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So it goes without saying that certain religious figures would list Tebow as their favorite athlete, and that seems to be the case with televangelist Pat Robertson, who took time out from spreading the gospel to complain about the Denver Broncos giving up on Tebow for that washed up bum, Peyton Manning.
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I don't think there's anything necessarily wrong with what Robertson said, really, because it actually seems like common sense commentary – "If Manning gets injured, the Broncos have nothing." Unfortunately, common sense doesn't make good headlines. In fact, it's a lot more fun if you take what Robertson said – that if Manning gets injured, maybe Denver deserves to be screwed – and make it much more scandalous.
The USA Today, Fox Sports, PFT and other news outlets have all used bits of innuendo and incendiary language like "Karma" and "Wishes injury" as if Robertson is sitting in a chair at Sunny Acres with a Manning voodoo doll. But my "Out of Context Headline of the Day" goes to The Raw Story for this gem:
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In 1943 the Western Allies were reinforcing the Soviet Union via the treacherous Arctic Convoys, in the main from Scotland to the ports of Archangel and Murmansk. By supplying large amounts of lend-lease material, the Western Allies were helping the Soviets to fight the Germans on the Eastern Front. Hence the Arctic Convoy route became a vital point for the allies to defend, and the Germans to attack.
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There's no doubt that Hillary Clinton is a popular figure among Democratic women. Her approval rating is even higher than the president's.
But I also noticed something interesting when Condoleezza Rice spoke at the Republican National Convention last summer--
My Facebook newsfeed lit up with emotional accolades from my Republican and independent friends, who were enamored by Rice's speech and her poise.
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A recently-released Fox News poll asked the question, "Would this person make a good president?"
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I would personally love to see a woman as president, whether she's a Democrat or a Republican. I think that women handle things differently from men, and believe we might see more creative solutions and compromise on Capitol Hill than we have over the last few decades.
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Craven Knight wrote:You've got some nice stuff, that blue G2 Grimlock and G1 Computron have me alittle bit jealous.
You get extra points for the Genesis games.
WolfDawg wrote:I like the collection pics...very nice figures there. The only thing I can say is that you need some Beastwars figures. The Transmetals are freakin awesome and compliment any collection quite nicely.
I don't see RID Prime anywhere in there though Counter. But I agree, if you have RID Prime, you need RID Magnus for Omega Prime (one of the best looking figures out there). I got RID Prime and Magnus together, then found an extra RID Prime cab part (missing the armor), so now I can have RID Battle Prime and RID Omega Prime standing next to eachother.
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I KNEW I had seen those before with those stickers on them!
You got them from that little backwater Comic Shop on like...23rd?, right off of 13th Street, didn't you!
That guy had more **** packed into that tiny little store than he ever should have. It was a bloody fire hazard. They were like, in the back of the store mixed in with a bunch of other crap on a rack.
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Counterpunch wrote:It never gets any easier brutha...never...
I remember the day I made the harsh decision to get rid of my DW reissue boxes. I took out the inserts, stored them away, and threw those badboys out. Crazy times there...crazy times.
kirbenvost wrote:Counterpunch wrote:It never gets any easier brutha...never...
I remember the day I made the harsh decision to get rid of my DW reissue boxes. I took out the inserts, stored them away, and threw those badboys out. Crazy times there...crazy times.
Anyway, great collection It Is Him! Nice selection from a the greatest Genereations (except I didn't see any Energon/Cybertron..perhaps you're G1-centric). Good stuff! I use the same strategy with all my packaging too, it works out quite well.
kirbenvost wrote:On a budget, that's a great choice to make, nothing beats the old-school goodness of G1! I stick to characters I like, so I'll never be a completist. As it is my collecting is rather expensive...
