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08/12/2010 Freedom Watch Freedom Week w/ Geraldo Rivera, John Stossel, Bruce Fein, more
Here is Thursday night's edition of Freedom Watch's Freedom Week with Judge Andrew Napolitano.
Here is Thursday night's edition of Freedom Watch's Freedom Week with Judge Andrew Napolitano.
Bruce Fein Wow
I love this show
Everyone is wrong. No one restrains homosexuals from doing anything. But the federal government has no business defining the parameters of a license for anyone. Civil benefits may be, but a piece of paper is not a constitutional right.
When did The Constitution say, "Straight people have the right, but gay people don't…" The Constitution doesn't address it, but states have ALWAYS said it.
And the States don't have the Right to define who marries whom either. If you don't have the freedom to marry who you want, that's called eugenics on a good day. Hell on a bad day. This is the domain of the Church or the Individual. Not the State.
And why the hell is Geraldo on Fox news. I still can't figure that out. Is he like the RINO placeholder or something? Was O'Rly getting lonely?
Is this new show on television or do we have to watch on the computer?. We have been searching everywhere on the cable menu.
Julian Assange should not be prosecuted for treason but iprosecuted as a receiver of stolen goods. He was fully aware of the theft and chose to accept and use the stolen documents. This is not a freedom of speech issue.
To say that something was "stolen" from the government assumes that the government was the rightful "owner" of it. But the government can't rightfully be the owner of anything. Everything the government claims to "own" was obtained through force, fraud, or a combination of the two.
Judge, this may have very well been my favorite show you have aired yet! Wonderful!! Freedom of speech is an inalienable right and it appears to me that Noelle Nikpour is to easily offended by freethinking individuals and would prefer to be a sheep herself and that we all accompany her in her poorly developed concept of what freedom is. Additionally, Julian Assange is wholly innocent in this matter. The information was SENT to wikileaks, wikileaks did not persuade such information to be released to it. If someone came up to you on the street and handed you one thousand dollars with no strings attached, would you not take it? Even if, unknowingly to you that one thousand dollars was stolen from a bank and given to you by the thief. That information was released to the public domain by the individual/organization who originally dispersed it to another individual/organization, or in this case wikileaks. Wikileaks simply published the information it received (given the exemption of some censorship, particularly of names of military personnel to protect certain associated individuals). Just like that one thousand dollars would be utilized by the individual receiving it, wikileaks decided to share their wealth of newly acquired information. I applaud wikileaks and their decision to be altruistic enough to publish such a multitude of reports, after all, Congress has not even declared war upon the nations we are currently occupying illegally, by that simple assertion, I declare the right to know what my government has been lying about all this time. Finally, it seems as if Noelle Nikpour is unfamiliar with the Freedom of Information Act that provides a means for citizens to acquire information that IS CLASSIFIED!
> Finally, it seems as if Noelle Nikpour is unfamiliar with the Freedom of
> Information Act that provides a means for citizens to acquire information
> that IS CLASSIFIED!
Negative. All classified information is exempt from the FOIA.
Interesting Mike, my apologies for this misunderstanding but it has been my understanding that classified documents could be obtained through FOIA, provided government compliance. Thank you for this correction, upon further investigation I have also come to this conclusion. My misunderstanding stemmed from a misinterpretation that permits citizens to obtain "PREVIOUSLY" classified information. Nonetheless I still hold perception that Noell Nikpour does not value the rights of others to say what they please or their right to know the activities of our government.
On the next day, I'm still a little stunned from this program. I agree with the judge 95% of the time and love his zeal. But, I was a little non-plussed at his glee about a federal judge overruling the democratic vote of a state. That's judicial tyranny that I'd think Andrew Napolitano would hate. I don't, but I might better understand why he takes this position if he operated on the un-demonstrated and evidently undemonstable assumption that a homosexual disposition is a physical state. Still, I think states have the deference to define the elements of a marriage license as they will, and nothing is withheld but a piece of paper. At least without a fishing license, you can't fish. But without a marriage license, you can still do whatever you want.
Both sides of the gay marriage debate are wrong, because they both assume that the decision of whether to recognize a marriage as legitimate is a decision that should be made by the government, rather than by the individual. Those who are for gay marriage want the government to "legalize" it, by which they mean they everyone should be forced to recognize gay marriages as legitimate. Meanwhile, those who are against gay marriage want the government to "prohibit" it, by which they mean that no one should be allowed to recognize it. Both these positions violate the individual's right to freedom of association, by unjustly vesting the government with the power to determine which voluntary relationships are to be considered legitimate and which are not.
The proper solution is for the government to get out of the marriage business (not just gay marriage, but all marriage) completely. The government should stop issuing marriage licenses, stop taxing married people at different rates than single people (of course, they really shouldn't tax anyone at all, but that's a separate matter), etc. If this were to happen, then anyone would be free to marry whomever they chose. Just as importantly, anyone else (by which I mean any individual, not any state) would be free to choose whether or not to recognize any particular marriage as legitimate.
For example, if Bert and Ernie got married, Bert's boss might choose to recognize their marriage for the purpose of work-related spousal benefits, while Ernie's boss might not. Of course, if Ernie didn't like that, then he would be free to quit and seek employment somewhere that had policies more to his liking. Similarly, if people objected to the policies of Bert's boss, they too would be free to "vote with their wallet" by taking their business elsewhere. In this way, the whole issue could be resolved by the market, which always provides fairer and more efficient solutions than the "one-size-fits-all" policies of the government.
May I humbly suggest: As Public Law 97-280 states clearly, The "Bible IS the WORD of
GOD" / (Yhwh) and man is URGED to Learn and Apply IT!
to Witt: As Marraiage; is a Holy Union ( between man, and woman) sanctioned
ONLY by GOD; not (mere men) the Federal Government in it's extremely limited
sphere of operation, is per the First Amendment and the "Unanimous Proclamation"
i.e. "Declaration of Independance", July 4, 1776) expressly by: TERMS of the Contract
(the Constitution 1791, Amended) excluded (HAS NO Right) from meddling in the:
Practice of Religion (within the bounds of the "jus naturale", common Law of Nature's
God the Creator and Source, of the Natural Rights of man on Earth or in Heaven
Mere "civil unions", under mutual assent, by the partys thereto, are : "UNLIMITED" in
their ability to CONTRACT, ad infinitum,
However, a Chuch of Satan provided, "State / County License (Permission to do that
which is otherwise Illegal!) crafted for the mere purpose of:: "Revenue Enhancement"
has NO; Force nor Effect, under the Common Law of the Land, of the Continental
United States of America, Republic! *see next post
Nor is any: "Heavenly License", attributed to any State Incorporate, conjurgated legislative Civil Unions (contracts) of UN-Natural, abominous, Church of Satan
Administrative unions, and are of NO good Force nor effect at the Final Judgement of
Good and Evil at the END of Time!
Man may not serve mammon and GOD, as one or the other, will suffer the disabilities
ascribed by the Oaths and Obligations of the Other!
