Jim I guess you didn't see all the photos of empty seats at NFL stadiums last year. They said in week 9 last year in San Francisco 70% of the seats were empty. There are lots of photos of empty seats at a lot of different stadiums all around the league. It was all over twitter and the internet. If people have purchased PSLs they may still make money off that, but will be very hard to sell more PSLs. Of course if you don't put a winning team on the field it only complicates your problems. I'm not rooting for or against the players, they can do what they want, but it is fair to point out that actions have consequences. I also don't think Trump needed to stick his noise in this, but you know how those New Yorkers are.
It's not about rights Jim. No one has been arrested for protesting. The real question is whether or not an employee has the right to do things that hurt the profit of the owners. I saw lots of pictures of half empty stadiums last year so people are voting with their dollars. Hundreds of millions of dollars were lost last season. It cost a lot to go to an NFL game and people go because they want o have fun. If this was truly bringing about positive change it might be different but where is the evidence that is the case. One player at least (Michael Bennet Seahawks) as taken to wearing a black glove and making the black power sign when he tackles a white player. It is unclear how the league will react. Oh well at least those who don't mind the protests will be able to get tickets easier.
I'd like to visit the UK and Ireland and try and trace my roots. I'd also like to go to New Zealand. I am going to Alaska for the first time later this summer to visit an ex-employee who moved to Anchorage. Can't wait to go halibut fishing. I've only visited your neck of the woods once, but you are lucky to live in such a nice place. But you guys are quite a bit further left of me in more ways than one.
You can buy a refurbished 13" Chromebook for a about $100 and forget about virus and malware issues. It is lightweight and starts up fast. If all you are doing is email, facebook, CS, or surfing the web it is all you need.
This was just posted today. As long as the Boer's are being murdered it going to get reported no matter who it upsets. This was just posted two hours ago. So don't tell me it is wishing SA ill to report this.
@IanCameron23 Follow Follow @IanCameron23 More This is Boet Smal. He was murdered during a #FarmAttack last night close to Heidelberg in Gauteng. He was stabbed in his head and chest. His wife, Esther, was stabbed in the back when she tried to run from the attackers.
Happy Memorial Day. It was my late father's favorite holiday. He was in the Marine Corps and saw heavy action during WWII. I hope we never forget the sacrifices our brave soldiers have made.
You would do more good for your cause if you stuck to the facts and didn't try and make it sound like Trump came up with predator control. All he did was sign a bill passed by congress that turned predator control decisions back over to the state of Alaska. The goal of Alaska's predator control is to increase the number of caribou, moose, deer, elk herds to provide more available food for Alaskans who depend on it...…...by eliminating the numbers of predators who also kill and eat the game. They have a certain number of wolves they want reduced in certain areas and they do allow hunting from helicopters by government hunters to achieve those numbers. However this may be the last year they try this control since it hasn't lead to the increase in herd populations they had hoped for. I also read they are not going to be killing black bears for predator control this year.
I care about conservation as much as anyone. I sure don't want to see animals go extinct, but it is dishonest to say this about trophy hunting to make Trump money. Alaska tries (as most states do) to manage its wildlife resources to the benefit of its residents in a sustainable manner. Native Alaskans and subsistence settlers have been granted rights to allow them to feed themselves given the unusual circumstances they live under. When there are no grocery stores to go to then hunting becomes necessary. Alaska has educated conservation officers who live there and understand sustainability, most of them are environmentalists.
Fees from hunting and fishing licenses are actually used for wildlife conservation. Balancing the needs of humans and animals isn't always easy, but it is a job better performed by experts in the field than by limousine liberals living in gated communities.
Why not just report things honestly ......instead of trying to twist things.
The fees increases will be moderate and are needed to help cover the costs of maintaining roads and other up keep in the parks. Have you even been to a National Park lately to see how crowded they have become? They are being loved to death. $5 more per vehicle won't hurt anybody.
This from the article I linked: "Entrance fees for vehicles will increase by $5 at the fee-charging parks, starting in June. Park-specific annual passes will also cost more, though the price will vary from park to park.
The price for the annual "America the Beautiful" pass, which allows access to most parks, and the Lifetime Senior Pass will continue to be $80.
More than two-thirds of national parks, historic sites and monuments will remain free to enter, the National Park Service says.
