Rufus 3.0.1304 Released
Elliott Davis
Rufus Wainwright, one of the premier male vocalists, composers, and songwriters of his generation, has released eight studio albums, three DVDs, and three live albums. He has collaborated with artists ranging from Elton John, David Byrne, Robbie Williams, Mark Ronson, Joni Mitchell to Burt Bacharach. His album Rufus Does Judy recorded at Carnegie Hall in 2006 was nominated for a Grammy Award.
His acclaimed first opera, Prima Donna, premiered at the Manchester International Festival in July 2009 and has since been presented in London, Toronto and BAM in New York. In 2017 it was performed at the Armel Opera Festival in Hungary and Augsburg Theatre in Germany. In 2015, Deutsche Grammaphon released a studio recording of the opera recorded with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Originally released in 1953, "Bear Cat" by Rufus Thomas is as certifiable a primitive R'n'B smoker that's ever existed. Complete with the inimitable Joe Hill Louis on guitar, the future "Funky Chicken" Thomas gives his male-perspective answer record to Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog." In the process, the legal powers behind "Hound Dog" writers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller won a lawsuit claiming "Bear Cat" infringed on the duo's copyright. Ever since the writing credits have been Leiber/Stoller, but what has not changed is the unbeatable groove that moves the song.
The creel survey framework developed for Lake Rufus Woods by Dr. Skalski is the first step in executing this important effort to learn about angling pressure, catch rates, total catch, and the contribution of net-pen reared triploid rainbow trout released specifically for angler harvest. There will be a need to further specify the exact days that each of the strata are sampled, ensure that 1) the surveys are actually conducted, 2) the survey is conducted according to the plan, and 3) data is tabulated and archived correctly. These quality control, quality assurance efforts are not developed in the current sample framework. If this proposal is approved and funded additional effort should be provided to finish developing a detailed and executable creel survey protocol. Finally, the data should be reviewed and analyzed by statisticians once available to ensure that the data is suitable.
The ISRP believes the use of stable isotopes may be useful in determining trout origin, at least in differentiating naturally produced fish from those that were released from net pens in RufusWoodsLake or LakeRoosevelt. However, finer levels of distinction may be difficult. A pilot study that analyzes a relatively small number of tissue samples from fish of known origin and characterization of the stable isotope values of potential food sources would be a relatively inexpensive way to judge the likely value of this approach. The manuscript describing the research at TwinLakes was interesting but not entirely applicable to Rufus Woods because it focused on trophic partitioning and did not include an examination of trout of multiple origins. For this reason we do not feel the stable isotope project element meets scientific criteria until a proof-of-concept pilot study demonstrates that the technique can actually help differentiate between the five potential origins of rainbow trout in Lake Rufus Woods, or if sponsors can cite studies done elsewhere that have conclusively done so.
With regard to the overall question of the contribution of triploid rainbow trout to the sport and subsistence fisheries, we agree that marking fish deliberately released from either the net pens or the tribal hatchery using Floy or elastomer tags, or adipose clipping, will assist in resolving some of the uncertainty surrounding the origin of trout taken in the reservoir. Given the multiple potential sources of the fish, and the unreliability of morphological examination (fin erosion or tissue pigmentation) as time since release increases, there is always likely to be uncertainty. However, tag recoveries will certainly demonstrate that net pen or hatchery fish constitute an important component of the catch, and for this reason we fully support the tagging effort.
Whiteside, Mark A.; Sage, Rufus; Madden, Joah R. (2016). Data from: Diet complexity in early life affects survival in released pheasants by altering foraging efficiency, food choice, handling skills and gut morphology [Dataset]. Dryad.
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