All though the DELUSIONS of: carnal convienience, may be suited by mere BELIEF in
the usurpations, assumed by the STATE, or it's instrumentalities, THEY are mere
entities; crafted by man, for Control of men whom: "Render unto Caesar" that which
is GODS"! Unfortunately for the worshippers of Ba'al and Ashtoreth; Yhwh does not
"operate under the mere Rule of Man"( jus fetiales, jus publicum, jus privatum, nor
Administrative conjurgations of legislations of the artfull craft of the brotherhoods of the Black Robed Nobility of ancient secret masonic cabals of mere judges,
magistrates, lawyers nor attorneys, nor is BOUND by the mere supplications of:
beneficiums provided to Entrap or Enslave mere men! May the TRUE GOD of the
Universe have mercy on all whom have been Victims of the Deceiver? Ahmen!
*All professional Legal terms and technical words of the mystic art of what is
asserted as LAW emminate from Black's Law 6th
"ConstitutionalChris" what a farce of a name… this country was founded as a secular nation, NOT a christian nation. Religion has no place in politics and as such neither does your oppressive religion. I suggest you move to Israel, you come across as being the type of person who justifies the oppression of others with your fanatical religion. You'd fit right in there with all the Zionist Jews who cite words from a book of questionable integrity as a means to justify the displacement of the Palestinian people. Yet in all your self proclaimed divinity, I am certain of your own shortcomings as the book of Leviticus certainly holds 'laws' you yourself have failed to uphold. Take your religious fanaticism to the bowels of the Sahara and get lost.
Do you really think or believe your grandparents, great-grandparents and state politicians of that day freely voted to allow a federal bureaucrat, hundred of miles away, to decide what percentages of their earnings could be taken from them via federal taxes? Clearly, they would not and they did not, the 16th amendment notwithstanding. See The Fascinating Truth about Taxation in America by P.E. Hendrickson for details and documentation.


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Hi. My boss' cousin is a Houston Police Officer and she said that the Police Officer informed her that in Texas, when turning left, there are 2 different signal signs; "Left Turn Signal" and "Left on Green Arrow Only".
"Left on Green Arrow Only" obviously means that you cannot turn left no matter what, until the green arrow gives you permission.
"Left Turn Signal" apparently means that if the traffic traveling in the same direction as you (before getting over into the turn lane) has a green light then you can turn left, even though your signal technically shows red, if no one is coming from the opposite direction.
Is that correct? I've tried to find an answer to this and even pulled the Texas Transportation Code & Regulations online but I cannot find the actual answer to this.


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I increased PostgreSQL's shared buffer (among other settings) to 4096M and now PostgreSQL fails to start, giving the error message below.
Should I change the kernel's
SHMMAX parameter to 4096M? The system has 16GB of RAM. How should this be done? What should I change
SHMALL to? I want the changes to be permanent and persists after reboots.
* Starting PostgreSQL 9.1 database server
* The PostgreSQL server failed to start. Please check the log output:
2013-04-15 06:15:53 UTC FATAL: could not create shared memory segment: Invalid argument
2013-04-15 06:15:53 UTC DETAIL: Failed system call was shmget(key=5432001, size=4418322432, 03600).
2013-04-15 06:15:53 UTC HINT: This error usually means that PostgreSQL's request for a shared memory segment exceeded your kernel's SHMMAX parameter. You can either reduce the request size or reconfigure the kernel with larger SHMMAX. To reduce the request size (currently 4418322432 bytes), reduce PostgreSQL's shared memory usage, perhaps by reducing shared_buffers or max_connections.
If the request size is already small, it's possible that it is less than your kernel's SHMMIN parameter, in which case raising the request size or reconfiguring SHMMIN is called for.
The PostgreSQL documentation contains more information about shared memory configuration.
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I posted this on our other site but am curious what your answers will be compared to theirs.
I personally am glad there is more competition for the Slingbox. Competition always pushes companies to make things better.
What do you think?
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I think Vulkano will need to get out of the 480/720 resolution slump which the Hava's been stuck in for the last googillion years. The idea that it can be a DVR is nifty, except I'm a little old school and enjoy the modular approach. It allows me to upgrade or repair the individual modules as necessary without affecting the rest of the ecosystem.
For my current situation all the other features are kind of fluffy. And I'm actually hoping Google TV's offering will fortify that space not Monsoon Media. In all honesty, I have no confidence in either Sling Media nor Monsoon Media for anything other than placeshifting.
That being said, I wish Monsoon Media the best of luck and hope that the Vulkano's will take off. As I know they're filling in a space that is currently void by any other manufacturer's single offering.
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July 27, 2010
I am not sure if Vulkano will allow to change the streaming ports that were hard coded in the prveious HAVA boxes. Slingbox allows to change the port to anything like port 80 which is known to be opened by most Corporate's Firewalls. Yes, I want to be able to watch streaming video thru whatever port that my company has opened in the Firewall. Right now, I cannot stream anything with my HAVA devices since the hard coded ports are blocked and I cannot change them.
Will Vulkano alllow to change the port or we will be stuck with whatever port that is hard coded to the device?
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So let me get this straight:
- Slingbox LAN Quality: 1280x720
- Vulkano LAN Quality: 720x480 (less than half)
- Slingbox WAN Quality: 1280x720
- Vulkano WAN Quality: 320x240 (1/12th)
It is true that the Hava boxes all use a fixed resolution of 720x480 for LAN and 320x240 (QVGA) for WAN. The Slingboxes is not that clear cut because it isn't as rigid. Each Slingbox have multiple fixed resolutions to which the stream can be encoded. The maximum output resolution for the Slingbox Classic, Tuner, Pro, Solo, and AV is 640x480 (VGA), but for the Slingbox Pro-HD it is 1920 x 544 (1080i). Each company has a different placeshifting implementation, both have pro's and con's in their individual implementations. Neither company has it quite right for everyone.
The Slingbox will dynamically adjust its encoding parameters to attempt to give you the best picture possible under your network conditions and computer performance. It does by working with the Slingplayer client in tandem to gain the statisics of your viewing performance. It doesn't just adjust the resolution but frames per sec, number of i-frames, and video and audio bit rates. This is why HD Streaming (1920 x 544 or lower) requires 3 Mbps (or higher), SD Streaming (640x480 or lower) requires 600 Kbps (or higher), and Mobile Streaming (320x240 or lower) requires 150 Kbps (or higher).
While you may think Sling's implementation is better, this is one of the reasons that you limited to a single viewer. Since the Hava boxes uses fixed encoding parameters, it is easier for it to support multicasting. In fact, Hava boxes will allow you to have up to 5 local clients to view the same content. This is not an option for Sling unless you use third-party software to rebroadcoast from your computer.
I've always thought that Hava's remote viewing implementation exceeded Sling's quality in most cases. Using the UDP transport layer only makes sense since live streaming is a time sensative service. There's no reason to resend packets that were dropped. It only creates an avalanche effect in latency as more and more packets are dropped and resent. This is a huge mistake in Sling Media implementaiton.
That's not to say Monsoon methodolgy is always perfect. Especially when using it at public sites that block the UDP transport layer or don't open up specific ports. I think there's failure in both Sling Media and Monsoon Media in this respect to their networking implementation. Neither company allows the user to easily switch between transports; TCP, UDP, Tunneled UDP, or Proxy to meet the needs of any given situation.
