday school teacher and youth leader.View more articles in:


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Lesbian Teacher Suing Diocese for Being CatholicBy
The Columbus Dispatch reports that a Catholic High School fired a physical education teacher last month after it became public knowledge that she is a lesbian who lives with her partner, in direct violation of Church teachings. Sadly, the teacher, Carla Hale, reacted by suing the Diocese of Columbus under the city's anti-discrimination law, which does not provide an exemption for religious organizations and carries a penalty of up to 180 days in jail. There is a very real possibility then that Bishop Campbell could be sent to jail for upholding the Catholic faith.
There is also the possibility that this case could end up in the Supreme Court, as the unanimous decision in the Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC case specifically leaves open the possibility of subsequent litigation for breach of contract. However, one has to wonder whether a contract based on a 19-year lie could still be valid. The Dispatch article does not state whether the school knew Hale was a lesbian and perhaps had some informal agreement with her provided she kept it quiet, but if so, the concealment on Hale's part would only be more damning. Neither the school nor the diocese should be punished for trying to right the situation.
An analogous scenario would be a bank manager discovering that one of her employees has been robbing banks, or a police chief discovering that one of his officers has been dealing drugs on the side for the past 20 years. Carla Hale clearly opposes Catholic teaching, so how can she possibly be a Catholic teacher? The Catholic Church is often accused of hypocrisy, but what could be more hypocritical than allowing a teacher to publicly contradict the Catholic faith?
Catholic schools entrust their teachers with a special responsibility to provide spiritual formation and act as role models for their impressionable charges. Not so long ago, most if not all teachers at Catholic schools were consecrated religious. Carla Hale is not even Catholic, but is a practicing Methodist. There is nothing wrong with ecumenism, but faithful Catholic parents have every right to expect that teachers at a Catholic school should be faithful ministers of the Gospel and witnesses to Christ in both their public and private lives.
Nevertheless, Hale has found a deep well of vocal support from partisans on the left. At time of writing, an online petition for her reinstatement had over 10,000 signatures. In times of persecution, there is always an angry mob that thinks it is in the right. Popular opinion claims to be loudly and fiercely opposed to any form of intolerance as a matter of principle, but this apparently does not include intolerance of faithful Catholics.
The more we are persecuted, the more we must pray that Bishop Campbell, and indeed all of us will have the strength to bear the cross. As the motto of the Carthusian order reminds us, "Stat crux dum volvitur orbis." The Cross is steady while the world is turning. We must hold fast to the cross, because the world around us is not going to stop. We must remember as the cross grows heavier, it is because we still believe we are standing on solid ground, when in truth, the cross is all that is solid and eternal.
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This is a travesty.
The analogies posted above are on target and Ohio is an employment at will state. To "protect" a person who has secured a job by perpetuating a lie is immoral at best.
This is but another example of what is happenting to our city as a result of one-party rule.
Jesus was crucified because He was God. He taught us, throughout Scripture, that we will be persecuted in His name – and prepared us for it. Just this past week, in the Acts of the Apostles, we read about the stoning of St. Stephen. We MUST be willing to suffer persecution in the name of all that is good and true. JESUS IS LORD and will not abandon us nor leave us orphans.
Good for Bishop Campbell, young children need the support of the catholic church to keep the schools and the teachers in tune with our catholic faith.
Is this satire?
I'm from Peru, so sorry for the bad english. I do not agree with your point of view. I am a practicing catholic, I try to folow the 10 rules in my daily life, I go to mass every sunday and I activly participate in the pastoral department of my catholic university. There must be a lot of thing of our faith that I don't now, becuase I'm young and just starting my formation process, but I've never understood why we are supposed to hate the gay people, I haven't seen it written in the Bible (may it is written) but still! Why?! If they are good people with good intentions, why we should hate them?! Who cares if they love someone of their own sex? Does it make them bad persons? no, they are priest who are bad persons and they are gays that are good persons, so it doesn't matter your profession, your origin, your sexual option, it doesn't determinates who you are. That't what catholics should judge, wheter the persons are good or not, if they have good intentions or not, the rest doesn't matter! I can't imagine Good hating gays just for that, he is love, he call us to give love and still we profess hate. That can not be right. Tell me why we can not love a good gay person.