The Interior Department is abandoning a plan to more than double entrance fees to some of the country's most popular national parks, opting instead to apply a "modest" fee increase to 117 parks beginning this summer in an effort to raise funds for park maintenance.
The announcement Thursday comes after an outcry from the public and from lawmakers, who were concerned that certain large increases that were initially proposed would price people out of the nation's parks.
The original proposal, which called for nearly tripling entrance fees to 17 of the most popular parks during their peak season, generated more than 100,000 public comments.
"I want to thank the American people who made their voices heard through the public comment process on the original fee proposal," Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said in a statement. "Your input has helped us develop a balanced plan that focuses on modest increases at the 117 fee-charging parks as opposed to larger increases proposed for 17 highly visited national parks."
Entrance fees for vehicles will increase by $5 at the fee-charging parks, starting in June. Park-specific annual passes will also cost more, though the price will vary from park to park.
The price for the annual "America the Beautiful" pass, which allows access to most parks, and the Lifetime Senior Pass will continue to be $80.
More than two-thirds of national parks, historic sites and monuments will remain free to enter, the National Park Service says.
Official Who Allowed Tree Cutting By NFL Owner Is Named National Parks Director THE TWO-WAY Official Who Allowed Tree Cutting By NFL Owner Is Named National Parks Director Here's a complete list of the fee increases.
The National Park Service has said it needs to increase entrance fees to its parks to help cover the cost of $11.6 billion in deferred maintenance in the nation's park system — a backlog that ranges from crumbling roadways and campgrounds to aging sewage systems.
The Interior Department's original proposal was projected to raise $70 million a year. Officials hoped to capitalize on record visitor numbers to hugely popular national parks like Zion, Yosemite, Yellowstone and Glacier.
The park service estimates that the new plan, once fully implemented, will increase annual entrance fee revenue by $60 million. Entrance fees reached $199 million in fiscal 2016, according to the agency.
Most of that money stays in the park where it's collected.
"Fees do have a role to play in our parks," Theresa Pierno, the president and CEO of the nonprofit advocacy group the National Parks Conservation Association, said in a statement. "he administration's move to abandon its original proposal in favor of more measured fee increases will put additional funds into enhancing park experiences without threatening visitation or local economies."
Search For Buried Treasure Linked To Illinois Man's Death At Yellowstone THE TWO-WAY Search For Buried Treasure Linked To Illinois Man's Death At Yellowstone The NPCA opposed the larger fee increase when it was first proposed.
Pierno and Zinke both stated that the fee increase alone is not enough to address the park system's maintenance backlog.
Zinke is pushing Congress to pass bipartisan legislation that would use revenue from new energy development on federal land and water to address park maintenance. Zinke says the proposal could generate $18 billion for the park service over 10 years.
Pierno and the NPCA are calling on Congress to increase funding to the nation's parks.
Intensive Management in Alaska Alaska's Predator Control Programs Overview Alaska's Programs Research & Resources Intensive management (IM) programs are authorized under a specific procedure where the Alaska Board of Game determines a particular ungulate population important for providing high levels of human consumptive use and sets population and harvest objectives for deer, caribou, or moose in those specific areas. Those programs are listed under Active IM Programs or Inactive IM Programs on these pages. For other prey species harvested by hunters or in other areas, the Commissioner of ADF&G may authorize predation control to recover depleted prey populations under Alaska Statute 16.05.020(2), and the Board may adopt regulations for similar purpose under AS 16.05.255(a)(6). Programs authorized under either of these authorities are listed under Other Programs.
Predation control programs, authorized under intensive management regulations, are currently active in four specific areas in Alaska, covering approximately 5% of the state's land area. These programs are designed to reduce predation by wolves or bears and increase moose, caribou, or deer populations that are a needed food source for Alaskans.
Each predation control program employs specific methods to increase sustainable ungulate harvest. In these areas, predators will be reduced but not eliminated. The goal is to reduce predation rates, allowing humans to take more ungulates while also maintaining sustainable populations of predators.
Before any predation control program begins, the Alaska Board of Game reviews the program's feasibility and proposed operation plan and then adopts a regulation to authorize the predation control if the program is approved. Those regulations, formally adopted in the Alaska Administrative Code in Title 5, Chapter 92, contain detailed information about each predation control area. You will find links to the regulation and implementation plan for each program listed here. View the entire Intensive Management and Predator Control section (5 AAC 92.106 – 5 AAC 92.127).
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