As far as I know, only Spawn Labs has realized the need when they beta tested their Spawn HD-720 boxes. And so far they seem to be the only company that has gone through the effort of allow user configuration for transport options available and simple.
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Asus Transformer Android 4.0 update comes in February or March
While owners of the new Asus Transformer Prime tablet have been enjoying the benefits of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for quite a while now, those of you who bought the older, original Transformer haven't been as lucky. At least so far.
Asus promised that all its tablets will eventually run ICS, so the update is coming. Last month we heard that apparently it was in the 'being tested by Google' phase, but after that all we had was complete silence from Asus on the matter.
Until today. Which is when Asus, via its Singaporean arm, took to Facebook to announce that the update for the original Transformer will arrive either this month or in March. That's unfortunately a pretty vague time frame, and it makes us think that the update isn't going to arrive in February. That's because if it did (seeing as how the month is half over already) then we're guessing that Asus would have announced an actual release date (or release week, at least).
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The Alewife
Since colonial times, the alewife has been an important factor in the economy of the Maritime provinces. These fish are found in almost every Maritime stream and river, and are used for local subsistence and export.
The alewife (Alosa pseudolarengus) and a closely related species, the blueback herring (A. aestivalis), are commonly referred to as gaspereau in Atlantic Canada and as river herring along the Atlantic coast of the United States. To avoid confusion, the term "alewife" will be used to represent both species because their appearance and biology are somewhat similar. Fishermen make no distinction between the two species and commercial catch statistics are based on the combined harvest of both species.
As the Maritimes developed, there was a marked decline in the abundance of gaspereau. As early as the mid 1800s, one concerned of official wrote that " ... the gaspereau fishery has been considered of so much importance that various Acts of Assembly have, from time to time, been passed for its regulation and protection. But these laws have either been neglected, or not properly enforced, and this fishery is rapidly declining."
Modern fishery regulations are more comprehensive and better enforced, but environmental deterioration has worsened with the expansion of human population and industry, and pollution such as acid rain threatens stock abundance.
As the name river herring suggests, the alewife somewhat resembles the marine herring. It is small, usually less than 30 cm long and 400 g in weight, laterally compressed and has a deep keel edged with saw-like keel scutes. It has silvery, iridescent sides, a grayish-green back and a single black spot on its shoulder immediately behind the gill cover at the level of the large eye. Sea-run fish may have a golden or brassy sheen. There may be several variegated dark stripes along the sides above the midline. The lining of the alewife body cavity is pale grey to pinkish white, whereas in blueblack herring it is a sooty black. This difference often is used to distinguish the two species. The flesh of both species is sweet, firm, and white, but rather bony.
Alewives range along the Atlantic coast of North America southward from Newfoundland to South Carolina. Within the Maritimes, they are abundant in large rivers such as the Miramichi, Margree, LaHave, Tusket, Shubenacadie and Saint John and proportionately less abundant in most small streams. They are present but relatively scarce in the Restigouche River and Bay of Chaleur area, and absent along much of the south and north shores of the St. Lawrence River although they can be found upstream at least as far as Montreal. Small populations exist along the western and southern coasts of Newfoundland. The much smaller landlocked alewife occurs abundantly throughout the Great Lakes, to which it spread from Lake Ontario between 1930 and 1950. Other lakes in eastern Ontario and New York State also contain landlocked alewives and they have been introduced to other areas.
Life History
Alewives may be either anadromous or landlocked. Anadromous alewives utilize freshwater streams for spawning but spend most of their life at sea, whereas landlocked alewives spend their entire life in freshwater.
The transition between salt and freshwater by anadromous fish is readily accomplished but does require certain physiological adjustments to maintain the water-salt balance of the body. Thus, on entering freshwater a fish tends to absorb water through the body surface and gut and must excrete an increased amount of urine while retaining and even absorbing necessary body salts which are scarce in freshwater. When at sea, the fish must reduce its urine output and increase the excretion of salts, which are available to excess in the sea. Much of the salt absorption in freshwater and excretion in saltwater is done by special cells in the gills and membranes of the mouth while the kidney is responsible for the level of urine excretion and the retention of salts.
The timing of the spawning migration of anadromous alewives is related to water temperature and thus begins earlier at southern than at northern latitudes. In South Carolina, river entry occurs in March and April when water temperatures are near 8°C. In New Brunswick streams tributory to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, river entry occurs in May and June. Maturing alewives can be found in the harbour and lower reaches of the Saint John River in late January but upriver migration, which occurs primarily during daylight, does not begin until April. It is generally accepted that alewives home to their natal stream, much as Atlantic salmon do, although some fish inevitably go astray. Smell plays an important role in the homing process. In large rivers, some fish may run upstream as much as several hundred kilometers. They can negotiate small rapids but rarely leap over obstructions.
Immature alewives, mostly age 2 and 13 to 15 cm long, often migrate into the lakes of the lower Saint John River during the latter part of the spawning run (mid-to-late June) where they are known locally as "flippers" because of their activity when caught. An unusual occurrence was the appearance one year of large numbers of one-year-old alewives at Mactaquac Dam, located about 150 km upstream from the river mouth.
Landlocked alewives in Lake Ontario begin moving inshore from deeper water in April but the peak of spawning may not occur until June. Water temperatures must reach about 10°C before spawning begins.
Spawning occurs along the shallow beaches of lakes, in sluggish stretches of streams and even in the ponds behind coastal barrier beaches which have access to the sea. In southern regions, swampy sections of the river may be utilized. Female sea-run alewives may release 60,000 to 200,000 or more yellow-orange eggs during spawning, depending upon their size. The much smaller landlocked alewife produces only 10,000 to 12,000 eggs. The randomly broadcast eggs are slightly adhesive when first released and tend to settle and stick to bottom materials for a short time. When water hardened, the eggs are about I mm in diameter. For each group of fish, spawning lasts only a few days. Hatching requires 3 to 6 days at water temperatures between 15° and 22°C.
Larval alewives are about 4 mm long when hatched but by late August they have reached lengths of 50 to 70 mm in Maritime streams. Factors such as water temperature, food availability and predation level are believed to influence the survival of larval alewives during the first few weeks of life and largely determine the abundance of young alewives that year. In turn, the numbers of young alewives produced is related positively to the number of returning adults four to five years later. Although downstream migration by young alewives may begin in late July, most migrate during August and September and some may remain as late as November. Some evidence indicates that a high abundance of juveniles may initiate early migration by small fish from the nursery area. Adults return to the sea shortly after spawning; most have departed the river by mid July. Adult landlocked alewives migrate to deeper water after spawning as do young fish as they grow.
Once at sea, young alewives typically remain there four to five years before maturing and beginning the reproductive cycle anew. Although adult mortality following spawning may be high (40 to 60 per cent), the surviving adults may return to spawn annually for several years. Ten-year-old fish that are believed to have spawned up to five times are known, but most spawn only two to three times before being caught in a fishery or dying naturally. The ability of alewives to spawn more than once helps to stabilize their numbers by protecting against the occurrence of years when the survival of young fish is poor.