Alexandra, the Church and the Bible don't say anything about "hating gay people." For one thing, Jesus told us to love our neighbor. For another, devout Catholics do not accept the term "gay," which indicates not only same-gendered attractions, but also a political agenda to force the acceptance of same-gendered genital acts as normal. Furthermore, the Catholic Church clearly teaches in its catechism that we are to love people with same-gendered attractions. However, that same catechism explains that the Church has always and everywhere condemned genital acts between two people of the same gender, regardless of attractions, as gravely evil. They are always acts outside of marriage, and they are furthermore very obviously unnatural. It's the action, not the attraction. Of course, those involved with the gay agenda will say, "You cannot separate me from what I do, especially not this particular thing." For Catholic Christians, that's absurd. We believe that Jesus gave His life to separate us from our sins, and devout Catholics will die a martyr's death rather than accept same-gendered genital acts as not being grave matter, so we're never going to agree with the gay agenda on that point. We can and do separate what people do from who they are. It is in fact possible (with God's grace!) to love the sinner and hate the sin, and that is what a follower of Jesus rightly does.
The issue is hypocritical. The Columbus diocese has teachers who are divorced. The school itself allows openly gay students to bring same sex partners to their school prom. The diocese has principals and other teachers who are gay and teachers who are co-habitating with members of the opposite sex. Do they survey to see who is on birth control?. Your bank and police analogy fails because Ms. Hale has not committed a crime like a bank robber or drug dealer. She is not a religion teacher so the nexus to her job and her lifestyle is de minimus. I happen to be a supporter from the right, not the left. I dont support same sex marriage. However, I abhor the hypocrisy of this decision and the failure to show how Ms. Hales off duty lifestyle has had a negative impact on her position. In 19 years, there has Vernon complaint. Will you investigate and fire co-workers who had knowledge of this and failed to report it? Their silence enabled the "illegal contract" to continue. And now you are going to point out that she isn't Catholic like its a sin. The Diocese hired her and she wasn't Catholic. I believe that the Columbus Diocese has its head in the sand about what occurs at Catholic Schools. Being a parent of a Student in one of their schools, we are opting out at the end of this year as are over a dozen other families in our school. Last year the attendance declined approximately 20%; this year it is sure to match that. . The intolerance, classism, bullying, and nonCatholic values that my children are taught has been a huge disappointment. I pray for Bishop Campbell. And I pray that he has the ability to make the right decisions in this matter. I am not a persecutor or an angry mob and resent the inference.


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A large-scale art project entitled ArtAlive@Park, under the theme "City, Community, Nature", was officially opened today (December 23) at Kowloon Park, marking the launch of a series of exhibitions and activities at four public parks managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD).
Running for two months until February 28, 2011, "ArtAlive@Park" is presented by LCSD and organised by Art Promotion Office. Supporting organisations include the Education Bureau, Tourism Commission and Hong Kong Tourism Board. Artistic collaborators are Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and The University of Hong Kong (HKU). Community Art Network was invited as the curatorial collaborator of the project. Programme collaborators include City Contemporary Dance Company and Fringe Club. Fotanian, Hong Kong Art Walk and JCCAC Artist Village are the network collaborators.
Speaking at today's opening ceremony, the Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Raymond Young, said, "To bring art to the community and provide opportunities to nurture young artists have always been Government's objective in arts promotion."
The "Budding Winter" project organised by the Home Affairs Bureau last year has been renamed "ArtAlive@Park" this year. It will be held at Hong Kong Park, Kowloon Park, Sha Tin Park and Tuen Mun Park.
Mr Young said that the project's aims were to showcase the diversified artworks created by local young artists as well as multi-faceted activities and performances by art groups towards the creation of an artistic ambience in the park.
Mr Young noted that apart from "ArtAlive@Park", the LCSD had also embarked on a number of public and community arts projects, including the "Park Deco" and "Art@Government Buildings". These projects will engage more artists and partners in creating more art display platforms and expand the audience base.