I'm jealous of your PM Prime Reissue, it's next on my big list of figures to get. I still have the old busted up one I got for Christmas when I was a kid, but it's time for a replacement. I think I'll still display the old truck cab in my collection though, as a nod to my well-loved original.
schibertron wrote:That's one reason that I don't keep boxes. I know it increases the value of the toy, but I also feel that not playing with it at least a bit is somewhat of a shame. Would you buy a book and not read it? A toy's purpose it to be played with.
My biggest problem in regards to cleaning, is keeping the dust off. I use plexiglass covers, but that only slows down the dust. The most effective thing that I have found is to use Aero dusters, but you have to be careful on some toys because the pressurized air can damage some parts.
Savage wrote:Great collection, man! I recently did the ceremonial disposal of excess packaging as well. Your PM Prime looks great. I've still got my G1 original on display. Picked up the guns I was missing at BotCon, now I just want a new set of stickers for him.
Savage wrote:Also, I'm totally digging the G2 stuff. G2 never gets the credit it deserves.
WolfDawg wrote:I love those display cases. I was torn between the Billy cases and the Detolf cases for display. This is making me lean more towards the Billy (with glass doors). May be more expensive, but it looks REALLY good.
I also noticed that you put ALL of your movie stuff up. You must have lots of figures in storage. That kind of sucks. I always feel bad when I look at my display and know that a hefty chunk of figures are stuck in a box in my closet.
Counterpunch wrote:FP sure does provide some F'd up head.
LiKwid wrote:I like the binder idea ..alot...I've trying to come up with a way to store the thousands of cards I have. Are those comic sleeves?
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When I came home to the USA from Italy in 2006, Mike Dropkin - who I hadn't (and still haven't) seen in person for over a decade - offered via email to help me defend against the positive urinalysis I supposedly returned during a stage of the International 42nd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey. Never having knowingly ingested any substance that would result in the appearance in my urine of the metabolites 6α-OH-androstenedione or 6β-OH-androsterone during said race, I accepted Mike's offer and appreciate the work he facilitated.
Nonetheless, USADA rejected the conclusions reached in a report prepared on my behalf by Mike's friend/colleague that we submitted prior to arbitration, and indicated their intent to pursue a sanction against me for returning a urine sample on May 7, 2006, at the International 42nd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey that was reported by the World Anti-Doping Agency ("WADA") accredited Turkish Doping Control Center in Ankara, Turkey as positive for metabolites of testosterone or its precursors (6α-OH-androstenedione 6β-OH-androsterone).
Ultimately, because a lack of financial resources impeded my ability to mount a comprehensive defense, I capitulated and accepted a sanction from USADA. As part of that capitulation, I also discussed publicly the extensive doping regime I undertook from 2001-2006. However, at no point did I ever admit to knowingly ingesting any substance that would have resulted in the appearance in my urine of the metabolites 6α-OH-androstenedione or 6β-OH-androsterone during the International 42nd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey - because I didn't.
Mike Dropkin has not been able to get on with his own life, however, and he sends me emails monthly in which he rants and raves, wishes me death, spreads patently false accusations and insults my family. Though his emails are automatically filtered into my spam folder, some of what he writes is so "compelling" that I've archived it for publication here.
So, with no further ado, please enjoy The Collected Works of Mike Dropkin:
"you let a suburban middle class house wife just bitch slap you all over the internet
I can't help you buddy. You're a waste of skin, and you and Joe Papp should room together at his mom's house, in dear old Bethel Park.
When Yuliet the Yuicer gets in, you can change the babies diaps. I mean, before Joe does the DNA test and all that."
"If the kid is yours, I'll send you a fucking C-note. We can start a lottery, all taking bets on the DNA. You'll be rich. That's what you want, after all."
You're one of those people. It's fucking sad. Your whole ego is built on this concept that "being tough" by not making a deal out of anything that comes up. What the fuck? You think when you're on your death bed, you're going to pronounce that "not giving a shit" was the highest aspiration of your life? That anyone will look at you with any fucking meaning as to your existence?"
"you're not even remotely funny Adam
Dawn kicked your fucking ass.