The movements of alewives at sea are poorly known. Fish of similar size congregate in large schools but some may be found mixed with schools of Atlantic herring and menhaden. There is evidence that young alewives may remain in inshore waters for one or two years in northern regions. Older fish, however, have been found during summer in abundance in the upper Bay of Fundy and up to 100 km offshore in areas such as Georges Bank and Emerald Bank and at depths of more than 100 m. They may undertake extensive seasonal migrations, much as American shad are known to do, moving south from their natal areas as winter approaches and north during spring. More evidence is required for firm conclusions but alewives can apparently migrate long distances as shown by two fish that were tagged and released in the Saint John River in the spring of one year and caught in late winter of the next year by a fisherman in North Carolina.
Female alewives tend to be larger than males, to mature later and to live several years longer. For example, in the Saint John River, females often exceed males of the same age by about 10 mm in length and mature at age five rather than four. Differences of one or two years in the age at maturation of alewives may occur between river systems but no latitudinal gradient is evident. The size and growth rate of northern stocks, however, tend to exceed that of southern stocks. Landlocked female alewives, on the other hand, mature at age three with males maturing at age two. Growth is most rapid in the years preceeding maturity because, with maturity, much energy is devoted to developing sexual products rather than to growth.
It has been suggested that the freshwater environment somehow hastens sexual maturity. That may be so, but it is clear that the freshwater environment of the Great Lakes places great stress on landlocked alewives which results in massive die-offs, particularly in the spring and summer. Dead and dying fish may wash ashore in such numbers as to constitute a health hazard to nearby communities. The cause of these die-offs is uncertain but appears related to the alewife's inability to acclimatize to rapidly rising or fluctuating water temperatures and to certain physiological changes associated with stress.
Alewives are opportunistic feeders, foraging primarily on zooplankton (small crustaceans) at the surface, yet under certain conditions consuming items such as bottom-dwelling insect larvae, adult insects, fish eggs and larval fish. They also can effectively filter-feed by swimming with their mouth agape and non-selectively straining the water with their gill rakers (comb-like projections from the gill arch). Young alewives in freshwater feed most actively at night, then the schools of fish tend to rise from deeper water to near the surface and to disperse, as do their prey. The behaviour of adults at sea is presumably similar. Adult alewives feed little, if at all, during their spawning migration.
The nutrients added to the stream environment from alewives that die after spawning contribute to the spring bloom of zooplankton that in turn is fed on by young alewives. This effect, of course, is most pronounced when large numbers of spawners enter small streams. Large numbers of young alewives may graze the available stock of zooplankton sufficiently to reduce it greatly.
Little is known about the marine predators of alewives. Freshwater alewives are preyed upon by large piscivorous fishes such as bass, perch and trout of several types, and the Pacific salmon introduced into the Great Lakes consume large quantities of landlocked alewives. When such forage is abundant, the growth rates of resident game fishes are improved.
The Fishery and Utilization
The harvest of sea-run alewives by present day commercial fisheries is much lower than it was in colonial times. Nonetheless, important fisheries exist in most of the Atlantic coastal regions of the United States and in the Maritime Provinces, particularly New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (see table). These figures are minimal harvest estimates because they do not include the often substantial quantities that are taken by dip-net fishermen. Historically, alewives have been used both as food, either fresh or salted, and as bait; uses that reflect their high volume and relatively low dollar value, (now less than 5 cents per kg for food use and about 25 cents for fish as bait). The value of the 1983 Maritime harvest was about $940,000.
Commercial landings (t) of alewives in the Maritimes provinces, 1970-83
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Catches have undergone large fluctuation over time in response to environmental changes (mostly man-made) and market demand. Thus, an observer in the mid 1 800s reported that "very slight obstructions suffice to prevent the gaspereaux from ascending streams to their old haunts; the dams for mills, or for driving timber, have shut them out in numerous instances from their best spawning grounds, and the greatest injury has in this way been inflicted on the fishery." Prior to the introduction of refrigeration, alewives were prized as food fish because they were salted easily for shipping to distant markets. With the advent of refrigeration and the availability of other foods, tastes changed and their use as human food declined. However, salt fish are still shipped from the Maritimes to the Caribbean and Middle East. During the late 1970s, canned filets and a marinated product were also produced. They also have been used for pet food and for reduction to fish meal, but these uses have declined recently. It seems that the existence of a market may influence the magnitude of landings more than does price and thus reported landings may be an unreliable indicator of the status of alewife stocks.
Alewives are widely used as bait in the lobster and crab fisheries along the Atlantic coast and once were used as bait for species such as cod, haddock, pollock and mackerel. The bait was thrown overboard from fishing vessels to attract the mackerel which were then caught in nets. An 1868 report to the Minister of Marine and Fisheries noted that one of the causes of the recent failure of the mackerel fishery along the Atlantic shores of Nova Scotia "may be found in the diminishing supply of bait afforded by our rivers and streams, the sad havoc caused among the gaspereaux and other fish which formerly resorted in such vast quantities to our shores, by the erection of mill dams across so many of our best rivers, without sufficient fish passages..."
A variety of gears are employed to catch alewives as they migrate upriver. For example, trapnets are used in the lakes of the lower Saint John River and in the estuary of the Miramichi River; gillnets are used in lakes, estuaries and quiet stretches of river; dipnets are used in rivers at the foot of rapids or other obstructions; weirs are used in rivers such as the Margaree River; squareness (a large, pole-mounted dipnet braced on a pivot) are used in the Gaspereau River. Brush and netting weirs are used along the coast of Minas Basin in the upper Bay of Fundy to catch fish at sea. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, foreign high seas fishing fleets heavily exploited alewives on the continental shelf, particularly off the mid-Atlantic states and are blamed for a reduction in the return of alewives to this area. Maritime alewife stocks were less affected and regulation changes imposed with recognition of the 200-mile economic zone have virtually eliminated the problem.
The very high reproductive potential of alewives means that stable and sustained yields can be achieved from runs which experience high (70 to 90 per cent) fishing mortality rates. There is, however, a relationship between the number of fish spawning and the abundance of fish returning in subsequent years so that larger escapements result in higher future returns.
Fisheries Management
Perhaps the most significant act taken to restore depleted runs of alewives was the provision and enforcement of a requirement for adequate fish passage at obstructions to fish migration such as mill and hydroelectric dams. Changing patterns in industry also have resulted in the removal of many mill and logging dams on smaller streams. Fishery control mechanisms such as the creation of fishing seasons, weekly closed periods and fishing gear regulations, help the maintenance of established alewife stocks. The recent attention paid to reducing the level of agricultural, municipal and industrial water pollution has also been beneficial. Alewife runs have even been reestablished in suitable streams by the release of transplanted adult fish, particularly in the New England states.
Alewife stocks are insufficiently well understood to permit the use of annual stock assessment to determine the amount of fish that should be caught by the commercial fishery. One inadequacy is the lack of accurate and comprehensive records of fishing harvest and effort. Nonetheless, biologists are making progress towards better management of the resource. Trends in commercial landings and fishing effort, when coupled with biological information on the age and size composition of the run, provide a basic understanding of the status of the stock. Other studies are attempting to link indices of juvenile abundance with future adult returns and to refine the link between adult indices of abundance and future returns. Such studies require information over many years before conclusions can be drawn.