Also officiating at the opening ceremony were the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mrs Betty Fung; the Chairman of LCSD's Art Museum Advisory Panel, Mr Vincent Lo; the Chair Professor and Director of the Academy of Visual Arts, HKBU, Professor Wan Qingli; the Chairman of the Department of Fine Arts, CUHK, Professor Harold Mok; the Associate Director of the School of Design, PolyU, Professor Henry Ma; the Acting Head of Department and Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, HKU, Mr Jonathan D Solomon; the Chairman of Yau Tsim Mong District Council, Mr Chung Kong-mo; the Vice Chairman of Central and Western District Council, Mr Stephen Chan; the Vice Chairman of Tuen Mun District Council, Mr Leung Kin-man; and the Chairman of the Culture, Sports and Community Development Committee of Sha Tin District Council, Mr Lam Hon-wah.
"ArtAlive@Park" features four exhibitions created by four local universities that speak to the very unique spatial design and styles of the different parks. The participating universities are HKBU, CUHK, PolyU and HKU.
By means of interactive installation works and improvised performances, students from HKBU's School of Visual Arts explore the relationships between city dwellers and nature with an exhibition themed "WishPark". Their works, named "Arc", "Take One Green", "Hug", "Hippy Cactus", "Giant Panda", "Time leaving, something missing", "Being with You" and "Walking Plants", attempt to engage the public in an intimate sharing of their stories, memories and experiences in parks.
Students from the CUHK's Department of Fine Art work in Sha Tin Park in an attempt to revitalise it. Their exhibits, including "Dash of Time", the works, "Berth", "The Spine Passerby", "Forgotten Memory", "Fantasy Sod" and "Soil of Spring", juxtapose images and activities of the park at different times, in a reminiscence of its many golden years shared with its neighbours and the general public alike.
Students from PolyU's School of Design present the interactive "GASP!" in Kowloon Park. Through a series of humorous yet educational art works, visitors can reflect critically on urban lifestyles and sustainable consumption as they enjoy the green environment of Kowloon Park's garden. They expect to raise public awareness of environmental issues as well. Their works include "Ents, the Talking Trees", "Rash Stomachs", "Hong Kong Hunt Trophies", "Poison Pop", "Bus Route Tangle", "Silent Protest", "Switch Obsession", "This Is the Air that Is", "Sewer Drinking Straws", "Biology Bowling", "GASP! Mask Parade", "Oil Spillover", "Real World Telescope", "Air Con Gym", "Che Gung Mill" and "The Changing Machine".
Students from HKU's Department of Architecture bring "Reforming Public Space" to Tuen Mun Park, where they have designed a landmark to attract visitors to walk, sit, play, rest and think within the space, attempting to turn it into a place that can be shared by the public. The installation works on display in the park include "Border Mender", "Fence Off", "What is a public park?" and "PixelWall".
During the exhibition period, a series of performances and activities will be held in the four parks to complement this art project. Performances include "Stories in the Park", which allows visitors to sit back in the soothing open air and listen to fascinating tales; "Games in the Park", which brings fun to visitors through playing group games together; "Sound in the Park", which presents concerts custom-made for each of the parks; Environmental Dance "DELT", which features dances that interact with the Park's environment; "Drum for Joy", which allows visitors to create a beat of their own by hitting drums and playing all kinds of percussion instruments; and "BIG DANCE", which spreads dance fever across the parks. In addition, there will be free public and school tours, and art shuttles taking visitors to view the art works at different parks.
For details of "ArtAlive@Park", please visit: www.artaliveatpark.hk or call the Art Promotion Office at 3101 2739 / 3101 2758.
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The opening ceremony for the ArtAlive@Park project, presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, was held today (December 23) at Kowloon Park. Officiating at the ceremony were (from left) the Chairman of Culture, Sports and Community Development Committee of Sha Tin District Council, Mr Lam Hon Wah; the Vice Chairman of Central and Western District Council, Mr Stephen Chan; the Acting Head of Department and Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, the University of Hong Kong, Mr Jonathan D Solomon; the Chairman of the Department of Fine Arts, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Professor Harold Mok; the Chairman of the Art Museum Advisory Panel of Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Mr Vincent Lo; the Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Raymond Young; the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mrs Betty Fung; the Chair Professor and Director of Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, Professor Wan Qingli; the Associate Director of School of Design, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Professor Henry Ma; the Chairman of Yau Tsim Mong District Council, Mr Chun Kong-mo and the Vice Chairman of Tuen Mun District Council, Mr Leung Kin-man.
The Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Raymond Young (fifth left), and the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mrs Betty Fung (sixth left), appreciate one of the installation works created for Kowloon Park by students of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Design.


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AEZs: The Kenya System
Agro-ecological Zoning (AEZ) refers to the division of an area of lend into smaller unitis, which have similar characteristics related to land suitability, potential production and environmental impact.There are several systems for describing Agro-ecological zones in the Tropics. In Kenya two are used:
An Agro-ecological Zone is a land resource mapping unit, defined in terms of climate, landform and soils, and/or land cover, and having a specific range of potentials and constraints for land use. (FAO 1996).
The essential elements in defining an agro-ecological zone are the growing period, temperature regime and soil mapping unit.
An Agro-ecological Zone is a land resource mapping unit, defined in terms of climate, landform and soils, and/or land cover, and having a specific range of potentials and constraints for land use. (FAO 1996).
The essential elements in defining an agro-ecological zone are the growing period, temperature regime and soil mapping unit.
- The FAO classificationfor tropics generally, and
- an older Kenya version which is only applicaple in Kenya
The Kenya system
The agro-ecological climate of Kenya
Kenya has a total area of about 582'646i square kilometers of which 11'230 or about 1.9% is covered by water. The dry land mass is commonly divided into six agro-ecological zones as the table below indicates.
Table: Agro-ecological zones of Kenya
|Appr. Area (km2)
|% Total
|I. Agro-Alphine
|II. High Potential
|III. Medium Potential
|IV. Semi-Arid
|V. Arid
|VI. Very arid
|Rest (waters etc)
From the above table virtually 80% of the country lies in the semi-arid to very arid Zones (ASALs), which are predominantly inhabited by the pastoralists and agro-pastoralists.
The Kenya's ASALs also support about seven million people and more than 50% of the country's livestock population. These areas, which are also classified as rangelands, are unsuitable for rain fed cultivation due to physical limitations such as aridity and poor vegetation.
The Kenya's ASALs also support about seven million people and more than 50% of the country's livestock population. These areas, which are also classified as rangelands, are unsuitable for rain fed cultivation due to physical limitations such as aridity and poor vegetation.
|The agro-climatic zones of Kenya
|© Kenya Soil Survey
The agro-climatic zones of Kenya
Zone IThis zone has no direct importance in agricultural production other than being the source of rain and some rivers/streams. It is confined to mountains and immediate surrounding such as Mt. Kenya and Mt Elgon.
Zone II.This zone is generally restricted to the highlands of Kenya between 1980 and 2700 m and occurs as a forest or open grasslands. This zone is found in the surrounding of Mt Kenya (parts of Meru, Embu, Kirinyaga and Nyeri), isolated parts of the Rift Valley around Mau and Abadares mountains (e.g around Kericho and Nyahururu respectively) and the surrounding of Mt Elgon (e.g around Kitale and Webuye). The minimum rainfall is 1000mm.
The main grasses are Pennisetum clandistenum (Kikuyu grass), Themeda triandra (Red oats), Andropogon Chrysostachyus, Andropogon pralonsia, Exotheca abysinica, Digiteria scalaram, Eragrostis lascantha, Seteria sphacelata, Pennisetum catabasis and Sporobolus filipes. The legumes include Trifolium johnstoni, Medicago sativa (Alfalfa or Lucerne), Sesbania sesban and Leuceana leucusephala.
Zone IIIThis zone occurs mainly at elevations between 900-1800 m with a annual rainfall between 950 and 1500 mm. Trees are numerous here and somewhat of shorter stature than in Zone II. This zone is the most significant for agricultural cultivation and several legume fodders are found here in crop-livestock systems. It is also the most resettled by human. It occurs in the vast parts of Nyanza, Western and Central provinces, good proportion of Central Rift-Valley (Nandi, Nakuru, Bomet, Eldoret, Kitale) and a small strip at the Coast province.