Now you're in the Joe Papp bin of dysfunctional."
"I wonder who is worse on the "Scale of Evaluation to Get into Heaven"
Lance Armstrong, or Joe Papp.
1) had teammates dope to ensure his team support
2) helped dump Floyd's extra blood packet down the drain
3) Took a heretofore unheralded amount of fucking drugs. EPO, HGH, testosterone, blood doping
4) Had Frankie fired, chased down Simoni and punished him for "spitting in the soup", screwed over a whole bunch of bike racers.
5) Employed Chris Carmichael, who injected fucking Juniors for fuck's sake.
Joe Papp
1) Big history of taking <
2) <
3) Always trying to scam his friends and associates
4) Strong advocate of <
5) Won't seek help for his clear narcissist personality disorder.
Hmmm .... which one is going to burn hotter in hell ... that's a tough one ...
Of course Fuentes is doping. If you can get his blood after a race, his heme will be way up, and you'll find other goodies in there. What you need in the states, is a Sporting Fraud law. If they cheat and win, you can sue them for their house, car, and all assets."
"put time and energy and recruited professional friends to help him with his doping defense. Those people in turn made phone calls and contacts to other professionals.
Instead Joe Papp flipped to WADA and USADA and whatever, and never bothered to tell me or my friends working on his case, to cease, to apologize, to do anything.
I have friends who were not only personally embarrassed, but professionally embarrassed. That is a big, big, big fucking deal for these people, as it should be. They live by their professional reputations.
Joe Papp fucked me over, and fucked my friends over. Not by flipping, but by not even having the common courtesy to tell us what was going on at any point. He compromised my friends, in a deep and dangerous way.
Joe Papp is a scumbag. His lawyer is also a total fucking scumbag. Neither of these two fuckers have the slightest clue about professional responsibility or ethics.
Joe Papp is a evil, scheming, piece of shit. I hope to fuck he kills himself. I encourage him strongly to do so. Anybody who knows who his employers or friends are, let me know. So I can tell them about Joe's long history as <
Mike Dropkin
Salt Lake City, Utah"
"I am sure he had his hand in it.
It will be the perfect capping drama to his made for TV story of tragedy and redemption.
It's just surprising that all the people he has scammed, <
Hey, did you know that Joe graduated summa cum laude?"
"I am ambivalent about it.
Part of me hopes he is fucking dead.
Part of me thinks, oh, it's not good to think that."
"little defensive aren't you Dawn?
everybody is plotting with, against, and for Joe all at the same time
He's the Ringmaster of this Circus."
"That abstract says fucking nothing.
Produce some fucking reality or join Joe Papp and Dawn "Teabag" Richardson in the Lake of Fire.
Have you always been an officious, gray world, file clerk mentality sycophant? "Dr. Richardson", "risk adverse", "stringent".
Maybe Joe is joining you in pharma sales??? You've got the cock sucking fawning down !pat! mother fucker."
"I'll tell you what.
You give Gunnar an intrusive Rectal Exam, with the Abner Louima probing device, at his next race, in front of all the spectators and participants, video it, and post it on youtube, and I will take back everything I ever said when you were blowing and tea bagging Joe Papp, and screaming "Joe, with your drug use, and my reporting, we will BOTH be famous!"
I promise Dawn. I really, really, really fucking promise."
"you got any stats, or is that just your Joe Papp type expertise on that one? Maybe you're as good a doc as Joe Papp was a cyclist?
Hard to conceive that since some chemos so fuck up kidney function and EPO allows higher heme during the course that what you say can be true."
"I can't wait till you put the little rubber ball with the strap in his mouth and shut the fucker up."
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It was a very surprising answer to a common question, at least for singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson.
When asked Thursday during a phone interview how life has been treating him, he responded: "Everything is really good. I have no complaints at all … which is very strange for me."