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On this day in 1990, David Lynch and Mark Frost's cult series, "Twin Peaks" first aired. It has been 24 years since then, and still to this day "Twin Peaks" is a cult favorite for many. The show only lasted for two seasons, but that never stopped fans from still loving the show and for new fans coming out of the woodwork.
The show asked the viewers, who killed homecoming queen Laura Palmer?
The pilot episode actually got on TV Guide's 1997 list "100 Greatest Episodes of All Time." It was number 25 on that list, which next year "Twin Peaks," will be celebrating the big 25!
The show starred Kyle MacLachlan, Warren Frost, Lara Flynn Boyle, Joan Chen, Jack Nance, Sherilynn Fenn, and the cast goes on with other famous names! The series even produced a movie, which was called "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me."
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Christie's Dim Outlook for Solar Energy in N.J.
New Jersey is the second-largest consumer of solar energy in the country, but a draft energy plan introduced last week by Gov. Chris Christie suggests the future is cloudy for the state's nascent solar industry.
The energy proposal released by the Republican governor discusses solar power in nearly partisan terms. The sector's costs are described as "socialized" because they are spread out among the bills of all utility customers — even though that's the case for all types of utility investments. Take, for example, the February proposal by the state's major utility, Public Service Enterprise Group, to build 1,000 megawatts of natural gas power plants and receive reimbursement via special charges on customers' bills.
Adam Browning, executive director of Vote Solar, a nonprofit that promotes favorable solar policies, said that "the basic premise behind a utility is in fact a socializing of costs." He added that when a neighbor buys solar panels and gets a subsidy, "You benefit because peak power costs…are reduced, transmission and distribution investments are reduced and emissions are reduced."
Christie's report also says that current support for solar may indicate an "unreasonable transference of wealth from ratepayers at large to solar developers, as well as residential, commercial and industrial participants" and faults the role of government in the solar sector, suggesting that policymakers have had to "pick winners and losers" in the past rather than relying on "the competitive market."
Solar represents less than 1% of the energy sold by utilities to New Jersey users, but even that small percentage is substantial enough to make New Jersey the second-largest solar state after California. A 2010 law mandated that that state's solar use rise to about 2.12% by 2021 , but Christie's energy proposal calls for reevaluating that goal.
John Reinert, spokesman for the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, said the move reevaluate the state's solar-power goal doesn't necessarily mean it will be reduced. Still, for solar-energy supporters and businesses in New Jersey, the governor's apparently dim view of their sector is confounding.
"We have some concerns with some of the analysis that was done," said Carrie Hitt, president of the Solar Alliance, an industry group. "We are trying to work with the administration," Hitt added, "so that we are not backpedaling on the successes that New Jersey has had."
"We agree with the drive toward cost-effectiveness and decreased dependence on incentives," said Jonathan Bass, spokesman for SolarCity, one of the country's largest solar installers, "but it appears that some of the solar cost analysis is dated."
Critics focused in particular on the report's estimates for the cost of solar energy, which were pegged at $390 per megawatt-hour using data from the Energy Information Administration, a statistical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy. A recent report by the Department of Energy itself, however, put the cost of energy from solar photovoltaics at $139 per megawatt-hour. Peaker gas power plants — the type that are activated on hot days when energy usage peaks — produce power at about $226 per megawatt-hour.
Christie's office did not respond to requests for comment. Reinert, of the state's utilities board, expressed confidence in the draft report's solar cost analysis, which he said was prepared by Rutgers University.
Christie's energy report does offer some support for solar energy, promoting installations on brownfield sites and landfills and noting the sector's job growth during the recession. "The fact [is] that many in this industry are local and small — and that's a benefit," Hitt said.
But the report also worried that the costs of solar-derived electricity might reduce activity in other parts of the economy — an argument that struck solar advocates as unfair.
"This country has had a hundred year history of picking a fossil fueled winner — we've all paid for a massive and costly investment in infrastructure and the tax code that delivers the outcome we see today," said Browning. "So a little support for solar — some competition for the status quo — is fair and necessary."


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Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee: Interview of the Heart
Here are some highlights from the interview: Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee celebrates the single pure note of Love and how it destroys your mind because "in that dimension of Love, all your notions of yourself and your world are dissolved – it is absolute. it is present in everything in life because everything in life is made of Love."
Boldly, he discusses transformation, and the real awakening: "The World belongs to God."
This realization occurred when "The butterfly's wings touched the edge of my heart."
It is remarkable how Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee reveals the emptiness of perception as "the veils of the beloved, the way he hides himself from us in his creation." Further, he shares: "The journey of the mystic is to uncover this veil and to find what is real. And when you find what is real and your heart begins to sing you become a drunk…in Love. You are a mystic."
On the Journey: "We are afraid of the darkness….the light is hidden in the darkness. It is terrifying at first and then you discover the light of your own divine nature which is hidden in the darkness… you need the sword of your own aspiration… It is called the pearl of great price that is at the bottom of the ocean."
On Wisdom: "It is different when you are a mystic. When you are a mystic, you are given wisdom. You become totally empty and you are given whatever you need. There s a plane in which all the knowledge is and you can go to there and get whatever you need. So, we are trained to be empty so that something that needs can be reflected in it."
"There is a difference between spiritual life and mystical life. In spiritual life: you aspire to something – you want to get close to God, you want to lead a good life, you want to make a connection to your spiritual nature… A mystic wants nothing; we aspire to be completely empty… to be used by God for his purpose."
The Mystics Prayer: "I do not ask to see, I do not ask to know, I ask only to be used."
"So, we know nothing. But, we are given what we need. We need to know something and suddenly it just comes to the mind. For the mystic, this is the state of being. The real Wisdom comes from somewhere else."
On Prayer: "Prayer is being with God. Your heart is in a continuous state of prayer, because it is so wonderful to be with God. awake with the wonder of God. When the heart is awake, you pray continuously. If you are not speaking to God, you are listening to God." The Prophet, Mohammed loved three things: Perfume, beautiful woman, and the shining of eyes in prayer. When a human being prays, there is a light in their eyes; it is so beautiful... Because the whole human being lights up, and when you see what a human being is when they are alight, it is a miracle."
On Peace: "Peace is the essence of the soul. The sheath of the soul is Bliss, Ananda Maya Kosha, and the substance of the soul is Peace. It is called the Peace that passeth understanding. Because it has nothing to do with outer situations. You go to that place in the soul where there is Peace. Once you have access to that, it is always with you. It is also traditionally the gift of a great teacher to his disciplines…It is the gift of peace and it is given, but it is really the substance of the soul."
On Separation: "The difficulty is when you separate the world from God.....The mystic experiences things, we don't read about them, we don't talk about them, we go into meditation and we experience them, and once you experience how this world is divine …everything in this world is God, you are God, I am God, the trees are God, the sunshine is God, everything is God…and so our duty in this world is to be of service to God... Which means to be of service to life... to be in service to the Oneness which means to live our destiny. Because it is all the same.
Then there is so much joy. Because once you do what you came here to do, the soul wakes up and sings this extraordinary song of praise to God, which is your song, which is your offering to life. And the plants respond, and the people respond, and the bus arrives on time, and it works. Because there is no difference."