The major grasses are Hyperenia and Cymbopogon, Themeeda triandra, Panicum maximum, Seteria Sphacelata, Sporobolus pyramidalis, Bracharia brizantha (Congo signal), Bricharia siluta, Chloris gayana (Rhodes grass) and Cynodon dactylon (Star grass).
Zone IVThis zone occupies more or less the same elevation (900-1800 m) as the previous or may be at times lower. However, it has lower rainfall of about 500-1000 mm. This is typically represented in surroundings of Naivasha, vast parts of Laikipia and Machakos districts vast parts of central and southern Coast Province. It is the home of most Acacia trees and shrubs including Acacia seyal, Acasia Senegal,Acacia brevispica, Acacia drepanolobium and Acacia gerrardii. Euphobia trees occur in some drier parts of this zone. Combretum and Terchonanthus spp. are also common here.
Grasses found include Themeda triandra, Pennisetum mezianum, Pennisetum straminium, Pennisetum massaiense, Eragrostis spp., Hyperenia spp. Seteria spp., Digiteria spp., Bothriochloa insculpta, Cenchrus ciliaris. Rare grasses include Chloris spp. and Cynodon spp. Besides acacia, other important legume include Indigoferra and Crotolaria.
Zone VThis zone is much drier than Zone IV and occurs at lower elevations. Annual rainfall is 300-600. This Zone is prevalent in northern Baringo, Turkana, lower Makueni and vast parts of North Eastern Province. Low trees and shrubs found here include Acacia mellifera, Acacia tortilis, Acacia horrida, Acacia reficiens, Acacia nubica, Acaia paslii, Acacia Zanzibarica, Adansonia digitata, Terminalia prunioides, Dobea spp., Dioppspyros spp. and Commiphora spp.
Common grasses are Eragrostis superba, Cenchrus ciliaris, Cymbopogon spp., Bothriochloa spp. and Heteropogon contortus.
Zone VIThis zone is considered as semi desert and is the driest part of Kenya. Annual rainfall is 200-400 mm and is quite unreliable. The zone is found in Marsabit, Turkana, Mandera and Wajir Districts.
Dominant in this zone are Acacia and Commiphora shrubs with scattered taller trees of Delonix elata, Acacia tortilis and Adansonia digitata. Balanites eagyptica, Boscia coriacea, Salvadora persica, Acacia mellifera and Acacia reficiens are important shrubs or low tree species. The very common and important dwarf shrubs are Indigofera spinosa and Sansevieria spp. Other important shrubs are Sericocomopsis, Barberia and Duosperma eromophylum. Being the most delicate zone both annual and perennial grasses are important here.
Important grasses include Aristida adoensis, Stipagrostis hirtigluma are very characteristic and may occur as annuals or perennials. Other grasses also found here are Aristida mutabilis, Chrysopogon aucheri, Tetrapogon spp, Enneapogon cenchroides, Chloris roxburghiana.
Zone VIIThis is represented by Chalbi desert in Marsabit district. The Chalbi is a salt desert with very sparse salt bushes as the only vegetation found. It is vast and of beautiful scenery. Pastoralists use it as a source of mineral lick for livestock, particularly during the rainy season.
Information Source Links
- FAO (1996). Agro-ecological Zoning Guidelines. FAO Soils Bulletin 73. Rom. www.fao.org
- Sombroek, W.G., Braun, H.M.H. and van der Pouw, B.J.A. (1982). Exploratory Soil Map and Agro-Climatic Zone Map of Kenya, 1980. Scale: 1:1'000'000. Exploratory Soil Survey Report No. E1. Kenya Soil Survey Ministry of Agriculture - National Agricultural Laboratories, Nairobi, Kenya.


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Current methods being conducted to study protein-DNA interactions in cancerous stomach cells require large amounts of DNA. A group of scientists, led by Prof Patrick Tan, Principal Investigator of the Cancer Therapeutics and Stratified Oncology laboratory at GIS, have developed a technique to study the same reactions using far less amounts of DNA. This allows them to analyze tissue samples directly from human patients, making their technique more efficient than current methods. The scientists achieved this by successfully applying a technique known as Nano-Chromatin immuneprecipitation sequencing (Nano-ChIPseq) to stomach tumor cells.