Nathanson has developed a name for himself since the 1990s as a self-deprecating, incurable romantic of the alternative Lord Byron variety, releasing a slew of albums on the power and pain of love in its many forms.
With hits like "Run" and "Come on Get Higher," the San Francisco musician has built himself a cult following, from teens to grandparents, who travel around the country to see him perform live.
But after years of publicly sharing his experiences in the dating world, today's Nathanson is happily married, leaving fans wondering what might happen to his inspiration levels.
"It's funny — I still find myself being sort of endlessly the well of inspiration," Nathanson said. "For me, being such a fan of music and a nerd for music, it comes from other musicians and other albums and that kind of stuff. And so being home… well I guess it gives me a little more perspective."
Nathanson is set to headline next weekend's Balboa Beach Fest, where he said he's happy to be able to perform a full set rather than a few numbers, following a tour as an opening act earlier this year in Australia and Europe.
"It's a killer lineup, like the whole day," he said of the festival, which also boasts performers like Joshua Radin and A Fine Frenzy. "Hopefully I can get there early enough to catch some of the other acts. It's going to be awesome."
Nathanson will perform with his guitarist, Aaron Tap, rather than with his full band.
'Sing Me Sweet'
Along with comedic deftness, which he mines for improvised monologues and jokes from stage, Nathanson also is known for the intensely personal partnership he tries to cultivate with each show's audience, via a conversational style and a willingness to take requests.
"Getting onstage for me is a pretty natural act," he said. "A lot of times, a lot of artists that I've worked with in the past will kind of like need 10 minutes before they get onstage, and kind of gather themselves. For me, getting onstage and talking to people, I try to make it as natural an experience as I can, because I don't want there to be any remove from the audience.
"So if anything, my stage presence is one of the few things that's, like, stayed constant-ish, you know, over the course of my career. I guess if anything, I've gotten a little more comfortable being myself onstage, and just sort of having that connection, because that's what really generates the connection for me."
And that connection, Nathanson said, is critical — both for him and for the audience listening.
"It's like, if I get onstage and I'm myself, then I get to sort of connect with these people, and that's what it's all about, because without that kind of connection, there can't be the … transcendent moment," he said. "Like, connecting with the band is one thing, and that's a transcendent moment because it's human beings bouncing off of each other. But once you include the audience in that, and their energy, it's like a limitless potential."
But such empathy also can go the other way around, Nathanson said, whereby if an audience isn't interested, it can have the opposite effect.
"If the crowd's not wanting to do it, if there's an off night in some way, you know, it's like then I have to turn inward and sort of like generate it myself — which is totally cool, but it's like one person versus a team," he said. "It doesn't benefit nearly as much as when everybody's involved."
'Come On Get Higher'
Along with Nathanson's domestic calmness has come a period of career calmness.
After years of scuffling for attention as an unsigned artist, Nathanson secured a deal with a major label, but still found himself dissatisfied.
Now, with a medium-sized label that seems to fit just right and two successful albums in a row, including last year's "Modern Love," Nathanson successfully tours both solo and as an opening act for bands like Train, and his music has received lots of attention from late-night talk shows and even "Dancing with the Stars."
"There's a nice balance that's going on," he said. "Before it felt like work, work, work, work, work — and now … because there's been some success, it kind of affords me a nicer balance between work and sort of decompression. So it's kind of awesome. I feel like I'm working just as hard, but just a little bit smarter, and again the opportunities are better, so it's a little less of a slog.
"And, you know, for years it was, like, rental cars, sleeping on floors, all that kind of fun stuff. … But now it feels, like, opulent — you know? It's not like I'm on some crazy level even. I can't even imagine what it must be like to be like actually famous — for me it's just a low hum of success."
This balance also has yielded an unexpectedly fast production process for Nathanson, who had become accustomed to fitting in songwriting between all of his other efforts to make a name for himself. Since arriving back home earlier this summer, he has found himself squarely back in the creative phase — or, as he refers to it, the "puke phase."