On Miracles: "When people who live their meaning meet each other, a connection is made outside of time and outside of space that has a very lasting effect. It becomes part of this bigger network, a bigger connection of light which gives meaning to the whole of life. It affects not just you, not just me, it affects the whole, and that is very meaningful."
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HUMILITY: THE BALLOON GAME Robert Roberts writes about a fourth grade class in which the teacher introduced a game called "balloon stomp." A balloo...
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TO WHOEVER FINDS THIS...I LOVE YOU Several years ago there was a girl in an orphanage. She was unattractive and had mannerisms that were not very...
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Former CityLine host Marilyn Denis is launching her new CTV talk show next week, and the guest list is newly announced. The Marliyn Denis Show airs daily at 10 am ET and 2 pm ET on CTV, and on /A\ Channel at 5 pm ET.
- Monday, January 10: Actor James Denton (Desperate Housewives), as well as supermodel and Canadian Jessica Stam, talking trends and four fashion must-haves.
- Tuesday, January 11: Recording artist Josh Groban, promoting his upcoming album, Illuminations,
- Wednesday, January 12: Actor Clint Howard (The Dilemma),
- Thursday, January 13: Oribe, hairstylist to Cindy Crawford, Heidi Klum, Naomi Campbell and Diana Ross, as well as Jennifer Lopez when she appears on American Idol,
- Friday, January 14: Actor Jason Priestley (Call Me Fitz).
In the second week, guests include Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights), soap star Eric Braeden (Victor, The Young and the Restless), fitness and health promoter Suzanne Somers, Canadian fashion designer Alfred Sung, chef Mark McEwan, Hot in Cleveland actress Wendie Malick, The Happiness Project author Gretchen Rubin, and fitness model, columnist and author Tosca Reno.
The show has been a long time coming, to be sure. Her last show of CityLine was May 23, 2008, shortly after Rogers Media took over the Citytv chain. In June that year, her new show was announced. The network went silent about the program until June 2010, when a fall launch was announced. Studio construction delays halted production until now.
During her 19 years with the nationally syndicated 10 am show, she recieved 2005 and 2006 Viewer's Choice Gemini Awards and a 2007 Gemini for Best Host in a Lifestyle/Information Series.
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According to the Canadian Press, Canada lost to Norway 9-5 at the 2014 World Curling Championship in Beijing on Tuesday.
The Canadian team, which is represented by skip Kevin Koe out of the Glencoe Curling Club in Calgary, got off to a slow start against the Norwegians, a curling team skipped by 2010 Olympic Winter Games silver medalist Thomas Ulsrud.
Ulsrud's team who are known for their creative pants, picked up three points in the second end when Koe was a little too aggressive with his play calling and then stole a key point in the third end when Koe racked off his own guard with his final stone.
With the victory, Norway improves to 6-1 and sole possession of first place, while Canada is in a second place tie with Japan and Switzerland at 5-2.
Earlier on Tuesday, Canada defeated the United States 7-4. Canada's next game will be on Tuesday evening Calgary time (7:00 p.m.) against Switzerland, one of the teams Canada is tied with for second place.


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The Class Test Handbook is a guide for School staff to set out best practice and give advice on regulatory matters.
As a class test is under the control of the School, Registry is unable to provide invigilators, make room bookings and provide examination stationery. However, the Assessment and Graduation Team are available to offer advice and answer queries and can be contacted via firstname.lastname@example.com or on ext.79000.
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- to check draft versions of Examination Timetables.
The Examination Liaison Officer Handbook provides important information and deadlines relating to scheduling of examination timetables and preparation of examination papers.
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The Beloved BMW Isetta
Initially released in 1953 by Iso Spa, a refrigerator manufacturer, the Isetta hit the ground with the intention of being a small, cheap and reliable "city car". The little Isetta proved to be wildly successful and was licensed for production in several countries including Germany. BMW picked up production from 1955 to 1962. By '55 the market for cheap, basic, weatherproof transport was huge and BMW was in the right place at the right time.
1957 BMW Isetta Sliding Window Coupe
BMW took the Isetta and fitted its own 247cc motorcycle engine into the chassis and proceeded to churn them out. BMW re-engineered much of the Isetta, to the point that none of the parts from the BMW version would fit on the original Iso Isetta. Over time, the engine size grew to 300cc and several upgrades to the running gear were made. The most notable feature of the Isetta (aside from it's size) is the novel hinged front door. To make steering possible, the column is jointed and swings out of the way. The car also came with a rolltop sunroof for the nice days. The Isetta was available in a three or narrow-track four wheeled setup.
The provenance of the Isetta was enriched evern further in 1954, when several models were entered into the Mille Miglia as the unlikeliest entrant of all time. Nonetheless, the Isetta took the top 3 places in the the economy class with an average speed of 43 miles per hour over the course of the event.
Isetta of Great Britain began producing English versions in 1957, and added full convertible and pick-up styles. The three-wheel style was very popular domestically, while the Austrailian, New Zealand, and Canadian markets imported the four-wheeled model.
Overall, this wonderful micro-car scores four out of five starts for reliability and three out of five starts for maintenance costs, parts/support and market appeal. Prices fluctuate depending on condition, but expect to pay at least $25,000 for one in good, driveable condition. We'll find one for sale for you later this week. We're sure it will prove to be easier to find than a old BMW 501.
(Description courtesy of Sports Car Market magazine)
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Gardening Articles: Landscaping :: Yard & Garden Planning
Garden Railroading (page 2 of 2)
by Art Edelstein
Preparing the basic railroad garden
Thorough preparation of the soil is critical in a railway garden, possibly more so than in a conventional garden. Once the track and model buildings are in place, you want to avoid digging up the garden. A labor-saving suggestion from experienced railroad gardeners is to set aside dedicated areas for the garden beds; the layout of the garden will be much easier to maintain if you are not gardening through the railroad right-of-way.
Since good drainage is very important for preventing the track from shifting, it must be laid on a bed of crushed stone or gravel. In areas with clay soil, you may need to modify it with sandier topsoil.
To integrate a railroad into an existing garden, consider the steepness of grade: model trains, whether powered by electricity, steam, or butane, do not have the power to pull heavy loads up steep grades. For example, a locomotive that can pull an eight-car train on level track will be able to manage only four cars on a 1 percent grade and just one car on a 3 percent grade. It is best to lay the track with as little slope as possible, to allow the locomotive to pull its maximum load of railroad cars. If your garden is hilly, it might need smoothing out.
Choosing your garden railroad plants
To take full advantage of the gravel track bed, select primarily small-scale plants from rock garden varieties. Also, in an existing garden, you might need to reassess the scale of your current plants and make corrections by replacement or relocation.
Give these smaller plants the same considerations for placement in sun or shade as in any conventional garden. Some rock garden plants that work well for the scale of the railroad are heather (Calluna vulgaris), Carpathian harebell (Campanula carpatica), alpine pink (Dianthus alpinus), creeping baby's breath (Gypsophila repens), dwarf iris (I. verna), moss pink (Phlox subulata), creeping sedum (S. lineare), hen and chickens (Sempervivum tectorum), and creeping speedwell (Veronica repens).