When using the Nano-ChIPseq technique, the scientists found that stomach tumors exhibited a strong tendency to carry abnormal modifications in the beginning regions, also known as cryptic promoters. Hence, they propose using cryptic promoters as a potential target for developing anti-cancer treatments for stomach cancer. The technique developed at GIS can detect stomach cancer cells using smaller amounts of tissue – making it more efficient in testing for stomach cancer. Therefore, the scientists propose the technique to be further developed into a diagnostic tool for stomach cancer.
Prof Tan said, "Our group applies the tools in cancer genomics to analyze stomach cancer. Using the latest DNA sequencing technologies developed in our institute, the tumor cells are comprehensively analyzed to identify molecular differences between cancer cells and normal tissues. More importantly, due to quantum leaps in the scale and throughput of DNA and biocomputing technologies, complete human genomes can now be sequenced in only a few days, at a very low cost."
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"This study addresses one of today's most perplexing questions in cancer research – why some cancers have no or a limited number of cancer-causing mutations," added Prof Toshikazu Ushijima, Chief, Division of Epigenomics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan. "Using a highly-advanced analytical method developed in Singapore, the researchers demonstrated that embryonic genes are regenerated in cancer cells. The phenomenon itself may change the way we analyze cancer cells, and the list of regenerated genes may contain novel therapeutic targets. I am most impressed by the network of world-leading scientists and clinicians in Singapore."
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Discussion in 'Fly Fishing Forum' started by Brandon pasley, Nov 13, 2010.
theres a 20 lber
That looks familare?,,, Broderick see ya on the coast this season my friend ,,heres one from the same location just a week later. just shy of the 30lb mark and all we have is a 2 sec. vid, to much excitement for the camera man.
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Brazda with a win ding ding!
Nice pic of the Mingo mouth pose. Is this what inspires you, Mingo?
Nice one Braz. What kinda truck did you use to pull that one in?
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Quality Beaverhead whitey. Didn't want Bonefish Jack to be the only one rocking the whitey!
Jeff Brazda got us into some monsters, it was insane.
Brazda see you in the winter.
Nice. Well done. Good luck this winter
With the Joe 'fro tucked under the hat too!
Thats a pig whitey Jergens. Im gonna have to start photographing those to play. Extra swag points for the Joe 'fro under the hat
Same truck and yarn that tows my fat ass every where, I do have to say that dry trumps yarn any day,,
Awesome Whitey there "side show BOB", see ya next week in Twin, keep that OTHER WHITEY penned up for me!
Ok Joe I wasn't going to but now i am.....
Or this one. :thumb:
Ohhhhh yes Found a winner!
Whitey Wars. Nice.
Aw shucks I guess Ill show some whitefish love too. I never have any trouble catching those!
Throw in some cutts to keep things sane
Guess we haven't had many browns yet.
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Get The Lead Out! Help save birds and other wildlife (and you)
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 at 6:45 am in Lead bullets.
Bald eagle. Photo by Brian Murphy, Walnut Creek, CA
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Please read the information below and do what you can to help GET THE LEAD OUT! As you can see, this is vitally important for you, me, and all the other living creatures on this planet. Thanks for caring. /Gary
We've taken dangerous lead out of paint, gasoline, water pipes and even cooking utensils. But perversely, we continue to allow lead to poison and kill millions of birds and other animals in the wild each year. This wildlife epidemic is entirely preventable.
That's why the Center for Biological Diversity and more than 140 other groups recently petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate lead in hunting ammunition. Fragments of lead bullets are often left in game that's shot in the wild, and spent lead shotgun pellets can litter popular hunting areas at densities of more than 400,000 pellets per acre. Bald eagles, California condors, trumpeter swans and dozens of other bird species are poisoned when they consume lead-tainted game or ingest toxic lead shot. Some birds merely get sick, but millions die of lead poisoning annually.
Golden eagle. Photo by Dave Harper, Oakley, CA
There's a human health risk, too. Studies have shown that lead bullets fragment extensively and can spread dust-sized particles of toxic lead throughout shot game, causing a greater health risk to humans who consume lead-shot game than previously thought. Some state health agencies have had to recall venison donated to feed the hungry because of lead contamination. Nearly 10 million hunters, their families and low-income beneficiaries of venison donations may be at risk.