"The idea's to sort of, like, blow [laughs] — and then later I guess we'll do the refinement stage where we sort of look through and see if anything's really good," he said. "Creatively, 'Modern Love' took a long time… The turnaround for me on this next record has been really fast, and it feels good … I've never written this quickly after a record…. And it makes it so creativity feels like a much more natural part of my day, like breakfast ... "
'Little Victories'
For Nathanson, music was the only option.
"Music had always been the thing, ever since I saw Kiss as a kid," Nathanson said. "Ever since my sister and my brother had, like, 'Rock and Roll Over' or 'Destroyer' or one of those records on vinyl. And for me it was just always — it was the only thing I ever committed to, and the only thing I ever believed in.
"I have this lyric on this new song – I don't know if it's going to make the record or not, but ... it says, 'I like music more than I like people.' [laughs]"
Since then, Nathanson said he has spent the rest of his life trying to figure out the best way to make that decision happen.
"You've got to be smart enough to navigate the waters of music, and the industry, and you have to be too stupid to stop," he said.
'More Like This'
Nathanson saw a major hit when he collaborated with Sugarland for his song "Run." When asked about other potential dream collaborations, Nathanson waxed ecstatic about his desire to play with Def Leppard, Journey and Slayer, and to sing with Tracy Chapman.
"I'm consistently amazed at the opportunities to collaborate, so I don't think I'd turn down anything," he said. "I'll start a breakdancing circle with people if that's what they need. I'm in. I'm in!"
Nathanson's favorite band is U2, which he said inspires him because they never repeat themselves in their music.
"It's like their goal in life is never to take any steps backwards, only take steps forwards — even if … sometimes they fail and fall flat on their faces," he said. "They're [expletive] fearless, and there's very few bands that want to compete on a commercial level that are that fearless … To me, what's great about music is when art and commerce kind of bang up against each other — that's when real [expletive] starts to happen… And U2 still wants to play in that arena, and they're one of the few bands with that kind of heft and that kind of pedigree that wanna do it."
'Modern Love'
After all his experiences loving and losing, Nathanson was able to crystallize some advice he wished he was given when he was younger.
"Follow what you're passionate about, and what you believe in, and what resonates with you in your gut," he said. "And you need to not listen to anyone else because — you can take in what they say, if you don't take it as your own. You know? You can sort of listen to it, but people don't [expletive] know anything about you. You know about you. And the only thing we have as currency that's fantastic about us is our own unique individuality. ...
"So that's my bit of wisdom. I wish I had someone that told me to just [expletive] plow on, you know? Even though I was too stupid to stop, when I was doing all that work, I still got pushed around a little by people's opinions. And I feel like you've got to be true to yourself all the way through."
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The Hill reports on this new Monmouth poll in South Carolina that Mitt Romney "looks poised for easy SC win." Of course, the poll and others like it today and tomorrow will have taken place before last night's debate, but it still shows how steep the hill Romney's opponents have to climb:
A new Monmouth University poll of South Carolina voters show Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney maintaining a double-digit lead over the remainder of the GOP field, further increasing the likelihood of the Massachusetts governor winning the South Carolina primary and Republican nomination.
Romney earned 33 percent support of likely Republican voters, 11 percent higher than Newt Gingrich, whose 22 percent of support was good enough for second. Rick Santorum, who Romney was able to narrowly edge in the Iowa caucuses, is earning 14 percent of voters, locking him into a struggle for third place with Ron Paul. The Texas congressman was earning 12 percent of those polled.
The Hill describes the surprising core of Romney's support in South Carolina:
Some of Romney's success can also be attributed to surprise support among Christian voters. The former governor is winning 29 percent of self-described evangelicals, better than Gingrich's 26 percent and Santorum's 19 percent. Romney also leads among voters who say the candidate who shares their values is the most important factor in picking a candidate – a surprise for Romney, who usually trails on that metric. 23 percent of values voters picked Romney, versus 19 percent for Paul, 17 percent for Santorum, and 15 percent for Gingrich.