While choosing plants, keep an eye toward their future growth patterns. Unless you enjoy pruning on a regular basis, you don't want plants spreading across the tracks. All plants should be small in scale to maintain the realism of the railroad and allow for low maintenance. Beyond rock garden plants, you can use edible plants: alpine strawberry (Fragaria collina), jewel mint of Corsica (Mentha requienii), or creeping thyme (Thymus praecox arcticus). Shrubs create a nice variety of textures: dwarf Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), dwarf common juniper (Juniperus communis), or Norway spruce (Picea abies).
Cost considerations
While equipment for a top-of-the-line garden railroad might cost several thousand dollars, starter railroads complete with locomotive, cars, and track can cost as little as $100 to $150.
So, your interest is piqued. You can learn more by reading hobby magazines and books, contacting a garden railroad club to find out where demonstrations are given, and checking related Web sites. You will also gain valuable information by visiting nurseries (some have garden railroads in their display gardens), studying rock garden design, and, if possible, attending a garden railroad convention.
Art Edelstein is a writer that lives in East Calais, Vermont.
Photography by Marge Garfield
Resources for the garden railroader
Garden Railways, P.O.Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612; bimonthly, $27.95
LGB Telegram, P.O. Box 332, Hershey, PA 17033; quarterly, $24
Beginner's Guide to Large Scale Model Railroading (Kalmbach Publishing Co., P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612, $22).
National groups
AWNUTS Garden Railway Society, PO Box 244, LaPorte, IN 46352.
LBG Model Railroad Club, c/o Ms. Mary Lentz, P.O. Box 15835, Pittsburgh, PA 15244-5838.
National mail-order train catalogs
Nicholas Smith Trains, 2343 W. Chester Pike, Broomall, PA 19008; (610) 353-8585.
Ridge Road Station, 16131 Ridge Rd. W, Holley, NY 14470; (716) 638-6000.


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The NFL Draft is three weeks from today. While the options for the Browns with the No. 6 pick should be narrowing, plenty remains unsettled at the top of the draft.
ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. predicts the Browns will select Alabama receiver Julio Jones in his latest mock draft released Wednesday. ESPN's Todd McShay has the Browns taking North Carolina defensive end Robert Quinn. And Pro Football Weekly's Nolan Nawrocki gives them Alabama defensive tackle Marcell Dareus.
Don't forget about LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson, Georgia receiver A.J. Green, Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley and Clemson defensive end Da'Quan Bowers, all of whom have been mentioned in connection with the Browns since the end of the season.
However, Nawrocki said Wednesday in a conference call that Bowers may not be in play. He said two teams failed him medically at the scouting combine after surgery to repair a torn meniscus following the season.
"The big concern is whether he'll need microfracture surgery," Nawrocki said, referring to the complex knee surgery in which holes are drilled into the cartilage in an attempt to stimulate growth. "It wouldn't be a shocker if he ended up lasting until late in the first round."
That would be quite a fall for someone who had 15&#frac12; sacks as a junior in 2010 and is the prototype 4-3 defensive end at 6-foot-33/8 and 280 pounds.
He struggled running and in drills in his pro day last week, adding to the doubt.
"He would've been the first or second pick if he didn't have the knee concern," Kiper said Wednesday on a conference call. "He had a great year. He did everything on the field he could do.
"If Bowers were healthy, we would be asking how can Carolina pass (with the No. 1 pick)?"
Cleveland's biggest needs are defensive line and receiver. In the past, Kiper had the Browns picking Green. But in the latest mock draft, he has Green going to the Bengals at No. 4 and the Browns taking Jones. Nawrocki has Green going No. 1 to the Panthers and Jones to the Bengals.
Green once appeared to be in a class by himself at receiver, but Jones seems to have closed the gap on some teams' draft boards after running a blazing 4.39-second 40-yard dash at the combine, despite a stress fracture in his foot.
"Not everybody has Green over Jones like I thought it would be," Kiper said.
Nawrocki gives the edge to Green, in a tight race.
"He's just so safe all the way around," Nawrocki said. "It's hard to find receivers with his combination of traits.
"But, to me, it's very close. A.J. is more difficult to cover. You can do more things with him. But Julio's a big, physical player who can create after the catch."
Would general manager Tom Heckert assume the risk of Bowers after running back Montario Hardesty, last year's second-round pick, missed his entire rookie season following knee surgery? It seems unlikely, which could bring Quinn back into play at No. 6. He's extremely talented and had 11 sacks in 2009 but was suspended for 2010 after receiving improper benefits.
"He's going from No. 1, 2 or 3 on the board, where he would've been, all the way down to No. 11 because he didn't play," Kiper said of his mock draft. "He had a phenomenal year two years ago."
Nawrocki said Quinn could be in the mix before No. 6, but acknowledged he'd be a risky pick that high.
"Obviously he hasn't played in a year. You're really projecting forward," he said. "He's a guy on paper who's got everything you want. He has prototype numbers and the ability to come off the corner and pressure the quarterback. That's what teams are looking for."
- Kiper said he sees Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor as a tight end in the NFL. He also thinks Pryor's chance to play quarterback in the NFL will be hurt by the five-game suspension to start 2011.
"Did he need to play those five games to prove he can play quarterback? Yeah, he did," Kiper said. "He's got to show he can be precise with the football. I've said all along I think he's a tight end."
- Browns tackle Tony Pashos will participate in a Zoo Walk for Autism in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Magglio Ordonez Jr, Son Of Former All-Star, SuspendedDetroit outfielder Magglio Ordonez Jr., a son of retired six-time All-Star Magglio Ordonez, has been suspended for 50 games under baseball's minor league drug program following a second positive test for a drug of abuse.
Former Slugger Ordonez Elected Mayor In Venezuela A year after retiring from baseball, former star Magglio Ordonez has been elected as the mayor of a city in his native Venezuela.
Ordonez Makes Retirement OfficialOrdonez also won the American League batting title in 2007, hitting .363 with 28 home runs, 54 doubles and 139 RBIs.
Magglio Ordonez To Retire After spending the last 6 months without a team, former Detroit Tigers' star Magglio Ordoñez will officially announce his retirement in a special pregame ceremony on Sunday.
Jeff Riger: How Will You Remember Maggs?When Dave Dombrowski sat down with the media on Tuesday afternoon, he made no secret of the fact that Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen will not be returning to Detroit.
Tigers Don't Expect To Have Ordonez, Guillen Back Detroit Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski says it is highly unlikely free agents Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen will be back next season.
Delmon Young Added To The ALCS RosterMagglio Ordonez broke his right ankle during game 1 of the ALDS there was thought that Delmon Young could be added back onto the ALCS roster.
Leyland Upbeat Despite Loss Of OrdonezJim Leyland is a guy who likes challenges.
Ordonez Out For Rest Of Postseason PlayMagglio Ordonez will miss the rest of the postseason because of an ankle injury, the second Detroit Tigers outfielder out of the AL championship series.
Ordonez: 'I Almost Hung It Up'He's not the focus of the Tiger lineup anymore. He's not the Tigers' MVP candidate, or even the second choice.
Jeff Riger: Inge And Ordonez Defy All Odds!In what could have been the best sports weekend of my adult life, I think it's very important that the Tigers don't get lost in the mix.
Ordonez Shows His Bat Still Has Some LifeA shadowy figure stepped into the spotlight for a brief moment Thursday, perhaps indicating that Magglio Ordonez may yet play a prominent part in Detroit's postseason ambitions.