It doesn't have to be that way. Today, there are plenty of affordable, nontoxic alternatives to lead bullets on the market, available in all 50 states. Just like we did with lead gas and lead paint, it's time to make a shift toward nontoxic hunting products.
I'm writing to ask for your editorial support for this petition to regulate lead hunting ammunition.
We have plenty of information on our website http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/get_the_lead_out/index.html, including information about our petition http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2012/lead-03-13-2012.html, frequently asked questions http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/get_the_lead_out/pdfs/Lead_ammo_petition_FAQ_3-13-12.pdf, the science of lead poisoning http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/get_the_lead_out/scientific_reports.html and a list of groups in support of our petition http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/get_the_lead_out/pdfs/Get-the-Lead-Out-Coalition.pdf.
This petition isn't about stopping hunting or taking anyone's guns away. In fact, some of this effort's staunchest supporters are hunters who rightfully understand this petition aligns with traditional American conservation and hunting values. (You can read one hunter's op-ed in The New York Times here http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/16/opinion/16prieto.html?_r=1 and a Times piece on the petition here http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/zeroing-in-on-lead-in-hunters-bullets)
Ultimately, this effort is about protecting public health and saving America's wildlife from unintended — and preventable — killing. It's a common-sense solution to a toxic lead-exposure problem.
Thanks for any support you can provide and, again, I'd be happy to talk or answer any questions you might have.
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Not you dear, but are any of those other lusty fellows single?
Oh dear me… I need a Centinel on winebox duty.
Uh, isn't that "John from Cincinnati"?
Surfers! What can you expect? Too much salt water in the ears erodes the brain — even to the point where tv doesn't register anymore.
Paul – the real one, not the pretender(s)
Oh, TV doesn't register anymore with/without saline ear.
Mine is at the Toxic Waste Collection site (smashed it with an axe).
Hang ten, bra.
Baby..if you've ever wondered..wondered whatever became of me..I'm livin' on the air in Cincinnati…Cincinnati WKRP…
That show ruled.
joe, john — whichever. i should go in and change the headline tho'. since i'm too cheap for hbo i never saw the show! best-sounding thing about it was that kem nunn, the only great surfer novelist — 'the dogs of winter,' 'tijuana straits' — was involved. um, miss h., let's see — rick gough in the middle is a quite married man; james duck, on the right, is a newly single man. plus a great painter and former guitarist of the by-far coolest downtown l.a. band of the early 1980s, the party boys, and current leader of the best post-modern surf-rock band, the jimbonaires. so, you know, a catch.
"John from Cincinatti" was a show that never really figured out what it was about. But I watched whenever I could because Imperial Beach, where it was shot, was the beach where I spent most of my time as a kid and a teenager, being only about 10 miles from little Bonita, Calif., where I grew up. The redevelopment director in IB recently said everybody in IB — from the city to the business community — was devastated to learn the show had been canceled because it brought more revenue in one year than they had seen collectively in the past 10 years. Bummer, dude.
Oh, and I forgot to mention the lovely aroma of the nearby Tijuana River and the stuff from said River that washed up on the beach from time to time. Don't ask. Suffice it to say Mexico doesn't doesn't have the environmental laws the U.S. does.
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Umar Gul | Pakistan Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo
Gul has kids more likely to be 27 than him.
Code Monkey think maybe manager want to write god damned login page himself
yeah most Pakistani cricketers have their wrong ages given. You'll see it less often now since the country is switching to more electronic forms of documentation
And smalishah's avatar is the most classy one by far Jan certainly echoes the sentiments of CW
Yeah we don't crap in the first world; most of us would actually have no idea what that was emanating from Ajmal's backside. Why isn't it roses and rainbows like what happens here? PEWS's retort to Ganeshran on Daemon's picture depicting Ajmal's excreta
"Many a good tune is played on an old fiddle". Having said that over 30 does not mean over the hill and ready for retirement. Colin Cowdrey and Bobby Simpson are living proof of that. So I think I would have to back "the oldies" purely for sentimental reasons.I stopped playing Grade myself at 42 when off drives became late cuts
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