Unfortunately, I can't access the poll data, since the link doesn't exist at Monmouth, and the links at RCP and the Argo Journal are faulty. However, the Argo Journal got a look at the methodology, which sampled 962 likely primary voters in South Carolina. The sample consisted of 69% Republicans, 30% independents, and 1% Democrats, which might have oversampled non-Republicans just a little; in 2008, exit polls showed that 23% of voters in the Republican primary were non-Republicans, but the Democrats had a meaningful primary taking place in that cycle as well.
The number of respondents makes this an extensive sample, though, and a significant result. At least until last night's debate, Romney has been picking up momentum in a series of polls in South Carolina, with the results almost identical to the Insider Advantage poll released yesterday, and not just for Romney but for all of the candidates in the race. Even if Gingrich reenergized his campaign with his contentious exchange with Juan Williams in last night's debate, it looks like he has a long way to go in five days.
Update: Monmouth was kind enough to forward me the corrected link to the survey. A few interesting points from the crosstabs:
- Romney leads among both Republicans (36/23 over Gingrich) and non-Republicans (26/18 over Gingrich).
- Romney wins both men and women over Gingrich, the latter by 16 points, 35/19.
- Romney wins among both Tea Party adherents and opponents.
- Romney wins every age demographic; Ron Paul only scores 14% among 18-45YOs.
- Rick Perry does not score above a 9% in any demographic category.


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As the company prepares to report earnings Tuesday after grappling with a stock plunge, the company must prove that it is not just a hardware business but a software one too. Jessica Lessin reports on The News Hub.
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They're fine, people just need to understand, like every other gizmo that comes along, it's been tested and once you're used to it you'll think nothing of it. I have been driving for 44 years and used mechanical handbrakes for 43 of them and I don't find it an issue. Good things: 1) It releases automatically when you pull away, even if the car is cold, as long if you're wearing the selt belt and the drivers door is closed. 2) It will automatically activate when you are stationary and then release the selt belt, open the door or turn the engine off. 3) Can be used as an emergency brake. Bad things: 1) No handbrake turns, well on my car because it operates on all four wheels.
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They all do it and ours did, however when it went in for a first service I mentioned it and now it seems much better. I am sure that they can turn down the sensitivity...
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And in the end, our Nancy always figured it out.
Apparently prompted by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's admission that she devoured Nancy Drew books as a child, Sunday's New York Times featured a piece by Jan Hoffman who listed a Who's Who of confident , accomplished and prominent women in their 40s, 50s and beyond who grew up with Nancy by their side: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Diane Sawyer, Laura Bush, Nancies Grace and Pelosi, and former ground-breaking Congresswoman Pat Shroeder, who was given a stack of Nancy Drew books after she failed Home Ec:
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Clearly, as Hoffman suggests, Nancy Drew was an inspiration for many of us who came of age in pre-feminist times, supplying through fiction what we couldn't find in real life. She made life — and choices — seem easy. And possible.
Of course the books were thoroughly unrealistic. Probably even silly. Certainly Nancy led the unexamined life. And, the ultimate deception, Nancy was created by a man. (Yes, Virginia, there is no Carolyn Keene.)
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For the record, I read every Nancy Drew book I could get my hands on when I was a kid, and still have a box of them out in our garage. Right next to my red roadster.


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We salute the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who remove themselves from it. Of necessity, this honor is generally bestowed posthumously.
December's motto is, "Where evolution meets the pavement"
Read about the man who decided to sleep under his truck, not realizing that he had parked on a beach at low tide.
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There are many more stories like this. You can read them, vote on them, submit your own nominations, and much more. I like the Urban Legends section:
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With the current rancor surrounding NAIS — especially amongst independent producers — that is a tall order. NAIS critics are surely sharpening their teeth in anticipation of the sessions.