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Plant hydraulic lift of soil water – implications for crop production and land restoration
- Hans-Holger ListeAffiliated withBundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Julius Kühn-Institut Email author
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Water more than other factors limits growth and productivity of terrestrial plants. Strategies of plants to cope with soil drought include hydraulic redistribution of water via roots from moist to dry soil. During periods of drought, water may be transported upward through root systems from moister subsurface to dry surface soil by a process known as "hydraulic lift" (HL). On warm and dry days when plant transpiration peaks, hydraulically lifted water released into soil can support growth and survival of the lifting and neighboring plants. Soil and rhizosphere microorganisms and the soil fauna could also benefit from HL-derived water, which eventually increases the availability of nutrients to plants. Although HL was examined mainly in the context of terrestrial plant ecology, this biological subterranean sprinkler process may also prove to be a sustainable alternative to conventional engineered irrigation techniques currently used for agronomical purposes. Therefore, this review aims to outline and discuss potential practical application of HL for crop production, land restoration, and soil phytoremediation.
KeywordsAgroecosystems Bioirrigation Bioremediation Intercropping Phreatophytes Reforestation
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- Plant hydraulic lift of soil water – implications for crop production and land restoration
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Plant and Soil
Volume 313, Issue 1-2 , pp 1-17
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- 2008-12
- 10.1007/s11104-008-9696-z
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- 1. Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Julius Kühn-Institut, Königin-Luise-Strasse 19, 14195, Berlin, Germany
- 2. Department of Soil and Water, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntingdon Street, New Haven, CT, 06504-1106, USA


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Hats off to Governor Jan Brewer for finally putting an end to the circus and spectacle the state of Arizona had become (again) over the past week. Yes, it took her much longer to veto the bill than most logical, open-minded people expected, but so what? At least it is just an unpleasant memory now. . . Or is it?
Although we will still more than likely host the Super Bowl next year, and other businesses will remain in the Valley, this ordeal will continue to cause negative publicity for the state. On a national level, many LGBT travelers may choose to vacation and spend their hard earned money in more tolerant states, regardless of the vetoed bill. According to the Arizona Office of Tourism director, Sherry Henry, "Tourism is one of Arizona's top-export industries and generates thousands of jobs, millions of dollars in earnings and billions of dollars in tax revenues all of which directly impacts every Arizona resident,"
The stigma left on this state after the proposal of this bill is going to linger for quite some time. Lindsey Wagoner, a gay friend living in Boston states, "I guess Laura and I will cross Arizona off our list of places to move to for a warmer climate; at least where I live, gays are legal to marry and aren't openly discriminated against."
Several other friends and family members living in states across the country continue to make remarks like, "This is 2014 not 1954, how did this bill even make it that far in the first place?" And, "Way to set Arizona back 50 years. This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard."
With the elections approaching in November, it is more important than ever for everyone who opposed this bill and urged for the veto to get out to the polls and vote. The list of senators who actually supported SB 1062 is public information. So, it is time to do our homework and be diligent in voting more open-minded, rational politicians into office come next year.
Arizona is a beautiful, sunny, amazing place to visit and live. Let's not let a handful of conservative politicians drag us through the mud ever again.


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The Pinal County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a body was found along Interstate 8 near Casa Grande Wednesday evening.
Sgt. P. Ramirez said out-of-state travelers found the body when they stopped along the interstate to take photos of cacti.
When deputies arrived, Ramirez said they found the body of what they believe to be an adult male.
Officials said there were no obvious signs of trauma and it appears the body has been there for a few days.
Ramirez said the cause of death is undetermined at this time.
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NBA great Allen Iverson was honored at halftime on Saturday, March 1 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. The former Philadelphia 76ers point guard had his No. 3 jersey retired, making him the eighth player in Sixers franchise history to receive that honor. The current 76ers team was on its home court that night playing a game against the Washington Wizards; a game that the Sixers went on to lose 122-103.
Despite the home team's loss, Iverson's special moment provided onlookers with the highlight of the night. Iverson is now among rare company as he joined former NBA players such as Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving and Charles Barkley, all of whom have had their jerseys retired in Philly. Erving was also in attendance for the ceremony.
Former Detroit Pistons head coach Maurice Cheeks is also among the few players to have had their numbers retired by the Sixers. Like Iverson, Cheeks was a point guard for the Sixers during his playing days.
Speaking of the Pistons, Iverson had a short stint in Detroit during his time in the NBA. His All-Star career, however, had already begun to decline by the time he got to the Motor City.
In addition to his performances on the hardwood, Iverson's career also includes a well-known off-court incident: his now-infamous "practice" rant during a press conference in which he repeatedly said the word "practice" while addressing media concerns about his work ethic and leadership.
Iverson spent his first 10 NBA seasons as a member of the Sixers. He was taken by Philadelphia with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. At the conclusion of his first five seasons with the Sixers, Iverson had been the NBA's Rookie of the Year, the MVP of the All-Star Game, and the NBA MVP. The Philadelphia 76ers were the Eastern Conference champions in 2001 when Iverson led them to the NBA Finals. There they lost in five games to the Shaquille O'Neal-and-Kobe Bryant-led Los Angeles Lakers, the defending NBA champions. Iverson, nicknamed "The Answer," also won four scoring titles while playing in Philly.
Iverson has also played in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets and the Memphis Grizzlies. He last played in the league during the 2009-10 season when he returned to Philly for a 25-game stint. During his heyday, he was an inspiration to many current NBA All-Stars, including LeBron James of the Miami Heat and John Wall of the Washington Wizards. Iverson was, and remains, one of the greatest NBA players of all time.


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On Wednesday, February 5, Jim Kelly officially filed his intent to run for Palm Beach County School Board, District 4. The district 4 seat is currently held by School Board Member Jennifer Prior Brown who announced she would not be seeking reelection. The District 4 race will be an open seat.
"I believe I can bring a wealth of experience to the School Board District 4 race. I have a record of solving issues through collaboration, team work and consensus building. As a board member, our residents can count on me to ensure our children are safe and are given the tools they need to succeed, our tax dollars are used effectively and the board is working together to address the concerns of parents, teachers and taxpayers," Kelly stated.
Jim Kelly is the Executive Director of the Palm Beach Association of Chiefs of Police. For 23 years Jim Kelly served as the Police Chief for the Palm Beach County School District Police Department. In this role, Jim was responsible for the safety and security of students, employees, volunteers, and campus visitors as well as the security of all District facilities. Jim Kelly was responsible for oversight of all criminal and civil investigations within the District. He supervised over 184 sworn law enforcement officers and 200 civilian employees. From 2008-2012 Jim was responsible for the oversight and restructuring of Employee Relations. Jim Kelly brings valuable insight to the School Board race, not only regarding public safety, but with employee relations and training, student achievement and budgeting issues.
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Parents object to vaccine exemption formThe Associated Press | November 29,2012MONTPELIER — Vermont Health Department officials have rewritten rules designed to implement a new law on childhood immunizations, but some parents aren't satisfied with how those changes are being made.
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Health Department officials tell lawmakers the rules had been rewritten to address those concerns.
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