(For more on the sessions, see http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/feedback.shtml.)
"(USDA) secretary Vilsack realizes that while APHIS (Animal Plant Health Inspection Service) has been charged with implementing NAIS, there are still many significant concerns and challenges before we can say we have an effective animal ID system," says Joelle Schelhaus, APHIS public affairs specialist.
"Much has been done over the years to engage producers in developing a system they could support. But some of the same issues keep coming up: cost, impact on small farmers, privacy, etc."
Vilsack "wants to engage stakeholders in a participatory process so everyone's concerns can be heard — especially those who haven't yet had a chance to make their concerns clear. More importantly, to try to find potential feasible solutions that would make stakeholders comfortable."
Those unable to make the listening sessions can provide comments on-line at: http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2009-0027.
"We tried to spread (the sessions) out regionally," says Neil Hammerschmidt, NAIS coordinator. "We'll continue to augment these with additional, more localized listening sessions and feedback opportunities."
At the end of April, a cost-benefit analysis of NAIS prepared by Kansas State University was released (see http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/naislibrary/documents/plans_reports/NAIS_overview_report.pdf). "The intent was to look at what the overall adoption cost would be for NAIS for different species groups," says Hammerschmidt. "It was primarily done for cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and the equine industry."
One of the main things the study found is that disease "traceability is a global must-have," says Schelhaus. "(Traceability) in some form is becoming a global standard. When looking at the global marketplace, the United States is behind its major competitors and major markets in providing traceability. The study found if the United States does nothing to advance traceability, researchers anticipate it will lose market access."
If "trace-back time" can be decreased by half "that in itself (will provide) tremendous savings not only to USDA and health officials, but to the industry as a whole," says Hammerschmidt.
The total cost for implementing NAIS in the cattle sector alone — as described in the study — is $175.9 million annually at a 90 percent participation level. Schelhaus says that equates to less than one-half a percent of the retail value of U.S. beef products.
The annual cost for NAIS adoption in the poultry industry is estimated at "about $9.1 million. The average industry cost isn't particularly high — they're all less than a cent per bird."
With NAIS facing criticism on a variety of fronts — and, in truth, being the focus of an abundance of conspiracy theories — Hammerschmidt spoke with Delta Farm Press on May 1. Among his comments:
Time and money it will take small producers to implement NAIS?
"What will it really take to participate? If we look at premises registration once every two or three years, you'd provide information to the state department of agriculture. That's five or 10 minutes of one's time. So that's minimal and has no cost.
"When looking at the identification process — say for cow/calf producers with (around) 30 head — the cost of the tag is certainly an issue, whether it's electronic, or visual. That would be $1 or $2 per head.
"As for applying the tag, what we've tried to do is make it as easy to work with as possible so the producer can tag the animal whenever it works best for their management system. … By putting the tag on the animal before it's moved into commerce, they're done.
"There's a big sense, a misinterpretation, that every time an animal moves from one pasture to another it must be reported to a tracking database. That's misinformation. Actually, the system was set up at the producers' recommendations that as the animal moves to market, the movement records could be reported through data collection with the market. Or, the feedlot or wherever the animal goes to.
"Really, on the cow/calf side, we've listened well to the producers by making it as efficient and practical to use, as possible. It would take minimal time on their part, really."
This is an issue that farmers say is unfair: feedlots or chicken houses being "one unit" versus a small rancher having to register each of his animals.
"What are we trying to achieve? We're trying to establish records that will give animal health officials an effective way of tracking animals back for disease purposes. If we move a large group of feeder pigs from one location to another and there's no movement of those individual animals that are commingled with others, there's no gain to be made from individual ID. It's when we move one of those pigs out of the lot and, for whatever reason — maybe it's taken out for breeding purposes — then the animal needs to be identified as it moves to another premises.
"I think a lot of the misunderstanding, again, is that this is tailored for big producers. Well, if I'm a large cow/calf producer and sell my animals in different directions, individual ID is necessary. If I maintain ownership of those animals all the way through the system, group lot identification can apply.
"So, it isn't really an issue of the operation's size. It's really what my management practices are. If I move individual animals one-at-a-time to a market, yeah that animal (must be tagged)."
More on cost…
"What helps us clarify the cost — and this is some of the misinformation that's been out there — is another KSU study (on using) radio frequency or electronic ID for management purposes, (where) A, B, C, and D would need to be bought: hand-held readers, etc. That was figured into the cost.
"But if I'm a smaller producer and can't gain through the use or integration of electronic ID for my management purposes, I won't make those investments."
So those aren't mandatory?
"No, no. If I put that tag on an animal — say that's the solution we go with — I don't even have to read the tag electronically. It's a matter of having a tag issued to my premises and putting it on. … It's really the tag itself that gives the animal identity that can be used up the production chain."
A lot of people are saying, "I've got five or six chickens running around my yard. I'll have to register each one." Is that true? Or are some of these situations exempted?
"In most of those cases, those animals wouldn't be part of the focus of NAIS. We're looking at animals that move in commerce.
"If I have fix, six, a dozen chickens in my backyard for my own purposes — eggs, eating the chickens — they aren't moved into commerce so aren't applicable for NAIS. They aren't moving off the premises and comingled with others.
"Bottom line: no, those animals don't need to be identified whether a chicken or a calf I've raised for my own consumption and processed at a local slaughtering plant."
What about privacy and having premises given a number? That has led to conspiracy theories…
"The premises number is nothing more than a location identifier. It's unique for our purposes so we know where livestock is to give first responders information they need. It also enables animal health officials to make contact with producers when there's a disease event that concerns a certain locality.
"The issue you're referring to about property rights and such, it should be noted that participation in premises registration of NAIS is not a contractual obligation. Nor does it restrict or effect property ownership or rights in any way."
What about the use of the words "food safety" versus "disease tracking." A lot of the criticism of NAIS says … the latest incidents with food safety are at the processing level, not at the farm. Can you talk about the distinction there?
"NAIS is an animal disease program. It enhances our ability to respond timely in the event of a disease outbreak. We're looking at the point of processing — so if we detect through our surveillance programs TB lesions, or through blood sampling, other disease of concern, we have the identity of the animal to trace it back in the pre-harvest production chain.
"NAIS doesn't track the food product forward from the slaughter plant.
"Again, I believe part of the confusion is the sense that the problems are at the slaughter plant. Some of our disease surveillance programs are conducted at the slaughter plant because we can visually inspect a carcass for TB lesions. If we find TB lesions in a carcass, the individual ID helps us know where the animal came from."
I also want to touch on the idea that (NAIS) is being pushed by big agribusiness to move the small producers out of the way…
"NAIS is being put in place for specific traceability purposes for animal diseases. All producers in animal agriculture in this for business benefit.
"There are concerns that this only applies to big producers, big corporations that export product. We think it certainly helps support traceability and maintain consumer confidence for both domestic and international markets.
"Whether I'm a large producer with thousands of animals or a medium-sized producer with 50 head — a big part of my income — this is to safeguard the health of animals and maintain economic viability for all producers."
Have there been any incidents where you've needed to track something in the voluntary program? (Something) where the program has been a benefit?
"There have been different opportunities already with premises registration. (During) the Colorado blizzard — and a lot of people wouldn't think that's an animal health issue, but when there are starving animals it is an animal health issue — the state department of agriculture used the premises information as a source to know what producers were in the blizzard area. They made contact with them to see if they needed assistance with hay for their livestock. Producers were appreciative (of that)."
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You can be assured that when you stay at an IHG Green Engage Hotel, you are participating in an advanced, world-wide sustainability effort. We understand that it is important for you to have an active role in protecting our environment and that's why we've made it easier for you to choose a hotel that matches your sustainable values.